Clwb Cinio Cylch

THERE was a good attendance at the Ceredigion branch of Age Cymru AGM held on Thursday, 19 November, in the Tregaron Memorial Hall. Lyndon Lloyd introduced the guest speaker, Gwenda Thomas AM, who gave a very interesting talk. Delyth Jones provided the refreshments.Twenty-five club members enjoyed the annual Christmas shopping trip to Haverfordwest on Friday, 20 November. After visiting Vincent Davies they went on to the Retail Centre and on the way back had an excellent meal in Lloyd’s Fish Restaurant in Lampeter. The lunch on Wednesday, 28 October, in Y Talbot was attended by 37 members, and Donald Morgan gave a floral demonstration with his usual interesting and entertaining commentary. He did three beautiful arrangements that he raffled at the end of the afternoon. The group’s Christmas lunch was in Y Talbot and there were 56 members present. The chairman of Age Cymru Ceredigion, Lyndon Lloyd and Helen Williams, a member of staff from the Cardigan office, were present. The tables were very attractive with brightly coloured seasonal cloths, crackers and a flickering Christmas Candle on each. There was a wonderful Nativity scene that Delyth and Mair had made in their ceramics class and another table had Christmas scenes with Santa, reindeer and candles. Each member received a calendar, with the lunch dates marked, for next year and then Father Christmas called and gave us each a box of After Eight mints. The afternoon ended with the singing of Christmas carols.The next lunch will be on Wednesday, 27 January, in the bowls club.

Capel Bwlchgwynt

CYNHELIR gwasanaeth ar ddydd Nadolig yn y festri am 9.30yb dan ofal y gweinidog, Parch Carwyn Arthur.

Bowling club

THE December winners of the monthly 200 Christmas draw were: 219 Bethan Jones, 204 Paul Bentley; 143 Irwel Evans; 74 Rhodri Brown; 210 William Jones; 148 Rachel Gibbons; 28 Margaret Powell.The club will be open on New Year’s Eve. Warm welcome to all.

Y Gymdeithas

CYNHALIWYD noson Nadoligaidd y Gymdeithas nos Fawrth, 15 Rhagfyr dan ofal Evan ac Alice Jones. Mis diwethaf bu’r Prifardd Idris Reynolds yn sôn am Gwm Alltcafan, y tro yma clywsom am gwm sy’n agosach i gartref sef Cwm Blaencaron. Cafwyd hane-sion diddorol iawn gan Evan am gymeriadau’r ardal a hanes yr achos ym Mlaencaron. Braf byddai cofnodi’r atgofion yma er mwyn eu rhoi ar gof a chadw. Bu Alice yn chwarae gwahanol donau ar y piano, a bu cryn ddyfalu i gael yr atebion cywir! Difyr iawn hefyd oedd cael hanes ‘Tim’ y ci trwy gyfrwng penillion!Cafwyd darlleniadau gan Eliza-beth Jones ac unawd gan Catherine Hughes yn canu Seren Wen. Pleser hefyd oedd gwrando ar ddatganiad allan o’r Meseia gan Alice. Gorffennwyd trwy ganu’r garol O! Deuwch Ffydddloniaid. Talwyd y diolchiadau am noson amrywiol a phleserus iawn gan y gweinidog. Mwynhawyd paned o de a mins peis a baratowyd gan y pwyllgor, a dymunwyd Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda i bawb.Bydd cyfarfod dechrau’r flwyddyn o dan ofal Parch Carwyn ac Alicia Arthur ar nos Fawrth, 5 Ionawr am 7.30yh.

English Methodist Church

THERE will be a Christmas Eve service at 7pm, Thursday, 24 December, in the Hall, Pontrhydfendigaid. Everyone welcome.