Category: Coming Up

HAVE YOURSELF A STRESS-FREE CHRISTMAS

 

HAVE YOURSELF A STRESS-FREE CHRISTMAS

The Christmas season is almost upon us and the shops are filling with colourful decorations and enticing gifts, (as well as some rather annoyingly repetitive music!!) As wonderful as this time of year can be, the extra work for family, preparing meals, and present-buying, can all cause extra stress. It is important to take time out for ourselves to unwind. Regular exercise and relaxation practices can really help to ground you, put things in perspective and allow you to further enjoy the festive season. Looking after yourself can help you to look after others.

As the weather cools down, and the days shorten, outdoor exercises are somehow far less appealing. It is tempting to hide ourselves beneath jumpers and jackets and not bother to exercise, but the cold weather is no excuse to stop caring for our bodies.

Cold weather can worsen stiff joints and chronic aches and pains, so having a routine of gentle exercise and stretching can really help. Maintaining an exercise routine can also elevate your mood and so is the perfect antidote to chase away the winter blues that can creep in during the dark and cold winter months.

With over twenty years of teaching experience, Julia Wylie is bringing her own blend of “Stretch and Relax” classes to the Wenvoe Community Centre. Starting December 5th. Come along on Wednesday mornings at 10:00am for just over an hour of gentle stretches and guided relaxation. Designed to leave you feeling refreshed and relaxed, these classes are suitable for all levels including total beginners.

“Stretch and Relax” classes for December will be on December 5th, 12th and 19th. There will be no classes December 26th or January 2nd, and classes will resume in the New Year on January 9th.

There is no need to book; just come along. Bring an exercise mat or yoga mat if you have one, and some water to drink. (I have a few spare mats that I can lend people.)

Wishing you a very happy and stress-free holiday season!

Julia

 

 

STRETCH AND RELAX

 

STRETCH AND RELAX

We often forget to look after ourselves which can lead to us feeling burnt out and frustrated, and finding it difficult to manage the challenges of everyday life. Many people feel stressed, suffer from sore joints and muscles and don’t get enough sleep. Stretch and relax classes can help.

Hi, my name is Julia and I am bringing my own brand of “Stretch and Relax” classes to the Wenvoe Community Centre. I am a new resident of Wenvoe with over 20 years experience teaching In Hong Kong, the Philippines and Canada. These classes are fun and friendly and will suit all fitness levels. There is no need to book, just come along!! Classes are on Wednesdays 10:00am – 11:30am and start December 5th.

Stretch:- Regular stretching can help increase your flexibility, which is crucial for your overall health, help you to perform everyday activities with relative ease, and it can also help delay the reduced mobility that can come with aging. Being able to move a joint through its full range of motion gives you more freedom of movement.

Chronic pain often arises in places where tension is held, such as in the shoulders and lower back. When we feel tense we often clench our muscles without realizing it so taking time to stretch the muscles can release the tension and increase blood flow, relieving the knots in the muscles. Stretching also promotes circulation of blood to the brain which can lift your mood as well.

In my classes, we start with gentle warm ups and flow through a sequence of stretches to soft music.

Relax:- Many people have told me that the guided relaxation at the end of my classes is their favourite part. Practising relaxation and breathing techniques can produce significant benefits to your life and stress levels, helping you cope with difficult situations. Learning to relax and let go, for example with progressive muscle relaxation, develops an increased sense of well-being and many people have told me that the first benefit they found after my classes is that they sleep better. Guided visualisations can increase self-esteem and help with goal setting and develop a positive attitude to life.

I am a qualified yoga teacher with experience in many yoga techniques (Ashtanga, Hatha, Rudra, Sivananda, Yoga Nidra) have a degree in Social Sciences, and have studied various meditation techniques, Neuro-Linguistic programming as well as Self-hypnosis. I am very enthusiastic about what I teach. I combine what I have learned in these various disciplines to produce a class that I believe can really make a difference. I hope people will walk away feeling positive, recharged and refreshed each time.

I hope to see you at my classes! They are suitable for any fitness level, and no experience is required. Bring an exercise or yoga mat and some water to drink.

Julia

‘Stretch and Relax’ classes. Wenvoe Community Centre. Wednesdays 10:00-11:30am Starting 5th Dec. For further information, please contact Julia Wylie: Juliawylie99@gmail.com Tel: 07544387211

Christmas Craft Fair

 

The third annual Wenvoe Craft Workshop™️ Wenvoe Christmas Craft Fair is fast approaching. As usual entry is free and there will be a varied selection of beautiful hand crafted items on sale. With Christmas just around the corner, why would you want to miss out? We have some new faces and some familiar ones to tempt you with their crafts and there will, of course, be the usual raffle. This year the proceeds go, once again, to Rally for Romeo – the fundraiser for Romeo Hadley to assist with his ongoing needs. If anyone has a raffle prize they would like to donate please contact Glenys or Mike using the contact details below. The now-familiar tag team of Mike Tucker and Gwyndaf Breese will be manning tables at the entrance to the Community Centre and you can indulge with hot or cold drinks and home made cakes and savouries at the refreshment area. This is always a good community event with a lovely atmosphere and we very much hope you will join us. We would love to see you.

For information please contact Glenys or Mike Tucker on 07922109721, email pukkatucker@ gmail.com or call at 28 Grange Avenue, Wenvoe.

 

 

WELSH CLASS IN WENVOE

 

Do you speak some Welsh? Perhaps you learned years ago and need an update/refresher course?

We are a small friendly group just beginning the second year of our Foundation (Sylfaen) course in Welsh as a second language. Our course would suit anyone who has some of the basics, but is not too confident in using all of the tenses and sentence patterns. If you started to learn Welsh and completed Sylfaen 1, the classes would also be excellent for you.

The course is provided by the Vale of Glamorgan Council’s Learn Welsh department, and topics covered will include:

Future Tense; discussing plans; Giving advice; should/would; distance, size and weight; comparisons; dates and periods of time.

For further details, or to arrange a free trial lesson, please contact:Barbara Harris, Welsh Tutor 07511 941454

For information on all Welsh courses available in the Vale, please visit: dysgucymraeg.cymru or learnwelsh.cymru

 

 

ARTES MUNDI 8

COMING SOON: ARTES MUNDI 8

From Renoir’s Blue Lady to global surveillance and drone warfare: the National Museum has it all.

The National Museum in Cardiff is well known for housing one of Europe's finest art collections, covering a period of 500 years and including one of Europe's best collections of Impressionist art. When the Rolling Stones played the Millennium Stadium recently, Mick Jagger announced to the crowd that he and Keith Richard had hired bikes for a trip to the museum to see Renoir’s Blue Lady. The pair apparently followed this with a pint of Brains and a trip to Caroline Street for curry and chips.

The National Museum does not just deal in old masters. Later this month the National Museum hosts its 8th biennial contemporary international arts exhibition, Artes Mundi 8. Admission is free and runs from 27th October 2018 to February 24th, 2019.

Artes Mundi was founded in 2002 by Welsh artist William Wilkins. The winner of the Artes Mundi Prize will take home £40,000; the largest art prize in the UK and one of the most significant in the world. The Independent newspaper has called it the best art prize in Great Britain, ‘totally eclipsing and outclassing the Turner Prize.’ BBC news went even further calling it ‘One of the leading contemporary art prizes in the world.’

The event has become increasingly popular. Previous exhibitions, based mainly at the National Museum and occasionally using smaller venues such as Chapter Arts Centre, have attracted well over 100,000 visitors. In contrast to the Turner Prize, which requires its nominees to be either born or working in Britain, artists from anywhere in the world can be nominated.

Artes Mundi is Latin for ‘arts of the world’ and as such, selected artists are united by an interest in global issues. The work exhibited is often political and can be controversial.  

So what can we expect to see this year? A short-list of five internationally acclaimed artists, was selected from over 450 nominations spanning 86 countries.

Bouchra Khalili is Moroccan-French. Her video work, which focuses on political minorities, was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 2016.

Anna Boghiguian is an Armenian. She is a nomadic artist, constantly moving between different cities across the globe. Her work, which has been described as both funny and frightening, investigates subjects such as war and revolution.

Otobong Nkanga is a Nigerian artist. Her work explores changes in the environment and is part of a permanent collection at the Tate Modern.

Trevor Paglen is an American who launched an artwork into orbit 2012. Paglan’s ongoing project investigates global state surveillance and the ethics of drone warfare.

Apichatpong Weerasethakul is a Thai artist whose video and feature films have won widespread recognition, including two prizes from the Cannes Film Festival. His films cover themes such as dreams, nature and Western perceptions of Asia.

Find out more at www.artesmundi.org

 

 

Wenvoe Christmas Craft Fair

 

Wenvoe Craft Workshop™️ proudly presents the 3rd Annual Wenvoe Christmas Craft Fair on 18 November 2018.

I know you’re probably thinking ‘Christmas! Already!’ but it’s not as far away as you may think. To ease you into the buying frenzy gently there can be no better event than the Wenvoe Christmas Craft Fair. As usual you will find a varied selection of unique hand crafted items that will serve as perfect Christmas gifts for loved ones, not-so-loved ones, downright awkward ones or simply a treat for yourself. We have a mix of familiar favourites and new faces among the crafters, offering something for everyone and I will give more details about the crafts that will be in attendance in next month’s What’s On. Mike (aka The Village Gardener – amongst other things) would like to make it known that he will be manning a stall again – more details to follow.

There will be some fabulous prizes, including delicious hampers, in the Charity raffle with proceeds going to the charitable fund for Romeo Hadley’s ongoing needs. When you fancy a refueling break you can visit the refreshment area where you can indulge in a hot or cold drink and a slice of delicious homemade cake (or two) from a varied selection and there will also be some homemade savouries to tempt you.

This is always a good, community day and you can catch up with old friends and make some new ones whilst ticking things off your Christmas list. Whether you’ve been naughty or nice we will be delighted to see you so come and join us.

For more information visit us on Facebook at Wenvoe Christmas Craft Fair or Wenvoe Rustic Crafts or contact the organisers (Glenys and Mike Tucker) on 07922109721 or email pukkatucker @gmail.com.

 

 

September Walk

 

Wellies or sandals? Sun hats or bobble hats? T shirts or woolly jumpers?

These were some of the decisions the Living with Cancer Strollers had to wrestle with prior to August's monthly walk, since the weather had been unpredictable in the days before. Luckily, the sun shone, as it always seems to do on the first Thursday of the month!

The strollers welcomed some new members and for this August stroll the group ranged in age from 2 years to 80 years. We are truly inclusive! The two year olds were helped on their way, and did stop off in the park, but everyone else completed the walk around the two lakes.

Some visitors from Cairo encouraged people to remember their holidays in Egypt. Hips, knees, feet and other body parts were also topics of conversation! As you can see in the photos, lots of talking goes on with the walking!!

The cafe was a welcome resting place and a chance to refuel after all the calories burned up on the walk!

Join us in September. Cosmeston at 10:30. All ages welcome!

 

 

WILDLIFE GROUP COMPETITIONS

WILDLIFE GROUP COMPETITIONS

Are you a photographer, artist or craftsperson? If so, here is a competition that might be of interest. To celebrate our fungi, mushrooms and toadstools the Wildlife Group have organised some competitions with funding and support from Grow Wild. These are the categories:

Category 1. Take a photograph of any fungi you come across

Category 2. Do a drawing or painting of any fungi

Category 3. Use craft skills to make a model of fungi. This could be stitched (see photo), carved or constructed.

You can either attach the photo or a scanned painting and email your entry to bruce7@ btinternet.com or you can leave your original piece of artwork (no bigger than A3) or model with a member of staff at the Wenvoe Village Library on opening days. Please ensure your name, age and contact details are associated with your entry. Images of your entries may be used by the Wildlife Group for publicity purposes.

You can submit entries anytime between 1st September and the end of October. We then hope to create a display at the Village Library. Entries are open to everyone and there are no age restrictions. First prize in each category will receive tokens to the value of £30 but there will also be some £10 prizes for runners up. To follow how the competition is going, please visit our Facebook page – Wenvoe Wildlife Group.

 

 

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