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G R A P E V I N E
cysylltwch â ni / contact us: [email protected] Ebrill / April 2013
digwyddiadau, newyddion a barn Llambed bob mis/ Lampeter’s events, news and views
In this issue...
listings
events
reviews
papur bro CLONC
kids in action
seasonal snippets
cookie’s corner
creative ideas
also this month:
big schools’ bird watch
leaping into spring
walking in the woods
spring walks
FREE
AM DDIM
STOP PRESS:
Crossed legs will
become a thing
of the past at
Victoria Hall as
new toilets
completed!
Photo: Simon Tune
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G R A P E V I N E no. 8, April 2013
Post: c/o Victoria Hall, Bryn Road, Lampeter, Ceredigion SA48 7EE Email: [email protected]
Published by: Transition Llambed Development Trust, Victoria Hall, Bryn Road, Lampeter, SA48 7EE
Printed by: TSD Reprographics, Lampeter, on paper from sustainable resources
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Please include the reason you are contacting us in the subject box of your email (Ad, Listing, Article, Letter, Enquiry)
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Listings (events & courses) FREE
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Copy date for May issue: Fri 12 April. Theme: ‘Come Outside’
Circulation: 1,500 copies distributed free in the Lampeter area
We reserve the right to edit all contributions for reasons of space & clarity. The views expressed in letters and articles are not necessarily those of Transition Llambed Development Trust or the newsletter group.
Other contact details:
Transition Llambed: www.transitionllambed.co.uk
email: [email protected]
Victoria Hall: www.vichall.org.uk To make bookings for Victoria Hall contact: [email protected] or phone/text 07891 632614
People's Market: To book a stall contact: [email protected] or ring 01570 471432
Croeso / Welcome
As the days are lengthening and sunny spells bring us a little
warmth and blue skies, I just love seeing the dark, dull
landscape slowly transformed into a cheerful patchwork of
growth and new life. Tiny lambs bring a smile to my face as
they jump & chase across the now much greener fields.
Birdsong sounds more joyful and the dawn chorus seems
much louder as the start of the nesting season begins.
Hedgerow banks carpeted with snowdrops, primroses &
daffodils bring early splashes of colour and for me, this
brings a renewed sense of hope, of anticipation and
expectation of what the coming months will reveal.
The Grapevine this month will celebrate Spring and share
some of the wonders & excitement of what’s on our
doorstep. There’s news of a special celebrity visit on page 5.
Catch up with our own resident Twitter expert in Seasonal
Snippets, page 9, or read how others have been getting
involved in ‘Wildlife Where You Live’ with Denmark Farm,
page 7.
After the winter months this is often the time when we
reflect on our health & well-being too. Why not start by
contacting some of our local complementary or alternative
therapists for some positive treatments, see pages 19 & 22,
or if you have promised yourself to get more active now that
the weather is improving, why not check out the new Health
Walks at Coedwig Gymunedol Long Wood Community
Woodland, page 10. Perhaps you would prefer to venture a
little further afield, in which case I hope you will be inspired
by Simon’s Spring Walks, page 15, or you could try
something new at the first Lampeter World Dance Festival,
page 16 .
There’s so much to choose from including loads of great
events too. We really are spoilt for choice
Darllen hapus / Happy reading
Angie Martin
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Please Don’t Miss
May Issue Final Copy Date
Friday 12 April
Victoria Hall Refurbishment
By the time this edition of the Grapevine hits
the streets, the refurbishment of the Victoria
Hall toilets will have been completed and we
will finally have a non-smelly facility appropri-
ate for the 21st century. We have endeavoured
to stick to our Transition principles, using a
local builder, local supplier and materials that
represent a low-carbon option. We did not
manage to fit rainwater harvesting into the
budget but intend to revisit this in the future.
This update should not pass without again
thanking the Ceredigion Community Fund and
Lampeter Town Council for their financial
support.
In the last edition we were able to announce
the award of nearly £50,000 from the
Ceredigion Social Enterprise Growth Fund. We
are now in the detailed planning stage of a raft
of projects including a new kitchen, new
offices, roof insulation, heating controls and
the refurbishment of the meeting room
upstairs. These projects will take 5 or 6 months
to complete and will again be guided by our
Transition roots. We hope our present users
will bear with us as we make these necessary
changes.
Our improvement plans do not stop here. The
next major area of development will be the
performance stage in the main hall. It is a
wonderful resource, but in need of some care
and attention both physically and in terms of
sound and lighting. As yet this work is
unfunded and, as we anticipate the cost to be
in the region of £40,000 to £50,000, it will
require outside funding. We will keep you in-
formed as to our progress through these
Grapevine pages.
The Directors
Transition Llambed Development Trust
The Grapevine would like to pay belated
tributes to Vincent Evans, well-known retired
solicitor, former mayor of Lampeter and long-
time town councillor until his retirement.
A real character, referred to by the local
press as "Mr Lampeter", he was involved with
numerous organisations, lived life to the full
and had a massive influence on the town.
Vincent Evans, aged 92, was tragically killed in
a car accident on 7 February. Approximately
500 people attended his funeral in Betws
Bledrws on 15 February.
He will be sadly missed.
Greg Evans
1920 - 2013
Obituary: VINCENT EVANS
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Dylan Lewis
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Iolo Williams the Superstar visits Ysgol Y Dderi
Photo: Tim Jones
Yn ystod yr wythnos 21ain-25ain o Ionawr, fe fu
disgyblion Ysgol y Dderi yn cymryd rhan yng
ngweithgaredd yr RSPB “Big Schools’ Bird Watch”.
Aeth pob dosbarth ati i gyfri a chofnodi’r nifer o adar
a ddaeth i dir yr ysgol ac yna roedd yn rhaid cofnodi’r
cyfan ar gronfa ddata genedlaethol yr RSPB.
Cawsom wasanaeth arbennig i gychwyn y fenter, ac
fe ddaeth Kelly o Fferm Denmark i’r ysgol i wneud
blychau adar gyda Blwyddyn 3 a 4. Cafodd pob un
lawer o hwyl!
I orffen yr wythnos, daeth Iolo Williams i ymweld â’r
ysgol! Dyna beth oedd cyffro. Bu’n siarad am yr holl
fannau diddorol ar draws y byd y mae wedi ymweld â
nhw, ac fe soniodd am yr holl adar mae e wedi’u
gweld. Roedd pawb wrth eu bodd yn gwrando ar ei
straeon anhygoel, a diddorol oedd dysgu ei fod wedi
troedio ar bob un o saith cyfandir y byd! Cawsom
gyfle i ofyn nifer o gwestiynau iddo am adar, ac fe
atebodd bob un ohonynt. Dyna beth yw seren
go-iawn!
In the week commencing 21 January, we, the pupils
of Ysgol y Dderi, took part in the RSPB “Big Schools’
Bird Watch”. This involved each class recording ob-
servations of birds that visited the school grounds
and recording it on the RSPB’s national database.
We had a special assembly to launch the initiative
and Kelly from Denmark Farm came into school to
help Year 3 and 4 make bird boxes. They had a lot of
fun!
To end the week, Iolo Williams visited the school!
We were so excited. He talked about all the different
places he had visited across the world, and of all the
birds he had seen. We were fascinated with his
amazing tales. He had set foot on all seven
continents of the world! We had a chance to ask him
many questions about birds, and he answered every
single one. He was a true superstar!
Lois Williams
Iolo Williams with children from Ysgol Y Dderi
and the Bird boxes they made as part of Denmark Farm’s ‘Wildlife Where You Live’ project.
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May Issue Final Copy Deadline:
Fri 12 April
Theme: ‘Come Outside’
LETTERS
grapevine, victoria hall, bryn road, lampeter SA48 7EE
email: [email protected]
Sadly there are no letters
again this month.
Do you have burning issues, ideas or
comments about local events, services or
activities?
Please tell us what matters to you.
Remember this is your newsletter - help
us by sending in your contributions
Diolch / Thanks
The Newsletter Team
NATIONAL CLOWN THEATRE
Victoria Hall, Lampeter
Fri 5 April Special Matinée 1.30pm
All the fun of the circus -
slapstick, magic, quick-change,
balancing, human slinky acrobat,
prizes and surprises.
Limited seating - BOOK NOW Ring 01384 423496
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Despite being plunged back into cold winter temperatures after all-too-brief glimpses of sunshine, there are
definitely signs of Spring here at Denmark Farm. Catkins are swaying in the chilly breeze, and snowdrops
are blooming enthusiastically in the courtyard beds.
The hawthorn leaves have already burst forth in shades of spring green, and the wild rose leaves will soon
follow. There is plenty of birdsong too, with recent drumming from a greater spotted woodpecker almost
mistaken for drilling as final jobs are finished on our new eco-holiday accommodation.
Frogspawn has now appeared in all of our ponds and scrapes. Pond Conservation are running their ‘Big
Spawn Count’ survey again this year (www.pondconservation.org.uk), so now is the time to get out and
watch for those clumps appearing in your garden or local pond, and contribute valuable information to this
national survey.
Our trails are open every day, so why not come and visit us for a Spring walk
and see what you can find? If you’d like a little help with your nature and
wildlife identification skills this year, we have a new range of one-day species
identification courses: Bumblebees (Sun 9 June), Butterflies (Wed 24 July)
and Moths (Fri 2 August).
As we move into warmer weather – we hope! – our ‘Wildlife Where you
Live’ (WWYL) project is picking up pace too. This Big Lottery-funded project
is working with 12 communities in Ceredigion, including nearby Cellan and
Llangybi, helping them to discover more about wildlife, and to implement a
variety of environmental improvement projects.
Activities have included wildlife walks and nature activities such as a bug
hunt in Llangybi with ‘Phil the Bugman’ (what he doesn’t know about bugs
probably isn’t worth knowing!), and,
more recently, a woodcarving work-
shop in Cellan Millennium Hall.
The next activity in Cellan will be a drop-in mosaic-making day in the
Hall during the Easter holiday on Thur 4 April, 10am-4pm to make
wildlife-themed mosaics for the community garden.
Other Spring activities in Llangybi and Cellan include family-friendly
planting days - an opportunity to don your wellies, grab a trowel, and
come along to help us plant up beds, borders and boxes with wildlife-
friendly plants. All WWYL sessions are FREE to take part in, require no
previous experience, and are a great opportunity to gain skills and
inspiration for helping the wildlife in your own community.
There will be plenty happening at Denmark Farm too, as we’ve just
started work on our demonstration community garden. Several hardy
souls braved a chilly and grey day to learn why and how to coppice,
and about the various uses of the coppiced materials. Why not come
along to our next Volunteer Day on Sat 27 April, 10am-4pm to get
involved in projects both in the garden and around our 40-acre site?
We also have a Visions of Nature workshop on 16 April (free for
active WWYL participants) which provides an opportunity to create and
share plans for a wildlife-friendly future! And finally, on Sun 16 June,
we have our Open Day at Denmark Farm, with lots of wildlife activities,
& ideas for making your own area more wildlife-friendly & sustainable.
Sadly, the WWYL project ends on 30 June but, before this, each
community will host an event to celebrate their achievements and plan
their next steps.
There will be wildlife activities, story-telling, and displays of WWYL activities - coming soon to a hall near you!
Watch out for our posters around the villages and keep an eye on our WWYL Facebook page.
For more information: 01570 493358, [email protected], www.denmarkfarm.org.uk Aline Denton
Leaping into Spring at Denmark Farm Conservation Centre
Ladybird Woodcarving by workshop participant Milly Marsh
Photos from a recent mosaic-making session in Llangybi
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Nest Challenge
Spring is the time when birds start to build their nests,
ready for egg laying and bringing up their hatched chicks.
Can you build a nest that could hold a clutch of eggs
and withstand the wind?
Look for materials on the floor that you could use - dried grasses, twigs,
sticks and lichen.
Find a low fork in a tree and build your nest.
For an extra challenge, try using just one hand to build your nest -
remember a bird only has its beak after all!
When you have finished, look for several small stones, cones or other
objects that could be your eggs.
Place them in your nest to see if it will hold them.
Then with your eggs still in the nest give the branch a little shake to see if
your nest would stand up to the wind!
Let us know how you get on at [email protected]
Jorge Martin as Harry Potter for
World Book Day 7 March
Expelliarmus!
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Ian’s Twitter page Last month I suggested that March was a good time
to try to learn the calls and songs of some of our
most familiar birds.
This is still very much true in April. The trees are still
largely free of leaves which can hide the birds, and
now the first summer migrants will be arriving in
numbers too. But how do you start when faced with
so many species and so much beautiful singing!
Perhaps you could get to know something like a
Robin or Blackbird that is singing in your garden.
The challenge is: can you pick these two songsters
out from the rest when out on a walk, say in Long
Wood, where they may be hidden from view? If you
can, then you know that the remainder of the
musical cacophony must be something other than
those that you have learnt. It's rather like doing a
jigsaw. Each time you complete a piece the puzzle
becomes a little easier.
Don't be put off by thinking that all birdsong is
complex and indecipherable. Just think of the
Cuckoo!
The Chiffchaff is a common migrant that overwinters
in the Mediterranean and returns to us in March and
April. A small, olive-green warbler, it can be
devilishly difficult to see as it forages in the tree
tops. Fortunately, the song is very distinctive. A slow
and measured series of well-spaced, clear and
monosyllabic notes, repeated over and over again:
"chiff-chaff, chiff-chaff." Their song cuts through the
chorus in a surprisingly distinct way. A walk through
even the smallest of local woodlands could enable
you to connect with this engaging species. Once
you start to "tune in" to bird calls and songs you may
find that you never "tune out" again!
Swallows are often thought of as summer birds but
in fact it is normal for the first to be seen at the end
of March, with the bulk arriving in April. In 2012 the
majority of our Swallows were delayed by the
terrible weather in western Europe and started
nesting a little later than usual. Many years ago,
when I lived in Cardiff, I watched Swallows coming
in off the sea during an unseasonal snowstorm.
After an epic journey
lasting many weeks
that had led them from
Cape Province in
South Africa, this may
have been one hurdle
too many for some of
the pitiful birds I saw
exhausted on the
ground. But despite
their graceful appear-
ance, Swallows are
tough birds. They
must be to have
endured such a
migration. Amazingly, Swallows have been recorded
in every month of the year in Ceredigion.
Mara in the potting shed As the tiny bright green elbows of my germinating
tomato and chilli seeds push up out of the compost I
feel the excitement of the sowing season upon me.
These tender seedlings are still in the protection of a
heated propagator on my sunny lounge window –
far too cold for them outdoors quite yet. I’ll start to
harden them off gradually in the next few weeks. I’m
now turning my mind to clearing and preparing all
my raised beds ready for the frenzy of sowing and
planting over the next few months. The last of the
kale, purple sprouting broccoli and leeks are being
enjoyed whilst weeds are removed and a good
compost mulch added.
I’ve recently cleared out my potting shed and found
so many of my plastic pots, which were mostly
bought around 10-15 years ago, starting to break
up. Sadly many of these can no longer be used, and
I don’t feel happy nowadays buying new plastic so
I’m seeking another solution. This I think I might
have found in a paper potter. It is a simple two-piece
wooden device which turns a simple sheet of news-
paper into a bio-degradable pot that you can plant
along with the seedling once it’s big enough.
Available in two sizes from many online retailers –
www.organiccatalogue.com being a good one. April
will be a month of experimenting with paper pots
and various other recycled containers. Enjoy the
spring, everyone – I certainly plan to!
Seasonal snippets - more garden & wildlife goodies
by Mara, Ian and Tomos Morris who live in Llangybi
april
Swallow /Wennol by Tomos (now aged 7 3/4 !)
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In recent years a semi-regular programme of walks
has evolved in Coedwig Gymunedol Long Wood
Community Woodland. Free, themed, guided walks
have been scheduled to coincide with seasonal
highlights. In the spring and summer we have had
bluebell walks and birdsong walks; in the autumn
there is a seed-gathering walk and a fungi foray. With
an expert to guide us we see things we might other-
wise miss and learn things we don't even know we
don't know. These leisurely walks can take a couple
of hours and cover quite long distances over rough
ground, so they aren't accessible for everyone.
Walking is recognised as an excellent form of
exercise. It benefits all the systems of the body, from
digestion to circulation, breathing to posture. It has
been shown to have a positive impact on mood and
the symptoms of diseases like diabetes and asthma.
The British Heart Foundation recommends 30
minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity a day,
on five or more days a week. This is sufficient to give
our hearts, lungs, muscles and bones the workout
they need to stay healthy. Moderate-intensity physical
activity means working hard enough to make you
breathe more heavily than usual and become slightly
warmer. It does not mean breathing so hard you can't
speak or pushing yourself to the point of exhaustion!
The 30 minutes doesn't have to be tackled in one go:
two or three sessions, 10 to 15 minutes long can be
equally beneficial.
Spring is a great time to make a habit of a regular
walk. Walking the same route on a regular basis al-
lows us to see the changes brought by the season as
they unfold. Tiny green shoots grow quickly and
remind us that nothing stays the same for long. This
can serve as a reminder that the exercise afforded by
walking will change us. Whatever the weather,
returning home from a walk we will be enriched by
things we have seen, smells we have smelled and the
thoughts we have thought. Our bodies become
stronger and more supple, our minds too.
Let's Walk Cymru is part of an initiative to improve the
health of people in Wales. Volunteer Health Walk
Leaders are trained to support people in their efforts
to become more active by accompanying them on
short, safe walks.
On Sat 24 March the Long Wood walking group will
be hosting our first Health Walk (see listing on page
12). This will be a half-hour walk in Long Wood, on a
route chosen to be fairly flat underfoot. There are
benches at intervals along the route, so if a little rest
is required it can be taken in relative comfort. No-one
gets left behind and there's a hot drink at the end. The
Walk Leaders are all enthusiastic walkers with
emergency first-aid training. Many of them have found
walking beneficial in dealing with their own health
issues.
Bridget Thomas Coedwig Gymunedol Long Wood Community Woodland Director
Walking in the Woods
Lampeter Sacred Music Festival Banners
The festival team would like to thank the intrepid knights of Lampeter Round Table for generously
agreeing to hang the banners around town.
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Victoria Hall: regular activities and classes
Bryn Road, Lampeter SA48 7EE
To book the Victoria Hall phone: 07891 632614 Email: [email protected] www.vichall.org.uk
Day
Weekly (W) Fortnightly (F)
Monthly (M) Time Activity / Class
Contact
Name Number
Tuesday W 7.30-
8.30pm
Zumba
keep fit session Julie Lancaster 01570 470542
Wednesday
F
17 April only
1.30-4.30pm
Young at Heart Tea, sandwiches & social for the wiser folk
of Lampeter
W 7-8pm Zumba
keep fit session Louise Evans 07584 199372
Thursday W
10am-12 noon
& 1-3pm
Welsh classes Meryl Evans 01545 572715
M 3rd Thur each
month 7-9pm
Transition Llambed
‘Big Gathering’
A chance for all those interested in/involved with Transition Llambed to plan and
co-ordinate activities Everyone welcome!
Friday W 4.30-
6.30pm
LYTSS: Lampeter Youth Theatre &
Stage School Annie May 01570 423080
Saturday
2nd & 4th Sat each month
10am-1pm
People’s Market Local food, produce and crafts. Plus café, occasional live music and other attractions
M
13 April only From 1pm
Sing Out, Harmony Song Workshop with Clara Clay
will take place but at the anti-drone demo
in Aberporth! 07929 018928
Sunday W 10am-7pm
Lampeter Evangelical
Church
Gareth Jones at the Mustard Seed café
01570 423344
W 7-9pm Brazilian Jujitsu Mike A. Banica 07783 582081
social ________________ CYD Llambed. Ymarfer eich Cym-raeg/Practise your Welsh. Dydd Mawrth 11 yb-12yh/Tuesdays 11am-12 noon, Gwesty y Llew Du, Llanbedr P.S./Black Lion Hotel, Lampeter. Croe-so i bawb/All welcome. Croeso i un-rhyw Cymro/Cymraes sy'n fodlon i ymuno â ni. Cysyllt â/Contact: Mary Neal, 01570 470092
Lampeter Friends is a new Self-Advocacy group for people with learn-ing disabilities, set up by Eich Dewis
Chi (soon to become Ceredigion Advo-cacy). Every Wed, 2-4pm, CAMFA building, Lampeter. A welcoming and supportive space for people with learn-ing disabilities to meet and talk about issues important to them. Free, all wel-come. Meet new friends, find support, take part in activities, build confidence, learn new skills & hobbies & have fun! Contact: Rebecca, 07976 023486
Golden Broth Lunch Club: a new free lunch and social club for the sen-ior citizens of Cellan and Llanfair Clydogau, offering a FREE light lunch
of soup, roll and cake, plus tea/coffee. Gather for a social and play cards or dominoes, or just relax and natter to friends. All ideas are welcome. Come along and join in the fun. Fortnightly on alternate weeks at Cellan Millennium Hall and Llanfair Hall on Mondays, 11.30am-2pm. Starts Mon 8 April at Cellan and Mon 22 April at Llanfair. Ring Amanda (Cellan) 01570 421338, or Linda (Llanfair) 01570 493706, to register your interest. If you know of anyone who would like to join the club please let us know.
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what’s going on listings are free. send details of your event to [email protected]
music_________________ Sing Out Harmony Song Workshop with Clara Clay. Sat 13 April, 1pm at
the anti-drone demo in Aberporth!
A Night of Breton Music. Fri 26 April at Y Talardd/Talardd Arms, Llanllwni. Brigitte Kloareg and Yann-Fañch Perroches. Admission free but a hat will be passed round. Noson o gerddoriaeth Llydewig yn nhafarn Y Talardd, Llanllwni. Mynediad am ddim ond bydd het ar diwedd y noswaith.
Castanet Club: Sat 27 April at Neu-add Fictoria/Victoria Hall: Breton Dance Workshop, food and Con-cert with Brigitte Kloareg and Yann-Fañch Perroches. Gweithdy dawns, bwyd a cyngerdd. Workshop 5-6pm (£3), food on sale 7-8pm, bring your own bottle, concert 8pm (£5). More info/gwybodaeth bellach: Lynne D e n m a n 0 1 5 7 0 4 8 0 8 1 8 , [email protected] (see poster on page 18)
courses_______________ Denmark Farm Conservation Centre, Betws Bledrws Sat 30 Mar: Chocolate Egg Creations Sat 30 Mar: Big Easter Bunny Egg Hunt & Nature Trail (for ages 4-12) Wed 3, Wed 10, Wed 24 April & Wed 8 May: Natural Gardening Thur 4 April: Kitchen Garden Herbs for Health & Taste Thur 11 April: Wild Spring Greens Sat 13-Mon 15 April: Bird Identifica-tion Tues 16 April: Visions of Nature Sat 20-Mon 22 April: Understanding Amphibians Sat 27-Mon 29 April: Field Survey Techniques Mon 29-Tue 30 April: Willow Sculp-ture - Part 1 & 2 Further details: 01570 493358, www.denmarkfarm.org.uk
health & well-being
courses & classes______ One-Day Meditation Retreat with Martin Aylward (Insight Meditation Teacher at Moulin de Chaves Retreat Centre and Gaia House). Sat 7 April, 10am-4.30pm Cellan Millennium Hall. Registration 9.30am, meditation be-gins 10am. Contact: Colette 07890 835873, [email protected], www.mindfulnesscourse.co.uk
Subtle Energy, Healing & Healers. Sat 4 May at TSD, 10am-5pm. Alister Hardy Society for the Study of Spiritu-al Experience: Study Day with Sue Knight, Bob Charman, and Maureen Lockhart. Basic fee £25; discount of 20% for those who book and pay by Sun 31 March; discount for a second booking made by any one person, so £35 for two people. Contact: Eric Franklin, 01570 471367, [email protected]
Herbal First Aid Weekend. Sat 11-Sun 12 May, 10am-4pm with Medical Herbalists Annwen Jones and Becs Griffiths, MNIMH. Learn how to use herbs in common first aid and acute illnesses. Explore what makes a herbal first aid kit, and prepare some herbal medicines, to start your own kit. Includes short walk to harvest herbs. Waunifor, Maesycrugiau, nr Pencader SA39 9LX. £85/£75 concession plus £20 for materials. Book a place: 07412 399154, [email protected], www.rhizomeclinic.org.uk
Gentle Yoga classes suitable for all: Mon 10-11.30am Pontrhydfendigaid Village Hall Tues 10-11.30am Cellan Hall Tues 1.45-3.15pm Llangeitho Hall Weds 5.30-7pm Tregaron Chapel Vestry Contact: Cathy Crick Stanton, 01570 421144 / 07748 031614, [email protected]
Meditation, Qi Gong and Breathing exercises class to deal with stress of modern living. Self-help practices for health, awareness and insight. Thurs 7-8.30pm (except 3rd Thurs of month), Argoed Hall, Tregaron. £5. Before attending please contact: Iain Cameron Watson, 07852 626001, [email protected]
move your body________ Do you need to get out more? Volun-teer Walk Leaders would like to invite you to the first of our FREE 1/2 hour Health Walks on Sun 24 March, from 2pm in Coedwig Gymunedol Long Wood Community Woodland. Start from Penlan Goetre SA48 8NE. Especially for people who find walking difficult. Wear strong shoes. Contact: Andrew, 07971 939836
Belly Dance & Belly Fit classes Belly Dance: Mon. 1.30-2.45pm (all ages). Belly Fit: 3-4.00pm (over 50s)
Shiloh Church Hall, Lampeter (next to the police station on the High Street). All fitness levels welcome. Contact: Rose Barter, 01239 851737 [email protected]
Belly Dance & Yoga classes Bel-ly Dance: Tues 7.30-8.30pm. £3.00. Beginner Yoga: Thur 7-8.30pm, £5.00. Crugybar Village Hall. Con-tact: 01558 685321, [email protected]
Talsarn Folk Dances Now held on the 1st Saturday of each month. No partner needed, just come & join in. 8pm start, refreshments provided. Admission £2.50 Contact: 01974 272098
Cerddwyr Ramblers, Lampeter, organise a variety of weekly walks throughout the year. Anyone interest-ed in walking with the group is warm-ly welcomed to join. A walking pro-gramme is available from the Town Library or James, 01570 480743.
Flamenco Dance classes weekly in Lampeter and Aberystwyth with Dixey Ruscelli. Tues 6-7.15pm, Sally Saunders Dance Studio, Lampeter Industrial Estate, Tregaron Rd, Lampeter (next to Organic Fresh Food Co) Wed 6-7.30pm, Aberystwyth Arts Centre, with live flamenco guitarist. Men and women welcome. Please bring strong chunky-heeled shoes. Contact: 01570 493138, [email protected]
Tribal Dance with Lyza. Alternate Wednesdays 6.30-8pm, Shiloh Church Hall, High Street, Lampeter. Contact: Lyza, [email protected]
kids __________________
Ray Ceredigion offers free, open-access outdoor play sessions. Starting at Maes Y Felin play area, Lampeter, every Mon (term time), 4-6pm. Also at Rhydlanfair play area, Llangybi, Mon, 3.30-5.30pm. Contact: Helen Lewis, 01545 570686
Brillz Craftz Neon Backdrop Painting Workshop, Fri 12 April, 1.25-4.15pm, Lampeter Leisure Centre. Have a go at painting your own neon backdrop & take it home. No skill necessary. £15, booking essential. Age 8+. Contact: Carrie 01267 202235 / 07780 160336 [email protected]
Brillz Craftz Neon Backdrop Painting Workshop, Fri 12 April, 1.25-4.15pm, Lampeter Leisure Centre. Have a go at painting your own neon backdrop & take it home. No skill necessary. £15, booking essential. Age 8+. Con-tact: Carrie 01267 202235, 07780 160336,
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theatre_______________
Lampeter Youth Theatre and Stage School (LYTss) Every Fri, 4.30-6.30pm, Victoria Hall. Contact: Annie May, 01570 423080, [email protected]
writing ________________ Teifi Writers. Creative writing work-shop with Damian Walford Davies. Sat 13 April, 2-4pm, Tysul Hall, Llandysul. Contact: Kelly, 01267 235336.
storytelling & books_____ Storytelling Group/Noson Storiau Croeso i bawb, Cymry, Saeson a Thylwyth Teg, dynion a merched, oe-dolion a phlant. Everyone welcome from complete be-ginners to talented bards. Come to listen, come to tell. Friendly, informal group 7-9pm every 3rd Monday in the month, Denmark Farm, Betws Ble-drws. Next meeting Mon 15 April. Please bring a small donation to cover room hire and refreshments. Contact/cysyllt â: Rachel 01570 493222, [email protected]
Llangeitho Book Group meets every 2nd Weds of the month, 2pm in Llangeitho Village Café. We choose a book to read and chat over a paned/cuppa. Contact: 01974 821213 (or just turn up!) [email protected],
events ________________ Coedwig Gymunedol Long Wood Community Woodland, Regular volunteer days offer varied experiences throughout the year. Why not join in, develop your skills and feel the benefit of working in a beautiful environment? Contact: [email protected]
The Welsh Quilt Centre's 2013 exhi-bition, Kaffe Fassett Comes to Wales. The exhibition is open from March 9 to November 2 at the Welsh Quilt Centre, Lampeter. Admission: £5, £4 concs, £2.50 students.
Hanes Llambed / Lampeter History Society Talks are at 7.30pm, Old Hall, University of Wales Trinity St David. All welcome. Tues 16 April Margaret Bide: 'Woollen textiles in modern Romania: a parallel with pre-industrial Wales'. Contact: Penny David, 01570 422041
Llanybydder Outdoor Activities Committee, Easter Fun Day. Mon 1 April, from 12 noon, Black Lion Hotel car park, Llanybydder. Egg hunt, East-er bonnet competition, children’s craft tent. Plus car boot sale (indoors if wet)
& light refreshments. Contact: 01570 480209
Lampeter Permaculture Group is a collective of like-minded people, inter-ested in the practice and principles of permaculture and sustainability. More info: www.lampeterpermaculture.org
markets______________ People’s Market, Victoria Hall, Lampeter, 10am-1pm Sat 13 & Sat 27 April (see advert page 14)
Lampeter Farmers' Market Market Street, Lampeter, 9am-2pm alternate Fridays Next market: Friday 5 April
Ffarmers Market Neuadd Bro Fana/Village Hall, Ffarmers, 10am-12.30pm 1st Sat in the month Next market: Saturday 6 April
Llansawel Market Llansawel Village Hall, 10am-12.30pm 3rd Sat of the month Next market: Saturday 20 April
Lunar Market. Saturday 6 April, Llan-fair Clydogau Village Hall, 10am-3pm. Local produce and crafts and refresh-ments. Contact: 07920 063773.
photography ___________
Wildlife Digital Photography 3-day Course at Denmark Farm - part of Ab-erystwyth University's SELL Ecology programme. Sat 18, Sun 19 & Mon 20 May 2013, 10am-5pm. £90 /£80 con-cessions. For a range of photographic courses & private tuition contact: Simon Tune, 01570 481466, [email protected]
Lampeter Photography meet on 1st & 3rd Friday of every month, 7.30pm at the Kings Head, Lampeter. Monthly competitions, exhibitions & workshops. All welcome. FREE. Contact: Stef, 07958 772035, [email protected]
religious services &
groups ________________
Lampeter Parish St Peter’s Church, Lampeter. Main Sun Service: 11am (bilingual), Other services: 8am Holy Communion (English), 9.30am Cymun Bendigaid (trydydd Sul yn y mis yn unig, Cym-raeg). St Peter’s Church Hall in Lampeter is available for hire at £8.50 per hour. Includes use of kitchen facilities. For enquiries or bookings contact: Beryl, 01570 422324. For more information visit: www.lampeterparish.org
St Cybi’s Church, Llangybi. Main Sun Service: 9am (bilingual).
St Bledrws’ Church, Betws Bledrws. Main Sun Service: 10.45am (English or bilingual).
St Sulien’s Church, Silian. Main Sun Service: 2pm (bilingual /Cymraeg).
St Mary’s Church, Maestir. Main Sun Service: 2.30pm (2nd Sun in month only, English).
Times apply to the first four Sundays in each month. For the few fifth Sundays there will be a single United Parish Service at 10am: location will be published in the local newspapers.
Seventh Day Adventists meet fort-nightly on Sat at Cellan Millennium Hall, 10.15am-3.15pm. For more details: www.cellanmillenniumhall.co.uk
Lampeter Evangelical Church meets every Sunday at Victoria Hall, 10am– 7pm. Contact: Gareth Jones at The Mustard Seed café, 01570 423344
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church, Lampeter Sunday Mass is 10am. For other ser-vices see church notice board.
Lampeter Quakers. Every Sunday at Canolfan Steffan, Peterwell Terrace at 10.45am. All welcome. www.quakersinwales.org.uk (English) Crynwyr Llambed. Cwrdd bob ddydd Sul, Canolfan Steffan, Rhodfa Peter-well, 10.45 yb. Croeso i bawb. www.crynwyrcymru.org.uk (Cymraeg) Contact / Cysylltwch: Deborah Rowlands, 01570 480083, [email protected]
St Thomas' Methodist Church Sun service 10.30am with creche and youth activity. Tuesday Coffee morning 9.30-12noon. All welcome. See chapel notice board.
Interested in Buddhism? A Study Group for Women. Exploring the underlying principle of Buddhist Practice and how we can apply this in our daily lives. Meets one day a month near Aberystwyth. Meditation, shared lunch. Contact: Lesley 01970 617129 or Noel 07988 745364
women’s workshop_____
Wed 10.30am-3pm, St James’ Hall, Cwmann. 11am Qi Gong-gentle exer-cise. 12noon lunch. 1pm workshop. Disabled access & toilet. Free car park. £2.50 a session (includes vege-tarian lunch and all activities). Pay on the day, no membership or advance fee - drop in when you please. New members always welcome. 27 Mar - Card making 17 April - Jewellery making 24 April - Spiritual Well-being talk No meetings over Easter Contact: 01570 423167/01545 590391
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Fri April 5 “The Sweeney” (15) Ray Winstone
Fri April 19 “Great Expectations” (12) Helena
Bonham Carter
May 3 “The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey” (12)
May 10 “Life of Pi” (12)
May 30 “Quartet” (12) Maggie Smith
... and to follow ...
“Les Miserables” (Russell Crowe)
“Lincoln” (Daniel Day-Lewis)
“Hitchcock” (Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren)
“Song for Marion” (Vanessa Redgrave, Terence
Stamp)
DOORS OPEN 7.15pm PROGRAMME BEGINS 7.45pm
Admission by Donation £2.00
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CELLAN MILLENNIUM HALL
CLASSES AND GROUPS
Classes subject to change:
please check www.cellanmillenniumhall.co.uk
for updates & contact details.
See our website film page for movies &
What’s On page for one-off events
MONDAY
Line Dancing 7-10pm
8 April - Lunch Club 11.30-2pm (see page 11)
TUESDAY
Healing Yoga 10-11.30am
Lampeter Home Education Group 12-5pm
Qi Gong 6-7pm
Tai Chi 7-8pm
Beekeepers 2nd Tues of month, 8pm
2 April - Enduro GB Speaker 8.15pm
WEDNESDAY
Table Tennis 10-11.30am
Quilting Club 12 noon-4pm
Yoga 5.30-7pm
THURSDAY
Five Rhythms Dance 1st Thurs of month 7pm
Village Improvement Society Cttee1st Thurs of
month 7pm
W.I. 2nd Thurs of month 7.30pm
FRIDAY
Art Group 10am–1pm
Film Night fortnightly 7.15pm (see ad)
SATURDAY
13 April - Seventh Day Adventists,
fortnightly 10.15am-3.15pm
SUNDAY
7 April - Meditation Retreat, 9am-5pm (see p 12)
14 April - Beekeepers 2-4pm
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Spring is now here, hopefully, but whatever the
weather is doing when you read this, feel assured that
there is no lack of wildlife and places to visit in our
neck of the woods. Lampeter enjoys a privileged
geographical location: there cannot be many places in
the world that have been placed so perfectly between
the mountains and the sea, and so close to both.
I personally think that West Wales is one of the best
places in Britain for wildlife. It is the diversity of
habitats here that amazes me. From rugged coastline
and marine habitats to a variety of woods and forests,
moorland, hills and mountains, we have it all.
Perhaps one of my favourite locations is the area
around Llyn Brianne. This lake, secluded in the midst
of the Cambrian Mountains, is overlooked by four
separate peaks: Mynydd Trawsnant, Cefn Fannog,
Pen-Y-Gurnos and Cefn Coch. There are also other
adjoining mountainous and forested areas, giving us
hundreds of square miles to explore here.
I recommend leaving the A482 by the Dolaucothi
Gold Mines (just a few miles south of Lampeter) and
heading north on a small single-track road that follows
the River Cothi up a steep and wooded valley. The
scenery here is stunning - this must be one of the
prettiest valleys in Wales, a small area of farmland
hemmed in by mountains and woods, and the sense
of remoteness only increases as the valley deepens.
You travel through a number of small hamlets and
villages until you cross a bridge and head due north,
up a separate valley, now following the River Towy.
The mature oak woodland here is amazing and
almost fills the valley, giving you an unbroken canopy
and a sense of what most of Britain must have looked
like a thousand years ago. By this point you are
almost at Llyn Brianne, but there is one more treat in
store: the RSPB reserve of Gwenffrwd-Dinas.
The reserve comprises the full range of terrain that
this part of Wales has to offer, in the form of an hour-
long trail starting at the river’s edge. It takes you
through an area of wetland on well-maintained board-
walks, then a more challenging but fascinating walk
through broadleaved woodland. Here you have to
climb over boulders as the river cuts its way through
the valley to your right, forming rapids as it goes.
Look out for birds such as Dippers and Treecreepers
as you pass through this woodland. The walking does
get steadily easier as you come back around to the
beginning, but for the more adventurous it is quite
easy to add this short walk onto others and make a
more substantial hike. I have crossed the river on a
bridge just below this reserve and then climbed the
mountain above, passing first of all through grassland
and oaks, then through the pine trees of the Tywi
Forest which surrounds much of Llyn Brianne. Many
people discount pine forest because it is normally
managed for commercial purposes. However these
trees support their own unique wildlife, such as the
Hairy Wood Ant and the Crossbill - but this is also the
last refuge of the West Wales Red Squirrel. This is
one area where the Reds can out-compete the Grey
Squirrels, because the Greys struggle to get enough
food from the pine cones and prefer broadleaf
woodland. However their future is not certain and
much work has to be done in order to re-establish a
stable population. For all things red squirrelly see:
www.wwbic.org.uk/red-squirrel
If you still have any energy after exploring this area,
you could leave
by driving around
the lake (don't try
it on foot unless
you have a
couple of days
and a tent: it is
quite some dis-
tance) and then head towards Tregaron. It’s not far to
the coast. If you are lucky you should reach New
Quay in time for the sunset and some Cetacean
spotting on the pier. All you will need is a pair of
binoculars and some chips.
Cardigan Bay, especially New Quay, is one of the
best locations in Britain for Bottlenose Dolphins, and
they will be just returning to these waters in April after
wintering out at sea; the area’s population is
estimated at 200 to 300 strong. It might also be
possible to see Short-beaked Common Dolphins,
Harbour Porpoises and Grey Seals. For all things
'sea mammal' I can highly recommend the book
Britain’s Sea Mammals by Jon Dunn, Robert Still and
Hugh Harrop.
After this you can sit back, relax and eat some fish
and chips! Simon Tune
Spring Walks
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Passionate About Dance
Lampeter is very fortunate in having three dance
teachers, all of whom are passionate about
encouraging women to start dancing.
Tribal Dance teacher Lyza Chthonia, Flamenco
Dance teacher Dixey Ruscelli and Belly Dance
teacher Rose Barter all live and work in Ceredigion
and teach dance in Lampeter. They have teamed up
to organise the Lampeter World Dance Festival in
order to encourage women of all ages, shapes and
sizes to have a go at learning these wonderful dance
forms, all of which are proven to improve mobility,
posture, balance and overall fitness.
Lyza won the Tribal Dancer Rising Star Award at a
national festival last year and is an incredible dancer
as well as an inspirational teacher. You can see her
dance on YouTube - search for 'Lyza Tribal Dance'.
Dixey has trained with many well-known teachers in
Spain and in England, and has taught and performed
Flamenco for over 20 years. With her group, Zambra
Flamenca, she has toured many parts of the world.
Dixey's Flamenco classes are lively and enjoyable
and are open to men and women. Pupils practise
beautiful hand and body movements, footwork
patterns and clapping rhythms (palmas). Added
benefits include improved posture and co-ordination.
Rose, who teaches a Belly Fit for Over 50s class as
well as a Belly Dance for All Ages class is a relative
newcomer to dance, starting eight years ago at age
51. She says: "I firmly believe you are never too
young or too old to take up and enjoy dancing. I don't
know of a better way of getting and staying fit and
having fun at the same time. All these dance forms
concentrate on elegance and posture and are
enjoyable to do as well as being a real discipline for
the body. We decided to organise the 'World Dance
Festival' to raise the profile of these wonderful dance
forms in Lampeter and to encourage more women to
benefit from taking up dance, no matter what age or
fitness level they may have."
The Festival kicks off with free taster classes, then a
show at Victoria Hall on Friday 19 April featuring
each of the teachers and their classes, plus some
special guests.
On Saturday 20 April there will be 90-minute
classes with each of the teachers. Everyone is
entitled to one free class and can attend more than
one for £5 per class.
More details: Rose 01239 851737,
[email protected] and see listings on page 12 for all regular dance classes.
Rose Barter
at a glance
1 April Fools’ Day
Bowel Cancer
Awareness Day
International Irritable
Bowel Syndrome Month
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2 World Autism
Awareness Day 17
3 18 4 19 Primrose Day 5 The Laugharne Weekend
Festival, Dylan Thomas
Boathouse (5,6 & 7)
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6 21 7 22 Earth Day
8 23 St. George’s Day
9 24 10 25 World Malaria Day 11 26 Children’s Hospice Week
12 27 Wonderwool Wales,
Builth Wells (27 & 28) 13 28 14 29 Multiple Sclerosis Week
15 Parkinson’s Awareness
Week
Real Nappy Week
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Cookie’s Corner
Lampeter is lucky to have more than one outlet for
good-quality local food, but even they are
supplementing stock with roots from cold store and
bringing in from further afield. I was chatting with one
shop this week and it raised an interesting question
about the definition of local - is Herefordshire, at 75
miles or so, really that far away? I know it is a lot
closer than Holland or Spain. Well, it was when I last
looked. Go on - write in, I dare you.
For this month's treat I went along the shelves and
considered roasted potatoes and beetroot - served
warm smothered in horseradish sauce - but decided
it was too ‘rooty’. Spinach and potato tortilla nearly
made it onto the page - but we had spuds last
month. (Tip: if you do want to try the tortilla then
remember to really dry out the spinach once you
have wilted it - or the tortilla becomes too watery.)
So, in the absence of the elusive Welsh Winter
Courgette, this month I am going to share with you
my favourite chutney - even better than the banana
and date recipe I have since lost!
This recipe has a long heritage. Nearly always
credited to Oded Schwartz, a chef who specialises in
preserving, it has also appeared in Sophie Grigson's
book Eat Your Greens and is now on the web in
various forms. It is not original to me but I can assure
you it is one of the best chutneys around - great with
any cheese or hummus and, I am told, a perfect
match for cold meats. For those who can remember
life before the interwebby thing, I will save you ‘a
google’ and provide the recipe in old-fashioned
format. Here goes…
Carrot & Almond Chutney
To make about 5lb of chutney, grate 2lb of carrots
lengthways - you want nice long pieces. Alternatively
slice them thinly - takes 10 minutes but is worth the
effort. Take 5oz of fresh ginger and cut half into
matchsticks. Grate the other half, but be careful not
to throw in all the hairy bits that happen when you
grate ginger. Throw them away - you do not want
hairy chutney!
Put the carrots and ginger in a large bowl along with
the grated zest & juice of 2 lemons, a teaspoon of
chilli powder, 1oz of salt and 1oz of ground
coriander. Cover this mixture with 17 fl oz of cider
vinegar. (Malt vinegar is too harsh for this recipe but
you can use wine or even distilled vinegar - but cider
is best.) Leave this little concoction to brew
overnight.
Transfer the mixture to a preserving pan, or just a
large saucepan - don’t forget to scrape out all the
spices at the bottom of the bowl. Add 10 fl oz of
water, bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes -
yes, your kitchen will smell of cider, coriander and
ginger! Now add 4 fl oz of honey (preferably local)
and 1½ lb of sugar. Don’t get hung up on ‘preserving
sugar’ - it’s all the same! Bring this back to the boil
and simmer until it thickens to a ‘runny’ consistency -
should be about 30 minutes. Now add 3 oz of flaked
almonds and boil for 5 minutes to soften them up.
Chutney consistency is a matter of taste. I like it
runny enough to mostly stay in the sandwich but
licking your fingers is one of the joys of eating - just
remember it will thicken as it cools.
Spoon the mixture into hot sterilised jars and seal
immediately. Sterilising jars is easy: wash them in
hot soapy water, rinse well and place in the oven -
put it on low (100oC), leave the door open and wait
till they dry. Try not to touch the inside when taking
them out and of course, use a cloth or oven gloves.
Now go and find some nice bread and a lump of
cheese and scrape around the pan - gorgeous. You
can eat this chutney immediately but it will improve
with age.
Tim Martin
Photo: Jane Evans Bonacci www.theheritagecook.com
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Small World Theatre presents:
ONE WAY STREET Sat 20 April 7.30pm at Victoria Hall
Encounter the femme fatale and the hard-nosed
detective in a new adult puppet show!
Small World Theatre invites its audience to dress in
1930s outfits, perhaps inspired by their favourite film
noir character, and enjoy this exciting new show.
One Way Street is a live theatre performance with
puppets and animated film projections. The show is
in glorious black and white and contains all the
moral ambiguity embodied in the film noir genre. It
takes the hero, private investigator Sam Stone, on a
tour of San Francisco’s high and low spots,
travelling by car, boat, and plane on a journey that
eventually brings him to Wales.
People come to Sam to solve their problems, but
lately these problems have become more difficult to
solve. One day a woman walks into his office with
what seems to be an open and shut case, but this
one is going to get him into a whole lot of trouble…
Small World Theatre's show highlights the
similarities between the present economic climate
and the late 1930s depression. Many of the noir
classics were written in this time and filmed later, but
their ambiguous morals resurface in our own time.
This show offers adults cunningly skilled puppetry
and animation that will astonish and inspire them.
The directors, Ann Shrosbree and Bill Hamblett,
have been working together since 1979 and formed
Small World Theatre in 1997 to develop some of the
issues that were close to their hearts. These issues
are often environmental, educational or cultural, and
subsequent projects support human rights,
democracy, refugee issues and intergenerational
work.
Tickets £7.50 on the door, or book ahead with Small
World Theatre, 01239 615952,
whatevertheweatherwales.co.uk
Saturday April 27
Neuadd Fictoria/Victoria Hall,
Heol y Bryn/Bryn Road, Lampeter/Llanbedr Pont Steffan
Fest Noz - Gweithdy dawns, bwyd a Cyngerdd!
Breton Dance Workshop, food and Concert
with Brigitte Kloareg and Yann-Fañch Perroches!
Cyfle anghyffredin i glywed deuawd
arbennig o Lydaw.
Breton Dance Workshop 5-6pm
Concert 8pm
Bwyd bydd ar werth rhwng 7-8yn - dewch a'ch potel!
(food on sale 7-8pm, bring your own bottle)
Admission: workshop £3, concert £5
A rare chance to listen to two fine exponents of the Breton tradition: lively
dance tunes, ballads, compositions. Yann-Fañch played melodeon with the
epoch-making band Skolvan, and Brigitte is a great multi-lingual singer.
More info / Gwybodaeth bellach: Lynne Denman 01570 480818 [email protected]
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restores and balances the natural flow of the human
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spirit are in harmony and the body can heal and reach
its optimum state of health. Where the flow of energy
is blocked, diverted or stagnant for prolonged periods
of time, this works its way down into the physical body
and causes weakness and/or dis-ease.
Brennan Healing Science is a holistic tool, healing
physical, emotional, and mental as well as spiritual
conditions. It is also a tool for awakening your
consciousness and a tool for personal transformation.
Sometimes it is very hard to believe that we don’t
have to live with our chronic pains and symptoms, by
ignoring them, by stopping feeling… This is an
invitation for you to believe that you can heal your
body, mind, emotions and spirit. As a Brennan healer
it is my privilege to facilitate you in your healing
journey, transforming the relationship you have with
your Self and your life. Creating space in you, for your
true, authentic, joyful Self to emerge.
Barbara Brennan refers to our map of 'the Four
Dimensions of Humankind': Physical (the body), Aura
(the energy field that surrounds and interpenetrates
the body), Hara (Intention, as used by the martial arts
to focus power) and Core Star (our inner light, our
divine spark of life). Brennan healers sense and work
intimately within all these dimensions and on all levels
of the field using their High Sense Perception - the
ability to sense beyond our normal range.
Each healing starts with a chelation** (derived from
the Greek 'to claw out'). The healer charges the
client's energy field, increasing its strength and filling
some of the areas that are depleted. Once the client's
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spontaneously and he/she is now ready to receive
deeper, specific work.
Techniques include:
• Organ and chakra re-structuring – to repair
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• Repairing Lines of Light- to speed the mending and
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** Rosalyn Bruyere pioneered this technique
Louise Nadim
Barbara Brennan* Healing Science
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Recent Reviews An Eye Opener
On 4 February, more than
50 people "had their eyes
opened", as one person in
the audience put it, about
the current situation on the
ground for ordinary
Palestinian people. Jane
Harries is a Quaker who
spent three months in
Israel and the Occupied
Palestinian Territories as
part of the Ecumenical
Accompaniment Pro-
gramme in Palestine and
Israel (EAPPI), a World Council of Churches (WCC)
initiative. She gave us an excellent and professional
thirty-minute presentation about her experience of
spending three months in a Palestinian village, in the
Cliff Tucker Hall of Trinity St David.
There were many questions from the audience.
Surprise was expressed at the extent and nature of
the way the Israeli settlements snake their way across
the land cutting villagers off from water, their own
land, stock and crops. Jane told us of incidents of
harassment by the Israeli army and individual settlers:
shooting stock, demolishing new buildings and
homes, taking away water tanks and blocking access
to water and sanitation. Sometimes villagers got in
the way of these hostile activities and were them-
selves shot and injured. She said that these actions
were a strategy by more extreme settlers to make the
Palestinians move off their land, based on a belief
that making life impossible for these simple farming
communities would
force them, eventu-
ally, to move away
from their villages
and their farms.
We learnt an Arabic
word sumoud ,
meaning "resilience,
patience, forebear-
ance": it seems that
this was the Palestinian way of resisting by simply
trying to get on with their lives, trying to farm despite
all the difficulties and the hostility from the settlements
that now border and isolate their villages. It isn't a
cohesive way of resistance, and Jane described it as
a "mosaic".
We also learnt about the role of the ecumenical
accompaniers (EAs), which comprises:
· Protection by presence
· Monitoring human rights abuses
· Support of Palestinian and Israeli peace activists
· Advocacy
All EA activity is underpinned by principled
impartiality, which means that EAs don't take sides,
but base their words and actions on respect for
human rights and International Humanitarian Law.
The presence of EAs is greatly appreciated by the
villagers, though the mayor of Yanoun described
them as "aspirin"
that eased the
symptoms of a
headache but not
the causes.
Even though the
EAs are based in
Palestinian villages
and towns, they are
also encouraged to talk to Israelis, and Jane's group
did go into a settlement and talk to a settler. She
described how frustrating the EA role can be,
observing what is happening but without being able to
do anything.
We in the UK don't realise how little information there
is about the difficulties caused to these small farming
communities. It is easy to turn away and not
recognise what is going on in an incredibly
complicated and difficult situation. We felt that the
British government must know what is going on and,
further, given the obvious intransigence and unwilling-
ness to negotiate, that the Two State solution is no
longer viable. Indeed, Jane quoted our Foreign
Secretary:
"Continued systematic settlement activity, and
repeated breaches by the Israeli government of
international law, is provocative, undermines the
prospects of peace between Israel and the
Palestinians, and makes the two-state solution ever
harder to realise." (William Hague, 8 June 2012)
There seem to be no sanctions against what is
recognised by our own government as an illegal activ-
ity.
The audience wanted to know what we could do to
help. We discussed boycotting Israeli goods, or writ-
ing to our MPS and MEPS to encourage the USA to
put pressure on the Israeli government and discour-
age trade with the USA and the European Union. But
perhaps the best thing we can do is to follow up the
initial eye-opening by finding out more information,
monitoring the media and telling others about it.
Liz McDermott
The reality of life in Yanoun
Settlements overlooking Yanoun
Yanoun villagers
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Poetry Corner
SNOWDROPS
Green patterned
this flower lifts its whiteness
through the snow.
Clusters of white petals
and petticoats
small, silent hope.
BIRD SONG
Bird song,
mixed chorus of spring,
soft as new green
sprouts from trees.
Gentle, like starlight,
spirals my waking.
From The Earth Singing (Lapwing)
by Sue Moules
SPRING SONG
Sing bird, sing -
let your fireworks glint,
explode your repeated light
over my garden.
Fountain me
under your gleam of stars.
Grapevine Readers’ Survey results
Thank you to all those who took the time to fill in the
survey. Here is a summary of the results.
Q1. This edition of the Grapevine (Feb 2013) is the 6th edition since its first edition dated July/August 2012. Including this edition, how many have you seen? Rhifyn hwn o'r Grapevine (Chwefror 2013) yw'r 6ed argraffiad ers ei rifyn cyntaf dyddiedig Gorffennaf / Awst 2012. Gan gynnwys y rhifyn hwn, faint ydych chi wedi gweld?
Seen 1 or 2 3 or 4 5 or 6
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Yes No No answer
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Listings, Articles related to
theme Letters
Regular Features
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lynol fel nodweddion rheolaidd?
Sustainability Local
History Recipes
Kids’ page
Poems / Puzzles
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Q5. How important is it for you to see more Welsh language / bilingual articles in the Grapevine? Rate 1-5, 1 being “not important” to 5 being “very important”. Pa mor bwysig yw hi i chi i weld mwy o erthyglau Cymraeg / dwyieithog yn y Grapevine? Ar raddfa o 1 i 5, gydag 1 yn "ddim yn bwysig" i 5 yn
"bwysig iawn"
Very Important No preference Not Important
23% 31% 46%
Sample of positive requests:
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“Sections that can appeal to different age groups e.g. children, teenagers, elderly”
“More politics and controversy”
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“Boring” and “A bit hippy”
Our answer: “please send us your contributions as we’d really appreciate more of you getting involved!”
Mostly, though, we don’t seem to be doing too badly. “Daliwch ati / Keep it up” was a common sentiment.
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