LALESTON & BROADLANDS

Send Your News To: Carol Thomas carbrya1@gmail.com 01656 657846 Laleston Gardening Club:

The signs are that 2023 will be a very good year for Laleston Gardening Club. Some activities have already taken place and many more are in the pipeline. The Chinese evening on the 28th January was a spectacular success and reflects great credit on the 3 ladies who did the catering, (Linda,

Sian & Sue).

There was much favourable feedback with one Facebook contributor saying ‘it was the best Chinese they had ever tasted’.

Places on events such as this and the St David’s Day supper on the

3rd March, are filled within days and Chairman Sue explained that the committee compiles a booking system that is based on the principle of a first come first served which is the most equitable way to satisfy the needs of the Club’s 260 plus members. No-one has preferential treatment and everyone has an equal opportunity to book, early booking is always recommended.

Attendance at Club lectures and Ladies Meetings have been excellent and new members have been very supportive and enthusiastic. One of the Ladies meetings featured the Community Pantry and the ladies very generously donated four large boxes of food to this very worthwhile cause.

The Ladies were very saddened to hear of the death of Mrs Sandra Scott a long standing and popular member of the Ladies Section. A condolence card was made by Sian and sent to the family on behalf of the Ladies Section.

There was a change of speaker at the horticultural lecture on the 13th February when Terry Walton was booked to give a lecture on Allotment Gardening.

Unfortunately Terry was awaiting a hospital procedure and was unable attend. At short notice Joseph Atkins, who was booked to give a talk on the 13th March, agreed to move his lecture to the 13th February and gave a talk ‘ Plant Hunting Abroad’ which was well received by a full house at Cliff Cottage. Joseph was formerly Head Gardener at Aberglasney, but now runs a pub/ restaurant near Carmarthen.

The lecture scheduled for the 13th March will now be delivered by Ivor Mace who will give a talk on Roses.

It has already been reported that the Plant Sale in May will be held on the 13th to avoid the Coronation of King Charles III on the weekend on the 6th. There will be no separate perennial sale this year and the number of Annual bedding plants will be reduced owing to the unsustainable workload experienced last year.

Given the fact that the 51st Annual Horticultural Show and BBQ is taking place much earlier this year on the 12th August and not as usual the first Saturday in September,

Show Secretary, Pauline Sloan has felt it important to get the Show Schedules out early. She has been greatly assisted this year by Lucy Bloomfield who has been recruited as Assistant Show Secretary. Pauline and Lucy have put together the schedule which has been ratified by the Committee and will be available quite soon.

February has been a very busy month for Chairman, Sue with lots going on and lots to do. She takes all the bookings from those wishing to hire the Club’s facilities as well as bookings from those wishing to attend Club events. Sue received an email from the Office Manager for Senedd Member, Sarah Murphy. S M Murphy wishes to visit ‘organisations that do great things’ and consequently wishes to visit Laleston Gardening Club. Sue has agreed to meet Sarah on Friday, 31st March at Cliff Cottage to show her what the Club is all about.

Further grants are being made available from Suncredit Solar

Farm Organisation and Sue has taken the initiative and prepared an application on behalf of the Club. If successful the grant would enable the Club to finance a further 3 sash windows, 2 in the upstairs room used by the Model Railway Club and one in the old shop.

So the message is the same for all Club activities - Be aware and Book Early!

Garden waste: The garden waste service in Bridgend County Borough is due to start on march 13 and will run until november 17. Collections will be fortnightly on the same day as Kier picks up bin bags. Garden waste includes plants, flowers, weeds, grass, leaves and hedge clippings.

The service costs £46.01 per household or £41.73 for pensioners. To sign up for the service go to https://bridgend.kier.co.uk/

Almost 8,000 residents subscribed in 2022 and 1,300 tonnes of garden waste was collected for composting. Congratulations to Kier for providing a great service for the borough.

Bridgend Lions charity book sale:

The Annual Charity Book Sale at Westward Community Centre will take place on Friday April 7th and Saturday April 8th 2023.

Books in good condition will be gratefully received and may be taken to the Centre on Sunday mornings between 10.30 and 11.30 a.m.

OGMORE VALLEY Send Your News To:

Owen Sendell 1 Cardiff Street, Ogmore Vale, Bridgend. CF32 7EW. 01656 760 640 gazette@ogmore-vale.co.uk

The Blaenogwr, Nantymoel:

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Upcoming entertainment – Round Robin Darts Tournament on Saturday, March 25.

Entry is £6 including raffle ticket – with prizes of £200 winner, £100 runner up, £50 semi finalists anbd £25 for furthest woman.

Doors open at 11.30am, registration closes at 12noon. On the oche 12.30pm.

We also have our Sunday lunch back on and an artist to warm you up from 4pm into the evening.

● Con Club, Ogmore Vale: Function room available for hire for weddings, birthday parties, hen party’s, baby showers, and much more.

We also have a stairlift access to take you upstairs.

We also have snooker table, pool table, dart boards and juke box. Contact 01656 840 243 for more information.

● The Wyndham Pub: For more information on club entertainment, this can be found at the club or on Facebook.

● Nantymoel Boys & Girls Club: We are now open Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights.

● Nantymoel Boys & Girls Club Cafe: We are open on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10am-2pm.

● Wyndham Boys & Girls Club: We are open on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5pm. ● Mandy’s Cafe: We are open for sit down meals and takeaway meals serving some wonderful food including proper chips and some fab cakes, etc. We can deliver your food, or you can collect.

We are open Monday to Saturday, from 8am-3pm and Sundays, from 9.30am-2.30pm.

● Blackmill Over 50s: Blackmill Over 50s meet at the local community centre on Wednesday evenings at 7pm, and we are always glad to welcome new members.

This is a social gathering and occasionally a trip to the theatre or a meal out is arranged.

● Nantymoel Knitters Class: We are members of a Knitting Club who live in Nantymoel. We meet twice a week at Dinam Close every Tuesday and Friday at 10am to 12noon.

We are always looking for new members and all our efforts are to make things for charities.

If there is anyone who has any spare wool they do not want, we would be very grateful to receive it.

● News: Please remember to send any news or information to me by 8.30pm on Wednesday night every week. Email gazette@ogmore-vale. co.uk or ring 01656 760 640.