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Cymanfa Canu: The Annual Cymanfa Canu or Singing Festival will take place at Smyrna Baptist Chapel, Pen-y-fai on Friday, June 1 at 6.30pm.
Conductor - Clive Williams LRAM, LLCM. Craig Cefn Parc. Chairman - Revd. Alwyn Evans (Smyrna)
Organist - Mr. Peter J. David. Hon F.N.C.M. (Smyrna). The Choir of Salem Baptist Chapel, Ton-yr-efail
There will be a selection of popular and well-known English and Welsh hymns. This is one of the few Singing Festivals still being held in the Bridgend area so please come along and support this tradition of congregational hymn singing.
The service will be followed by refreshments in the vestry to which all are welcome.
Smyrna Pen-Y-Fai: The Sunday school would like to invite the children of the surrounding area who are aged 4 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 Pastor Trevor Jones. 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 and 12noon with good company and a raffle is also held in aid of local charities.
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-yrYsgol).
There is no charge for the service but a small donation to help defray expenses is appreciated.
Call Mrs Bryant on 01656 657 463 or 07890 234235.
Christian Spiritualist: A Christian Spiritualist Church meets each Sunday at 6.30pm at the Ynysawdre Community Centre. Call Mrs Bryant on 01656 657463 or 07890 234235.
Nazareth Chapel: Nazareth Baptist Chapel Bryncethin offers a service at 4pm each
Tondu Railway Club: Entertainment for this Saturday, May 19, great male entertainer Michael Lesley and fantastic female entertainer Connie Peters – all welcome. Call 01639 899 049.
Items: Please send items to the address at the head of the column by the Wednesday evening for publication the following week. to Coleg Cymunedol y Dderwen but well done to the pupils and staff of Cefn School for achieving such a high accolade.
Family Night At Cefn Sports & Social Club: Sunday, May 27 at 7.30pm - free Family Night at Cefn Cribwr Sports & Social Club (formerly the Legion) Kids games and disco and professional entertainer booked.
Non members welcome, please get tickets in advance for free from behind the bar as limited places available.
Get ‘Bounce fit’ in Cefn: A brand new way of getting and keeping fit has arrived in Cefn.
Bounce fit has started at the Community Centre (the Green Hall) and uses low impact rebound boots to help people get fit and have fun.
Tuesdays’ classes are at 11am-12pm and Wednesdays’ classes are at 5.30pm–6.30pm.
Bounce fit is for anyone, you just need a minimum shoe size of UK 1. Classes fill very quickly. All classes work on a first come first serve basis and payment is required in advance to reserve your place.
It’s £6 for an hour session or £20 for a block booking of 4 sessions. If a payment is made and a cancellation is required it must be with at least 24 hours’ notice.
For more details check out ‘Bounce Fit with Emma’ on Facebook. To book a class you need to inbox Emma with your shoe size! Thursday evening, but unfortunately it was not the swan song that the Garw Valley side had wanted. The Cobra’s lacked their usual venom in the opening quarter and at half time it was the visitors who had their nose in front with a score of 2-0. The home side started the second half the stronger, but Pencoed took the spoils late on to reach the final. Carn Rovers are now looking forward to next season at their new ground.
Owen Money Comes To Blaengarw: On Friday, June 22, Owen Money’s Jukebox Heroes II Tour, featuring The Travelling Wrinklies, will be playing live at the Blaengarw Workmen’s Hall, from 7.30pm-10pm. For more information and ticket prices, please phone the box office on (01656) 870873.
Carn Rovers: Thursday, May 10 could go down as the end of an era as there is a possibility that Carn Rovers AFC have now said farewell to their iconic, picture postcard ground, Carn Park when they played Pencoed Reserves in the semi final of the Bridgend League Cup.
The potential move is due to the fact Carn Rovers, nicknamed The Cobra’s, could find themselves shifting along the Garw Valley mountain to The Recreation Ground, which has been home to Blaengarw Rugby Club for many years. It has been mentioned that in the off season, the rugby posts could possibly be taken down to be replaced by goal posts at The Rec, ready for next season in the division 1 of the Celtic Tyres Bridgend and District. The plan is that Carn Park football field will still be used for Sunday football fixtures throughout the winter months.
All at Carn Rovers AFC would like to thank Carl J. Jones plumbing and The Wexa Club, Blaengarw for their continued support.
Blaengarw C.C.: Blaengarw Cricket Club have made a fantastic start to their 2018 season. The club hold outdoor net practise every Thursday, between 6pm-8pm, at Darren Park, Blaengarw. All are welcome to attend.
Volunteers’ Week: Volunteers’ Week is an annual celebration to recruit, reward and recognise volunteers. Accompanied by local community groups and voluntary organisations, find out how volunteering can benefit you by visiting Bridgend Bus Station Wednesday, June 6 and Thursday, June 7 from 9am – 1pm and Princess of Wales Hospital on Friday, June 8 from 11am – 3pm.
You can also drop in to BAVO’s Bridgend Volunteer Centre at 2 Queen Street, Bridgend town centre. BAVO will be raising awareness of different volunteering opportunities such as retail, youth work, peer support, health groups through to Board Directors.
For further details contact BAVO’s Bridgend Volunteer Centre, 01656 660372 or bavo@bavo. org.uk
Pontycymer R.F.C.: Pontycymer rugby club will play their final game of the 2017/18 season, on Wednesday, May 23 when they travel to Swansea Uplands. to try your hand at Maypole dancing.
Games and a Bouncy Castle will keep the children happy. Table top space (bring your own tables) is available at £10 per table.
To apply please contact either Liz Thomas on 01656 652845 or via email Elizabeth.nthomas@ btinternet.com or Jane Lewis on 01656 660648 or via email to jane. laleston@icloud.com
Laleston Gardening Club: The club held their 6th annual plant sale and coffee morning on Saturday, May 5 and the event proved to be a great success. The committee are extremely grateful again this year to the enthusiastic Bridgend and District Scouts Explorer Unit and their leaders, who in a change from previous years arrived on Thursday evening to erect the marquee and set up tables etc. This gave the committee and helpers an extra day to transport the huge quantity of plants from various locations and display them on tables in readiness for the sale.
The morning was bathed in beautiful sunshine and a queue started to develop half an hour before the opening time. In excess of 50 people were queuing when the marque was opened for business at 10am.
Helpers were available to dispense advice and direct customers to the plants they required. Two members were positioned at the exit to take the cash and hand out advice leaflets on plant care.
Outside of the exit other helpers with wheelbarrows were on hand to help transport purchases to the customers cars. Such was the traffic congestion outside of the club that the Laleston Inn was needed as an overspill car park, with the kind permission of the owner Arthur.
It was generally agreed that the quality of the plants was excellent and the steady stream of customers lasted for most of the morning.
Some were strangers to the club and were responding to advance publicity and word of mouth recommendation. A number of new members were recruited on the day.
Inside Cliff Cottage, members of the clubs ladies section hosted a coffee morning, and visitors were able to stop awhile for a coffee and sample the delightful selection of cakes and pastries that were on offer.
The food and drink hampers made up by the ladies were of the usual exceptional quality and this was reflected by the number of raffle tickets sold.
The two successful events were a culmination of a lot of time, effort and generosity by club members and the community and will help the clubs committee to continue to maintain and improve the clubs beautiful and historic grade II listed building for the community of Laleston.
Thanks to all who came along, we hope you will enjoy your plants!
Condolences: Sincere condolences to Sheila Collins of West House Estate on the sad loss of her dear husband Graham at the end of April. Graham was a dedicated employee of Ogwr Borough Council/ Bridgend County Borough Council for many years and always a supportive colleague to all who knew him.
He will be sorely missed by his children Susan and Kevin, grandchildren, all family and many friends.
Date For Your Diary: Wartime Bridgend on Saturday, June 16. From 10am-5pm.