KENFIG HILL&PYLE

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Bethel Community Church: Kidzone for children aged 7 – 11 on Fridays, from 5.30pm6.45pm, at Bethel Community Church on Pwllygath Street, Kenfig Hill. Parents are requested to take their children to Kidzone where they can register their attendance. For more information, call 01656 857505.

Kenfig Hill and District Male Voice Choir: The choir’s next event is a St David’s Day Concert on Wednesday, March 1, at North Cornelly Community Centre at 7pm.

Harp and Organ Recital: Nationally acclaimed musicians Tomos and Joshua Xerri will be performing at St James Church, Pyle on Saturday, March 11 at 7pm. For tickets telephone 07850 129079.

1st Kenfig Hill Beavers and Cubs: Cubs meet on Mondays at 6.15pm7.45pm and currently have spaces for 8 and 9-year-old boys and girls. Beavers meet on a Tuesday 5.50pm-7pm but are currently full with a waiting list. They could take on more beavers if another leader is found.

Pyle Community Council: The next meeting will be held in the Talbot Community Centre on Tuesday, February 28, from 5.30pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend and councillors will receive questions for 15 minutes before the meeting.

This is an opportunity for people to make suggestions or raise any concerns and an opportunity to meet their community councillors.

In November, a suggestion was put forward about efforts to make Kenfig Hill a Dementia Friendly Community and provide training sessions to raise awareness.

A coffee morning is now being arranged by the Kenfig Hill and Pyle Branch of the Labour Party for businesses, organisations and clubs with a Dementia Friends Champion as a guest speaker.

This information session aims to improve understanding of dementia and help improve the lives of people living with

Pyle Life Centre: What’s on at the centre?

Mondays – Basic Skills, Cuppa with a Copper, Digital Skills, Bridges into Work 2, Tang Soo Do Martial Art and Zumba.

Tuesdays – Basic Skills, Revolutionize Dance, Kyokushin Karate and Dance Maniax Street Dance. Junior Reading Group (8-12 years old) meet on the last Tuesday of the month.

Wednesdays – Basic Skills, Learn Direct Drop In, Weight Watchers, Lego Club, Ballet, Shotokan Karate and Yoga.

Thursdays – Shelta Cymru, Kyokushin Karate, Cynffig Crafts and Hip Hop with Revolutionize; Night Owls reading group meet on first Thursday of month at 7pm and last Thursday of the month at 2pm; the Teenage Group (12-19) meets on the second Thursday of the month.

Fridays – Bounce and Rhyme, Tang Soo Do Martial Art and Gymnastics for Children. Saturdays – Story Time and Craft, Baby Ballet with Revolutionize and Dance with Revolutionize.

For more details and times drop in to Pyle Library.

Festival Week: Preparations are already taking place for this wonderful annual event in the Kenfig Hill and Pyle Community. This year the theme is Flower Power as 2017 celebrates 50 years since the Summer of Love.

Festival week commences on Saturday, June 24 until Sunday, July 2 with Fun Day on Saturday, July 1. More information included nearer to the time.

The Scout Hall: Situated just off Croft Goch Road, Kenfig Hill, The Hall is available for hire daytimes and certain nights through the week. It is also available for children’s parties. Call Gina on 07752 366241.

The Talbot Community Centre: Yee-ha! Book your ticket now for a Country and Western Evening at the Talbot on Saturday, March 25.

The evening will include a cowboy supper and entertainment from Rob Allen. Ticket are £12.

For more information call 01656 749754.

Regular activities include:

A weekly coffee morning is held every Tuesday from 9.30am-11.30am. Come along for some topical debate followed by a game of skittles. Call 01656 749754.

Lunch is held at the Talbot Diner – on Wednesdays and Fridays, from 11.45am-12.45pm.

February menus to include beef stew and dumplings and other ‘Winter Warming’ meals.

Usually served on the last Friday of the month ‘Fish on Friday’ is now also to be served on a Wednesday mid-month.

Two courses for nonmembers £5 or members £4.50. Talbot Diner members must be 30 years of age or over.

Takeaways are £4 plus 75p for delivery. Transport is also available if you are unable to get to the centre.

Bingo sessions are held twice a week – Mondays eyes down at 6.30pm and Fridays eyes down at 1.45pm. Bingo follows straight after lunch on a Friday and transport is provided if you are unable to get to the centre

Quilting and sewing classes have also restarted – come along for inspiration and help with your projects Monday, from 2pm- 4pm. Activities include arts and crafts, cookery, chair based exercise, health and wellbeing sessions.

Morning sessions run from 10am-12.30pm and afternoon sessions run from 1.30pm-4pm.

Each session costs £5 including refreshments. Lunch is also provided at £2.50. Call the centre on 01656 749754 for details.

Slimming World: Meetings are held at Talbot Community Centre on Thursdays at 9.30am, 3.30pm, 5.30pm and 7.30pm.

Millie is the Sliming World consultant who will help you get set for a happy, healthy new year in her warm and friendly class.

Weight Watchers: Meetings are held at Pyle Life Centre on Wednesdays at 9.30am (weighing starts at 9am).

This is a lovely welcoming class led by Sue Phillips. A warm, friendly, experienced leader and coach who has been there and got the (smaller) T-shirt.

KPC Youth & Community: Staff would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who supported their Big Give Christmas Challenge and enable them to reach their target. The New Year has got off to a busy start with many initiatives to Get Fit for 2017.

Older members have also started their Challenge Me project, which is on-going weekly, looking at ways to improve their self and their lifestyles, looking at decision making, setting goals (and achieving them) and looking at different ways to approach issues.

For further information please contact the centre on 01656 749219.

Adult Learning: Do you struggle to understand maths or English? Whole numbers, common measure, fractions, decimals and percentages, reading, writing, spelling, punctuation, grammar, vocabulary or speaking and listening? Free courses for all are available in Pyle Life Centre Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays 9am-4pm. Contact Lynn Cabble 01656 815170 for more information or come along for a coffee on Wednesdays, February 8, 15 and 22, from 9am12noon to find out more.

Do you remember: Thank you to everyone who got in touch to provide more information about The Crown Inn which was situated near my cottage on Crown Road.

Griffith Howell was the Landlord between 18611881 and his great greatgranddaughter informed me that there was a short report about him, in the Glamorgan Gazette, 30th April 1869 edition.

He was apparently ‘summoned for having his house open for the sale of beer at prohibited hours the previous Sunday’.

A neighbour also tells me that her father converted the inn into a house and smallholding having bought it from an actress and singer whose name was Fortescue. She and her actor friends would entertain the village with musical theatre performances in the inn. I have found some information about an actress from the Victorian era called May Fortescue who passed away in London in 1950. Could she be the actress who owned The Crown Inn? Fascinating.

Our fabulous community has such a wonderful history it would be such a shame if it was lost. If you have any memories that you want to share please email me at the address above. It would be lovely to share them from time to time.

Mothers’ Union: Established since 1930 the Parish of Pyle and Kenfig Mothers’ Union meet at the Parish Hall in Pyle every third Tuesday of the month at 2pm, November – March.

Places of Worship: Services as follows:

St Theodore’s Church, Kenfig Hill (Church in Wales) – Sunday Eucharist 10am with Family Mass on the 1st Sunday of the month.

Evensong at 6pm with Holy Eucharist on the 1st and last Sunday of the month.

Wednesday Holy Eucharist 10am in Theo’s Community Space.

St James Church, Pyle (Church in Wales) – Sunday Communion (1984 version) 8am, Holy Communion 11am, Parish Evensong 6pm except on 2nd Sunday when there is evening Eucharist. Wednesday Holy Communion 10am.

Pisgah Baptist Chapel (Welsh Baptist) – Sunday Service 6pm.

St Joseph of Arimathea, Pyle (Roman Catholic) – Saturday Mass 6pm.

Bethal Community Church, Kenfig Hill – Sunday Family Service 6pm

Mount Zion Chapel, Pyle (English Baptist) – Sunday Service 11am.

Mynydd Cynffig Primary School: Two pupils represented their school at the Urdd Primary Schools National Swimming Championships at Cardiff International Pool having won their events at the Mid Glamorgan event last November.

While neither qualified for their respective finals from their heats, both swam very close to their personal bests and should be extremely proud of their achievement.

A pupil has been selected for the Bridgend Under 11s LA Hub through Welsh Netball. It is the first mile-stone within the Welsh Netball Performance Pathway. This is an incredible opportunity for them. Well done.

Two pupils represented Revolutionise Dance in the Hip Hop category at a competition at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool recently. In front of a packed audience, thei r team finished in 3rd position in the semifinals which is a fantastic achievement at a national level and has given them both the experience and confidence to perform successfully at future events.

Pil Primary School: The school has received a special award that celebrates schools providing great care and support to children and young people with Type 1 diabetes. They are the first school in Wales to win a Diabetes UK Good Diabetes Care in School Award. Congratulations what an incredible achievement.

Pyle Swimming Pool and Fitness Centre: Over 60s can swim free of charge once they register for a Halo card. Free swimming sessions are also available on Fridays, from 4pm-5pm.