Category: Wenvoe Community Hub

Community Library News

Since 2016, our library has been community run by a team of volunteers and many readers of What’s On have positively commented on the growing number of services and activities the Library now offers. As such, we think it’s time we put forward a vision for how we hope that Wenvoe Community Library may develop.

When most people think 'library' they think of books and directing people to information, and while that is true, the way people are using libraries is changing. Libraries are now transforming into community hubs where they connect people to people. Our vision is that the Library will grow as a place for community engagement, a platform for creation and collaboration. By providing a range of information resources and activities, we see the library serving the people of Wenvoe by working alongside its residents and other organisations in the village in helping to build a stronger, cohesive community.

With the addition of the Grange, St Lythans Park and Cambrian Park, the population of Wenvoe has significantly increased and we are encouraged by the support of a good number of residents from these developments who have registered and volunteered with the Library. For the moment, we are housed in an aging, prefabricated building which does not represent our needs. However, when the new library construction (an extension to the Community Centre) comes to fruition we will have the facilities to run more events in-house. We are informed that the Community Council has been progressing the grant application for this and a decision is expected before the end of August.

The Library team has a host of innovative ideas for the future but would welcome the views of the people of Wenvoe in how we can make the library reflect the members of our community’s individual and group needs. So we would like to hear from you. Please send your ideas and suggestions to wenvoelibrary@outlook.com Alternatively, post them anonymously in the suggestion box on the library issue desk.

Village Show: Saturday September 8th. This year the show is organised by the Library and the Wildlife Group. If you can help out on the day in any way, we would really welcome your support.

Books, Bakes and Bric-a-brac: Saturday 10th November, 10am – noon. at the Community Centre. Join us for refreshments, delicious cakes, with Christmas bakes for sale. Donations welcome.

Friday 30th November: Bus trip to Bath Christmas Market stopping off at Dyrham Park for morning coffee. Tickets available at the Library from October 1st.

Clwb Clonc: Mondays at 11 am in the café in Pugh’s Garden Centre. This continues to thrive with

numbers growing on a weekly basis. Join us to practise your Welsh conversation skills.

NEW BOOKS FOR September:

In addition to a good number of new books we have a wide selection of new audio books including Sebastian Faulks, A Week in December (an excellent listen), Kate Moss, Citadel; and Peter Carey, The Chemistry of Tears.

Online Welsh language magazines: three are now available through the RBDigital Gateway on the all Wales e-zines site:

Y Wawr – Leisure – aimed primarily at women (it is Merched Y Wawr’s own publication – quarterly)

Barddas – poetry – quarterly

Mellten – children’s – quarterly

 

 

Purpose-Built Library/Community Hub

 

Wenvoe Councillors were very pleased this week to receive confirmation from Welsh Government that our application for a grant under the Rural Community Development Fund scheme had been successful.

This grant together with support from Vale of Glamorgan Council Section 106 money (from local housing developments) will now enable us to demolish Wenvoe’s existing library building and replace it with a purpose-built library/Community hub on the existing Community Centre site.

It is hoped that an early start can now be made on the tendering process to enable us to commence and complete construction in 2019. Further updates will be provided in due course.

Colin Thomas Chairman

Wenvoe Community Council

 

 

 

Bus Trip – Our trip to London was a complete success. Positive feedback was received from all. Following suggestions, we shall be making a trip to Bath and the Christmas Market sometime in December.

Book Sales – Many thanks to the Horse and Jockey for continuing to collect donations for our pre-loved books. We’re extending this provision to other venues in the village and any book donations would be very much appreciated. Please drop off your donations during library hours.

Clwb Clonc – Our opportunity for conversation practice for Welsh learners continues to flourish. We currently have ten people attending our weekly sessions on Mondays at 11am in the café at Pugh’s Garden Centre. For further information contact: Janet Tabor janet.tabor@hotmail.com

New Scientist and other magazines – We have been kindly donated with current science and history magazines for you to browse through in the library.

ADVANCE NOTICE

Summer Reading Scheme – Nicola the Head of Wenvoe Junior School has told the children that anyone who comes back to school with a medal for completing the Reading Challenge would start the year with 10 house points. Additionally, there will be a quiz throughout the summer with hidden pictures, which children will have to find in the library. We have two prizes, one for the older children and one for the younger.

Books, Bakes and Bric-a-brac – Saturday 10th November, at the Community Centre. Join us for refreshments, delicious cakes, with Christmas bakes for sale.

NEW BOOKS FOR AUGUST

We have a real mixed bag for you this month; these are just some suggestions:

• A Grand Old Time by Judy Leigh – Evie Gallagher is regretting her hasty move into a care home. She may be seventy-five and recently widowed, but she’s absolutely not dead yet.

• Strange Fascination: An Essex Witch Museum Mystery by Syd Moore- The Museum has been re-launched with a new wing and picnic grounds. When the centuries-old Blackly Be boulder, said to mark the grave of a notorious witch but now in the car park of the Seven Stars, is moved, all hell breaks out.

• Guilt by Amanda Robson – When the body of a woman is found stabbed to death, the blame falls to her twin sister. But who killed who? And which one is now the woman behind bars?

• The Curious Heart of Ailsa Rae by Stephanie Butland – Ailsa Rae is learning how to live. She's only a few months past the heart transplant that – just in time – saved her life. Life should be a joyful adventure. But . . .

• The Silenced by Stephen Lloyd Jones – Grim, gory and gripping from the outset,

• Doctor Who: The Christmas Invasion by Jenny T Colgan – Earth is under attack by power-hungry aliens. This is no time for the Doctor to be out of action.

•An Orphan’s Courage by Cathy Sharp – Heartache and hardship in London’s East End, from the bestselling author of The Orphans of Halfpenny Street

 

OFF THE SHELF

Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was our book of the month. The story is told from the viewpoint of a young Nigerian girl, Kambili, whose life is ruled by schedules of prayer, sleep, study, and prayer. Her father is fanatically religious and at times a cruel man who shuns traditional culture and rules his family with a rod of iron. Outside the family compound he is seen as a pillar of society giving generously to all and supporting dissent from the ruling party at a time of political upheaval. In contrast, his sister finds it hard to make ends meet for her family and treads cautiously at her university. It is this sister who gradually realises the intolerable situation her niece and nephews are living in. She opens up another world for Kambili and her brother Jaja, helping them to understand local culture and providing them with aspirations and a refuge.

This was a book that most of us could not put down. It was beautifully written. The characters were well described and developed; you felt you were living their lives with them. The story was realistically set in the clash of cultures and state of political unrest. There was much food for thought; was not a book to skip lines or pages, each word was necessary. We highly recommend it and gave it a score of 9/10.

 

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Library Book Club – Off The Shelf

 

The Library’s second book club ‘Off the Shelf’ met for the first time on June 6th. The book we read was Anthony Doerr’s About Grace. Hydrologist David Winkler, the protagonist of the story has disturbing prophetic dreams. When he dreams of failing to rescue his infant daughter Grace from drowning, Winkler tries to save her by moving himself away from the predicted tragic event. He leaves his family in Ohio and find finds himself on the island of St Vincent where he spends more than 20 years before returning to search for his family.

Most of us had read and loved All the Light We Cannot See, which won Doerr the 2015 Pulitzer Prize, so we were looking forward to reading this, his début novel. We all agreed that About Grace was a story of hope and the author showed great imagination that was reflected in his description of events. However, in parts we felt there was too much description, which was often at the expense of character formation and sometimes got in the way of the story. Although About Grace was not a favourite, it was mostly enjoyable but sometimes a frustrating read. We were pleased that we had persevered and finished the book and would still recommend it to others. Overall we gave the book 7/10.

Off the Shelf will meet on the first Wednesday of each month from 7.00 – 9.00pm. We have places for a few more members so if you are interested in joining us please contact Isobel Davies: davies.isobel@ yahoo.co.uk

 

 

Mischief Makers

 

 

 

Wenvoe Community Library would like children aged 4 to 11 to have fun reading six library books during the long summer holiday. Children receive special rewards each time they finish a book and there's a certificate for everyone who completes the Challenge.

The Summer Reading Challenge 2018 is called Mischief Makers, inspired by the much-loved children's title Beano, which celebrates its 80th anniversary.

Children will explore a map of Beanotown to find the mysterious buried treasure and become ultimate mischief-makers! Dennis, Gnasher and friends will help them solve clues and collect stickers, having lots of fun and adventures along the way!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July Information

 

New Regular Events

Mondays – Clwb Clonc 11a.m in the Café, Pugh’s Garden Centre. Please feel free to join us. Suitable for Welsh learners and speakers of all abilities. For further information contact: Janet Tabor janet.tabor@hotmail.com

Some New Books for June

• The Midnight Line by Lee Childs – another Jack Reacher novel

• My Little Eye by Stephen Marland – a thoroughly chilling read!

• The Dark Secret of the Deverills by Santa Montefiori – # 3 of the Deverill chronicles

• A Mother’s Courage by Maggie Hope – What will Katie do to keep her child?

• Offering to the Storm by Delores Redondo – The final in the Baztan trilogy

• What a Difference a Duke Makes by Eloisa James – Wanted: Governess for duke's unruly children

• We were the Salt of the Sea by Roxanne Bouchard – Montrealer Catherine Day sets foot in a remote fishing village and starts asking around about her birth mother

• The Tournament by Matthew Reilly – A gripping historical thriller; a tale of murder, passion and intrigue set in Constantinople.

• Travel Guides for Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza

 

Under 18s – Join us for a fun-packed summer

Lego drop-in sessions – Monday afternoons 4-5

 

Summer Reading Challenge –this year’s theme is Beano. If your children are aged 4 to 11 this is a great chance for them to read six books during the long summer holiday. Children receive special rewards each time they finish a book and there's a certificate for everyone who completes the Challenge.

Students- Find Out About Summer Volunteering –Volunteering in your local library will give you the opportunity to gain new skills and work experience for your CV, and you’ll have fun helping children to read more at the same time. Students can help by:

• Creating exciting library displays

• Planning and running activities or craft sessions

 

Library Volunteers Meeting – Wednesday 25th July, 7 p.m., Wenvoe Arms

Village Show Saturday 8th September – Look out for regular updates on this event.

Library open – Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday  See opening times page

 

 

 

Book and Bake

Book and Bake – This was a great success. Our thanks to all who baked and to those who dropped in to support us. We raised £179, which helps us keep the library open for you.
Book Donations – Our thanks to those who have donated such lovely books to the library; we are always grateful to receive books in good condition as they contribute so much to our fund raising.

 

 

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