EVENTS DIARY

■■Caerphilly Retired Teachers will be holding this month’s meeting at Mount Carmel Church Vestry, Ponty gwindy Road, Caerphilly, on Wednesday, October 31, at 2pm. Retired teachers are welcome to come along. A friendly group with an interesting programme. Always meet on the last Wednesday of the month, except August and December when group does not meet. This month guest speaker Rev Gethin Russell Jones as our guest speaker will be talking about the book he wrote with his mother called My Secret Life in Hut number six. There will also be refreshments. On November 28, members will be going out for a Christmas meal. More information on 029 2088 3722.

■■On Friday, November 2, the Penarth Aviation Society will meet in the Penarth Conservative Club at 7.45pm for 8pm when the guest speaker will be Gail Griffiths. She will talk about hot air ballooning. Visitors and potential members are welcome to attend club meetings (held on the first Friday of the month) for a small donation. Further information see www. penarthaviationsociety.co.uk or tel: Barrie Howell on (029) 21322385.

■■On Wednesday, November 7, the Cardiff & District Chrysanthemum and Dahlia Society will be holding their annual Late Chrysanthemum Show at the Scout Hall in Heol y Bont, Rhiwbina, at 2.30pm, until 5pm, all are welcome and admission is free.

■■ A remembrance service is being held on Sunday, November 11, at 10.30am in All Saints Church, Porthcawl. All townspeople, religious denominations and other organisations are invited to attend. Following the service, prior to 11am, a two-minute silence will be held at the Porthcawl War Memorial and poppy wreaths will be laid. Refreshments will be served in the church afterwards. Contact Ray Street, chairman RBL Porthcawl branch, on 01656 771214.

■■Love to sing and perform? Join the Cantorian Pontyclun Ladies Choir on Tuesday evenings, 7.15pm for 7.30pm, at Cafe 50, Pontyclun, next to the community hall. Visit Cantorion Pontyclun website for more details.

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