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JULY
2007
RHONDDA
CAMEO
- At the July meeting of the
Rhondda Cameo Society, members were greeted by the President Mrs
Crinllys Davies, and wishes for a good recovery were expressed for
those unable to attend through illness. Minutes of the last meeting
were read by Mair John and the Treasurer’s report was given by Betty
Hayter.
The guest speaker, Beryl Rowe,
then gave a fascinating talk on women’s role during World War II,
including her own personal experiences in
London,
Coventry
and Treorchy. There were many contributions
from members who recounted their wartime memories, and an appreciative
vote of thanks was given by Annie Clarke. Names are now being taken for
a Mystery Trip on Wednesday, August 29, when friends of Cameo are
welcome to join us.
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SRI LANKA VISIT
- Leaving recently again for Colombo, Sri-Lanca, was Pastor Andrew Jenkins, originally from Ynyswen, who
flew out from Heathrow on Tuesday, July 24. On this occasion Andrew was
leading a group of young people from Walsall, in the
Midlands, who have set up an organisation called MAD (Make a Difference).
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This group has won the Best in
Britain Award for 2007 for Youth Services and their fundraising over
the past two years will enable them to finance a children’s
playground which these young people are going to develop and build. Andrew was invited to advise
the Walsall group in a consultancy role, to facilitate this visit, and
the BBC is closely following the group’s adventure, which will
include a reception at the Government’s High Commission in
Colombo. The group will also make a
special visit to the town of Galle-Fort, arranged by Andrew, in which over 20,000 people tragically perished
in the Tsunami wave.
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In addition to his every-day
activities as the resident Minister of Newport’s Gateway Church,
Andrew is a member of the Board of ‘Action Overseas’, the
missionary arm of the Apostolic Church within the United Kingdom and
is their Asia representative.
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In recent years, Andrew has
been directly involved in supporting victims of two major natural
disasters, the Asian Tsunami and the Pakistan Earthquake. Within a week of the Tsunami
hitting Sri-Lanca, he was co-ordinating the humanitarian relief
operation for Action Overseas and has also played a similar role in
the North West Frontier of Pakistan.
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Prior to this Andrew was
Action Overseas representative in Eastern Europe, Latvia in
particular, and had considerable experience helping victims of torture
and war from countries such as Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo
and Benin.
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Before becoming a Church
Minister Andrew was proud to be a Rhondda Coal Miner, having worked in
Tymawr/Lewis Merthyr, Cwm Llanwit Fardre and Taff Merthyr Collieries
at the coal-face and as an underground official. Working underground in a harsh
environment has helped prepare him for the horrific images he has
encountered first-hand in some of the world’s most troubled and
hostile areas. Andrew is sent all good wishes
for his continued endeavours.
ART
EXHIBITION 2007 - The
Ystradyfodwg Art Society is holding it's 38th Annual Exhibition in the
Lesser Hall at the Parc and Dare Theatre from 17th July to Saturday
21st July. The Exhibition will be open to the public 10am to 9pm
daily. It will close at 4pm on the Saturday afternoon.
There
will be 200 works on view in various media. Programmes costing
£1 will be on sale at the door. A framed painting by a
professional artist is to be raffled. It will be drawn on
Saturday afternoon.
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FETE
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Treorchy
Primary School
will be holding a Summer Fete, at the school in
Glyncoli Road, on Saturday, July 7 from 9am.
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With
attractions and fun for all ages, the fete will include games,
demonstrations and a bouncy castle and a variety of stalls and
refreshments.
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Car
boot sales will also be welcomed at a cost of £5 per car. Everyone is
invited to come along and join in the fun.
CANCER
RESEARCH - The Treorchy and
District Cancer Research Committee held a street collection in June which
raised a total of £1,125.48p. Thanks
to all who contributed and many thanks to the members of the committee who
undertook the two and a half day task locally. This annual event for such
a worthy cause is very much appreciated. Thank you all once again.
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SURGERIES
- Local Plaid Cymru Councillors hold their next monthly advice
surgeries on Friday, July 6.
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They
will be at Cwmparc Welfare Hall from 10am to 10.50am and afterwards at
Noddfa Day Centre from 11am to 12noon.
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All
residents are welcome to attend and no appointments are necessary.
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At
any other time, please contact Councillor Cennard Davies on 435563 or
Councillor Edward Hancock on 774785.
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