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Limerick Day<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"Win a bottle of Prosecco and help celebrate Edward Lear\u2019s birthday by writing a short, humorous, nonsense poem. Within a Limerick, there are five lines; the first two lines rhyme with the fifth line, with the third and fourth lines rhyming together. Please drop off your entries in the library. The winning entry will be decided on Saturday May 11th in the library.<\/p>\n

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We have three trips planned so book your seats early to avoid disappointment. Hay tickets are on sale now at the Library. Further details on other trips to follow.\"\"<\/p>\n

Sat June 1st – Hay Festival. \u00a315<\/strong>:- Fantastic opportunity to take time to explore the world – famous Festival site and the town of Hay. Coach leaving the village at 9.30am and returning from Hay at 7.30pm.<\/p>\n

Sat July 13th Cheddar Gorge. \u00a318<\/strong>:- Leaving 09.30am \u2013 arriving Cheddar 11:00 leaving time to explore. Leave Cheddar at 2pm to arrive at Clark\u2019s Village (outlet shopping centre) in Street, Somerset 2.45pm \u2013 departing 6.00pm for home<\/p>\n

Sat Nov 30th London Trip. \u00a322 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Easter Raffle. <\/strong>The draw for the Easter Raffle took place at midday on Saturday, 20th April. Craig Yates, of Only Men Aloud, drew the 3 prize winning tickets, assisted by library \"\"volunteer Clare. Liam, Clos Llanfair, and Kath, Orchard Close, each won a hamper of M&S goodies. And Maggie, Clos Llanfair, was the lucky winner of the lovely basket of Easter flowers kindly donated by Alison Bentley.<\/p>\n

Thanks to everyone who bought a ticket or made a donation. We raised a total of \u00a3355 which will go towards our running costs.<\/p>\n

School News. <\/strong>We look forward to library visits from Wenvoe School. We have two initiatives to look out for: ECALM (every child a library member) for year 4 children and the Summer Reading Challenge which is always successful. The 2019 theme will be Space Chase, an out-of-this-world adventure inspired by the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. In addition, we look forward to entries from the Village School in the September Village Show. More details to follow.<\/p>\n

Pop-up Book Stalls. <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n

Home Service. <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n

Volunteers. <\/strong>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.<\/p>\n

Clwb Clonc. <\/strong>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 caf\u00e9 at Pugh\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

Book Bags. <\/strong>We have some lovely grey canvas book\/shopping bags for sale in the library at \u00a35 each.<\/p>\n

Village Show. <\/strong>Saturday 7th September. With the weather getting better and the possibility of a holiday planned, you may have the opportunity to take a photograph to enter for the Photography Section. Each photograph should be unmounted and 7 x 5 in size. Here is a reminder of the categories:<\/p>\n

Sunrise\/Sunset<\/p>\n

Reflections<\/p>\n

Local Wildlife<\/p>\n

The Colour Yellow<\/p>\n

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Limerick Day Win a bottle of Prosecco and help celebrate Edward Lear\u2019s birthday by writing a short, humorous, nonsense poem. Within a Limerick, there are five lines; the first two lines rhyme with the fifth line, with the third and fourth lines rhyming together. Please drop off your entries in the library. 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