FOUR PAGES OF COMMUNITY DIARY FROM ACROSS THE REGION:

ABERDARON

ST HYWYN’S CHURCH SERVICES: Sun 10-11am Holy Communion. Thurs 10-10.30am Holy Communion; 5-5.30pm Silent Prayer. All services are bilingual. Llanfaelrhys Church: Sun 2pm Evening Prayer in Welsh. More information www. st-hywyn.org.uk.

ABERERCH

ST CAWRDAF’S CHURCH: 9.30am Offeren /Eucharist (2nd Sun). 9.30am Boreol Weddi/ Morning Payer (1st, 3rd and 4th and 5th Sun).

ABERSOCH

DRU YOGA CLASSES: Abersoch Village Hall. Monday 7-8.15pm and Wednesday 10.30-11.45am. Dru Yoga is practised by people of all abilities, all fitness levels and all age groups, with classes tailored to the needs of each individual. Classes suitable for regular students or drop in – no need to book. Cost per session £5. Call Freddie on 07833663717 or email SimplyYoga@ btinternet.com for more information.

BEDDGELERT

ST MARY’S CHURCH: 9.30am every Sunday Anglican bilingual service.

CATHOLIC SERVICES: Porthmadog and Pwllheli parish Mass times: Saturday evening Mass at St Joseph’s Church, Pwllheli 6.30pm; Sunday Mass at 9am at the Most Holy Redeemer Church Porthmadog; Sunday Mass 11.30am at St Joseph’s Church Pwllheli. Weekday Masses at 10.15am in Porthmadog and 10am in Pwllheli. FLOWER FESTIVAL: St Mary’s Church August 4-10 from 10am-7pm every day. Donations to boost church funds. Light refreshments will be available.

BETHEL

BOWLING: The recently established Bowling Club has proved to be a significant success. Members would like to thank the local Councillor and the Village Hall Committee for their support. Due to the interest shown it is asked that any further applications to join be referred to the Committee for consideration. Contact the Secretary at 6 Rhos Est, tel 670018 or the local Councillor Sion Jones. LOCAL PLAN: Meeting to discuss the Local Development Plan in Bethel (planning future). Thursday, August 4 in the Bethel Memorial Hall at 7pm.

BETWS GARMON

ST GARMON’S CHURCH: Third Sunday each month, 11.45am Cymun Bendigaid, 4pm Holy Communion. All other Sundays, 4pm Evensong only.

BLAENAU FFESTINIOG

DIGITAL DROP-IN: Digital drop-in sessions at Blaenau Ffestiniog Library, every Tuesday, 2-4pm. These sessions, led by local volunteers who have been trained by Citizens Online, are open to all, and are designed as introductions to the internet. For details ring 07854690529. BRIDGE CAFE: 3D Jigsaw Journey. Free Exhibition - Travel round the world with these beautiful models. How many can you identify - Bridge Cafe 9am-5pm. Poetry Group - Tues 10.30am to noon. Acoustic Music Night - Thurs 7.45pm-10pm. Non-alcoholic venue. Siop Siarad - Panad a sgwrs 4th Sat of the month. IT’S A SMALL WORLD: (Old Billiard Hall), Scalextric Club Night - Up to 14s - Thurs 4pm-5.30pm £2, 14+ Thurs 6.30pm-8.30pm - £3, Vintage Players - Fri 5pm-7pm £3. ARMY CADET FORCE (ACF): Blaenau Ffestiniog ACF open every Thurs 7-9pm for young people age 12-18 years of the town and surrounding areas. It is a local Youth Organisation which aims to develop a sense of community in the cadets whilst providing fun, exciting and adventurous opportunities. www.facebook. BlaenauFfestiniogPlatoon AGE WELL: Every Wednesday at the Community Centre (near the Leisure Centre): 9.30am-4pm. Tai Chi: 10.30am-11.30am. Indoor Bowls: 11.45am-12.45am. Art (Creative Hour): noon-1pm. Gentle Chair Exercise: 1pm-2pm. Card Games: 2pm-3pm. Youth Club for the over 50s! Contact Fflur on 01286 677711 or Fflur@acgm.co.uk. BLAENAU FFESTINIOG MEN’S SHED: A place where men gather together to talk and make new friends, recycle,reuse, restore and share their skills and experiences. Every Tuesday 10.30am-1.30pm at Tan Y Maen, contact blaenaumensshed1@gmail.com for more information, or call 01766 830203

BONTNEWYDD

YOUTH CLUB: Bontnewydd Youth Club has now re-opened for another year and the leaders, John and Fflur offer a warm welcome to the young people of Bontnewydd and the surrounding villages to participate in the club’s activities. The club is open every Tuesday and Thursday, 7-9pm, to students from Year Seven upwards. Activities scheduled this year include trips out of the club for Ice skating, Indoor Climbing, Ten pin bowling, visits to the cinema. There will also be a range of activities within the club including pool, table tennis, cookery, boxing punch bag and game consoles. Members will be able to participate in the Gwynedd Arts and Crafts Festival. Contact John on 0791 9923548 CYLCH TI A FI: Dydd Mercher, rhwng 12.45yp a 2.15yp yn Neuadd y Ganolfan, Bontnewydd. Croeso cynnes i fabanod, plant hyd at 4 oed rhieni a gwarchodwyr. LIBANUS (A): Bydd yr eglwys ar gau trwy Mis Awst.

BORTH Y GEST

ST CYNGAR’S CHURCH: 11.15am Morning Prayer (1st and 3rd Sundays), 11.15am Eucharist (2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays). BETHEL CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL: the service in English, on Sunday August 7 at 10.30am, will be led by the Rev David G Isaacs of Criccieth.

BRYNREFAIL

YR EGLWYS BRESBYTERAIDD: Ni fydd Gwasanaethau eto tan ddechrau Medi.

CAEATHRO

SEGONTIUM JUDO CLUB: Judo classes are held for children between 7 and 14 years of age on Mon evenings at Canolfan y Capel Caeathro at £3 a session. Contact club secretary Hannah Hughes on 01286 672344 or find on Facebook – SegontiumJudoClub.

CAERNARFON

CATHOLIC CHURCH: St David and St Helen Catholic Church, Twthill East, Caernarfon. Weekend masses Sat 6pm. Sunday Masses at Our Lady and St James, Bangor at 10am and 5pm. Father Adrian Moran is the priest at both churches. PENTECOSTAL: Caernarfon Pentecostal Church, 10.30am every Sun at Canolfan Gwyrfai, Cibyn Industrial Estate, with young people’s groups (Creche 0-3yrs, King’s Kids 4-9yrs, Frequency 9-13yrs, Energise 14-17yrs) during the adult service. Wednesday at 5.30pm will be Good News club. For details, contact Mr P Hummel (senior church leader) on 01286 673276. ROYAL WELCH COMRADES ASSOCIATION: Monthly meetings at the Ex-Service Club. First Wednesday every month at 7pm. All ex-service members are welcome. SHELTER CYMRU: Housing advice at the Citizens Advice Bureau on Tues 9.30am-12.30pm. Ring 01248 671005 for an appointment. BRIDGE: Caernarfon Duplicate Bridge Club meets every Friday at 7pm at the library. Phone Clive Emery on 01286 676474. EX-SERVICE: Caernarfon Ex-Service Club is open to new social members. Contact the club steward on 01286 672761 between 7-11pm. BOLLYWOOD INDIAN DANCING: Thursdays, 7.30-8.30pm, at Feed My Lambs Venue. £4.50 adults and £2.50 children. Contact 07827 572842, bollywoodburnout. com. GUIDING: Vacancies for Rainbows, Brownies and Guides, plus teenage and adult volunteers. Contact Lesley Roberts 07583786487 lesley.d.roberts@btinternet. com T’AI CHI QIGONG: This gentle form of exercise is very effective for relaxation, health and well being and is suitable for all ages and abilities. Classes are relatively informal, relaxed and have an emphasis on enjoyment. Weekly classes - Tues 10.30am-noon and 6.30pm-8pm at the Beacon Climbing Centre, Cibyn Industrial Estate - £5 per session. For information and to book your place, as numbers are limited, contact Lindsay on 01286 870353. GRŵP YSGRIFENNU: Ydych chi’n ysgrifennu pethau ffeithiol fel bywgraffiad, neu straeon byrion, cerddi, nofel neu drama yn y Gymraeg, ac yn hunan-nodi fel person anabl ac/neu oes gennych gyflwr iechyd corfforol neu feddyliol hirdymor? Ydych chi’n ffansïo gweithio heb unrhyw gost i chi efo ysgrifennwyr eraill mewn grp bach cyfeillgar er mwyn datblygu’ch gwaith? Beth am ffeindio allan am grwp newydd arbennig sy’n bwriadu dod at eu gilydd yn ardal Caernarfon bob mis? Am fwy o wybodaeth, cysylltwch â: denni@dacymru. com neu post@dacymru.com. Ffôn: 029 2055 1040. MAESINCLA EYE: Community Group & Centre, 15 Ffordd Elidir. Cllr Glyn Thomas holds surgery at the Centre on second Wed of the month 6-7.30pm. CAB surgery every Wed 10-1, general advice and benefit check, more info contact Rhian on 07796712944. Communities 1st every Tuesday 10am-noon taking Food Co-Op orders and payments, fresh fruit/veg/salad, £3 per bag (collect Friday), Credit Union and Job Club (help in getting back into work and training) more info contact Eiriona 07881848292. CYLCH TI A FI: Maesincla (Safle Plas Pawb). Mae sesiwn Cylch Ti a Fi wythnosol yn cael ei gynnal bob bore Llun o 9.15yb tan 10.45yb. Croeso cynnes i rieni, gwarchodwyr, babanod a phlant bach i ymuno yn y sesiynau celf a chrefft, canu, ac amser stori. Cyfle i gymdeithasu dros baned. Tôst a ffrwythau ar gael i’r plant. Sesiwn Ti a Fi am ddim (am ragor o wybodaeth cysylltwch â Nicola neu Shân ar 01286 662442. TI A FI NODDFA: Mae sesiwn Ti a Fi yn cael ei gynnal bob bore dydd Mawrth 9.30 tan 11yb yn Ganolfan Noddfa. Croeso cynnes i ddod i gymdeithasu ac i chwarae. AGE CYMRU: Gwynedd a Môn supported by BT have again joined forced with Ysgol Sir Hugh Owen to provide free IT classes for older people in the Caernarfon area. Year 11 students are available between 3.30pm-4.30pm every Tues at the school to give one to one informal tutorials for older people, on the use of a computer or tablet irrespective of their knowledge or ability. For information call Age Cymru Gwynedd a Mon Offices on 01286 677711 or just call in at the school on Tues at 3.30pm. SALSA DANCING: for beginners at Feed my Lambs, Caernarfon every Wed between 8-9pm. Cost £3. DIGITAL DROP-IN: Digital drop-in sessions at Caernarfon Library, every Wed 11am-1pm. These sessions, led by local volunteers who have been trained by Citizens Online, are open to all, and are designed as introductions to the internet. For details ring 01286 679463. CWMNI COFIS BACH: Tues, free. Drama Club: 3.45-4.45pm year 3-6. 5-6pm years 7-10. Guitar and Drumming Club, Year 4+, 20 minute sessions timetabled between 3.45pm and 7.30pm. Art Club: 3.45-4.30pm, years 0-2; 4.45-5.45, years 3-6; 6pm-7pm, years 7-10. Register on 07765 655 848. CASTLE SQUARE CHURCH: Every Wednesday during the summer, Castle Square Church, will be open between 10.30am and 3pm. There is tea and coffee, music on the organ, and everyone is welcome to call in at any time during the day. MOTIV8’: To Make A Change For People With Mental Health Issues. An annual event for people experiencing mental health issues and those supporting them, on Thursday October 20 at the Brailsford Leisure Centre, Bangor. Multi agency initiative to raise awareness of mental health issues with an emphasis on the benefits of being active and having fun on mental wellbeing. Motiv8 will give people the opportunity to take part in taster sessions in basketball, archery, pool, gym exercise, tai chi, dance, and climbing. Local and national services will be on hand to offer advice, guidance and support. The #Awalkinmyshoes sponsored walk on Saturday August 13 begins at Caernarfon Castle before following a circular route along The Welsh Highland railway path to Dinas, and finishing back at Caernarfon. For more information contact Sharon JamiesonEvans at Sharon.Jamieson-Evans@wales. nhs.uk GARDEN COMPETITION: During the week commencing August 15, a person appointed by the Caernarfon Royal Town Council will visit council and private housing estates and the walled town to judge the best turned out front gardens, hanging baskets displays and window boxes. Back and side gardens, where visible will also be judged. The competition will include public houses, B & Bs, hotels, cafes and restaurants and will be co sponsored by Fron Goch Garden Centre. Trophies, prizes and certificates will be presented by the Mayor at a ceremony in the Institute Building in the autumn. Previous winners are kindly requested to return their cups to the Town Clerk by the first week in September. Tel 672943. CAERNARFON TOWN TOTE: Numbers for July 23 were 3-29. There were 2 winners. The numbers for July 31 were 6-14. There was One winner. CAPEL SALEM: Gwasanaethwyd yn yr oedfa bore Sul Gorffennaf 31 gan Y Parch Mererid Mair Williams, gyda chenadwri a sylfaenwyd ar ddameg y Samariad trugarog. Erbyn hyn y mae’r Parch Ron Williams adre o’r ysbyty ond yn aros i dderbyn llawdriniaeth. Yr organydd oedd Arthur Wilding, Mair Price oedd y llywydd a rhoddwyd y blodau gan Mrs. Haf Jones. Gwydion a Llywelyn oedd casglyddion y bore. Y Parch Mererid Mair oedd yn gweinyddu hefyd yn oedfa’r pnawn. Fe arweiniodd mewn myfyrdod ar dair salm benodol ond arwyddocaol. Arthur Wilding a gyfeiliodd unwaith eto. Bydd y Parch Mererid yn gwasanaethu y Sul nesaf hefyd, gweinyddir y cymun yn oedfa’r pnawn. CAPEL SEILO: Gwasanaethwyd y Sul diwethaf gan y Parch William Davies, Bala. Daeth ei destun o Lyfr Genesis. Cafwyd hanes Isaac yn gosod allor, codi pabell a chloddio am ffynnon, gan ddefnyddio’r tri phen yma i’w neges am bwysigrwydd crefydd, cysgod a chynhaliaeth i’n bywyd ni heddiw. Arweinydd y gân oedd Elizabeth Jones gyda Alun Rhys Williams yn cyfeilio. Diolchwyd i bawb a fu o gymorth i’r eglwys yn ystod y mis diwethaf. Bydd yn ymuno yn Salem am y ddau Sul cyntaf yn Awst, ac yn croesawu Karen Owen yma i bregethu fore Sul 21 Awst am 10yb.

CLYNNOG FAWR

CAPEL EBENESER: Awst 7, dim oedfa. ST BEUNO’S CHURCH: Sunday August 7, 11am Holy Communion (English). The Church is open every day, where you will find an exhibition telling of its history. COMMUNITY WEBSITE: The Community Council intends to establish a community website which will include details of the work of the Community Council but will also have space for other information such as local history, forthcoming events, etc. Anyone with ideas regarding the site are welcome to contact the Clerk (01286 660141). SEFYDLIAD Y MERCHED: Dydd Iau, Gorffennaf 14 aeth y Sefydliad am eu trip blynyddol, sef ‘mystery trip’ wedi ei drefnu gan Ifan, Bysus Ceiri. Aethont i Ffestiniog gan ymweld a ‘Canolfan Seren Ffestiniog’ cyn mynd ymlaen i Gwesty Seren. Cafwyd pryd o fwyd yng Nghaffi Lakeside, Tanygrisiau cyn dychwelyd am adref. Diolchwyd i Ifan am yr holl drefniadau. Prynhawn Iau, Gorffennaf 27 estynodd y Llywydd, Gwyneth Woodall, groeso i’w chartref newydd yn Aberdesach am luniaeth ysgafn. Bydd y cyfarfod nesaf, nos Iau, Medi 22 – Côr Nantlle.