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Enrichment, why does my dog need it? Enrichment encourages a dog’s natural behaviours by providing sensory experiences. It’s essential to provide different enrichment to keep boredom at bay and to prevent your dog from becoming ‘self-employed’. 1) Sensory, Scent; Create a sensory garden with dog safe plants and herbs, Collect items from your walks for investigation later. Taste; Provide a taster board of novel, dog safe, foods including meats, veg, fruits. Touch; Explore different surfaces, sand, mud, gravel, tree stumps. Sounds; Wind chimes, birdsong, make a sounds playlist. 2) Food Based, Roll up a towel with goodies in, a muffin tin with different foods in with balls on top, apple bobbing, use a snufflemat, load a lickimat, provide a new chew – a Yaker, goats ear, braided lamb stick. 3) Physical, Digging, exploring, walking on wobbly surfaces, chasing bubbles, climbing on. 4)Social, Car ride, interactions with people or other animals, investigate new places together. 5) Brain Games, Play hide n’ seek, search for favourite toys/treats, use puzzle feeders. 6) Toys, Chase a flirt pole/long tuggy, let them unstuff an old toy, rustling plushie. Have fun! Julie Williams APDT IMDT South Wales Dog Training Academy
At last, we will soon be able to meet in person, instead of zoom, to plan properly. We hope to run a new Porthcawl in Bloom contest next month, in which proud gardeners can send us photos of their pride and joy - from specimens to flowerbeds, lawns to window boxes (lionsinbloom@gmail. com between 7th and 21st June - full details on our website, entry free but donations welcomed). We also hope to arrange a variation of our annual Sandcastle Competition in August; also more runs, booksales and - in answer to so many questions - CAR BOOT SALES as soon as we can resolve issues of social distancing etc. Keep an eye on our website. This restart would also be a great time to join us - anyone keen to serve the community in a time of change and uncertainty, coming out of lockdown, working from home, new to the area, think about joining us - perhaps along with like-minded friends and new ideas. You would be most welcome and ‘lionism’ really is rewarding and worthwhile. Ring Jim to discuss on 01656 859505
TALBOT COMMUNITY CENTRE During the pandemic, Talbot Community Centre has been providing a meal delivery service for those who have been shielding. We want to thank those who volunteered to help us provide that service. Several projects/alterations have also been undertaken during this time. This includes redecoration and changes to the layout of the main hall, new lighting throughout the Centre and repairs that had become necessary. As you may be aware, membership subscriptions were due on 1st April for this year. We have an additional membership benefit this year where members can book the half for party/ function with £5 discount. Another small change this year, our Bingo sessions will only be open to members and membership cards will be required to play to meet with Gambling Commission requirements. We look forward to. We are pleased to advise there will be no increase in the annual membership fees of £5.00 (less than ten pence per week). If you or someone you know may be interested, please let them know to contact us for a membership form on 01656 749754 or talbotcc@tiscali.co.uk. We look forward welcoming previous members back to the Community Centre as well as seeing some new faces as we are start to re-open. Amy Jones
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COYCHURCH WI Over 30 members met up for an outside dining experience at The Haywain pub for lunch on 12th May. This was the first time that members had met since the restrictions of the Covid pandemic were enforced. The event was very well organised by the president Sandra Davidson and the committee members. Keen to return to “normality” various events and activities were proposed for this year and 2021. During lunch we all thoroughly enjoyed catching up with each other and Liz Smith won the free raffle for afternoon tea at The Coed-y-Mwstwr. Members will meet next at The White Horse pub, Coychurch on 1st June between 1-3pm where more details of organised events will be announced. Interested new and lapsed members are very welcome to join us. For further details please contact Sandra on 01656 669232. Janet James
PORTHCAWL KIDNEY WALES FUNDRAISING NEWS The Porthcawl Committee are pleased to report that the 5K Virtual Walk in March raised the fantastic sum of £907 which will be divided between Porthcawl KRUF and Polycystic Kidney Disease Charity in memory of our dear friend and Vice Chairwoman Jude French. Thank you to everyone who took part for your time, effort and generosity we really appreciate your continued support. Kathryn Roper
