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December Letters My mother Jean Austin passed away on 21/11/20. She had been suffering from dementia from 2013. We moved to Wenvoe around 2000 and over the years have got to know quite a few of you. I would like to thank, on her behalf, and mine, all of you who have been such good neighbours over the years. […]
» Read moreSirhowy Valley Country Park Sirhowy Valley Country park is south of Caerphilly, with 4 miles of flat well surfaced path along the former railway track. The entrance to the park follows the old railway and we drove past Full Moon, once the site of the Full Moon Inn and a small community of cottages but all that remains is the […]
» Read moreDECEMBER CARER’S WALK Dazzling intense sunshine, glittering sand tranquil sea: these are not phrases normally associated with the Carers Walk at Barry Island at the end of November. Fortunately, this is what the group were lucky enough to experience as we set off around Nell’s Point to Jackson’s Bay. The cloudless skies meant the views across the channel made the […]
» Read moreCheeseboard Muffins 250g SR flour 1/2 tsp mustard powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 large egg, beaten 250ml whole milk 50g unsalted butter, melted. Extra to serve 75g medium hard cheddar cheese, grated 50g blue cheese [ stilton or gorgonzola ] crumbled 3 sage leaves chopped Preheat oven 180C Fan. Line a 12 hole muffin tin with paper cases. In a […]
» Read moreTurkey and Ham Mac ‘n’ Cheese with Onion Marmalade 375g macaroni 75g unsalted butter 75g plain flour 1 tsp mustard powder 900 – 950ml whole milk 350g extra mature cheddar cheese, grated 350 – 375g cooked turkey and ham [or all turkey] cubed or shredded 100g onion marmalade Preheat oven 180C Fan. In a large pan cook macaroni as per […]
» Read moreWENVOE COMMUNITY LIBRARY Tel: 02920 594176 – during opening hours or wenvoelibrary@outlook.com Like and follow us on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/WenvoeCommunityLibrary For general enquiries you can email us at wenvoelibrary@outlook.com The Directors and Volunteers wish you all a Happy and Healthy New Year. Advent Windows We have had a tremendous response for our Advent Windows on our Wenvoe Community Library […]
» Read moreENVIRONMENT GROUP On a lovely December morning the Environment team met up on the village green to plant daffodil bulbs donated by Dyffryn gardens. A great turnout for the final meeting of the year; thankfully Ieuan turned up to bring the average age down a notch. Our next outing will be on the 11th January back at the village green […]
» Read moreMARY’S PARISH CHURCH NEWS So it’s goodbye to 2020 and hello to 2021, farewell to all the problems during the past year and now we look forward to better times in the New Year. Our Christmas programme in church, which was always dependent on the Wales Gov’t and Church in Wales directions and regulations, took place in such different conditions […]
» Read moreWOMEN’S INSTITUTE Hopefully all members, their families and friends have remained safe and well during the festive season. This article would normally contain reference to our Christmas party and Link Carol Service – both special dates on our WI calendar. As we are all aware this year has not been a normal year and our lives have changed like […]
» Read moreWILDLIFE GROUP As we head into a New Year it is worth pausing to review how we got on in 2020. Covid managed to affect many people’s lives and for those who had friends or family catch the virus it may well have been a difficult year. However, one consequence has been the number of people who have started exploring […]
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