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Walking Group November Programme Walkers meet at the front of the Wenvoe Community Centre. If you are interested in a walk, just turn up; don’t forget your lunch on an all day walk. When transport is required we car share. Contacts for this month’s walks are: Bert-20594418, Mike 01446 742269, V’Iain 20593221, and Ian 20594573. Sat 2nd Nov:- Newton […]
» Read moreAbercraf It was a lovely sunny morning at the end of August when we set off from Abercraf in a westerly direction. We walked along the river, the sun sparkling on the water. Passing through a kissing gate we noticed that its ‘gate’ had been dumped in the bushes nearby. Soon we were passing the Rheolau Arms and walking […]
» Read moreWENVOE WHEELERS Welsh Cycling Club of the Year Well what a year we have had so far! On Saturday 12th October Wenvoe Wheelers won the Welsh Cycling ‘Club of the Year’. To say we are delighted would be an understatement. Welsh Cycling and British Cycling have, over the last few years focussed a great deal of energy into getting children […]
» Read moreAn Autumn Stroll Autumn had definitely arrived for the October stroll. Shorts and t shirts were replaced with coats and bobble hats; blue skies and sunshine were replaced by grey clouds and cool breezes. The companionship and chatter on the walk were the same as ever: is there a better way to spend the first Thursday of every month? Fresh […]
» Read moreTombland by C J Sansom This is the seventh novel in the series featuring the lawyer, Matthew Shardlake. Set in the summer of 1584, Tombland weaves a murder mystery around the Kett uprising in East Anglia. John Boleyn is accused of murdering his wife Edith so the Lady Elizabeth (Queen to be) takes an interest in the case leading to […]
» Read moreAutumn/Winter Session Our Autumn/Winter session began with the AGM. Listening to our chairperson’s report of last year’s talks and activities one realised what a good job Irene had done in organising the programme. All the officers were re-elected and the main decision taken was that we would pay our £5.00 membership in September and then pay another £5.00 in January. […]
» Read moreThe Breast Centre Appeal President Madeleine welcomed everyone to the meeting with a warm welcome extended to Sue Dickson-Davies, our speaker for the evening. Sue is a Senior Fundraiser for the Breast Centre at Llandough Hospital. The Breast Centre Appeal raised the money to build the Centre. We had a most interesting talk about this wonderful place. Sue explained about […]
» Read moreWenvoe’s Part In The Battle Of Trafalgar The Battle of Trafalgar (21 October, 1805) is probably Britain’s most famous naval victory. The main facts are well known. The Royal Navy led by Admiral Lord Nelson, aboard HMS Victory, defeated a larger combined French and Spanish fleet under the command of the French Admiral Villeneuve. In what was to prove a […]
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