Month: December 2019

Future Events

 

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

 

 

Miss Garnet’s Angel

 

Miss Garnet’s Angel

by Salley Vickers

The book contains two stories running in parallel, linked by the Angel Raphael. In one, Julia Garnet comes to Venice and gradually transforms from a lonely spinster, to become a sociable retired lady. The transformation is brought about by her growing love of Venice and its art, and her friendship with a variety of people, a young boy, twins, an older man and an American couple. The character of Julia was clearly written, with flashes of humour.

The second story is about the journey of Tobias and the Archangel Raphael, from the Book of Tobit, part of the Apocrypha. Some found this story intriguing, others found it intrusive.

Most felt the book evoked a deep love of Venice, and the ending showed a concern about its flood risk. The audio version was not recommended.

An enjoyable read score 7/10.

 

 

December Planning Applications

December Planning Applications

The December Council meeting occurred after this edition went to print.

The follow planning application were due to be discussed.

  • Car Park, Valegate Retail Park, Culverhouse Cross. To install two rapid electric vehicle charging stations within the car park. Two existing parking spaces will become EV charging bays, along with associated equipment.
  • The Old Rectory, Old Port Road, Wenvoe. Listed Building Consent for the residential conversion of the old rectory and coach house, demolition of out buildings and structures, and associated works including the construction of a new residential coach house, and parking.

 

A H&S inspection of Wenvoe Cemetery will be carried out in the new year. The inspection will be carried out by Memsafe – Memorial Safety Management www.memsafe.co.uk who are part of Teleshore group.

Preparation for the Grange Park play area renewal continues. The play equipment installation is expected to commence in early January and be completed within six weeks; weather permitting.

Following a request a litterbin has been placed at the kissing gates in Clos Llanfair as they are unable to place anything on the Redrow site until it’s adopted. However, it will only be emptied once a week and if it’s abused or causing residents’ concerns then it will take away.

Following last month’s advert concering a casual vacancy on the Community Council, no election was requested hence the Community Council will fill the vacancy by way of co-opting. See advert below

 

 

 

Are You Making A New Year’s Resolution?

Are You Making A New Year’s Resolution?

The tradition of New Year’s Resolutions has a long history, with people from many cultures across the globe making promises at the start of each year. Babylonians made promises to their gods that they would return borrowed objects and pay their debts. The Romans began each year by making promises to the god Janus, for whom the month of January is named. In the medieval era, the knights took the “peacock vow” at the end of the Christmas season to re-affirm their commitment to chivalry.

If you are thinking of joining in, here are some ideas based on the top 10 most common New Year’s Resolutions:

  • Exercise More
  • Lose Weight
  • Get organised
  • Learn a new skill or hobby
  • Live life to the fullest
  • Save more money
  • Quit smoking or drink less
  • Spend more time with family/friends.

 

If you need more inspiration for this year, how about this advice from Billy Connolly ‘Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that, who cares … He’s a mile away and you’ve got his shoes.’

Interestingly, your enthusiasm for New Year’s resolutions may depend on your age. Recent research suggests young Brits are by far the most likely to make them, with more than a third of 18 to 24 year olds intending to do so, while only 15% of those over 65 will bother. On the plus side research shows that Americans are more likely to give up on their resolutions than we are.

So how likely are you to be successful with your resolutions?

A study of 3,000 people by Richard Wiseman from the University of Bristol showed that 88% of those who set New Year resolutions fail! People apparently have more success with small and measurable goals like ‘lose a certain amount of weight in a week’ rather than a more general resolution to lose weight. Pauline Wallin, PhD, psychologist and author of ‘Taming Your Inner Brat’ advises people to develop a realistic plan, build in imperfections and focus on small victories along the way. But beware! Recent research has discovered that the second Friday in January is the day when we are most likely to falter. So this year if you do make a New Year’s Resolution be wary of ‘Quitter’s Day’ Friday 10th January

 

 

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