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Eco Echoes: The latest Green Room event will be Eco Echoes on Friday, March 20 at 8pm, in which we show Margaret Minhinnick’s eight minute film about plastic packaging.
This was originally part of Margaret’s Grassroots series of 18 films on green and social issues, first shown on HTV in 1995.
Margaret said: “The film is 25 years old. Yet not much has changed. But at last we are now aware of the dangers of plastic pollution.
“The truth is today, everywhere is polluted by plastic.”
Accompanying Margaret will be local writers and filmmakers who will screen or perform their new or environmental-themed work. £4.
All welcome. Croeso cynnes i bawb.
Porthcawl Community Singers: Samantha B are holding a fashion show organised by Porthcawl Community singers on Friday, March 27 at 7pm in Porthcawl YMCA John Street.
Tickets cost £5 from choir members or at the door and include a glass of wine.
Also on Monday, April 6 in All Saints Church Porthcawl, the Porthcawl Community Singers will present an evening of Reflective Music for Holy Week.
Entrance free but there will be a retiring collection for flood relief.
Porthcawk Farmers Market: The next Farmers Market will be held in Griffin Park Hall New Road CF36 5DF on Saturday, March 29 between 9.30am and 12.30pm.
All the usual stalls will be there and refreshments will be available.
Come along and buy your local vegetables etc without the plastic wrapping and in so doing do your bit to help save the planet.
Seinwedd-Soundscape: For one unmissable evening come along to the The Grand Pavilion on Saturday, March 27 at 7pm and be prepared to be inspired by nature as orchestral music, choral song photography and the spoken word blend together to create one awe inspiring Soundscape of Wales.
The ‘sound’ for the evening will be provided by four choirs including Cantorion Coety Choir, Sounds Familiar, Côr Meibion Porthcawl, and Côr Dys-gwyr Porthcawl all collaborating with Porthcawl Community Orchestra to perform a brand new commissioned piece written and composed by the musical director for this project Isabel Thomas.
In addition to this, all of the musical acts will be performing their own individual pieces highlighting the wealth of talent and variety of opportunities open to members of the community to join in.
As part of the mix there will be will be spoken word from writer Mike Church and creative writing contributed by various members of Porthcawl U3A.
The ‘scape’ part of our Soundscape event will feature the unique work of lead photographer David Pearce, together with a variety of work from other photographers from the area.
Free Support: For community groups to reduce their carbon footprint. Porthcawl based charity, Sustainable Wales, contracted by
Renew Wales www. renewwales.org.uk, is able to offer free support to reduce your group’s carbon footprint.
The support is tailored to your particular circumstance and project activity.
You will also be able to promote yourselves on the Renew Wales website action plans and evaluate what you have achieved.
Contact Margaret Minhinnick at www. renewwales.org.uk,
Cancer Research - Porthcawl Branch: One for your Diary!
The Porthcawl Branch of Cancer Research UK has now released the date for their Spring Lunch in the Hi-Tide in Mackworth Road. It is to be held on Saturday, April 18 at 12.30pm for 1pm.
Tickets have been held at £12 per person and can be obtained from Diane by phoning 01656 784762.
Choice of Menu can be given when ordering the tickets.
This is always a most enjoyable function and which always raises a healthy sum for Cancer Research.
There will be stalls and a raffle as well as lots of friends and friends you havn’t met yet!
Sandville Self Help:
There is always a First Class Table Top Sale at Sandville Court (CF33 4PU) on the first Saturday of the month and this month was no exception and so the next Table
Top Sale at Sandville Court will be held from 2.30-4.00pm on Saturday, April 4.
There are always lots of bargains from £1 up and there will be numerous stalls, a Class Raffle and Refreshments will be available on the day.
Flowers and Music: Col Canto are organising a Flower and Music Festival on Saturday, June 6 in All Saint’s Church in Victoria Avenue.
The concert the Flower and Music Festival is free to enter and the Maesteg Male Voice Choir and Col Canto will be there during the day along with other Porthcawl Choirs and Groups.
Look out for posters and programmes nearer the time.
Porthcawl Weekly TablerTop Sale: Griffin Park, New Road, Porthcawl, CF36 5DF .
This is a weekly event held every Friday at Griffin Park Hall in New Road with doors open from 8am-12noon.
There are always stalls with Books, Games, CDs, DVDs and much more.
Refreshments are available on the day and if you want a table to sell things yourself, then tables are available at £5 for the morning.
For further information or to book a table contact Jean on 07778 599 616.
Porthcawl Veterans
Hub: The Veteran’s Hub offers a NAAFI Break on Saturday mornings from 9am-12noon to all exservicemen and women.
It is held in the Porthcawl Wellbeing Centre adjacent to the tennis courts and bowling club at Griffin Park.
Museum And Historical Society: The next lecture in the PM&HS series of Lectures will be held on Tuesday, March 17 when there will be a talk on Shipwrecks Off Our Coast given by Mr Ross Martin from Porthcawl RNLI.
Then for the last lecture of the series on Tuesday, April 21 Mrs Ceri Joseph will be giving a talk on
The Civil War in Wales.
Porthcawl Stroke Club: The Porthcawl Stroke
Club meets every Wednesday afternoon from 2pm-4pm Albert Edward Prince of Wales residential Home in Pen y Lan Avenue Porthcawl CF36 3LY and their mantra is ‘All Friends Together.’
Porthcawl Town Mayor’s Community Awards: Friday, March 27 will see the first Mayor’s Community Awards evening: this event will be instead of the Annual Mayor’s Ball and is aiming to recognise the unseen heroes who quietly and surely help make our town a better place or those who help others and make life better for everyone around them.
A nomination process has already started and worth winners will be announced on the evening and receive their due recognition.
The evening will feature a meal with coffee, good company, the band
The Valli Boys – widely acknowledged as the ultimate tribute act to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.
DJ Robbie Owen will be supporting the event with dancing till midnight.
The dress code is ‘smart casual’ and tickets and nomination forms can be obtained by contacting Caroline Newman the Committee secretary for the Mayor’s Community Fund on 07799 717
801 or by e-mail on mayorofporthcawl communityfund@gmail. com.
Porthcawl Townswomens Guild News: The next meeting of the PTG will be today Wednesday, March 11 from 2pm at All Saints’ Church Hall.
This will be the Branch AGMand there will be someone from Porthcawl National Coastguard Institution showing a video of the work that they carry out in Porthcawl to make the Bristol Channel a safer place to be.
Porthcawl Townswomen’s guild raised £500 for the NCI recently so it will be interesting to see how the money is being used.
Why not join them on the day-everyone is welcome.
For further information on the PTG contact Dorothy Thomas on
01656 772 157.
Benefit Concert for Storm Dennis Flood Victims: A Benefit Concert will be at the Hi-Tide Inn, Porthcawl on Sunday, March 15, from 1pm- 8pm with all proceeds going to Storm Dennis Flood Victims Support.
The headline act is
Peter Karrie the finest Phantom ever and the Hi-Tiders Band will be accompanying Juan Lozano, Darren Graceland Jones and Rocking Dave Riley, (all Elvis Tribute Artists) and also Dean Jones as Tom Jones.
Completing the exciting line-up are the Porthcawl Bandits, Lenny Dee,
Bruce Anderson, Beth Jones and Glen Scott.
All artists are giving their time for free.
Tickets cost £6 and available from the Hi-Tide on 01656 782 432. mile walk. If interested contact Paul Cole on 07799 558 367.
All are welcome to join and wear sensible clothing and walking boots or shoes are advised and bring a packed lunch and a drink.
Annual Concert: On February 29 I had the pleasure of attending the annual concert of cor Meibion with guest artiste Rhys Meirion.
We were entertained by the choir with wonderful renditions of both traditional and modern songs, the first half being more traditional with the likes of morte criste and the always crowd pleasing calon lan with Rhys Meirion singing the most beautiful rendition of anofanaf angel.
During the second half we were enthralled us with Hello Dolly and You make me feel so young, both of these are new to their extensive repertoire.
Unit 48 were also in attendance – this group of six talented young people who are studying HND Music could play multiple instruments and sing they were fantastic.
Congratulations to all involved.
Cor Meibion Maesteg a’r Cylch: “Bring more chairs” was the cry at the start of their 45th annual concert. Such was the number of people coming to hear the choir and their guest artist the wonderful tenor Rhys Meirion from North Wales.
This year due to the Townhall being closed for refurbishment the concert was moved to the local comprehensive school and our thanks go to them for allowing us to use their facilities which,looking to the turnout was very successful.
The choir would like to thank the audience who turned out in great numbers and made the whole night worthwhile.
Rotary Maesteg: Maesteg Rotary President Gwynfor Phillips handed over a cheque for £1,500 for the purchase and installation of an (AED) defibrillator in Maesteg town centre to Nikki Dart of Maesteg Community First Responders.
The new AED will be installed in the old New Theatre doorway of the Sawyers Arms in Commercial Street, and electricity will be supplied by J D Wetherspoon.
Cake and coffee for Carers: At Maesteg Sports Centre on Monday, March 23 from 2.30pm-4.30pm.
Find out lots of useful information to help you whilst enjoying a spot of free afternoon tea.
Organised by BAVO’s Community Navigators Project in partnership with Bridgend Carers Centre and Halo Leisure.
For more information, please contact: Rhodri Powell at BAVO, T:
07719 546 844 or E: rhodripowell@bavo.org. uk.
Caerau Mens Shed:
The Caerau Mens shed is going form strength to strength, with 33 members.
We are community space for men to connect, and converse.
For further information on these please contact Rob Doyle 07969 203 251.
Garth WI: Cup Cake Bouquets by Audrey enthralled with a demonstration at our February meeting.
At our March meeting we will be celebrating Dydd Gwyl Dewi.
It will be a little late on March 11 at Garth Celtic Club starting at 7pm.
We will be having a Welsh food tasting evening and quiz.
New members are welcome to come along and join us we meet on the second Wednesday of the month at Celtic Sports & Social Club Garth.
Curtain Up Youth
Theatre: We are delighted to announce that we have received four nominations for NODA awards!
The winners will be announced in Hereford at the end of June.
Best Youth Performance – Charlotte Lenehan ( Julia), Best Supporting Youth Performance – Harly Videan (Glen Guglia), Sophie Thomas (Holly), Best Youth Production – The Wedding Singer.
Nominations: It has also been finally announced that Maesteg Musical Theatre Society are yet again nominated by NODA for Best Pantomime for Aladdin.
Congratulations to all involved.
Uniform Swap Shop: Opening soon in March, a school uniform swap shop in Central Church Maesteg, The Maesteg Schools Uniform Swap Shop, the place to donate and exchange school uniforms and other schools related clothing.
Please contact Tom Beedle on Facebook for more information or ring him on 01656 736 954 or 07811 339 988.