Category: New Items for August 2025

Latest post for the current month

June & July Events of Wenvoe W.I.

WOMEN’S INSTITUTE

June & July Events of Wenvoe W.I.

uneIn June we welcomed Ann Lush MBE from Penarth who gave us a very interesting talk about how cakes are used to celebrate occasions throughout the year, along with how they are made. She also told us about the filming of her garden for a future Gardeners’ World programme which had taken place that day.

On July 3rd Viv Truran entertained us again with tales of her travels, gave us some information on antiques that members had brought in and described how she has become an Instagram influencer. This was followed by a strawberries and cream supper.

The following day we visited Ty Hafan, our chosen charity for the year, for a very informative tour around the gardens and hospice, showing us the facilities available for the children and their families. We were also treated to cakes and drinks provided by the volunteer gardening team.

We are not meeting in August but are going out for a meal together.

A member of staff from Ty Hafan will be the speaker for our September 4th meeting and we will be having a raffle as our final fundraising event.

Visitors and prospective members are always welcome to our meetings, which are held in the Church Hall at 7pm on the first Thursday of the month. Please ring 07881853032 for further details

Carol Charlson (President)

Vale Foodbank Update

VALE FOODBANK UPDATE

Thank you to all those in Wenvoe who have donated to the Vale Foodbank, especially those who donate frequently. The boxes in St. Mary’s Church porch are emptied regularly and the contents taken to the Foodbank warehouse each week. There is usually a car boot full and in addition money to donate from those who find it difficult to carry food stuff. If you wish to donate money in cash or by cheque written out to the Vale Foodbank it can be posted in a sealed envelope in the Church porch letter box.

All of the local Foodbanks in the Vale continue to be accessed regularly. In June 292 referral vouchers for help included 399 adults and 201 children. Of these 73 households were referred for the first time. Regular donations ensure the Foodbank can continue to support individuals and families. Unfortunately, the number of donations has reduced; for example in June 18,265 kgs of food was distributed with only 17,216 kgs coming in. As the school holi-days now begin, we are reminded that the require-ments for the Foodbank continues at a pace.

Current items in short supply include; Tinned meat for hot meals and sandwiches, tinned vegetables, long life milk and fruit juice, tinned rice pudding, snacks and instant foods for people who do not have access to cookers.

Jude Billingham

Blooming Wheelbarrow Results

BLOOMING WHEELBARROW RESULTS

A huge thank you to all of you who turned out for the Blooming Wheelbarrow Competition in the Church Hall on Saturday 5th July, despite the wet weather. We had 13 entries, all very different and all very imaginative.

Adult individual wheelbarrow – Tony Hodge
Adult group wheelbarrow – The Bush Trimmers.
Container/small wheelbarrow – Linda Edwards
Children’s wheelbarrow – William, Poppy, Frances and Georgia.

Thanks to all of our stalwart volunteers who make these events possible, and of course massive thanks to all the entrants, whether individuals or groups.
Many thanks to Tony Frost for doing the difficult job of judging and to The Bush Trimmers for giving back their prize to be donated as a prize for the Wenvoe Village Show Raffle. What a lovely lot!

 

What’s On Volunteers Wanted

What’s On VOLUNTEERS WANTED

To join the What’s On magazine team. 

 

Wenvoe What’s On has been published since 1988, with the aim of providing information, news, and entertainment for the people of Wenvoe. Contributions come from a number of people in the village, but we would like to have more. About 600 copies are printed and distributed each month by a network of volunteers. Costs are covered by advertising.

We need help from people with various skills:

  • Desktop publishing
  • Layout design
  • Proof reading
  • Distribution
  • Advertising
  • Finance
  • General information technology
  • and last, but not least, enthusiasm and team working.

This kind of volunteering is well suited to those doing Duke of Edinburgh, or Welsh Baccalaureate, as well as those of us who have a bit more time on our hands.

If you are interested in joining us, or just finding out what we do, please contact Dickon Oliver (07979 474 809) or Annie Bennett (07754 072826). Alternatively write to wenvoewhatson@gmail.com.

Thursday Walkers Celebration

 

THURSDAY WALKERS

– CELEBRATION –

Wenvoe walking group began about 30 years ago when Doreen Searchfield and Mary Rees said, in the Wenvoe Arms upper room, that they would like to walk around the village but didn’t know where to go. Bert Bates and John Custance took up the challenge and started local walks.

The monthly Thursday walks and longer Saturday walks then become the norm. Bert and Gwyn Bates, John and Jacky Custance and Ian Moody were the main organisers.

Following Bert’s recent decision to hang up his Thursday afternoon boots, current and past Thursday walkers assembled at the Wenvoe Arms upper room once more to say ‘Thank you’ for all the chat, walks and fun.

Thanks to Joyce for organising the evening, Jenny at the Wenvoe Arms for supplying a delicious hot and cold buffet, all the walkers for the friendship and stories, and of course, Bert and Gwyn for all the happy memories.

 

Where To Rock This August

WHERE TO ROCK THIS AUGUST

…..and some interesting stuff about the artists hitting the capital this month.

We are fortunate to live near a city that frequently hosts the biggest names in rock and pop music. 2024 saw the likes of Taylor Swift and the mighty Bruce Springsteen. This year the city has among others, already welcomed Stevie Wonder, the Stereophonics, Sting and Oasis. However, the fun is far from over. Tom Jones can be seen twice at Cooper’s Field on 20th August and then at Cardiff Castle on 21st August. But who else is rocking the city?

Will Smith, the celebrated Hollywood star known for The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Men in Black, is performing in his other guise of noted rapper Live at Bute Park on Monday 25th August. The show is supported by disco legends Nile Rodgers & CHIC.

Will is known for being able to solve Rubik’s Cube in less than one minute, a feat he performed in one of his movies. In 2005 he achieved a Guinness World Record for attending three red carpet events in Manchester, Birmingham and London in just 12 hours. The first hip-hop star to be nominated for an Oscar, he was then famously banned from them for 10 years, after slapping comic Chris Rock at the ceremony in 2022.

 Catfish and the Bottlemen, the Welsh indie rock band from Llandudno, announced their first big stadium show for 1st August at the Principality Stadium. Hugely successful since 2016, that year they won ‘British Break Through Act’ at the Brits and their 2nd album ‘Ride’ reached Number 1 in the UK album charts.

The band’s name originates from lead vocalist Van McCann’s earliest musical memory: an Australian street busker he encountered in Sydney, known as Catfish the Bottleman. The busker earned the nickname “Catfish” due to his distinctive, spiky beard and ‘Bottleman’ because he played beer bottles strung to a wire.

 Midge Ure’s ‘Live Under the Stars’ show is at the Tiger Yard, Cardiff Bay on 16th August. Ure is known for his success in 70s and 80s bands such as Thin Lizzy, Visage, and Ultravox. Most famously, in 1984 he co-wrote and produced the Band Aid charity single ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ Selling 3.7 million copies, it became the second biggest selling single in UK chart history. Ure who co-organised the Band Aid and Live Aid events with Bob Geldof also serves as an ambassador for Save the Children.

Ure’s stage name, Midge, (real name James) is a phonetic reversal of Jim. When he was presented with the OBE by Queen Elizabeth in 2005, Ure wore a black kilt with matching black shirt, jacket, socks and a silver tie, to pick up his honour. ‘The Queen said something about it. I can’t remember what, but I think it was a gracious comment rather than ‘What on earth are you wearing.’

 Basement Jaxx are Live at Cardiff Castle on Sunday, 24 August. The English electronic music duo, consisting of Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe, emerged in the underground house scene of the mid-1990s. They have had international chart success and won Best Dance Act at both the 2002 and 2004 BRIT Awards.

In the past, Buxton’s father did not let him watch Top of the Pops and played his children Austrian and Japanese music instead. ‘He was always very proud that we didn’t watch Top of the Pops. He thought that made me hungry and want it more’ he said.

 

1 2 3