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Barmouth News - 30th August, 2009


Where future events and specific information are mentioned, these are highlighted for easy reference.

Practice makes perfect


One of the best-known faces in Barmouth health care, Mrs Pam Williams, Practice Nurse at Barmouth Surgery, retires this Friday 28 August after 36 years of loyal service. Originally from Canada she met Barmouth boy Wally when nursing him after a serious accident. She came to Barmouth where the couple had two children Robert and Elizabeth. Through her work she must have met most people in town at one time or another and always manages a smile to ease the anxieties of nervous and concerned patients. She will be missed genuinely by doctors, staff and patients, all of whom wish her a long and happy retirement.

Digital Switchover

Week two of the digital switchover for Barmouth and Cardigan Bay area from the Presceli TV transmitter. This will carry on until the finish on the 16th of September.BBC2 analogue has gone, on many sets by HTV now appears on that setting. BBC2 is available on the digital line up together with all main stations and much more. If your set does not have an in built digital receiver you can obtain one that will enable your set to get all the new channels, you will need to check each of your sets for this facility.

Gone in an instant

On Wednesday the new factory shop in the high street was crowded with people, in the crush a visitor lost her Canon Ixus camera. It is possible that it fell into someone else’s open bag providing an unexpected bonus for the surprised shopper. On the memory card are much-valued pictures of a recent trip to Paris to celebrate a wedding anniversary, along with family shots. If anyone has found the camera or perhaps more importantly a memory card could they drop it through the letterbox of Communities First in Station Road or at the police station. The owners are desperate to get the pictures back as they have great sentimental value and cannot be replaced.

Homes meeting

The planned meeting for tenants of Gwynedd council is confirmed now for Monday 7th September at 7pm in Parlwr Mawr of the Dragon theatre at 7pm. Arnold Phillips the Independent Tenant Advisor will tell those present how they can contribute to the way the properties are managed in the future. He will also update them on the progress towards the transfer to Gwynedd Community homes of the entire housing stock.

Sign Up Now

On Thursday 3rd September representatives from Coleg Meirion Dwyfor, Coleg Harlech and U3A will be on hand to help you choose the right leisure or educational course. There will also be information and a phone link to the Open University for information on their courses and opportunities. The session will be held at Communities first office from 3pm till 6pm.

On T.V.

If you are a viewer of Wedi Saith you will see, on Thursday 3rd September a familiar Barmouth face. A short interview is being shown with Mair Jones who will be talking about the 35th Barmouth Arts Festival which begins on Saturday 5th with a gala night of music from 5 well known locally based artistes. The box office is open daily in the foyer of the Dragon Theatre from 10am till noon.

Music school

The Friends of Ysgol Uwchradd Tywyn , Barmouth branch, are trying to raise funds this side of the Mawddach for the music department of Ysgol Uwchradd, Tywyn by holding a cash raffle over the next few months. There are many children from the Barmouth area attending Tywyn School and we are asking pupils and parents, past and present to please help in raising as much as we can. We have several raffle books to hand, which can be passed around between us on a fortnightly interval. Any interested parties please telephone 01341 281099 or 281246 for further information.

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