Bowls

MACHYNLLETH made it a double success for the Montgomeryshire CBA county league when, following the men’s county league first division championship-winning campaign, the club’s mixed team won their last match of the season at home to Carno to secure the Montgomeryshire Mixed League by half a point from runners-up Berriew.

Losing only one game apiece, Machynlleth and Berriew had challenged neck and neck for the title, but six and a half points from their game with Carno took the Llynlloedd men and women to 32 points to just pip Berriew’s 31 and a half points.

Montgomeryshire CBA lost their recent Welsh County Champion-ship semi-final to eventual winners Monmouthshire by 139 shots to 90.

Machynlleth bowlers made up exactly half of the 24-man team, including a remarkable four father and son team-mates, namely, Barry and Andrew Fleming, Don and Osian Lewis, Garry and Deacon Price, and David and Mark Rowlands.

Also showing their prowess were Nigel Fleming, Mark Gaskell, Thomas Jenkins and team captain Jonathan Taylor.

Returning to the county league, and despite some good bowling, Maglona, one point, finished their second division season with a 37-shot home defeat at the hands of visitors Abermule, six points.

Concert

ON Saturday, 10 September, at 7.30pm, the Tabernacle will be featuring a concert by the exciting duo O’Hooley and Tidow. They have been compared to the iconic Simon and Garfunkel and Kate and Anna McGarrigle.Tickets cost £10 (concessions £8). For more information, please call the Tabernacle on 01654 703355.

Garden Club

FOLLOWING our successful programme of garden visits through the summer, Machynlleth & District Garden Club will shortly begin a new season of evening meetings. The first of these will be at Machynlleth Bowling Club on Tuesday, 6 September, starting at 7.30pm, when Dr Caroline Palmer will give an illustrated talk on The Gardens of Anglesey.

Anyone interested in joining the club is welcome to come along. Further details about the Garden Club are available from the chair-man, Elise Payne, on 01654 702853.

Planning

IN the period between 3 August and 23 August, under Powys County Council’s scheme of delegation, county planners had approved the following applications: Installation of a dormer window and balcony to first floor, 15 Daulwyn, Llanwrin; erection of an extension and alterations to dwelling, to include demolition of part of existing building (part retrospective), Ogof Fach, Aberystwyth Road; erection of an extension and alterations to outbuilding, including listed building consent under separate application, 64 Maengwyn Street.

Edible Mach Maethlon

AT THE meeting at the Edible Table outside Y Plas last Sunday, members and volunteers helped to design and layout the new signage for Edible Mach Maethlon gardens around the town.

The group would like to send their thanks to all who joined them to celebrate the opening of the Show Allotment recently.

Joined by members of the town council, Cubs and Scouts the opening was a fine event to celebrate a new growing space for Mach.

While the recent lunch at Gerddi Bro Ddyfi Gardens brought together all those involved in the Bwyd Dyfi Partnership to share thoughts and ideas.

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