Drefach

Your Drefach correspondent is Clive Green, 61

Heol Cwmmawr, Drefach.

01269 841071 drefachnews@yahoo.co.uk

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Middleton Memories To celebrate National and Local Community History month, the Regency Restoration Project, in collaboration with People’s Collection Wales, is hosting Middleton Memories every Wednesday in the month of May at the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Are you a former volunteer? Did your grandparent live or work on the estate? Do you have any old photographs of the estate? If you have any stories or family tales about the estate, please come along and share them. Each person who submits a memory will be given a discount voucher for the garden’s restaurant. The dates are May 8, 15, 22, and 29. All sessions will take place in the Oriel Yr Ardd Gallery. June 12 will be the opening day of Middleton Memories Exhibition and all those who submit memories will be invited to the opening.

Welfare Association The association’s annual general meeting will be held on May 8 at 7pm. More members are needed to help the welfare continue its good work, so if you know someone who may be interested, please ask them to come along to the Welfare Hall.

Cask Ale Club In conjunction with the Mansel Arms a Cask Ale Festival is being held from Friday through to Monday. Entertainment will be provided on Friday and Saturday evenings. Light meals and sandwiches will be available and if the weather is kind , a barbecue event will be organised. Opening times will be Friday 4pm-11pm; Saturday, Sunday and Monday noon-11pm.

Cinema The film showing at Cross Hands Cinema on Friday, Monday and Tuesday will be Dumbo (Cert PG). Doors open at 6.30pm with film starting at 7pm. There will also be a matinee showing on Sunday , when the doors will open at 1pm with the film starting at 1.30pm. Come along and enjoy the film at a reasonable admission price.

Plant sale The annual members and volunteers plant sale will be held at the National Botanic Garden on Friday, May 17, and Saturday, May 18. This will be the ninth annual sale with a lovely variety of plants grown by members and volunteers of the garden. Plant donations and garden sundries are most