Papur Bro Community Newspaper

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1 Capel Dewi, Pontsiân and Tregroes Papur Bro Community Newspaper Spring and Summer 2011

2 DIARY OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS May 28: YFC Rally, Pantydefaid fields, Prengwyn May 29: Open Garden Day with Donald and Kathleen Usher at Alltyrodyn Mansion, Capel Dewi, 11am-5pm, Adults 3, Children free. Plants for sale June 1: Yoga with Lisa Bransden at Capel Dewi Church Hall, 7pm to 8.30 pm, and on subsequent Wednesdays. Details from Lisa on June 8: Merchyd Cylch Clettwr meet on the 1st Tuesday of every month at Tresi aur Maesymeillion. The June meeting will be on Weds 8th June, visiting the Jen Jones Quilt Exhibition, with a carvery meal at The Castle Green Lampeter. For details please contact Gloria on or Beth on Jun 12: Capel Dewi Ramblers. 2pm, Allt-goch Lampeter, 4 miles. For further details contact Hilary Walters on or see the village notice boards Jun 21: Capel Dewi Film Night. Stanley Baker night, Church Hall Capel Dewi Jun 24: Llandysul Food Fayre Jun 25: Llandysul Carnival Week: Sunday Swimming at 12.30pm, Community singing at 6.30pm at Llandysul Church. Monday Treasure Hunt, starts outside to Llandysul Primary School, finish at Gwarcefel Arms. Tuesday Bingo. Weds Games & BBQ. Thursday Talent Show at Llandysul primary School. July 2: Friday Quiz. July 10: Capel Dewi Ramblers. 2pm, Cei Bach Newquay, 3 miles July 15: Ball Race, Capel Dewi Church Hall, 6.30pm July 30: The 2 nd Annual Teifi Valley Tourism Association Craft & Gift Fair will be held at to 31 : the Barn at Norwood Gardens, 10am - 4pm. Everyone is welcome. Free entry Aug 2: Aug 5: Aug 6: Sports Bingo Night, Capel Dewi Church Hall, 8pm Sports Entertainment evening a la It s A Knockout, Capel Dewi, 5pm Sports Day & Carnival, Capel Dewi, 2pm Aug 27: Prengwyn show, Pantydefaid Hall. All procceds to the local surgeries Sept 3: Llandysul Show at the new site at Saron Sept 10: Pontsian Sports Day Sept 11: Capel Dewi Ramblers. 9.30am Hafod estate Pontrhydygroes, 4 miles 2

3 Sept 11: Capel Dewi Horse Show Sept 22: Arts and Craft Group at Capel Dewi Church Hall, 7 pm. Anyone wishing to join them contact Wendy on Sept 24: Aweldeg Concert with Dylan and Neil at the Porth Hotel Oct 8: Oct 9: Oct 9: Capel Dewi s Got Talent! Village talent show, Church Hall Capel Dewi Capel Dewi Ramblers. 2 pm, Llanfair Road Penprompren Capel Dewi 4 mls Harvest Service, village Church, Capel Dewi Oct 14: Harvest Supper, Church Hall, Capel Dewi Monthly: Music & Arts at Waunifor on the last Saturday of each month Monthly: Capel Dewi Community Market Café, Church Hall, 3 rd Sat, 10am-12am Monthly: Tregroes Village Committee meets on the 3 rd Monday of every month. There are different events held at the school. Please check local papers for information Monthly: The Tregroes village monthly Luncheon Club meets the first Tuesday of every month. Anyone interested in attending please contact Beth on Summer: The Arts and Craft Group at Capel Dewi Church Hall will meet several times this summer. For further information contact Wendy on Llandysul & Pont Tyweli Walkers are Welcome. For rambles & walks around the Llandysul area all summer. Tel for further information Llandysul Family Centre daily 10am-3pm. For details phone Powerhouse Community & Arts Centre, Llandysul. Events all summer. For details Tel , Secretary Suzanne Hughes-Owen LAST SATURDAY at WAUNIFOR An evening of Music & Arts with the Waunifor Café Band on the last Saturday of each month. Musicians and non-musicians, storytellers and those who just like to watch and listen are welcome to come along for an informal evening at the Waunifor Café. Light refreshments available. Entry 3. Start time 8pm. For further information please contact Tony on Autumn: Indoor bowls in the Church Hall in Capel Dewi will resume this autumn. See the village notice boards for details. New players are always welcome 3

4 ER COF AM LUCY EVANS (LUCY SIOP) A Bu Farw Mis Mawrth Dwethaf, Yn 92 Oed Cafodd ei geni yn Siop, Capel Dewi, a adnabyddir fel Cilrhiwiau, yn 1918, ac roedd yn un o chwech o blant. Roedd Lucy yn ddisgybl disglair yn yr ysgol, ond yn anffodus yr oedd Lucy yn sâl gyda ffliw adeg yr 11+. Ar ôl gadael yr ysgol yn 14, aeth Lucy i weithio ym Mhlas Waunifor fel morwyn. Yn hwyrach symudodd i Garthowen ym Mhontsian, cyn dod yn ôl i helpu yn y siop ar poptŷ yng Nghapel Dewi. Roedd ganddynt fan dosbarthu a oedd yn mynd o amglych ardal fawr yn gwerthu bara a byns. Nid yn unig oedd Lucy yn yrrwr fan, roedd hefyd yn dda fel mecanic, wrth helpu gyda damweiniau ochr-y-ffordd, megis tyllau mewn teiars, ac yn aml bu n crancio r fan pan nad oedd y batri yn medru ei ddechrau. Roedd yn aelod ffyddlon o Gapel Bethel, a buodd yn chwarae r organ yno am blynyddoedd, nes i r Capel gau n ddiweddar. Amser Nadolig yr oedd basar yn Neuadd yr Eglwys, i godi arian i r Capel, ac roedd Lucy ar teulu yn pobi llawer o gacennau a mins peis, ac roedd pobl yn ciwio o amgylch y stondin i w prynu. Roedd gan Lucy ateb i bawb. Gofynnodd menyw iddi un diwrnod Faint yw eich oedran Miss Evans? a r ateb a roddodd Lucy oedd Dwi run oedran am tafod, a blwyddyn yn hŷn na m dannedd. Gallem ysgrifennu llawer am Lucy, ond mae n rhaid dod i ben, fel byddai Lucy n dweud Os byddai n gweud popeth wrthych, mi fyddwch yn gwybod yr un faint a fi. In Memory Of Lucy Evans (Lucy Shop) Who died this March at the age of 92 years Lucy was born at The Shop, Capel Dewi, otherwise known as Cilrhiwiau, in She was one of six children. Lucy was a very bright pupil at school, but unfortunately when the 11+ was taking place, she was sick in bed with flu. So when she left school at 14, Lucy went to work at Waunifor Mansion as a servant. Later, she moved on to Garthowen at Pontsian, before finally coming back home to Capel Dewi to work in the family shop and bakery. They had a delivery van that went round a large area selling bread and buns. Not only was Lucy one of the van drivers, she was also a good mechanic. She would carry out road side repairs such as dealing with punctures and she would often crank-start the van when the battery wouldn t do the job. Lucy was a faithful member of Bethel Chapel. She was the organist there for many years until the Chapel closed. Each Christmas they held a bazaar at the Church Hall in aid of the Chapel for which Lucy and her family would bake a lot of cakes and mince pies. They were so tasty people used to queue all around the stall to buy them. Lucy always had an answer for everyone. One day a lady asked her, How old are you, Miss Evans? The answer Lucy gave was, I am the same age as my tongue and one year older than my teeth. There is so much you could write about Lucy, but I must come to a close. I ll finish with Lucy s own words: If I tell you everything, you ll know as much as I know. David Tom Morgan (Glaneinon) 4

5 HAPPY MEMORIES OF LUCY EVANS Lucy was a great friend to all the village. She ran the Capel Dewi village shop and Post Office for many years with her sister Annie. They were the last in the line of their family to run the shop which had been a family run business for many years. It was a wonderfully old fashioned place with shelving in dark mahogany, one 40 watt light and a traditional Welsh tiled floor. The only form of heating was a very old paraffin stove. The latch on the door, which is still there, had a very special sound to it. As the door opened it rang an old fashioned bell hanging above it. Either Lucy or Annie (or sometimes both together until Annie died) would appear from the house and find the biscuits and sweets or other basic commodities you wanted. In 1991 Lucy decided it was time to retire. I had space in Dewi Villa that could accommodate a shop and Post Office, so together we worked out a date so the village would not be without a shop. Lucy closed her shop down on March 31st 1991 and I opened the shop in Dewi Villa on April 1 st Every Thursday Lucy would appear in Siop y Sue as she called it to buy her weekly groceries, cash her pension and also it must be said to inspect what I was up to!! Sometimes Lucy had some kind words of praise for me, but on other occasions I was told off could do better!! Lucy s last days were spent in Allt-y-Mynydd nursing home. I would see her about three times a week, as my mother and aunt are also residents there. She was very popular with the staff and very well cared for. I will miss being able to visit her when I go to the home. Lucy has been a part of my life since When they were young, my sons Ross and Huw would visit Lucy s shop for sweets. She was lucky they paid her for her sweets I didn t get paid!!! Sue Andrews When I first moved into Capel Dewi in 1997, I had the privilege of talking with Lucy about her life. She recalled that when she was growing up here, her life revolved around her family and the immediate surrounding area. When talking about where she d travelled to throughout her life, Lucy told me that she d been to Swansea on a number of occasions and to Cardiff a few times, but when I asked her about London, she said, London yes, I ve heard of that. To this day I m still not sure if she wasn t having a little bit of fun at the newcomer s expense, which in itself showed Lucy s rich vein of gentle humour. What she told me showed that while the lives of a number of ladies of her generation really did revolve around her immediate locality, she never felt it limited her horizons. And it was those family and community relationships that lay at the heart of the richness of her life s experience. Lucy was a truly gracious and remarkable lady. Grahame Goshawk Universally respected by all who knew her over the years and widely liked, Lucy is very sadly missed. 5

6 Times Past in Pontsiân HEL ATGOFION GYDA MAGW EVANS Pan oeddwn yn blentyn yn Siop Pontsiân, tua diwedd y dauddegau, roedd pawb yn gysurus er ei fod yn amser caled iawn ag arian yn brin, ond roedd y gymdeithas yn glòs iawn a phawb yn helpu ei gilydd. Roedd Siop Pontsiân yn adeilad fawr, gyda r ffatri wlân, er bod honno wedi cau cyn fy amser i. Roedd rhanfwyaf o bobl y pentref yn gweithio yn y ffatri, neu r felin, yn edrych ar ôl ceffylau neu yn y siop. Roedd y siop wedi ei rhannu, gyda stâr yn y canol, gydag un ochr yn gwerthu dillad ar pen arall yn gwerthu nwyddau o fwyd i hoelion, unrhywbeth i ddyn ac anifail. Roedd siop Pontsiân yn enwog am werthu popeth, o bin bach i feic. Roeddem yn gwerthu dillad plant, dillad priodas neu dillad angladd. Fyddai r siop ar agor tan wyth neu naw o r gloch. Arferai ffermwyr ddod lawr ar ôl swper yn cario basgedaid o wyau ac yna ei lanw â nwyddau i fynd adref. Fel arfer fyddai owns o faco yn y basged os oedd dyn yn y teulu. Roedd yr wyau yn ddigon i dalu am y nwyddau am fod yr wyau tua dimai yr un. Yr oedd adeg y Nadolig yn adeg prysur iawn, gyda cardiau dimai yr un yn cael eu harddangos, yna cardiau ceiniog mewn bocs ar y cownter, roedd yna rai dwy geiniog ar gael hefyd ond nid oedd pawb yn medru fforddio rhain am ei fod yn arian mawr am garden. Adeg yma fyddem yn cael y moethau canlynol i fewn i r siop ar gyfer y Nadolig, sef orennau (Jaffa,) afalau coch, grawnwyn, a oedd yn dod mewn clwstwr mewn gasgen fach, yna fe fyddai cnau, â r cnau mwnci a r Brazils yn dod mewn sachau mawr. Arferai r plant cael cnau a ffrwythau, ambell i ddôl glwtyn neu degan pren yn ei sanau wrth santa. Roedd hi n amser prysur yn y Swyddfa Bost gan fod llawer o ffermwyr yn postio gŵyddau i w perthnasau a i ffrindiau a oedd yn byw yn y trefydd. Roedd ambell i ffarmwr cofiwch yn dod ar ŵydd heb ei phacio yn gobeithio y byddai mam yn ei pacio iddynt! Gŵydd oedd gan y rhan fwyaf i ginio Nadolig. Nid oedd sôn am dwrci yr adeg hynny, gan taw ond y cyfoethog oedd yn gallu ei fforddio. Amser gwyliau fyddai plant y pentref ar y sgwâr yn disgwyl y post gan obeithio y fyddai yna garden neu anrheg iddynt oddi wrth perthynas a oedd yn byw ymhell. Roedd tri dyn post yn mynd allan bob dydd, gan gynnwys dydd Nadolig, ac ar y diwrnod hwnnw, os yn lwcus, cânt ginio ar un o r ffermydd. Fe fyddai cwrdd yn yr Eglwys fore Nadolig. Yna noson Nadolig fe fyddai cyngerdd yn Hen Gapel Llwynrhydowen, tyrrai pobl o bob cwr o r wlad, pawb yn cerdded am nad oedd llawer o geir i w gael. Teimlaf ei fod yn drueni nad yw r cyngerdd yn cael ei gynnal mwyach am fod y teledu wedi cymeryd drosodd, ac o ganlyniad nid yw cymdeithas mor glòs ac y bu. Er bod arian yn brin, mae n rhaid cofio ei fod yn amser hapus iawn! Magw Evans 6

7 REMINISCING WITH MAGW EVANS OF PONSTIÂN When I was a young girl living in Pontsiân shop, towards the end of the 1920 s, everyone was happy and comfortable, although it was a very difficult time as money was scarce, but the community was a close one with everyone helping each other. The shop was a large building with a woollen mill attached, although that was closed before my time. Most of the villagers worked in the factory, the mill, looking after horses or in the shop. The shop was separated into two with a big staircase in the middle. One side sold clothes and the other sold goods from food to nails anything a man or animal needed. Pontsiân shop was famous for selling everything that you possibly needed from a small pin to bikes. We sold clothes for every occasion, from children s clothes to ones suitable for a wedding or a funeral. The shop would be open until eight or nine o clock. Farmers would come down after supper with a basketful of eggs and then return with a basketful of household goods. Usually, if there was a man in the family, there would be an ounce of tobacco, hidden in the basket somewhere. The basketful of eggs was enough to pay for the goods, as eggs were around a halfpenny each. Christmas time was a very busy one. Halfpenny cards were displayed, with one penny cards in a box next to the counter. There were also tuppenny cards, but these were kept under the counter as not everyone could afford this price for a card! At this time we used to get the following into the shop for Christmas luxuries (in those days) such as Jaffa oranges, red apples and grapes which came in bunches in a small barrel. There would also be nuts, with the monkey nuts and Brazil nuts coming in big sacks. Children would receive nuts and fruit and then a rag doll or a small wooden toy in their stocking from Santa. It was also a busy time in the Post Office as farmers wanted to post geese to their relatives and friends in the cities. Some farmers came in with unpacked geese, as they wanted my mum to pack it for them! In those days most people had a goose for Christmas dinner. People didn t think of having a turkey at this time because it was only the rich who could afford them. During the holidays the village children used to wait outside in the village square for the mail to arrive, hoping that there would be a present or card for them from relatives that lived far away. There were three postmen who went out every day, including on Christmas Day. On this day, if they were lucky, the Posties would have lunch with a kind farmer. The Christmas service was held in the Church on Christmas morning, while a concert was held in the Old Chapel at Llwynrhydowen in the evening. People came from far away, mostly on their bikes, from every part of the country to the concert. It is a pity that the concert is no longer held, due to the impact of television and that communities aren t as close as they used to be. In looking back on life as it was then it is important we remember that although it was a hard time, it was also a happy time! Magw Evans 7

8 MERCHYD CYLCH CLETTWR On St David s day Maud Evans, our Chairwoman, welcomed eleven members to Tafarn Bach where we all enjoyed a meal of cawl followed by a short quiz. The winners were Sheila, Floss and Rowena. We had a free raffle in which everyone won a prize. Ar y nos Fawrth cyntaf ym mis Ebrill daeth yr aelodau ynghyd am noson o wneud gemwaith yng nghwmni Sara o Gorrig. Aeth pob un adre a modrwy, tlws neu fwclis prydferth. Uchafbwynt y noson oedd pan y bu rhaid i Sara feirniadu r hetiau Pasg ac er y dasg anodd, yr enillwyr oedd Sheila a Gwyneth. Noson bleserus i bawb. On the first Tuesday in April members met at Tresi Aur for an evening featuring an Easter Bonnet competition and crafts from Sara Wentworth from Gorrig of Arts4Wellbeing. Sara showed us how to decorate with enamel. We all had a go and made rings or pendants. It was very interesting and we enjoyed it very much. Everyone took home a lovely brooch, pendant or ring. The highlight of the evening was for Sara to judge the Easter bonnets. The winners were Sheila and Gwyneth. Raffle winners were Sheila and Maud. An enjoyable evening for all. On 3 rd May Debbie Adams showed us her very attractive jewellery. Forthcoming event on 8 th June we will be visiting Jen Jones to see her Quilt Exhibition, followed by a carvery meal at Castle Green Lampeter. For anyone interested in joining us, we are a Welsh / English women s group who meet in Maesymeillion on the first Tuesday of the month at 7.30 pm. New members are always warmly welcome. Please contact Gloria on or Beth on G.M.M. & Beth Davies 8

9 TREGROES Tro diwethaf i mi dynnu ffoto roedd y neuadd yn sefyll. Erbyn hyn mae r cyfan wedi diflannu a does dim ar ôl. Gobeithio ymhen rhai blynyddoedd fe fydd yma neuadd newydd sbon. Mae n mynd i fod yn lawer o waith caled ond o fudd i r gymuned gyfan yn y pen draw gyda r diolch i deulu Rhiwlug am wneud y cyfan yn bosibl. Well, last time I took a photo of the hall as it stood last year. By now it`s disappeared. Nothing left but hopefully in a few years time we`ll have a brand new hall. It will mean hard work but very worthwhile for the whole Community I`m sure. A special thanks to the family of Rhiwlug who have made all this possible. What a difference Dyma wahaniaeth Mae r gweithgareddau sydd wedi cael eu cynnal yn yr ysgol wedi bod yn llwyddiannus iawn. Mae r clwb cinio misol yn mynd yn arbennig o dda ac fe gawsom noson o Gawl a Chan a Thwmpath pleserus iawn ym mis Mawrth. Mae Elin Jones wedi bod gyda ni yn ogystal a Mrs Eleri Davies yn rhoi araith am enwogion yr ardal. The events and functions at the school are always very successful. The monthly luncheon club goes exceptionally well and we`ve had a very enjoyable Cawl a Chan and Twmpath in March. Elin Jones has paid us a visit and Mrs Eleri Davies will give us a talk about the famous people of the area. 9

10 Ysgol Tregroes School Ar nos Iau, Ebrill 28ain, da oedd gweld yr ysgol yn or-lawn gyda phobl o bell ag agos wedi dod am noson yng nghwmni Mrs Eleri Davies Prengwyn yn wir fe gafwyd noson ddiddorol llawn difyrwch a gwybodaeth. Roedd wedi gweithio n galed yn ymchwilio i hanes Christmas Evans a Jacob Davies, dau berson poblogaidd o r ardal. Cafwyd ganddi noson llawn hwyl a gwybodaeth hanesyddol ddiddorol dros ben am y ddau berson yma a oedd wedi eu geni yn yr ardal ac wedi dod mor enwog led led Cymru a thu hwnt, a r cyfan wedi dechrau ym mhentre bach Tregroes. Gorffennwyd y noson drwy ganu emyn dan arweiniad Kees Huysmann a chael lluniaeth wedi ei ddarparu gan aelodau r pwyllgor. Diolchwyd bawb yn wresog iawn gan y Cyng Peter Davies. On Thursday, April 23 rd it was a pleasure to see the school full with people from near and far who had come to hear Mrs Eleri Davies Prengwyn giving such an interesting talk about two famous people - Christmas Evans and Jacob Davies. Both were born in the area and became famous preachers throughout Wales. It was a really interesting evening that gave us an insight to their remarkable lives that started in the small village of Tregroes. The evening ended with everyone singing a famous hymn led by Kess Huysmann and everyone enjoyed refreshments and a chat provided by committee members. Cllr Peter Davies thanked everyone for attending and gave a special thanks to Mrs Davies who had prepared so well for the evening. 10

11 Pwyllgor Lles Tregroes - Welfare Committee Ar ddydd Sadwrn cyntaf ym mis Ebrill cafwyd bore cyffrous a diddorol iawn yn ysgol Tregroes pan ddaeth tyrfa dda o hen dractorau i iard yr ysgol er mwyn codi arian i`r Pwyllgor Lles. Da oedd gweld y diwrnod yn llwyddiannus gyda r diolch i Mr Fred Davies am ei waith caled. Aeth y pum tractor ar hugain o amgylch Maesymeillion, lawr i Bontsian, i fyny i Benffordd, nôl i Landysul a lan rhiw Faerdre fach a nôl am ginio blasus i Brengwyn Diolch i bawb am bob cefnogaeth. On the first Saturday in April we had a very adventurous and interesting morning at Tregroes school when 25 vintage tractors came to the yard before starting their tractor road run journey to Maesymeillion, Pontsiân, Penffordd, Llandysul and back to Prengwyn past Faerdre Fach and returning to Gwarce fel for a lovely meal. A very special thank you to all who supported, especially to Mr Fred Davies who organised the event. Beth Davies 11

12 CFFI PONTSIAN YFC Dechreuodd y flwyddyn newydd gyda n cinio blynyddol a gynhaliwyd eleni ym Mhrifysgol Cymru y Drindod Dewi Sant yn Llanbed. Yn ystod y ginio cafodd Michelle Davies a Cennydd Jones wobr am yr aelodau mwyaf gweithgar dan 18 a Mererid Davies yr aelod mwyaf gweithgar dan 26ain oed. Yn fuan wedi r ginio cynhaliwyd cystadleuaeth Siarad Cyhoeddus Cymraeg ac mi ddaeth cryn lwyddiant eto i nifer o aelodau r clwb. Dan 14eg oed mi ddaeth Elen Davies yn gyntaf fel Cadeirydd ac yn drydydd fel Siaradwr, Catrin Davies yn ail fel Siaradwr a thîm Pontsian B yn 1af. Dan 16eg daeth Hannah Rowcliffe yn 2il fel Cadeirydd, Cennydd Jones yn 2il fel Diolchydd, Ifan Thomas yn 3ydd fel Siaradwr a r Tîm yn 2il. Dan 21ain daeth Elen Thomas yn 3ydd fel Cadeirydd, Dafydd Morgan yn 3ydd fel Siaradwr a thîm Pontsian A yn 3ydd. Daeth y clwb yn 2il ar ddiwedd diwrnod prysur o gystadlu. Yn draddodiadol bob blwyddyn mae r Clwb yn cynnal tê parti i henoed a phlant yr ysgol cyn y Nadolig. Ond o ganlyniad i r tywydd garw cynhaliwyd hwn ddiwedd mis Ionawr, lle cafwyd prynhawn braf yn bwyta, chwarae gemau a chymdeithasu yng nghwmni r henoed a r plant. Yn fuan wedyn rhaid oedd dechrau ymarferion yr Hanner Awr Adloniant a chyn pen dim roedd y gystadleuaeth wedi cyrraedd. Ar y nos Fercher mi berfformiodd y clwb Hitler, yr Hôm Gard a Ni gan Dylan Iorwerth. Cafodd y clwb hwyl dda arni ac ar ddiwedd wythnos brysur o gystadlu ennillwyd yr 2il wobr a derbyniodd Einir Ryder wobr am yr Actores Orau dan 26ain oed. Da iawn pawb a diolch i r rhai fu n helpu a chefnogi yn ystod y perfformiadau. Ar ddechrau mis Ebrill teithiodd criw lawr i Gastell Newydd Emlyn ar gyfer Diwrnod Maes y Sir a chafwyd diwrnod llewyrchus iawn. Daeth y tîm Stocman Hŷn yn 1af a Dion Davies yn 2il fe Stocman Hŷn. Daeth y Taith Natur Iau yn 2il, Arddangosfa Ciwb a r Dawns Jazz yn 3ydd a r clwb yn 3ydd ar ddiwedd y dydd. Y gystadleuaeth olaf cyn y Rali oedd y Gala Nofio ac mae n amlwg bod ein aelodau yn dipyn o bysgod gan i r clwb ennill y wobr gyntaf. Rydym yn brysur yn paratoi yn awr i Rali r Sir, Pontsian a fydd yn cael ei gynnal eleni ar gaeau Pantydefaid, Prengwyn ar y 28fed o Fai. Edrychwn ymlaen i weld Llyr Jones yn cael eu anrhydeddu fel Ffarmwr Ifanc y Sir a Mererid Davies yn Forwyn i Frenhines y Sir ar lwyfan y Rali. Cofiwch alw heibio i r gweithgareddau amrywiol yn ystod y dydd ar dawns yn ystod y nos! The new year started with our annual dinner held in Lampeter University. During the dinner Michelle Davies and Cennydd Jones were awarded the Club s Youngest hardworking members and Mererid Davies won the Cup for the senior hard-working member award. At the end of January it was time for the Welsh public speaking competition, and the Club was again lucky as the members brought numerous prizes back with them to Pontsian. Elen Davies won the best chairman under 14 as well as coming 3 rd as speaker, 12

13 Catrin Davies came 2 nd as speaker and the team came 1 st. Under 16, Hannah Rowcliffe was awarded 2 nd as chairman, Cennydd Jones 2 nd with the vote of thanks and Ifan Thomas 3 rd as speaker, with the team coming 2 nd. Under 21, Elen Thomas was 3 rd as chairman, Dafydd Morgan 3 rd as speaker and Pontsian A came 3 rd as a team. The Club came 2 nd overall at the end of the day. Traditionally the Club hosts its annual tea party for the elderly and school children of the area before Christmas, but due to the snow we had at the end of last year it was held in January. We had an enjoyable afternoon in each other s company, eating, playing games and socialising. At the start of February it was time to start rehearsals for the entertainment competition. This year Dylan Iorwerth kindly wrote us a great script Hitler, the Home Guard and Us. We performed it in front of a full theatre on the Wednesday night and were lucky to gain the 2 nd prize at the end of the week s competition. Einir Ryder also won the award for the best actress under 26. Thank you to everyone for all their hard work and help in preparing for this competition. In April, we travelled down to the Newcastle Emlyn mart for the Field Day event, and had yet another prosperous day. The Senior Stockman team came 1 st, with Dion Davies coming 2 nd as Senior Stockman. The nature trail came 2 nd, and the Jazz dancing and cubed exhibit came 3 rd with the Club coming 3 rd overall at the end of the day. The last competition for us this year was the swimming gala, and it s clear that we have some fish in our midst in Pontsian as the Club won the competition. We are now busy preparing to host the YFC rally, which is held this year on Pantydefaid fields, Prengwyn on the 28 th of May. We look forward to seeing two of our members being honored on the stage, Llyr Jones as Young Farmer of the year, and Mererid Davies as an attendant to the YFC Queen. Remember to join us on the day and enjoy the numerous competitions held during the day and of course the dance in the evening! Special Dates Pen blwydd arbennig i Mrs Ada Thomas Fronwen Tregores ar ei phenblwydd arbennig yn 80 oed yn ddiweddar - Special Birthday wishes to Mrs Ada Thomas Fronwen Tregroes on her 80 th birthday recently. Priodas Arian / Silver Wedding Llongyfarchiadau i Mr a Mrs Rhian Jones Blaencwmerwydd Horeb ar i Mr a Mrs Tyler Berthlwyd Maesymeillion ar ddathlu eu priodasau arain ym mis Mai. Congratulations Meinir Jones of Rhydowen Farm Pontsian on your 50 th birthday on the 25 th April. 13

14 CYLCH MEITHRIN CLETTWR a TI a FI CLETTWR, PONTSIAN Mae Mis Mawrth a Ebrill 2011 wedi bod yn brysur iawn yng Nghylch Meithrin a Ti a Fi Clettwr. Daeth y plant yn eu gwisg traddodiadol Cymreig i ddathlu Dydd Gwyl Dewi. Gwnaeth y plant llawer o weithgareddau amrywiol i ddathlu y diwrnod. Fe ddathlodd y plant Diwrnod y Llyfr drwy wisgo fel ei hoff gymeriad mewn llyfr ac fe wahoddodd Ysgol Gynradd Pontsian ni i ymuno â nhw yn eu gweithgareddau ar 'Ddiwrnod y Llyfr.' Fe aeth y plant, staff a rhieni Cylch Meithrin a Ti a Fi ar drip i Bentre Bach i ymweld â Sali Mali a chymeriadau eraill i ddathlu 'Diwrnod y Llyfr.' Fe wnaeth y plant mwynhau cwrdd a r cymeriadau a gwrando ar y storiau. Ym mis Ebrill fe fu y plant yn gwneud gweithgareddau i ddathlu y Pasg a r gwanwyn yn y Cylch Meithrin. March and April have been very busy months for Cylch Meithrin and Ti a Fi Clettwr. On the first of March the children came to school in their Welsh costumes. All the children engaged in different activities to celebrate Saint David s Day. The children celebrated World Book Day in March. They came to school dressed up as a character from their favourite book. All the children went to Pontsian School to share in some activities with the school children to celebrate World Book day. As part of those celebrations we went for a trip to Pentre Bach to see Sali Mali and other characters. All the children enjoyed meeting all the characters and enjoyed the stories they had to tell on the day. April was a busy month as the children celebrated Easter. They took part in various activities based on the themes of Easter and Spring. Rosemary Jones F I R E!!! As teenager of 15 I once forgot about a chip pan cooking on our stove. It caught fire. I didn t know how to deal with the situation correctly, so I picked up the blazing pan, carried it over to the sink and turned on the water tap. Flames shot up from the pan like an exploding volcano. I then picked up the burning pan and carried it to the back door where I threw it outside. How I didn t set myself ablaze is a minor miracle. And I d left a trail of smoke damage that cost a small fortune to put right. Everything I did was wrong. We ve had some house fires in our area recently. While there was significant smoke and water damage, thankfully there were no injuries. These events have highlighted just how important it is that we know how to deal with domestic fires more intelligently than I did when I was 15. What basic precautions should we have in place to protect ourselves and what actions should we take in the event of a fire in our home? This is a particularly important issue given where we live. As a rural community covering quite a wide area, it 14

15 takes a minimum amount of time for the Fire Brigade to reach us. It s during the first few minutes once a fire starts, before it can get a full hold, that there are certain things we can do and more importantly things that we cannot do as householders to deal with the situation. The following is based on instruction given by the Lancashire, Grampian, Tyne & Wear, Humberside and Norfolk Fire Brigades when I ve been on fire fighting courses with them over the past 25 years. On these courses the Brigades spent a lot of time teaching us how to deal with fires at home as well as offshore. Fire Prevention: The most important lesson the Brigades taught us for fire prevention at home is: Don t allow a situation where a fire could happen in the first place. So no leaving items cooking that could catch fire; No open fires that could spark out into the room use a fire guard; No flammable items too close to a source of heat like an open fire, electrical fire, paraffin or gas heater, or radiator that could be ignited by radiant heat; Don t leave any of the above free-standing fires left on, unattended, for any significant length of time; Replace old electrical wiring that could overheat and catch fire; Don t overload electrical sockets that could also overheat and catch fire; Don t use high power rated electrical items on a low power rated socket; Don t be careless with personal sources of fire like cigarettes, matches or candles make sure they re properly extinguished. Detection: Fit smoke and gas detectors in your home and check them regularly. Just one detector is not necessarily enough. Position them where they will pick up the emissions from any fire and where you will hear them. Get professional advice on the number and type of detectors you need and where they should be sited in your home. Fire Fighting Equipment: This is the big Don t from the Brigades - don t try to be a hero. If there is any risk whatsoever to you and yours from a fire, the first and absolute priority is get out of the building. You can replace property or rebuild a house, you can t replace you or your loved ones. Domestic fires basically come in two forms a point fire or an area fire. An area fire is one that has got a hold in a wall, floor or ceiling, sometimes from overheating electrical wiring but often from a point source of ignition that gets a hold over a wider area. By the time a fire has got a hold over an area, you don t know what part of the house will flash up next, or what toxic fumes will be released. It s become too widespread and too dangerous for you to try to put out yourself. You can only do one thing get out, then raise the alarm. This is very important if a fire has got a hold over an area in your house, the toxic fumes it produces will render you unconscious. In that situation, if you stay in the house to phone the Fire Brigade, there is a significant risk you could be overcome by the fire s fumes, placing your life at risk. The safest course of action is to get out of the building first, and then go to a neighbour to raise the alarm. Point source fires are the only one that householders can tackle. Point source fires include chip pans catching fire, sparks from an open fire that set part of your carpet or a piece of furniture alight, free standing items that have caught fire from radiant heat, or appliances overheating and catching fire anything on fire that is free standing or is burning in isolation. To deal with this type of fire, the Brigades taught us that the simplest, most effective piece of fire fighting equipment in the home is the fire blanket. Fires happen because of the Fire Triangle there must be a source of fuel, a source of heat and there must be oxygen. Put those three together, raise the temperature of the fuel source above its flash point, and you have a fire. To put out a fire, all you have to do is 15

16 take away just one of those three elements. That s why you cannot put out an area fire at home yourself - the only effective way to deal with a large house fire is to remove the heat source by cooling. That s why Fire Brigades use water, to lower the temperature of the burning surfaces below their flash point. A householder will never have enough water to do that. With a point source fire, however, what the householder can do is take away the source of oxygen in order to put out the fire. With no oxygen, the fire suffocates and goes out. The most effective means of doing that is to put a fire blanket over the point source fire. We were taught by the Brigades that if you couldn t tackle a fire at home with a fire blanket, the safest course of action was get out of the building and raise the alarm. Of the various fire extinguishers available for domestic use, the only one that is fool proof is a CO2 extinguisher. Water or foam fire extinguishers can cause problems with certain types of fire, can cause damage to equipment and you aren t necessarily going to have enough of it to put out the fire. Remember, all a water extinguisher does is cool the burning item. When a water extinguisher is empty, if the item on fire has not cooled down below its flash point, it can re-ignite. There can also be combustible gases (often not visible to the naked eye) still around the hot area that can flash into fire, even when there are no flames around they just need enough heat to ignite. A foam extinguisher is designed to both cool the burning item and cut off the oxygen supply by laying a foam blanket over the thing that s on fire. However, unless you know how to use one properly, you wont necessarily get a good layer of foam over the burning item, and so again, there s a significant risk of re-ignition. There are dry powder extinguishers that also act by cutting off the fire s oxygen supply, but they re very messy, producing a choking powdery cloud when used in a confined area. The cold blast from a CO2 extinguisher both cools the item on fire and displaces its oxygen supply, taking out two of the three elements of the Fire Triangle and so puts out the fire. Because it s just gas, any damage to equipment is minimal. But once again, never forget that if the fire has got enough of a hold that a good blast from a CO2 extinguisher cannot put out the fire, then it s got too much of a hold for you to try and tackle and you must get out and raise the alarm. Fire Exits: So, you ve made sure you don t have any unnecessary sources of ignition in your home, you ve taken all the sensible safety precautions you can against any fire sources you do have, you ve installed your fire and gas detectors and you have your fire blanket on hand. Now you also need to make sure you can get out of the house quickly if you do have a fire. For that you need at least two safe exit routes. What applies to public buildings applies equally at home never assume you ll be able to get out of your front door, or even that you ll be able to use the staircase if you re in a multi-floor house if there s a fire. We ve all seen the heart breaking items on the news of families being killed in a house fire by being trapped on the first or second floor of their home, unable to get out of the burning building because they had no secondary fire escape route. Each householder would be best served by getting professional guidance on secondary escape routes and what, if any, appropriate escape devices you might need, given your individual circumstances. Each householder s situation is different and each home needs its own specific fire plan. If you leave things to chance, we ve seen how tragic the results can be. Some useful contacts for people who want advice: The Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service offer a Home Fire Safety Check. You can ring them on or visit their website on G.G. 16

17 CABAN COCH, HEN SWYDDFA BOST CAPEL DEWI Mae r caban coch traddodiadol, neu K6, yn elfen bwysig o n treftadaeth. Penderfynodd y Cyngor Cymuned Lleol gadw r caban at ddefnydd cenedlaethau r dyfodol. Eiddo r Cyngor Cymuned Lleol yw r caban a r Cyngor sy n gyfrifol am ei gynnal a i gadw mewn cyflwr da. Gan nad yw bellach yn gweithredu fel blwch ffôn, mae angen syniadau ar sut y gallai r pentref wneud defnydd da ohono yn y dyfodol. Mae n bosib y gellid ad-leoli r caban. Cysylltwch â Tom Cowcher ar gydag unrhyw THE TELEPHONE BOX, OLD POST OFFICE CAPEL DEWI The local Community Council has chosen to retain the telephone kiosk in Capel Dewi as it is considered to be an important part of our heritage. The kiosk is now the property of the local Community Council, which is responsible for its upkeep and maintenance. As it is no longer functioning as a phone box we need ideas on how the village could make good use of it in the future. Relocation of the box may be possible. Please contact Tom Cowcher on to let him have your ideas. One suggestion received so far Make it into a museum featuring local history, stories, trades and events. 17

18 CAFFI MARCHNAD CYMUNEDOL NEUADD YR EGLWYS, CAPEL DEWI Mae trigolion Capel Dewi a r fro wedi colli r caffi bore a gynhelir yn rheolaidd ac a oedd yn rhan nodweddol o fywyd y pentref. Wrth i r Gwanwyn agosau mae syniad newydd wedi ymddangos, sy n cyfuno r syniad cymdeithasol tu ôl y bore coffi gyda r cyfle i bawb i werthu a phrynu cynnyrch lleol. Dywedodd un person lleol: Mi fyddwn yn hoff iawn pe gawn werthu llysiau fy hunan, prynu cacennau rydw i byth yn cael yr amser i wneud, a cael y cyfle i gwrdd â phobl y pentref. Bydd Caffi Marchnad yn rhoi y cyfle i ni gyd allu wneud hynny - i fwynhau diod twym, cacennau a wnaethpwyd adref a dewis o r cynnyrch ar werth. Dewch â chreftiau, cacennau neu gynnyrch eich hunain a phrynwch wrth bobl eraill. Nodwch os gwelwch yn dda y dylid prisio r eitemau yn rhesymol! COMMUNITY MARKET CAFÉ Capel Dewi Church Hall Residents of the Capel Dewi area have missed the regular coffee mornings which were once a feature of village life. With the arrival of spring, a new idea emerged, to combine the social idea behind a coffee morning with the opportunity for everyone to sell and buy locally grown produce and locally made craft items. As one local resident has said: I d love to be able to sell my own vegetables, buy cakes I never get time to make and have the opportunity to meet up with people in the village. The Community Market Café will give the people of the area the chance to do just that. So on Saturday 16 th April we tried the idea out, with the Church Hall full of people enjoying hot drinks and each other s company. People brought along their crafts, cakes and produce to buy and sell with other people in the area, with all items at affordable, everyday prices. Along with the tasty cakes, particularly impressive was the work done by the village Arts and Craft Group. The paintings and drawings on show captured a very real sense of their subject, whether local landscapes, still life studies or portraits of people or wildlife they were all were particularly evocative and effective. The morning also featured our very own Capel Dewi Gardener s Question Time with the Two Michaels. They gave us some particularly useful tips on slugs, invasive riverbank plants, rhubarb (you trim the early sprouting tops!) and when to plant out in times of changing climate. 18

19 GARDENING TIPS WITH THE TWO MICHAELS When is it best to plant out these days? With Spring now starting consistently a good month earlier than in times past, the Michaels were asked about planting times. We can all see how the trees are getting their leaves much earlier, how blossoms are coming out earlier and how a number of perennials are coming up sooner. We were told that given this permanent shift in our seasonal weather, and because plants are definitely starting earlier in the year, we could plant out earlier than we used to, but we had to watch out for those frosts that April and early May still have up their sleeves. It s a case of watch the sky and keep an eye on the weather forecast if we are in for a clear night s sky with the weather coming down from the north, we can still get a sharp night s frost that can damage or even kill off the young plants. In that event, cover your plants for the night with garden fleece, or lay a cover of straw on the ground to protect them. For people growing blossom-based plants that need pollination, there can be an additional problem if the blossom comes out very early there can be a shortage of pollinating insects whose life cycles have not yet adapted to the shift in seasonal weather we are experiencing. If that happens it s a case of keeping an eye out for the wee flying beasties as the blossom comes into full bloom. If there s a striking shortage of the insects, not enough to do the job of pollination, then you ll have to get out the soft bristled paint brush and help the blossoms along that way. Slugs what to do about them Heavy use of slug pellets is not necessarily the best solution you only need a small handful of pellets around your prize plant to adequately protect it. One effective deterrent is to surround the plant you want to protect with an abrasive ground cover like sharp sand or anything the slugs find physically very unpleasant to have to cross. We were also told that beer traps really do work. Mike Carpenter described how he d once seen a slug come into a garden where there was as a beer trap. It clearly sensed the ale was around because it lifted itself right up, waggled its little antennae around and then made a beeline (or should that be a slug line?) straight for the beer. The traps need to be recessed right into the ground in a container too deep for the slugs to get out of, and the beer must be fresh each night it seems our slimy little friends are quite the discerning drinkers. Finally you can put sacrificial plants around the plants you really want to safeguard slugs do have preferences as to what they like to eat. Unfortunately if your prize plant is top of their menu then it s the other protective measures you ll have to use. Himalyan Balsam - an invasive river bank species Over the past few years along the rivers Clettwr and Tiefi we have seen this tall, square stemmed invader with its distinctive dark green leaves and purple flowers take over the riverbanks with a vengence. It s so aggressive as a species it prevents most other plants from being able to share growing space with it. Once established, the monoculture it creates is of little use to our native wildlife it provides top cover from predators, but that s about it. Thankfully the plant pulls up quite easily, so can be readily removed, but it must be disposed of carefully so it doesn t spread any further. If you get an infestation of it, you really should contact the waterways section of the Environment Agency who will advise on how best to tackle and dispose of it. 19

20 ALLAN & GWYNNETH SHIERS 19 th and 30 th ANNIVERSARIES Ym Mis Ebrill, mi fydd Allan a Gwynneth o Froneinon wedi bod yn byw yng Nghapel Dewi ers 19 o flynyddoedd ac wedi bod yn briodi am 30 o flynyddoedd! Diolch i bawb sydd wedi gwneud yr amser hyn yn un more hapus i ni yn y pentref. Am fod bywyd mor brysur ar hyn o bryd, rydym wedi penderfynu gohirio ein parti yn y pentref tan 2012 ein 20fed blwyddyn yma! In April, Allan & Gwynneth will have lived in Capel Dewi for 19 years and been married for 30 years! Thank you everyone for making our time here in the village such a happy one. As things are a bit full-on at the moment, we ve decided to delay our village party until 2012 our 20 th year here! THANK YOU EVERYONE - DIOLCH YN FAWR I BAWB. Allan and Gwynneth Shiers A Bit of Doggerel Or My Master & I by Wendu (with a little help from Zena Timothy) I like walking with my master All down the country lanes Just smelling every smell I can Then smelling them again My coat is soft, so very soft My eyes are brown, so brown I know my master loves me so E en when he s got a frown I am very, very naughty I don t do as I m told I really couldn t give a toss I feel so very bold Once I pulled my master over He doubled up in pain I ran to lick his dear old face Till he got up again They said he had a heart attack I really couldn t care I eat a good meal twice a day And he is always there And if by chance he goes away As now and then he will SHE grudgingly steps in And sees I get my fill SHE doesn t love me quite as much This I must admit But because she loves the master She does her little bit So at night in the warm kitchen I sit upon his knee And there s no others quite as snug As master dear and me My coat is soft, so very soft My eyes are brown, so brown One day in heaven with master I ll wear a doggy crown 20

21 A View From Afar NEW ZEALAND - A GREAT PLACE TO VISIT New Zealand s temperate climate makes it good to visit all year round, but the weather is especially nice in the summer months of December, January and February. There is a lot to see and do there. One of the main attractions is the spectacular scenery which ranges from large flat plains to rolling hills and mountains, often all to be seen in one view. There are many native forests, clean rivers, beautiful coastlines, lakes and fjords. In the North Island there are volcanoes, geysers, boiling mud pools and hot springs. There are hot springs in the South Island as well, some of which you can enjoy a nice relaxing soak in. It is beautiful in the winter too with snow capped mountains, lots of good ski fields, glaciers you can take guided walks on and many crisp sunny frosty days. Most areas in the countryside are sparsely populated, so you feel like you have the place to yourself, as NZ is a similar size to the UK, but only has a population of 4 million people. Some of the many things to do include: Visiting museums and art galleries, animal and wildlife parks, craft centres and Maori Culture experiences. There are walks and hikes catering for all levels of fitness, lasting from minutes, up to a week. There are lots of water activities you can do like rafting, jet boating, kayaking, good surfing beaches, sea or lake boat trips, whale and dolphin watching and swimming with dolphins. For the even more adventurous you can go bungee jumping, sky diving, paragliding and white water rafting. For a rest after all these activities there are many restaurants, cafes, breweries and wineries to visit where you can try some wonderful food and drink, especially some of NZ s international award winning wines. You d need at least 3 to 4 weeks for a visit to do justice to this beautiful country with its unique range of geography, climates and such welcoming hospitable people. If you don t have that amount of time you d need to do your homework well so as to make sure you were able to fit in as many of the things that interest you the most. Felicity Thomas, Nantyremyn

22 RURAL ENERGY - WIND TURBINES - WHAT DO YOU THINK Living in rural west Wales where we do means that we have to pay more for our energy compared to people living in other parts of the country. Whether it s the rising cost of petrol and diesel for our vehicles, or the rising cost of domestic heating oil, or the cost of stand-alone gas cylinders for heating and cooking, or the cost of our electricity - meeting our energy needs is getting more and more expensive. And yet we live in a region full of natural renewable resources that if harnessed effectively should on the face of it make our energy burden easier to bear. If those resources were harnessed, the question is will they lower the energy costs for those of us living in this area? One of those natural resources is wind. The big issue we are all currently facing are the proposals to site wind farms in our region to make use of that natural resource. Is that what the people of the area really want? And would we get any direct benefit from it? It s up to you to decide what you think about that. At this point let me declare not so much a vested interest, but special knowledge I work in the offshore energy industry and have been part of working groups that have looked at the issues associated with different sources of energy supply and demand. The following is based on the findings of that work. In this country we use a national grid system to supply almost all of our domestic electricity needs. The people running the grid know very accurately throughout each day how much power they will need meet people s demand. Every day they have sources of power generation on hand that they can bring on line and switch into the grid with 100% reliability and at short notice in order to be able to meet that demand for electricity. The problem with electricity generated by wind power is that it can never be 100% relied upon to be there at full capacity at those peak times when it s needed the most. As a source of power to make a contribution to the national grid in general, wind turbines are fine. They top up the power fed into the grid over and above that which comes from other more reliable sources. The reason for having wind turbines as part of our national energy supply mix is that when they re turning and generating power, we can cut back on our use of other power stations, thereby reducing coal, oil and gas usage and lowering our carbon emissions. But when the wind drops or stops altogether and you lose the electricity from the wind farms, if you don t have other sources of power generation you can switch into the grid to make up the shortfall, that s when you have a big problem. If we come to depend on wind turbines to supply a fixed percentage of our national power needs without the backup to fill the gap when the wind drops and the power stops flowing, the inevitable result is that we face power shortages (brownouts) or in the worst cases, full blackouts. The very nature of wind turbines means that they can never be 100% relied on to be generating all the power we need from them, just when we need it, to meet their quota of demand at a particular moment on any given day. From the purely technical point of view 22

23 of being able to meet our power demands in full, as and when we require, in all circumstances, wind turbines don t do that and they never can. If we choose to rely on them for a fixed percentage of our national power supply with no alternative on hand to switch in when they stop supplying their full quota of power, we face the prospect of blackouts. Given those unavoidable technical facts, why are we being asked to accept wind farms in our area? Again, that s the question each of us must decide for ourselves. THE CASE FOR WIND TURBINES The case put forward by supporters of wind turbines is that they are a non-polluting, low carbon source of energy, fuelled by a safe natural resource that will never run out. During the construction phase, they argue that jobs will be created in the area and that local businesses will be used for transport and so forth, giving a boost to the local economy. When energy generated by wind turbines is actually being put into the national grid we can reduce our reliance on fossil fuel power stations, which reduces our use of increasingly expensive and ever more rare fossil fuels, which in turn reduces our carbon emissions and thereby reduces our contribution to global warming. The opponents case against siting wind turbines at Llanllwni Mountain is: RHESYMAU DROS WRTHWYNEBU TYRBINAU GWYNT MYNYDD LLANLLWNI GWELEDOL : Gweladwy o bob rhan o r pentref Gweladwy o Lanwenog, Brynteg, Llandysul, Llanfihangel-ar-Arth, Synod Inn, Preseli, Y Mynydd Du Newid y gorwel (GDC8) Colli harddwch naturiol TIRLUN : Newid dirfawr UDP EN16 Diogelu Tirlun arbennig Colli r grug a r mawn Colli rhosdir agored Colli r cyfle i ddarlunio r tirlun agored TWRISTIAETH : Colled i r economi leol DIOGELWCH : Perygl cerdded dan y tyrbinau Tynnu sylw gyrrwyr Troi Heol y Mynydd yn drac rasio Codi braw ar geffylau ADAR A MAMALIAID : Difetha r Barcud Coch a r Cornicyll Colli cynefin yr ehedydd Colli cynefin y mochyn daear a r dwrgi Ystlumod Ysgyfarnogod a ffwlbartaid Nadredd Pilipala a gwyfynod SŴN : Ymyrraeth Colli cwsg Taflu cysgodion rhwng 6am ac 8pm bob dydd DIWYDIANNOL : Troi r mynydd yn safle diwydiannol Codi adeilau diwydiannol Cysylltu â r Grid Cenedlaethol 23

24 ADEILADU : Dinistrio wyneb y mynydd Calch yn y sement yn newid yr asid yn y tir Colli planhigion cyfarwydd Ymyrryd â bywyd gwyllt ei golli am byth TRAFNIDIAETH : Dros 25,000 taith i r safle 50 lori yn cario concrid bob dydd 50 tunnell o ddur i bob tyrbein DŴR : Newid cyflenwad i ffynhonnau Llyfogydd Erydu tir a dŵr brwnt MAIN REASONS FOR OBJECTING TO WIND TURBINES AT LLANLLWNI MOUNTAIN VISUAL : Seen from all parts of village Visible from afar from Llanwenog, Brynteg, Llandysul, Llanfihangel-ar-Arth, Synod Inn, Preseli, Black Mountain Changes to skyline (GDC8) Loss of natural beauty LANDSCAPE : Changes type UDP EN16 Special Landscape Area Protection Loss of heather and peat Impacts on wide open space Loss of photographic opportunities of landscape FREE TO ROAM ACCESS : Loss of peaceful free access area TOURISM : Loss of income to local economy SAFETY : Danger of walking under turbines Distraction to drivers Turn mountain road into racetrack Frighten horses BIRDS AND MAMMALS : Killing of Red Kites and Golden Plovers Loss of habitat for Skylark and other species Adverse effects on badgers, otters, bats, hares, polecats, snakes, butterflies and moths NOISE : Disturbance Sleeplessness Flicker from 6am to 8pm daily INDUSTRIAL : Turns mountain into an industrial site Covers whole of area with buildings National Grid connection WATER : Changes to spring water supplies Flooding Soil loss / erosion and dirty water TRAFFIC : More than 25,000 journeys during construction 50 readymix lorries per day Steel 50 tons per turbine EFFECTS OF CONSTRUCTION : Destroys centre of mountain Lime in cement changes acidity of soil in a heather / peat habitat Changes to plant type Disturbance to wildlife never to come back Those were the arguments for and against the proposed wind turbines at Llanllwni Mountain. Over and above the energy supply and environmental arguments, however, there is something that lays at the heart of not only this question, but also at the heart of many other issues that affect our lives as residents of this area the simple fact that not 24

25 that many people live in our part of Wales. It is this fact more than anything else that affects how the decisions are made that have very real consequences for all of us. Low population density is why the RAF use our area for ultra low flying exercises; it s why telecoms companies and broadcasters don t put up phone or t.v. and radio repeater masts nor lay high speed phone and internet cables to our villages; it s why energy companies plan to put up wind farms in our region and why local authorities close our schools and reduce a range of our local services. It s all for the same fundamental reason. We are seen as a low population area. When the planners or flight controllers look at the maps of our area they think that because not that many people will be disturbed by their proposals, it s all right to go ahead with their plans. When County or National policy makers or commercial company managers have decisions to make about the delivery of services, those same maps show that there are not enough people living in our area to justify the cost of providing certain services. Whether or not you accept those considerations as the last word on any of these issues depends on your own point of view. The one thing that is true for all of us living in this area is that, cold economics aside, all these decisions have a direct effect on our lives. We are the ones who have the planes flying low over us, who have our schools closed, who won t be able to receive t.v. or radio from terrestrial broadcasters when the analogue signals are switched off. And we are the ones whose lives will be affected by the wind farms. Will all of this be for better or for worse? Again, that s something you must each decide for yourselves. Will the proposed wind farms benefit us locally, directly, with lower electricity bills? In fairness, we would get the same benefit as everyone else on the national grid if their bills are lowered by the contribution made by the local wind farms, then our bills will be reduced as well. If not, however, then no, in that case, like everyone else, we would get no direct long term economic benefit from the turbines. It s up to each of you reading this to decide what you think about this question. These things affect all of our lives. There may not be that many of us, but our planners and policy makers can only know what effect their proposals will have on us if we tell them. If you want to express your thoughts, whatever they may be, on this project (Planning Number E/23947), you can write to the Head of Planning for Carmarthenshire: Mr E. Bowen, Head of Planning, Carmarthenshire County Council, 40 Spilman Street, Carmarthen, SA31 1LQ. In future issues we shall be looking at micro power generation from domestic windmills, heat exchangers and solar panels. We will also be taking a look at the contribution this area s other great natural, renewable resource our waterways, steams and rivers can make to power generation, seeing if water power can be harnessed to help us with our local energy needs. If you have any stories on how we used to harness water power in this area in times past, or if you would like to comment on the above piece, please send your contribution in to the paper. G.G. 25

26 THE ADVENT OF SPRING Then broke the Spring. The hedges in a day burgeoned green; The drawing of the trees Incomparably pencilled line by line, Thickened to heaviness... Vita Sackville-West The advent of Spring is often startling in its suddenness. Now Spring is giving way to Summer, an event I always think marked by the late-leafing of the ash tree and the flowering of the hawthorn or may. The Spring Show is merging into the Pageant of Summer. Some Spring flowers are gone; others have been crowded out or overgrown by later growth. But the greater stitchwort still survives, and, along with the pink campion and bluebell, produces the red, white and blue in the hedgerows at this season. Two other white flowers are common and conspicuous at the roadsides: the hedge garlic, the food plant of the larvae of both the orange-tip and green-veined white butterflies, often seen about them, and the cow parsley or Queen Anne s lace, one of a number of similar whiteflowering plants seen at different times of the year. Fields which were earlier carpeted by dandelions, now have their yellow replaced by that of buttercups, often of bulbous buttercups, or, in damper spots by creeping buttercups. Many trees have already flowered and the elms have seeded, but the hawthorn and whitebeam are in flower, and the last of the horse chestnut flowers are still on the trees. The foliage of the trees is at its best about now, presenting an infinite range of green hues to the eye. Soon the greens will become duller and more uniform and the leaves will lose their pristine condition under the attacks of insects and the weather. Butterflies are appearing again. They may have spent the winter as eggs, larvae or pupae, each species adopting one form or another in which to hibernate. The exception is the speckled wood butterfly which may winter as either a pupa or a larva. The hairstreaks, with the exception of the green hairstreak, spend their winters in the egg stage, exposed to the elements on the bare twigs of their food plants, hatching when the first leaves appear. The silver-washed fritillary is somewhat odd as its eggs are not laid on its larval food plant, but in a crevice in the bark of a tree. There it soon hatches, consumes its eggshell, and then remains there without eating until the spring, when it climbs down the tree to find a dog violet on which it will feed and eventually pupate. Ageing Thoughts I wonder if anybody ever thinks of themselves as getting old until they suddenly realise other folk consider them so. Anyway, here s how it happened to me well, not exactly, but near enough. As I passed two chaps along the way I heard one to the other say, Who s that old chap by the path to the wood?, With a nod in the direction to where I stood. I thought, I m not old, he can t mean me. So I turned around expecting to see Who it was he had in mind, But nobody else was stood behind! Geoff Harrison 26

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31 Sales Spares Repairs Well known quality brand goods New Road, Llandysul, Ceredigion SA44 4QJ Shop Tel / Fax: Mobile Paul: Jayne Vernon-Williams CeredigionHomes.co.uk is the new independent Estate Agent covering Ceredigion & Carmarthenshire specialising in Residential Property Sales Visit us on Zoopla info@ceredigionhomes.co.uk Tel: TŶ CWM NURSERY We grow unusual perennials, bedding & carnivorous plants, Blueberries and other soft fruit, vegetables and climbers. Helen Warrington, Tŷ-Cwm Nursery, Pentffordd Llanybydder SA40 9XE Tel / Fax helenwarrington@hotmail.co.uk Open March September, Tues & Weds 10am-5pm For other times, please phone to arrange a visit Directions travelling on the B4459 to / from Capel Dewi, take the road opposite the gates to the Big House Alltyrodyn, go up & over the hill some 2 miles and there we are 31

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35 To ALL the children of the area We d like you to DESIGN an alphabet so we can use your letters for the main title of the paper and for all the headlines inside. You can design the letters so they look however you want, as long as people can read your letters clearly. All the alphabets you design will be used in the paper. IF you d like to MAKE UP an alphabet for us to use, just draw your letters on some sheets of paper, and give them to a grown UP who can get your designs to one of the people in the newspaper contact box ON page 34. To all the People of Our Area This Is Your Newspaper Papur Triawd y Cardi is YOUR community newspaper. It s purpose is to keep you informed about what s happening in our area, to reflect the lives and experiences of all of us and to give you a forum in which you can express your views about any aspect of your life in the area, and further afield. So if anyone would like to see your drawings, photographs, poems, short stories, articles, or if you have an idea for a feature that you d like to see published in the paper, if you get them to one of the paper s contact people, we d like to include as many as possible in the next edition of the paper in six month s time. 35

36 YSGOL PONTSIÂN SCHOOL Science at School Treuliodd y plant hŷn brynhawn yn y labordy yn Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi yn arbrofi ac yn ymchwilio fel rhan o u gwaith Gwyddoniaeth. Cafwyd y cyfle i ddefnyddio offer megis llosgydd Bynsen a thermomedr prôb a chafodd pawb brynhawn i w gofio! The children spent a very enjoyable afternoon in the Science Lab in Dyffryn Teifi. We were able to use the bunsen burners, the probe thermometers and the measuring equipment to carry out several investigations. The Reverend Wyn Thomas Daeth y Parch Wyn Thomas i siarad â ni am ei waith fel pregethwr fel rhan o n gwaith Addysg Grefyddol. The Reverend Wyn Thomas came to speak to us about his work. 36

37 Our Work For The Environment Rydyn ni wedi llwyddo i ennill yr ail faner Werdd Eco Sgolion llongyfarchiadau i aelodau r Cynogr Eco a phlant Blwyddyn 6 am eu gwaith caled. We ve won the second Eco Schools Green Flag award for our environmental work. Congratulations to the Eco Council and Year 6 for their hard work. Cookery at School Cynhaliwyd Cystadleuaeth Cogurdd yr Urdd yn yr Ysgol ym Mis Ionawr gyda phedwar disgybl yn cystadlu, sef Ifan John Davies, Gabriel Patterson, Luke Davies a Dafi Jones. Ifan oedd yn fuddugol, aeth ymlaen i gynrychioli r Ysgol yn yr ail rownd yn Ysgol Llambed. The Urdd Cogurdd Cookery Competition was held in School in January. Ifan John Davies, Gabriel Patterson, Luke Davies and Dafi Jones competed against each other. Ifan John went on to represent the school in the second round in Lampeter. 37

38 St David s Day Bu r plant yn brysur yn cymryd rhan yn yr amrywiol weithgareddau a drefnwyd ar gyfer Ddydd Gŵyl Ddewi. Daeth Mrs Ann Mayes Davies i feirniadu r wisg orau i fachgen a merch, y pâr gorau, y genhinen Bedr orau, y genhinen orau a r rhai wedi u haddurno. Mwynhaodd pawb ginio blasus o gawl a phice bach. Everyone enjoyed the various St David s Day celebrations and competitions. Mrs Ann Mayes Davies had the difficult task of judging the best costume, the best leek, daffodil and decorated leek and daffodil! Llandysul Area Eisteddfod Bu rhai o Aelodau r Urdd yn cymryd rhan yn Rhagbrofion Eisteddfod Cylch Llandysul ac yn yr Eisteddfod Ddawns. Llongyfarchiadau i Meleri Jenkins am ddod yn drydydd yn y Dawnsio Disgo. Several Urdd members competed in the Llandysul Area Eisteddfod, and in the Dance Eisteddfod. Congratulations to Meleri Jenkins who came third in the Disco Dancing competition. Visit to School by P.C. Jackie Daeth P.C. Jackie a i char i mewn i r iard i ni gael gweld sut mae r heddlu n ymateb i alwadau brys cafodd rhai r cyfle i droi r seiren a r golau ymlaen, tra bod eraill wedi mynd am dro rownd yr iard yn y car! P.C. Jackie came to speak to the children about personal safety, and how to contact the Police in an emergency. She brought the Police car into the playground, and several of the younger children had a ride in the back! 38

39 Sport at School Llongyfarchiadau i r canlynol am eu llwyddiant yn rasys trawsgwlad yr Urdd, Cylch Llandysul Bethan Jenkins, Rachel Priddey, Molly Smithies Walker, Kieran Rollins a Michelle Priddey. Byddant yn mynd ymlaen i gynrychioli r Cylch yn Rasys Ceredigion ym Mis Ebrill. Llwyddodd ein tim Pêl-rwyd i ddod yn ail yng Nghystadleuaeth Cylch Llandysul da iawn chi! Congratulations to Bethan Jenkins, Rachel Priddey, Molly Smithies Walker, Kieran Rollins and Michelle Priddeyon their success in the Urdd Cross Country Races held recently. They will be representing the Llandysul area in the Ceredigion final in April. Well done to the Netball team for coming Second in the Cylch Llandysul competition. 39

40 World Book Day Cafodd pawb hwyl wrth gymryd rhan yng ngweithgareddau Diwrnod y Llyfr a gynhaliwyd yn ddiweddar. Bu pawb yn gwisgo fel eu hoff gymeriadau allan o fyd llenyddiaeth a chafwyd cymeriadau i w cofio! Daeth Miss Iona Davies o Ysgol Dyffryn Teifi i feirniadu r gwisgoedd gorau tasg anodd iawn! Dyma rai o r cymeriadau: Everyone took part in World Book Day by dressing up as their favourite characters from literature. Miss Iona Davies from Dyffryn Teifi had the difficult task of judging the best costumes! 40