FOUR PAGES OF COMMUNITY DIARY FROM ACROSS THE REGION:

ABERDARON

ST HYWYN’S CHURCH SERVICES: Sun 10am Holy Communion. Thurs 10.15am Holy Communion; 9.30pm 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: 11am on the first Sunday in each month, Communion.

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. CYMDEITHAS HANES BEDDGELERT: Thursday, September 7, 2pm. Visit to the Nefyn Maritime Museum. Tour, talk, film & cafe. Meet at Beddgelert main car park at 1pm. £2 per head. Book at least a week beforehand with Margaret Dunn (01766 890550).

BETHEL

CAPEL BETHEL: Medi 3, 10yb Mr Glyn Owen CLWB BOWLIO MAT BYR: The Club meet at the Memorial Hall every Wednesday between 1pm and 3pm with a break for refreshments. Coaching and equipment provided. Ring 01248 670018 for more information. CYSEGR: Sul, Medi 3 am 10yb: Euron Hughs ac Ysgol Sul yn ail gychwyn. CLWB BRO BETHEL: Bydd cyfarfod cyntaf o’r Clwb prynhawn Mawrth, Medi 5. am 2yp yn Festri Cysegr. Y Parch Harri Parri fydd yno, felly dewch draw i wrando ar sgwrs a chael cyfle i gymdeithasu dros banad ar y diwedd. Croeso cynnes i unrhyw un ymaelodi a mwynhau amrywiol sgyrsiau, gweithgareddau, cinio Nadolig a gwibdaith.

BETWS GARMON

ST GARMON’S CHURCH: Third Sunday each month, 11.45am Cymun endigaid, 4pm Holy Communion. 5th Sunday of each month, bilingual Holy communion at 4pm. All other Sundays, 4pm Evensong only.

BLAENAU FFESTINIOG

BRIDGE CAFE: 3D Jisaw 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 Wed 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 Stephen at info@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 leaders John and Maria offer a warm welcome to the young people of Bontnewydd and surrounding villages to participate in the club’s activities. The club is open every Tuesday from 7-9pm and open to students from Year Seven upwards. Activities scheduled this year include trips out of the club to participate in Ice skating, Indoor Climbing, Ten Pin Bowling, trips to the cinema. Also a range of activities offered within the club including pool, table tennis, cookery, boxing punch bag and game consoles. Members will also be given the opportunity to achieve the NICAS indoor climbing Level 1 climbing certificate. If you require any further information regarding the club, contact John on 0791 9923548 or Maria.

BORTH Y GEST

ST CYNGAR’S CHURCH: 11.15am Morning Prayer (1st and 3rd Sundays), 11.15am Eucharist (2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays).

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 (5-7years), Brownies (7-10 years) and Guides (10+), 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. CAB surgery for general advice/benefits check etc, every Wed between 10am-1pm. For further info, contact Natalie Keys on 07825678836. For Communities First info/training etc, contact Eiriona on 01286 674698. Cllr Cemlyn Rees Williams will hold a surgery on the last Wed of the month, between 5pm-6pm. To book an appointment, ring 01286 674977/07955951403. For further info, 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. 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: Held every Tuesday at the Galeri, 8-10pm, a warm welcome to all. Contact Mrs Pat Davies 673623 for more information. 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. GWYNEDD COUNCIL OPUS: can support people aged 25 and over on their journey to work, volunteering and training. This support includes initial one to one meetings, Work Star assessments and completion of an action plan, Group work activities to improve confidence and self-esteem, Training opportunities to improve skills, Volunteering and work placements to gain practical work experience, Job search and CV writing skills, and Interview techniques. For more information contact the team on 01286 682 730 or Opus@gwynedd.llyw.cymru. OPUS is funded by the European Social Fund. DRYSAU AGORED: Medi 1 a 2. Pob mis Medi mae CADW yn annog perchenogion adeiladau o ddiddordeb pensaerniol neu hanesyddol sydd ddim yn agored fel arfer i’r cyhoedd agor eu drysau. Yng Nghaernarfon eleni y penwythnos cyntaf mis Medi yw uchalbwynt y gweithgaredd. Ar ddydd Gwener, Medi 1, bydd yr Hen Garchar a Swyddfeydd Ymddiriedolaethyr Harbwr yn agored. Bydd y prif weithgareddau ar ddydd Sadwrn, Medi 2. Yn ystod y diwrnod yng nghyffiniau Porth Aur bydd Clwb Iotio Brenhinol Cymru, Bwa Canoloesol yn ‘Totters’ a Ffynnon Elinor yn nhŷ Porth yr Aur i gyd yn croesawu ymwelwyr. Ar hyd Stryd y Plas yng nghanol y Dref gellir gweld yr adeilad o’r 15fed canrif sy’n eiddo i ‘Panorama’, seleri Neuadd y Farchnad a gwydr lliw sydd dyddio o 1622 yn Nhafarn Pen Deitsh. Ymhlith yr adeiladau crefyddol agored bydd Capel Caersalem (Stryd Garnon), Capel Seilo (Allt Pafiliwn), Capel Ebeneser (Tre’r Gof), Capel Y Maes, Capel Salem (Penygraig), Eglwys Sts Mair (Stryd yr Eglwys), Eglwys Llanbeblig (Ffordd Waunfawr) a Dros yr Aber hen Eglwys Llanfaglan. Gellir darganfod manylion llawn, gan gynnwys oriau agored, ar Wefan Cadw o dan ‘Drysau Agored’. Cydlynwyr y cynllun yn y Dre yw Cymdeithas Ddinesig Caernarfon. Mae posteri a taflenni ar gael o gwmpas y dre. Mae’r manylion hefyd ar gael ar ei gwefan o dan ‘Drysau Agored - Open Doors’. Mae penwythnos diddorol iawn - yn rhad ac am ddim, yn eich disgwyl chi. Ar gyfer manylion pellach cysylltwch â Clive and Rhiannon James: 01286 674806. COFFEE MORNING: The Parish of Llanbeblig have a Coffee Morning Saturday 2nd September 10.30am at Feed My Lambs. nStalls, Raffle, come and enjoy a cuppa and a chat with friends and family at this friendly occasion. A warm welcome to all. CAPEL SEILO: Ymunodd aelodau Salem unwaith yn rhagor, ar Sul Awst 27, gyda aelodau Seilo mewn gwasanaeth ar y cyd dan arweiniad y Parch Marcus Robinson, Bethel. Cafwyd pregeth gyfoes ac amserol ganddo ar yr angen mewn byd sy’n gynyddol frawychus a threisgar, a chyfryngau sy’n pwysleisio agweddau negyddol, i ganolbwyntio ar y newyddion da a pheidio digaloni. Alun Rhys Williams oedd yr organydd gyda Glyn Robinson yn arwain y gan. Bydd y gwasanaeth y Sul nesaf, Medi 3, yng ngofal un o flaenoriaid yr Eglwys ac estynnir croeso i bawb. THOMAS MERION HUGHES: Roedd y gynulleidfa yng Nghapel Seilo, Caernarfon, ar Awst 4 yn adlewyrchu parch y gymuned tuag at Meirion a’i gyfraniad i fywyd y dref a’i etifeddiath drwy gofnodi hanes Caernarfon. Gwasanaethwyd yr angladd gan Y Parchedigion Dafydd Hughes, Harri Parri, Gwenda Richards a Reuben Roberts. Cafwyd teyrnged gan ei gor-nith, Anwen a’r cludwyr oedd Rhodri, Joshua Taylor, Gareth ac Adam Edwards, Mark a Lloyd Williams. Rhoddwyd i orffwys ym Mynwent Llanbeblig. Bu farw yn dawel yn ei gartref, 34 Stryd Garnons ar Orffennaf 25 ag yntau yn 89 mlwydd oed. Yn unig fab i Ellis ac Annie Hughes, Stryd Fawr, Caernarfon, bu’n briod â’r ddiweddar Meiriona. Roedd yn ewythr i Joyce ac Anwen, yn gefnder i Norah a Carys. Ffrind ffyddlon i Menai a’r teulu (Llandudno), i Gareth ac i Christine a’r teulu. Dymuna’r teulu ddiolch i Dr Eilir Jones a Hosbis yn y cartref am eu gofal yn ei ddyddiau olaf. Rhoddir arian er cof amdano i Hosbis yn y Cartref a Hafan Iechyd. Roedd Meirion yn awdur nifer o lyfrau ag erthyglau, gyda cholofn gyson ym Mhapur Dre. Roedd wedi cofnodi yn eang hanes Caernarfon â oedd mor bwysig iddo. Meistriolodd y gynghanedd a chafodd fwynhad yn ysgrifennu cwpledi ac englynion di-ri. Fe enillodd gadeiriau mewn Eisteddfodau lleol a bu’n aelod o’r Orsedd yn y Wisg Wen am flynyddoedd lawer. Trefnwyr yr angladd oedd Gwilym Jones a’i Fab, Ffordd y De, Caernarfon.

CLYNNOG FAWR

EBENESER: Medi 3: 10yb Oedfa yr Ofalaeth dan ofal y Gweinidog -Y Parch Gwenda Richards.