Month: May 2022
Gardeners’ Question Time
Wenvoe Support Ukraine
Wenvoe Forum Zoom Event
What Can We Do?
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Wenvoe Forum Zoom Event “ while the sun is shining ” 7pm. Thursday 12th May 2022 Saving energy and money! Simple, practical ideas and questions answered on the best way to manage your household energy needs. Make changes before next winter arrives. To book your place and or send in a question e-mail Gwenfo.forum@gmail.com with SUNSHINE in the title bar. You will receive a zoom link before the event.. |
Wise Advice From JFK
What Can We Do?
“ … while the sun is shining!”
“The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining”
[State of the Union Address January 11 1962] – John F. Kennedy
Wise advice from JFK who used this saying to introduce a programme of spending that he intended would rebuild the US economy. The suggestion behind it is that it is prudent to prepare and repair while there is no pressing need. In the same vein, despite the lovely recent spring sunshine, we should all be looking forward to the cold weather of next winter and considering now what we can do to keep our homes warm and comfortable, our food hot and nourishing and our bills manageable. The Wenvoe Forum can offer some help with that preparation.
On Thursday 12th May we will be hosting our second Community Zoom meeting. Local resident Emmanuel Ebubedike (Manny) who works as a consultant in the energy industry has kindly agreed to share his expertise with us all. Manny will give us his suggestions for things we can do to make our lives and our homes more energy efficient, and we can ask questions about our own ideas.
In principle, we need to reduce our unthinking use of energy. When we do use it, we need to make sure we are using it efficiently and if we can use energy that is generated sustainably, so much the better. There is a plethora of energy saving ideas in the media but many of them require investing time and money before they yield results. It can be confusing and difficult for any one individual to work out what is best for them in their circumstances. Most people won’t be able to do everything they can or want to do, so, how do we choose what is best?
After the presentation there will be a Q&A and discussion. Some of the practical changes may be individual actions, other may be community based. Please send your questions or ideas, in advance if you can, and we’ll try to find answers together, either on the night or through follow up research. We are holding this meeting in May, while the days are longer and the sun sometimes shines to give time to try to put them into practice before grey and cold November rides up.
It is just over a year since the first meeting of the Forum raised, as part of addressing the climate crisis, that we try to encourage the community to be energy aware. Little did we know then how much more important that sentiment would become. Join us while the sun shines to prepare for winter, which if we do it well, will support our precious environment too.
To book your place or send a question please e-mail gwenfo.forum@gmail.com with UNSHINE in the e-mail title. We look forward to seeing you.
Emmanuel Ebubedike, is a Chartered Engineer (C Eng MMMIM CEMI) with over 15 years experience in initiating and implementing energy conservation projects
Opening Of The New Building
WENVOE COMMUNITY HUB
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IT’S AN INVITATION TO THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE NEW BUILDING
This new building has provided us with the ability to achieve our vision of setting up
THE WENVOE COMMUNITY HUB
Let us tell you what’s occurring (ref Gavin and Stacey).
- Our community library goes from strength to strength. Since opening, we have a 9% increase in new registrations
- Our activities already established and popular are: Clwb Clonc, Silver Foxes, Stitches, School Liaison
- Our proposed activities are Storytime and Singalong sessions for babies and toddlers, IT sessions, genealogy sessions, language conversation sessions, a new book club and evening HUB talks. Don’t forget we are always open to ideas.
- The cafe is well and truly open offering a range of hot drinks and a biscuit. We are continuously investigating how we can offer a wider range of goods.
- We have an established Liaison Committee with Wenvoe Community Council. Regular meetings with an exchange of ideas enables us to offer a seamless service for the village. Exciting times for Wenvoe.
- Don’t forget this wouldn’t be possible without our dedicated team of volunteers. How about joining us. We look forward to welcoming you all on May the 21st 2:00 to 4:00 PM. Our volunteers will be available to show you around the new building. The official opening ceremony is at 2:30 PM. See you soon.
Sylvia Harvey
Stroll Around the Knap
The Stress Buster Strollers
The Stress Buster walking group enjoyed a relaxing, restful stroll around the Knap. The spring flowers were flourishing after the warm weather in the lakeside and parade gardens. The displays of daffodils in the lakeside gardens are glorious and well worth a look if you venture into Barry.
April 2022 Book Choice
While Paris Slept by Ruth Druart
Nobody had time to sleep at the latest Page Turners meeting as the latest novel was vociferously discussed.
The book is set in two timelines, 1944 and 1953, and tells the story of a baby given away by a mother as she boards the train to Auschwitz and the consequences of this action.
Some people thought the Holocaust section of the book was dealt with in a “shallow” and “trivial “manner. Others thought the book was “banal” and “unbelievable ” with characters that could not be related to. Most people finished the book, and wanted to see how the moral and emotional dilemma at the core of the book, would end. No spoilers here…you will have to read the book! However, with scores ranging from 7 to 2, and an average of 4.5, you will be reading a book not received with huge plaudits by the Page Turners!
A Glorious April Morning
VILLAGE ENVIRONMENT GROUP
On a glorious April morning the somewhat under strength team formed a couple of flower beds around the memorial stone in preparation to celebrate the Jubilee in June. The area will be planted up in royal colours hopefully at our next gathering; we will need to add some more soil to help make the beds visible from the road.
While digging our resident choirmaster Gareth sing song unearthed some interesting artefacts which are at least a hundred years old, We know this as one of the team who shall remain nameless said he remembered nicking the bottle from the back of the pub as a teenager. Now we know why he wears a Tag.
Our next meeting will be at the same venue on Monday May 9th at 9.30am.
If anyone has some red, white or blue bedding plants that would be great, thank you.
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations
WENVOE QUEEN’S PLATINUM JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS
2nd – 5th JUNE 2022
We are looking forward to joining in the nationwide celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee over the 4 day bank holiday weekend and the plan is to be guided by the national time line as follows.
THURSDAY 2nd JUNE
Lighting of the beacon. This will take place at 9.45 pm at the Quarrymen’s tribute in Twyn-yr-Odyn. The plan is to have a village walk, led by Dickon Oliver, from the village green to the Horse and Jockey where there will be a quiz and a menu ‘Fit for a Queen’ for those who would like to dine there. More details will follow in the coming weeks but those taking part in the Horse and Jockey events can then walk to the Quarrymen’s tribute at 9.30 in time for the beacon lighting.
FRIDAY 3rd JUNE
Service of thanksgiving. This will be an informal service and will take place at 2pm at the preaching cross in the grounds on St Mary’s church. All are welcome and are invited to bring a picnic. There will be games for the children and it will be a lovely event in the heart of the community.
SATURDAY 4th JUNE
Royal bake competition. Wenvoe residents will be invited to enter a royal baking competition. There will be two categories and these will be for cake or biscuits with a prize for the winner of each category. Entries will be judged at 11 am on Saturday morn-ing. On Saturday afternoon Wenvoe residents will be invited to call into the community centre to view display boards with stories and photographs of Wenvoe in years gone by, pull up a chair and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and sample some of the bake competition entries. Please feel free to dress in your finest 50’s style clothes and be entertained with music of the era whilst catching up with old friends and making new ones over a cuppa.
SUNDAY 5th JUNE
The Big Lunch. This can range from tea for two or a BBQ in your garden to a garden party or street party. Permission for street parties needs to have been obtained from the Vale Council. This is a great opportunity for neighbours in the community to get together, welcome newer residents and have some fun. Other ideas are in the planning stage at present and more detailed information will become available over the next few weeks on posters, which will be displayed on notice boards, various places around the village, and on the Wenvoe Community Support Group Facebook page.