May Update
Limerick competition.
Congratulations to Ian Moody who won a bottle of Prosecco for winning this year’s Limerick competition.
A pig with plenty of zeal
With friends was caught trying to steal
While questioned at length
He mustered his strength
And refused to admit or to squeal.
Trips We have two trips planned so book your seats early to avoid disappointment.
Sat July 13th Cheddar Gorge (Full advert page 10)
Sat Nov 30th London Trip. £22
Pop-up Book Stalls: We continue to hold our successful pop-ups. Look out for us outside the Village Stores over the next few months with a selection of good quality donated books at reasonable prices.
Home Service: If you have mobility problems and are finding it difficult to visit the library, we offer a home service where we can deliver, return and even help you choose your books. Please contact us for further details.
Volunteers: As our range of services are expanding, we need more volunteers. If you have a few spare hours a month to help us in any way, please email us or call into the library for an informal chat and a warm welcome.
Clwb Clonc: Our Welsh conversation group continues to go from strength to strength. This is an excellent opportunity for learners and first language Welsh speakers who want to practise their conversational skills. Weekly meetings are held on Mondays in the café at Pugh’s Garden Centre at 11 am, and at 7pm on the second Thursday of the month in the bar of the Wenvoe Arms. Croeso i bawb.
Book Bags: We have some lovely grey canvas book/shopping bags for sale in the library at £5 each.
Off the Shelf
Funny Girl by Nick Hornby was an easy read. The story is set around Barbara Parker who fifteen minutes after winning Miss Blackpool of 1964 decided that becoming a beauty queen and remaining in Blackpool was not for her. Inspired by her television idol Lucille Ball, she headed for London, determined to make her mark as a comedian. After finding a job on a cosmetics counter in a London department store, she met a theatrical agent, Brian Debenham, who arranged an audition for a television sitcom pilot based around the domestic life of a newlywed couple Barbara (and Jim). Barbara changed her name to Sophie Straw and found stardom.
All the members of the ‘Off the Shelf ‘ were half way through the book before they realised that this was a true story. Although an amusing, easy read and for some, a trip down 1960’s memory lane, we did not want to invest too much in the characters as we felt that Hornby gave them little depth of personality. It was a superficial read that none of the group would recommend. Not a classic Hornby. 6/10
Meet the Author welcomes David Simmonds, former BBC journalist and author.
