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Meet the author.

Wednesday 15th January,

7pm upstairs in the Wenvoe Arms.

Iain Pate “A Journey in Flavours”

Iain spent a 25-year career in sales & marketing in the Flavour industry where he worked for two of the top international flavour houses and a family owned international herb & spice extractor. He worked through the 1980s and 1990s where new products were launched weekly and product innovation drove the food & drink markets. Iain had a fascinating job where new things could be learned every day.

During this time, he worked with many of the major food and drink companies across all product areas and across the UK, Ireland and Europe. Iain has had the pleasure of working with many interesting people and quite a few characters, some of whom feature in his presentation and ALL of whom are real people (although some names have been changed!!).

In this talk Iain will explain what flavourings are, how and why they are needed and how they are used. He’ll examine how food trends have changed, some interesting products that have come and gone from the market and ideas that didn’t make it with a brief look at additives and E numbers. If you eat and drink anything you will find this interesting!!

The presentation will have woven within it some entertaining TRUE stories that happened to Iain and his colleagues that are humorous, entertaining and embarrassing. It is also a tale of companies he was proud to work for and who were interested in looking after their employees. This is an affectionate portrait of a time gone by, and Iain guarantees that you will be entertained!

Christmas Raffle

The draw took place on the 21st December; too late to enclose the results in this edition. The lucky winners will be published in next month’s issue.

A big thank you to everyone who bought tickets. The proceeds go towards our running costs which average £200 per month.

Future bus trips

Following our successful trips over the last year, we have several more planned for you in 2020. These include the Hay Festival, the Royal Welsh Spring Show, and Gloucester for Christmas. Watch this space.

Handcrafted cards

We have a section of Welsh and English cards for all occasions on sale in the library for just £1 each. All proceeds to our Community Library.

Free Digital Taster sessions

Get the most from your mobile phone, computer and tablet. Contact us to make an appointment. We can

also arrange small group sessions on getting the most from the library on-line.

Jigsaws

We now have a jigsaw table so next time you’re in the library help us complete a puzzle. We also have a selection of jigsaws for all ages available to borrow.

 

Happy New Year 2020 to you all

from your Community Library

 

 

December in the Library

 

Saturday 21st December in the Library

10-10:30 am, Storytelling. Join us when the Christmas Elf will be reading magical Christmas stories for the under 5s.

12 noon, Raffle. The winning raffle tickets will be drawn for your chance to win one of our fabulous Christmas hampers.

Secret Santa

In the run-up to Christmas we are offering a surprise Secret Santa adult or child book for £2. Buy your ticket in the library and choose your wrapped book.

Christmas opening hours

We shall be open as usual on Saturday 28th December, Monday 30th December and Tuesday 31st December.

Happy Christmas. We would like to wish our members a very happy Christmas and thank you all for the support you have shown your community library throughout the year.

 

 

 

 

 

Bus Pass Renewals & New books

Help with bus pass renewals

Existing Concessionary Travel Cards holders and new applicants are being asked to apply for new-style cards via the new Transport for Wales online portal. Your old-style cards are only valid until 31 December 2019. If you are having difficulty in renewing your bus passes, come along to the library and we’ll help you complete an application online. Just bring along your existing bus pass and your national insurance number. We also have temporary bus passes available.

New books

Snow is falling and books are calling. We have a good range of new books for you to snuggle up and read over Christmas.

Crime and thrillers:

‘Brutal’ by Mandasue Heller. A bereaved husband is faced with a devastating choice in this gritty thriller.

‘A Shadow on the Lens’ by Sam Hurcom. 1904 and Thomas Bexley, one of the first forensic photographers, is called to Dinas Powys. A young girl has been found murdered but the crime scene appears to have been staged, and worse still: the locals are reluctant to help.

‘Red Strike’ by Chris Ryan. Another in the Strike Back series. Chris Ryan turned to writing thrillers to tell the stories the Official Secrets Act stops him putting in his non-fiction.

‘The Stone Circle’ by Elly Griffiths. Nelson is disturbed when he receives a letter telling him to go to the stone circle and save the child who is buried there. Sure enough, a child’s bones are found in the circle, those of a girl who vanished thirty years ago. When the lead suspect in that case, the so-called Stone Man, is found dead, Nelson knows that he is dealing with a killer who cannot forget the past.

‘Her Sister’s Secret’ by E V Seymour. An absolutely gripping psychological thriller with suspenseful twists

‘Neon Prey’ by John Sandford. Lucas Davenport pursues a prolific serial killer who has gone undetected for years in the newest nail-biter by this internationally bestselling author.

‘The Venetian Masquerade’ by Philip Gwynne Jones. A game of blackmail and betrayal is played among the backstreets and canals of Venice

‘The Punishment She Deserves’ by Elizabeth George. Another masterpiece of suspense in the Inspector Lynley series.

‘The Silver Wind’: Four Stories of Time Disrupted by Nina Allan. Martin Newland is fascinated by watches and clocks and the nature of time. Time, memory, love, hope and regret all complicate Martin’s quest for the truth. In the implied spaces and overlaps between these five moments in time the reader is granted a mysteriously enriching vision of the everyday world

‘Ghost Fire’ by Wilber Smith. A new generation of Courtneys fight for freedom in an epic story of

tragedy, loss, betrayal and courage that brings the reader deep into the seething heart of the French and Indian War.

Romance

‘The Winter Orphan’ by Cathy Sharp. A heart-breaking story of one child’s courage, from the bestselling author of The Orphans of Halfpenny Street.

‘Wrapped Up in You’ by Jill Shalvis. The perfect feel-good romance to brighten your day

‘Beauchamp Hall’ by Danielle Steel. Inspired by the TV show Downton Abbey, Beauchamp Hall is an uplifting story of an ordinary woman embracing an extraordinary adventure

Nonfiction

‘My Friend Anna’ by Rachel DeLoache Williams. The true story of the fake heiress of New York City

Poetry/ criticism

‘Great Goddesses: Life lessons from myths and monsters’ by Nikita Gill. Step into an ancient world transformed by modern feminist magic.

Children’s fiction

‘On Angel Wings’ by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Quentin Blake

‘Mimi and the Mountain Dragon’ by Michael Morpurgo.

 

 

October Library Update

October Library Update

 

Meet the Author

On Wednesday 16 October, Alistair Love gave us an interesting insight to the background of his new novel The Heath written under the pseudonym of A.J. Munro. Working as a news producer based in London, Alistair developed a love of Hampstead Heath in which his gripping novel is based:

As an August heatwave grips London, a crack sniper starts shooting the dogs of the great and the good on Hampstead Heath. It falls to DI Jack Love to solve this most perplexing of crimes and when a famous rock star loses his dog to the marksman, the whole country becomes embroiled in copycat shootings and a media circus. Meanwhile, a new client for renowned counsellor, Jane Harkness is the most challenging in her career as the line between work and home life becomes dangerously blurred. As Love fears the shooter will start killing humans and Harkness realises that she has bitten off more than she can chew, worlds collide in a desperate race to catch a man out of control. DI Love finds himself on a rollercoaster ride through an unravelling mind played out in the full glare of a hungry media desperate for a silly-season sensation with devastating consequences.

You can buy the book online from Amazon and we also have a copy in the library. You might also wish to follow Alistair’s podcast – The Cardiff Podcast on which he interviews local people and addresses current issues.

New volunteers: We would like to give a warm to our new volunteers who have stepped forward to work on the library desk or behind the scenes in organising events. Our library wouldn’t survive without its volunteers and if you have a few hours a month to spare, we would love to hear from you.

London trip Saturday 30 November

Just a few tickets left to book your seat on the London trip. The cost of the trip is £22.

Sylvia Harvey has made two recommendations for those visiting London.

Royal Academy, Piccadilly– Anthony Gormley Exhibition: Thoroughly recommend a walk round this. You really feel part of the exhibits, to quote Anthony Gormley “I want to use sculpture to throw us back into the world”.

Teatulia Café, Neal Street, WC2. Near Covent Garden: Organic tea and coffee served in comfortable surroundings with the added bonus of an excellent selection of books to browse through. The books have been selected and arranged by Tilda Swinton and Stephen Fry. Note: Payment by card only.

Christmas Raffle: It is time to buy your raffle tickets for your chance to win our fabulous hamper. Tickets are on sale now in the library.

Laminating and photocopying: Just a reminder that we offer both A4 laminating and A4 photocopying (in both black and white and colour). The cost of photocopying is 10p per sheet for black and white and 20p per sheet for colour. Laminating is 20p per sheet.

 

Apologies: We are so sorry that we left Maureen Richards off the list of winners in the Village show. Maureen’s knitted toys came third in the Craft category.

Off the Shelf Book Club Review: ‘When Breath Becomes Air’by Paul Kalanithi

‘When Breath Becomes Air’ is a non-fiction autobiographical book and a memoir about the author’s life and illness, battling stage IV metastatic lung cancer. Whether you simply want to read about the life of a doctor at the top of his game and how he copes when everything comes crashing down; or you too wonder about the interwoven connection between the meaning of life, as seen in literature and philosophy, and the physiological mechanisms of the brain.

The Off the Shelf book club found this book highly enjoyable and felt that Paul Kalanithi dealt with the balance of being a neurosurgeon and an author beautifully. He found his knowledge of literature more helpful for reflection than moral philosophy or ethics. He wrote with an honest approach and there were no wasted words. His wife wrote the epilogue which added a unique aspect to the book. He was an astonishing individual who demonstrated great ambition, resilience and determination in the face of great adversity.

One of the members found an interview with Paul’s wife that had been televised on the news. We watched the clip as a group which added a real tangible element to the story. The group were unanimous in their decision about the book and gave it a mark of 10/10! Highly recommended

 

 

Wenvoe Village Show

Wenvoe Village Show

Wenvoe Village Show – The show this year was well supported by the village. We received nearly 300 adult entries and we raised £354.55 for the Library.

The dulcet tones of the village choir commenced the proceedings and Johnny Tudor and Olwen Rees opened the event. As well as the produce and culinary categories, we had a record number of artworks submitted, all to a high standard which made judging reallydifficult. We also received beautiful crafts and needlework and a host of entries from the children in the village. The show ended with the public tucking into the beautiful cakes and produce entered into the show. Congratulations to the overall winner Gail Griffiths, and to the second Isobel Davies and to the joint third winners: Gordon Jones and V’Iain Fenton-May.

This was the second show organised by Wenvoe Community Library and we would like to extend our thanks to everyone in our community who supported the show. Thanks also to the judges, entrants, volunteers, Johnny and Olwen, the choir, who all gave freely of their time and to all who made the event possible and extra special thanks must go to the Show’s organisers Janet Williams, Heulwen Davies and Sue Hoddell who did a fantastic job

We hope you are planning for next year. The Show will be on 5th September. Look out for next year’s schedule which will be available in the Spring. We shall have even more categories including a fun dog show.

 

 

It is by taking part in community events that makes our village a great place in which to live.

Summer Reading Challenge

About 30 children registered for this summer’s challenge, the theme of which was Space Exploration linking it with the first moon landing 50 years ago. The Challenge had its launch on Thursday July 18 with Alina Trigger attending a school assembly with all relevant information. Dave Breen, of Techniquest in Cardiff contributed with a talk on space and held a walk-in workshop in the library on 21st August. Alina will present the certificates to the participants of the Challenge.

 

 

Welsh Learners at Clwb Clonc

Meet the tutor 1-3pm 04/09/2019

Canolfan Wenvoe Community Centre

Dewch am sgwrs â’r tiwtor

If you pop into Pugh’s garden centre on a Monday morning you might notice a group of people chatting in Welsh over their coffees. Some may speak quickly and others throw in English words to keep the conversation going. This is because this self-organised group is attracting Welsh learners and speakers alike. Last May a few Wenvoe library volunteers decided to start a Clwb Clonc (Chat Club) and posted an advert in this magazine. This advertised that learners and speakers would be welcome to meet at 11 a.m. on Mondays in the garden centre’s café. Janet Tabor says, “We are going from strength to strength. There are usually around 10-15 people each week. Although most come from Wenvoe village itself this popular group has people popping in from other areas in the Vale. We have a lot of fun. I would like to see more joining us. In my opinion it is wonderful to have an opportunity to use our Welsh locally. You never know how many people can speak Welsh in your area!”

Learn Welsh. The Vale wants to start a fast track class in the Community Centre. We hope to attract enough learners who wish to learn quickly by attending Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 1.00-4.00 p.m. 9 hours a week for £90 for the year. Wenvoe resident Brenig Davies says, “Learning Welsh has allowed me to see a parallel world” and “I have made lots of new friends because of my classes”. If you want to discuss learning Welsh further call the office on 01446 730402 or pop along to the meet tutor event on the 4th September.

 

Os ewch chi i ganolfan arddio Pugh ar fore dydd Llun efallai y byddwch yn sylwi ar y grŵp yn sgwrsio yn Gymraeg dros eu coffi. Efallai bydd rhai yn siarad yn gyflym ac eraill yn taflu geiriau Saesneg i gadw’r sgwrs i fynd. Mae hyn oherwydd bod y grŵp hwn yn denu dysgwyr a siaradwyr Cymraeg. Mis Mai diwethaf penderfynodd ychydig o wirfoddolwyr llyfrgell Wenfô gychwyn Clwb Clonc a phostio hysbyseb yn y cylchgrawn hwn. Roedd yr hysbyseb yn rhoi croeso i bawb gwrdd am 11 a.m. ar ddydd Llun yng nghaffi canolfan Pugh. Dywed Janet Tabor, “Dyn ni’n mynd o nerth i nerth. Fel arfer mae 10-15 o bobl bob wythnos. Er bod y mwyafrif yn dod o bentref Wenfô ei hun, mae pobl yn dod i mewn o ardaloedd eraill yn y Fro. Dyn ni’n cael llawer o hwyl. Hoffwn weld mwy yn ymuno â ni. Yn fy marn i mae’n hyfryd cael cyfle i ddefnyddio’n Cymraeg yn lleol. Dych chi byth yn gwybod faint o bobl sy’n gallu siarad Cymraeg yn eich ardal chi !”

 

Mae Dysgu Cymraeg y Fro am gychwyn dosbarth cyflym yn y ganolfan gymunedol. Dyn ni’n gobeithio denu digon o ddysgwyr sy’n dymuno dysgu’n gyflym trwy fynychu dydd Mawrth, dydd Mercher a dydd Iau rhwng 1.30-4.30 p.m. Bydd 9 awr yr wythnos yn £90 am y flwyddyn. Dywedodd Brenig Davies, un o drigolion Wenvoe, “Mae Dysgu Cymraeg wedi caniatáu imi weld byd cyfochrog” ac “Dw i wedi gwneud llawer o ffrindiau newydd oherwydd fy nosbarthiadau”. Os dych chi am drafod dysgu Cymraeg ymhellach, ffoniwch y swyddfa ar 01446 730402 neu galwch heibio i’r Ganolfan

 

 

Wenvoe Village Show

 

Wenvoe Village Show

Saturday 7th September from 12.00 noon until 2.00pm in Wenvoe Community Centre

After the official opening at noon, home-made goodies may be sampled by the public. The Community Centre will be open for entries on the Friday evening before the show between 6:30 and 7:30pm and between 08:30 and 10:30 on the morning of the show after which the Community Centre will be cleared for judging. Further details, entry categories and rules are available in the library.

We always need volunteers to help in running the show, so if you have an hour or so to spare please contact us.

 

 

 

 

 

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