THE SECRET PLACE by Tana French This book is fifth in the Dublin Murder Squad series and although some of the characters can be found in previous novels, it can be read as a stand alone. Follow…Read more

Cwm Clydach and The Swansea Canal

January 31, 2019

On a sunny morning in late October, we parked in Clydach and we walked east along the Swansea canal, with reflections of trees in its still waters. The canal was built to serve collieries, iron works…Read more

Nobody Really Likes an Angry, Angry Man

January 31, 2019

Nobody Really Likes an Angry, Angry Man The past few weeks in the news have been odd. With Theresa May’s Brexit deal falling through and her government barely supporting her, the world just see…Read more

Winter Warmer Soups

January 31, 2019

Mushroom Soup 25g butter 1 med/large onion, peeled and finely chopped 250g flat or chestnut mushrooms chopped 25g flour 300ml milk [full fat] salt fresh ground black pepper 600ml hot chicken st…Read more

AGM and Orchard Update

January 31, 2019

Our AGM, held in January, produced a record attendance of 35. These numbers reinforce the strong support for wildlife in the village boosted by members from Dinas Powys, Penarth, Radyr and Barr…Read more

Walking Off Christmas Excesses

January 31, 2019

There was a great turnout for the first strollers meeting of 2019. Two year olds mixed with "slightly" more elderly walkers as all sought to walk off the Christmas excesses. Christmas bobble hat gifts…Read more

Member’s Book Choices

January 31, 2019

This month Off The Shelf Book Club members decided to bring their own choice of ‘a good read’ to their monthly meeting. The book reviews are as follows and we hope it will encourage you to pick…Read more

Meet the Author

January 31, 2019

Meet the author - Wednesday February 13th at 7:30pm upstairs in The Wenvoe Arms. (Free entry; donations to the library) Ron Jones who lives is Risca is 101 years old and is the oldest Poppy seller in…Read more

February News

January 31, 2019

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