Month: September 2025

Invitation to Creative Individuals

DESIGN A FESTIVE COVER FOR OUR CHRISTMAS EDITION

Each year, readers eagerly anticipate the Christmas edition of What’s On, known for its vibrant and festive cover design.

We are inviting creative individuals to design the front and back cover for this year’s edition, which will go to print on or around November 20th.

If you’re interested in contributing your artwork and would like more details, please get in touch with any member of the WO team or email wenvoe whatson@gmail.com.

We look forward to hearing from you.

What’s On Team.

 

 

 

AVE ET VALETE TO WENVOE
I am writing this on the day before we move from Wenvoe to Dinas Powys, surrounded by boxes of all shapes and sizes. My wife Isobel has decided it is time to downsize from our five-bedroom house to a bungalow, so we are on our way.
We have very much enjoyed our 15 years in Wenvoe, and have found Clos Llanfair a pleasant and convivial community, always quick to help one another. I have enjoyed worshipping in St Mary’s, not often enough, but I have always been made welcome there.
Wenvoe is fortunate to have a shop, post office and pub which together with the church make for a perfect village. The Wenvoe Arms is a great pub, and I hope it continues to flourish. I want to thank the kind man in the Springfield stores who kindly kept a copy of the Sunday Times for me.
We have walked in all directions, and we especially enjoy the cross country walk to Dyffryn Gardens, where we stop for a coffee before heading home. The woods around Wenvoe are full of wild garlic which heralds the arrival of spring, and we have made garlic pesto with success.
It has been very useful having a great choice of supermarkets near us. To avoid the chaos and delays at Culverhouse Cross I am always happy to drive to Lidl, but my wife will happily battle with the traffic to reach M&S.
Mike Tucker is a stalwart supporter of all things in Wenvoe, and I am sure we are not alone in being grateful for his community spirited work.
Wenvoe What’s On has been eagerly awaited each month and we are grateful to the team that has produced this very useful magazine over the years.
I was brought up in St Andrew’s Major so we are going off in that direction again and leave you with all good wishes.
Alun and Isobel Davies

 

Dates For Your Diary

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

 

TUCKER’S VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS REINDEER SALE AND CAFE
Saturday 15th November 10.00am – 4.00pm

The 7th annual Tucker’s Christmas Reindeer sale and cafe will take place on Saturday 15 November from 10am to 4pm at Wenvoe Church Hall. This year we have a Victorian theme, and we would love to see people in Victorian costume. There will be some traditional Victorian food for you to buy on the day. There will be tables inside the church hall for you to sit and enjoy a tea or coffee and maybe a homemade slice of Glen’s usual cakes or brownies.

As well as the antlered stars of the show there will be some lovely things to buy and a festive atmosphere to get you in the Christmas mood with the church hall decorated in Victorian style. We will be joined by our good friend and talented crafter Trevor with his lovely Christmas houses and decorations. There will be other local crafters joining us too and we will give more information about this in the next issue of Wenvoe What’s On so watch this space.

We will be holding a raffle with some excellent prizes including luxury food hampers, a home baked and decorated Christmas cake, some interesting bottles and some items that would make ideal gifts for adults and children. Once again, profits from this will be donated to our charity of choice, the Wenvoe Wildlife Group. The man in red will be appearing with his sleigh which will offer an excellent, free photograph opportunity. The reindeer will be sold outside where there will be gazebos decorated in Victorian Christmas style and Victorian festive music will provide the backing track to the whole event. Why not join us and pick up a reindeer and some Christmas spirit! These have become collectors’ items so start making a list of people who deserve one as a gift. Bring a friend and have a festive catch up. We look forward to seeing you there.