OGMORE VALLEY
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The Inn, Nantymoel: Bands playing:
Saturday, September 28 - Can’t Remember.
Saturday, October 5 - The Big Fat Blues Band.
Saturday, October 12 Bear Essentials.
Saturday, October 19 - Love Cats.
The Blaenogwr Nantymoel: Every Thursday Red Tooth Poker League Registration is 7.30pm game starts at 8pm & Saturday nights Karaoke disco from 8pm.
Don’t forget we have started a Sunday Carvery from 12noon-4pm.
Nantymoel Boys & Girls Club: Why not go along to the new cafe at the club open every day for teas, coffees, food, cakes etc.
Also they have a book swap club where you can have a tea or coffee while picking your books to take home to read and after reading them take them back to swap for some more.
Grand Autumn Raffle: The Valley Ravens under 7s section will be holding a Grand Autumn Raffle, to raise money for their club funds, the draw date for the raffle will be on Saturday, October 5, tickets are on sale at £1 a strip, and can be purchased on training or match days, and also from behind the bar at Pontycymmer RFC and Ogmore Vale RFC.
The prizes are: Scarlets Pro 14 family ticket to any home game, 4 tickets for a Principality Stadium tour, 3 signed Wales Grand Slam 2019 team photos, £15 voucher for Ogmore - Valley Valeting Services, £20 Homebase voucher, 2x medium breakfasts at Mr Big Bites, voucher for Vale Foods, hair cut at Patrick’s, Ogmore Vale, Gin Hamper, selection of bottles of wine, plus many more prizes to be added.
Two Valleys, Two Clubs, One Valley Ravens.
Valley Ravens RFC: Mini & Junior rugby training is already underway for the coming 2019/20 season, with high numbers in attendance at various age groups, if any child is interested in joining the Valley Ravens, training is every Wednesday, under 6s & 9s is at Ogmore Park, under 13s at the Planka Playing Fields, both start time 6pm.
Two valleys. Two clubs. One Valley Ravens.
St Tyfodwg’s Church Glynogwr: Tyfodwg’s stands on the uplands of Glamorgan and is situated in the village of Glynogwr on the south side of the A4093, approximately halfway between Blackmill and Gilfach Goch.
It is an ancient 12th Century Grade II* listed building, which contains a treasured monument called “Pilgrim Stone” said to be an effigy of St Tyfodwg.
The sad but simple truth is that St Tyfodwg’s is no longer financially viable, the traditional methods of funding by the weekly collection is no longer proving sufficient to meet the needs of the Church.
It is also no longer equipped or designed to cater for the wider range of activities in which the Church of today is involved as part of its wider mission.
If it is to thrive it will need to secure new sources of revenue and redefine its space in ways that enable it to function, both now and into the future.
The plans therefore are to create a space that can have a variety of uses in addition to a Christian Place of Worship.
In order to achieve a fund-raising project has begun to install a kitchen and disability toilet together with a meeting area.
St Tyfodwg’s role within the local community can be redefined through its provision of vital local services and by being a point of connection that re-establishes it at the heart of local life.
Coffee Morning: Coffee morning at Christchurch Chapel Corbett Street, Ogmore Vale on Thursday, September 26, with a cake stall, book stall, china and clothes stalls and not forgetting a raffle etc.
It will be from 9.30am10.45am. So why not join them for a coffee and its free admission to. All welcome.
Blackmill Over-50s: Blackmill Over-50s meet at the Local Community Centre on Wednesday evenings at 7pm, always glad to welcome new members.
This is a social gathering and occasionally a trip to the theatre or a meal out is arranged.
Nantymoel Knitters Class: We are members of a Knitting Club who live in Nantymoel.
We meet twice a week at Dinam Close every Tuesday and Friday from 10am-noon.
We are always looking for new members and all our efforts are to make things for charity.
If there is anyone who has any spare wool they do not want, we would be very grateful to receive it.
Many thanks from all the knitting club members
Your News: Please remember to send any news or information to me by 10.30pm on the Wednesday each week.
Email gazette@ ogmore-vale.co.uk or ring 01656 760 640. and are led by Marlyn James and Dorothy Evans. Newcomers are always welcome.
Community Council: The Newcastle Higher Community Council are expecting a delivery very shortly of over 900 mixed Daffodil bulbs to be planted in the communities of Penyfai, Court Colman, Tondu and Aberkenfig, the daffodils will make a lovely show of colour in the spring of 2020, the No 81 bus service for Penyfai has come to the attention of the Community Council and could be under threat ,the message from the Newcastle Higher Community Council and the Penyfai Borough Councillor to residents is to please use the bus service or loose it,
The months are passing so quickly preparations and arrangements are being made by The Newcastle Higher Community Council for their Christmas festive street lighting and Christmas trees for Penyfai and Aberkenfig also the Newcastle Higher Community Council Christmas Card Competition for the pupils of the Penyfai Church in Wales School, St Roberts Catholic School Aberkenfig and Tondu School Meadow Street Aberkenfig and Nurserys who enjoy very much taking part every year.
The next meeting of the Newcastle Higher Community Council has been arranged for Tuesday, October 8 in Tondu School, Meadow Street, Aberkenfig at 7pm.
Penyfai Guide Group Guiding: is open to girls under the auspices of the Guide movement, meetings are held in the Scout and Guide Hall Court Colman Road Penyfai (except summer school holidays ) as follows
Rainbows (age 5 - 7) meet Wednesday from 5.30pm to 6.45pm.
Brownies (age 7 - 10) meet on Mondays from 5.30pm to 7pm.
For more information please contact Pippa O’Neill on 07480 8255321
1st Penyfai Scout Group: Scout and Guide Hall, Court Coleman Road, Penyfai (except summer):
Beavers (ages 6 to 8), meet Thursdays from 5pm-6.15pm.
Cubs (ages 8 to 10) meet Thursdays from 6.30pm-8pm.
Scouts (ages 10 to 14) meet Thursdays, 6.30pm-8pm.
Call Christine Jordan on 01656 860 831.
Play and Community Playgroup: For families of newcomers to the village of Penyfai with children from two years to four years looking to join a play group, there is the play and community play group held in the Scout hall on Court Coleman Road, Penyfai.
It is open 9.15am-3pm Monday to Friday during term time. Call 07813 392 464 for more details.