Our New Ward Officer

 

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I am the new ward officer, I have been a PCSO with SWP for the past 4.5yrs working in Barry but have now moved across to the Vale.

I have recently returned from maternity leave after having a gorgeous little boy and now work part-time.Due to this I work alongside my colleague Sarah Johnson who covers when I am not on duty. We look forward to working together as both are new to the Vale Neighbourhood Police Team.

Community engagement plays a big part of our role and something I enjoy very much, I am a people person at heart.

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and a fantastic new year, I look to start 2017 by booking my diary up very quickly so if you have any events or groups you would like myself to attend please drop me an email.

 

 

Samantha.Jones2@south-wales.pnn.police.uk

If you see me passing please stop and say Hi!

 

PCSO 55439 Sam JONES

Llantwit Major Police Station

 

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Wenvoe Arms Reopens

 

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So the refurbishment is complete and we are open.pub01

We are so grateful to the community for the support that has been shown to us already. We were certainly not expecting to receive good luck cards before we even opened the doors and met anyone. As a family, we have always been community centered and it is so refreshing to move into an already well-established and supportive community that Wenvoe so evidently is.

We are still dealing with teething issues from the refurbishment and want to thank you all for your patience at what for us is a very frustrating time. We look forward to having our full team in place and being able to welcome you day and night for good food as well as beer and coffee.

We look forward to our first Christmas in Wenvoe.

 

Digby, Jennie and Binki.

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Any enquiries please pop in or call 02921 322772

 

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Save Your Stamps

 

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With Christmas approaching, now is the time to remind our readers that I still collect your used stamps regularly from our What’s On boxes. During the year donations slow down but as you would expect the Christmas post always provides the bulk of the stamps that people have taken the trouble to save to be sold for charity.

This year the “Bloodwise” charity has been the recipient of all the stamps you have collected but next year we are reverting to Dogs Trust which we have supported for several years.

I have read in their recent news magazine that their London volunteer of some 30 plus years is still sorting stamps, stamp albums, postcards, foreign currency etc. and £18,200 has been raised this year alone – quite a remarkable achievement.

So I would continue to urge you to save your stamps etc.and accept my thanks on behalf of Dogs Trust and Bloodline too.

 

Marilyn

 

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London Trip – Final Notice

Saturday November 19th.

Cost £15.50 per person.

 

Full payment of £15.50 per person is now due, all payments required by the 3rd October to confirm your seat, please.

     Coach leaving Wenvoe 8.30 am

     Returning from London 6.30 pm.

Tel. Eira 2059 3422.

IN THE ARENA

A Free Curry Night for Men!
Wenvoe Arms – 7.30pm Thursday July 21st

Blokes are invited for a curry and what’s better is Vale Village Church are going to pay for it! In The Arena is a chance to get together with your mates, meet new ones, eat food, have a drink and listen to an incredible speaker. Gerrit Bantjes is a brilliant communicator. He has been a paratrooper in the British Army and fitness coach to Cardiff Rugby Club, as well as being a loving husband and dad. But most importantly for this event, he brings not just compelling wisdom and stories – but also compassion and an understanding that whether we are young or old, single or married, fulfilled in life or desperate for change – we can gain practical help on our journey together.

Come along and hear his inspirational story. Tickets are free but book in advance so we can ensure there is enough curry and poppadoms!

Call Gary Smith or email him on gary@igniteme.org

The Village Show 2016

Entry for the Wenvoe Village Show are limited to residents of the Wenvoe Community (Wenvoe, Parc y Gwenfo, Twyn-y-Odyn, St Lythans, Dyffryn) and children who attend the village school. Anyone who has regular connections with a village organisation but resides outside the community boundary and would like to submit an entry should contact the organisers. Contact via wenvoescoutgroup@googlemail.com or any of the section leaders.

The maximum number of entries per person in any one category is two. Previously entered items are acceptable if they failed to win a prize previously. Full details will be published in the September ‘What’s On’ 2016 Categories  

Fruit & Vegetable – best examples of,

1.  Apples – 3 cookers
2.  Apples – 3 eaters,  
3.  Tomatoes (standard size)- 3 same type
4.  Tomatoes (cherry) – 3 same type
5.  Other fruit – minimum of 5
6.  Beetroot – three  
7.  Carrots – three  
8.  Onions – three  
9.  Potatoes – three  
10. Runner bean – three  
11. Shallots – three  
12. Chillies – three
13. Any other vegetable – One (unless smaller than a medium sized onion then 3 items should be submitted for judging)

Vegetables – whoppers

14. Runner bean – longest
15. Cucumber – longest
16. Marrow – biggest
17. Onion – largest
18 Potato – largest
19. Misshapen vegetable – funniest shape- a caption must also be provided.

Culinary

20. 4 Scones
21. 6 Welsh cakes
22. Fruit Cake (own recipe)
23. Quiche – own choice
24. Victoria jam sponge 
25. Lemon Drizzle Cake
26. Men Only – Plain vanilla fudge, 8 cubes  
27. Bread (Handmade)
28. Bread (Machine made)
29. Fruit Jam – sweet
30. Fruit jam – bitter
31. Jelly Preserve
32. Marmalade  
33. Chutney (any type)
34. Eggs (home produced) – 3 matched  
35. Homemade drink. Soft or alcoholic – beer, wine etc. 

Craft  

36. Tied bunch of flowers from your garden
37. Best house plant
38. Handwriting (adult) – 1 to 35 of the Village Show categories
39. Needlepoint/cross-stitch etc  
40. Knitted or cross stitch item
41. Painting/Drawing
42. A wooden craft item.
43 Any other craft item.

Photography – unmounted and no larger than 7” x 5”. Do not write on reverse side please.

44. Tree or trees
45. A four legged friend  
46. Water
47. Family  
48. Circular

Children’s Section – all items MUST be produced by the child

49. Home baked – favourite cake.  
50. Home baked – favourite biscuits.  
51. Drawing or painting of an animal.
52. Handwriting – an extract from my favourite story book (about 25 words).
53. Craft – junk model.
54. Photographs – "My best picture taken in the last year". (The picture must have been taken by the child.)
55. Pre-school child – Piece of art or craft.

Limerick      

56. The limerick – first line must be:-  ‘The was an old dog …….. 

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