Category: Miscellaneous
Various items that do not fit any particular category
Dogs Trust
First of all I want to thank all those who continue to save used stamps and hand them to me to pass on to Dogs Trust in London to be sorted. You may be interested to hear that Jenny Thomas of north London, who I’ve mentioned before, has been awarded the Phyllis Mayer Argus Medal in recognition of her […]
» Read moreGardeners’ Question Time
Plot holders at Twyn-yr-odyn Allotments held their second social event on Tuesday 25th July in the Wenvoe Arms. We borrowed the format of the long-running BBC Radio programme in which gardeners put questions to a panel of experts. Our distinguished panel were: Trevor Case a fellow allotmenteer with an extensive career in horticulture, James Daughton of Pugh’s of […]
» Read moreChristmas Craft Fair
Wenvoe Statistics
Some interesting facts: Wenvoe Residents From time-to-time the Vale of Glamorgan (like all local authorities and governments) will collect information to inform planning decisions on schools, roads, housing, business and other strategic developments. The information used here is taken from the most recent UK National Survey (published mid-year 2015) and the Vale of Glamorgan Public Opinion Survey […]
» Read moreWENVOE LITTER PICK
If anyone doubted whether it was worth doing a litter-pick around Wenvoe our first organised litter-pick will have proved them wrong with 10 bags filled in just an hour. Not only does it improve the appearance of an area but it can improve safety. We found broken glass on the pavement outside the school, on Grange Park and in the […]
» Read moreUpcoming Walks for August
WENVOE… A GLIMPSE FROM THE PAST.
This account that follows was sourced by Lucy Case in 1990 when she was undertaking coursework for one of her A Levels. It tells of childhood days in Wenvoe by Mrs Florence Maud Shelley nee Thomas of Holton Way Cottage in St Andrews Road, Wenvoe, and reminds us of days long gone by. Parry Edwards provided this introduction: […]
» Read moreNew Welsh Course
LEARNING WELSH IN WENVOE Do you speak a little Welsh? Perhaps you did Welsh at school or started to learn as an adult? If so…… Good News – a Foundation course will be starting in Wenvoe in September! This course is suitable for adults with a basic understanding of Welsh or those who have completed the WJEC Mynediad/ Beginners […]
» Read moreDog Show
Monday 2 th August Dinas Powys Common Dog show entries can be made via Dinas vets or submitted on the day. It's £20 to have a stall for the day to help towards costs. This is a local event run by volunteers from the Wenvoe and Dinas communities.
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