ABERKENFIG & COYTRAHEN

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Coytrahen Gardening: Coytrahen Gardening Club has meetings at 7pm on the second Wednesday of the month (unless a visit/event is arranged) in Philip Squire Community Centre, Coytrahen. Membership for the year is £10 and is due each January. Guests are welcome at £2 per visit. The AGM and General Meeting was held on Wednesday, January 10. The minutes of the meeting included reports on the Angelton Clinic Garden Project and the Community Garden. The programme for the year was also arranged which includes visits to The National Botanic Garden of Wales (9 May), Gardener’s World Live at the NEC Birmingham (Friday, June 15) and Westonbirt Arboretum in October. Watch out for details of our 2018 Programme and/or follow us on Facebook. Should you like to join us at one of our meetings please contact Iris Hill on 720840. New members/ guests are always welcome.

Smyrna Pen-Y-Fai: The Sunday school would like to invite the children of the surrounding area who are aged four and over to join them on Sunday morning between 10.30am - 12noon for stories, singing and fun with arts and craft work.

The Sunday service is held at 6pm and is led by Rev Alwyn Evans.

All are very welcome to the service and to join us for refreshments in the vestry afterwards.

Coffee morning is held on Tuesday between 10am-12noon with good company and a raffle is also held in aid of local charities.

Bible study takes place on Thursday evening at 7.15pm and is led in turn by Mrs Marlyn James and Miss Dorithy Evans.

For more information please contact Mr Peter David on 01656 65985.

Spiritual Healing: Spiritual healing is offered each Tuesday from 6pm - 7.30pm at the Ynysawdre Community Centre (at the junction of Bryn Road and Heol-yr-

Christian Spiritualist: A Christian Spiritualist Church meets each Sunday at 6.30pm at the Ynysawdre Community Centre.

For more information phone Mrs Bryant on 01656 657463 or 07890 234235.

Nazareth Chapel: Nazareth Baptist Chapel Bryncethin offers a Service 4pm, each Sunday.

For information regarding weddings and funerals please contact Andrew Davies on 01656 663652.

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Sandville: Self-Help Centre’s Annual Thanksgiving Service will be held on Sunday, February 4 at All Saints Church, Porthcawl at 3pm.

Refreshments will be held later at the Sandville Centre, Ton Kenfig.

All are very welcome.

Bridgend & District Local History Society: The next Bridgend & District Local History Society meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 14 at 7pm at Carnegie House (old Library), Wyndham Street where Roger Morgan will be giving a talk on the Whitechapel Murders.

Visitors are welcome (a £2 entry fee applies).

Hospital Christian Fellowship Service: The Hospital Christian Fellowship Service for Friday, February 9 will be led by Penny Williams from Penyfai.

The service will take place in the Princess of Wales Hospital Chapel at 3pm.

Thanks: My thanks to Bryn at Ty’r Ardd, Local and Family History Centre and Reference Library for helping out with this week’s column.

The group have made tremendous progress in the few months since it was set up, successfully raising the funds to buy the building in just weeks after it was placed on the market. Now also with the help of other volunteers and donations the group are very busy refurbishing and restoring the building.

If you are interested in buying a shoe to support the development of Cefn’s first community pub, please get in touch via the page on Facebook or email: bethanjelfs@sky. com.

The cost is £50 per shoe. Just £2 and includes a cuppa!

This a fabulous opportunity for toddlers to explore and learn about textures through play while their parents, grandparents or carers have a chat and a cuppa, socialise and make new friends.

Zumba Classes: Thursdays with Michelle. 10am-11am. These sessions are free but a voluntary contribution is appreciated.

Rebound Fitness: Sessions for adults on Tuesdays at 6pm and Fridays at 9.15am, £1.50 per session.

Walking Rugby: Thursdays, 9.30am for 10am start. All ages and abilities welcome, male and female, £1.50 for 40 mins followed by cuppa and chat.

Memory Lane Café: Are you looking after someone who is very forgetful or has been diagnosed with dementia?

Come along for a cup of tea and meet people in a similar situation at Pyle Life Centre every Friday, from 9.30am-11am.

There will be a host of activities including singing and crafts and looking at old photographs of the area.

Call Louise on 07791 891578.

Pyle Parish Hall: St James Church has a wonderful Church Hall which is well equipped for all occasions. It is available for parties, meeting and classes. If you would like more information Contact Sue 741030.

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 DropIn, 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

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 its good work every Thursday.

Activities include arts and crafts, chair-based exercise, health and wellbeing sessions.

Morning sessions from 10am-12.30pm and afternoon sessions from 1.30pm-4pm. Sessions costs £5, with refreshments. Lunch is £2.50.

Call the Community Centre on 01656 749 754.

Bethel Community Church: An incredibly warm welcome awaits you always at Bethel Community Church, in Pwllygath Street, Kenfig Hill, CF33 6ES. Their regular meetings include:

Sundays – Evening service, 6pm; Tuesdays – Tea & Toast, 10am-12noon, (free to all the community); Fellowship Meeting, 7.30pm.

Thursdays – Ignite Youth, 7pm.

Fridays – Kidzone for junior age group children 5.30pm- 6.45pm.

Kidzone is held during term time only and a responsible adult must bring and collect children.

Call 01656 857505 or 07923 557287 and 07799 044886.

Pyle and Kenfig Mothers’ Union: Mothers meet at the Parish Hall in Pyle every 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7pm, April – October. Call Mrs Brookes 741077

Cruse Bereavement Support Group: Meets on the first and third Wednesday of each month, 2pm-3.15pm, at St Theodore’s Church, Kenfig Hill. Contact 01792 462845 or email: morgannwg@cruse.org. uk

Cuppa with a Copper: At Pyle Library on Mondays, from 2pm-4pm.

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.