Category: Event Notices

Notices of upcoming events

WENVOE OPEN GARDENS

WENVOE OPEN GARDENS

 

The Wenvoe Open Gardens on 17 June was a great
success. Twelve lovely people opened their gardens
for visitors to enjoy and the weather, except for one
brief shower of rain, was warm and sunny. It was a
friendly, sociable event with lots of chat and making
of new friends. Refreshments were available, and
very welcome, in the church grounds and the church
was open to visitors. Heartfelt thanks go to
everyone who supported the event by opening their
gardens, to those who bought tickets, donated money
and/or cake and to the volunteers who manned the
refreshments in the
church. The total
raised for St
Mary’s church
Building Fund was
£1,000, a
wonderful amount
and one to be
proud of. Thank
you all again

 

 

Tuckers Spring Plant Sale

 

TUCKERS’

SPRING PLANT SALE

Saturday 69th April
Once again, by popular demand, the Tuckers will be holding a Spring Plant Sale on the drive at 29 Vennwood Close on Saturday 29 April. So please mark the date and come to snap up some garden bargains.

You can choose your plants, browse a few local craft tables and buy a slice or two of home made cake. We will be joined by other local gardeners and there will be lots of free gardening advice on offer. (If you are interested in having a table to sell your plants please get in touch.) There will also be the usual raffle with good quality prizes and proceeds will go to the Wenvoe Wildlife Group to help enable them to continue with their excellent work in and around the village. Wenvoe Wildlife Group will have a table and will be able to answer questions and give information about their work.

Come and have a chat and pick the Village Gardener’s brains. We’re looking forward to seeing you all.

 

Oxfam Shop Penarth

OXFAM SHOP PENARTH

Regular readers of What’s On will know that I have been volunteering with the Oxfam shop in Penarth for the last 13 years. My responsibility along with two other colleagues is the music section which includes vinyl records, sheet music, small musical instruments (working or broken), pre-recorded cassettes, gig posters, programmes, fanzines and tickets, CDs and old music magazines. Even shellac 78’s (that break easily) if anyone remembers those!

Vinyl records have become increasingly popular in recent years and the shop sells records of all genres-pop, rock, folk, jazz, easy listening, punk and classical. Vinyl is welcomed in all formats – LPs, singles and 12 inch.

The shop with its impressive music section has built up an excellent reputation for selling good quality second hand records and other music related items at fair prices. In the last financial year approximately £17,000 was taken in the music section which goes towards Oxfam’s work across the world.

My colleagues and I research all the donations to ensure that any donations that are received achieve the best possible price.,

Caroline Mumford the shop manager, said “Everyone at the shop has been very grateful to those Wenvoe residents who have made music donations over the last few years. We could not offer our loyal customers such a choice of records and make so much money without your help. Unfortunately at the moment our saleable donations have run really low. So we are appealing to anyone who has music related items that they no longer use to consider donating them to Oxfam here in Penarth”.

If you are a music fan please pop into the shop when you are in Penarth and have a browse around. You never know what you might find!

I live in Wenvoe so I can pick up any donations you may have from your house. Alternatively if you prefer you can contact the shop at 8 Windsor Road, Penarth to arrange a pick up. The shop number is 029 20706358. My number is 07895 157629.

Thank you

Nigel Billingham

Revive the Village Carnival

WENVOE FESTIVAL

You may have read in last month’s What’s On that the Community Council have discussed a proposal to revive the Village Carnival which was last held in the 1980s. We have established a committee to take this forward with the aim of holding the event over a weekend next July. In view of the cost and difficulty of obtaining permissions to close Port Road to allow a procession to cross to the sports field, we consider it would be more practical to hold the whole event in the field.

Early suggestions envisage a funfair together with sporting events for young and old. Live music including an evening barn dance and some possible talent competitions. Craft exhibitions and, of course, eating and drinking facilities. Hopefully a number, if not all, of the village groups and organisations will wish to take part.

Our next meeting to discuss all of this will be held in the Community Centre at 7.00pm on Thursday 8th December and anyone who is interested is welcome to join us. If you are unable to make this date or just want to talk it through, please feel free to give me a ring. Colin Thomas on 07776134337.

Advent Windows 2022 Schedule

ADVENT WINDOWS 2022

A St. Mary’s Church Initiative for the Whole Community

Come and view the Wenvoe Advent Windows. They begin on 1st December at 29 Vennwood Close, and conclude on Christmas Eve at St. Mary’s Church, Wenvoe. All the windows will be numbered and can be viewed from outside the property. Most are within walking distance, however, you may choose to use transport on 10th and 11th December. If walking, you may need a torch for the uneven roads leading to 11th and 23rd December. After dark you will also need a torch to view the story on 1st December (1b). The map gives details of where each window is situated. Additional maps are available in the Church porch, in the Wenvoe Arms and Springfield Stores. We hope you enjoy the windows that will be lit between 5.00pm and 9.00pm each evening. We are very grateful to all those who have decorated their windows and for inviting us to view them.

Location of Displays

1st Dec (a) 29 Vennwood Close

1st Dec (b) Telephone Box 5.30pm2nd Dec(a) Wenvoe Arms2nd Dec(b) 6 Springfield Close 5.30pm3rd Dec 16 Vennwood Close

4th Dec 12 Walston Road

5th Dec 8 Wenvoe Close

6th Dec Springfield Stores

7th Dec Gwenvo School

 8th Dec 9 Walston Road

9th Dec 15 Old Port Road

10th Dec 38 Burdons Close

11th Dec 4 Station Terrace

12th Dec 52 Walston Road

13th Dec 61 Walston Road

14th Dec 22 Old Port Road

15th Dec 40 Walston Road

16th Dec 11 Clos Llanfair

 17th Dec Wenvoe Hub/Library

18th Dec 24 Old Port Road

19th Dec 73 Walston Road

20th Dec 13 Gwenfo Drive

21st Dec Pine Trees, Walston Rd

22nd Dec 15 Grange Close

23rd Dec 5 Church Rise

24th Dec St. Mary’s Church.

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