Burry Port
Carol Skelton,
4 Greenhill, Y Graig, Burry Port. SA16 0DP 01554 834371 carolmskelton@ btinternet.com
Chapel Jerusalem Dydd Sul, Parch Meirion Evans, 10.30yb.
Christmas Festival Organised by Pembrey and Burry Port Town Council this is on Friday with the Carnival Parade at 6pm from Dyfatty to Memorial Gardens, Christmas lights turned on at 6.30pm. Christmas Market stalls outside, Santa’s Grotto, Craft Fayre in the Memorial Hall from 6pm-8pm and same on Saturday from 10am-4pm.
Grab and Bag Group On November 26 the volunteer litter picking group will be meeting at Burry Port Canal, Brynamor Road SN 438 007 at 10am. All equipment is provided but please be sure to bring a pair of gloves. As well as cleaning up our local areas volunteers can also sign up to receive time credits.Everyone is welcome but children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. For further information ring 07971 131184.
Welsh conversation Every Wednesday at the Pembrey Country Inn, Welsh speakers and learners of all levels are welcome to join in for some conversation and fun. Hwyl a sgwrs yn y Pembrey Country Inn,1-3yh.
Harbour Music and Poetry Meets every Monday at 7.30pm in Burry Port Yacht Club. It is a community project enabling people of all ages and abilities to share their musical and literary skills. It takes the form of ‘open mic’ and special guests and audience are warmly welcomed.
Ty-Golau Memory Problems Group We have resumed weekly sessions every Monday at Canolfan John Burns Centre, Carmarthen Road, Kidwelly, from 10.30am-noon. Social distancing is in place and we request that you wear masks until you are seated. Refresments are included in the cost of £5 for service users and £1 for carers. Contact Janet Lewis on 01554 890896 to reserve a place.
Burry Port Male Choir We have resumed rehersals at 7pm on Mondays and Thursdays at Burry Port Memorial Hall. If you want to sing and join a great group of men, come along to the rehearsal. Nothing to worry about as there is no audition. Your town choir needs you!
Pembrey and Burry Port Photographic Society meets this evening and every Wednesday at 7.30pm in Hermon Chapel, Pembrey. New members of all standards are always welcome. For further information ring 07974 001049.
Pembrey and Burry Port Historical Society has resumed activities. Please note we now meet in the Ashburham Hotel at 7pm on the second Tuesday in the month. We won’t be having a guest speaker in December as it’s our annual Christmas meal.
Singing for the Soul This has started again on
the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month from 2pm-4pm in Jerusalem Chapel Vestry, Burry Port, where there is plenty of parking.The next meeting is on December 1. New members are very welcome. Open to men and women, no experience or commitment required.With no expectations, judgements or auditions, we offer an afternoon of singing uplifting songs in a group of like-minded people. £3 each session including refreshments.There will be Covid safety measures in place. The venue requires us to wear a face covering while singing, either a mask or visor. Clear visors will be available to buy if you don’t already have one. Further details contact Dawn 07773 312033 or email singingforthesoulwiththewi@gmail.com
Garden Club The Pembrey and Burry Port club is unable to resume meetings due to extensive repairs taking place at the Community Hall, Pembrey, our regular meeting venue. The committee will meet in the new year to discuss resuming meetings.
Cefn Sidan U3A We expect to be back in the Pensioners’ Hall by now. Social distancing should be observed and masks should be worn where possible. Inside meetings now take place in either the the main Memorial Hall or the Pensioner’s Hall unless otherwise stated. Yoga is usually at 10.30am every Monday (except Monday December 6 and 27 and other bank holidays) with Richard Rees at £4 per person per session. Please note yoga is no longer an official U3A activity, but we will continue to advertise the meetings in our monthly programmes and encourage our members to support it. November meetings continue tomorrow at 11.10am with the Discussion Group with subjects to be decided. Friday at 2pm is the new Creative Writing Group. New members will be most welcome to all groups. Enquiries to Paul on 07803 185281 or email preynoldsuk@yahoo.com
Food Forward Food Boxes Collaborating with Fairshare and Pembrey and Burry Port Town Council, Food Forward Burry Port is a Lotteryfunded project which will support residents in your area. The venue has changed to 38 Station Road, Burry Port SA16 0LP. The opening times are every Tuesday between 11am and 5pm. Do you need to stretch your food budget a little further each week? Do you know someone who is finding times hard? £1 a year for membership then each week you will have the option of spending £3.50 or £5 for goods worth between £15 to £20. No referrals required. CBSA is supported by Faireshare Cymru, Morrisons and Burry Port Co-op. Call in on Tuesday to see what it’s all about. Our volunteers would love to meet you. Contact Ceinwen on 07958 649932 or email clloyd@cbsa.org.uk
Carers Information Service The service will be extending our telephone support service and will be able to offer telephone support to carers
up until 9pm at night Monday to Friday. This will be via our main information service telephone number: 0300 0200 002.
People Speak Up runs online activities for people of all ages through spoken word, creative writing and participatory arts. For more details contact Eleanor on 07972 651920 or email info@ peoplespeakup.co.uk
Digital support Age Cymru Dyfed has dedicated digital champions on hand to support people aged 50-plus to make the most of technology. Free sessions are delivered over the phone through any tasks you want to achieve. Simply ring 01554 784080 or email p.mcilroy@ agecymrudyfed.org.uk
Coronavirus support lines Free mental health support is available to isolated individuals via the Welsh Mental Health helpline on 0800 132 737 or text 81066. A similar free service is offered by the Red Cross between 10am and 6pm daily on 0808 196 3651.