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FASHION Accessorize
FOOD & DRINK The bubbly is back
HEALTH Travel Vaccines explained
GARDENS On a budget
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Contents 08 Fashion : Accessorise 12 History : Castel Morgraig 18 Tony Millin: The Shop with no name 23 Sport : Lisvane Panthers 27 Music of the Films 29 iClouds explained 31 Ysgol y Wern summer news 34 Outdoor Cardiff: Parks Week 37 Crossword & Sudoku 38 Gardens: Gardening on a budget 43 Thornhill Primary School 45 Food : Marinated Chicken Sandwich 47 SWIG: Sparkling Wines 48 Health : Travel Vaccines 53 Health : Prostate Problems
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I’m writing this editorial while listening to the other sound of summer, that being the gentle thwack and occasional grunt of a professional tennis player charging around the courts at Wimbledon. Some of you have pointed out to me that this is indeed the true sound of summer. Shall I be bold and predict Andy Murray’s demise at the hands of Rafael Nadal, or bolder still and say he swept all before him and created history? Perhaps I’ll just commit my thoughts to Facebook and leave it at that.
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This month is one of my favourites, an excuse to eat alfresco (that’s outside eating, not the demise of one of our local garden experts!), the summer events in the city centre and Cardiff Bay, plus all the fetes and festivals. A bit like Christmas only considerably warmer. With that in mind I’m going to have a cool glass of bubbly in the garden with a marinated chicken sandwich and re-read Tony Millin’s article on shops this month, which is funny because it is so true.
Feature Writers Ann Konsbruck Dr Sue Kenneally Dr Anna Maclean Tony Millin Alaina Morgans Chrissy Derbyshire Chantele Cross Photography Valkyrie Pictures Cross Jones Photography
Here’s to a great summer ahead and the prospect of more sunshine, especially if you’re leaving the country for foreign shores.
Acknowledgements James Neale Louise Denning Nan Kenneally Sharon Hawkins Jamie Rees
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Accessorize By Chantele Cross-Jones This month I received a letter from a reader saying:
which all had exactly the same pair of earrings and seemed to be using the same beads and charms on a number of their other items. It means the high street is starting to become very repetitive and it is actually shrinking the market.
Dear Chantele, I love fashion but I think accessories can really make an outfit. I am fed up of buying jewellery from high street shops and seeing a million other people wearing exactly the same items and I find that many high street stores seem to be stocking very similar jewellery this season. Where could I find some statement summer pieces that less people are likely to be wearing?
But do not fret Cardiff has a wealth of great places where you can still buy striking and individual pieces that you are far less likely to see dozens of people wearing. Lets start at the high priced end of the market with Thomas Sabo. If you are looking for something special this is the place to go. Although the prices are steeper than that of the high street you really are paying for quality.
Well I know exactly what you mean when you say ‘accessories can really make an outfit’. Interesting and well chosen items can turn a simple jean’s and tee look into something striking and very stylish. Plus the right accessories can dress up or down an outfit to make certain items in your wardrobe more versatile.
For me Thomas Sabo’s seasonal collections for this summer are the most striking and they cater to so many different tastes. If you are after something girly why not go for the crystal encrusted rabbit or carrot. Want something a bit more wild? Why not try a sparkly green tree frog. Like a bit more rebel in your jewellery? The skulls and rock rebel fairies may be more your taste. Or do you just want something beautiful and colourful? They don the lotus flower or stunning hummingbird pendant. There really is something to suit everyone this season. With prices ranging for £70 to £350 there is also something to suit all types of budgets.
Plus I too have noticed how similar the jewellery is in many high street stores this season. I myself was shopping for a birthday present for my sister a few weeks ago and went into three high street shops
So maybe Thomas Sabo is a little too pricy for you or you fancy something a bit more ‘everyday wear’. Then I would head straight for the Silver Studio in the Royal Arcade. This store stocks the most beautiful collection of gold and silver jewellery from a number of high end brands. My favourite items at the moment come from Daisy and Amanda Cox. I am really loving floral themed items this summer and both of these brands have turned out some stunning floral pieces.
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Daisy (as the name suggests) produces Daisy flowered items. Daisy uses silver, gold plating and enamel to produce simple daisy silhouette jewellery. But my ultimate favourite items from their range has to be their new collection of Daisy stackable rings (which have been featured in a number of glossy magazines recently). The rings feature tiny daisies, bumble bees, dragon flies and butterflies. There are many different rings ranging in price from £28 to £80 each, so you can collect a few and stack them as you want.
Amanda Cox’s collection includes some beautiful understated lily and rose designs all made from sterling silver and drop pearls in a number of different colours. Prices range between £50 and £135 making them great value for money.
I would also take a nose around Saswa, also in the Royal Arcade, they currently stock a brand called Shreiking Violet, which make jewellery by trapping real flowers in Perspex. So cute and pretty and very reasonable at between £15 and £32. So what ever type of budget your on remember to buy items that are a little bit more individual and unique this summer, just like you. If you have any other fashion or style related questions why not get in contact?
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Castell Morgraig Most people are unlikely to be aware of the existence of this ruin which stands on Craig Llanishen at the very top of Thornhill as visiting it involves climbing over an iron gate out of the car park of the Travellers’ Rest. It is a mystery for historians and archaeologists. Even the meaning of the name is obscure; it has been suggested that it means ‘sea-rock’ as from its ridge it gives a view of the coastal plain and the sea.
led to a long period of instability between the incoming Anglo-Norman lords in Cardiff and the wild Welsh lords in the uplands to the north. While most experts now agree that Castell Morgraig was built between 1243 and 1267, when the de Clare family were Lords of Cardiff, it is a mystery as to who exactly was responsible for its construction. Many articles and reports have been written about it and we can supply details of these. This is not the place to contribute to that argument, even we were qualified to do so, but the nub of the problem is – was it built by the Welsh or the English?
For centuries it was thought to have been a Roman fort built near to the road from Cardiff to Brecon, but following excavations, financed by the Earl of Plymouth and commissioned by the Cardiff Naturalists’ Society, who published a report in 1906, it was found to be a castle dating from the 13th century.
In favour of construction by the Welsh is the fact that it lies within the commote of Senghennydd Is Caeach and faces south with a commanding view over Cardiff, the vale of Glamorgan and the sea. These factors suggest it was a Welsh castle, perhaps built around 1265 by Gruffydd ap Rhys, the last Welsh ruler of Senghennydd who wanted to keep an eye on his English enemy to the south.
At the time of its construction it stood right on the boundary between the Welsh cantref of Senghennydd to the north and the Anglo-Norman lordship of Glamorgan to the south and was built in a very troublesome time in the history of the region. The Normans had been Lords of Cardiff since 1093 when Robert Fitzhamon defeated Iestyn ap Gwrgan, the King of Morgannwg, and built his castle on the banks of the Taff on the site of the fort left by the Romans. This
But against this is its structure. It is roughly symmetrical and very few Welsh castles were built in this way. Furthermore it was built of Sutton stone which is obtainable only from one quarry near Ogmore on the Glamorgan coast and it is highly unlikely that the Welsh would have been given access to this. The other possibility is that it is of Norman origin and was built by the de Clares. Perhaps it was built just as a defence against the marauding Welsh or it was built by Richard de Clare, last of the family, who was expanding his power northwards and saw it as a means of gaining control over the valley and the territory beyond. Experts will no doubt continue to argue the merits of both theories. Meanwhile the castle is overgrown, as the photograph shows, and in need of much attention. But in spite of its remoteness it has not been totally abandoned – on a recent visit there we saw signs of much feasting and merriment, as evidenced by the remains of a barbecue and empty lager cans!
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The Shop With No Name By Tony Millin
Apparently, you know when you are getting old, when you insist that things, whatever they may be, aren’t what they used to be. I’m getting old, because let me tell you this, shopping ain’t what it used to be.
But there is another shop in town, well I think it’s a shop that is a further manifestation of the changes in our retail experience. Like a poncho clad, cigar smoking hero of a cheap spaghetti western it is the shop with no name. Most, if not all medium to large sized towns and cities have them. We have one sitting anonymously opposite the Apple shop with, on the weekend, a queue of ‘too cool to smile’ teenagers wearing tight jeans and t-shirts waiting to get in, with entry controlled by a bouncer. Is this a nightclub or a shop? There is a further method they use to maintain their secrecy. If you make it past the bouncer, and having teenage children, I have ventured past him a few times, you will find a shop with the lights off. This appears to be their marketing strategy. We won’t tell you who we are, or what we sell, and if you do come in, you won’t be able to see anything we have due to the lighting policy devised by a myopic mole. If someone described this strategy to his eminence, the Lord Sugar, in the boardroom as a sales tactic, he would be apoplectic with rage and I would be inclined to agree with him.
For a start, when I was a lad, my parents, sister and I would go religiously to a sunny British seaside town for a week’s self catering in mid to late August. Every year, as we passed Woolworths and nameless shoe shops, a sharp stab of depression would cripple my spirits at the sight of an overly made up woman in a tight skirt and heels fumbling in the window putting up the ‘back to school’ sign in the window. ‘Back to school,’ my father would grumble, ‘it’s only the middle of August - the world’s gone mad!’ Of course I would agree, and as we meandered our way to the beach, or wherever we were going, the school pupils amongst us lost a little of the skip in our step, as we were reminded of the impending return to chemistry, cooking and cross country. But last month, on the 17th June to be exact, I was watching television, when on came an advert from Britain’s most popular and most hated retail conglomerate, Tesco. It wasn’t overly cheesy, it didn’t make any stupidly untrue claims but it was advertising it’s back to school range of uniforms and other scholastic paraphernalia. Not back to school after half term but back to school in September.
But to be fair to whoever came up with this idea, it works. Just count the number of youths with HOLLISTER written across their chests. That’s the name of the shop by the way, and the way you find out is to buy a shirt or other piece of clothing from them, take it out into the light and , once your eyes have re-accustomised themselves to daylight, read it; there is no other way.
That’s right, back to school adverts in June, the world’s gone mad, it’s not even summer, well not really. My eldest son hadn’t even finished his GCSEs at the time. What are they going to have left to sell in August? Christmas paper and Easter eggs?
I’ve never seen as far as I am aware any advertising for the place, and yet a major proportion of our youth have joined the movement that is Hollister. The shop, if you believe the label, was founded by John Hollister in 1921, the son of a couple of sea faring trendy surfing dudes that hung around the South Pacific at the beginning of the twentieth century. It is a good story, which you can find in various places on the Internet. However, it is completely fictional, as the company was founded in 2000 by a US gargantuan clothing firm. In ten years, despite the
Tesco have annoyed me so much with this one that I am boycotting them, and I am certainly not backing down. Well, not until I remember that they are far more convenient than any other supermarket nearby, or realise that they are cheaper on something I want to buy. Yes, it’s the principle that counts.
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lights being off, the long queues and aiming to please only 14 to 18 years olds, it has a turnover of 1.5 billion dollars. Judging by the prices they charge, a large proportion of this is profit, so whatever this grumpy old so and so thinks, they clearly know more than me. But it still makes me feel I’m losing my grip on the way the modern world works.
told, to be answered by me ringing someone from my phone when I get home and, as in the case of the Hollister bag waving teenagers, who have generally been talking about changing SIM cards, no money actually changes hands. What is the point of these shops? Despite their apparent pointlessness, the number of these shops is still increasing. I fully expect that as the pictures are taken of the first manned Mars landings, as the fuzzy picture comes into shot through a rusty pink haze, we will see eight mobile phone shops, dominating the Martian landscape. Each of them will no doubt, be displaying posters, offering unlimited texts to earth, to a queue of green men outside a nameless shop on the opposite side of the road selling over priced casual wear for the discerning 14 − 18 year olds. It will happen, just you see. Don’t fight it, just embrace it.
On a similar thought, I’ve noticed that the concentration of mobile phone shops seems to be showing no signs of decrease in fact the opposite may be happening. A few years ago, when mobile was a thing that hung over a baby’s cots, and mobile phone shops first started appearing, I thought several times to myself that it would never last. For the independents that popped up out of town, I appear to have been right, but standing in the middle of Queen Street near the capitol centre one can see at least ten, and by walking for half a minute into St David’s centre the same branded shops are repeated, showing the same phones and advertising the same offers.
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What do they do in them? My experience of going in to such a place is that I have to wait for half an hour while a group of teenagers (with Hollister bags) finish their conversation before getting the attention of a shop assistant. If my patience prevails, any question I have, such as ‘is this really the best deal?’ has, I am
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The Hall is alive with the sound of film music… On Sunday 24th July, Oscar-winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins, known worldwide as one of the finest screen performers of his generation, in particular for his performances in movies such as Silence of the Lambs, Shadowlands and Nixon is coming to St David’s Hall with a full orchestra and his own orchestration.
Another unique and special orchestra is on its way to Cardiff in December also. John Wilson and the John Wilson Orchestra blew audiences away when they came to St David’s Hall last year with a show of MGM Film Musical classics. They return to Wales once more at the end of this year with another outstanding concert which will surely have audiences on their feet with an evening celebrating the golden era of Hollywood. Hooray For Hollywood will take audiences from the dawn of the talkies all the way through to the birth of the movie musical and to the 60s beyond. The show features show-stopping sequences from 42nd Street, Top Hat, On The Town, Guys & Dolls, Ziegfeld Follies, A Star is Born, Gypsy, Hello Dolly and many more.
This is a less well known fact that Hopkins is also an accomplished composer, and devotes much of his time to writing music. In this special concert, Hopkins presents the UK premiere of several of his most stirring original scores, including music from his own movies August and Slipstream, plus a brand new piece written for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. During the concert, he will be onstage talking about his music and creative process with concert producer Tommy Pearson.
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The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Michael Seal, will also play music from some of the actor’s best known movies, including Shadowlands (music by George Fenton), Remains of the Day (music by Richard Robbins) and Silence of the Lambs (music by Howard Shore).
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You can have a lovely garden without spending a fortune. When money's tight, there's a crop of prudent measures which can be taken which will save you a lot of cash...
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Food
Marinated chicken sandwich : Serves 2 Chargrilled or barbied and served in ciabatta bread, this makes a very easy Summer lunch. Bashing the raw meat first and marinating it in lemon juice tenderises it.
Method Mix together the marinade ingredients in a shallow bowl and season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Put the chicken breasts between two pieces of cling film and bash with a rolling pin to flatten slightly. Add the chicken to the marinade, toss to coat, cover and chill for at least 20 minutes.
Ingredients 1 ciabatta loaf 2 skinless boneless chicken breasts Salad leaves of your choice. 1 clove of garlic – cut in half A little olive oil A little salad dressing of your choice
For the marinade
Meanwhile cook the ciabatta as pack instructions and set aside. Heat a griddle pan to a medium high heat, remove chicken from marinade and cook for about 5 minutes each side or until just cooked through.
2 tbs olive oil 1 tbs freshly chopped mint 1 garlic clove crushed ½ - 1 red chilli finely chopped 1 lemon, juice and finely grated zest
Cut the ciabatta in two, then split open. Brush the cut surfaces with olive oil, rub with the garlic and toast on the griddle. Toss the salad leaves in the dressing and place on the bread. Add the chicken and top with the other half of the ciabatta.
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Sparkling Wine - An Alternative to Champagne second best in the tasting. This wine is widely available and costs around £7.99.
This tasting was designed to appreciate some of the lesser known sparkling wines from around the world. There are lots of decent and quite impressive wines to search out. Most of them are made in the champagne style and from the same grapes as champagne but cannot be called champagne as only wines from the Champagne area of France are allowed to be called champagne.
Vina Maipo, Chile – 12% This sparkling wine is made from a blend of Chenin Blanc, Riesling and Chardonnay and comes from Chile’s oldest established wine growing area, the main grape being Chardonnay. It had plenty of fizz and would be for a good starter drink or mixed with a fruit juice . This young lively wine came from Morrisons and costs around £12.99 but was purchased at a special discount price of £5.99.
Prosecco La Marca Superiore, Italy – 11%. A brilliant sparkling wine made from the Prosecco grapes and comes from the Treviso area of Italy just north of Venice. It had masses of lively bubbles a mouthful of creamy mousse, was pale in colour and with pear, melon and citrus fruit on the palate. A good reasonable party fizz, great with appetizers or mixed with fruit juice for a summer evening. This came from Majestic at around £7.99 a bottle.
Undurraga Brut NV Chile – 12.5%. Again from the Maipo Valley of Chile. A really good summer sparkling wine made from the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes. A delicate and elegant wine with lots of soft bubbles and good fruity flavours. Widely available at around £6.99. Bouvet Ladubay, 12.5% Bouvet Ladubay is the biggest and best name in sparkling Saumur in the Loire region of France and is made exclusively from the Chenin Blanc grape. Made in the traditional champagne method. The vineyard was once owned by Tattinger. A classy elegant wine with lots of fine bubbles and the closest we came to a champagne. This wine was voted the best of the evening and cost approximately £12.49 normally but on offer was £9.99.
Lindauer Special Reserve, New Zealand – 12%. This is one of the most popular sparkling wines on the market. It comes from the Marlborough area of New Zealand and is a blend of 40% Pinot Noir and 60% Chardonnay (both grapes are used in Champagne and made in the same method as posh French Champagne). A rich full flavoured sparkler with a slight blush colour a biscuit nose along with lots of fizzy bubbles with crisp citrus fruits and was voted
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Travel Vaccines by Dr Sue Kenneally life in the UK plus.....’, and usually the two that often require booster injections before travel are tetanus and polio – your practice nurse will know whether yours are due or not. It is a good idea to keep those up to date anyway, so far so good.
Going on holiday is a stressful business! I usually find that by the time we all arrive at our given destination I really need a holiday, whether or not I needed one a couple of weeks beforehand. From the bikini diet through the bikini shopping (ouch!) to tickets, passports, packing everything necessary for three kids and negotiating all of them through the airports etc, by the time we dump our suitcases in our apartment at the other end, we are far more exhausted than after a hard week at work, and most definitely ready to chill. Which is unlikely given the presence of three hyperactive children, but a dream is still a dream.
EUROPE For most people on a 2 week package holiday or similar, the good news is that very little is needed in terms of vaccinations apart from the ‘required in the UK’ variety. In some countries hepatitis A is recommended – one injection will cover you for a two week holiday, but if you remember to go back to your doctor after your holiday and get a booster then your immunity will last for several years.
One of the things about the great summer holiday that a lot of people seem to either find stressful, or at least leave until the very last possible moment so that it becomes stressful, is the chore that is visiting the GP, or practice nurse at least, to have the recommended travel vaccines. Every year I have a long queue of sheepish looking patients rocking up to see me with sincere apologies for having ‘left it so late’, but essentially needing their vaccines immediately because they fly out to their dream destination this afternoon/tonight/ tomorrow. Which is less than ideal because many vaccines take longer than that to be truly effective.
If you are staying for more than three months or having a working holiday then other vaccines including diphtheria, rabies and hepatitis B are recommended. Hepatitis B in particular is a course of three injections spread over a number of months, so it is worth starting early if this applies to you.
NORTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
So which vaccines are recommended? The answer is that it really depends where you are going and what you will be doing while you are there – in many countries that are big tourist destinations the recommended vaccines vary greatly because being a typical two week package tourist in an air conditioned hotel in a busy resort centre is very different from backpacking through the jungle or volunteering at the local AIDS orphanage only a few miles away. It is beyond the scope of this article to go through every destination and every vaccine needed (who on earth would read that anyway?!), but if I can take you on a whistle stop tour of vaccines in general and remind you to get to your surgery in plenty of time then my work is done. So here goes:
Great news, only hepatitis A in addition to the UK schedule is needed here. In some places, particularly the Dominican Republic, anti-malarial medication is required – that is a whole other article that I covered last summer, check with your GP if you are not sure what you need. You will need a prescription for anti-malarial medication and there will be a charge for it, ranging from ‘cheap as chips but with unpleasant side effects’ through to ‘break the bank but lovely and worth it’ depending on where you are going and your budget.
SOUTH AMERICA
VACCINES USUALLY REQUIRED IN THE UK
Recommended vaccines are fairly similar to those in Europe, hepatitis A features heavily and the same vaccinations are generally recommended for those on a working holiday or staying for longer periods as for Europe. Malaria is more of a problem here, so you will
The vaccination travel advice for most destinations starts with the phrase ‘all the vaccines normally required for
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almost certainly need to take anti-malarial medication with you whichever country you visit.
YELLOW FEVER Yellow fever is caused by a virus that can be caught through a bite from an infected mosquito. It only occurs in certain parts of Africa, and if you are visiting any of those areas then vaccination is certainly recommended. If you are visiting multiple countries during your travels and are travelling from a yellow fever area to one that has no yellow fever, the area without yellow fever will often ask you to provide a certificate confirming that you have been vaccinated before letting you in.
AFRICA Again, the recommended vaccines are not that different from Europe or South America for package holidays and the workers/long term holiday makers. The big difference here is that for many African countries a meningitis vaccination is recommended, and malaria is a risk almost everywhere.
Please, please, please get organised and visit your surgery as soon as you can if you are planning to go abroad this year – you will have better immunity and far less stress if you get all this sorted in plenty of time, then you can head out to your dream destination having had all the last minute time to do the last minute things and have the peace of mind that comes with knowing that while no vaccine is a total guarantee that you will be illness free (do still follow advice about mosquito bite prevention etc), at least you have done everything you can.
ASIA Generally the same rules apply as to Europe, South America and Africa, but the Japanese B encephalitis vaccine is recommended if you are travelling to numerous Asian nations. Malaria is still an issue, although risk varies widely depending on your destination.
AUSTRALASIA Very little to worry about here, hepatitis A is recommended and the usual rules apply to long term visitors. They have strict rules about yellow fever (see below) on the whole but nothing much else.
Have a wonderful summer holiday! Dr Sue.
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Prostate Problems? It’s a Man thing! Prostate cancer affects over 250,000 men and their families in the UK.
Prostatitis can affect men of any age but is more common in men aged between 30 and 50.
Only men have a prostate gland. The prostate is usually the size and shape of a walnut. It lies underneath the bladder and surrounds the tube (the urethra) that men pass urine and semen through. The three most common prostate problems are an enlarged prostate, prostatitis and prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer. Most prostate cancer grows slowly and may never cause any symptoms during a man's lifetime. However, as the tumour grows, it may press on and irritate the urethra, or cause a partial blockage to the flow of urine. Symptoms may then develop and can include one or more of the following: Poor stream. The flow of urine is weaker. Hesitancy. You may have to wait before urine starts to flow. Dribbling. A bit more urine may trickle out after you finish. Frequency. You may pass urine more often than normal. Urgency. You may have to get to the toilet quickly. Poor emptying. You may have a feeling of not quite emptying your bladder.
Enlarged Prostate It is very common for men of 50 years plus to have an enlarged prostate. Having an enlarged prostate does not mean you have cancer. In some cases, an enlarged prostate will result in the narrowing of the urethra which can slow down or sometimes stop the flow of urine. Common symptoms include: • A weak urine flow • Needing to pass urine more often, especially at night • A feeling that your bladder has not emptied properly • Difficulty starting to pass urine • Dribbling urine • Needing to rush to the toilet - you may occasionally leak urine before you get there • Blood in your urine
Note: all the above symptoms are very common in older men. Most men who develop these symptoms do not have prostate cancer but have a benign (non-cancerous) enlargement of the prostate. However, it is best to get any new symptoms checked out by a doctor. If you are concerned about your prostate, CCR Private General Practice undertakes “Well Man Clinics” which include a prostate test in order to provide peace of mind to patients. Please call CCR Private General Practice on 029 2076 4611or visit
You may have only a few of these symptoms, or you may not have any symptoms. Without treatment, some men find that the symptoms gradually get worse. Prostatitis can be caused by an infection or inflammation of the prostate gland. It is not a form of cancer. The condition can cause a wide variety of symptoms, which differ from man to man. These include: • Occasional discomfort, pain or aching in the testicles, the tube you pass urine through (urethra), lower abdomen and back • Needing to pass urine frequently or urgently • Pain or stinging when passing urine • Feeling as if you are sitting on a golf ball • No desire for sex
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Cardiff Festival 30 Jun 2011 to 3 Sep 2011 Highlights for 2011 include Cardiff International Food and Drink Festival, A Fantasy and Fairytale picnic at Cardiff Castle supported by Brace's Bread, Admiral Cardiff Big Weekend and Cardiff Harbour Festival. A new edition to the festival programme this year is a performance of children’s TV favourite, ‘In The Night Garden Live’ which is performed in an inflatable showdome in Cardiff’s historic Bute Park. For up to date information about the Cardiff Festival please visit www.cardiff -f e stival.com Follow us on twitter @cardifffestival.
Everyman Summer Theatre Festival 6 Jul-30 Jul St Fagans national History Museum Three main shows including The Pirates of Penzance, The Comedy of Errors and Old King Cole. Call 02920 878442 for more information. Fringe @ Cardiff Festival 26 Jul 2011 to 27 Jul 2011 Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama returns this year to present The Fringe at Cardiff Festival. Your only chance to see this preview showcase before it transfers to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival later this summer.
Blysh Festival 5 Jul 2011 to 31 Jul 2011 Wales Millennium Centre Blysh is a festival of carnival and vaudeville entertainment, packaging up the comic and cabaret, the bonkers and bizarre.
Whitchurch Carnival & Fete Saturday 16th July 2pm to 6pm Whitchurch Primary School www.whitchurchfestival.co.uk
Cardiff International Food and Drink Festival 8 Jul 2011 to 10 Jul 2011 Roald Dahl Plass One of the most popular Cardiff Festival events, the Cardiff International Food and Drink Festival is a food lover’s paradise and returns to Cardiff Bay, with a glorious spread of farmhouse cheese, handmade chocolates and much, much more!
Let’s Go Batty 20 Jul Hailey Park 9pm to 11pm Discover the bats living in Hailey Park using bat detectors, meeting at the Hailey Park car park. Roath Park Open Day 23 Jul 12pm-5pm FREE An afternoon of free entertainment and fun for all the family. Music, games, displays next to the children’s area.
Cardiff Comedy Festival 13 Jul 2011 to 30 Jul 2011 St David's Hall This year from the 13th to 30th July the Cardiff Comedy Festival brings you 18 days of wall to wall comedy in 10 venues across the city.
Fantasy and Fairytale Picnic Jul 31 Cardiff Castle 12pm-4pm Calling all superheroes, villains, princesses and space creatures! Pack a picnic and enjoy a family day out in the beautiful grounds. Prizes for thr best fancy dress. Free to all castle key holders and season ticket holders.
Thornhill Fun Day 16th Jul Thornhill Church Community Centre Excalibur Drive (see page 17 for more details) Cardiff Multicultural Mela 17 Jul 2011 Roald Dahl Plass The Mela showcases a wide diversity of cultures, music, dance, arts, fashion and food to name a few. Although the Mela's roots are Asian cultures, this is a festival for all and aims to educate, share and celebrate all cultures.
Grease : The Musical 25 Jul-6 Aug Wales Millennium Centre Dust off your leather jacket and get ready for the most fun-filled, high octane Rock’n’Roll party of the year.
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PACT Meetings Lisvane 19/07/2011 Lisvane Memorial Hall, Lisvane, Cardiff at 7pm. PCSO Sally Grunis Telephone: 07805301247 Email: Sally.Grunis@SouthWales.pnn.police.uk Rhiwbina 18/07/2011 Café Fach, Heol Llanishen Fach 12pm-1pm PCSO Stephen Westlake Telephone : 07584 004111 Email:stephen.westlake@southwales.pnn.police.uk Thornhill 12/07/2011 Thornhill Church Centre, Excalibur Drive, Thornhill PCSO Sally Grunis Telephone: 07805301247 Email: Sally.Grunis@SouthWales.pnn.police.uk
& Community
All Saints Church Rhiwbina Tel : 02920 626072 Bethany Baptist Church 126c Heol Uchaf Tel : 02920 692175 Beulah United Reformed Church Beulah Rd, Rhiwbina Contact Rev Dr Peter CruchleyJones 20693517 Bethal URC Llangranog Road Llanishen Christ the King RC Church Newborough Avenue Llanishen Tel: 02920 752 389 www.3churches.org Email - pp@3churches.org
St Faith’s Church Morris Avenue Llanishen Tel : 02920 75 2545 Email: fatherm@btinternet.com St Denys Church Tel: 02920 753338 St Brigid’s Church Crystal Glen Llanishen Tel : 02920 752389 www.3churches.org Email - pp@3churches.org St Teilo’s Catholic Church Old Church Road Cardiff Tel : 02920 623 444 Thornhill Church Excalibur Drive Tel : 02920 759995
Lisvane Baptist Church Lisvane Memorial Hall BoobifulBabies Heol y Delyn St Brigid’s Church Hall Tel: 02920 750 932 www.lisvanebaptistchurch.org.uk/ Thursdays 1-3pm 02920 495 800 Llanishen Baptist Church Cardiff Archaeological Society Fidlas Road Cardiff University, Main Building, Tel: 02920 753436 Cathays Park 7.15pm Llanishen Evangelical www.cardiffarchsoc.btck.co.uk Heol Merlin Tel: 209 2056 6700 Llanishen jalord@btinternet.com Cardiff Area Singles Tuesdays from 9.30pm Llanishen Methodist Church At The Hollybush, Pendwyallt Rd, Melbourne Road Whitchurch www.llanishen methodistchurch.co.uk www.cardiffareasingles.talktalk.net Tel : 02920 623 678 Park End Church Llandennis Road Roath Park Tel: 02920 763677 Rhiwbina Baptist Church Lon Ucha Rhiwbina Tel : 02920 623 791 St Isan Church Station Rd Llanishen Tel : 02920 75 2545 Email : fatherm@btinternet.com
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The Friday Night Project Llanishen Leisure centre For 11 to 16yr olds £1.00 entry Football, Table Tennis, Basketball, Snooker, Badminton and DJ’ing Friends of Coed y Felin Working parties every month Tel : 02920 747 710 Friends of Cefn Onn Country Park Working parties once per month Tel : 02920 445903 www.friendsofcefnonn.org.uk
Lisvane Gardening Club Meeting every 2nd Friday from 7.30pm Lisvane Memorial Hall Tel 029 2076 2726
Impact Youth Cafe Thursdays @ Thornhill Community Centre From 7.30pm
Lisvane & Llanishen Guides & Brownies Tel : 02920 756 522
Llanishen Breakfast Club Church Hall, Fidlas Road, Llanishen Meeting 7.45 to 9.15am Mon-Fri (term time only) For ages 3 to 11yrs
Lisvane Historical Society meeting monthly on the second Wednesday/ month, @ 7.00pm, Location old school hall Lisvane Lisvane Women’s Institute Meet on the 2nd Tuesday each month at Lisvane Memorial Hall
Email: llanishenbreakfastclub@live.com
Llanishen Local History Society www.llanishenhistoy.btck.co.uk Tel : 02920 755518
RATS –Rhiwbina Amateur Theatrical Society Rhiwbina Memorial Hall, Lon Ucha, ,Rhiwbina
Llanishen Good Neighbours Tel: 02920 750 751 www.llanishengoodneighbours.co.uk llanishengoodneighbours@hotmail.com
Rhiwbina Camera Club Fridays from 7.30pm Y Canolfan Beulah, Beulah Road, Rhiwbina Tel : 02920 625120 or 02920 611874
Llanishen Quiet Garden situated beside the Methodist Church Melbourne Road Tel: 02920 753108
Rhiwbina Good Neighbours Tel : 02920 611 285 Rhiwbina Council www.rhiwbinaward.com
Llanishen Rotary Club www.llanishenrotary.co.uk
Rotary Club of Cardiff Breakfast meetings held at Whitchurch Golf Club on 2nd Wednesday each month. www.cardiffbreakfastrotary.org
Life Line - Christian Support Network Thornhill Community Centre Every other Friday from 10.30 to 12pm Call Sally on 02920 867040 or Dinah on 02920 521890
St Faith’s Community Coffee Morning every Tuesday, 10.00am – 1l.30am.
Lisvane Community Council info@lisvanecommunity.org.uk
St John’s Ambulance Rhiwbina & Llanishen Division Bethany Baptist Church, Heol Uchaf Contact Janice Allen on 07967 630093
Lisvane 50+club Meeting every 4th Wednesday @2.00pm, Location old school hall Lisvane. Contact Tel: 02920764871. E-mail tcousins@googlemail.com
If your community group or club does not appear here, contact us to add your details by sending an email to: admin@cardiffnowmagazine.com
Lisvane Bridge Club Please contact Glenys Roderick on 2076 1269 or Chris Moseley on 2075 1023 with any further enquiries, or just come along one Monday and give it a try.
Your Local Representatives
Lisvane Art Workshop Tuesday 2- 4 pm at Lisvane Memorial Hall contact: Ian Philipot: TEL 029 20754613 OR EMAIL: ian.philpot@talk talk.net
MP for Cardiff North Jonathan Evans Tel - 02920 616031 AM for Cardiff North Julie Morgan Tel - 029 20 69 47 48
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Glamorgan Family History Society St Mark’s Church Hall, North Road 7.30pm Telephone: 029 2021 1431
Schools & Local Council
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Cefn Onn Primary School Llangranog Road Llanishen Tel: 02920 753088
Cardiff High School Llandennis Road Cyncoed Cardiff CF23 6WG Tel : 02920 757 741
Christ the King RC Primary School Everest Avenue Tel: 029 2075 4787 Coed Glas Primary School Ty Glas Avenue Tel: 029 2075 4862 Eglwys Newydd Glan-y-Nant Road Whitchurch CF14 1 AP Tel : 02920 628239 Llanishen Fach Primary School Heol Uchaf Tel: 02920 627886
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Whitchurch High School Penlline Road, Whitchurch Cardiff CF 14 2XJ Tel : 02920 629 700 Ysgol Glantaf Bridge Road Llanidaff North Cardiff CF14 2JL Tel: 02920 333090
Llysfaen Primary School Rowan Way Lisvane Tel: 02920 756071
School |Term Dates Academic Year 2010/2011
Rhiwbeina Primary School Lon Ucha Rhiwbina Tel : 02920 623 732
Autumn Term Begins : Thursday 2nd Sept Half Term : Mon 25 to Fri 29th Oct End : Fri 17th Dec
Rhydypenau Primary School Fidlas Avenue Llanishen Tel : 02920 757253
Spring Term Begins : Tue 4th Jan Half Term : Mon 21st to Fri 25th Feb End : Fri 15th April
St Josephs’ RC Primary School North Road Tel : 02920 621625
Summer Term Begins : Tue 3rd May Half Term : Mon 30th to Fri 3rd Jun End : Fri 22nd July
Thornhill Primary School Heol Hir Tel: 02920 751302
► Primary Schools ► Secondary
Llanishen High School Heol Hir Llanishen Tel: 02920 680 800
Ton-Yr-Ywen Primary School Maes-y-Coed Road Tel : 02920 754 633 Ysgol Y Wern Llangranog Road Llanishen Tel :02920 762 114
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Easter Sunday 24th April 2011; Spring Bank Holiday 30th May 2011. Thursday 2nd September 2010 and Friday 1 October 2010 will be designated INSET days for all Community Schools. There will be three further INSET days during the year. All schools will be closed on Monday 2 May 2011 for May Day Bank Holiday.
Council Contacts
Cardiff Bus (timetable) Tel: 0871 200 22 33
Libraries
DVLA (Cardiff office) Tel: 0870 850 0007
Llanishen Library 31 Kimberley Terrace Tel : 02920 750634
Electricity 0800 052 0400 Gas 0800 111 999 Water 0800 052 0130 National Rail Enquiries Tel: 08457 48 49 50 Police (Llanishen) (via central switchboard) Tel : 02920 222 111 For PACT info visit; www.ourbobby.com South Wales Fire Service Home safety check Tel : 0800 169 1234 Whitchurch Fire Station Tel : 02920 623 223
Rhiwbina Library Pen-y-Dre Tel: 02920 693276 Rhydypennau Library Llandennis Road Tel: 02920 754 657 Whitchurch Library Park Road Whitchurch Cardiff CF14 7XA Mobile Library Service Tel : 02920 763 849
Connect to Cardiff C2C Tel : 02920 872087 Pupil and Student Services Admissions Team 029 2087 2909 Planning Applications Tel : 02920 871135 developmentcontrol@cardiff.gov .uk Dog Warden Tel : 02920 708141 Noisy Neighbours Tel : 02920 871 650 Pest Control Tel: 02920 872 934 Mature Drivers Refresher Courses @ the Road Safety Centre Briardene Tel : 02920 619907
Local Councillors HEATH Fenella Bowden (Lib Dem) 5 Welwyn Road, Heath Tel : 02920 692435 Lyn Hudson (Con) 19 Heathwood Road, Heath Tel : 02920 522 654 Ron Page (Con) 54 King George V Drive, Heath Tel : 02920 762 829 LISVANE David Walker (Con) 19 Clos Llysfaen Tel : 02920 765836 LLANDAFF NORTH Jacqui Hooper (Lib Dem) 12 Radyr Place, Mynachdy Tel : 02920 521782 Ann Rowland-James (Lib Dem) 22 Clarbeston Road, Llandaff North Tel : 07773 653 282
LLANISHEN Richard Foley (Con) Members Services, Room CY7, County Hall, Atlantic Wharf Tel : 02920 694 702 Robert Smith (Con) 44 Kyle Crescent, Whitchurch Tel : 02920 619304 Craig Piper (Con) 55 Pinecrest Drive, Thornhill Tel : 02920 763 647 Jonathan Burns (Con) Member Services, Room 286, County Hall, Atlantic Wharf Tel : 02920 872020 RHIWBINA Jayne Cowan (Independent) Brynlake, 174 Manor Way, Whitchurch Tel : 02920 62 7757
Brian Jones (Independent) 4 Roundwood Close, Penylan Tel : 02920 493 953 Adrian Robson (independent) Jayne Cowan (Independent) Brynlake, 174 Manor Way, Whitchurch Tel : 02920 619 237 WHITCHURCH & TONGWYNLAIS Timothy Davies (Con) 1 Westbourne Crescent, Whitchurch Tel : 02920 618751 Brian Griffiths (Con) 2 Castle Road, Tongwynlais Tel : 02920 811 374 Linda Morgan (Con) Oak House, 23 Castell Coch View Tongwynlais Tel : 02920 81 3395 Michael Jones-Pritchard (Con) 32 Castell Coch View, Tongwynlais Tel : 02920 814 342
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Useful Numbers
Health Services
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Chemists
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Boots the Chemist Parc Ty Glas Llanishen Tel: 02920 754 838
C.A.W.Dental Ceramics 7 Lon Fach, Rhiwbina Cardiff Tel: 02920 619 714
Brooks Pharmacy 3 Fidlas Road Llanishen Cardiff Tel : 0800 0488596
GP Surgeries
Lloyds Pharmacy 4c Heol-y-Deri Rhiwbina Tel : 02920 618000 Lloyds Pharmacy 8 Park Road Whitchurch Tel : 02920 626986 Lloyds Pharmacy 34-42 Merthyr Road Whitchurch Tel : 02920 621156 Lloyds Pharmacy 22 Station Road Llanishen Tel: 02920 752292 Sainsburys Pharmacy Excalibur Drive, Thornhill Tel : 02920 761635
Llanishen Court Surgery Tel: 02920 757 025 North Cardiff Medical Centre Tel: 02920 76 44 44 Rhiwbina Surgery Tel : 02920 627959 Whitchurch Village Practice Park Road Surgery Tel : 02920 629602 University Hospital of Wales (Heath) Main switchboard Tel: 02920 747 747
Opticians John O’Connor Davies 3 Thornhill Road Llanishen Tel: 02920 754 659 Evans + Hailes + Dean Church School House 2 Heol Hir Llanishen Tel : 02920 754 314
Dentists Llanishen Dental Surgery Heol Hir Llanishen Tel: 02920 761 476 Cedars Dental Surgery 189 Fidlas Road Llanishen Tel: 02920 689 099 Rhiwbina Dental Surgery 25, Heol-y-Deri, Rhiwbina, Tel: 02920 626 551
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Podiatrist Lucy Jones BSc (Hons) HPC registered podiastrist/ chiropodist Tel: 07854 672563 Email : lucy@cardiffpodiatry.com www.cardiffpodiatry.com
Chartered Psychologist Mike Nelmes Hope Clinic, Cremona House, Lon Ucha, Rhiwbina Tel : 077 077 39000 Email :mikenelmes@hopeclinic.co.uk
Help Lines Advice & Local Charities
University Hosptial of Wales Heath Park, Cardiff Tel : 02920 747 747
Age Concern Tel : 02920 360 306
Gamblers Anonymous Tel : 020 7384 3040
Alcoholics Anonymous Tel: 0845 769 7555 (local rate)
George Thomas Hospice www.gth.org.uk Tel: 02920 524 150
Cardiff Royal Infirmary Newport Road Tel : 02920 492 223 Llandough Penlan Road Tel : 02920 711 711 Rookwood (rehabilitation) Fairwater Road, Llandaff Tel : 02920 415 415 St David’s Community Hospital Cowbridge Road East Tel : 02920 536 666 Velindre (cancer care) Velindre Road, Whitchurch Tel : 02920 615 888 Whitchurch (psychiatric) Park Road, Whitchurch Tel : 02920 693 191 Cardiff Local Health Board Trenewydd, Fairwater Road, Llandaff Tel : 02920 552 212
Community Care Unity Care Limited 148c Crwys Road Cathays, Cardiff CF24 4NR Tel : 0292034 5553
Al-Anon Family Group Tel: 020 740 30888 Www.al-anonuk.org.uk
Joshua Foundation Tel: 02920 757020
Alzheimer’s Society Tel : 02920 571 872
Mencap Wales Tel: 0808 808 1111
Bobath Childrens’ Therapy Centre Tel : 02920 522600
MIND Infoline Tel : 0845 766 0163
Breast Cancer Care Helpline : 0808 800 6000 British Heart Foundation Tel : 02920 382408 14 Park Grove, Cardiff CF10 3BN Cancer Research Wales Tel : 02920 616467 Cardiff Concern Tel : 02920 664410 Cardiff Carers’ Information, Support & Wellbeing Bus Tel: 0845 241 0987 Cardiff Women’s Aid Tel: 029 2046 0566
Missing People Tel : 0500 700 700 National Drugs Helpline Tel : 0800 77 66 00 NSPCC Child Protection 0800 800500(24hr) Parkinson’s Disease Society Tel : 0808 800 0303 Rainbow of Hope 14 Gilwern Crescent, Llanishen, Tel : 02920 764 243 www.rainbowofhope.co.uk Royal National Institute for the Deaf Te: 0808 808 9000 (minicom)
Citizens Advice Bureau Tel: 02920 346 499
RSPCA Merthyr Road, Whitchurch 02920 521177
Childline Tel: 0800 1111
Rwanda Restored Tel : 02920 627 581
Diabetes UK Tel : 0845 120 2960 (Careline)
Samaritans 0845 790 9090
Domestic Abuse Helpline 0808 8010 800 Email : info@wdah.org
The Stroke Association 0845 3033 100
Drinkaware www.drinkaware.co.uk 020 7307 7450 Epilepsy Wales www.epilepsy-wales.co.uk Tel : 02920 755 515 Family Mediation Cardiff Tel : 02920 229692
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Bully’s Restaurant 5 Romilly Crescent Tel : 02920 221905
Bombay Mix 7 Penlline Road, Whitchurch Tel : 02920 636 060
Cafe Jazz 21 St Mary Street CF10 1PL Tel : 02920 387026
Juboraj Express 240 North Road Cardiff Tel : 02920 610 333
Casa Bianca 175 City Road Tel : 029 2049 4779
Nahin Spice Centre Caerphilly Road Tel : 02920 520360
De Courcey’s Tyla Morris Avenue Pentyrch Tel : 02920 892232
Top Oriental Chinese Takeaway 105 Caerphilly Road Tel : 02920 522652
India Gate 17 Penlline Road Whitchurch Tel : 02920 611 178 Juboraj – Cafe Quarter 10 Mill Lane Tel : 02920 377668
Canton Chop Suey House 319 Caerphilly Road Tel : 02920 620 291 City Pizza 10 City Road Roath Tel : 02920 450054 Mandarin 95 Heol LLanishen Fach Tel : 02920 614 715
Juboraj Lakeside Lake Road West Tel : 02920 455123
Papa John’s 208 City Road Tel : 02920 471 222
Juboraj Rhiwbina 11 Heol-y-Deri Tel : 02920 628894 Mint and Mustard 134 Whitchurch Road Tel : 02920 620333 Stefano’s 14 Romilly Crescent Tel : 02920 372768
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Top Gun 33 Merthyr Road Tel : 02920 618693
The Buffalo Bar 11 Windsor Place, Cardiff CF10 3BY TEL: 029 2031 0312.
Venues in Cardiff Motorpoint Arena Mary Ann Street Cardiff Telephone - 02920 224488
Cafe Jazz 21 St. Mary Street Cardiff CF10 1PL
Wales Millennium Centre Telephone - 08700 40 2000 New Theatre Park Place Tel: 02920 878889
CROSSWORD SOLUTIONS:
St David’s Hall The Hayes Tel: 02920 878 444
Across: 6 Default 7 Manor 9 Froth 10 Collect 12 Involuntary 14 Materialise 18 Courage 19 Quill 21 Prick 22 Journey
Sherman Theatre Senghennydd Rd Tel: 02920 646900 Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama 029 20391 391 boxoffice@rwcmd.ac.uk Norwegian Church Arts Centre Harbour Drive, Cardiff Bay Tel: (029) 2045 4899 Glee Club Mermaid Quay Tel 0870 241 5093
Down: 1 Decry 2 Fasten 3 Sly 4 Mallet 5 Concert 8 Soluble 11 Foliage 13 Savoury 15 Enrich 16 Squirm 17 Sleek 20 Bog
SUDOKU SOLUTIONS:
The Gate Keppoch St, Roath Tel : 02920 48 33 44 The Globe 125 Albany Road Roath Cardiff CF24 3NS
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The Live Lounge 9 The Friary Cardiff, South Glamorgan CF10 3FA email: info@thelivelounge.com
Local Sports
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Archery
Cricket
Castle Bowmen Tel : 02920 755 332 www.gnas.org
Cardiff Cricket Club Tel : 0781 8008 985 www.cardiff.play-cricket.com
Celyn Archers Tel: 02920 484 509 www.celynarchers.com
Cardiff Gymkhana Tel: 02920 307 482 www.cardiffgymkhanancc.playcricket.com
Llandaff City Bowmen Tel : 01443 227 164
Athletics Cardiff Amateur Athletics Club Tel : 02920 660 360 www.cardiffaac.org Les Croupiers Running Club Tel : 02920 514 267 www.lescroupiersrunningclub.org.uk
Badminton Arches Badminton Club Tel : 02920 483 413 www.arches.btik.com
Cardiff Badminton Club Tel: 02920 693 926
Basketball Cardiff Capitals Tel: www.cardiffcapitals.synthasite.com Trelai Warriors Tel : 02920 626 083 UWIC Academy of Basketball Tel : 02920 416 588
Bowls Cardiff Bowling Club Tel : 02920 228874 Whitchurch Bowling Club Tel : 02920 628 044 www.whitchurchbowlscardiff.org.uk Rhiwbina Bowls Club Tel : 02920 693583 www.rhiwbinabowls.co.uk
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Glamorgan Cricket Club Tel : 02920 419 340 Tickets : 02920 419 311 www.glamorgancricket.com Lisvane Cricket Club Tel : 02920 763 728 www.lisvanecc.co.uk Pentyrch Cricket Club Tel : 02920 858 626 www.pentyrchcricket.co.uk Radyr Cricket Club Tel : 0797 1954 791 www.radyrcc.co.uk St Fagans Cricket Club Tel : 0777 5896 967 www.stfaganscc.co.uk Whitchurch Heath Tel : 0777 1904 476 www.pitchero.com/clubs/ whitchurchheathcricketclub
Cycling Manidy Flyers Youth Tel : 02920 529 230 www.maindyflyers.com
Fencing Whitchurch Fencing Club Tel : 02920 751 155 www.whitchurchfencing.co.uk
Football Cardiff City FC Tel : 0845 345 1400 www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk Cardiff City Ladies Tel : 0786 6525 177 www.cardiffladiesfc.co.uk
UWIC Academy of Gymnastics Tel : 02920 416 777 www.uwic.ac.uk
Rowing
Lisvane Panthers FC Tel : 02920 235 718 www.lisvanepanthers.co.uk
Hockey
Llandaff Rowing Club Tel : 02920 566 361 www.llandaffrc.com
Rhiwbina FC Tel : 0777 0855 478 www.clubwebsite.co.uk/ rhwbinafootballclub Thornhill Athletic Tel : 0777 3775 146 www.thornhillathletic.org
Golf Cardiff Golf Club Tel : 02920 753 320 www.cardiffgc.co.uk Llanishen Golf Club Tel : 02920 755078 www.llanishengc.co.uk Radyr Golf Club Tel : 02920 842 408 www.radyrgolf.co.uk
Cardiff & UWIC HC Tel : 02920 405 809 www.cardiffhockey.co.uk Whitchurch Hockey Club Tel : 0795 4417 361 www.whitchurch-hc.com
Cardiff High School Old Boys Tel : 02920 693 552 www.chsobrfc.co.uk Glamorgan Wanderers Tel : 02920 592 998 www.glamorganwanderers.co.uk
Whitchurch Saints Ladies HC Tel : 0781 4000 017 www.wslhc.co.uk
Llandaff North RFC Tel : 07974 823 940 www.llandaffnorth.com
Ice Hockey
Llandaff RFC Tel : 0786 0148 887 www.llandaffrugby.com
Cardiff Devils Community Foundation Tel : 0844 801 2010 www.cardiffdevils.com/ community.aspx
LLanishen RFC Tel : 02920 761 688 www.llanishenrfc.co.uk Rhiwbina RFC Tel : 0790 5852 266 www.rhiwbina-squirrels.com
Ice Skating
Gymnastics
Dragon Paddlers Canoe Club Tel : 02920 625 064 www.dragonpaddlers.org.uk
Phoenix Gymnastics Tel : 02920 515 200 www.phoenixgymnastics.co.uk
Rugby
Whitchurch Ladies HC Tel : 0799 9825 762 www.wlhc.co.uk
Whitchurch Golf Club Tel : 02920 529 860 www.whitchurchcardiffgolfclub. com St Mellons Golf Club Tel : 01633 680 408 www.stmellonsgolfclub.co.uk
Cardiff Olympic Gymnastics Tel : 02920 238 239 www.cardiffolympic.co.uk
Cardiff Rowing Club Tel : 0780 0887 503 www.cardiffcityrc.co.uk
Cardiff Ice Skating Club Tel : 01873 812 262 www.cardifficeskatingclub.co.uk
Kayaking
Glam Boaters Tel : 0797 0261 862 www.glam-boaters.co.uk
Martial Arts
Planet Gymnastics Tel : 07790 920 573 www.planetgymnastics.co.uk
Cardiff Martial Arts Tel : 0797 1468 231 www.cardiffmartialarts.com
Somersault Gymnastics Tel : 02920 495 111 somersaultgym@aol.com
Radyr T.A.G.B Taekwon-Do Club Tel : 01443 3226 452 www.blackbeltschools.com
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Scuba Diving Diving Dragons Tel : 0781 1463 238 www.divingdragons.co.uk
Squash Rhiwbina Squash Club Tel : 07967 026030 www.rhiwbinasquashclub.co.uk
Swimming City of Cardiff Swimming Club www.cardiffswimmingclub.co.uk
Tennis Lisvane Tennis Club www.lisvanetennis.co.uk Whitchurch Tennis Club Tel : 0785 4383 420 www.whitchurchtennisclub.co.uk
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Heath Park Rangers Tel : 02920 617 505 www.heathparkrangers.co.uk
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