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 and Centre, 15 Ffordd Elidir, Caernarfon. CAB Surgery for general advice and benefits check, every Wednesday 10am-1pm. For more information, contact Rhian on 07796712944. Communities First - For information about Communities First training and events, contact Eiriona on 01286 674698. Cllr Glyn Thomas - to book an appointment, contact Maesincla Eye on maesinclaeye@yahoo.com. For further information about the centre contact Tracy on maesinclaeye@yahoo.com CYLCH TI A FI MAESINCLA: Pob Dydd Gwener - tymor Ysgol yn unig, 12:45-2.15 Yn Cylch Maesincla, Safle Plas Pawb. 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. 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. YOGA: Mae yoga yn dda ar gyfer ymlacio, yn gofalu am yr asgrwn cefn a’r cyhyrau ac yn ffordd dda o gadw’n ystwyth. Bydd sesiynau yoga i dechreuwyr pob pnawn Iau, 5 tan 6yh yn Feed My Lambs - £5 y wers. Os am fwy o fanylion cysylltwch a Gwen James ar 07876 540 707. SCOUTS: 1st Caernarfon Scout Group desperately needs new Leaders to help in both the Beaver 6-8yr olds and also in the Cub section 8-10yr olds, they meet on Tuesdays and Mondays respectively at 6-7:30pm, contact GSL Stephen if you are interested on 01286 671776. BANC BWYD ARFON FOOD BANK: Situated at Canolfan Gwyrfai (Pentecostal Church) Cibyn Estate, open between noon and 2pm. Tuesday and Friday.If you wish to contribute the Food Bank can arrange to collect the food- non- perishable and within the Best Before Date. Phone 07423014038 or 1286/677208. The food bank serves the whole Arfon district from Abergwyngregyn to Llanllyfni and Pontllyfni. AGEING WELL: Age Cymru Gwynedd a Mon have teamed up with Communities First and Gwynedd Council to run an ageing well project for over-50s in Bangor and Caernarfon. The aim is to encourage older people to come for a cuppa and a chat, and to take part in activities if they so wish. For example there are gentle chair exercises in the scout hut in Maesincla, Caernarfon every Wednesday from 10am onwards, a computer skills course every Friday from 10am onwards, whereby people can bring their own devices to learn on, or use ones provided for them. SEQUENCE DANCING: Every Tuesday, 8pm at Y Galeri. New members welcome. Contact Mrs Pat Davies tel:01286 673623. IT CLASSES: Age Cymru Gwynedd a Môn is providing IT classes for older people (over 50) free of charge at the Scout Hut, Maesincla at 10am, every Friday. GWYL FWYD CAERNARFON: Between now and May 13 there will be three fundraising events, which are essential to maintain the founding principle of free entry to the Festival. On April 22 a Tapas Trail will visit six of Caernarfon’s eateries, led by Emrys Llywelyn Jones. On Saturday May 6, two exclusive carriages on the Welsh Highland Railway will transport passengers to the Glaslyn Osprey Project, with a nature walk and story-telling. On Friday May 12, following the success of last year’s occasion, there will be a second Sdwnsh Coginio at Galeri. Tickets for all events are available at Palas Print. Saturday, May 13 is the date of the Food Festival with more stallholders and an expanded programme of activities. To stage such a large scale event, the help of community volunteers is vital. If you can spare an hour or two on the day, contact Katherine Owen on 07816 226862 or katherineowen71@yahoo.co.uk. details on the website: www.gwylfwydcaernarfon.cymru SEILO: Merched yn y Beibl oedd thema’r Parch Cath Williams yn oedfa’r bore, a hynny ar Sul y Mamau. Dr Gwyn Lewis oedd wrth yr organ a John Williams yn codi’r canu. Y Parch John Owen o Rhuthun fydd yn gwasanaethu y Sul nesaf. COMMUNITY YOUTH REPRESENTATIVES: for Caernarfon. If you are aged from 16-25 and live within Caernarfon, you could be co-opted as a Community Youth Representative for the town council. If you would like more information, please contact Katherine the Town Clerk on 01286 672943 or email townclerk@caernarfontowncouncil.gov.uk. Closing date end of May 2017. COR COFNOD: On Friday, April 7, at 7.30pm, Caernarfon-based ladies choir Cor Cofnod will hold a charity concert at Theatr Seilo, Caernarfon. in aid of Tŷ Gobaith, the children’s hospice based in the Conwy Valley. The choir has commisioned Karen Owen, the poet from Penygroes, to write lyrics to celebrate over 40 years since the choir (formerly known as Alawon Menai) was formed. Composer Robat Arwyn, originally from Talysarn but now of Rhuthun, was asked to compose the music. Côr Cofnod’s guests on the night will be: Steffan Rhys Hughes of Llangwyfan who has won the most prizes in the history of the National Eisteddfod. He won the Urdd’s Bryn Terfel Scholarship in the autumn and has recently joined Only Men Aloud. Gwilym Bowen Rhys, the young folk singer from Bethel, who also sings with Plu and Bandana. Annette Bryn Parry, the pianist and accompanist. Deiniolen Silver Band, conductor Lois Eifion. Bethan Jones Parry, compere. Tickets available at Palas Print and Na Nog, Caernarfon, and also at the door. Adults £7 Children £3. CAEATHRO GARDENING CLUB: The next meeting will be on Tuesday, April 11 at 7pm in the Canolfan Caeathro when Joanna Davidson will speak on the intriguing subject, ‘The Common Way’. ARFON WI: At the March meeting members enjoyed an Eisteddfod. The judges, Pat Jones and Pat Parry, were very impressed by the quality and number of entries - over 150. A crown and a chair were won by the members with the highest number of points in the Arts and Crafts sections - the crown by Margaret EllisDavies and the Chair by Janice Pritchard. At the next meeting, at 7.30 on Wed April 12 in the Institute Building, Alun Pritchard will talk about his humanitarian work in Kenya. Guests are always welcome.

SEILO: Saerniodd y Parch John Owen ei sylwadau fore Sul diwethaf ar ein taith gristnogol fel pobl y ffordd, gan ofyn I pwy yda ni yn perthyn? Y Sul nesa am 10yb. Anna Jane Evans fydd yng nghofal y gwasanaeth tra hefyd yn hyrwyddo Apêl Corwynt Cariad. SALEM: Cynhaliwyd oedfa’r bore ar y thema ‘Duw yn Llefaru’ dan arweiniad Llywydd y mis, Llinos Williams a dwy aelod sef Carys Owen a Brenda Owen. Cafwyd gymorth gan rai o’r plant yn y rhannau agoriadol. Cyflwynwyd neges i’r plant gan Llinos Williams cyn iddynt fynychu’r Ysgol Sul. Arthur Wilding oedd wrth yr organ a Bethan Glyn ar yr allweddellau. GArweiniwyd yr oedfa Gymun hwyrol gan y Parch Eric Jones, Bangor, a chyfeiliwyd gan Mrs Iola Grisdale. Cyflwynywd blodau’r Cysegr i Mrs Gwenno Roberts, Melangell. Y Sul nesaf bydd y Parch Mererid Mair yng ngofal oedfa’r bore am 10, a Nerys Jackson yn ngofal oedfa’r hwyr am 4.