Lampeter Grapevine Issue 38 Apr 2016 by Lampeter Grapevine

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GRAPEVINE digwyddiadau, newyddion a barn Llambed bob mis / Lampeter’s events, news and views monthly

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contents in this issue… letters what’s going on reviews ads & classifieds seed swap town council news kids in action LYTss jottings trends ty glyn davis trust bbc school report clonc 360 cymdeithas hanes llambed lampeter museum traws link cymru uwtsd long wood ysgol henry richard theatre felinfach ysgol bro pedr cothi gardeners celtic christianity ms support group merry makers kcc colouring trends crossword competition job adverts

Recent Reviews How do you follow the great success of the 2015 Festival? Well, it appears you do the same again but his time with even more beer, cider, perry and even real lager. In fact, there appeared to more of everything .... more variety, more people, LAMPETER BEER AND CIDER FESTIVAL more students (good to see students involved in force in a town event), more tables and chairs (a personal thank you from one of the ‘hard of standing’ contingent) and some great music. Those of us selfless enough to attend (purely to support a local charity you will understand) were greeted by a range of Welsh brews consigned to the 'drip tray of history', memories of Wales only having two breweries worth slurring your words over. Brews from across the nation were out in force demonstrating the hard work of many small enterprises across Wales, and proof that small can be successful. Those breweries, and the Lampeter Beer Festival, embody a trend away from mass produced, soulless products towards crafted items deserving of support. Maybe it is about time Lampeter had a brewery? As an example of the changes we are seeing, I was lucky enough to be in Cardiff for the Wales vs. Italy Six Nations match recently. Not only did my hotel room offer a fine view of the iconic 1882 Brains Tower Brewery - 134 years young and still going strong - but I accidentally stumbled across a Real Ale Bar inside the Stadium. I am not sure who was more surprised, me or the young staff who had a queue of people actually interested in what they were drinking rather than simply the act of drinking. (They sold out just after half -time!). What more could I have asked for, a 67-14 win, real ale 100ft from my seat and some of the most entertaining pre-match dancing on the big screen I have seen for a long time - (Lampeter resident “you know who you are”) Back to the Lampeter Festival …….. for those who did not go, it was very family friendly, food and soft drinks were available and it was not full of people who had drunk too much. It was full of people having a good time - a trend that I hope long continues. Tim Martin

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Croeso / Welcome to this issue of the Grapevine... I don’t know about you but I would have said that I’m not normally one to follow ‘trends’ …. Well that is what I thought

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hard not to be following some trend or other - maybe not always consciously, but its so easy to get caught up in the philosophical, creative or professional… Think about the food we eat or grow, the clothes we wear or make, the music we listen to or play, the sports teams we support or join, the campaigns we follow or fight, the Political Parties we back and vote for. What influences our choices and are these trends that we remain loyal to, or do we flit from one to another without much conscious thought? One trend that I have noticed recently is the burst of ‘colouring for adults’ onto the scene which has raised this pastime to new heights - encouraging us to de-stress and relax by concentrating on intricate patterns

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be quite a therapeutic activity, and have several colouring books at home, with some even kept from my childhood, but I collections of new designs now available (they do make wonderful birthday presents!). Perhaps then it is easier to follow trends than to ‘buck the trend’? Or do some of the ‘alternatives’ fall into a trend category of their own? What do you think? In the meantime, if you want to join the colouring trend then why not start with the cover of the Grapevine. Be creative add some patterns, colour, texture and shading and see how the image transforms. Darllen wch yn hapus / Happy reading Angie Martin, Editor

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CYFARFOD CYHOEDDUS I HOLI BARN YNGHYLCH GWAHODD EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL CYMRU I LANBEDR PONT STEFFAN YM 2020 Cynhaliwyd y Cyfarfod yn Festri Shiloh, Llanbedr Pont Steffan ar Nos Fercher 2ail o Fawrth am 7.30pm. DATGANIADAU O DDIDDORDEB Yr Athro Densil Morgan, yn meddwl ei fod yn “wych o beth” y cynhelir yr Eisteddfod, o bosibl, yn Llanbedr Pont Steffan ym 2020. Delyth Morgans Phillips:Cadeirydd Eisteddfod Rhys Thomas James Pantyfedwen Llambed- byddai'n hwb diwylliannol. Dr Medwin Hughes, Prif Ganghellor Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant: dywedodd ei fod yn “ymhyfrydu’n y ffaith” y gallai Llambed lwyfannu’r Eisteddfod ym 2020 ac yr oedd y Brifysgol yn cymeradwyo’r Bid; byddai'r Eisteddfod yn bywhau’r dref a'i heconomi. Gary Thorogood: Cadeirydd Siambr Fasnach Llambed: Croesawodd y bwrlwm ar gyfer y dref a'r hwb i fusnesau. Jane Langford Tref Trawsnewid Llambed: Dywedodd y gallai Llambed, o bosibl, gynnig lleoliad yn nes at y dref o gymharu â, er enghraifft, Aberystwyth. Amlygodd y Gyngh. Elsie Dafis yr angen am dir addas er mwyn llwyfannu'r digwyddiad. Y Parch Goronwy a Beti Evans: Darllennodd y Cyngh. Rhys Bebb Jones lythyr a dderbyniwyd gan y Parch. Goronwy a Beti Evans, a fu’n ymdrechu’n ddiflino fel aelodau’r Pwyllgor Llywio, Eisteddfod Llanbedr Pont Steffan 1984; sylweddol oedd y manteision economaidd, ieithyddol a diwylliannol a'r ymagwedd gydlynol, a fabwysiadwyd wedi dwyn pobl at ei gilydd. Dywedwyd bod llawer o newidiadau wedi digwydd yn Llanbedr Pont Steffan o fewn y 32 mlynedd diwethaf, ac y gellir ystyried y dref bellach yn gosmopolitan. Mae'r Eisteddfod yn gynwysol ac yn perthyn i holl bobl beth bynnag eu cefndir neu iaith. Gellid ystyried canfod 140 erw yn dasg anodd ond dywedwyd eisoes y gallai'r ardal angenrheidol gael ei gwasgaru dros nifer o safleoedd. Roedd y Cynghorydd Jones yn argyhoeddedig petai’r weledigaeth a’r ewyllys yn bodoli, gellid gwireddu’r nod. Cyngor Sir Ceredigion Hynod gefnogol oedd y Cynghorwyr Sir Hag Harris ac Ifor Williams PENDERFYNWYD yn unfrydol i gyflwyno'r cais ac i ymroi am safle addas.

PUBLIC MEETING TO CANVASS INTEREST REGARDING INVITING THE NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD OF WALES TO LAMPETER IN 2020 The meeting was held at Shiloh Vestry, Lampeter on Wednesday 2 March 2016 at 7.30pm. EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Prof. Densil Morgan said, that, “it was great” that the Eisteddfod could possibly, be held in Lampeter, in 2020. Delyth Morgans Phillips: Chair Eisteddfod Rhys Thomas James Pantyfedwen Llambed, believed that it would be a cultural boost. Dr Medwin Hughes: Vice-Chancellor University of Wales Trinity Saint David, stated that he was “delighted” that the town could, possibly, host the Eisteddfod in 2020; the University endorsed Lampeter’s Bid; the Eisteddfod would enliven the town and its economy. Gary Thorogood: Chair, Lampeter Chamber of Trade, welcomed the focus on the town and the boost to businesses. Jane Langford: Transition Town Llambed, was of the opinion that Lampeter could possibly, offer a location closer to the town, when compared to, for example, Aberystwyth. Cllr Elsie Dafis: highlighted the need to identify suitable land, to stage the event. Rev. Goronwy and Beti Evans: Cllr Rhys Bebb Jones read a letter as received from Rev. Goronwy and Beti Evans, who had been actively involved with the Steering Committee of the 1984 Lampeter Eisteddfod; its economic, linguistic and cultural benefits had proved significant and the cohesive approach adopted had brought people together. Cllr Jones went on to say that many changes had taken place in Lampeter, within the last 32 years and that the town could now be perceived as a cosmopolitan. The Eisteddfod was inclusive and belonged to all people, regardless of background and language. Acquiring 140 acres of land appeared a daunting task but it was stipulated that the required area could be spread over many sites. Cllr Jones was fully persuaded that should the vision and will exist, it could be realised. Ceredigion County Council County Cllrs Hag Harris and Ifor Williams were both highly supportive. It was unanimously RESOLVED to submit an Application and to endeavour to establish a suitable site. 4

do sow plenty with that in mind. I find that plastic fruit boxes (about 10x18 cms) work very well for sowing seeds and are easier to manage than a large number of separate little pots. The sort grapes and peaches come in already have convenient drain holes in the bottom, but a metal skewer warmed in a gas flame will quickly make neat holes in other types. They need to be at least 7cms deep to allow the roots room to develop. Make sure they are standing on a tray without holes so there’s no messy leakage when you water! Plastic food trays come in all sizes and you may find some larger ones that can hold the ones you have planted. Otherwise a few sturdy bought trays will last for many years. For labelling, I find bought white plastic markers work best – with pencil which does not run in the rain and can be rubbed out and reused. But you can use old lolly sticks or cut up strips from plastic milk containers (but the latter need a permanent marker to write on them). I find it’s really useful to keep a notebook listing what I sow, including the variety, and the date. I harden them gradually, moving them first to an unheated room before going out to the polytunnel, and once out there I cover them with bubble wrap if a cold night is forecast. Even if you have no room for a vegetable patch you can enjoy growing some vegetables. A courgette plant will grow in a large pot or bucket and tend to produce prolifically. Fresh herbs are always expensive to buy and don’t keep well for long in supermarket packets – parsley, coriander, mint and basil are ones whose flavour cannot be replaced by the dried versions, and all can be raised in pots on a windowsill. It’s fun watching the seedlings come up – while they are indoors you can notice their progress more closely – and it’s a hopeful sign of new growth and warmer days ahead while outside may still be bleak and grey. Roll on spring! See you next month at the Plant Swap! Judy Cooper

The Seed Swap The Seed Swap, which we organise in February or March every year at the Victoria Hall in Lampeter, was as well attended last month as usual. It’s a great opportunity to source seeds for spring sowing – both vegetables and flowers - swapping ones you need for excess bought seeds (those packets that contain 200 seeds – more than you will ever use before they go out of date) or seed you have saved from last year from plants you grew yourself. It’s also a chance to chat to other local growers, coping with similar growing conditions, and exchange tips and experience. Now that we have been holding this event for several years, more people are bringing saved seed – we have sheets of information about how to do this, or there is plenty of advice on the internet. If you are wondering if various seeds are still viable, here’s a rough guide, though all must have been kept cool and dry. All brassicas (cabbage family) last well and will be fine after three or four years. Tomato seed should last two years; cucumbers and courgettes two or even three years, as will spinach, chard and beetroot. Lettuce will have reduced germination in year two, but compensate by sowing thickly, then prick out the successful ones. Carrots, beans, peas, parsnips, aubergine, peppers and sweetcorn do not keep well beyond their first year. In the last couple of weeks I have begun sowing some seeds in pots or trays, starting them off indoors, while I await warmer days (and especially nights) for them to transfer to the ground, or a larger pot if needed. It’s important to sow more than you need, as germination can be erratic. Please remember on Saturday 23 April we will be holding our Annual Plant Swap at Victoria Hall so that you can exchange your extra seedlings for others - so Lampeter Permaculture Group has been extra busy organising events outside our normal activities. Victoria Hall and Transition Llambed Development Trust played host to our showing of 'This Changes Everything' the film of the book by Naomi Klein. (The book has been reviewed in previous editions of Grapevine). It showed the inspirational stories of community groups, from all around the world, standing up to big business while it pursues its ends without regard to the consequences of their actions. There have been noticeable

victories but the task ahead is still huge. Most politicians have not got the power or incentive to stand up to huge corporations plundering the planet. Huge corporations are only, or primarily, driven by short to medium term financial gain. About fifty people attended the film showing and demonstrated their appreciation by a round of applause at the end, unusual and always moving at a film show, and by the generous donations collected to help pay for the refreshments and maintaining the facility. 5

If anyone wants to help run a monthly session showing other 'Awareness Raising' films please contact Victoria Hall. On Saturday 23 April we will be hosting our Annual Plant Swap at the People's Market, Victoria Hall between 10am-1pm. This follows on from the Seed Swap in February. The idea is for anyone to come and swap plants, seedlings and other gardening paraphernalia. If you have no swaps, make a donation. All welcome. www.lampeterpermaculture.org

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In response to Nigel Bird’s letter (Issue 37, March 2016) regarding Lampeter Town Council's reserve fund of £132,000 ... Madam, Nigel Bird (re letter published in March 2016 Grapevine) thinks he knows best how to run our town, although he seems to know very little about our town. Let me fill in some of the gaps in his knowledge: The Drovers Festival (2000 – 2003) was financed by holding music benefits. Why can’t the jazz festival do the same? Back in 2006 Lampeter community, with the full support of the then mayor, Councillor Dorothy Williams, succeeded in winning a hard fought campaign to stop Ceredigion County Council from selling off our War Memorial Playing Fields for a supermarket development. I know from 1st hand experience about running and distributing a community publication. Elsie Dafis and I ran a publication called the Lamp, 14 issues a year for a number of years. It was funded through advertising by local shops and businesses. Most people don’t know that Menter Llambed, which was set up in 2002 to bring NEW MONEY into the town for local projects, was taken over in 2012 by Transition Llambed Development Trust. That is, they are meant to help local organisations to access funding. Mr Bird could advise those who need funding to contact Transition Llambed Development Trust. Yours etc, Shirley Hall, Lampeter

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Living and Learning on Organic Farms (LLOOF) Dear Grapevine

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I’ve recently become aware of the Living and Learning on Organic Farms (LLOOF) project and thought it may be of interest to Grapevine readers. It is to be a free online resource of educational videos and guides “for anyone who wants to learn more about growing organically and living sustainably”. They’re keen for people to get involved now by making short videos - check out their website http://edvorg.weebly.com/ and YouTube channel http://lloof.eu for sample videos and a list of required video topics as well as guides to making videos. This could be a great opportunity for those of you experienced in the ways of organic growing and sustainable living to share your wisdom! Here’s their official blurb (with logos!):

'Whose Responsibility Is It?' In a flurry of energetic enthusiasm I looked at the Leisure Centre Listings and was delighted to find a free class on Fridays ... 'Zumbatomic'. Deciding it must be related to Zumba, I thought I'd give it a try. I was really disappointed to learn that the class ended last year. I cannot imagine that it is the responsibility of Grapevine to contact all its contributors to ensure that information is still correct. May I suggest that Grapevine encourages all those who advertise in the magazine to inform you when details change. There was an amusing side to the incident at the Leisure Centre. It transpires that Zumbatomic was for three to five year olds. I would have felt such a twit

Living and Learning on Organic Farms (LLOOF) focuses on educating adults about volunteering and organic food production on farm enterprises and is a partnership project with national WWOOF* organizations from ten European countries. It has developed and is promoting a Learning Guide as an online open educational resource (OER) for adult learners about organic food production, entrepreneurship, volunteering and cultural exchange on farm enterprises. The adults, especially 18-34 year olds, can then relate this online learning to practical residential work experience and informal learning on a range of small enterprises in different European countries.

if the class has still been running and I had bounced into a sports hall full of little ones! Yours sincerely Anne Watkins

Thank you Anne for raising a very important point and for seeing the funny side of your experience! You’re right, it is difficult for the volunteer Newsletter Team to check that all listings are still current but we do ask contributors in

WWOOF - A key aim of the LLOOF project is to encourage and support new young entrants to farming. WWOOF – Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms - is one of the largest and oldest exchange schemes for young farmers in Europe and has been continually expanding over the last 40 years. The LLOOF online learning guide will be free to anyone who wants to learn more about growing food organically and living more sustainably – an interactive extension to the hands-on practical experience of volunteering, supported by experienced host farmers. 5This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission

the monthly reminder to contact us if the details change or need amending (see also Polite Notice on page 22). Perhaps this will encourage everyone to check in future. Eds.

cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. The project officially launches on Monday 23 May in Bantry, Co. Cork, if you’re interested in going email info@lloof.eu for more information. Sarah Watson Jones 7

Lampeter Youth Theatre and Stage School In February the students of Lampeter Youth Theatre and Stage School were fortunate to receive a visit from Heddwyn Cadwallader from the National Trust, based in Llanerchaeron. The next LYTSS production will be entitled The Seven Ages of Nelson, set in the 18th Century, when Llanerchaeron was built and lived in. Heddwyn Cadwallader came to give a session on the Language of Fans, which were widely used in this time. All the students had a fan and were able to practice the various positions which signal intent by the females of the time to their loved one. It was certainly interesting to see how much could be communicated by a simple change of direction or positioning on the face. Vanessa Read

Jottings

Bird song has delighted and fascinated humans throughout the centuries. It has been celebrated in both poetry and music: there are the thrushes of Dafydd ap Gwilym and Thomas Hardy, the nightingales of Keats, and the wren of W.H.Davies, and any amount of cuckoos calling out from medieval Japanese haikus. Musical notations for the cuckoo can be found in compositions by Delius, Vivaldi and Beethoven who also evokes the nightingale and the quail. Bird music, though, is not all vocal, there are instrumentalists too: the greater spotted woodpecker drums on a variety of surfaces including metal poles. Unusually for a non-tropical bird, woodpeckers can perform antiphonal duets which can be quite noticeable at this time of the year when one bird drums on a branch and another on the steel brace of an electricity pole. The reasons for bird music are thought to be territorial defence, attraction and/or aggression or simply to use up surplus energy. Recent studies have found that some of our summer migrants practise their songs while in their winter quarters. Of course the poets and composers have their own ideas. Whatever the reason for bird music, over the next few months it can be enjoyed by nearly everyone. David Price 8

Trends 'Trends' are new and fashionable and there have been many of these in the fitness industry over the years. Belly dance has also evolved but its roots go back further than you might think. In 1893, an entrepreneur called Sol Bloom exhibited 'The Streets of Cairo' at the Chicago World Fair and belly dance as a performance was born. He used the phrase 'belly dance', possibly taken from 'danse du ventre', for the first time, creating a sensation in America but the origins of the dance can be traced back through to the people of Egypt and the Middle East. Historically, dance has always been an important part of Arabic culture. Everyone danced at celebrations but women often danced for each other. Gypsy tribes like the Ghawazee, spread the dance across the Middle East. Indigenous tribes have used belly dance moves to aid child birth, and still do, and temple engravings dating back as far as 1000 BC depict dance as part of ritual. Imagine this: there was a time in history, a long time ago,

when the bounce and sway of a woman's hips was considered so beautiful that they set it to music and made a dance out of it... You can join me or Rose to take your first steps on your own belly dance journey here in Lampeter. Wendy Steele Tribal Unity 01570 472921/07752 478779 www.wendysteele.com Rose Barter 01239 851737 rosebarter@btinternet.com Wendy Steele

Morrisons Foundation funds Ty Glyn Davis Trust Project

wheelchair access. The change being delivered as a result of our grant will mean making the walk-way and driveway easily accessible and manageable for children, young people and adults using wheel chairs, buggies and those with limited mobility. Back Row L-R: Roger Earis (Trustee), Anne Evans (Trustee), Darren Jones (Managing Director, This project will have Thortech**), Richard & John (Thortech) and John Jones (Trustee). Front Row: Jacqui Lyne (Chairperson), Teresa (Morrisons Community Champion) handing the cheque significant benefit for all the over to Kelly Melnicenko (Centre Manager) and Bruce Cardwell (Trustee) children, young people and The Ty Glyn Davis Trust has received £26,547 to fund the adults who use the centre and their families and carers. cost of a new, much needed disabled accessible driveway Kelly Melnicenko, Centre Manager at The Ty Glyn Davis and paving surrounding the centre. This will be of great Trust said: “On behalf of The Ty Glyn Davis Trust I would benefit for guests who visit the Ty Glyn Holiday Centre like to express my sincere gratitude to the Morrisons and Gardens in Ceredigion. Foundation for the generous donation of £26,547. It The donation was provided by the Morrisons Foundation would have proven extremely difficult for this project to which has been set up to make a positive difference to take place without the help of the Morrisons Foundapeople living in England, Scotland and Wales. tion”. The grant will fund the full cost of the project which David Scott, Morrisons Foundation trustee, said involves a new anti-slip disabled accessible driveway and "We are delighted to have awarded this grant to the Ty paving. Our current drive-way is laden with stones and it Glyn Davis Trust. They provide a great service for children has been our desire for some time to remove the stone and young people with disabilities and I'm sure that this and replace with a solid, flat and anti-slip surface which donation will help them to continue their vital work." will prove easier for our guests. The paths surrounding Kelly Melnicenko, Centre Manager the centre will also be widened providing more room for **Thortech are the company who will be undertaking the project.

Photos: Katie Pimbblet

A New Railway for West Wales? Traws Link Cymru - Campaigning to re-open the railway Between 1867 and 1965 West Wales had a train service for passengers, a train link between Carmarthen and Aberystwyth, which connected the rural towns and villages of West Wales to the valleys of South Wales and even the industrial towns of Manchester and Liverpool. Traws Link Cymru is the group campaigning for the railway line to be re-opened; they were founded in October 2013. Their aim is to build a 60 mph rail line between Carmarthen and Aberystwyth which would cost an estimated 500 to 750 million pounds. They believe that the railway would greatly benefit the lives of the 55,000 people who live along its route. Traws Link Cymru believes that the railway would be beneficial because it would link Wales internally (North to South), provide a boost to jobs, be an alternative to bus transport, lead to increased tourism and reduce the number of lorries on the roads by transporting timber and freight. They suggest that the train link would be useful to many passengers; the Aberystwyth to Carmarthen bus route transported 250,000 passengers in the year

The Refugee Crisis - Far from over

2013/14. The “21st Century Railway” is not cheap, but Traws Link Cymru proposes that because rail travel is on the rise, that the benefits far outweigh the negatives. One of the challenges that the campaign group may face is the fact that some of the original track has been built on, yet they stress that this amount is remarkably small, at only 2.8%. Plaid Cymru say that they’d support a full feasibility study of the railway which would connect Aberystwyth, Llandysul, Llanybydder, Lampeter, Tregaron, Llaninar and Carmarthen by train. Professor Mike Walker, in a presentation to the Bro Pedr BBC School Report Group, said that a feasibility study is the next goal for Traws Link Cymru and would be necessary before any development of the railway. He also believes that to have enough money to build the railway, the Welsh Government would need to have infrastructure as a devolved power. The questions raised and answered by the full feasibility study will decide the fate of the railway and along with it the environment and the lives of the people along its route. Cyffin

have built fences along their borders.

refugee crisis as “inconsistent, inhumane and disorganised”.

It has been many months since we’ve faced images like these:

John Green: Europe’s response to the refugee crisis is “inconsistent, inhumane and disorganised”

Yet, the crisis continues. The refugee crisis is still one of the most important issues facing the global community today. The war in Syria has not stopped and arguably is escalating, with Russian intervention and Assad’s ruthlessness. The journey to Europe has been made more and more difficult for refugees, with EU countries tightening border control. Croatia, Macedonia and Slovenia have closed their borders to refugees and migrants; while Hungary, Austria, Bulgaria and many more

The situation in Syria is desperate. The Syrian Centre for Policy Research has suggested that 470,000 Syrians have died due to the civil war. Over 7.6 million are internally displaced within Syria and 4.6 million have left the country as refugees. The rise of ISIS is another major push factor for Syrians and other people in the Middle East, this terrifying group is taking areas of Iraq and Syria, and despite recent setbacks (capture of ISIS-controlled Iraqi towns by Iraqi Army), seems to be staying in the area for many years to come. How has Europe responded to the growing refugee crisis? On the whole, quite poorly. John Green, the historian and author of the Fault in Our Stars described Europe’s response to the 10

Are we willing to go the extra mile to save the lives of refugees? The UNHCR said a few months ago that “Europe is facing a moment of truth and that this is the time to reaffirm the values upon which it was built.” I don’t believe we have done so, we’ve given the minimal amount of help required, forcing refugees and children to walk for miles across fields of snow in the middle of winter. While, Europe’s intentions seem to mainly be good, we aren’t going out of our way to help the refugees arriving. This isn’t a question of resources, we have plenty, but a question of morals and political motivation. Are we willing to at least try to end the war and genocide in Syria? Are we willing to go the extra mile to save the lives of refugees? Cyffin

www.clonc.co.uk

Papur bro ardal plwyfi: Cellan, Llanbedr Pont Steffan, Llanbedr Wledig, Llanfair Clydogau, Llangybi, Llanllwni, Llanwenog, Llanwnnen, Llanybydder, Llanycrwys ac Uwch Gaeo a Phencarreg. The Welsh language community newspaper for Lampeter and the neighbouring parishes.

www.clonc360.cymru

Aeth blwyddyn heibio ers lansio gwefan hyperlleol Cymraeg i ardal Llanbedr Pont Steffan sy’n cynnwys dros 160 o storïau erbyn hyn gan gyfrannwyr lleol i bobl leol. Dyma grynodeb o’r rhai mwyaf diweddar.

A year has gone by since the launch of the Welsh language hyperlocal website for Lampeter area that now includes over 160 stories by local contributors for local people. Here is a summary of the most recent ones.

Ras yr Iaith yn dychwelyd i Lanbed eleni ac yn ehangu

Ras yr Iaith returns to Lampeter this year and is expanding

Gan Dylan Lewis 12/03/16 Cynhelir Ras yr Iaith eleni eto i hyrwyddo’r iaith Gymraeg a bydd yn cyrraedd Llanbed ar yr 7fed o Orffennaf ac yn ymestyn i ardaloedd ychwanegol dros dri diwrnod.

By Dylan Lewis 12/03/16 Ras yr Iaith will be held again this year to promote the Welsh Language and will return to Lampeter on 7 July and is extending to other areas over three days.

Colli gobaith wrth i ladron dorri mewn i Glwb Rygbi Llanbed

Dishearten after thieves broke into Lampeter RFC

Gan Dylan Lewis 13/03/16 Cafodd aelodau Clwb Rygbi Llanbed eu siomi bod lladron wedi torri mewn i’r adeilad newydd sbon ar Ffordd y Gogledd ac achosi niwed yno.

By Dylan Lewis 13/03/16 Members of Lampeter RFC were disappointed that thieves had broken into the brand new building in North Road and caused damage there.

Cau Pont Llanfair Clydogau yn achosi trafferthion

The closure of Llanfair Clydogau Bridge causing trouble

Gan Dylan Lewis 06/03/16 Ceuwyd Pont Llanfair Clygogau gan swyddogion Cyngor Sir Ceredigion wedi i drigolion lleol ddarganfod bod un bwa wedi dymchwel.

By Dylan Lewis 06/03/16 Llanfair Clydogau Bridge was closed by Ceredigion Count Council officers after local residents discovered that one of the arches had collapsed.

Gweithdai ABCh yn y Sector Iau

PSE workshops in the Junior Sector

Gan Nerys Douch 03/03/16 Daeth PC Alun a Paul Britton o Asiantaeth Safon Bwyd i gynnal Diwrnod ABCh yn sector cynradd Ysgol Bro Pedr.

By Nerys Douch 03/03/16 PC Alyn and Paul Britton of the Food Standards Agency attended the PSE Day in the junior sector of Ysgol Bro Pedr.

Gwobrau Mawreddog i Gwmni o Lanybydder

Grand prizes for Llanybydder Company

Gan Dylan Lewis 02/03/16 Rob Powell a enillodd Wobr y Prentis Cig a Ddangosodd yr Addewid Rheoli Mwyaf, a Mateusz Pluta a dderbyniodd Wobr Myfyriwr Prosesu Cig Gorau mewn seremoni yn Llundain.

By Dylan Lewis 02/03/16 Rob Powell won the Most Promising Meat Apprentice Management Award and Mateusz Pluta received Best Meat Processing Student Award in a ceremony in London. 11

With fantastic long fermentation sourdough loaves available Tuesday to Saturday now is the time to pay us a visit. Making bread from scratch each day from nothing more than flour, water and salt — our range now include six organic loaves as well as seasonal products. We also now have croissants and pastries fresh out of the oven Thursday to Saturday. Shop open Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5.30pm* (*Thursday 6pm, Saturday 5pm)

The People’s Market Every 2nd and 4th Saturday 10am-1pm Cymdeithas Hanes Llambed The April meeting will be held at the Old Hall, University of Trinity St David on Tuesday 19 of the month at 7.30pm, when Barbara Jones will be giving a talk about her father’s Seafaring days - Watkin Evan Jones (of Churchill, Bryn Rd). Croeso cynnes i bawb, all welcomed; £2 admission for non-members.

Amgueddfa Llambed / Lampeter Museum The Museum will be re-opening on Tuesday, 22 March. A special evening for patrons to pre-view the new collections will be held on Monday, 21 March, 6-8pm. As mentioned in the March issue of Grapevine, volunteers have been putting new collections together for the Easter opening, and look forward to welcoming the community back to the Museum throughout the 2016 season. Opening times until the end of October: Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays 10am – 4pm. Yvonne Davies 12

c) Most people when looking at a University will look at transport (and many will just assume that being a University town there will be a railway station) and upon realising that they have no obvious way of leaving the rural setting of their prospective campus to either get home or visit friends will write off even visiting. Create a better transport link and people will be more attracted to the University. Both the local economy and University would benefit hugely from this. I used to be an officer in the Students’ Union and for two years my colleagues and I had to travel from Lampeter to Carmarthen and Lampeter to Swansea on a weekly basis and it was horrid. You would lose a whole day of doing your job for students in Lampeter if there was a meeting in Swansea. We could never attend Swansea meetings that started before 11.30am (and even then that was a hard push at times!) because you can’t leave Lampeter via public transport early enough to catch connecting trains and you can’t get back quick enough for similar reasons. Working on buses is a lovely idea but clearly whoever thought it up has never ridden the T1 from Lampeter to Carmarthen with its intermittent signal and hideous windy roads! With my graduation (finally!) looming I love the idea of remaining in Lampeter but for someone who wishes to work in a graduate environment and as someone who does not drive staying here is not realistic for me. I imagine it’s not very realistic for a lot of people. A train could change that in a flash. The bus services that we have access to are wonderful but they are not enough. http://trawslinkcymru.org.uk/home/ Flora McNerney Member of the TLC rail campaign

April Update As a student from Norfolk who doesn’t drive and who has been resident in Lampeter since 2010 I was among the first to jump at the idea of a campaign to bring the train back to Lampeter. As an unemployed student, travel anywhere further afield than our county of Ceredigion is expensive. As a person who doesn’t drive travelling anywhere outside of Lampeter is complicated: it is expensive and a mission that can eat up a whole day. You usually have to catch the bus that will arrive an hour earlier than your train leaves to be on the safe side of time in case there are lorries (often timber or meat) or any other delays. You also have to make sure that there is enough time to faff about with the electronic ticket dispenser (oh how I miss people!) that there may or may not be a queue for. As I’m sure you’ll all sympathise, none of this is ideal if your train leaves five minutes after your estimated arrival. I think that a railway being reinstated in Lampeter would benefit the town in several ways: For students who are part of UWTSD (and other students) further south the prospect of being able to access the National Library in person and with ease is a huge attraction. There is no way of getting there and back in a day with current transport links, it just doesn’t work. A rail link would also provide a brilliant chance for some of our distant students to become more involved with University life and to not have to be distance students because actually travelling to campus isn’t a huge upheaval and all day affair – some of these students live as close as 50 miles, that’s nothing by train. It would also make placements for students who need to be placed with schools, archives, and museums far easier and more varied; they would have more choice than what is immediately available to them – huge educational benefit as well as varied work experience. University open days in Lampeter are often a dismal affair where numbers are concerned and I believe that part of the reason for that is because: a) Lampeter is a rather remote place. b) It can be a long way to travel for a day and the reality is that most people aren’t able to take two days away from work to come along to weekday open day.

Advance Notice

Traws Link Cymru West Wales Rail Campaign / Ymgyrch Rheilffordd Gorllewin Cymru

Annual General Meeting Wed 11 May 2016 Victoria Hall, Bryn road, Lampeter 13

Satish Kumar – ‘Soil Soul, Society'

6pm, Dydd Gwener 22ain Ebrill Neuadd y Celfyddydau, Campws Llambed, Prifysgol Cymru Y Drindod Dewi Sant Mae’r sgwrs hwn ar agor i’r cyhoedd yn rhad ac am ddim.

“Mae Satish yn parhau i fod yn gwbl anfydol - yn y ffordd orau posibl! Iddo ef, mae’r hyn y mae’r rhan fwyaf o bobl yn ei ystyried yn ‘fyd go iawn’ yn fyd o boen, twyll a distryw. Diolch byth, mae yna fyd arall yn cael ei greu, a saif Satish yng nghanol yr ymdrech hollbwysig honno.” Jonathon Porritt, forumforthefuture.org

Mae’n bleser gan y Brifysgol groesawu Satish Kumar ar 22ain Ebrill ac mae’n estyn gwahoddiad i’r gymuned leol ymuno â ni am noson gyffrous a diddorol.

O ganlyniad i’w athrylith a’i air, mae Satish wedi newid bywydau di-rif. Mae e wedi cyflwyno dwy Sgwrs TED (Whitechapel ac Exeter), wedi bod yn destun rhaglen ddogfen gan y BBC ac wedi ymddangos ar Desert Island Discs. Wrth siarad, mae Satish yn dadlau ac yn herio. Ac yntau’n agos i’w 79ain blwyddyn, mae ei rymoedd a’i ddysg ar eu hanterth.

Ganed Satish yn 1936, ac fe aeth yn Fynach Jain yn naw oed. Yna, ac yntau'n ddeunaw oed, ymunodd â mudiad diwygio tir di-drais Gandhiaidd. Yn 1964, aeth ar Daith Cerdded Heddwch 8,000 o filltiroedd o Delhi i holl brif fannau niwclear y byd, heb ddimai goch yn ei boced, a chan gario dim ond neges o heddwch.

“Satish Kumar yw un o feddylwyr a gwneuthurwyr gorau ein hoes. Mae’n cyfuno math prin o egni personol gyda deallusrwydd anhygoel a safbwynt athronyddol dwfn gyda’r math o bragmatiaeth 'byd go iawn’ sydd ei hangen i gyflawni gwir newid. Mae ei optimistiaeth ddygn yn heintus ac wedi helpu llawer o bobl i ragori pan fyddent allent fel arall fod wedi rhoi'r ffidil yn y to a methu. Mae ei gyfraniad wedi bod yn anferth, ac mae’n parhau i fod.” Tony Juniper, Cyn Gyfarwyddwr Cyfeillion y Ddaear

Yn ddiweddarach, ymgartrefodd yn y DU ac aeth yn ei flaen i fod yn Olygydd Cylchgrawn ‘Resurgence’, gan gefnogi ecoleg, celf ac ysbrydolrwydd. Sefydlodd brif goleg y byd ar gyfer gweithredwyr a phobl a chanddynt awydd i newid y byd, sef Schumacher College, sydd bellach yn dathlu ei ben-blwydd yn 25ain.

Mae 2016 yn flwyddyn arbennig i Satesh, gan ei fod yn dathlu ei ben-blwydd yn 80, canmlwyddiant cylchgrawn ‘Resurgence’ a chwarter canmlwyddiant Coleg Schumacher. Yn yr hydref, bydd casgliad arbennig o DVDs yn cael eu rhyddhau i ddathlu bywyd a gwaith Satish, ac yn hwn, cyfwelir â Satish gan Jane Davidson, Dirprwy Is-Ganghellor Cyswllt Y Drindod Dewi Sant, cyn Weinidog yr Amgylchedd a Chynaliadwyedd Cymru a’r ddynes y tu ôl i fenter radical Cymru’n Un: Cenedl un Blaned. Ar 22ain Ebrill, bydd Jane yn croesawu Satish i’r Brifysgol i archwilio un o’r trindodau allweddol sydd wedi dylanwadu ar ei waith oes, ‘Soil, Soul and Society’ sy’n edrych ar faterion ecoleg, economeg, ysbrydolrwydd, addysg, busnes, optimistiaeth a gweithredaeth - a gadel i chi leisio’ch barn. Am ragor o wybodaeth ar genhadaeth cynaliadwyedd y Brifysgol - http://www.uwtsd.ac.uk/inspire Trawsnewid Addysg; Trawsnewid Bywydau - Transforming Education; Transforming Lives

Satish Kumar - 'Soil, Soul, Society'

As a result of his teaching and writing Satish has changed countless lives. He has given two TED Talks (Whitechapel and Exeter), been the subject of a BBC documentary and featured on Desert Island Discs. Satish is a speaker who shines with debate and challenge. He is now entering his 79th year and at the peak of his powers and learning. Satish Kumar is one of the greatest thinkers and doers of our age. He combines a rare kind of personal energy with a fearsome intellect and a deeply philosophical perspective with the kind of real world pragmatism necessary for achieving real change. His relentless optimism is infectious and has helped many people to excel and exceed when they might otherwise have given up and failed. His contribution has been and continues to be immense". Tony Juniper, Former Director Friends of the Earth

6pm, Friday 22 April Arts Hall, Lampeter Campus, University of Wales Trinity Saint David This talk is open to the public and free of charge. The University is delighted to host Satish Kumar on Friday 22 April and welcomes members of our local community to join us for an exciting and interesting evening.

2016 is a special year for Satish with his 80th birthday, the 50th anniversary of the Resurgence magazine and the 25th year of Schumacher College. In the autumn, a special collection of DVDs to celebrate Satish’s life and work will be released, where Satish is interviewed by Jane Davidson, Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor here at UWTSD, former Minister for Environment and Sustainability in Wales and the woman behind the radical One Planet One Wales initiative. On Friday 22 April, Jane will welcome Satish to the university to explore one of the key trinities which have influenced his life’s work, ‘Soil, Soul and Society’ looking at issues of ecology, economy, spirituality, education, business, optimism and activism – and letting you have your say.

Born in 1936, Satish became a Jain Monk at the age of nine and then, at the age of eighteen, joined the Gandhian non-violent land reform movement. In 1964, his 8,000-mile Peace Walk took him from Delhi to all the nuclear capitals of the world, without a penny in his pocket, carrying only a message of peace. He later settled in the UK and went on to become Editor of Resurgence Magazine, championing ecology, art and spirituality. He founded the world’s leading college for activists and change-makers, Schumacher College, now celebrating its 25th anniversary. “Satish remains resolutely unworldly – in the best possible way! What most people describe as ‘the real world’ is to him a world of pain, deception and devastation. Happily, there is another world in the making, and Satish stands at the heart of that all-important endeavour.” Jonathon Porritt, forumforthefuture.org

For more information on the University’s sustainability mission - http://www.uwtsd.ac.uk/inspire/

Trawsnewid Addysg; Trawsnewid Bywydau - Transforming Education; Transforming Lives

Victoria Hall: regular activities and classes Bryn Road, Lampeter SA48 7EE To book the Victoria Hall phone: 07891 632614 Email: admin@vichall.org.uk Community groups & local, small-scale commercial. We also have office space, committee room and small therapy/ class /conference rooms. See www.vichall.org.uk for more details Contact

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Monday

1-3pm

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Welsh Class

Meryl Evans

01545 572715

67.30pm

Girl Guides

Sandra Carbin

07949 479185

W (from 19 Apr)

1.153.15pm

Expressive Arts

Dilys Pugh

01974 299017 07963 866516

5.306.30pm

Pilates

Ann Inshaw

07826 692110

10-12pm

Welsh Class

Meryl Evans

01545 572715

24.30pm

Young at Heart

4.306pm

Brownies

Nikki Mead

07790 987070

5.306.30pm

Pilates

Ann Inshaw

07826 692110

6.308.30pm

Welsh Class

Meryl Evans

01545 572715

1-3pm

Welsh classes

Meryl Evans

01545 572715

6-7pm

Pilates

Ann Inshaw

07826 692110

8-9pm

Boxersize

Oliver Leighton

07918 661194

11.30am1pm

Five Rhythms Practice Group

Irene Sullivan

01545 561334

4.306.30pm

LYTSS: Lampeter Youth Theatre & Stage School

Tracey Reynolds

07976 052888

Saturday

2nd & 4th Sat each month

10am1pm

People’s Market

Sunday

10am7pm

Lampeter Evangelical Church

Gareth Jones at the Mustard Seed café

M Every third Sunday

79.30pm

Custard Queens WI

Jen Pink

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Sandwiches & social for the wiser folk of Lampeter

Local food, produce and crafts. Plus café, live music & other attractions 01570 423344

01570 471209

what’s going on listings are free. send details of your event to lampetergrapevinelist@gmail.com

courses________________ Denmark Farm Conservation Centre, Betws Bledrws. Sat 26 Mar: Easter Egg Hunt & Nature Trail Tues 29 Mar, Sat 2 April, Tues 12 Apr, Tues 26 April: Volunteer Conservation Days Wed 30 Mar & Wed 6 Apr: Wild in the Woods (Children's event) Sat 2-Sun 3 Apr: Cob Oven Building Sat 2 Apr: Pizza Night Sun 3 Apr: Drawn to Paint Nature Sun 10 Apr: Peg Loom Weaving Fri 15-Sun 17 Apr: Understanding Amphibians Fri 22-Sun 24 Apr: Bird identification Sat 7-Sun 8 May: Drum Making Sat 7-Sun 8 May: Forest Gardening More information: 01570 493358, www.denmarkfarm.org.uk Lampeter & District Beekeepers’ Association. Interested in keeping bees but not sure what’s involved? Taster Day: 9 Apr, 10am-4pm, £15, (light refreshments provided but bring your own packed lunch). Millennium Hall, Cellan. Beginners’ Course starts 24 Apr, 2–4 p.m. Bookings and info: info@lampeterbeekeepersassociation.co.uk

Touch Base Movement Group for Wellbeing and Creativity. With Eeva-Maria Mutka and Andy Paget. Wednesdays to 11 May (excl. 30 Mar & 6 Apr), St Peter’s Church Hall. Combining movement and other forms of creative expression like writing, mark making and pattern making with natural objects. For people age 16+ who are finding it difficult to keep up with all the demands life throws at us and feel stressed, depressed, lonely or anxious. Free workshops run by HAULarts in health. Booking essential: 01559 362082, heather@haul-artsinhealth.org.uk

£40 Willow tripod for your veg plot, Sat 14 May, 10am-1pm, £20 Round Basket 10am-4pm, Mon 13 June, £40 Gorsgoch Village Hall, SA40 9TE. Tea/ coffee and cake included; bring lunch for the full days. Small group bookings welcome. emmabird150@gmail.com 01570 434600 / 07815710618. Start Some Art: Beginners art classes for adults. Fridays, 10am-12pm, at Lampeter Leisure Centre. £12 per session, limited spaces. Contact: Emma Chapman, 07531 542878. Abercoed Studios, Tregaron. Creative wool shop, hand-made crafts, art and prints, tuition, supplies. Coffee shop & WiFi. Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm. 01974 299105, www.blacksheeptregaron.co.uk Spinning Lessons with Ann Fisher Rhodes at Ffarmers Neuadd Bro Fana/ Village Hall. Thurs 1.30-3.30pm, £8. Contact: Ann, 01558 650760, spinwise.uk@btinternet, www.spinwise.co.uk Jewellery Making Course Beginners: basic jewellery-making skills. Held in the local Ceredigion area, courses and times by mutual arrangement. Contact: Peter, 07984 883453.

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Juggling and Circus Skills Share. 1-4pm, Sun 17 Apr, Old Hall, UWTSD, Lampeter. All welcome. Free. Contact Peggy 07974576325 Cymdeithas Hanes Llambed. Next meeting: 19 Apr at 7.30pm, Old Hall, UWTSD, when Barbara Jones will talk about the seafaring days of her father, Watkin Evan Jones of Churchill, Bryn Rd. Croeso cynnes i bawb. All welcome. £2 admission non-members Know Your Blood Pressure. Sat 23 Apr, 10am-4pm, Adrian Thomas Pharmacy, High St, Lampeter. Hosted creative_______________ by the Rotary Club of Lampeter to Basket Weaving for Beginners with raise awareness of the link between high blood pressure and stroke, this is Emma Bird. Make a: Round Basket, 10am-4pm Fri 1 Apr, a free blood pressure monitoring service with information and advice £40 Garden Trug 10am-4pm, Mon 11 Apr, on stroke related health issues. 17

Lampeter WI Craft stall and Coffee Morning. 10am-12noon, Sat 30 Apr, St. Peters Parish Hall, Lampeter. Entrance £1.50 . Come and join us to start our centenary celebrations. Unforgettable: Welsh Quilt Centre Exhibition. Quilts from the collections of Ron Simpson and Jen Jones. Open Tues-Sat, 11am-4.30pm, Town Hall, Lampeter. www.welshquilts.com.

health & well-being _____

Banc Bwyd Llambed/ Lampeter Food Bank is open Mon, Weds, Fri 9am5pm (closed 25 & 28 Mar). Referrals are made by local agencies. Nonperishable in-date food donations can be left in the Banc Bwyd collection boxes at Lampeter Co-op and Yr Hedyn Mwstard cafe. Banc Bwyd Tuesday Food and Fellowship Lunches are from 12-2 at Emmaus Christian Fellowship, 78 Bridge St. We offer a simple free soup lunch and friendly chat (siaredir Cymraeg hefyd). All are welcome. Banc Bwyd is an initiative of Lampeter and local churches. Lampeter Support for Sight loss. New group. Meets 2nd Wed each month, 2 -4pm, St Thomas’ Church. £2 includes home-made cakes & raffle. Open to anyone with any form of sight loss; carers, partners, friends, are always welcome. Theme for April, IT for sight loss; May, Tactile paving. Contact: Diana Williams, 01570 640034 Weight-Watchers meets in Lampeter every Tuesday night. St Peter’s Church Hall. Join any week, weigh anytime between 5.30pm-6.30pm. Meeting talk 6.30-7pm. Just turn up on the night or for more details contact: Eleri, 07748 270439, eretallick@weight-watchers.co.uk Alcoholics Anonymous meet at the Catholic Church (white church opp. the police station) in Lampeter. Weds 8-9.30pm. For info, national helpline: 0845 7697555

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staff, Lea and James, out in the woods. 1-3pm every Thurs at Denmark Farm. Early bird tickets £4.50 adult, £4 2nd adult, £2.50 child. Or just drop in on the day: £5 adult, £4.50 2nd adult, £3 child. Kids under two free. Contact: James, 07876 794098. Tickets

Contact: 01570 480268, www.littlemzzz.co.uk. Support Group for people with "Lampeter Little Ones" is a Facebook Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in Lampeter: group for parents of pre-schoolers in Meets first Monday each month at Yr the Lampeter area. Wondering what Hedyn Mwstard/Mustard Seed Café, groups and activities are available for College St, Lampeter. 1.30-3.30pm. your baby or toddler? Please join up Croeso i bawb. For details contact: www.woodlandclassroom.com/kids-clubs and have a look: www.facebook.com/ Judith McKay, 07938 571164. Young Rangers: Play, Explore, Discover groups/lampeterlittleones. Narcotics Anonymous meet at St Weekly after-school club for 6-11 year markets _______________ Thomas’ Methodist Church (end of Drovers Road/Peterwell Terrace), Mon olds. Woodland activities, games, People’s Market, Victoria Hall, 7.30-8.30pm. National helpline: 0300 nature awareness and bushcraft led by Lampeter, 10am-1pm every 2nd & 4th Forest School trained staff. £6 per Sat each month. Next markets: 26 9991212 Headway, the Brain Injury session, £5.50 for siblings. 4-6pm Tues Mar, 9 & 23 Apr. Association. Have you survived a & Thurs at Denmark Farm. Booking Lampeter Farmers' Market, High brain injury? Do you care for someone essential. Phone 07876 794098. Street, Lampeter (new location), 9amand details at 2pm alternate Fridays. Next markets: with brain injury? Headway Ceredigion Tickets www.woodlandclassroom.com/kids-clubs is holding drop in sessions on the first st 1, 15, 29 Apr. Monday of each month, 2–4pm at 1 Lampeter Brownies. Meet Weds, Ffarmers Market, Neuadd Bro Fana/ Mind Aberystwyth, Mill Street, SY23 4.30-6pm, term-time. Contact: Nikki, Village Hall, Ffarmers, 10am-12.30pm 07790 987070. 1JB. Join us for a cuppa and a chat. 1st Sat in month. st 1 Lampeter Girl Guides. Meet Tues, A ydych wedi goroesi anaf i’r Llansawel Market, Llansawel Village 6-7.30pm. Contact: Sandra Carbin, ymennydd? A ydych yn gofalu am Hall, 10am-12.30pm 3rd Sat in month. rywun sydd ag anaf i’r ymennydd? 07949 479185. Aberaeron Farmers’ Market & More! Headway Ceredigion yn cynnal Clwb Dawns (Dance Club). Tuesdays 4 Feathers Royal Hotel, 9am-2pm every Sesiynau galw i mewn ar ddydd Llun -4.45pm. Theatr Felinfach. An Weds. Find us on Facebook. cyntaf pob mis rhwng 2-4pm yn Mind opportunity for children aged 4-6 move your body _________ Aberystwyth, Stryd y Felin, SY23 1JB. years to learn dance and creative Cerddwyr Llambed (Ramblers). A Dewch draw i ymuno â ni am baned a skills, make new friends and have lots warm welcome to new walkers and sgwrs. Contact: Dave Maggs, Wales of fun. £2 a child with free wi-fi for those who wish to try a ramble or two. Development Manager, Headway UK, parents. 01570 470697 Contact James 01570 480743 or Kay 01446 740130, 07941 855935 www.theatrfelinfach.com 01570 480041 for future dates. TicToc. Story, dance & song sessions walesdm@headway.org.uk Gentle Yoga: Thurs, 6-7.30pm, Cellan children, 0-3 years and their kids ___________________ for Millennium Hall. Contact: Karen 07547 parents. Every Friday, 10-11am 125937. Easter Egg Hunt, NT Llanerchaeron. term-time. £3 per child and £1 for 25-28 March, 11am-4pm. Join us for a each additional child. 01570 470697, Hydrospin (Aqua Cycling) at Lampeter Swimming Pool, Mon 10.15am & 8pm; fun-filled Easter extravaganza! Hunt www.theatrfelinfach.com for clues around the estate to claim Ray Ceredigion Free Play Sessions. Aberaeron Swimming Pool, Tues your chocolate prize. Trails for all ages Parc yr Orsedd & Victoria Hall every 11.30am & 6pm. Contact David Maund to book 07792 351607. available. For more events, visit Thurs, term time only, 4-6pm. Croeso i Couch to 5K Running Group. Mon & www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ bawb/All welcome. Rhaid i blant dan 8 Weds, 6.30pm from the Rookery Car llanerchaeron fod yng nghwmni/Children under 8 Easter Egg Hunt @ Denmark Farm. must be accompanied. 01545 570686, Park, Lampeter. A 9 week course Sat 26 Mar, 1-4pm. James & Lea from rayceredigionadmin@btconnect.com aimed at complete beginners who wants to improve health and fitness. Woodland Classroom will create a trail Facebook: RAYCeredig. of clues around the woods. A pop-up Lampeter Youth Theatre and Stage Free! Facebook: Lampeter Couch to 5K café will serve tea and cakes (separate School (LYTSS) runs 3 terms per year Running Group or contact Helen charges apply). Each child gets their every Friday at Victoria Hall, 4.30- 07817 543257. American Tribal Style own boxed, fairtrade chocolate egg. 6.30pm. £40/child/term, £35 siblings, New Roast a marshmallow on the campfire. £30 conc. Contact: Tracey, 07976 Bellydance: Tues 1-2pm & Weds 67pm, dance studio above the £7 per child. Booking essential. 052888. Contact: James, 07876 794098 Little M’zzz indoor soft play centre, university Sports Hall. Wendy Steele, www.woodlandclassroom.com/events Llanybydder (nr Evans Bros market). 01570 472921, 07752 478779. Little Rangers: Play, Explore, Discover Open Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun 10am Yoga. Weds, 5.30-7pm, Cellan Weekly parent and toddler club for -6pm, 7 days a week in school Millennium Hall. Small friendly group children aged 2-5 years. Child-led play holidays. Birthday party bookings led by Pat Beaton, 01558 650594. sessions led by Forest School trained welcome. Tasty menu, free WiFi. 18

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Troelli Amser Cinio

Lunchtime Spin

£4

6.30-7.30pm

Cylchredai

Circuit Training

£4

7.45-8.30am

Troelli Cynnar

Early Bird Spin

£4

3.45-4.45pm

Pêl Droed Merched

Girls’ Football

£2

3.30-5pm

Clwb Cleddyfau

Lampeter Town Fencing Club

£4.50

5.30-6.30pm

Kettlebells

£4

6.45-7.30pm

Troelli Profiadol

Advanced Spin

£4

12-12.45pm

Ffitrwydd Ysgafn

Ease Into Fitness

£4.75/£3.85

1-1.45pm

Troelli Amser Cinio

Lunchtime Spin

£4

3.30-4.30pm

Pêl Fasged IZB

IZB Basketball

5.45-6.30pm

Troelli Dechreuwyr

Beginners Spin

£4

6.30-7.30pm

Kettlercise

£4.75/£3.85

6.45-7.30pm

Troelli Profiadol

Advanced Spin

£4

7.30-8.30pm

Boxercise

£4

3.30-5pm

Gymnasteg

Gymnastics

5.15-6pm

Aerobeg

Aerobics

£4.75/£3.85

6-6.45pm

Troelli Gweledol Dechreuwyr

Beginners Spin

£4

6.15-7.15pm

Clwb Rhedeg Sarn Helen

Sarn Helen Running Club

7-7.30pm

Metafit

£3

11.30am12.30pm

Aerobeg Dwr (yn y pwll)

Aqua Aerobics (in the pool)

£4

12.45-1.30pm

Troelli Amser Cinio

Lunchtime Spin

£4

5-6.30pm

Troelli Dechreuwyr

Beginners Spin

£4

6.30-8pm

Troelli Profiadol

Advanced Spin

£4

6.30-8pm

Clwb Cleddyfau

Lampeter Town Fencing Club

£4.50

9.15am-1pm

Ysgol Gymnasteg REES

REES School of Gymnastics

2-3pm

Disco Rhowl

Roller Disco

£3.15/£2.30

move your body cont.d _____ Belly Dance & Yoga Classes. Belly Dance: Tues 5.30-6.30pm. £3 Beginner Yoga: Thurs 7-8.30pm, Crugybar Village Hall, and Tues 7-8.30pm, Ffarmers. £5. Contact: 01558 685321, elenamgilliatt@hotmail.com. Yoga class. Mixed abilities: St Thomas' Hall, Tue 7.30-8.45pm, £6. Contact Su Bates (BWY teacher) 07588 527512. Yoga & Pilates with Ann Inshaw. Power Yoga: Mon 5.30-7pm and Fri 10-11.30am, UWTSD Sports Hall. Pilates: Tues 9.30am, Memorial Hall, Aberaeron. Tues 5.30pm and Thurs 6pm, Victoria Hall, Lampeter. Yogalates: Weds 5.30pm, Victoria Hall, Lampeter. Ann: 0782 6692110 Lampeter Egyptian Belly Dance. Fri 9.45-11am, £5. Very few spaces left in this class. Lunchtime Fit For Life For Over 50's, Fri 12.15-1.15pm £4. Gentle exercise based on Belly Dance. Spaces available. Both classes at Sally Saunders Dance Studio, Unit 22, Lampeter Industrial Estate, SA48 8LT. First session free. Rose Barter, 01239 851737, rosebarter@btinternet.com Jane Guy School of Dance. Established 1977. Ballet and stage work; annual production; RAD exams. Classes: Tues eves and Sat, Shiloh Chapel, Lampeter. Thurs 4.30-7.30pm, Theatr Felinfach. Contact 01570 470645. Walk Out Workout. Join the WOW posse for a brisk fitness walk around Lampeter on Thursday evenings. Meet at 6.30pm at the Leisure Centre for a 3 -4 mile walk, including an optional hill at the end. Expect to be out for around an hour. It’s fun and it’s free! Fabulous Friday Walkers: meet for ambling rambling on a Friday morning. Easy access walking for an hour, depending on the weather and the mood. Meet rain or shine, 10am at Rookery Car Park. Free, followed by coffee and chat. Not able to manage the stroll but would like company? Just meet for coffee. Philip Lodwick, 01570 422181 Sarn Helen running and cycling club welcomes all abilities. Junior runners (age 8-16) meet at Leisure Centre, Tues 6.15pm. Adult runners meet Rookery Car Park, Tues 6.15 & 8pm,

Thurs 6.15pm. For cycling (road and MTB): www.sarnhelen.org.uk. Black Wolf Karate Club. Every Thurs at St James Hall, Cwmann: 6.30pm juniors; 7.30pm intermediate juniors/ seniors. £3.50 a class, first lesson free. Dances of Universal Peace. From earliest times, dance has been a way of bringing people together, to create harmony and connection. In Dances of Universal Peace, we dance in a circle using simple steps and chants from many traditions. Contact: Shân, 01570 218138, 07940 375147. Mat-based Pilates. Suitable for beginners. Please bring a mat or equivalent. ‘The elegance of a dancer and the strength of an athlete’ sums up what you could attain through regular practice. Benefits include improved posture and body shape, muscle toning, increased energy, strength, agility and stamina, and greater mind/body/spirit connection. Llangeitho Village Hall, Mon 2pm with Shân Rees, see details above.

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permaculture, gardening & conservation ___________ Cae Hir Annual Plant Fair. Cae Hir Gardens, Cribyn, 10am-4pm, Bank Holiday Monday 2 May. Free entry, parking £2. Plant stalls, 6 acre RHS Partner Garden and Tea room. Run in association with the Ceredigion and District Growers Association. 01570 471116, www.caehirgardens.com. Lampeter Permaculture Group is a collective of like-minded people, interested in principles and practice of permaculture and sustainability. www.lampeterpermaculture.org Cothi Gardeners meet at 7pm, on 3rd Weds each month, Coronation Hall, Pumsaint. Membership £12, visitors £2 per meeting. Contact: Daisy, 01558 650829, www.cothigardeners.com, www.facebook.com/cothigardeners Living Willow Creations. DIY or expertly installed in your garden. Great activity for older children. Contact: Angie, 01974 831300 info@purposefulpermaculture.co.uk Live an Abundant Life! Let permaculture open the door for you. Short courses/advice. Contact: Angie, 01974 831300 info@purposefulpermaculture.co.uk Create a Paradise for You and Nature. Simple, low input conservation and wildlife gardening advice. Contact: Angie, 01974 831300 info@purposefulpermaculture.co.uk

The Acoustic Review presents acclaimed Bristol-based singersongwriter Phil King as part of the launch tour for his third album, The Wreckage. 8pm, Sat 16 Apr, St Peter's Church Hall, Lampeter. "Absolutely brilliant", Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2. Event produced by Rob Tiernan & Bernadette O'Grady, supported by the Arts Council of Wales' Night Out religious services/groups _ Scheme. Advance tickets £7.50 from Lampeter Quakers. Every Sunday at www.bernadetteogrady.co.uk. Canolfan Steffan, Peterwell Terrace at www.facebook.com/theacousticreview 10.45am. All welcome. Crynwyr Cothi Valley & District Music Club. Sat 16 Apr, Pumsaint Coronation Hall. Llambed. Cwrdd bob ddydd Sul, For musicians of all abilities and Canolfan Steffan, Rhodfa Peterwell, friends. Contact Jan or Brian 10.45yb. Croeso i bawb. Cysylltwch/ 01570481544 or visit our Facebook Contact: 01570 480083, group Cothi Valley & District Music deborahjrowlands@gmail.com www.crynwyrcymru.org.uk (Cymraeg). Club. Trio. Sat 16 Apr, Theatr Felinfach. Interested in Buddhism? A Study Male voice vocal group from Group for Women. Exploring the Snowdonia (Emyr Wyn Gibson, underlying principle of Buddhist Bedwyr Gwyn Parri a Steffan Lloyd Practice and how we can apply this in Owen and Piantel - two well known our daily lives. Meets one day a month instrumentalists Annette Bryn Parri on near Aberystwyth. Meditation, shared piano and Dylan Cernyw on harp. lunch. Contact: Lesley, 01970 617129 or Noel 07988 745364 01570470697, Capel Bedyddwyr, Silian. Cwrdd yr ail www.theatrfelinfach.com a pedwerydd Sul y mis am 10.15yb. Croeso i bawb. Copy Deadline: Fri 8 April 20

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Sunday of the month, 10.15am. A warm welcome to all. Baptisms and weddings by arrangement. Contact: Lampeter Parish Revd Bill Fillery, 01570 421425. St Cybi’s Church, Llangybi. Lampeter Evangelical Church meets Main Sun Service: 9am (Bilingual). every Sunday at Victoria Hall, 10am– St Bledrws’ Church, Betws Bledrws. 7pm. Contact: Gareth Jones at The Main Sun Service: 10.45am Mustard Seed café, 01570 423344 St Sulien’s Church, Silian. social _________________ Main Sun Service: 2pm (Bilingual) Golden Broth Lunch Club. Lunch, St Peter’s Church, Lampeter. Main Sun Service: 10.30am Bilingual. cake, cards and Scrabble, or just relax and natter to friends. Alternate Other services: 8am Holy Communion (English), Mondays from 11.30am-2pm. Cellan 4 9.15am Cymun Bendigaid Cymraeg Apr; Llanfair 18 Apr. £1 per person. Contact: Linda (Llanfair) 01570 493706 (pedwerydd Sul yn unig). Church Hall available for hire, £8.50 or Amanda (Cellan) 01570 421338 to per hour. Kitchen facilities. Enquiries/ register your interest. Merry Makers. Every Weds, 10.30amBookings: Beryl, 01570 422324 3pm, St James’ Hall, Cwmann. St Mary’s Church, Maestir. Main Sun Service: Eucharist 2.30pm Disabled access and toilet. Free car park. £2.50 a session (includes (2nd Sun only) English. Times apply to the first four Sundays vegetarian lunch & all activities). in each month. For the few fifth 6 April: Making Spring Hats Sundays there is a single United Parish 13 April: Learning to Sign Service at 10am: location will be 20 April: Painting 27 April: nurturing Day published in local newspapers. Drop in when you please. New St Thomas' Methodist Church. Sun service 10.30am, creche and members welcome. Contact: Patsy 01545 590391 or Bella 01559 370981. youth activity. Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Custard Queens WI: We meet every third Sunday of the month, 7-10pm, at Catholic Church, Lampeter. Sun Mass 10am. For other services see Victoria Hall, Lampeter. Ages 18 to 80+, all welcome. church notice board. Emmaus Christian Fellowship meets Fri 15 Apr: Badminton tournament Sun 10.30am and 5pm at rear of 78 Sun 17 Apr: Ursula Martin, One Bridge Street, Lampeter. Contact: Woman Walks Wales. Surviving ovarian cancer and walking across David Patterson, 01570 422529 Noddfa, Eglwys y Bedyddwyr, Stryd y Wales. Bont, Llanbedr Pont Steffan. Cwrdd a 8 May: Orienteering chymundeb ar y Sul 1af am 3.30 ac am 15 May: Clay Workshop 10.00 ar y trydydd Sul. Gwasanaethir 10-12 June: Glamping with the Treacle gan ein gweinidog ar y Sul 1af a chan y Tarts Parch D. Densil Morgan ar y trydydd 19 June: CQWI Meeting. Yearly Quiz Sul. Oedfa deulu arbennig ar 28 and Bingo Chwefror am 5 o'r gloch. Contact: 01570 471209, Gwasanaeth i'r plant a ieuenctid gan custardqueenswi@gmail.com Mr Nigel Davies a bydd gweithdy i'r www.custardqueenswi.weebly.com plant lleiaf. Paned i ddilyn a www.facebook.com/custardqueenswi CYD Llambed. Ymarfer eich Cymraeg/ chymdeithas. All Saints' Church, Cellan. Bilingual Practise your Welsh. Dydd Mawrth services every 2nd and 4th Sunday of 11yb-12yh/ Tues 11am-12pm, Gwesty the month, 2pm. A warm welcome to y Llew Du, Llanbedr P.S./Black Lion all. Baptisms and weddings by Hotel, Lampeter. Croeso i bawb/All arrangement. Contact: Revd. Bill welcome. Croeso i unrhyw Cymro/ Cymraes sy'n fodlon i ymuno â ni. Fillery, 01570 421425. St Mary's Church, Llanfair Clydogau. Cysyllt â/Contact: Mary Neal, 01570 Bilingual services every 1st and 3rd 470092. Third World Lunch at St. Peter’s 21

Church Hall, First Friday of the month, 12-1.30pm. Payment by donation, all donations to Christian Aid Food Growing Programme. Your support appreciated. Cynhelir Cinio’r Trydydd Byd yn Neuadd Eglwys Sant Pedr bob dydd Gwener cyntaf y mis, o 12-1.30yh. Anfonir pob rhodd i Brosiect Tyfu Bwyd Cymorth Cristnogol. Gwerthfawrogir eich cefnogaeth. Sew, Knit and Natter. Weds, 1-4pm, Cellan Millennium Hall. All welcome. Whist Drives, every fortnight at Hafan Deg, Lampeter. All welcome. All Funds to Hafan Deg League of Friends. Contact Gwen Davies, 01570 481152. Cinio Cymraeg Tregaron. Welsh language monthly dinners at the Talbot Hotel, first Tues each month. Not suitable for absolute beginners but anyone who has attended classes for a year or two will probably find the events enjoyable. Completely informal We meet in the bar 7pm for 7.30pm. A small group, normally 6 to 8, including 2/3 fluent Welsh speakers. Contact: Myra Mortlock naturals@btinternet.com Hwyl a Hamdden. A social group for the over 50’s. Wednesday, 1.30-3pm. A variety of talks, visits and light entertainment. 01570 470697, www.theatrfelinfach.com

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Creative Writing Workshop. Sat 9 Apr, Tysul Hall, Llandysul, 2-4 pm. Tutor Damian Walford Davies. Refreshments available. Cost £10. Contact Kelly: 07888841140 or yamazaki.kelly@yahoo.co.uk Lampeter Writers’ Workshop welcomes new members and meets weekly. Tues 7-9pm, Wolfson Room, UWTSD Lampeter, during college term time. Come and join us. Contact: Sue, 01570 423167. Meanwhile, Storytelling Circle, first Thursday each month. Come along and learn new skills or improve old ones. It’s easier than it looks. Wolfson Room, UWTSD Lampeter, 7.30pm. Contact: Hayley: h.addis@live.co.uk

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volunteering ____________ Age Cymru Ceredigion. We are recruiting volunteers for our Information & Advice project in Lampeter and surrounding areas. The role entails facilitating welfare benefit applications for clients, particularly Attendance Allowance, Personal Independent Payment, and Carer’s Allowance in the clients homes. Full training provided. Contact Carol Williams 01239 615777. Coedwig Gymunedol Long Wood Community Woodland: Woodland Wednesdays. Join our regular Wednesday volunteering sessions at Long Wood. Develop practical skills and feel the benefit of working in this beautiful environment. One session in four is devoted to your own woodcraft project. No experience required, training given. Visitor Centre, 10am. info@longwood-lampeter.org.uk Lampeter Credit Union. Would you like to do something that will make a positive difference to local people? For details: 07891 632614. British Legion Lampeter is recruiting members. This is your opportunity to

become a member of the Legion. Contact Sharon, 07971 806886. Home-Start are looking for volunteers to become part of our team for a couple of hours every week. A national charity supporting families struggling to cope. Can you help? Contact: Jan Young, 01570 218546. Denmark Farm Conservation Centre. Volunteer Days: Alternate Saturdays and Tuesdays, starting at 10am and finishing around 4pm – or as much time as you can spare. Activities include practical conservation tasks on our 40 acre nature reserve as well as helping with our wildlife monitoring programme. All welcome, no previous experience needed. Drinks and cakes provided – just bring lunch and outdoor gear. For dates, see listings. Denmark Farm Conservation Centre is looking for trustees to join our charity ‘Shared Earth Trust’. We are seeking individuals with diverse experiences and skillsets. If you would like to be considered for this rewarding and varied voluntary role, send your CV to: trustees@denmarkfarm.org.uk

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CLASSES AND GROUPS Classes subject to change: please check www.millenniunhallcellan.co.uk for updates & contact details & What’s On page for one-off events

MONDAY Line Dancing: 7-10pm Golden Broth Lunch Club: 4 Apr, 11.30-2pm TUESDAY Lampeter Home Ed. Grp: 12-5pm Qi Gong: 6-7pm Tai Chi: 7-8pm

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For more information please visit our website www.denmarkfarm.org.uk or call us on 01570 493358 Cellan Village Improvement Society needs volunteers to help to run Cellan Millennium Hall and the fortnightly Film Nights. You don't need to be a 'committee person', just bring energy, fresh ideas and a willingness to help take this successful community facility forward into 2016. Phone Gary 01570 493 117 or Chris 01570 422066 for more info.

COEDWIG GYMUNEDOL LONG WOOD COMMUNITY WOODLAND Our volunteer group goes from strength to strength with our Woodland Wednesday group, working with Jon Addis our new warden, contributing to practical woodland management throughout the woodlands in order to improve the visitor experience. The tasks undertaken are varied depending on the season and the requirements. If you are interested in joining our group then you are more than welcome to drop in on a Wednesday morning at 10am at Canolfan Long Wood. The group caters for all ages and abilities, just bring yourself, your lunch and suitable clothing for woodland work. If you would like to know the sorts of tasks the group will be undertaking before you attend then be sure to check out the volunteer works programme on our website. Long Wood continues its partnership with Tir Coed’s VINE project. The present training course group are

Despite the recent cold snap, there is no doubt that spring is definitely on the way, the snowdrops and crocuses have already shown their faces, the hazel is in flower, we have had daffodils at Christmas and the grass hasn’t really stopped growing this year, a strange winter that defiantly bucks the trend of cold winters that have categorised the last few years. Unfortunately in March, Long Wood had to make the difficult decision to clear fell the area of Sitka spruce close to Canolfan Long Wood. It had been hoped that the area would have coped with the thinning work carried out a few seasons ago, but the winter storms this year started to bring down trees, affecting safety within the woods. The area will soon be replanted with broadleaves in order to replace the woodland habitat. In the meantime, we expect to see an increase in biodiversity over the year as new and interesting invertebrates make this area their temporary home. With this month’s Grapevine theme of “trends”, it seems a good opportunity to highlight some of the regular events at Long Wood. With the weather improving, and the winter storms hopefully over for another year, Long Wood will be continuing its series of themed walks and other activities including our Spring Birdsong walk, Bluebell walk and Pond Dipping days. Details of these will be announced on our website and Facebook pages in the month preceding the events, so be sure to keep an eye out there for news. The next walk will be our Birdsong Walk led by Ian Morris on Sunday 17 April. Ian has a wealth of knowledge on local birdlife and will help us connect birds songs with the species.

contributing to the Long Wood project through improvement of our path network and in helping to manage the forest resource. We are always impressed that, come rain or shine, our Woodland Wednesday volunteers and the VINE volunteers seem to be out there braving the elements, although on particularly inclement days the works schedule may be shuffled around in order that the group can stay warm and dry. Long Wood also holds regular monthly management meetings at Canolfan Long Wood. These occur on the first Monday of every month starting at 7.30pm. These meetings are open, and we invite anyone interested in the activities and management of Long Wood to attend and get involved. If you want to receive regular updates and reminders of these meetings and other Long Wood events then you can subscribe to our mailing list via our website from the home page. Wendy Campion Long Wood Development Manager

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complementary & alternative therapists Charlotte Allen RSHom Homeopath over 15 years clinical experience. Homeopathy makes a difference and is excellent at helping with chronic ill health, gently, safely and holistically. Llanfair Clinic, 41 Bridge Street, Lampeter, SA48 8EG. 01570 493746 Val Allen, BACP senior accredited counsellor/psychotherapist. UKRC Registered. Offering counselling, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, EMDR. 23 High Street, Lampeter SA48 7BA, 01570 493522, valallen@surfanytime.net Thai Massage. Lose your aches and pains. Deep remedial massage to soothe aching joints and muscles, improve mobility, release trauma, stress, headaches, PMT, allowing state of deep relaxation and wellbeing. Contact: Iain 01570 493066, 07852 626001, cameronbodywork@gmail.com Joanne Camlin WSHom BSc. Homoeopathy is a safe and effective system of medicine. With

lots of experience of treating childrens’ ailments, Jo now works from Cellan / Victoria Hall. 01570 421480. Alison Kaye MBAcC. Traditional Chinese Acupuncture. Llanfair Clinic, 41 Bridge Street, Lampeter, SA48 7AA. 07779 256388 Louise Nadim BSc Hons, Ph.D. Fully qualified, insured Brennan Healer. Working in the Human Energy Field assessing, balancing and healing, to restore physical, emotional and spiritual health. Contact: 01570 421144, 07920 112228, louise_nadim@hotmail.com Dylis Pugh: Art Therapy, a fantastic way to engage your creativity in your own healing / personal development - you don’t have to be ‘good at art’! Llanddewi Brefi. Qualified 1997. www.dylispugh.co.uk;

to sound their note in the world. Individual Coaching and groups. Contact: Shân 01570 218138, 07940375147, shanharmony@aol.com www.livingexcellently.co.uk Irene Sullivan is a qualified and experienced massage therapist, practising total rejuvenation body massage, Indian head Massage, Hawaiian Kahuna massage, chair massage, Thai massage and Reiki. Based in New Quay but home visits available. Contact: 01545 561334 Bones for Life: practices to stimulate bone strength, protect vulnerable joints, improve posture and increase vitality. Contact: Marye Wyvill, 01570 421027, maryewyvill@hotmail.com Reflexology. Annie Zakiewicz MAR is a fully-insured member of the Association of Reflexologists and artandtherapywithdylis@macmate.me practises from Cellan. Contact: 01974 299017, 07963866516 01570 493295, 07790 107521, Shân Rees: Living Excellently, www.reflexologywithannie.co.uk inspiring women to develop Deep Confidence to live authentically and Lampetergrapevinelist@gmail.com

Ysgol Henry Richards — Trends & Trending It is certainly the trend these days to mark certain days with themes to raise awareness. One of these was National Numeracy Day on Friday 5 February, when pupils and staff wore clothing with prominent numbers on and took part in various numeracy based activities. Boys on the Tregaron Cynradd Campus enjoyed building a very high tower. These activities raised awareness of the importance of good numeracy skills and also raised money for the NSPCC. #StDavidsday #DyddGŵylDewi were also trending on ‘Twitter’ on Tuesday 1 March and at Ysgol Henry Richard many activities were held to celebrate. Pupils came to school either dressed in traditional Welsh costume or in red, green or white clothing. The ‘Pwyllgor Cymreictod’ led the morning assembly on the Uwchradd campus and pupils at the Tregaron Cynradd Campus held their annual literary eisteddfod with musical items in the morning. Lunch was a meal of cawl with bread and cheese which was followed by a ‘twmpath dawns’. In the afternoon a special service was held at St. David’s Church, Llanddewi Brefi with various musical items including the ‘Cynradd’ choir, a harp solo by Skye Coverdale (Year 8) and an item by the Year 7/8 Boys Choir

Another of these days was World Book Day, Thursday 3 March, when pupils at both ‘Cynradd’ campuses came to school dressed as a character from their favourite book. Many activities were held on the Uwchradd campus including a ‘Whose coming for lunch?’ quiz and a 100 word short story competition.

Pupils in year 8 and the history department were invited to visit the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth for the launch of an exhibition marking the Centenary of the First World War. During their visit the pupils watched presentations by actors who presented situations describing the life of a soldier and other characters during this period in history. An awards ceremony was held by Urdd Gobaith Cymru and Ceredigion Council at the Lampeter Campus of University of Wales Trinity St. David to recognise achievements in youth work during the year. Pictured here are some of our pupils who were presented with certificates as well as the guest speaker Yvonne Evans (S4C Weather presenter), Sioned Hughes (Chief Executive of Urdd Gobaith Cymru) and Eifion Evans (Deputy Chief Executive of Ceredigion County Council). 25

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Er ein bod yn dueddol i gysylltu tymor y Panto ag adeg y Nadolig, mae dau Banto wedi ei gynnal yma yn Theatr Felinfach ers dechrau’r flwyddyn. Cynhaliwyd Pantomeim lliwgar The Little Mill Players, sef Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates ar ddiwedd Ionawr a’r wythnos ganlynol cafwyd perfformiad o Banto Cwmni Garnfach mewn cydweithrediad â Theatr Gydweithredol Troedyrhiw – Y Ffarmwr Bach a’r Celwydd Mawr. Dwy sioe hollol wahanol, yn denu cynulleidfa wahanol i’w gilydd, ond dwy sioe oedd yn dangos yn glir faint o fwrlwm a chreadigrwydd sydd yn yr ardal. Parhawyd gyda’r bwrlwm a’r egni creadigol hyn yn ystod wythnos hanner tymor. Roedd Theatr Felinfach yn ôl ei harfer dan ei sang gyda Gŵyl Ddrama Clybiau Ffermwyr Ifanc Ceredigion. Roedd 15 o glybiau yn cystadlu, y beirniad oedd yr actores amryddawn Rhian Morgan. Braf oedd gweld y rhai oedd yn cynhyrchu, cyfarwyddo ac yng ngofal gwisgoedd y dramâu yn trefnu cyfarfodydd gyda Thechnegwyr y Theatr a Meistres y Gwisgoedd yn ystod yr wythnos cyn y gystadleuaeth i drafod anghenion amrywiol. Mae hyn yn gwneud gwaith pawb yn haws yn ystod y gystadleuaeth ei hunan, ond yn fwy na hynny yn ffordd o hyfforddi unigolion mewn meysydd heblaw am actio ac yn ennyn hyder mewn meysydd amrywiol. Mae’n deg i ddweud nad oes unrhyw theatr arall yn cynnig y gwasanaeth technegol hyn o flaenllaw a dwi’n siŵr byddai’r clybiau yn ategu ei fod yn wasanaeth werthfawr iawn ac roedd yn ddilyniant i’r Noson Tec a Sbec a gynhaliodd Theatr Felinfach yn ystod mis Ionawr. Cafwyd wythnos lwyddiannus iawn o gystadlu a llongyfarchiadau i bawb a fu’n cymryd rhan. Y nos Lun ganlynol cynhaliwyd Cyngerdd Goreuon yr Ŵyl Ddrama yn ogystal â chanlyniadau Aelod Hŷn ac Iau y Sir. Mae’r enillwyr yn rhy niferus i’w henwi, ond unwaith eto llongyfarchiadau i bawb. Cynhaliwyd yr Ŵyl Offerynnol Sirol ar Ddydd Gwener, 26 Chwefror yn Theatr Felinfach. Diwrnod llawn bwrlwm lle gwelwyd nifer o sêr offerynnol y dyfodol ar y llwyfan. Y Mercher canlynol cynhaliwyd Eisteddfod Cylch Aeron yma eto lle unwaith yn rhagor roedd y Theatr yn orlawn o gystadleuwyr brwd yn dangos eu doniau. Stiwardiaid Rydym yn edrych am aelodau newydd i ymuno â’r tîm rownd y flwyddyn, felly beth amdani. Cyfle da i gwrdd â phobl, manteisio ar weld amrywiaeth o sioeau cymunedol a phroffesiynol yn ogystal â lansiadau a digwyddiadau megis Eisteddfodau’r Urdd ac yn y blaen. Os oes gennych ddiddordeb, cysylltwch â Tess yn Theatr Felinfach ar 01570 470697 / teresa.price@ceredigion.gov.uk

It’s been very much ‘All Systems Go’ here at Theatr Felinfach so far this year. We’ve had two Pantomimes – The Little Mill Players presented a very colourful and lively production of Robinson Crusoe and the Pirates and then Cwmni Garnfach in conjunction with Theatr Gydweithredol Troedyrhiw presented – Y Ffarmwr Bach a’r Celwydd Mawr. Two completely contrasting shows for different audiences, but two shows that showed clearly how much activity and creativity we have in the area. The buzz and activity continued as did the creative energy during the half term week. Theatr Felinfach as per usual was jam packed throughout the week with the Young Farmer’s Clubs annual competition which was in the genre of the play this year. Fifteen clubs took part, the adjudicator was the very talented actress Rhian Morgan who we see frequently on S4C and the BBC. It was also great to see the individuals that were directing, producing and in charge of costumes organising independent meetings with our technicians and our wardrobe mistress during the week before the competition, to discuss various needs, do’s and don’ts. This makes everyone’s work much easier, but more than that, having the opportunity to ask questions and learning about some technical tricks raises confidence and standards at the same time. I think it’s fair to say that there isn’t another theatre that offers this technical service beforehand and I’m sure that the YFCs would concur that it’s an extremely valuable service and a great follow on to the ‘Tec & Sbec’ evening that we held here for the same purpose back in January. An extremely successful week of competing was had and warm congratulations to everyone who took part. The following week saw the top three return and perform again and presentations were made to the Junior and Senior members of the year. There are too many winners and categories to name everyone, but congratulations to all. On Friday, 26 February the County Instrumental Festival was held at the theatre, a new partnership that started last year in conjunction with County Music Service and Urdd Gobaith Cymru. Another day of full on activity that started at 10am and finished at 8pm just in time for the Six Nations Rugby match, Wales v France! I’m sure that many of the future instrumental stars appeared on our stage during the day. The following Wednesday saw the Urdd Aeron Area Eisteddfod here, again another full day of competing was had with many bright stars.

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Ysgol Bro Pedr— Urdd’s Ceredigion Orchestral Festival

Llongyfarchiadau mawr i’r disgyblion sydd wedi llwyddo yn ystod Gŵyl Cerddorfa Ceredigion yr Urdd yn ddiweddar. Pob lwc i bawb sy’n mynd ymlaen i Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yr Urdd. Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Urdd’s Ceredigion Orchestral Festival. Good luck to everyone going on to compete in the Urdd National Eisteddfod.

Ysgol Bro Pedr - 3ydd, Ensemble Bl.7-9 / 3rd, Ensemble Yrs 7-9 (Lucy Hill, Nia Beca Jones, Emma Herbert, Holly Cooper)

Austin Thomas - 1af, Unawd Llinynnol Bl.6 ac iau / 1st, Solo String Yr 6 and under

Ysgol Bro Pedr - 3ydd, Cerddorfa Bl.6 ac iau (Dan Cole yn absennol o'r llun) / 3rd, Orchestra Yr 6 and under (Dan Cole absent from picture)

Niah Bouvet - 2il,Unawd Llinynnol Bl.6 ac iau / 2nd, Solo String, Yr 6 and under

Ysgol Bro Pedr - 1af, Cerddorfa dan 25 oed / 1st, Orchestra under 25 years

Emyr Davies - 2il,Unawd Pres Bl.10 a dan 19 / 2nd Solo Brass, Yr 10 and U19

Elan Jones - 3ydd,Unawd Piano Bl 7-9 / 3rd Solo Piano Yrs 7-9

Cerys Jones - 3ydd,Unawd Telyn / 3rd Solo Harp

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Do you like a challenge? Saint Govan/Gofan/Gawain/Gwain The 2016 Gardening Challenge was Ascetic launched last month by Daisy, our Reposed 586 AD chairperson. After a successful Tomato Remembered March 26 Growing challenge last year, this time it’s St Govan was a hermit from Ireland and disciple of St Ailbe of Emly. He hid a quite different theme: from pirates in a tiny cave that he went on to use for his cell in the cleft of “What can you grow in one pot?” the cliffs south of Pembroke, near Bosherston. A church for pilgrims was Daisy suggested a medium-sized plant built over the opening of the cave in the 11th century, or earlier, on what pot (about 20cm diameter), either plastic is now known as St. Govan's Head. This is now reached by a long flight of or terracotta, whichever you prefer. stone steps, the number of which is said to vary depending on whether However, the Club would like you to one is ascending or descending. His body lies beneath the altar making the bring your plant along to the August church a bedd. meeting, so better grow something that One legend identifies Govan with Gawain, won’t be too heavy or too awkward to one of King Arthur's Knights of the Round lift. You could choose a flower or Table. vegetable plant or try something new. It’s Troparion not a competition, just good fun and a Bearer of Light in the West of Wales. chance to be a little creative. You hid in your cave for the sake of prayer. This is a busy time of year in the garden That the Gospel may spread in Dewi's land, but we hope you can join us on O holy St Govan cease not to pray, Wednesday 20 April at 7.30pm to hear That once more Christ may reign in this beautiful land. our speaker Richard Cain from Penlan Ascetic means "one who exercises" - in the case of monastics to exercise Perennials. The theme of Richard’s talk is constant prayer. Harry Harrison ‘Colourful Shade’ and he’ll bring some plants for you to buy. Penlan Perennials, in north Pembrokeshire, specialise in hardy plants used to coping with low temperatures and high rainfall. The nursery is completely organic and has recently won an Environmental Excellence Award from Horticulture Wales. Film Night Look at their website, penlanperennials.co.uk to learn Fri 1 Apr 2016 “Lady in the Van”(12A) more. Starring: Maggie Smith, Dominic Cooper, Cothi Gardeners are a friendly group who always James Corden and Jim Broadbent welcome new members and guests; annual membership Fri 15 Apr “Bridge of Spies” (12A) is £14, guests £3 (includes refreshments) at Coronation Tom Hanks, Eve Hewson and Amy Ryan Hall, Pumsaint, SA19 8UW. We meet on the third Fri 29 Apr “Star Wars: The Force Wednesday of each month. Awakens” (12A) For more information: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher

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Multiple Sclerosis Support Group - ‘Trends’

came into our discussions on Monday as there is no lift at the leisure centre although there is a chair-lift and plenty of strong young men/women to help. Another ‘trend’ with MS has been to delay the use of Disease Modifying Drugs (DMDs) in people with Relapsing and Remitting MS until they have further relapses. However Nick Reike, Director of Policy at the MS Society, has a bit on their web site saying how the consensus is now that the effect on the myelin can be beneficial if DMDs are given right from the point of diagnosis. Nick used to live in Cellan but is now in London. There are also amazing breakthroughs with stem cell therapy treatments. To find out more go to the MS Society web site. We have such a good time at our Support Group so please come and join us whether you have MS yourself or are a Carer/friend of somebody with the disease. We meet in The Mustard Seed cafe in Lampeter which is opposite the college between 1.30 and 3.30 on the first Monday of the month. The disability facilities are very good and of course Annie comes and gives us all a session of reflexology on our hands. It is very relaxing and enjoyable. Come and share your experiences and thoughts with us over a lovely coffee and great food. Oh! There is so much more I could write but I don’t want the kind people at the Grapevine to kick me out of the pages of this wonderful magazine! Thanks to everybody. Croeso i bawb. You can contact: Judith McKay 01570 493509 Support Volunteer Hazel Ellis 01974 261640 Aberstwyth Support Group which meets on the second Monday of the month 11am1pm. Judith McKay

Our Multiple Sclerosis Support Group met again on Monday and once again was a fun and stimulating, afternoon. The word ‘trends’ was thrown around between us until it landed on particular ideas. Many things were discussed and I have tried to relate these to MS. During the ‘throwing around’ session were such words as; The Beatles, Flower Power, Festivals such as Glastonbury, Mary Quant, Nike and keeping up with the trends of sport kit, fashion, Abba...Money, Money Money!..., healthy food, healthy living, exercise, Vitamin D, cannabis – both the real stuff and the prescribed type Sativex, bee therapy, through-floor lifts, stinging nettles, Reflexology thanks to Annie, Access issues including at present Llanfair Clydogau Bridge, David Bowie, Myddfai herbs, Dylan Thomas trails, Scanda Vale, private pain clinic, etc. etc. etc. As a few of us go to the NHS exercise classes both here in Lampeter and in Aberystwyth, this was discussed quite a bit. On the MS Society web site a physiotherapist called Jane Petty has a section about the benefits of exercise. In the past it was thought that people with MS should take it easy but now she says that physical activities have been shown to benefit mobility, muscle strength, physical fitness and mood. The ‘trend’ for fitness can now be extended to those with MS. We are lucky to have these GP referral classes in Lampeter Leisure Centre. I have been going for a long time now and find them very beneficial. If you have MS, even if you are in a wheelchair or have limited mobility, consider getting a referral from your surgery. This is where the ‘through-floor lift’ bit

Merry Makers Women's Group Wednesday 30 September 2015. Radio Ceredigion had been regularly advertising a women’s group in Cwmann, Lampeter. It wasn’t one of the larger well known organisations but instead, something that sported the unusual name “Merry Makers”. Driving from Aberystwyth to Lampeter is a fair distance and as the old Suzuki Jimney trundled up hill and down dale, the name kept running through my mind. I couldn’t shift the image of pixies and fairies

flying around. Did the name mean that the group would consist of excessively happy optimists I worried. Some people just don’t seem to appreciate the therapeutic value of having a good moan. Anyway, just in case any of you might be thinking about popping along to see what it’s all about every Wednesday, fear not. The women who gave me a lovely warm welcome did not in any way resemble a

winged girly ensemble. Philosophical, artistic, comical, intelligent, theological, educated, political, nutty, admirable, interesting, rottweiler-like, kind. Yes. Superficial. No. Boringly politically correct. Definitely not. 30 September 2015 was a good decision day. Not very therapeutic though. Nothing to moan about. Anita Harrison Secretary

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Karen’s Creative Compendium 013 First, I must take time to provide answers to our KCC mystery. I’m sure you worked it out, but just to confirm, Derek’s poem ’Lifeline’ in KCC012 featured the hands of a clock: ‘Two of you turning separately, Meeting each hour to stay in touch.’ The potential murderer of ‘Spring Break’ in KCC11 was also a time piece, this time a cuckoo clock which had stopped, due to a lost key, trapping the cuckoo and preventing the emergence of spring. Inspiration for this month’s collectionThe of Backroom writings include Bandall manner of beasties, the oldest of fables and classic art. Let it inspire you to appear here, next month, Karen

Tsunami Survivor

Night Stars

by Doris Critchley

He didn’t know what happened. It was so sudden. One minute he was completely relaxed, at peace with the world. Then suddenly, Whoosh! He was swept up and carried along at great speed by a wave of water. He didn’t worry too much at first, he just let his body go with the flow. All at once, though, the tide turned and he was being carried back at an even greater speed. He tried to fight the current, but then he was being drawn downwards into a vortex. His flailing limbs were useless against the pull. Down and down he went. Down and round and round. He couldn’t breathe. “I’m going to die,” he thought. “I don’t want to die. Help! Help me!” His body went limp as he lost consciousness, but seconds later, with a last great surge, he was thrust onto dry land. The water receded and left him inert, his body sprawled. The hot sun warmed him, slowly restoring life to his limp body. “I’m alive he thought. No! That can’t possibly be so.! He stirred again. “It must have been a nightmare, that’s it.” He opened his eyes, blinked two or three times, then looked all around. “No, it hadn’t been a nightmare, he was deffinitely in a different place now. He stretched his limbs one by one. Everything seemed ok. Nothing broken. Very gingerly, he got to his feet and flexed his knees. “I’m alive, I’m alive!” He did a little jig and spun around. “I’m alive, I am a survivor. I am a survivor. He jumped in the air, ran forward a few paces, and then …… Incy Wincy spider climbed back up the spout.

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(Nuit Etoile 2 by Vincent van Gogh) by Sue Moules A couple walk home stars explode over water, cobalt and gold jazz. Vibrant yellow star echo, a dazzle of reflection.

Three Nil by Karen Gemma Brewer First time I topped thirty I couldn't believe I could pedal so fast. Second time left a dirty smudge on my licence. Hitting thirty compressed my dreams, fancies crystallised in rigid impossibility. Thirty-something vacant as thirty-nothing. Breaking thirty at fifty brought an invitation to a speed awareness course. Reminding me of a past lover who took it before sex. Watching you at thirty sends me over the limit, but of all life's goals a score and a half left the emptiest net.

The Smiling Donkey by Stan Scan Joseph lay down in the straw alongside his beloved Mary. The anger, which had risen inside as they were pushed into a dark corner of the low ceilinged stable at the rear of the inn, eased as Mary's breathing deepened. He looked at her beauty, enhanced by the distended bulge of pregnancy. It was time. The baby was beginning its slow dive into this world. The two donkeys knew, from their strange, shared dreams, that this would be no ordinary baby. This was to be a very special delivery, with an important destiny to fulfil. As Mary brought new life, Joseph's large, dark eyes blinked tears at the small perfect form on the straw. A beautiful baby girl, who they named Jenny. Less than an hour old, the new born donkey fought gravity with beanstick legs that were too long to control. One rush at standing sent Jenny tumbling under the gate and crashing into the feed rack that had been repositioned in the centre of the stable. Resting her nose on the side of the rack to catch her breath, a rustling sound caused her ears to twitch, her eyes to stare and there, right there, at the bottom of the manger, she saw a tiny, wrinkled, red faced man-child wriggling in the straw. The new-born child beamed at Jenny, who smiled back with a broad, peaceful smile that would last her a lifetime and cause her to be known by all, as the Smiling Donkey. -----------------------Her parents' dreams were recounted many times through Jenny's childhood and belief in a special destiny became firmly embedded in her heart. Time passed, she grew older and had a son of her own, but nothing special happened. Jenny became the joke of the farmyard, but she did not care. Jenny went to work each day, a beaming smile on her face, knowing she had been chosen, for something. “Good morning Smiling Donkey, is this the day your destiny will be fulfilled,” the other animals sneered. Jenny, smiling, gave the same answer she gave every morning. “Perhaps. Perhaps tomorrow, I'm ready whenever.” The animals all roared with laughter. Her master arrived, fitted her saddlebags, climbed astride and Jenny plodded her way to the village, her son trotting along behind. When they were gone, the others gossiped. “Clinging to this delusion for over 30 years, she'll go dreaming to her grave.” “I blame her parents for putting such ideas in her head.” “It's the little one I feel sorry for.” Farmer tethered the two donkeys to a juniper bush and took the saddlebags to his business as Jenny and her colt dozed in the sun. They were woken by the hurried hands of two bearded men who quietly untied them and led them away. -----------------------Jenny's smile was wider than ever, leading the procession like a beacon between the long avenues of cheering people. The face, no longer red or wrinkled, was still instantly recognised by Jenny, his broad peaceful smile was so like her own. Side by side, she and her colt kept perfect step and picked their way across the carpet of leaves and branches laid at their feet. He sat sideways across them both, receiving the cheers of the crowd and tickling Jenny's ears as they strode gently, but purposefully, into the centre of the city. -----------------------Curiosity overruled shame and the animals humbly congregated around the stable to hear Jenny recount her triumphant march into the capital. Now they treated her with reverence and she wore an even broader smile. By day she still toiled in the field, but by night, at the insistence of all the other animals, Jenny retold her story, each time with a new remembered detail. -----------------------All work stopped as the heat of the day cooled suddenly and the air became electric. The sun was blotted into darkness and the animals screamed fear and ran into hiding. As light returned, they saw the young colt in the centre of the field, standing over his mother. Slowly, they gathered in a sullen ring around her body. It was not so much Jenny's death that brought them to tears, as the sad eyed frown on her face. 31

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1. Hasty decision when faced with extremely steep slope (11) 8. Stems unsaintly measure used by a printer (3) 10. The protein aleuron could hold a few bob (4) 11. The way the players are dividing for seniors at Lampeter RFC (4) 12. Bunk note! Be out! Undo tie! (6) 13. Part of the body seen to at Evans and Hughes (3) 14. Satanic root stew puts tortilla round traditional Sunday meal (5,2,4) 16. Been north? Not in the reckoning, still creates a buzz (3) 17. Final organ can lead to a sense of beloved (6) 18. Affectionate term for a friend from the ancient east? (3,5) 19. Roof has nothing going backwards and shows favour (3) 20. Small business that symbolises cobalt the head of a business and Colorado (2) 21. Thatch church removed and found the thing specified (4) 24. Cheer thirsty Mom anew for her study of the heat associated with chemicals (15) 26. The French have small advertisement for foremost position (4) 27. Returning to the former state after meeting changed lap singer? (9) 29. Went astray as alternative errors end (5) 30. Irish girl found in Inner India (4) 31. Rugged American horse sounds like a fruit that can’t win (9) 32. Southwest branch has honeybees migrating (5) 33. Watch secretly a man working for the enemy (3) 34. Happened before when rare lie was rectified (7) 35. Tabs bent as these are used at Lampeter CC (4)

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Closing Date for Entries: Fri 8 April 2016, 5pm Name: ............................................................... Tel: ............................................( Day)................................................(Eve) Email: ..................................................................................................................... Place in Competition Entries box in Library, Mark Lane Bakery or Postbox at Victoria Hall By post: Cryptic Crossword No. 22, Grapevine, c/o Victoria Hall, Bryn Rd, Lampeter SA48 7EE.

We are a small country pub with a growing reputation for serving great food and drink. We’re looking for good people to join our team.

Front of House staff part time, £7- £7.50 per hour

Kitchen Assistant 20+ hours, £7- £8 per hour You don’t need experience, just a fantastic attitude and willingness to learn. We are 15 minutes by car from Lampeter. See full job description at www.thedolaucothiarms.co.uk. Apply with a CV to info@thedolaucothiarms.co.uk. MULBERRY BUSH WHOLEFOOD CAFÉ

JOB VACANCY KITCHEN ASSISTANT Main duties include: Preparing vegetables, making salads, serving in the cafe, making coffees and juices, washing up and cleaning. Duties will also include occasionally helping out in the retail side of the business (stacking shelves, serving customers etc.) 22.5 hours per week (9–5.30 Wednesday to Friday most weeks, but other days will be required occasionally) Knowledge of whole-food & vegetarian / vegan cooking, especially salads, previous experience in catering and a current food hygiene certificate would be an advantage but training will be provided. Knowledge of the Welsh language would also be an advantage. The successful applicant will Be fast, efficient and confident in the kitchen Be able to keep their work station clean and tidy Keep accurate records for cleaning Be reliable & prompt Be willing to learn about the other areas in our shop to become a flexible member of our team Have good people skills and a positive attitude Be computer literate

Please apply in writing with a CV to Mulberry Bush, 2 Bridge Street, Lampeter, SA48 7HG Or email: stella@mulberrywholefoods.co.uk

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 20 April 2016

Part-Time Caretaker Required Victoria Hall, Bryn Road, Lampeter Flexible Hours. Must live near the Hall For details - Please contact Gary 07891 632614 Victoriahall.llambed@gmail.com 36

JOB ADVERTS

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