Community News
David Poulton with talk about the Orkneys, Felinfoel Community Resource Centre. Baduanjin exercise, 10am, Thursday, April 14, Pwll Playing Fields (weather permitting). Boules, 10.30am, Thursday, April 14, Pwll Playing Fields (weather permitting). Snooker, 10.15am, Monday, April 18, The Conservative Club, Cowell Street. Book Circle, 10.30am, Monday, April 18, 9 Beech Grove, Pwll. Table tennis, 3pm, Monday, April 18, Llanelli Leisure Centre. Boules, 10.30am, Tuesday, April 19, Pwll Playing Fields (weather permitting). Short walk, 10.30am, Tuesday, April 19, Parc Howard, meet at entrance in Old Road. See website or WhatsApp group for any updated information. Skittles, 10.30am, Wednesday, April 20, The Poachers Rest, Ferryside. Crafts, 2.30pm, Wednesday, April 20, Felinfoel Community Resource Centre. Note: Games afternoon on the fourth Wednesday each month will now be replaced by the Gardening Group for the summer season, April 27. If you’re interested in joining the U3A with its varied groups and activities, check the website u3asites.org.uk/ llanelli or contact membership secretary John Williams on johnhr.williams@btinternet. com
Capel Als Ebrill 10, 10.30yb Parch. R Alun Evans, Caerdydd.
Penyfan Paolo Piana
07956 592806 pianapaolo@hotmail. com
Penyfan and Llwynwhilwg Tenants and Residents Association (PLTRA) PLTRA secretary David Skivington is in contact with housing officers and councillors and will try to help anyone seeking advice, contact him on 01554 770770, or any committee members.
Cruyff Court Penyfan
Project Construction work in Penyfan Park is in its final stages and is due to open soon. For more information, call Llanelli Town Council on 01554 774352.
St Paul’s Family Centre We have lots of planned events and activities for families, for more details and booking, etc call 01554 775338, email sarahwstpauls@plantdewi.co. uk or visit our Facebook page.
Llanelli Multicultural Network Our weekly Multicultural Drop-In Centre is every Tuesday from 10.30am-12.30pm at EJ’s Café, Vauxhall Road, Llanelli SA15 3BD. Free English lessons, a chance to make new friends, pop in for a chat and a cuppa, everybody welcome. We are currently running a Heritage Lottery-funded project called Connecting to Nature, to find out more or for details of the drop-in, contact Annie on 07952 128108 or email lmcnchair@live.co.uk
Easter activities at Llanelli Library There’s lots of Easter holiday events at Llanelli Library, to find out more and for booking details, call 01554 744327.
Llanelli Community Partnership For news and community updates including our Connect 2021 Project see our Facebook page or call us on 07956 592806.
People Speak Up For more information regarding our up-and-coming activities contact us on 07972 651920 or email info@ peoplespeakup.co.uk
Carmarthenshire Communities for Work+ For information and updates on free courses and support into work, call us on 07815 651601 or email employmentsupport@ carmarthenshire.gov.uk
Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) For more information on reporting a crime, and when to call 999 or 101, go to our website and type in “Report a crime”. If you’ve been affected by crime, either as a victim or a witness, help and support is available. You can follow your Neighbourhood Policing Team on Twitter @NPTLlanelliTown. Contact PCSO 8002 Lauren Hopkins on 101 or email lauren. hopkins@dyfed-powys.pnn.police
FAN (Friends and Neighbours) Group A chance to meet new people or improve your language learning. For more details of face-to-face and online FAN meetings call Philippa on 07938 978397.
Age Cymru Dyfed offers a free and confidential Information and advice service for older people, their families and their carers. Call free on 03333 447874.
Llanelli and District Twinning Association For more information see our Facebook page or call 07956 592806.
Your local councillors Your county councillors Eryl Morgan (01554 759115) and Jeff Edmunds (01554 755853) are able to help and support you with any county councilrelated issues. Your town councillors are Jeff Edmunds, 01554 755853; M D Cranham, JP, 01554 753660; J S Edmunds, 01554 755853; L A Edmunds, 01554 755853; M P Edmunds, 01554 756377; W E Skinner, 01554 774361; C A Reed, 07814 437537.
Nia Griffith MP can be contacted on 01554 756374.
Lee Waters MS can be contacted on 01554 774902.
Pontyberem Keith Evans
43 Brandyway, Pontyberem. 01269 871955. keithevans806@btinternet.com
Community council There is an outgoing council meeting from 7pm on Thursday, April 14 in the Memorial Hall conference room. Members of the public can observe proceedings as usual. Simultaneous translation provided. Disabled access available. Inquiries on 01269 871075.
Rally Club Gwendraeth Valley car rally members, under the chairmanship of Mike Jones, meets each Thursday from 7pm in Pontyberem Rugby Club.
Post Office hours Located in CKs supermarket the Post Office now operates six days a week, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.30pm, Saturday 9am to 3pm and is closed on Sunday.
Chemist times Monday to Friday trading hours of the local pharmacy are 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5.30pm. Inside the store there is a maximum of two customers at any one time.
Library hours The local library in the Memorial Hall operates on Mondays from 3pm to 7pm and on Thursdays from 9.30am to 1.30pm. There is a free internet service, DVDs and audio books for hire. Inquiries during library times can be made to Anja on 01269 870891.
Digital aid Age Cymru Dyfed offers people aged 50-plus hands-on help to introduce and develop the use of digital technology. Through free telephone sessions, often led by Haroun Varden, help is given through tasks enabling older users to be comfortable with digital links. Please contact Age Cymru Dyfed on 01554 784080 or email p.mcilroy@ agecymrudyfed.org
Tumble
Litter pick Last week, the local environmental group, Cadw’r MM yn Daclus/ Keep MM Tidy, met in Tumble. They collected 10 bags of rubbish mainly from the park, the school lane, and the car park off Heol y Neuadd. The group usually meets twice a month in Tumble, Cross Hands or Llannon. If you hate litter, please come along and give a hand. Information is posted on the FB page Cadw’r Mynydd Mawr yn Daclus. Zumbathon On March 20, Tina Tracey and four other instructors, Tina Webber, Lilyma Serra-Thapa, Charlotte Davies and Laura Rae Smith held a ‘Zumbathon’ in the hall. They and the ladies who took part raised the marvellous sum of £1,313.15 for Unicef to help the children of Ukraine. Zumba is a dance and cardio fitness session.
Family Centre The centre will be open for garden play on Wednesday, April 13 and Wednesday, April 20.
Sessions will between 9.30am and 11.30am and suitable for all age groups. Please message the FB page directly to book.
Cross Hands Cinema is open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. Films showing in March and April are listed on the Facebook page, together with certification and a synopsis. The cinema will be closed for Easter on Friday, April 15, Monday, April 18 and Tuesday, April 19.
Mobile library The county mobile library is available in the car park opposite the hall on Tuesdays from 1.45pm to 4pm. You can request any item available in any of the public libraries in Carmarthenshire free either through the online catalogue or ask the mobile library staff. For those who may not be able to visit the mobile or other library, the book swap shelves will be available in the old library in the hall again soon. You may bring a book and swap it for another or just borrow a book and bring it back.
Neuadd y Tymbl Saturday market: The hall will be hosting a monthly Saturday market with stalls for local traders. Please contact the clerk if interested. Coming soon – Easter Craft Fayre: Saturday; An Evening with Ceri Dupree in May; Jubilee Afternoon Tea with Peter Karrie in June; An Evening with Scott Quinnell in October. Eisteddfod Gadeiriol Y Tymbl is back in September. Various regular activities and services are now available in the hall. Performance Factory children’s stage school: Monday, 4.30pm-7.30pm. Line dancing: Thursdays, 1.30pm-3.30pm. Cyfle i Bawb: Every other Tuesday, 1pm-3pm. Pat, 01269 831773. Zumba: Monday, 8pm-9pm; Wednesday, 7.30pm-8.30pm. Turn’d Up Fitness: Thursday, 7pm-8pm. Happy Feet Clinic and Heart Clinic: By appointment. For more information about any of these or if your group/society would like to discuss the possibility of meeting in the hall, please contact Mrs Clare Hope at llannonccclerk@ outlook.com. The hall is available again for private functions such as birthday and wedding parties.
Llannon Community Council aims to improve the quality of life of residents. Ten councillors are elected to represent the villages of Tumble, Llannon, and Cwm-mawr and five represent Cross Hands. Elections for these seats take place on May 5.
The election for the two seats on the county council (for Llannon Ward covering Cross Hands, Llannon and Tumble) takes place the same day. Postal votes will be sent out before that. You will find useful information on the council’s website. http://www.ccllannon.org. uk/ or llannonccclerk@outlook.com or Facebook Cymunedau Mynydd Mawr Communities.
If you’re looking for great audio capture these are some sound options it’s worth taking a closer look at
THIS week we have some sound advice for you – if you want to communicate your message with clarity, you need to get serious about audio.
There’s no point capturing great video if nobody can hear what’s going on. While you’re on a Zoom call, you want to make your voice heard in that meeting.
And if you’re capturing audio for a podcast, it’s an absolute essential to maximise the quality for a pro feel.
The audio capture in our computers, phones and cameras is functional, of course, but if you want to take things a bit more seriously, consider adding a dedicated microphone to your kit bag.
BLUE YETI
They say: Create unparalleled recordings with your computer using Blue’s best-selling family of Yeti USB microphones. Whether you’re recording at home, on the road, or in the Himalayas, Yeti helps you produce studio-quality recordings every time.
We say: The Blue Yeti is a legend of podcasting, and should be on the list of possibles if you’re looking for a device for desktop recording. It’s a USB mic that features a variety of modes for optimal versatility – whether you’re on your own, interviewing, or with a group, there’s a mode to capture everything clearly and crisply.
It’s good for musical instrument recording, too.
■ Cost: £119.99, bluemic.com
SENNHEISER MKE 400
They say: The MKE 400 is a compact, highly directional on-camera shotgun microphone designed to isolate and enhance the audio for your video.
We say: The MKE 40 is designed to be mounted on-device, but this is a step up in sound quality, and more suitable for cameras… although it will work with smartphones. It’s very light and compact, but also features a headphone jack so you can monitor audio directly from the source.
■ Cost: £169, en-uk.sennheiser.com
RODE WIRELESS GO II
They say: The world’s smallest and first truly wireless microphone has been reborn.
The Wireless GO II, left, is an ultra-compact and extremely versatile wireless microphone system consisting of a dual
channel receiver and two transmitters.
We say: Wireless mics are essential if you’re going to be moving around shot in your video – you don’t want the levels rising and dipping according to how far away you are from your camera. Rode’s Wireless Go II offers that, but at the double – so two people at once can be heard as clear as a bell. And there’s hardly a camera or phone that does video that you can’t hook this system up to.
■ Cost: £235, rode.com
JOBY WAVO MOBILE
They say: This mic is super compact, portable and lightweight but powerful enough to deliver quality audio anywhere you’re vlogging, wherever you are.
We say: Cheap and cheerful, the Wavo Mobile is built specifically for smartphones, and provides a variety of cables in the box to allow it to connect to all the most popular models on the market.
It’s directional, so helps to zero in on the audio coming from the subject of your video, and also features great shock absorption, reducing noise from the camera and handler.
There’s also a ‘deadcat’ cover for the mic, to reduce wind noise if you’re filming outside.
Cost: £34.95, joby.com
SHURE MV5C
They say: Make sure you are heard clearly during important presentations and meetings with professional sound from the MV5C Home Office Microphone. The MV5C will help you sound great from the comfort of your desk, and it can be used with or without headphones.
We say: It’s worth investing in a dedicated mic if you’re doing most of your meetings over the internet at your home desk. There are few more prestigious names in micmaking than Sure, so you can be, erm, sure it’ll do the job. Just don’t forget to turn it on.
Cost: £115, shure.com