Community News
morning, 10.30am, Tuesday, Ty Gwyn Community Church, Vauxhall, Llanelli. Boules group, 2pm, Tuesday, Pwll Playing Fields (weather permitting). Monthly lecture, 2.30pm, Wednedsday, December 8, Claire Firth, The Basque Country part 2, Felinfoel Community Resource Centre. If you’re interested in joining the U3A with its varied groups and activities, either visit the website at u3asites.org.uk/llanelli or contact membership secretary John Williams on johnhr.williams@btinternet.com
Llangennech
Bethesda Chapel Cynhaliwyd oedfa arbennig yng ngofal y gweinidog, sef ‘Operation Christmas Child’ – ymgyrch dan adain yr elusen Gristnogol ‘Samaritan’s Purse’ sydd yn danfon anrhegion i blant anghenus led-led y byd. Darlleniad addas am ‘Y Samariad Trugarog’ gan Keith Thomas a dewisiad yr emynau yn adlewyrchu’r thema o frawdgarwch (organydd Geraint Williams). Yna cyflwyniad gan Margaret Lee a Margaret Harries ar hanes a chefndir y mudiad. Sefydliad diduedd o ran cenedl, crefydd a credo; hefyd yn cyflawni prosiectau hir-dymor a pharhaus trwy rhaglenni datblygu ac hyfforddiant. Dangoswyd ffilm o’r gwirfoddolwyr yn dosbarthu’r rhoddion i’r gwledydd tramor a llawenydd y plant yn amlwg wrth iddynt dderbyn eu pecynnau. Sylwadau terfynol yn nwylo’r gweinidog pan gyfeiriodd at y rhinweddau o drugaredd a chyfiawnder. Bellach soniodd am y pwysigrwydd i weithredu yn ogystal â’r elfen ysbrydol. Cawsom ymateb hael i’r apêl.
Penyfan Paolo Piana
07956 592806 pianapaolo@hotmail. com
Penyfan and Llwynwhilwg Tenants and Residents Association (PLTRA) We are pleased to announce the Christmas lights are now on at the Firth Road and Heol Dderwen roundabouts. We will be holding our annual carol service (date to be confirmed). PLTRA secretary David Skivington is in contact with housing officers and councillors and will try to help anyone seeking advice. Call him on 01554 770770.
St Paul’s Family Centre We have a comprehensive list of events and activities for families in November/December for more details and booking etc call 01554 775338 email sarahwstpauls@plantdewi.co.uk or visit our Facebook page.
Llanelli Multicultural Network Our weekly Multicultural Drop-In Centre is every Tuesday from 10.30am-12.30pm at EJs Café, Vauxhall Road, Llanelli. Free English lessons, a chance to make new friends, pop in for a chat and a cuppa, everybody welcome. For more details contact Annie on 07952 128108, email lmcnchair@live.co.uk
Christmas singalong Llanelli Community Partnership invites you to a Christmas singalong with Goldies Cymru. Wednesday, December 15, 11am-noon online event via Zoom. Booking is essential, email llanellicommunitypartnership@outlook.com Or call 07956 592806. Everybody very welcome.
Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) For more information on reporting a crime, and when to call 999 or 101 go to our website and type in “Report a crime”. You can follow your Neighbourhood Policing Team on Twitter @ NPTLlanelliTown.Contact PCSO 8002 Lauren Hopkins on 101 or email lauren.hopkins@ dyfed-powys.pnn.police
Age Cymru Dyfed Please be careful of Covid pass fraud. The NHS app is free. The NHS Covid pass is free. The NHS will never ask for payment or any financial details. For information on how to get your free NHS Covid pass visit http://nhs.uk/NHSCovidPass
Carmarthenshire Communities for Work+ We offer free help and support for people looking for work, to find out more call 07815 651601 or email employmentsupport@ carmarthenshire.gov.uk
Llanelli and District Twinning Association For more information contact us on 07956 592806.
People Speak Up For more information regarding our up-and-coming activities contact us on 07972 651920 or email info@ peoplespeakup.co.uk
FAN (Friends and Neighbours) Group Face-to-face FAN Group is every Wednesday at 9.30am at the Wheelhouse @Antioch, Copperworks Road, Llanelli. It’s free; for more details of this and other FAN meetings call Philippa on 07938 978397.
Your local councillors Your county councillors Eryl Morgan (01554 759115) and Jeff Edmunds (01554 755853) are able to help and support you with any county councilrelated issues. Your town councillors are Jeff Edmunds, 01554 755853; M D Cranham JP, 01554 753660; J S Edmunds, 01554 755853; L A Edmunds, 01554 755853; M P Edmunds, 01554 756377; W E Skinner, 01554 774361; C A Reed, 07814 437537.
Nia Griffith MP can be contacted on 01554 756374.
Lee Waters MS can be contacted on 01554 774902.
Pontyberem Keith Evans
43 Brandyway, Pontyberem.
01269 871955. keithevans806@ btinternet.com
Tractor crash On the evening of November 19 a driver lost control of a tractor on the bend of Heol y Felin and tipped on its side, landing close to a bungalow near the junction with Heol Llethryd. Nearby residents, including those from Maes y Felin, told of hearing a loud noise which brought them out of their homes. Emergency services were summoned and the road temporarily closed while efforts were made to retrieve the tractor. The tractor was eventually removed. Inquiries into the incident are ongoing.
Indoor market This Saturday, from 9.30am to 1pm, the village indoor market is held in the Memorial Hall. Entry is free as are the hire of stalls. To find out more phone 01269 871075.
Christmas appeal Due to the ongoing Covid pandemic, donations for local needy children take the form of money contributions sent to Carmarthenshire Council.
St John’s Church Next Sunday at 9.30am Holy Communion is led by the Rev Lindy Morgan.
Park maintenance tendering Competitive sealed bid tenders are invited for the annual contract to perform maintenance work in Pontyberem Park grounds from April 2022. The deadline for submitted applications to the community council is 5pm, January 20. For application details, forms and terms, please contact the council clerk on cyngorcymunedpontyberem gmail.com
Concert success The afternoon performance by Sinfonia Cymru on Saturday, November 20, was an outstanding success. The Memorial Hall audience clapped long and loud for the Welsh National Youth Orchestra ensemble’s bravura renditions of historic and contemporary classical works.
Defibrillator training evening Under paramedic direction, training in the use of a defibrillator by members of the local public is to be held from 7pm to 8.30pm on December 10 in the Memorial Hall. Further such courses are anticipated in the new year. Inquiries to book a place can be made to the community council clerk on cyngorcymunedpontyberem@ gmail.com
Community council The next scheduled meeting of Pontyberem Community Council takes place on Thursday, December 16, from 7pm in the Memorial Hall conference room. Translation facilities provided. Disabled access available. Further details from the clerk, Eryl Pellow, on 07415 355659.
Pontyberem Post Office Located in CK’s supermarket, the post office operates seven days a week from 8am to 8pm with a lunch break between 12.30pm and 1pm.
Tumble
Library service The mobile library is in the car park opposite the hall on Tuesdays from 1.45pm to 4pm. If that is not convenient, it is in Cross Hands on Mondays from 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm and on Saturday from 10am to 1pm. Books can be reserved online and you can collect from the mobile library. The mobile library has a choice of books for adults and children, in English and in Welsh, including popular fiction and non-fiction, as well as large print titles. Audio and visual material is also available. If the mobile library doesn’t have the type of books you like, you can request any item available in any of the public libraries in Carmarthenshire for free through the online catalogue or ask the mobile library staff.
Tumble Family Centre has welcomed a new play worker, Caitlin. In order to adhere to Covid-19 guidelines, group sizes are limited and places fill very quickly. If you would like more information, please phone (or text) or use WhatsApp to speak to Tracey on the centre’s new phone number, 07496 239473.
Cinderella on stage A reminder that Cinderella, the pantomime, with Owen Money, will be on stage in the hall on Friday, January 7, Saturday, January 8, and Sunday, January 9. See the FB page Neuadd Y Tymbl/Tumble Hall for booking imformation.
Neuadd y Tymbl If your group/society would like to discuss the possibility of meeting in the hall, please contact the clerk llannonccclerk@outlook.com.
Llannon Community Council serves the villages of Tumble, Cross Hands, Llannon, and Cwm-mawr, aiming to meet the needs of the community and to improve the quality of life of residents. Council meetings are usually held on the third Wednesday of the month; these are still being held via the internet (Zoom) for the time being. Information: llannonccclerk@ outlook.com or website http://www.ccllannon. org.uk/ or Facebook Cymunedau Mynydd Mawr Communities.