Carmarthen Journal

Burry Port Carol Skelton

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4 Greenhill, Y Graig, Burry Port. 01554 834371 carolmskel­ton@btinternet.com

Chapel Jerusalem Chwefror 27, Parch Meirion Evans, 10.30yb.

Senior citizens cawl cennin Provided by Pembrey and Burry Port Town Council for residents of Burry Port and Pembrey only on Monday, February 28, 12.30pm for 1pm at £5 per person. This is in the Memorial Hall, Burry Port. Tickets available from town council office or 01554 834346.

St David’s Day afternoon tea Provided by Pembrey and Burry Port Town Council on Tuesday, March 1 in the Memorial Hall from 2-5pm at £5 per person. Entertainm­ent by Cylch Meithrin Porth Tywyn, Burry Port Male Choir, local children, Carwyn Tywyn - harpist and soloists. Book tickets now via the community website www. pembreybur­ryport-tc.co.uk

Mayor’s charity night Hosted by Pembrey and Burry Port Town Council with the Bar Hounds on Saturday, March 19 in the Memorial Hall, 8pm till late. Admission by ticket only at £6 each available online from Eventbrite ticket sales.

Meals on Wheels Provided by Pembrey and Burry Port Town Council every Monday and Wednesday lunchtime a home-cooked hot meal delivered to your door by volunteers. Delivery free to Burry Port and Pembrey postcodes. Main meal and dessert £5 per person. All allergies and food intoleranc­es catered for but please mention at time of booking on email: louise.robinson@ pembreybur­ryport-tc.gov.uk or 01554 834346. Lighthouse Library Bookswaps This is now open in Burry Port Bowls Club. Opening hours are Monday 11am-2pm, Friday 9.30am-1pm plus every 2nd Saturday in the month from 11am-2pm. We accept donations of good quality books, board games and jigsaws when we are open. Please note that this is run for the community and ask that if you have no books to swap or donate that you choose no more than four books to take away. Burry Port Male Choir We are resuming rehearsals at 7pm on Thursdays at the 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 new members.

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. (Quiz has resumed on Tuesdays at 8pm. Advisable to book due to Covid restrictio­ns at the moment and available space and tables).

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. Our next meeting is in March.

Harbour Music and Poetry Usually meet every Monday at 7.30pm in the 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 Dementia Charity Trust Ty-golau therapeuti­c group for people with memory problems meet every Monday from 10.30am-noon at Canolfan John Burns Centre, Carmarthen Road, Kidwelly. Every session is specifical­ly aimed to stimulate the brain in a non-threatenin­g, fun way. Please come along to exercise your brain, meet friends and have an enjoyable morning. Refreshmen­ts are included in the cost of £5 for service users and £1 for carers/family members. Contact Janet Lewis on 01554 890896.

Singing for the Soul This continues on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month from 2-4pm in Jerusalem Chapel Vestry, Burry Port SA16 0DA where there is plenty of parking. 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. For further details or to check if still going ahead because of new Covid restrictio­ns contact Dawn on 07773 312033 or email singingfor­thesoulwit­hthewi@gmail.com

Garden Club The Pembrey and Burry Port club are unable to resume their meetings due to extensive repairs taking place at the Community Hall, Pembrey, our regular meeting venue. Unfortunat­ely the hall is still under repair and not expected to be available before March. The committee will meet when the hall is available again to discuss resuming meetings.

Cefn Sidan U3A We are now back in the Pensioners’ Hall. Yoga is usually at 10.30am every Monday (except bank holidays) with Richard Rees at £4 per person per session in the Main Memorial Hall. February meetings continue tomorrow at 2pm sharp with the Discussion group which is back in the Pensioners’ Hall with the subject “begging issues”. Friday is Keep Fit at 10.30am and the Creative Writing Group at 2pm. Monday is the Drama group at 2.15pm. New members will be most welcome. 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 are 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 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 no: 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+ 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.

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