Category: Leisure Group

 

On November 22nd we held a quiz with a Christmas theme ,followed on the 29th by retired actress Debra John, who dressed for the part of the lady of the manor in the 1800’s. All the traditions of making mince pies, which were made with different meats in those days and cakes puddings to serve with mulled wine to the poor She also had a nosy neighbour who counted the Christmas cards through the window to be sure she had the most.

Thanks to Mavis and her husband we had Christmas music to enjoy while we tucked into mince pies on December 6th, our last meeting for this year

Wishing all our members a Happy New Year.

 

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Due to a last minute cancellation on October 18th,Mr Derek Donovan stepped in and gave us a lovely musical afternoon with his harmonica playing.
We had an afternoon of Bingo on 1st of November followed on the 8th with a talk by Mr John Bettles on Humour in the funeral parlour and of the strange requests some families ask for in both music and service.
On Wednesday 15th November Mr Clive Sims entertained us with the music of famous composers.Mr Sims is a talented pianist and keyboard player and records all his own music which we found relaxing on a day when members had earlier said their fond farewell to our dear member, Eileen, who will be sadly missed.
Another year almost over which will end with our Xmas lunch on 13th December at the Walston Castle. Lunch is booked for 1.00 pm so please arrive by 12.30.
We will recommence our meetings on 3rd January with a game of Bingo followed on the 10th January with our AGM. After which our spring programme will begin, details of which will be announced in January’s “What’s On”.

Wishing all our members a very Happy Christmas.

 

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Following our annual break for the month of August,Leisure Group restarted on 6 th September when we played Bingo.

On the 13th Sept we were entertained by Dr Neville Evans, whose topic was "The street where I lived".He started his talk by saying it was from his boyhood up to the age of 13, and defined it by " Experience".

He was brought up in FforestFach, Swansea, on the road to Carmarthen.One of his interests was going to the Welfare hall, every Sunday, to watch his favourite cowboy and Indian films He then played the song "Home on the range" and we all joined in .

When he was a boy, he had always dreamt of driving a lorry, so when he was grown up, for one of his birthdays, his wife contacted John Raymond's, at Bridgend and arranged for him to have a ride down the A48 in one of their largest lorries and allowed him to have a go on their own private land .Dr Evans then played "I had a dream".He had realised his dream.

His first school was only across the road from where he lived .He always wanted to be an angel ,so when they we introduced to school rules,they were told that they should do a number 2 before attending school,but were allowed a number 1 halfway through morning lessons. As a small child he couldn't understand this as he was already on number 7.

He told us he liked the headmistress, but he thought Mrs Jones was the ugliest teacher he had ever seen.What little ones think!!

Our Deputy Chairlady Shirley thanked Dr Evans.for giving us an afternoon full of laughter.

 

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We were delighted to have Wenvoe school choir come to entertain us on March 29th.The children from classes 8-10 sang beautifully and we had a very enjoyable afternoon. The children were then each given an Easter egg.

Rosemary Chaloner gave us an interesting talk on April 5th on WW.I. nursing .It was not considered right for women to be near the front line, but as the war continued they became needed to deal with the terrible injuries sustained .

On April 12th ,members brought along an array of food for our Easter party,and after tucking in ,we drew the extra large raffle ,thanks to Shirley. Best Wishes were expressed to Chris on her Eightieth Birthday.

We look forward to our May programme, particularly to the long awaited return on May 17th, of the very amusing Lorna Pearson.

New members and visitors always welcome.

 

Our speaker on February 22nd was Mr David Bray ,who gave us a humorous talk on his experiences of collecting rubbish, and of the odd and comical characters he encountered during his many years in charge of Cardiff Waste collections.

 

Our next meeting was on St David’s Day, when we held a social afternoon. Betty asked questions about Cardiff and we recalled many things long forgotten. We then enjoyed our cuppa with Welshcakes and Barabrith.

 

On the 8th February Annette Bracey visited and showed us exercises to improve breathing and posture, this was followed on the 15th with a talk by Lilian Charles who told us of the origins of all our well known nursery rhymes.

 

Our programme for April starts with a talk on WWI nursing by Rosemary Chaloner on the 5th, followed by our Easter party on the 12th. There will be no meeting on the 19th, and Lynne Tippett will be with us on April 26th to tell us of her work as a writer.

 

Wishing all our members a Happy Easter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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At our A.G.M. held on the 18th Jan, thanks were given by Betty to all the committee for their support. The committee members were voted to be returned, with the exception of Viv, who resigned as vice treasurer and was replaced by Josie.

On the 25th Jan Mr Peter Finch, gave us a talk on Old Cardiff. It was interesting to hear about Crockherbtown, now Queen Street and Temperance Place, where no alcohol was allowed, now Central Square.

Heather Gregory, from the. Charity Shelter Cymru was our speaker on Feb 1st.We were totally unaware of the vast amount of work this charity does in fighting to keep a roof over the heads of those who have fallen on hard times, whether it be a job loss, partnership break up or I'll health.

Our next speaker on Feb 8th.was Mr Phil Carradice, who has many books to his credit. He spoke of his life, from not knowing, as a lad, what he wanted to be, he went on to become, head teacher, author, actor, poet, broadcaster with his own radio show.

We enjoyed a Fish and Chip lunch on Feb 15th followed by a few games of bingo

Our March programme starts on 1st with a social afternoon to celebrate St David’s Day. On March 8th, Annette Bracey will give us exercises, standing or sitting. This is followed on March 15th by a talk on the origins of nursery rhymes by Lilian Charles.

We have a return visit on March 22nd by Mr Chris Bleach with a talk on the Cardiff Gas, Light and. Coke Co ,and for our final March meeting on 29th, the children from Wenvoe Primary School will entertain us.

Yet another full programme for March, so ladies why not come along and enjoy a pleasant Wednesday afternoon.

 

 

 

 

 

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Leisure Group commenced the new Autumn session on September 7th at the Community Centre with a wonderful afternoon of music from the Cardiff Live Music Club. Four gentlemen came with their keyboard. Each played us a medley which created a lot of foot tapping and singing. All agreed it was a very enjoyable afternoon.

On September 14th Mr Andrew Kelland and a colleague came to tell is of their little known charity T.W.A.M. Tools with a mission. What wonderful work these volunteers do restoring old tools and sending them to under-developed countries, mainly in Africa, where people learn the skills and are now making furniture and building houses. The women have been given restored sewing machines and are now making clothes. There is a wide range of requirements such as knitting needles, buttons, screws, nails, wool – the list is endless. I'm sure we'll all think before binning in future.

 

Diary of Events:-

Oct 5th – Mr. Dean Powell – A talk on the actor – Glyn Houston

Oct 12th – Rosemary Scaddon – Sea Shells

October 19th – Mr. Parry Edwards will talk on the Jenner Family

Oct 26th – Mr. Derek Donovan with his harmonica.

 

Visitors and new members always welcome