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Coytrahen AGM: All are welcome to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Coytrahen Community Association on Wednesday, November 20 at 6pm at the Philip Squire Community Centre, Coytrahen.
This is a public meeting and all those with an interest in the running of the community centre are welcome to attend.
Remembrance Day: The Bryncethin Community Hall will host its Remembrance Day Service at 2.30pm on Sunday, November 10.
Psychic Fayre: A Psychic Fair will be held on Tuesday, November
19 at the Ynysawdre Community Centre. All readings £10. Doors open at 6.30pm. Call Mrs Bryant on 01656 657 463 or 07890 2342 35.
Community Council: If you have an interest in serving as a Community Councillor in the Ynysawdre district please contact Mrs Anne Wilkes (Clerk of the Council) for a friendly chat on responsibilities and opportunities.
Call 070 460 4049 or email: ynysawdre communitycouncil@ hotmail.com.
Christian Spiritualist:
A Christian Spiritualist Church meets each Sunday at 6.30pm at the Ynysawdre Community Centre. Call 01656 657 463 or 07890 234 235.
Nazareth Chapel: Nazareth Baptist Chapel Bryncethin offers a Service 4pm each Sunday.
Call 01656 663 652. Items: Please send any items to the address at the head of the column by the Wednesday evening for publication the following week. experience needed!
Most suitable for adults and children aged over five years old.
Booking is essential and all children must be accompanied by an adult. Not suitable for dogs.
We will be walking a total of approx. 0.5km / 0.3m with regular stops.
Please wear sensible shoes and bring clothing appropriate for the weather.
Long sleeves and trousers are recommended (so that you don’t get scratched by the plants in the woods!) full band extravaganzas in Maesteg Town Hall will know what they can do.
The concert will also feature Kenfig Hill boy, Josef Gray, a soloist.
Josef was a winner in the Dunraven Young Welsh Singer of the Year Competition 2019.
Tickets are £8 and are available from Theo’s Charity Shop, Bridge Street, Kenfig Hill or phone 01656 742 703.
Critically Acclaimed One Man Play To Be Staged In Cefn: Following the hit success of his one man show as Welsh legends Dylan Thomas and then Richard Burton, stage actor Rhodri Miles is returning to Cefn Athletic Club on Friday, November 15 with the award winning solo play Shylock.
Brought to the village by Cefn Gwyrdd and supported by the Night Out scheme tickets are £8 and £7 (concessions) and are available from the Gwyrdd’s John Mason (Mobile: 0377653054) or Yvonne Granville (Tel: 01656 746119).
The show will start at 7.30pm and will be in the Riders Retreat
School Uniforms and
Kits: It’s not too late to apply for the pupil development grant, fully funded by Welsh Government, that supports families on low incomes with children who are entitled to free school meals.
Families and carers of eligible children can use the funding to purchase school coats, shoes, uniforms, bags, stationery, sport kits, trainers and more.
The grant is available for pupils entering reception, year three, year seven and year ten and includes primary, secondary and special schools, resource bases and pupil referral units.
Up to £125 is available for each eligible pupil, while children who are entering Year Seven can claim up to £200.
Visit www.bridgend. gov.uk to find out more about the pupil development grant.
Free Childcare for Working Parents: Eligible working parents across Bridgend County Borough are now able to access up to 30 hours of funded childcare and early years education for children aged 3 and 4 for up to 48 weeks of the year during both term-time and school holidays.
Applications are currently open for children born between 1 September 2015 and 31 August 2016.
For more information please visit the childcare pages on the council’s website or call Graham Davies, the council’s Childcare Offer Coordinator, on 01656 642 649. to advertise please phone or e mail and I will be pleased to include in this column. time 6pm.
Guest Speakers: An invite to our friends and neighbours in the Ogmore Valley, on Friday, November 29, on the eve of the Wales v Barbarians autumn international, Pontycymmer Rugby Club are holding a gentleman’s evening at the function suite in their clubhouse on Oxford Street.
The club can confirm that the two guest speakers on the night are former British Lions, Wales Rugby Union, Great Britain Rugby League and Wales Rugby League centres Allan Bateman and John Devereux.
It promises to be a fun filled night, which will also include a question and answer session.
Tickets cost £10 each and can be purchased from the club or pay on the door. All welcome.
Charitable Concert: The Sound of Choral Music filled the air on Friday, October 11 when the Ogmore Valley Male
Voice Choir gave a charity concert at St Tyfodwg’s Church, Glynogwr.
It was a second visit for the popular choir and once again the
Church was full, with an appreciative audience.
A variety of Welsh, English and Polish songs were included in their repertoire, some which were old and remembered and others which were new, but nevertheless proved to be popular with those present.
Among the appreciative audience was Mr Chris Elmore, MP for the Ogmore Constituency who has regularly supported events at the Church over the years.
The proceeds from the concert included a donation to the very worthy charity known as “Dreams and Wishes” whose work included support for families with terminally ill children.
The generosity of all who attended was much appreciated, in addition to purchasing tickets for the concert; donations were given on the night, a very big thank you to everyone for their generosity.
There were too those who purchased tickets who could not attend but wished their donation to be given to the charity, grateful thanks to those also.
Refreshments were provided after the concert by the hard working ladies that everyone enjoyed.
Blackmill Over-50s: Blackmill Over-50s meet at the Local Community Centre on Wednesday evenings at 7pm, always glad to welcome new