Category: Miscellaneous
Various items that do not fit any particular category
Wenvoe Village Show
Wenvoe Village Show Wenvoe Village Show – The show this year was well supported by the village. We received nearly 300 adult entries and we raised £354.55 for the Library. The dulcet tones of the village choir commenced the proceedings and Johnny Tudor and Olwen Rees opened the event. As well as the produce and culinary categories, we had a […]
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Men and Mental Health
The Man by Tirion Davies 40% of men won’t talk to anyone about their mental health. In a 2018 study by Priory, 40% of men polled stated it would take thoughts of suicide or self-harm to compel them to seek professional help. Almost a quarter of respondents stated they would feel uncomfortable speaking to their GP or a psychiatrist as […]
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Older People’s Commissioner for Wales launches Facebook page
The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales launches Facebook page! Here at the Commissioner’s office, we celebrate the fact that we are living longer, healthier lives and we understand the importance of adding life to years, not just years to life. Hearing from older people about the things that matter to them most is vital in helping to guide and shape […]
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FILM RULES IN THE VALE THIS MONTH Early October sees the finale of the Vale of Glamorgan’s very own film festival. There is still a chance to catch up with some of the events which run until October 6th. The aim of this pilot project entitled ‘The Hidden Here’ is to test interest in a film festival celebrating film in […]
» Read moreA Poem for For Howard Bevan
Little Hamston For Howard Bevan The surge of green that overruns the kitchen garden, where it rests between hawthorn and stone, maroons the swimming orchard’s sharp harvest. Green shade, where the last bee drones, slows the chariot wings, compressed behind the brazen honeycombs and Time is stilled, and quiet, blessed. Welsh slates on the long roof leaden. Sky curves […]
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Music Shop History Request
I am embarking on a project to document the history of music and record shops in Cardiff, Barry and Penarth and I would love to have some help from Wenvoe residents. I am hoping to publish a book which will document the hidden history of music and record shops from 1850 to the present day- the first 170 years. Very […]
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