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Burry Port Male Choir We are resuming rehearsals at 7pm on Mondays and 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 April.
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 meets every Monday morning 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 excercise your brain, meet friends and have an enjoyable morning. Refresments are included in the cost of £5 for service users and £1 for carers/ family members. Contact Janet Lewis on 01554 890896.
This continues on the first and third Wednesdays of the month from 2-4pm in Jerusalem Chapel Vestry, Burry Port SA16 0DA where there is plenty of parking. The next meeting is Wednesday, March 16. 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 unavailable. The committee will meet when the hall is available again to discuss resuming meetings.
Yoga This is usually held at 10.30am every Monday (except bank holidays) with Richard Rees at £4 per person per session in the main Memorial Hall.
Cefn Sidan U3A March meetings are as follows: Today at 10.45am is coffee morning with book swap available. Friday is keep fit at 10.30am and crochet and arts/crafts group at 2pm (bring your own craft). Monday is working on the station garden at 10am or next dry Monday in the month. Tuesday at 10.30am is the Welsh history group talk on experimental wind turbines at Burry Port. Also Tuesday at 2pm is square dancing. Wednesday, March 16, is the quiz group in the Neptune (check if still here) at 2.15pm. Thursday, March 17, the luncheon club is at Machynys Golf Club at 1pm. Friday, March 18, at 10.30am is keep fit. Monday, March 21, is the main monthly meeting at 2.15pm with Bethan
Davies, of Age Cymru. Tuesday, March 22, we are still waiting for the cinema manager about restarting the Silver Screen cinema. Thursday, March 24, is the discussion group at 2pm on subjects TV licence payment plus positive discrimination. Friday, March 25, at 10.30am is keep fit. The creative writing group is suspended due to a lack of interest. Monday, March 28, the drama group is 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 FareShare and Pembrey and Burry Port Town Council, Food Forward Burry Port is a Lottery-funded 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 FaresShare 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-plus to make the most of technology. Free sessions are delivered over the