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about any issues you need help with. There will be a host of activities including singing and crafts and looking at old photographs of the area. For more information contact Louise on 07791 891578.

Pyle Life Centre: What’s on? 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. 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. 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.

Cuppa with a Copper: you would like to chat to a member of your local police team, about any issues that may be concerning you or you would like some crime prevention advice, come along to Pyle Library on Mondays between 2-4pm

Reading Groups: Love a good read? Enjoy lively conversation? Interested in meeting new people in a friendly and welcoming environment? Why not join one of the many reading groups in Pyle Library. The NightOwls Group meet on the THIRD Thursday of the month at 7pm. The Daytime Group meets on the LAST Thursday of the month at 2pm. The Teenage Group (12-19 years old) meets on the SECOND Thursday of the month. The Junior Reading Group (8-12 years old) meet on the LAST Tuesday of the month. Bounce and Rhyme meets on a Friday at 10am. If erected on the lawn to the front of Cliff Cottage which is next door to the church in Laleston. The sale will be open to the public from 10.00am. Along with the Annual Show in September, it is the biggest event in the club’s calender and is the culmination of over 4 months planning and preparation. Sian James, Dennis Roberts and a small group of dedicated club members have used their greenhouses and window sills to carefully cultivate the wide variety of plants that will be on sale.

Anyone requiring quality bedding plants, vegetable plants and tomato plants will not be disappointed and there will be a selection of perennials and herbs on offer as well. It is expected that there will be approximately 6000 plants for sale, all at competitive prices.

The Bridgend and District Scouts Explorer Unit has willingly agreed to erect the marquee on the Friday night and help with the tabling of plants etc. Arthur, owner of the Laleston Inn, has kindly agreed for his car park to be used if necessary to ease traffic congestion outside Cliff Cottage.

The penultimate lecture in the club’s annual programme will take place on Monday May 8 at 7.30pm in the main hall at Cliff Cottage. Shirley Myall and Clive Farrant are coming to give a talk on “Bee-keeping” and they are assured of a warm welcome on their first visit to the club.

Church news: Benefice Trip to Hereford Cathedral – 6th June 2017. Please note that the deadline for booking this trip was Sunday 30th April – after this date the lists (currently at the back of all three churches) were collected and final numbers submitted.

Also available at the back of all of our churches is a list of the various functions being arranged by All Saints Church, including

A photographic talk and picture quiz based on the history of Bridgend (hosted by author and historian Natalie Murphy) on Friday 12th May at 7pm in The Pheasant. Tickets cost £8 and include a meal of chicken or fish and chips. There’s a list at the back of All Saints Church or alternatively get in touch with Jenny Morgan on 01656 722 953,

An evening with local musical group ‘tinnitus’ being hosted at Bridgend Rugby Club on Friday June 9th at 7.30pm. Ticket price includes a buffet, and

A Benefice Treasure Hunt which is being arranged for Friday 14th July (more details to follow). All are welcome to attend these.

Dog leads: A serious accident could have occurred when a person walking their dog on a lead which extends allowed the animal to run out into the middle of Parc Court Road. A recent incident of this nature happened when a dog ran from behind a parked vehicle because the owner did not exercise control over the lead. Fortunately the driver of an oncoming vehicle was driving at a speed which enabled him to stop, preventing anyone from being injured. Perhaps owners of dogs should consider walking animals alongside busy roads on a short controlled lead.

Lions Presentation: District Governor of 105W Godfrey Morris recently presented the International President’s Certificate of Appreciation award to Lion Mike Greenway in recognition of distinguished achievements in fulfilling the mission of Lions Club International to affirm the appreciation and gratitude of the Association from Chancellor Bob Corlew International President 2016 - 2017.

Congratulations from Bridgend Club members to Mike who has worked tirelessly for Lions throughout the years is a busy Solicitor, married to Karen and the Dad of three grown-up sons Andrew, Will and James.

The family attended the Easter Wedding in Southampton of eldest son Andrew to Julie and the new Mr. & Mrs. Greenway are also wished congratulations and best wishes for the future. place on Thursdays at 7.15pm and led by Marlyn James and Dorothy Evans, newcomers to the village of Penyfai are always made very welcome.

Summer Work: Please be careful when employing people who come to your door and ask to do small jobs outside your house in the summer.

A resident of Penyfai was recently charged a large amount of money for just clearing the guttering on their house.

Community Council: In Previous years the Newcastle higher Community Council have supported the Bridgend County Borough summer activity scheme.

This year 2017 the Newcastle Higher Community Council are invited again to give their continued support to the summer activity scheme programme based on resources, this has been endorsed, the seat provided by the Newcastle Higher Community Council near to All Saints Church Penyfai, reported to the Community Council clerk John Richfield will be repaired.

The weather has been good to the Penyfai schoolchildren on their Easter holiday, they have certainly made the best of the good weather and enjoyed playing in the play park on Penyfai Common, also provided by the Newcastle Higher Community Council.

Woodland Trust: Work will start again very shortly in the Coed y Hela woodland Pnyfai, by the members and volunteers of the woodland trust, they will be repairing pathway, removing fallen trees, bird boxes placed in trees are being used at the moment by lots of nesting birds.

Parents and Toddlers: Every Friday morning during term time in the Smyrna Chapel vestry a very friendly parent and toddler group will be starting at 10am. Call 07977 594 257 for more information.

Play and Community: Family’s of newcomers to the village of Penyfai with children from two years to four years and are looking to join a play group, for many years the Play and Community play group has been held in the scout hall on Court Coleman Road, Penyfai.

The Playgroup is open from 9.15am-3pm from Monday to Friday during term time.

Call 07813 392 464 for more information. park. All welcome to take part. Further information from PCSO 53444 on 07970 736855

Wick school reunion: Now is the time to look out old photographs and memorabilia so that these can be copied in readiness for the reunion of ex pupils of “old” Wick School being organised by Gareth Woodham that will take place in the Lamb and Flag on Wednesday 16 August. St Brides Major Community Council: Annual General Meeting at 7 pm on 8 May followed by ordinary meeting at approximately 7.30 pm in All Saints Church, Southerndown.

Mothers Union: St Brides Major meeting at 7.30 pm on 9 May in St Brides Major Church Hall.

Women’s Institute: Meeting of Southerndown WI at 7.15 pm on 11 May in the Church Hall, St Brides Major. has a website at: www. wickchurch.wales with historic information and the latest news.

Annual Ed Evans Walk: We had lovely weather for our Ed Evans Foundation 10th Anniversary Vale Walk on Easter Monday.

There were 241 walkers and we raised £1,750. A total of 1,932 miles were walked!

Thank you to everyone for their support on the walk and special thanks to Paula at The Plough and Harrow for supplying us with numerous cups of tea, coffee and complimentary water.

For more information visit the website at: www. edevansfoundation.co.uk

Wick Wanderers’ Walk Report: The forecast was for rain, rain and more rain, apologies came in thick and fast, but still three of us turned up to show we were made of tougher stuff than some would imagine.

We set off to park near King George’s field, near St Donat’s, but then nearly chickened out and went straight for a coffee.

However, something made us don our boots, waterproof trousers, cagoules and any other wet weather gear we could find. Maybe we thought we might be caught out in a cafe looking warm and dry – so we set off, in the rain.

The cliff top path, we thought would be too muddy, slippery and windy, so possibly dangerous, so we decided on a brisk road walk into Llantwit.

Once out and walking, we all decided that it was good to be out instead of being couch potatoes, as at least one of our number had confessed to being, on the previous day, a very wet Sunday.

Splashing along through the plentiful puddles, looking at the grey haze which was the sea in the distance we made the most of looking at what was close at hand- the daffodils, the newly coming out horse chestnut buds and leaves, the lovely moss on the walls and a beautifully ploughed but very clayey field, some glamping pods and houses we had never really stopped to inspect as usually driving past.

We were soon in Llantwit. As we returned along the road, we just saw everything from the opposite direction… rain does look much the same whichever direction!