REPORTS FOR 2009 - by Club Secretary Anna Brown 

Treorchy Senior Citizens’ Club members met at 2pm on Thursday, March 19.

Mrs Pauline Worman opened the meeting at Oak Tree Hall and the fire drill took place.

Mrs Worman congratulated Julie Hopkins on the birth of her new grandchild.

Get well wishes were sent to committee member, Mrs Olwyn Bobbett, who is undergoing a hip operation. 

Get well wishes were also sent to Mrs Maureen Williams who is a patient at the Royal Glamorgan hospital.

Members were pleased to see Gwyn Eira Lawthom at the meeting and to hear that her husband Richie is now home from hospital.  

Thanks were sent to Louise Stenstone of Community Arts at Park and Dare Theatre for the Mosaic workshop she held at the hall on March 12. Everyone who attended had an enjoyable afternoon.  Each person produced a mosaic item that was displayed in the Marquee in Treorchy during the week ending March 21.

Mrs Beryl Rowe gave members a report on the Mosaic display.

Members were told of Tesco’s intention to build a new environmental store at Treorchy.

Tesco announced that they will be holding a full public consultation with the local community, at Oak Tree Hall, on Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 March, so that all community issues can be addressed.  Members were urged to make an effort to attend to put their views forward.

Mrs Eira Richards announced that money for the coach trip to Porthcawl and McArthur Glen on March 26 was now due.

Due to the speaker failing to arrive, three games of bingo were played.

Winners were Eirwen Savage; Nan Price; Joyce Davies and Pauline Worman.

Following refreshments, the raffle was won by Mrs Olwyn Milward.

The second round of bingo was won by Beryl Jones; Jose Williams and Joyce Martin.

The next meeting will be on Thursday, April 2, when Councillor Edward Hancock will be organising a codeword afternoon.

A Poems and Pints Evening will take place at the hall on Thursday, May 21.

Will all members please note that the AGM will take place at 2pm at Oak Tree Hall on Thursday, May 14, 2009.

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Treorchy Senior Citizens’ Club members met at 2pm on Thursday, March 5.

Mrs Pauline Worman opened the meeting at Oak Tree Hall and the fire drill took place. 

Mrs Lillian Jones was welcomed back following the death of her husband.

Members were pleased to hear that Pat and Alan Wright’s daughter, Judith, is making good progress following her operation.

Members were also pleased to hear that Ritchie Lawthom, Gwyn Eira’s husband, is due home following his stay in hospital.

Everyone was reminded of the Mosaic workshop that is due to take place at the hall at 2pm on March 12.

The afternoon’s entertainment was provided by Mrs Pauline Worman.

Following refreshments, the raffle was won by Mrs Lil Richards.

The bingo was won by Mrs Mary Jones, Councillor Edward Hancock and Margaret Wilkins.

The next meeting will be on Thursday, March 19, at 2pm, when the speaker will be Gwyneth Poacher from the Sandville Help Centre.

Tickets will soon be available for a ‘Poems and Pints Evening’ on May 21. 

Weekly activities at Oak Tree Hall include a Slimming Club on Mondays from 6.30pm to 7.30pm and on Wednesdays from 6pm to 7pm.

A ‘Litluns Dance Class’ is held on Wednesday afternoons and there are a limited number of places available. Please ring 773112 for any enquiries.

A ‘Ladies Movement to Music Class’ is held on Mondays from 2.30pm to 3.30 pm and places are available. Ring 776681.

Oak Tree Hall is also available for hire, contact the Secretary on 776681.

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Treorchy Senior Citizens’ Club members met on Thursday, February 19 at 2pm.

Mrs Beryl Rowe, vice chair, opened the meeting and the fire drill took place.

Condolences were sent to Isobel Sampson and her family following the death of her husband Peter.

Brian Brown was thanked for his continued help at the hall.

Members were reminded of the Mosaic workshop that will take place at the hall at 2pm on Thursday, March 12. The workshop is free and is open to everyone. Anyone interested please contact the secretary.

The afternoon guest speaker was Sian Thomas from Digital UK.  

Sian gave an in depth talk on the digital switch over due to take place in Treorchy in March 2010.

Beryl Rowe thanked the speaker for the information she had given and enlightening everyone by explaining what to expect when the switch over occurs next year.

Following refreshments, the raffle was won by Trudy Alford. 

The bingo was won by Lil Richards and Jose Elias.

The next meeting will be on Thursday, March 5.

Weekly activities at Oak Tree Hall include a Slimming Club held on Mondays from 6.30pm to 7.30pm and on Wednesdays from 6pm to 7pm.

A ‘Litluns Dance Class’ is held on Wednesday afternoons. There are a limited number of places available. For enquires please ring 773112.

A Ladies Movement to Music Class is held on Mondays from 2.30pm to 3.30pm and places are available, ring 776681.

Oak Tree Hall, off Cemetery Road, Treorchy is also available for hire. Please contact the Secretary on 776681.

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Treorchy Senior Citizens’ Club members met on Thursday, February 5. Mrs Pauline Worman welcomed members to Oak Tree Hall and the fire drill took place.

Get well wishes were sent to Peter Sampson and Olwyn Millward’s husband who are both patients in the Royal Glamorgan Hospital. Members were pleased to hear that Jean Kinsey’s husband had been discharged from hospital and is recovering at home.

Get well wishes were sent to Judith, Pat Wright’s daughter and Gwyneth Harris’s daughter, who are both recovering from major surgery.

Condolences were offered to Jose Williams on the death of her brother in law Jeff.

Birthday wishes were given to Councillor Edward Hancock who celebrated his birthday on February 4.

Members were asked if they were interested in attending a workshop to learn the art of making mosaic items.  Anyone interested please contact the secretary.

The afternoon guest was Chris King who invited members to participate in a session of the ancient Chinese acupuncture system. Thanks were conveyed to Chris by the secretary.

Following refreshments, the raffle was won by Kath Davies. The bingo was won by Barbara Hickerton, Anna Brown and Councillor Edward Hancock.

Next meeting will be on Thursday, February 19, when Sian Thomas will be giving a talk on “The Digital Switch Over”.

Weekly activities at the hall include a Slimming Club held on Mondays from 6.30pm to 7.30pm and Wednesdays from 6pm to 7pm.

Also a ‘Litluns’ Dance Class is held at the hall on Wednesday afternoons and there are a limited number of places available. For enquires please ring 773112.

A Ladies Movement to Music Class is held on Monday afternoons from 2.30pm to 3.30pm and places are available. Ring 776681.

Oak Tree Hall, off Cemetery Road, Treorchy, is also available for hire. Please contact the Secretary on 776681.

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Treorchy Senior Citizens’ Club members met on Thursday, January 22, when Mrs Pauline Worman welcomed members to Oak Tree Hall and the fire drill took place.

Get well wishes were extended to Peter Sampson, Don Worman and to Olwen Milward’s husband who is a patient at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital.

Condolences were sent to Hilda Tucker and Marian Jones on the death of their brother in law.

Birthday greetings were sent to Dorothy Picken who had celebrated her birthday on Tuesday, January 20 and also to Pat Scane, who would be celebrating her 70^th birthday on Friday, January 23.

It was announced that Treorchy Junior Band will be competing in a competition held in The Branwen Hall on Tuesday, January 27 and anyone wishing to go on the coach could get details from Joyce Davies.

It was also announced that there is bingo held at the Phoenix in Ton Pentre on Monday afternoons.

The speaker for the afternoon was The Older Peoples’ Champion, Councillor Mike Forey.  He gave an Interesting and informative talk and handed out booklets containing invaluable information for the elderly.

Mrs Beryl Rowe gave Councillor Forey a vote of thanks.

Following refreshments the raffle was won by Sheila White. 

The bingo was won by Jose Elias, Sheila White, Margaret Wilkins and Glenys Harris.

The next meeting will be on Thursday, February 5, when there will be a demonstration on acupuncture by Chris King.

Weekly activities at the hall include a Slimming Club held on Mondays from 6.30pm to 7.30pm and also on Wednesdays from 6pm to 7pm.

‘LITLUNS DANCE CLASS’ is held on Wednesday afternoons. There are a limited number of places available, for enquires please ring 773112.

There is also a Ladies Movement to Music Class held on Monday afternoons from 2.30pm to 3.30pm.  Places are available, ring 776681.

Oak Tree Hall (off Cemetery Road, Treorchy) is also available for hire, contact the Secretary on 776681.

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Treorchy Senior Citizens’ Club members met on at Oak Tree Hall on Thursday, January 8, when Mrs Pauline Worman, chairperson, welcomed members to the first meeting of 2009. 

Everyone was wished a “Happy and Healthy New Year” and the fire drill took place.

It was announced that there was a change to the usual agenda because the guest speaker had to leave at 2.45pm.

The speaker for the afternoon was Tracy Pritchard, who demonstrated the art of scrap booking.

Tracy told members of the popularity of scrap booking and she showed items that she had previously made. 

During the talk the photographer from the Rhondda Leader arrived to take photographs of the newly decorated hall.

Following refreshments two new members, Anita Bounds and Marion Jones were welcomed. 

Mrs Worman said she was pleased to see Della and Olwyn at the meeting.

Della had previously fallen and was suffering from broken ribs, and Olwen Milward had been absent because her husband had been admitted to hospital.  He was wished a speedy recovery.

Get well wishes were also sent to Dorothy Picken.

A letter was read giving news of Joan Young, a past member of the club who had moved to be near her daughter. She was wished well.

The next meeting is at 2.00pm on Thursday, January 22, when The Older Peoples Champion Councillor Forey will be the guest speaker.

This is an opportunity for members to put questions and their points of view forward, so questions please! 

Concern was expressed about the closure of the Treorchy tipping/amenity site. It is feared that without the site, fly tipping will occur.  Petitions are available for signing.

Bingo winners were, Trudy Alford and Nan Price, Joyce Davies, Jose Williams.

Weekly activities at the hall include a Slimming Club held on Mondays from 6.30pm to 7.30pm and on Wednesdays from 6.00 to 7.00pm

‘LITLUNS DANCE CLASS’ is held on Wednesday afternoons. There are a limited number of places available, for enquiries please ring 773112.

Ladies Movement to Music Class is held on Mondays from 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm and places are available. Ring 776681.

Oak Tree Hall is also available for hire. Contact the Secretary on 776681.

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