KENFIG HILL&PYLE
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KPC Youth & Community: A charitable organisation that provides a safe and nurturing environment for children and young people.
KPC is situated off Pyle Inn Way, Pyle, Bridgend (Next to Pil Primary School). For more information contact kpcyouth@hotmail.com online or telephone 01656 749219/745399. Events include: Messy Play Sessions: Tuesdays (term time only), 10.30am-11.30am. £2 including a cuppa. Ideal for babies that can sit up unaided up until age 2 years.
Zumba Classes: Thursdays with Michelle, from 10am-11am.
Rebound Fitness: Sessions for adults are held on Tuesdays at 6pm and Fridays at 9.15am. £1.50 per session.
Walking Rugby: Held on Thursdays, 9.30am for a 10am start. All ages and abilities welcome, male and female. £1.50, followed by cuppa & chat.
Festival of Learning: Pop in for a cuppa and some friendly help on Wednesday, May 24, 31. Or on June 7, 14, 21 and 28, from 2pm-4pm. Also on and Tuesday, June 13 and 20, from 1pm-3pm.
For more information email: kpcyouth@ hotmail.com or call 01656 749 219 or 745 399.
Phil & Ash: Phil and Ash will be performing at The Grove Golf Club on Friday, June 23 at 7.30pm. All proceeds will go to KPC Youth and Community. Advance tickets are £5 and on the door £7. For tickets contact kpcyouth@ hotmail.com or call 01656 749219/745399.
Cwtch Cynffig: For 50 years Kenfig Hill has provided a meeting place for people with disabilities and their carers and the Cwtch Cynffig project continues their good work every Thursday.
Activities include arts & crafts, 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 which include refreshments. Lunch is also provided at an additional cost of £2.50.
Call the Talbot Community Centre on 01656 749754.
Kenfig Hill and District Male Voice Choir: The Choir’s Annual Concert will take place on Saturday, July 8, at The Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl, from 7pm.
Festival Week: This year the theme is Flower Power. Festival week commences on Saturday, June 24 until Sunday, July 2, with a Fun Day on Saturday July 1.
Thank you to everyone who works so hard to make this event such a success for us all.
To book a table call Gina on 07752 366241.
Community Bake It: Pyle Community Council, Mynydd Cynffig Women’s Institute and the Talbot Community Centre are organising their second Community Bake It during Festival Week.
All entries must be taken to the Talbot Community Centre on Tuesday, June 27, from 8am-12noon.
The judges will be members of the WI who will commence judging at noon. Entrants and members of the public will be allowed back into the hall from 12.30pm2pm to view the prize certificates.
Contact Cheryl Butcher 01656 749 754 for full entry details and categories.
Bethel Community Church: Breakfast is served on Tuesdays from 10am-12noon. Bethel Community Church is situated in Pwllygath Street, Kenfig Hill.
The Talbot Community Centre: Quilting and Sewing – come along for inspiration and help with your projects Mondays from 2pm-4pm.
Do you want to learn how to use a computer, tablet or iPad? Two computer classes are available at The Talbot, Tuesdays or Wednesdays, from 10am-12noon.
Whist players are needed for the Partner Whist Drives at The Talbot on Wednesdays, from 6.30pm-8.30pm.
Talbot Day Trippers will be visiting Saundersfoot and Pendine on Tuesday, June 20. They will be leaving the village at 9am and will be home at 6pm. £12 per person for members and £13 per person for non-members. Call 01656 749754 to book tickets.
Reading Groups: Join one of the many reading groups in Pyle Library.
The Night-Owls 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 2 Tuesday of the month.
Bounce and Rhyme meets on a Friday at 10am.
Mothers’ Union: Meet at the Parish Hall in Pyle every third Tuesday of the month at 7pm, from April – October. Call Mrs Brookes on 741077.
Memory Lane Café: Are you looking after someone who is very forgetful or has been diagnosed with dementia? Come and meet people in a similar situation at Pyle Life Centre every Friday. from 9.30am-11am.
There will be activities including singing and crafts and looking at old photographs of the area. Call 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.
Mynydd Cynffig Primary School: Well done to all those who took part in the recent inter-school basketball and rounders matches at Corneli Primary School.
The ‘A’ rounders team won by 7-0 with Aaron Thomas, Tia Lynch (2), Channay Williams, Will Ronan (2) and Cameron
Davies all scoring; the ‘B’ rounders team drew 1-1 with Lewis Watkins scoring.
The ‘A’ basketball team won by 40 points to 16 with Matthew Watkins (5), Mali Perry (4), Scott Cox (3), Finley Turner (3), Lloyd Thomas (3) and Jet Downing (2) all scoring; the ‘B’ team won by 16 points to 4 thanks to baskets from Corey Knight (2), Ewan McAndrew (2), Samantha Walmsley (2) and Mali Perry (2).
Many congratulations to Dewi Powis (1st) and Thomas Powis (3rd) on winning gold and bronze medals respectively in the Year 3 & 4 boys’ race at the final meeting of the 2016-17 Bridgend Schools Cross-Country season held at Bryntirion Comprehensive School recently.
Year 6 pupils are invited to attend the Youth Club based at Cynffig Comprehensive School every Tuesday and Thursday from 6.30pm8.30pm where staff offer games, football, pool, social events, hairdressing taster sessions and a variety of other activities.
Call Senior Youth Worker Roger Went on 07904 924 799.
Cuppa with a Copper: Come along to Pyle Library on Mondays from 2pm-4pm.
Special Birthday Wishes: Happy Birthday to Pamela Stephens – one of the kindest and most thoughtful people I know and I am blessed that she is my sister. Have a fabulous day and year ahead.
Congratulations: Pyle Community Council would like to send their warmest congratulations and best wishes to Harold and Ann who are getting married this Saturday, May 27. May your years ahead be filled with joy.