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Wesley Celebration: Anniversary celebrations are being held at the Wesley Church Centre Tondu. The opening service for the church was held on June 8, 1868. To celebrate the 150th anniversary the following special events have been organised.
Friday, June 8 and Saturday 9 June - Flower Festival (Free Entry), 10am-3pm.
Sunday, June 10 - Anniversary Celebration Service, 3pm.
Tuesday, June 12 - Fashion Show with Samantha B (Tickets £3), 7pm.
Friday, June 15 - Fish & Chip Supper and Beetle Drive (Entry £4.00 Small/£5.50 Large Portion Pre-Booking required), 7pm.
Saturday, June 16 - Teddy Bears Picnic and Disco, 2pm & 6.30pm.
Sunday, June 17 - All Age Worship, 10.30am.
All are welcome to these events and for further information please telephone 01656 662671 or email j.jones503@btinternet. com
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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
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 Sunday. For information regarding weddings and funerals call Andrew Davies on 01656 663652.
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. will be the Suffragette Movement and achievements through the ages, with our own Welsh celebrity, Roy Noble, participating as Lloyd George.
Also supporting the event will be Bridgend MP Madeleine Moon.
It is planned the Carnival will be lead by 100 women wearing the Suffragette colours of Green, White and Violet and Ceri invited members of Soroptimist Bridgend to participate in the spectacle. It should be quite a day.
New members always welcome.
For more information on Soroptimist International contact sibridgendsecretary@ gmail.com
Bridgend Castle Players: Will be playing Bettws Community Club, ‘Caught on the Hop’ a comedy in two acts (play) by Bridgend Castle Players, on Thursday, June 14 and Friday, June 15, doors open 7pm, show starts 7.30pm.
Tickets £6, includes a buffet.
For tickets contact Rhian: treasurer@ bridgendcastleplayers. org / 07814 881445. attending the Young at Heart group in the Green Hall on Friday, June 15, where crime prevention advice will be given. The South Wales Fire Home Safety Team will also be attending to offer advice on the home safely checks that they can provide.
School Summer Fete: Cefn Cribwr Primary School will be holding its Summer Fete on Wednesday, June 20 at 2.30pm - 5pm.
A fun filled afternoon will be comprised of stalls and games, a funfair, face painting, a visit from South Wales Police and a fire engine plus scrumptious refreshments and an opportunity to ‘soak a teacher’.
Summer Fete At St Theodore’s: St Theodore’s Church, Kenfig Hill is holding its Summer Fete and Craft Fair on Saturday, June 9. The fete which takes place in the church and grounds will start at 11am. Attractions include Bric a Brac, craft stalls, book, cakes, tombola, games and face painting. A new addition this year is a Memory Table, where people are invited to bring along a photograph, an object or a memory which tells the story of Kenfig Hill.
Free entry, so come and join us as we raise funds to install a new heating system in the church. each night, subject to availability. We look forward to seeing you there!