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Remembrance Sunday in Cefn: The annual act of remembrance will begin at 10am at the Wesleyan Methodist Church (the Chapel next to the Common) on Sunday, November 11, the centenary of the 1918 Armistice.
The service will start at the village war memorial on the common at 10.55am.
Cefn School bell to ring out on the centenary of the end of World War One: At 12.30pm on Sunday, November 11, the centenary of the end of World War One, the bell of Cefn School will be tolled, together in unison with thousands in villages, towns and cities across the land.
This will be in remembrance of the end of the first World War and the 1,400 bell ringers who lost their lives during it. Church bells across the UK remained restricted throughout the course of the war and only rang freely once Armistice was declared on 11 November 1918.
The ringing of church bells erupted spontaneously across the country, as an outpouring of relief that 4 years of war had come to an end. looking forward to next year’s party which will be bigger and better, if at all possible.
Pontycymer are due to play Banwen at Lawrence Park on Saturday, November 10. Please check the Pontycymer R.F.C. Facebook page for more information on this fixture.
Garw SGBC: Well done to Garw SGBC, who recently won their opening Welsh Cup fixture 4-2 against Sarn at Ynysawdre. Two goals came from Will Jones with a goal each for captain Nathan Rose and Damien Barnard.
Bridgend Castle Players: On Friday, November 9, Bridgend Castle Players present their latest production, Evening of Remembrance, at Bettws Community Club.
As well as two plays, The Plan of Attack by Phil Nash & The Prisoner’s Friend by Peter Drake, the evening will also include a themed quiz, readings of actual letters received from the frontline of WWI, a buffet, and much more.
Doors open at 7pm and the show starts 7.30pm. Tickets are priced at £2.50, with all proceeds being donated to the RAF Benevolent Fund, and are available from Bettws Community Club, Bridgend Castle Players’ Treasurer, Rhian – treasurer@ bridgendcastleplayers.org / 07814 881445, and also on the door on the night.
Please come along and support this worthwhile cause.
The quiz is always lighthearted and an in depth knowledge of horticulture is not necessary as the answers are multiple choice and a guess is always worth a go. It is a little easier than the Chase or Mastermind, so come along and have a go!
This is a popular evening amongst members and there is always a good attendance. After the quiz has finished and prizes awarded to the winners, light refreshments are provided.
A number of new members have joined the club since the Annual Show on September 1 and these new members are cordially invited to come along and meet existing and other new members in an informal, light hearted setting.
Winter is a quiet time for gardeners and allotment holders alike, but this is still an active time for the club, with plenty for the club committee to focus on during its monthly meetings, with a range of activities being planned for the coming months.
The ladies section are busy making arrangements for the annual Mince Pie and Coffee morning on Saturday, November 17.
The Club President Margaret Worgan is busy taking bookings for the club’s Christmas Dinner to be held at Pyle and Kenfig Golf Club on Friday, December 7.
A Chinese Night is being planned for Friday, January 8 to usher in the Chinese New Year.
With the next Annual Plant Sale being held in May next year, this will involve a lot of forward planning by the committee and members over the coming months.
Ongoing maintenance work to ensure Cliff Cottage is at its best moves indoors during the winter, with volunteers helping with painting and other tasks on Thursday and Saturday mornings.
Copies of the Autumn and Winter edition of the clubs magazine is available from Cliff Cottage. The magazine is edited by Sue Ford, is a good read and gives useful information about the club and its activities.
Club members recently attended a fund raising coffee morning at Cliff Cottage in aid of the children’s charity “Y Bont” which proved to be a very enjoyable and successful fund raising event. The organisers were delighted with the facilities that were available to them.
Why not come to our next advertised lecture and meet some of our