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Marie Curie: Afternoon tea in add of Maire Curie Cancer Care in Ynysawdre Community Centre on Saturday, June 16, 12noon- 4pm. All welcome - there will be lots of cakes and tea.

Family History: This month’s meeting of the Bridgend Branch of the Glamorgan Family History Society will be held on Monday, June 18, at the Local and Family History Centre Ty’r Ardd ,Sunnyside ,Bridgend CF31 4AR.

The Speaker will Mr John Dunkley-Williams. Doors 7pm. Please note change of venue. Everyone Welcome.

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 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

Hon FNCM (Smyrna). The choir of Salem Baptist Chapel, Ton-yrefail

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.

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 contact Mr Peter David on 01656 659 856.

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, June 16, great male entertainer Kris Martin and X Factor finalists D’Silver.

Items: Please send items to the address at the head of the column by the Wednesday evening for publication the following week. Nick Ratnett and Dianne Bown-Wilson.

Thanks given to competition judge Dave Lewis, writer, poet, photographer and publisher of Pontypridd. To sponsors, Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff. Also to all participants, and the people and organisations that help to publicise the event each year.

The presentation evening will take place on Thursday, July 5 at Carnegie House, Bridgend, at 7.30. Visitors are very welcome.

BWC meet on the first Thursday of the month at Carnegie House, at 7 pm. New members are always welcome.”

Wartime Bridgend: Saturday, June 16 in Bridgend Town Centre, transport the whole family back to WWI and WWII with an array of interactive stalls, demonstrations, re-enactments and exhbiitions for all generations.

Attractions include: A full size replica BiPlane, WWII codes and code breaking, 1940s Home Guard, Winston Churchill and Monty lookalikes, live entertainment throughout the day, Welsh WWII inventory.

You can also join me for historical tours of Bridgend, leaving from outside Carnegie House at 11.30am and 1.30pm, and learn about the varied history of the town from the days of Norman settlement, through the Victorian period and up to the war years.

The walks will last around an hour and end with an optional tour of the oldest house in Bridgend – St John’s Hospice on Newcastle Hill.

Love 2 Walk: The 2018 Walking Festival starts on Saturday, June 16 with a choice of 3 walks - Glamorgan Bird Club at Kenfig Nature Reserve, Keep Wales Tidy Beach Clean and Wartime Bridgend.

The Walking Festival lasts for nine days, offering a wide range of walks for all to enjoy. For a full list visit www.love2walk. co.uk and for more information or to book, call 01656 815 217.

Can we help you find what you need to get out walking? Our regular led walks programme is available to pick up from many local businesses and the libraries or you can pop over to our downloads section and have a look.

Glamorgan Family History Society: This months meeting will be Monday, June 18 at 7pm at the alterred venue of Ty’r Ardd Local and Family History Centre, Sunnyside, Bridgend, CF31 4AR.

All comers are welcome and refreshments will be provided.

Discover the historic resources available on your doorstep, or revisit and see what’s new.”

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 or call 07814 881445.

National Open Gardens Scheme: Cefn Cribwr Gardening Club will be hosting this event on Sunday, June 17 from 11am to 5pm.

Entry tickets are available on the day from Cefn Cribwr Community Centre, The Green Hall, Cefn Road CF32 0AW.

Numerous gardens throughout the village will be available to visit, some offering refreshments.

There will also be tea, coffee and cakes, plant sales and a raffle in the Hall.

Further details are available online www.ngs. org.uk. beforehand via Bridgend Castle Players’ Treasurer, Rhian – treasurer@ bridgendcastleplayers. org or call 07814 881 445, and also from Bettws Community Club.

Purchase of tickets beforehand is essential to avoid disappointment, although a small number may be sold on the door each night, subject to availability.

We look forward to seeing you there! the arrival of their Great Grandson Kyle David Young who was born on Friday, June 8 weighing 7 lb 8 ozs.

Congratulations and love to Kyle’s Mum and Dad, Nathan and Becki from Kyle’s grandparents Phil and Julie Young.

Pop-Up Tea Room: Calling all you Chocolate Lovers - Please note:The pop up tea room Blandy Hall, Laleston will NOT be open on Friday, June 15 (one week only) BUT there will be a display of Belgian Chocolate Creations and other Chocolate yummies at the Laleston Fete on Saturday, June 16.

Laleston Village Fete: Come along and have great day in the grounds of the Blandy Hall, Laleston starting at 12noon on Saturday, June 16. Enjoy the singing of Trelales and Llangewydd Primary School Choirs, followed by the fun dog show.

There will be a BBQ, tombola, craft stalls, books for sale as well as cakes, jewellery and much more, not to mention an opportunity 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