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Llysworney News July 2008
Llysworney Weekend
This is a reminder to keep the weekend of 11th to 13th July free. Firstly on Friday 11th July there will be the Arts Festival. Then on Saturday 12th July a Hog Roast. To complete the weekend on Sunday 13th July there will be a Treasure Hunt followed by a BBQ.
Friday 11th July
The Llysworney Performing Arts Festival takes place in St Tydfil's Church starting at 7.30pm. It will be a celebration of the great and varied talent we are so lucky to have in the village; covering music recitals, songs, drama and much more.
As always, space in the church will be at a premium so to be sure of your seat, get your tickets early. Tickets are £8 each for adults, £4 for children, which includes a glass of wine at the Cheese and Wine Event in the village marquee at The Paddocks after the performance.
Tickets are available from: Hilary Sheldon (773063), David Edwards (7719120), and Melanie Hurst (773659).
Proceeds from the performance part of the ticket price will be divided between the LCA and Church Funds.
Saturday 12th July
There will be a Hog Roast and Disco in the village marquee at The Paddocks, starting at 7.30pm. Tickets are £10 each, which includes food, available from LCA members.
Sunday 13th July
Children’s Treasure Hunt with BBQ. Starting at The Paddocks 11.30am. Followed by informal BBQ starting at approx 1.30pm. Everyone bring their own food.
Wine & Dine Evening at the Carne Arms
Just to let you all know that we are re-launching our wine and dine nights. If you've been before you will know the high standards of the evening, if you haven't then you have been missing out.
We will be holding the Australia/New Zealand night on the 26th of June. The night will still start with canapés, wine and a talk from Chris Rogers on the wines you will be sampling through the night. And then the night begins, wine food and a great atmosphere.
For any menus or additional info please contact me on 01446 773553 or just pop in. Hope to see you all there.
James Fletcher.
Cinderella on Ice – Early Notification
The Llysworney Community Association is planning a theatre trip to see Cinderella on Ice on Saturday 20th December 2008 at 2.30 pm at the Millennium Centre, Cardiff.
The Ice Show is performed by The Imperial Ice Stars, featuring World, European and National Championship Skaters. Cinderella on Ice is set to a sumptuous, magical score.
There are 49 seats available which will be sold on a first come first served basis. The price per ticket is £27.20 and the seats are in the raised stalls.
The Llysworney Community Association will be providing a coach to the Millennium Centre which will be free of charge. If you are interested please ring Hilary Sheldon on 773063.
Hilary Sheldon
Lost Property not yet claimed
The windcheater (black & grey lining) left at Lower Farm House has still not been claimed. Dr Peter Thomas is now considering charging a fee for looking after it, or even holding an auction or making a donation to Oxfam. Please collect from Lower farm House.
Peter Thomas Chairman L(a)RGA
Colwinston & Llysworney WI
The next meeting of the Colwinston & Llysworney WI will be held in Colwinston Village Hall at 7.30pm on Monday 14th July 2008. The subject will be Sea Shells of the World, speaker Jan Gosney. Visitors are welcome.
Hilary Sheldon
Charity Race Night
The Carne Arms will be holding a Charity race night on the 21st July. Horses and jockeys will be on sale for £2 each up until the event, then you can bet on the night. The Carne Arms will be putting on some free nibbles for the night. Hope to see you all there. All money from the sale of horses and jockeys will go to the Save the Hospices Fund.
Fletch & Luke.
Llysworney Gent’s Dining Club
On Tuesday June 3rd last 27 fellows descended on the Laleston Inn and enjoyed an evening devouring a Greek style buffet that had been meticulously prepared. A good time was had by all.
The next dining occasion is at the Golden Spice curry restaurant in Llantwit Major at the beginning of July.
It is planned to have an Italian evening in August. Those interested in attending such events and who are not already involved please contact David Edwards.
David Edwards
Little Fish Fun Club
The Little Fish Fun Club will be meeting each day from 10am to 1pm in Colwinston Village Hall from Monday 21st July to Friday 25th July.
Through the medium of drama, dance, art & craft, we will be looking at four parables – The Sower, The Wedding Guests, the Man who built his house on the rocks, the Man who built his house on the sand and the Lost Sheep. On Friday 25th July we will be having a short dramatic presentation for the parents.
The cost of each session is £5 (£4 for siblings) and children can choose how many sessions they would like to attend. It would save time and be helpful to have payment for the sessions on the first morning (Monday 21st July).
If your child / children would like to attend then please contact Diane Bluck, Helen Sloan or Sally Harrop.
Diane Bluck.
August Newsletter
Due to the Summer Holidays there will be no newsletter in August. The next newsletter will therefore be in September. Please send your contributions.
Bryn Miles
Cystic Fibrosis Raffle
My grateful thanks to Luke and James for suggesting that I hold a raffle in aid of Cystic Fibrosis at the pub’s May Beer Festival. The raffle raised £296 for the charity. Many thanks also to those people who donated the prizes.
Diane Bluck
Village Website
I am in the process of re-designing the village website and would welcome suggestions and material that can be included.
Bryn Miles
Vale of Glamorgan Highways Notice
Notices have been placed around the village regarding the highway verges at the land fronting Tamara Cottage on Tyle Mali and the unnamed road known as Pond Road. The Vale of Glamorgan Council intend to stop up those parts of the highway. The application will be heard at Barry magistrates Court on 19th August and anyone wishing to object may attend the hearing.
Bryn Miles
Llysworney News June 2008
L(a)RGA Lost Property
At the last L(a)RGA meeting an expensive windcheater (black & grey lining) was left at 7 Fermdy Isaf (Lower Farm House), also a pair of black-rimmed oval glasses. Please collect from Lower farm House.
Peter Thomas Chairman L(a)RGA
Village Darts Tournament
The darts tournament held at the end of April proved to be a huge success with over thirty people taking part. Teams of four competed against each other in a knock-out competition.
Each game was closely contested with the eventual winners being “James Blondes” who overcame the “Filosofers” in the closely contested final. The result hung in the balance up to the final throw. Congratulations to the winning team. Prizes were donated by David Bluck. Many thanks David.
Many thanks also to Steve Huish who organised the tournament and also the Carne Arms for providing the venue and the excellent food. The event proved so popular that it is anticipated another tournament will be held later in the year or beginning of next year.
LCA
Quizaid
Thank you very much to those who came to the Quiz Night on 12th May 2008 at the Carne. A total of £170 was raised for Christian Aid.
Fletch and Luke (Carne) would be happy to try having monthly Quiz Nights at the Carne so the next one will be on Monday 9th June at 7.30pm. Entry fee £1 per person.
We can also do a “KidsQuiz” but may need to wait until exams are over!
Trish Turley
Llysworney Gentleman’s Dining Club
The next dining occasion will be Tuesday 3rd June 2008 at the Laleston Inn. The theme is Greek, and it is a buffet.
The bus will be leaving Llysworney (by Carne Arms) at 7.30pm and pick up at Laleston will be at 10.15pm.
The cost is £10.00 per person plus £5.00 for bus. Drink costs are entirely at your discretion. A further charge may be levied (£1.00 approx) for service.
David Edwards
Badminton Championships
Nick Turley represented Wales in the European Disability Badminton Championships in Dortmund Germany on the 23rd and 24th May 2008. Sadly Nick was Wales’ only representative, but better one than none!
Trish Turley
Cinderella on Ice – Early Notification
The Llysworney Community Association is planning a theatre trip to see Cinderella on Ice on Saturday 20th December 2008 at 2.30 pm at the Millennium Centre, Cardiff.
The Ice Show is performed by The Imperial Ice Stars, featuring World, European and National Championship Skaters. Cinderella on Ice is set to a sumptuous, magical score.
There are 49 seats available which will be sold on a first come first served basis. The price per ticket is £27.20 and the seats are in the raised stalls.
The Llysworney Community Association will be providing a coach to the Millennium Centre which will be free of charge. If you are interested please ring Hilary Sheldon on 773063.
Hilary Sheldon
Hemlock Poisoning
(Extract from Dai Lanolin: Scholar shepherd)
The sad ones down at the tavern gather
Motionless they sit silent and staring
Staring thro’ private voids and dead spaces
Wherein like evanescent Pimpernel
The flickering image of a dear friend
Returns and goes stroboscopic by memory.
“Bedevilled oatmeal” the miller murmurs
Moistening his powdered lips with real ale
Drawn from the barrel cool cooper’d in oak.
So out of the long silence they stare and
With nodding heads move like puppets
The sad ones mumble and repeat again
The miller’s phrase distorted by grief
“The oatmeal’s bedevilled, Beelzebub devil”
Irreverent a drunken druggist drawls
“There’s ergot in rye, there’s ergot in rye!
Then lapping their ale once more they lapse
Into taciturn sorrow sizzled by draught
And rising from a stool in inglenook
A Romany with pierced lobes laments:
“Oniton Lace they calls it, Oniton Lace
Scabhands and Kexies – my shepherd is dead.”
Peter Thomas
100 Club Winners
May £25 Turley
AGM £100 Howard James
Llysworney Weekend
This is a reminder to keep the weekend of 11th July to 13th July free. Firstly on Friday 11th July there will be the Arts Festival (details below). Then on Saturday 12th July a Hog Roast. Then to finish off on Sunday 13th July there will be a Treasure Hunt followed by a BBQ. More details on the hog roast and treasure hunt soon, including ticket prices. Remember to check the website as details are posted there as soon as they are known.
LCA
Let the Applause Begin!
The Llysworney Performing Arts Festival takes place in St Tydfil's Church at 7.30pm on Friday July 11th. It will be a celebration of the great and varied talent we are so lucky to have in the village; covering music recitals, songs, drama and much more.
As always, space in the church will be at a premium so to be sure of your seat, get your tickets early! Tickets are £8 each, which includes a glass of wine at the Cheese and Wine Event in the village marquee, after the performance.
Available from: Hilary Sheldon (773063), David Edwards (7719120), Melanie Hurst (773659). Proceeds from the performance part of the ticket price will be divided between the LCA and Church Funds.
MJH
Llysworney News May 2008
Llysworney Community Association Annual General Meeting
This year the AGM is on Monday 19th May at the Carne Arms commencing 8pm. The Agenda will be as follows:-
Chairperson’s report
Treasurer’s report
Community Association Plans for 2008-2009
Report from Llandow Community Council
AOB
The current members of the Community Association are: Andy Bray (Chair), Diane Bluck (Secretary), David Edwards (Treasurer), Joanne Davies, Maria Martin, Bryn Miles, Emma Scott-Coombes, Hilary Sheldon, Helen Sloan.
All the current members of the Community Association are prepared to continue through 2008-2009. However there are still places available on the committee and we would welcome new faces in order to ensure that all areas of the village are represented.
Questionnaire on Events
The Llysworney Community Association would like to put on events which the village would support. With this month’s newsletter we have included a questionnaire to complete. Please state your preference by ticking the relevant box. If there are any events not listed that you would like the Community Association to consider then please write the event at the bottom of the form. The questionnaire will be collected by a committee member before this year’s Annual General Meeting. Many thanks for your support and cooperation.
LCA
Quiz Night
A reminder about the quiz night on Monday 12th May. Arrive 7.30pm for 8.00pm start. The cost to take part is £5 per person, all of which will go to Quizaid.
Trish Turley
Cinderella on Ice – Early Notification
The Llysworney Community Association is planning a theatre trip to see Cinderella on Ice on Saturday 20th December 2008 at 2.30 pm at the Millennium Centre, Cardiff.
The Ice Show is performed by The Imperial Ice Stars, featuring World, European and National Championship Skaters. Cinderella on Ice is set to a sumptuous, magical score.
There are 49 seats available which will be sold on a first come first served basis. The price per ticket is £27.20 and the seats are in the raised stalls.
The Llysworney Community Association will be providing a coach to the Millennium Centre which will be free of charge. If you are interested please ring Hilary Sheldon on 773063.
Hilary Sheldon
Little Fish Fun Club
The Little Fish Fun Club will be meeting on Wednesday 28th May 2008 at Colwinston Village Hall from 10am to 1pm. We will be looking at the parable of The Talents. Could you please contact Diane Bluck on 773910 if your child/children would like to attend. Cost per session is £5 per child (£4 for sibling). If any member of Little Fish would like to take part in the family service at Colwinston on Sunday 18th May 2008 at 11am then there is a practice at St Michaels Church on Saturday 17th May 2008 from 4-5pm. Thank you to the children who handed in their Smartie tubes. The Little Fish raised £28.19.
Diane Bluck
Smartie Tubes
Thank you to all those who filled an empty Smartie tube with money throughout Lent in aid of Wittkoppen Aids Clinic in South Africa. A grand total of £414 was raised. A special thanks to Roger from Llandough who encouraged the regulars to part with their change in the Carne Arms and handed in a jar containing £59.
Diane Bluck
100 Club Winners
April 2008 Sloan
Gentlemen’s Dining Club
The visit in April to the Thai restaurant in Bridgend was very successful. There were 29 sat down for dinner and everyone had an enjoyable evening, to such an extent that several people suggested that the Club should revisit this venue.
The next outing is being planned for Tuesday 3rd June at the Laleston Inn, Laleston. The theme of the evening being of a Greek nature. The food side at the Inn is run by Hilary and Iain who were previously at The Cross Inn, Llanblethian. Those wishing to attend this event please contact David Edwards on 771912. It is planned to organise future events by email, so if you have one please advise David of the address even though you are not going to the Laleston Inn bash.
David Edwards
Newsletter
The deadline for sending me contributions for the June 2008 Newsletter is 25th May 2008.
Bryn Miles
Llysworney News April 2008
Llysworney Community Association Annual General Meeting
This years Annual General Meeting has been arranged for Monday 19th May 2008 at the Carne Arms starting at 8pm.
Beer Festival
Over the May Bank Holiday there will be a beer festival at the Carne Arms from 6pm Friday 2nd May to Monday 5th May. We have applied for a music licence for the festival. Hope to see you over the bank holiday weekend.
Luke & James
Reminder
Village Walk to Colwinston on Saturday April 12th 2008 starting at 11am from the pond. If you also want lunch at the Carne Arms for 1pm then please remember to book.
National Garden Scheme – Glamorgan Gardens open in April
This month it’s Nash Manor – Saturday 26th April (2-6pm). Jennifer, Eric & Guy Williams have a beautiful garden AND cream teas will be served!
Melanie Hurst
RHS Spring Flower Show, Cardiff
This takes place in Bute Park, Cardiff Castle 18 – 20th April. You can pre-book (slightly cheaper) your tickets on 0870 040 0286.
Melanie Hurst
Anniversary Celebration at the Carne Arms
Very shortly we will be celebrating our first year at the Carne Arms and would like to invite the village to celebrate this with us. We have arranged a free buffet on Sunday 18th May. Arrive 7pm for 7.30pm start.
Could everyone please let us know on 773553 if you are coming to the buffet to give us an idea of numbers?
Luke & James
Quiz Night at the Carne Arms
Do you fancy taxing your brain, having fun and raising money for a good cause? Quizaid is being organized by Christian Aid to raise money for it’s work in the World’s poorest communities.
Quizzes will be happening all over the country, and in all sorts of venues. All you need to do is turn up - either alone, with a friend or in a team of four - on Monday 12th May at 7.30pm (for an 8pm start) at the Carne Arms. The cost to take part is £5 per person, all of which will go to Quizaid.
I need to know how many people to expect so please could you contact me on 772508. Hope to see you on the 12th May.
Trish Turley
Reminder
Village Darts Tournament at the Carne Arms on Monday April 28th starting at 7.30pm. Tickets £8 are now available from committee members. If you are interested please contact Emma Scott-Coombes on 773863.
Carols Around The Pond
The collection around the pond amounted to £85.00 which this year has been donated to the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
LCA
100 Club Winner
March 2008 Brays
LCA
Village Pond
On Thursday morning 27th March between 9am and 10.30am part of the grass verge around the village pond was badly damaged by a vehicle driving over it. There are severe wheel marks and the daffodils have been flattened.
If anyone has information about the incident then please contact a member of the LCA.
Bryn Miles
Gentleman’s Dining Club
This club has evolved over the past few months with recent visits to local restaurants and is proving increasingly popular with Llysworney inhabitants. A set price for a meal is negotiated with a restaurant and transport is arranged.
The next venue is a Thai Restaurant in Bridgend on Tuesday 15th April with currently 30 attending. For those who wish to go to this or any future venue and who have not already stated their interest please contact David Edwards on 771912.
David Edwards
Colwinston & Llysworney WI
The next meeting of the Colwinston & Llysworney WI will be held in Colwinston Village Hall at 7.30pm on Monday 14th April 2008. The subject will be Everest Base Camp, speaker David Allen. Visitors are welcome.
Hilary Sheldon
Newsletter
The deadline for sending me contributions for the May 2008 Newsletter is 25th April 2008.
Bryn Miles
LLysworney News March 2008
Easter Lilies at St Tydfils
As usual, arrangements are being made to buy lilies to display in St Tydfils at Easter to be dedicated to the memory of loved ones.
The cost this year will be £2.00 per lily and if you would like one or more lilies purchased in memory of one or more people special to you, please complete the list in the church with your name, the name(s) of those whom you wish to remember and the total number of lilies required.
If you are unable to get to the church to complete your order, please contact me on the number below. The last day for giving your order will be 14th March.
In addition, any assistance with decorating the church for Easter and/or giving it a thorough spring-clean on Easter Saturday morning will be most appreciated.
Susan Smith
St. Donat’s Arts
Those of you who use St. Donat’s Arts Centre may be surprised to hear it is threatened with losing its Arts Council funding because of increased money going to the London Olympics.
I’m sure like myself you value the creative and artistic events the Centre offers and the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of different activities right on our doorstep in the rural Vale.
I like the salsa dancing week-ends, the Christmas and summer fairs, the cinema and the live music. I also love the opportunity to spend time in such a fantastic and beautiful setting.
If you feel the same (even if salsa is not your thing) you can add your name to their online petition by going to their website at www.stdonats.com to see links to the petition.
Pam Stead
Colwinston & Llysworney WI
The next meeting of the Colwinston & Llysworney WI will be held in Colwinston Village Hall at 7.30pm on Monday 10th March 2008. The subject will be Flower Arranging. The speaker is Frances Chelsey. Visitors are welcome.
Hilary Sheldon
100 Club Winner
February 2008 Howard James
LCA
Arts Festival
Calling all singers (you know who you are). If you would like to join our singing group for the Festival in Llysworney please could you contact me so that we can arrange rehearsal dates?
Trish Turley
National Gardens Scheme – Glamorgan Gardens open in March
I thought I would let you know each month what private gardens are open for visiting. Sunday 30th March - Slade garden in Southerndown from 2pm to 6pm. You can also check on the website at www.ngs.org.uk
Melanie Hurst
Llysworney Arts Festival
If any child or teenager is interested in taking part in a short drama in the Llysworney Arts Festival could they please attend a short meeting in St Tydfil's church on Sunday 9th March at 3pm.
LCA
WitKoppen Aids Clinic,South Africa
Throughout this year the Parish of Colwinston, Llandow and Llysworney are fund raising for WitKoppen Aids Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. The fund raiser throughout Lent is to empty a Smartie tube by eating the contents (unless you have given up chocolate for Lent!) filling it with coins and handing it to either Rev Peter Leonard or the churchwardens Penny Snowdon or Jeremy Rawlins at Easter. Although we are half way through Lent there is still time to fill a tube so get munching!
LCA
Little Fish Fun Club.
The Easter meeting of the Little Fish Fun Club will be on Wednesday April 2nd from 10am - 1pm at Colwinston Village Hall. Cost £5 (£4 for sibling). Please could you let Diane B know if your child/children want to come?
Village Dart Tournament
A friendly village dart tournament is to be held on Monday 28th April at the Carne Arms commencing at 7.30pm. Tickets are £8 which includes Chilli Con Carne or Vegetable Curry and entry to play in a team if you so wish. If you are interested could you please ring either the Carne on 773553 or Emma Scott-Coombes and indicate whether you want food only or whether you would also like to take part in the competition. There will be a prize for the winning team.
Village Walk
Walk off any Winter blues on Saturday April 12th when there will be a short village walk to Colwinston and back, followed by lunch in the Carne Arms at 1pm. Please ring the pub on 773553 to book lunch and meet at the pond at 11am to walk.
News from St. Tydfils
The Christmas services in St Tydfil’s were very well attended with the usual very large congregation on Christmas morning. The season of Advent, comprising the month of December was filled with special services including the Nine Lessons and Carols and the Christingle service.
The season culminated on the 30th December when the congregation played host to the congregations from Colwinston and Llysworney – it being a fifth Sunday when we usually come together in that way. The crib under the tower was its usual lovely focus for prayer. It fills the whole of the north window and is a very realistic depiction of the stable scene. It has recently been taken down and the figures carefully put away because we have only just finished celebrating Christmas.
The great forty day feast of the nativity of our Lord comes to an end on the 2nd February in the festival of Candlemas. This day was traditionally the day on which the candles to be burnt in the church during the year were blessed by the priest. More to the point the day is also the feast of the presentation of Christ in the Temple. It remembers when Jesus was brought as a baby to Jerusalem to fulfil the requirements of the Law of Moses relating to first-born sons. He was greeted and hailed by the ancient Simeon as the ‘light to lighten the Gentiles.’ The day is all about light at the darkest time of the year and therefore candles are very appropriate to the theme.
Talking of lights we have had a great deal of bother with the controls for the floodlighting system for Saint Tydfil’s. At the heart of the system is a fiendishly complicated switch which would delight any watchmaker with its complexity. This switch has been giving us trouble but it has now been replaced – with a duplicate! – and it seems to be working as it should. This is expected to stop the lighting coming on and off at inappropriate times.
The church is open during daylight hours and you would be welcome to come in and admire the 15 chairs which now occupy the space under the tower. They are beech-framed, upholstered in claret coloured cloth and are very comfortable to use. The intention is to create within the church a place that is quiet and comfortable for private prayer. They face the north window – where the crib has been – and there is an opportunity to light a candle or use some of the prayer and other material that is available there.
The chairs, a bench in the churchyard outside the vestry door and a multi-light candle holder were dedicated by the Rector over the Christmas and New Year period. Those in whose names dedications were made were Geoffrey Norman GIDDINGS, Les and Mabel HEALE, Jennifer Mary HISCOCK, Emma Florence JACOBS, Richard Henry PARSONS, Dorothy THOMAS, Rosina McCarthy THOMAS, Sheila McCarthy THOMAS Patrick TURLEY.
Now we are in the season of Lent – the forty days and forty nights which lead us into the Easter celebrations. Easter is a moveable feast and occurring this year on the 23rd March it is just about as early as it can be. Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon after the 21st March. You will note that us gentiles still use a Jewish way of reckoning the date of Easter by using the lunar cycle. It’s almost as arcane as the workings of that switch!
Peter Leonard
Newsletter
The deadline for sending contributions for the April Newsletter is 25th March 2008.
Bryn Miles
LLysworney News February 2008
Llandow Newydd
Many of you will have already read or heard that crisis talks are to be held between the developers of the proposed “Llandow Newydd” site and Vale Planning Officers, following the apparent dismissal of the development in the “preferred draft strategy” for the Local Development Plan (GEM January 10th).
It appears that the developers are “disappointed” and of the opinion that Llandow Newydd is a sound scheme, and that not enough consideration has been given to the development at Llandow. They also propose to offer more cash to put a squeeze on the council.
There is currently a consultation period of six weeks which ends at 12:00 noon on 27th February for comments to be sent to Vale Planning Officers.
Bryn Miles
Bring out your talent (or we'll come and find it)
The Bi-annual Llysworney Arts Festival is currently in the creative planning stage - it's likely to be a slightly different format from the previous two sell-out shows, but the producers (!) are looking for performing talent – singing / acting / musical performances. All interested budding stars - of all ages - please contact Martyn Hurst at Wolf House. No firm date for the performance yet... but it's likely to be towards the end of May or early June. Please don't be shy, your village needs you.
Melanie & Martyn Hurst
Colwinston & Llysworney WI
The next meeting of the Colwinston & Llysworney WI will be held in Colwinston Village Hall at 7.30pm on Monday 11th February 2008. The subject will be Mercy Ships, speaker Rev. K. Payne. Visitors are welcome.
Hilary Sheldon
100 Club winners
Christmas draw (£100) David Edwards
December draw (£25) Gerry Williams
January draw (£25) Diane Burlington
LCA
Little Fish Fun Club
Little Fish will be meeting on Wednesday 13th February at Colwinston Village Hall between 10am and 1pm. If you would like to book your child/ren a place then could you please contact Diane Bluck.
Diane Bluck
Operation Christmas Child
There were 32 shoe boxes were sent off to the Operation- Christmas Child Appeal. Diane thanked all those who took time to fill a box and said that she hoped to repeat the exercise next year and to give more details via the newsletter.
Diane Bluck
Newsletter
The deadline for sending contributions for the March Newsletter is 25th February 2008.
Bryn Miles
Llysworney News January 2008
Burns Night
Why not come along to the Carne Arms on Friday 25th January 2008 to celebrate Burns Night. You can have Scotch Broth to start and then Haggis brought all the way from Glasgow with tatties and neeps (and before you ask that's potatoes and turnips) as the main course. Cost is £12.50 per head. Arrive 7pm for 7.30pm start. Please contact the Carne Arms to book.
Carne Arms
Carols around the Pond
This year the event was again very well attended with many braving the bitterly cold weather. Our thanks go to David Gordon and the band, to Katharine and Andy Bray for the mulled wine and pies, and to all those who helped on the night.
LCA
Xmas Tree collection
This year you can put out your real Xmas Tree for collection with the normal refuse on Tuesday 8th January.
Bryn Miles
Colwinston & Llysworney Women’s Institute
The next meeting of the Colwinston & Llysworney WI will be held in Colwinston Village Hall at 7.00pm on Monday 14th January 2008. The subject will be Recycling, speaker David Bray. Visitors are welcome.
Hilary Sheldon
A thought for New Year
New Year is the perfect time to look back into the past and make plans for the future. In an effort to make our lives better in the coming year many of us make lofty plans and many New Year Resolutions. A few promises are kept, many though usually fail.
Here is an effort to understand the meaning, origin and benefits of New Year Resolution. It is hoped that better understand will help you make focused, determined and successful resolution this year.
New Year Resolutions are basically commitment or promises that people make to themselves. These could be promises to complete a project or to alter a habit for their own betterment. Since these resolutions are usually made in the beginning of the year, these are popularly known as New Year's Resolution. Ideally New Year's resolution should remain into effect until the goal is achieved. However, it has been noticed that most New Year Resolution are broken fairly shortly after they are made.
It is said that the tradition of making New Year's Resolutions was started by early Babylonians. Their most popular resolution was to return borrowed farm equipment and begin the New Year with a clean slate. Some people believe that New Years Resolutions were once promises made to the Gods, in the hope that the Gods would grant them some favor in return, such as a good harvest.
It was also believed that breaking of New Year's resolution brought bad luck on the individual hence one was advised to be careful while making New Year's Resolution. In modern times, most popular New Year’s Resolution pertain to good health or good look. With obesity on the rise most people resolve to reduce weight by taking up exercises or by eating right. Other very popular and mostly broken resolution is to quit smoking and drinking. Students usually make a resolution to complete their assignments on time and staying regular with studies. Resolution of waking up early and sleeping early are also quite common.
Though many people make New Year's Resolution with enthusiasm and zeal, it has been noticed that most of these resolution fail shortly after. Experts feel that the reason for the failure is that most people do not back their resolution with proper planning. It is recommended that one should plan how to effectively deal with the temptation of giving up the resolution in the mid-way. Besides, it is recommended that one should take help of friends and dear ones to keep their motivation level high.
Bryn Miles
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