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Welcome Shade Under the Cosmeston Trees

July 28, 2026

LIVING WITH CANCER STROLLERS Welcome Shade Under the Cosmeston Trees After all the heat, we found some welcome shade under the Cosmeston trees and wandered slowly through the woods on a wonderful July…Read more

Shady Came on His Shetland Pony

July 28, 2026

VILLAGE ENVIRONMENT GROUP Shady Came on His Shetland Pony On a beautiful sunny morning the team, although short in numbers, cleaned up around the village green and concentrated on the area arou…Read more

People’s Emergency Briefing

July 28, 2026

ARTICLES of GENERAL INTEREST PEOPLE’S EMERGENCY BRIEFING I recently attended a showing of this UK documentary film on climate change put on by Climate Cymru. Hosted by the naturalist Chris Packham, it…Read more

July Events

July 28, 2026

WOMEN’S INSTITUTE July Events On July 2nd we were joined by Neil and Carolyn from the NHS Stay Steady team. They gave us a very interesting and informative talk about the risks of falling, alon…Read more

“There are Rivers in the Sky ” by Elif Shafak

July 28, 2026

"There are Rivers in the Sky " by Elif Shafak Many of our group were eager to read this book because we had enjoyed the author’s previous novels. We had high expectations and were keen to see h…Read more

Pontsticill & Fan y Big

July 28, 2026

Pontsticill & Fan y Big Pontsticill We parked at small carpark near the Pontsticill reservoir on what promised to be quite a warm day. Crossing the reservoir bridge signs warned that it is dangero…Read more

Valeways Walks August 2026

July 28, 2026

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Another Successful Year

July 28, 2026

Wenvoe Wildlife Group Another Successful Year Another successful year as we are awarded 7 Green Flags, just over 3% of all the Community Awards in Wales. Sites involved are the Upper Orchid Field, Com…Read more

Patience Is What’s Needed

July 28, 2026

THE VILLAGE GARDENER Patience Is What’s Needed Gardens are over blown now. So many seed heads forming and you can’t catch up with the dead heading. To keep these plants flowering until late Autumn, we…Read more

Around Friars Point at Barrybados

July 27, 2026

Around Friars Point at Barrybados A sea breeze kept the walkers cool as they strolled around Friars Point at Barrybados. Windsurfers were seen out at sea, making the most of the windy conditions.…Read more

The difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to repair. – Douglas Adams