SPORT PORTHCAWL RUNNERS
The cold hand of winter still has its firm grip on us but the signs of spring should be just around the corner. The annual Boxing Day Run was to go ahead at the end of the year, which has been run for so long by The Porthcawl Lions Club and now is organized in conjunction with Porthcawl Runners. It was another event unfortunately cancelled at the very last minute due to restrictions. However, it was made virtual and as a result we still managed to raise £651 for the charity. Keep an eye out for details of a further Lions Club charitable event this Easter open to all. Recruits for the ongoing Couch to 5k are continuing to improve during the tough dark nights and Parkrun started up again after a brief hiatus with milestones being broken by various club members new and old with a select few managing to actually finish in first place at Porthcawl and other local parkruns. The West Glamorgan Cross Country races started again despite another unfortunate last minute cancellation in January. This time the race in Margam Country Park went ahead in February and even though the weather and underfoot conditions were not helpful, there was an excellent turn out from Porthcawl Runners of all abilities. It is a cross club event though, therefore consideration was given to the more competitive runners in the club and in this respect there was an extremely strong effort from both the Men’s and the Women’s elite teams with some outstanding individual performances. With some additional strong runners unavailable this time, and others bubbling under ready to break through, this bodes well for the winter league and future events coming up in the summer. This shows a great strength in depth at the higher end, which will hopefully filter down and ultimately benefit the club as a whole. Nick Middleton
PRINCE OF WALES COURT BOWLING CLUB Prince of Wales Court Bowling Club, situated in the RMBI Rest Home in Penylan Avenue, was established in 1974. The Club plays competitive bowling, with the Men and Ladies playing in local leagues. We have a healthy sized membership but we are on the lookout to recruit more members. We have social 60 | seaside news
bowling with mixed Ladies and Men club games on the Bank Holidays. Covid regulations permitting we hold social evenings (food and dancing) on special occasions. Bowls can be played by all ages. Bowls is good for you because it improves concentration, helps to improve alertness, reduces the risk of heart disease, reduces stress, helps to improve flexibility, increases muscle tone, helps better balance. Come along and try the experience. We have coaches available for your tuition. We also have a “buddy” system whereby you will be designated a club member to help through your initial weeks when you join. We celebrate our 50th Anniversary in 2024 and will be holding special events. Join us now to participate in our events and make new friends. If you are interested please contact: Elwyn Williams, Secretary Tel 01656 788345, Mob 07816 394721
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CYCLING WITHOUT AGE Momentum is gathering for the proposed Porthcawl JOY-Riders (Cycling Without Age) initiative and we already have support from areas of local and national government. This will spur us on to begin our operation, hopefully sometime during the summer. Our thanks to Tom Gifford MS for his support (see photograph) along with Cllr. Jonathan Pratt who very kindly attended one of our meetings recently. We are still in need of trustees to help successfully run the scheme so please contact Steve McCreery on 07791 101081 or email smccreery@hotmail.co.uk if you have some time and energy spare to help in this very worthwhile cause. We are still looking for premises to store and charge the Trishaws and would welcome any suggestions from the local community. Our next meeting to be held at the YMCA in John Street, Porthcawl on Tuesday 8th March 2022 at 7.00pm
