APRIL 2012
! e r e h s i g n i r p S Fashion Food & Drink Health History Sport Schools Local News Llanishen Police Station ...and more!
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Coming Soon to Llanishen in 2012 On Sat 14th July, Llanishen and Llanedeyrn Neighbourhood Policing Team will be holding the annual Llanishen Community Fun Day. The event is aimed at bringing the Community together and will feature Bouncy Castles, Emergency Service Vehicles, Displays and Stalls, whilst raising money for the Noah’s Ark Appeal! We are looking for new ideas and groups who could come along and take part this year. This could be a group who want to promote their business, sell items or just display some of the good work you have carried out. If you are interested pleased contact Front Line Support Officer Gary Dunning on 07917 733530, email gary.dunning@south-wales.pnn.police.uk Or speak to Andrew Antoniou at Llanishen Leisure Centre!
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CARDIFF VOICE MAGAZINE Publisher: D.K. Publications ltd Editor: Dan Kenneally Editorial: 02920 612 476 Advertising: 07557 277 063 Email: cardiffvoice@btinternet.com Website: coming soon! Feature Writers Ann Konsbruck Dr Sue Kenneally Dr Anna Maclean Dr Guy Marshall Tony Millin Alaina Morgans Kris Agland Chantele Cross-Jones Photography Valkyrie Pictures Kris Agland Acknowledgements Nan Kenneally Tom James Thornhill Community Centre
I hope by the time this publication reaches you, the weather is still as it is now, clear blue skies and brilliant sunshine. Of course this being April you can’t tell whether it will rain, snow or be perfect for barbeques. So I’m hedging my bets. We’re looking at some really important local issues this month, but most of our regulars are here. The good Dr Sue is taking a short break to recover form her hectic work life and Tony Millin has been travelling. Contrary to the mistaken belief, he and I are not one and the same person and I’ve got a certificate to prove it! Hope you enjoy the sun and take advantage of all the great things happening in Cardiff this month.
Best Wishes, Dan Kenneally
Editor
Contents 8
Fashion - April Showers
14 History - Llanishen Police Station 16 School news Whilst every care has been taken to ensure that the data in this publication is accurate, neither the publisher nor its editorial contributors can accept, and hereby disclaim, any liability to any party to loss or damage caused by errors or omissions resulting from negligence, accident or any other cause. D.K. Publications Ltd does not officially endorse any
22 Llanishen Police Station under threat 24 Food - Spicy Salmon Pilaf 25 Drink - Blind tasting month 26 A Day in the Life of....Sian Gunney
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April Showers By Chantele Cross-Jones
Ah April showers, just as spring is getting settled and your breaking out the summer dresses, the rain comes back for a little shower to spoil your carefree fun! But why should the rain spoil your fashion fun, who says your can’t be fashionable whilst getting rained on.
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So this month I decided to look for Mac’s, Brollies and Wellies that can keep you looking stylish right through until summer. This time I have chosen items at 3 different price points: budget, mid price and blow-out, to show you can be stylish no matter what your budget. For me a traditional Trench Coat will always be a go to item as it is elegant and classic. Usually made of waterproof fabric the design was claimed by both Burberry and Aquascutum in the 1900’s and was originally intended as a Army Officer’s Raincoat. I have chosen 3 similar coats all based on the original design and colour of a classic trench coat.
For my wellington picks I decided to look
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Fashion
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New Driving Academy launched on St. David’s Day. Drivewell Driving Academy was launched on St.David’s Day.
Sarah and Salvina are keen to get involved with the local community and are passionate about helping to have safer drivers on the road. After hours of deciding a name including approaching pupils from local schools Drivewell Driving Academy was agreed. Sarah said “we had tremendous fun we wanted a name we would use daily, in our lessons and something that pupils would be part of.”
The day of a Driving Instructor is so varied and never boring- every hour is different. It varies from teaching someone who has never been behind the steering wheel, to someone who wants to improve their confidence and skill. With today’s busy roads often drivers decide to have some motorway, advanced driver training, or even eco-driver training (with the increase in fuel prices). Sarah is also involved in delivering the National Driver Awareness course to drivers who have had an incident and wish to attend to avoid prosecution and have an opportunity to improve their driving skills. Salvina previously owned a local restaurant and like Sarah loves working with different people, making the job so interesting varying from a 17 year old to a driver in their nineties. Asked the most satisfying part of the job teaching a lifelong skill and the emotions of pupils when they hear from an examiner “I am pleased to say you have passed.”
Sarah and Salvina have both lived in north Cardiff for over 30 years and are keen to be involved with the local community. They have spent hours in local coffee shops recently discussing their new venture. They even have names for their cars Salvina’s Valentino as it arrived on Valentines Day, and Sarah’s -Taffy as it was transferred to from its previous life to DriveweIl Driving Academy on St.Davids Day.
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Local History LLANISHEN’S TWO POLICE STATIONS The proposal to close the police station in Llanishen is a matter of concern to us all. Nobody today can remember the time when Llanishen could boast two police stations – both of them staffed, and located within a few doors of each other! This state of affairs existed during the integration of Llanishen into Cardiff Council when one policeman from the County and one from the City Constabulary shared responsibility for law and order in the village.
The County police station was Garth Villa, 167 Fidlas Road, where the village policeman was Sergeant Boothby, a man nobody would dare to cross. In an interview with this Society some years ago his son, Walter, had this to say about his father. “My dad was the village police sergeant. The boundary of Llanishen went from the top of Thornhill, out to Rudry and down as far as Roath tram terminus and across to Whitchurch tram terminus. He had two constables and their only transport was pushbikes. If they had to charge someone who was out, say, by the Unicorn in
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Llanishen Local History Society
Llanedeyrn they would have to walk over to fetch him and then walk him to Whitchurch Road police station. Sometimes my dad would bring them back to our house and lock them under the stairs until he had time to take them to Whitchurch Road.”
In addition to that Judah and Sarah for a short while ran the village telephone exchange from their cottage. Telephones were unusual at this time and they had fewer than fifty subscribers but the work got too much for them to cope with and the exchange transferred in 1910 to a house opposite on Station Road
Llanishen was incorporated into Cardiff in 1922 when an officer from the City Constabulary arrived on the scene and the house next door to the Baptist Church on Fidlas Road became the City police station, occupied first by P.C. Murphy, and later by P.C. Hawke. Even before this time the White Cottage on the opposite side of the road had served as the village police station and jail.
Beyond the blacksmith’s was an open space with an orchard before the larger houses on Station Road which are still there today. The blacksmith’s and the orchards were a major feature of the village until the late fifties when they were demolished and replaced by the modern shops with the police station beyond.
The photograph shows Sergeant Boothby standing in Station Road around 1910. The horse is being taken to the whitewashed building on the left, probably to be shod, as part of this was the village smithy. The village blacksmith was Judah Cosslett who lived there with his wife Sarah and his daughters Margaret and Joan. The Cosslett family played a prominent role in the life of the village at the beginning of the century. Sarah was the village baker (taking advantage of the heat from her husband’s furnace to heat her oven), while Margaret taught music from her home, and Joan was a school teacher. The sisters were well-known for running popular concert parties in the village.
Meetings will start again in October but during the summer you can the find information about the Society on our website.
www.llanishenhistory.btck.com or contact us by:
e-mail: llanlochist@btinternet.com Facebook: Llanishen Local History Society Telephone: 02920 755518
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Ysgol y Wern School News Fairtrade Fortnight The school celebrated Fairtrade Fortnight in style by wearing the Fairtrade colours on the first day. We welcomed Elen Jones from Fairtrade Wales and Mrunal Lahankar from a Farm Co-operative in India. She spoke about the work of the cotton farmers in India and the importance of Fairtrade to her community. Mr Robin Samuel from Christian Aid came to the school to talk about Fairtrade and what we can all do to help. The Fairtrade committee at the school organized a Fairtrade shop which was immensely successful. Each class participated in various Fairtrade activities ranging from cooking flapjacks to designing recipes for snacks.
Marie Curie Pupils at Ysgol y Wern have been very busy over the last months growing daffodils for the Marie Curie Mini Pots of Care Campaign. We were very pleased to be able to hand over a cheque of ÂŁ1,570.00.
Urdd Eisteddfod The school has been busy competing at the Urdd Eisteddfod. At the East Cardiff Eisteddfod the following pupils won their competitions and will therefore be representing the area at the County Eisteddfod at the end of the month – Dafydd Chapman (piano and string), Ismay Evans (woodwind), Aled Evans(brass), Elen Morlais Williams (solo under 8) and Osian GutoThomas (folk song solo). The singing party also won their competition.The school had a very successful County Dance Eisteddfod with the disco/street dancing team, the folk dancing team and Megan Melbourne (individual disco/street) winning their competitions and now representing Cardiff and the Vale at the National Urdd Eisteddfod in Dyffryn Nantlle near Caernarvon at the beginning of June. We wish them all the best.
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Thornhill Primary School News Tel 029 20751302 Chairing of the Bard Our St David’s Day celebrations were spread over two days to give all our pupils the chance to take part in competitions in dance, singing recitation, handwriting , art and creative writing. Children came to school in Welsh costume and took part in all sorts of Welsh themed activities- the delicious aroma of welsh cakes could be smelled the length of the building. There was even a special menu for school dinners. The Eisteddfod culminated in the chairing of the bard, chosen for her brilliant story.
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This year our pupils have been learning about Fairtrade coffee, bananas and cotton. Year 3s enjoyed taking the roles of farmer ,roaster, shipper, exporter and seller and deciding who deserved the biggest share of the £1 their teacher’s cup of coffee cost. They were surprised to discover that the farmer gets least and the roaster most. Year 6s had a visit from Mr Grant of Sainsburys who brought some fairtrade ingredients to make pancakes with the children.
Year 6 pupils had a meeting with their high school buddies who will help them with the transition to High School in September. They enjoyed a question and answer session which put lots of their anxieties to rest.
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Llanishen Police Station Under Threat A shock proposal from the South Wales Police Authority to close Llanishen Police Station became public knowledge last month.
campaign, which has already received phenomenal support across the local community.
The Authority plans to sell off the Police Station and centralise resources at a new, large-scale facility at the redeveloped Maelfa Shopping Centre in Llanedeyrn.
Since launching the campaign, hundreds have signed up to the petition opposing the closure – by post, online and in person. Meanwhile, posters are going up in people’s windows all over the community.
Llanishen & Thornhill Conservatives responded to the controversial plans with the launch of the SOS – Save Our Station
A public meeting was also called at Llanishen Leisure Centre and was packed out
Andrew Graham, Richard John and Chris O'Brien meet with Conservative AM Andrew RT Davies at the launch of the campaign. Cllr Richard Foley was inside holding meetings with the Police.
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by residents voicing concern at the Authority’s proposals. Llanishen & Thornhill Cllr Richard Foley, who launched the campaign, said: “The response to this campaign shows the strength of feeling which exists locally about the important role our Police Station plays in the community. We will fight tooth and nail to maintain a strong Police presence in the area. “The police precept is going up by 5 per cent in South Wales, so this is clearly not an issue of funding. The Authority feels that low footfall is instead a reason to sell the station but this move would remove an imposing crime deterrent and important public service from our local area”. Campaigner Chris O’Brien added:“Effective policing depends on local knowledge. We’ve been delighted to see crime fall dramatically in the local area in recent years – but there’s a big fear that moving our station to Llanedeyrn could undo years of hard work”. The campaign has received the backing of local Assembly Member Andrew RT Davies, who met with campaigners and Police staff at the Station within hours of the Authority’s proposal being made public. Local shops, businesses and even Cardiff Devils ice hockey club have also shown support for the campaign! Those opposed to the closure can sign the petition online at www.SaveLlanishenPolice.com. Paper petitions are also being handed out right across the local area. More information on the campaign, as well as other key local issues, can be found at www.YourLlanishen.com.
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Spicy Salmon Pilaf
FOOD
Serves 4 Place the eggs in a pan and cover with water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 7 minutes. Drain and run under cold running water to prevent a black ring forming around the yolk.
Gently stir in the rice and curry paste, add the stock and bring to the boil. Cover the pan and simmer very gently for about 10 minutes until most of the stock has been absorbed by the rice. Fluff up the rice grains with a fork and add the salmon and peas. Cover and cook for another 5 minutes or so until the salmon is just cooked.
Heat the oil and butter in a large pan, add the onion and fry gently until soft and translucent. Add the pepper and fry for another 2 minutes.
Peel the eggs and cut into quarters. Spoon the pilaf into a serving dish, arrange the eggs on top and sprinkle with the chopped coriander.
Method Skin the salmon, cut into bitesize pieces and set aside.
Ingredients 4 small salmon fillets 4 eggs 1tbs oil 1 small knob of butter 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped 1 red pepper deseeded and finely diced 300g Basmati rice 1tbs curry paste 600ml vegetable stock 200g frozen peas 1tbs chopped coriander for garnish
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A BLIND TASTING
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This tasting was to test the ability of members to see if they could detect the difference between a cheap wine and a more expensive wine and also to see if they were able to place the origin country of the wines. The wines were tasted in tandem and all bottles were concealed in blind tasting bags. The first a white, was well liked it had a pale colour, with flavours of green apples and lemon, some found it fruity but dry and others thought it was a bit sour on the taste, everyone guessed the country correctly as France and the grape as Chardonnay. It turned out to be a Chablis and everyone thought correctly that this one was the more expensive wine. It cost £10.00 from Asda. The second wine also white, was off dry, fruity with the aroma of lemons, a reasonable drinking wine, several correctly guessed the country as France and the grape as Chardonnay. Everyone voted this the cheaper of the two white wines. It was in fact a Piat d’Dor and cost £3.99 from Asda. The next wine was a red, members thought this had a pleasant nose but thought it thin, medicinal, dry, spicy and not particularly exciting, there was some dispute as to the grape varieties, Grenache and Syrah being mentioned, the comments being quite negative, no one guessed that It was a Châteauneuf du Pape Extra Special full bodied from Asda, costing
£13.27 this wine didn’t rate highly in the tasting. The comparison wine came from the same region, and seemed to have a more responsive vote. Grenache and Syrah being detected again – this wine was a Cotes du Rhone, £5.97 again from Asda and gained more votes than the more expensive wine. The next wine was a dark rich colour, jammy on the t a st e, ver y a l c oh ol i c everyone guessed correctly that it was from Australia in fact it was a Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet and was voted most expensive of the 2 wines at £9.48 from Sainsbury’s , it was also voted best wine of the tasting. The last wine was also from Australia although many thought it could have been a Pinot Noir – it turned out to be a Syrah from Australia, the majority preferred this one to the Penfolds, it was voted the cheaper wine and cost £4.48 from Sainsbury’s and came second overall in the tasting. Members agreed the tasting was very interesting with most guessing the grape varieties and countries correctly and thought the more expensive wines were better value overall.
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A Day in the Life of The Voice delves into the life of Sian Gunney, a young entrepreneur from Cardiff. Sian is the founder of Peacock Media Group, a leading Marketing, PR and Creative agency based in the UK. As a full support agency, Peacock Media Group provides a comprehensive list of services including PR strategies, events, marketing plans, social media marketing, branding, advertising and video production, to name a few. We ask what challenges faced the Welsh born and bred entrepreneur, where she got her inspiration from and how she juggles both business and family life. How long have you been in business? Peacock Media Group, only operationally just over 6 months. Personally in Experiential Marketing and PR, over 10 years. What challenges have you faced and how did you overcome them? Small independents with budget constraints or companies that look at the current climate and immediately cut back on marketing. Re-education If you look at any successful business person in the capital or across the world, these are the individuals that when financial times are difficult and everyone else goes quiet and steps back, they push forward and reinvest in this area creatively and expand. Ultimately these utilise intelligent strategies to gain market share and growth. I think my main challenge is when I first met with clients; they had been let down before by PR companies and marketing companies alike giving false promises. So I focus on stringent monitoring tools to demonstrate return on investment (ROI). I do hands on account management and training with social media and various techniques so that the client understands via participation and this gives companies the tools they need in order to (a) see the value (b) be able to gain knowledge on public usable tools and strategies in order to take this back in house as much or as little at a later date and not feel over-
whelmed. It’s all about transparency I always under promise and over deliver. We are unique in every way, no one else offers the same service we do to the same level. For us it’s all about being super-organised and strategic. Who or what inspired you to create Peacock Media Group? My driving force was my father Paul Malcom Gunney, who lost his fight to prostate cancer on the 28th October 2011 at the age of 59. Hence the company name PMG, he was my world and was and always will be my inspiration. I spoke about doing this since I was 15 he always wanted me to do it and when he got very ill in the last year he still encouraged me to be brave and take this step.
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...Sian Gunney He owned a successful car garage and was an incredible business man who had the upmost integrity and was incredibly driven and hard working. I had the best role model I could of ever wished for and the most amazing father. What typical duties does your job role entail on a daily basis?
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The thought of my dad and Family. My Mum, my sister & niece, my brother and my fiancé. If I keep getting results and gaining reputation and contracts by being a perfectionist. Then I can make sure that they never have to worry about anything again and I can look after them. What are you most proud of?
My company is my world so I live and breathe it 24/7! We love what we do and when you find a job you love you’ll never work a day in your entire life. No day to day is identical it varies quite dramatically. The team is now expanding we have two recent additions to the Cardiff team, 3 designers in Bristol and 1 researcher in London. So it could involve a full day’s meetings and training sessions between 6-7 sessions back to back. Or big pitch meetings and presentations and reviews with project milestones. Or a lot of social media management scheduling, listening in and networking among a whole host of social psychology tactics for relationship building. Or event management, design work, interviews or press calls, celebrity management or conference calls to NY times regarding new authors we are representing. In short there is no ‘typical day’.
Never giving up when it would have been the easiest
Our motto is “Let us give your company the Peacock Effect” So in order to achieve dedicated results and requirements for our clients no two campaigns or strategies will be identical.
How to you balance work with your family life?
Is it possible to describe a typical week in the life of Sian Gunney? No. No two days or weeks are the same. One week I could be interviewing a politician, the next day I could be taking Matthew Pritchard (Dirty Sanchez) – clothes shopping, next day I could be visiting Huggards centre or Fareshare Cymru, next day at a Cardiff Devils game. Next day training Dominos Pizza Managers on social media. Next day organising Olympic Torches from Beijing and Vancouver from Coca Cola to an event on Caerphilly Mountain, so you get the idea? What motivates you to go to work everyday?
thing in the world to do. Not listening to people saying you can’t because they hadn’t. I’ve made it my mission to support and encourage a lot of SMEs that just need a bit of oversight, direction and support and inroads to some incredible people in my contacts base. Can you describe for me one or two of your most important accomplishments? Increasing a clients sales by 150% in the first month after an event Quadrupling my turnover in less than 6 months and taking on my first member of staff.
I don’t. Now I have all my procedures and schematics in place and I am in a position to take staff on it is something I intend to address. However it’s early days and I love working I never want to do anything by half. So I’m just lucky, I live on my iphone, skype, my ipad and lap top and then I can manage everything from wherever I am. I only represent brands and individuals I truly believe in and I genuinely care about the clients gaining the most from my services. What do you do with any spare time you have left? Running, horse riding, cooking for my fiancé or my family. Walking and playing with my Chihuahua Coco.
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Thornhill Legends Back row left to right : Martain Nicholls, Kevin Moss, Gareth Strange, Richard Opara ( Gaffa ) Nick Howe, David Chaplin, Rhys Foran, James Kirby, Richard Ward, Dale Webb, James Courtman Front row left to right Justin Amos, Neil Ingham, Tom Cornwall, Chris Marks, Richard Best, Andrew Kemp, Andrew Webb, Mark Weston, Gareth Thomas
The Legends XI, all former Thornhill AFC players took to the fields once again to face a select team from Thornhill Community Centre to raise funds for the Athletic Club in a friendly game. The challenges were many, from persuading older players to dust off the boots and stretch some ageing muscles, to competing on the same day a certain rugby game was being played as a Grand Slam decider. As you might expect the legends quickly got into their stride and despite some valiant early defending from the TCC, a team that has never played together before, the traffic was more or less one way. Dave Chaplin broke the scoring driving in from the left to deliver a sweet strike curling past the youthful Rhys Millin in goal. A combination of good fortune and some excellent goal-keeping were beginning to frustrate the Legends as half time approached but another clever move and a great strike, this time from Gareth Strange
doubled the lead at the break. The pitch at Thornhill was taking its toll on some of the older players. We did wonder whether time-team had been to visit recently, the mud was becoming such a major issue. In this half, the game opened up a little more, as the TCC let the youthful Dan Barnes free to run at some tired legs. Persistence finally paid off for the TCC when a stunning shot from Dave Gray brought the teams closer together and further efforts nearly levelled. The Legends eased their way ahead again though with more good strikes from Dave Chaplin and James Courtney the end the contest, although a low driving shot from the young Tom Hall made the score line a respectable 4-2 to the Legends. A great game played in fantastic spirits, no-doubt added to what turned out to be a wonderful day of sport for Wales.
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Lisvane Player’s innovative Shakespeare Production
“All the World’s A Stage” Cardiff Drama Group, Lisvane Players, is one of the oldest in Cardiff and we are celebrating our Diamond Jubilee this year with a production called “All the World’s A Stage”. We are working on this performance with the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Open Stages project, and the Sherman Theatre as part of the “World Shakespeare” Festival.
“All the World’s a Stage” is directed by Liz Heaven and illustrates each decade of the past century with an extract from Shakespeare. From the 1900s (think the “Upstairs Downstairs” version of “Comedy of Errors”) to a twist on the modern day through “The Tempest”. Some scenes are emotional, like World War II depicted through “Henry V” with the famous speeches “Once more unto the breach dear friend” and “Upon St Crispin’s Day”, others we treat with humour, for instance the 1960s through a drug induced Midsummer Night’s Dream and the feel good era of dreamboats and petticoats, the 1950s, viewed through “Much Ado About Nothing”. Our innovative approach meant that we are one of only 16 in Wales and the West that attracted the attention of the judges. This has meant we have
been able to participate in several workshops with members of the RSC to hone our acting skills. Liz Heaven, Director, said “It is a real honour for the Lisvane Players to be working with the RSC on “All the World’s A Stage”. The production captures the essence of each decade through Shakespeare’s words. This performance is designed to make you laugh, cry and think. We have really enjoyed putting it together and hope that readers will come along and relish this very different show.” Michael Boyd, Artistic Director of the RSC, commented “The RSC, in partnership with a number of regional theatres and amateur theatre, will run a national programme of skills sharing events and showcases, with amateur societies from across the UK producing their own RSC branded Shakespeare themed productions.” Open Stages will culminate in a national celebration, where a selection of participants in the project will perform will extracts at the RSC in Stratford Upon Avon. The production is on April 27, 28 and May 4, 5 at 7.30pm (doors open at 7pm), and a special Jubilee matinee on May 7 in Lisvane Memorial Hall (Tickets are £10 and can be bought by telephoning Angela on 029 2075 6660). If you would like to join the Lisvane Players we meet every Thursday at 7.30pm in Lisvane Memorial Hall. The RSC Open Stages Project is funded by Esmée Fairbearn Foundation.
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Shingles – ProtectionFor the over 40’s There has been tremendous interest in the introduction of the Shingles Vaccination, now available from private medical clinics in the UK. The varicella zoster virus, the cause of chickenpox, can also in later years cause shingles. Once you have experienced chickenpox, the virus stays in your body lying dormant. Later in life, the virus can be reactivated, causing shingles. Shingles results in the virus travelling down nerve fibres to your skin resulting in painful blisters. Shingles can affect anyone who has previously had chickenpox, but you are more likely to get suffer from it if you’re over 40. The pain caused by shingles can be very severe This is called postherpetic neuralgia. Neuralgia is a sharp pain that follows the path of a nerve and is caused by irritation or damage to the nerve. Post-herpetic neuralgia is more common as you get older, Up to half of people who are older than 50 who get shingles will have some form of post-herpetic neuralgia. It usually goes within six months, but for many people the pain can last for many years. Reactivation of the virus seems to occur more often if you: • are over 60 • suffer from stress • have an illness that weakens your immune system • are receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy are taking treatments that suppress your immune system
Introduction of NEW vaccination for Shingles A Shingles vaccination is now available in the UK via private health clinics and it is recommended that anyone over 50 years of age should consider taking the treatment in order to protect themselves from the condition which can be both extremely painful and has the possibility of causing health problems over a sustained period of time. The new Shingles vaccination is now available from CCR Private General Practice. For more information visit www.privategpcardiff.co.uk
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Churches
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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 Lisvane Baptist Church Lisvane Memorial Hall Heol y Delyn Tel: 02920 750 932 www.lisvanebaptistchurch.org.uk/ Llanishen Baptist Church Fidlas Road Tel: 02920 753436 Llanishen Evangelical Heol Merlin Llanishen jalord@btinternet.com Llanishen Methodist Church Melbourne Road www.llanishen methodistchurch.co.uk
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
Community 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
Glamorgan Family History Society St Mark’s Church Hall, North Road 7.30pm Telephone: 029 2021 1431 Impact Youth Cafe Thursdays @ Thornhill Community Centre From 7.30pm Llanishen Breakfast Club Church Hall, Fidlas Road, Llanishen Meeting 7.45 to 9.15am Mon-Fri (term time only) For ages 3 to 11yrs Email: llanishenbreakfastclub@live.com
St Teilo’s Catholic Church Old Church Road Cardiff Tel : 02920 623 444 Thornhill Church Excalibur Drive Tel : 02920 759995 BoobifulBabies St Brigid’s Church Hall Thursdays 1-3pm 02920 495 800 Cardiff Archaeological Society Cardiff University, Main Building, Cathays Park 7.15pm www.cardiffarchsoc.btck.co.uk Tel: 209 2056 6700 Cardiff Area Singles Tuesdays from 9.30pm At The Hollybush, Pendwyallt Rd, Whitchurch www.cardiffareasingles.talktalk.net 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
Llanishen Local History Society www.llanishenhistoy.btck.co.uk Tel : 02920 755518 Llanishen Good Neighbours Tel: 02920 750 751 www.llanishengoodneighbours.co.uk llanishengoodneighbours@hotmail.co m Llanishen Quiet Garden situated beside the Methodist Church Melbourne Road Tel: 02920 753108 Llanishen Rotary Club www.llanishenrotary.co.uk 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 Lisvane Community Council info@lisvanecommunity.org.uk Lisvane 50+club Meeting every 4th Wednesday @2.00pm, Location old school hall Lisvane. Contact Tel: 02920764871. Email tcousins@googlemail.com
Lisvane Bridge Club Please contact Glenys Roderick on 2076 1269 or Chris Moseley on 2075 Friends of Cefn Onn Country Park 1023 with any further enquiries, or Working parties once per month just come along one Monday and give Tel : 02920 445903 it a try. www.friendsofcefnonn.org.uk
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Lisvane Art Workshop Tuesday 2- 4 pm at Lisvane Memorial Hall contact: Ian Philipot: TEL 029 20754613 OR EMAIL: ian.philpot@talk talk.net
Julie Morgan AM for Cardiff North
Lisvane Gardening Club Meeting every 2nd Friday from 7.30pm Lisvane Memorial Hall Tel 029 2076 2726
Surgery Dates: Friday 13th April 2012 Friday 27th April 2012 Friday 11th May 2012 Friday 15th June 2012 Friday 29th June 2012
Lisvane & Llanishen Guides & Brownies Tel : 02920 756 522 Lisvane Historical Society meeting monthly on the second Wednesday/month, @ 7.00pm, Location old school hall Lisvane
TIME: 4.00 - 5.00PM VENUE: Constituency Office 17 Plasnewydd, Whitchurch, Cardiff CF14 1NR
Lisvane Women’s Institute Meet on the 2nd Tuesday each month at Lisvane Memorial Hall
Julie is available by individual appointment outside these times and her constituency office also provides support to constituents on 029 20 624 166. Further surgeries across Cardiff North are planned in the future.
RATS –Rhiwbina Amateur Theatrical Society Rhiwbina Memorial Hall, Lon Ucha, ,Rhiwbina Rhiwbina Camera Club Fridays from 7.30pm Y Canolfan Beulah, Beulah Road, Rhiwbina Tel : 02920 625120 or 02920 611874 Rhiwbina Good Neighbours Tel : 02920 611 285
PACT Meetings
Rhiwbina Council www.rhiwbinaward.com
Heath 13/04/2012 Venue: 'Cafe, Cafe ' 103 Caerphilly Rd. Birchgrove 10 am-12
Rotary Club of Cardiff Breakfast meetings held at Whitchurch Golf Club on 2nd Wednesday each month. www.cardiffbreakfastrotary.org
Lisvane 17/04/2012 Venue: Lisvane Memorial Hall, Heol y Delyn
St Faith’s Community Coffee Morning every Tuesday, 10.00am – 1l.30am. St John’s Ambulance Rhiwbina & Llanishen Division Bethany Baptist Church, Heol Uchaf Contact Janice Allen on 07967 630093
Rhiwbina 16/04/2012 Venue: Rhiwbina Library, Pen Y Dre. 12pm-1pm
Your Local Representatives
Whitchurch 03/04/2012 Venue: Whitchurch Community Centre,Old Church Road/Tynypwll Road at 7pm
MP for Cardiff North Jonathan Evans Tel - 02920 616031
All information is correct at the time of going to print.
AM for Cardiff North Julie Morgan Tel - 029 20 69 47 48
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Schools in North Cardiff Primary
Secondary
Cefn Onn Primary School Llangranog Road Llanishen Tel: 02920 753088
Rhiwbeina Primary School Lon Ucha Rhiwbina Tel : 02920 623 732
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
Rhydypenau Primary School Fidlas Avenue Llanishen Tel : 02920 757253
Llanishen High School Heol Hir Llanishen Tel: 02920 680 800
St Josephs’ RC Primary School North Road Tel : 02920 621625
Whitchurch High School Penlline Road, Whitchurch Cardiff CF 14 2XJ Tel : 02920 629 700
Coed Glas Primary School Ty Glas Avenue Tel: 029 2075 4862 Eglwys Newydd Glan-y-Nant Road Whitchurch CF14 1 AP Tel : 02920 628239
Thornhill Primary School Heol Hir Tel: 02920 751302
Llanishen Fach Primary School Heol Uchaf Tel: 02920 627886 Llysfaen Primary School Rowan Way Lisvane Tel: 02920 756071
Ton-Yr-Ywen Primary School Maes-y-Coed Road Tel : 02920 754 633
Ysgol Glantaf Bridge Road Llanidaff North Cardiff CF14 2JL Tel: 02920 333090
Ysgol Y Wern Llangranog Road Llanishen Tel :02920 762 114
If your community group or club does not appear here, contact us to add your details by sending an email to: cardiffvoice@btinternet.com
School Term Dates Academic Year 2011/2012 Autumn Term Begins : Monday 5th Sept Easter Sunday 8th April 2012; Half Term : Mon 24th to Fri 28th Oct Spring Bank Holiday 4th June End : Tuesday 20th Dec 2012. Spring Term Begins : Tue 3rd Jan Half Term : Mon 13th to Fri 17th Feb End : Thursday 5th April Summer Term Begins : Monday 23rd April Half Term : Mon 4th to Fri 8th Jun End : Fri 20th July
Monday 5th September 2011 will be 4 designated INSET days for all Community Schools. All schools will be closed on Monday 7th May 2012 for May Day Bank Holiday.
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Useful Numbers Cardiff Bus (timetable) Tel: 0871 200 22 33
Libraries
Council Contacts
DVLA (Cardiff office) Tel: 0870 850 0007
Llanishen Library 31 Kimberley Terrace Tel : 02920 750634
Connect to Cardiff C2C Tel : 02920 872087
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
Pupil and Student Services Admissions Team 029 2087 2909
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
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 (Independent) 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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Health Services in North Cardiff Chemists
Dental Laboratories
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 Llanishen Court Surgery Tel: 02920 757 025 North Cardiff Medical Centre Tel: 02920 76 44 44
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
Rhiwbina Surgery Tel : 02920 627959 Whitchurch Village Practice Park Road Surgery Tel : 02920 629602
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07557 277 063. Book space for just ÂŁ10.00 per month ( minimum booking 12 months).
Sainsburys Pharmacy Excalibur Drive, Thornhill Tel : 02920 761635
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
Podiatrist
Llanishen Dental Surgery Heol Hir Llanishen Tel: 02920 761 476
Lucy Jones BSc (Hons) HPC registered podiastrist/ chiropodist Tel: 07854 672563 Email : lucy@cardiffpodiatry.com www.cardiffpodiatry.com
Cedars Dental Surgery 189 Fidlas Road Llanishen Tel: 02920 689 099
Chartered Psychologist Mike Nelmes Hope Clinic, Cremona House, Lon Ucha, Rhiwbina Tel : 077 077 39000 Email :mikenelmes@hopeclinic.co.uk
Rhiwbina Dental Surgery 25, Heol-y-Deri, Rhiwbina, Tel: 02920 626 551
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Help Lines & Local Charities University Hosptial of Wales Heath Park, Cardiff Tel : 02920 747 747 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
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
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
Missing People Tel : 0500 700 700 National Drugs Helpline Tel : 0800 77 66 00 NSPCC Child Protection 0800 800500(24hr)
Cardiff Concern Tel : 02920 664410
Rainbow of Hope 14 Gilwern Crescent, Llanishen, Tel : 02920 764 243 www.rainbowofhope.co.uk
Cardiff Carers’ Information, Support & Wellbeing Bus Tel: 0845 241 0987
Royal National Institute for the Deaf Te: 0808 808 9000 (minicom)
Cardiff Women’s Aid Tel: 029 2046 0566
RSPCA Merthyr Road, Whitchurch 02920 521177
Citizens Advice Bureau Tel: 02920 346 499 Childline Tel: 0800 1111 Domestic Abuse Helpline 0808 8010 800 Email : info@wdah.org
Rwanda Restored Tel : 02920 627 581 Samaritans 0845 790 9090 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
Tenovus Cancer Information 02920 768850
Family Mediation Cardiff Tel : 02920 229692
Women’s Aid Tel : 02920 460566
Ty Hafan www.tyhafan.org Tel: 02920 67 2060
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Local Sports Archery Castle Bowmen Tel : 02920 755 332 www.gnas.org Celyn Archers Tel: 02920 484 509 www.celynarchers.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
Football
Cricket
Cardiff City Ladies Tel : 0786 6525 177 www.cardiffladiesfc.co.uk
Cardiff Cricket Club Tel : 0781 8008 985 www.cardiff.play-cricket.com Cardiff Gymkhana Tel: 02920 307 482 www.cardiffgymkhanancc.playcricket.com 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
Cardiff City FC Tel : 0845 345 1400 www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk
Heath Park Rangers Tel : 02920 617 505 www.heathparkrangers.co.uk Lisvane Panthers FC Tel : 02920 235 718 www.lisvanepanthers.co.uk 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 Whitchurch Golf Club Tel : 02920 529 860 www.whitchurchcardiffgolfclub. com St Mellons Golf Club Tel : 01633 680 408 www.stmellonsgolfclub.co.uk
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Gymnastics
Kayaking
Scuba Diving
Cardiff Olympic Gymnastics Tel : 02920 238 239 www.cardiffolympic.co.uk
Dragon Paddlers Canoe Club Tel : 02920 625 064 www.dragonpaddlers.org.uk
Diving Dragons Tel : 0781 1463 238 www.divingdragons.co.uk
Phoenix Gymnastics Tel : 02920 515 200 www.phoenixgymnastics.co.uk
Glam Boaters Tel : 0797 0261 862 www.glam-boaters.co.uk
Squash
Planet Gymnastics Tel : 07790 920 573 www.planetgymnastics.co.uk
Martial Arts
Somersault Gymnastics Tel : 02920 495 111 somersaultgym@aol.com UWIC Academy of Gymnastics Tel : 02920 416 777 www.uwic.ac.uk
Hockey Cardiff & UWIC HC Tel : 02920 405 809 www.cardiffhockey.co.uk Whitchurch Hockey Club Tel : 0795 4417 361 www.whitchurch-hc.com Whitchurch Ladies HC Tel : 0799 9825 762 www.wlhc.co.uk Whitchurch Saints Ladies HC Tel : 0781 4000 017 www.wslhc.co.uk
Ice Hockey Cardiff Devils Community Foundation Tel : 0844 801 2010 www.cardiffdevils.com/ community.aspx
Ice Skating Cardiff Ice Skating Club Tel : 01873 812 262 www.cardifficeskatingclub.co.uk
Rhiwbina Squash Club Tel : 07967 026030 www.rhiwbinasquashclub.co.uk
Cardiff Martial Arts Tel : 0797 1468 231 www.cardiffmartialarts.com
Swimming
Radyr T.A.G.B Taekwon-Do Club Tel : 01443 3226 452 www.blackbeltschools.com
Tennis
Rowing Cardiff Rowing Club Tel : 0780 0887 503 www.cardiffcityrc.co.uk Llandaff Rowing Club Tel : 02920 566 361 www.llandaffrc.com
Rugby Cardiff High School Old Boys Tel : 02920 693 552 www.chsobrfc.co.uk
City of Cardiff Swimming Club www.cardiffswimmingclub.co.uk Lisvane Tennis Club www.lisvanetennis.co.uk Whitchurch Tennis Club Tel : 0785 4383 420 www.whitchurchtennisclub.co.uk
All local team listings are free for the magazine and the website. For more details or to add your local team information to our magazine and website contact Dan on 07557 277 063.
Glamorgan Wanderers Tel : 02920 592 998 www.glamorganwanderers.co.uk Llandaff North RFC Tel : 07974 823 940 www.llandaffnorth.com Llandaff RFC Tel : 0786 0148 887 www.llandaffrugby.com LLanishen RFC Tel : 02920 761 688 www.llanishenrfc.co.uk Rhiwbina RFC Tel : 0790 5852 266 www.rhiwbina-squirrels.com
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Thornhill Church Wish you a Happy Easter Please join us at the following services:Friday 6th April at 10:30am ‘Good Friday Service’ Saturday 7th April at 10:30am ‘A very special Easter Service for under 5’s & their families’ Easter Sunday 8th April at 11:00am ‘Family Service’ ‘For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.’ John 3:16 Why not join us during the week at one of our regular weekly activities Monday Meeting Point (for over 50’s, a social time to make new friends): 1:45pm Tuesday Faith in Art (a time to be creative): 9:30am Wednesday Tots n Toys (parent & toddler group): 10:30am-12:00 noon & 1:00pm-2:30pm Thursday First Time Mum’s (sanctuary for mum & new baby): 1:00pm Check-it-out (youth group for age 7-11): 6:00pm-7:00pm Impact Café (a social time for age 11-18): 7:15pm-9:00pm Friday Lifeline (critical illness support group): 10:30am Phone centre for further details Saturday Community Bible Study: 9:30am-11:00am Sunday Family service (to include junior church & crèche): 11:00am-12:15pm
Coffee Shop open Monday to Friday: 10:00am-4:00pm Lighthouse Nursery: please call centre for further details
THORNHILL CHURCH CENTRE Telephone Number: 02920 759995 49
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