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Barmouth News - 2nd August, 2009


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FRIENDS OF HAFOD MAWDDACH

A very successful Coffee Evening was held at Hafod Mawddach on Wednesday 8th July Due to the kindness and generosity of many people we were able to raise over £300. This is designated for a New Digital Television for the Residents lounge. We extend our grateful thanks to all who worked so hard and contributed towards the evening. It was good to have so many residents joining us and enjoying time with visitors. Our thanks also go to the Staff for their support and help Over the past 25 years the Fund Raising Group has donated over £10/000 towards equipment and furnishings which have helped to improve the Quality of life for the Residents. A Party is also arranged at Christmas and the residents each receive a gift. We operate a Weekly Trolley Service which provides little extras like sweets crisps biscuits and fruit.If anyone would like to get involved with this group please contact Carol Clay.

U3A July Meeting

The topic & speaker at this month's gathering must have sounded promising, since there were almost 30 members and friends present to hear Tony lies give a very interesting presentation on the shipwrecks of Cardigan Bay. The presentation was up to expectations, and was well illustrated with slides... mainly concerning the Bronze Bell Wreck, its' discovery by a local diving group, and subsequent salvaging operations. We all then moved down to the Maritime Museum, and having had the initial presentation by Tony, were able to put the wonderful exhibition at Ty Gwyn well into context. he next monthly gathering of the U3A will be on Wednesday 9th September, when the speaker will be Huw Jenkins, on 'Snowdonia & Slovenia'. Next winter, we will be meeting in Parlwr Mawr, on the second Wednesday of the month.

Alderhay and Iceland

Alderhay Children’s hospital is Iceland’s chosen charity this year. The staff are working hard to raise funds for this valuable resource. On Wednesday they organised a sponsored walk from the Bath house over the bridge to Fairbourne to a Teddy Bears Picnic. On Saturday they will be having a wet sponge throwing session to help raise more funds and on August 22nd there will be a fancy dress competition and face painting session. You can get All the details from the staff in store and they will be happy to receive your donations to this cause too throughout the year.

Family Affair football

On Saturday 30th August the Family Affair six a side tournament will start at 10am on Wern Mynach. Each team must have 3 over 16 year old and 3 under 16 year old players, they should be part of a related “Family”. Also in the afternoon there will be a Barmouth Past versus Barmouth Present match which will kick off at 2pm. Also on the day there will be a Penalty Shoot out, a Crossbar Challenge and a Ten Yard Golf Bucket Challenge. So there will be plenty to see and do. Craig Papirnyk is the guy to speak to to book places, and to get further details. Places are limited for some events so it is important to ring him soon on 01341 280184 or on mobile 07737993880.

An evening with Ben Walker

On Thursday 13th August there will be a concert that will cover a wide spectrum of music from traditional Irish Tunes through to Latin and Jazz influenced original son=songs and instrumentals. A singer song writer Ben plays Uillean pipes, flute, whistle, saxophone and piano. He will be accompanied by local musicians Chris Knowles and John Redpath. Tickets can be bought at the door and will cost £7 and £3-50 for the show that starts at 7-30.

Busy month

With Barefoot in the Park each Monday and the Vicar of Dibley each Wednesday along with folk concerts on Thursday twice this month and Craft sessions on Tuesdays, the Dragon Theatre is the place to be. The notice boards on Jubilee road and the foyer of the theatre will have information to answer all your enquiries or you can call the box office on 01341 281697.

Carnifal Cambria

The workshop sessions to create costumes and creatures for the parade attracted over 80 people to the session held in the Arts room at the Dragon Theatre . Locals and visitors took part and then formed the parade on Saturday that was led by an incredibly hard working Samba Bermo. The parade went from Barmouth to Harlech and then on to Criccieth , returning to Barmouth in the evening on the train sponsored by Arriva. The one disappointment of the day was the failure of the steam train to materialise but the local spirit and energy made the day a great success despite this. Sincere thanks are sent to the Samba Band and to the staff of Theatre Harlech to Denise Bott of Communities First and all who helped with the arrangements .

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