ISSUE 141 MONTGOMERY DEC ’19-JAN ’20Llais TREFALDWYN CRIER LIGHTING THE PATH TO CHRISTMAS What makes Christmas special to you? Josette Gresty and David Wilson have been working with St. Nicholas’ Church and Montgomery Energy Group to light the Church path in a way that will be stunning to see and will inspire reflection on the Christmas story and what it means to us. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 CONTENTS Diary: Inside Front Cover Regular events: p1 County Council news: p2 Library news: p6 Church news: p8 News in Brief: p16-21 Presbyterian Chapel news: p22 Mayor’s Notes: p27 Contacts: p28 Sponsors: Inside Back Cover
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DIARY REGULAR EVENTS DECEMBER 21 Sat Middleton Church Coffee Morning 9:00-12:00 TH 1 Sun Montgomery Christmas Mini Fair Bell Ringing: C Market Day: TH Quiz night: DH 12:00-17:30 (Sunday 1st) 21 Sat Longest Night Service 19:30 C Monday evening: 18:30-20:00 Thursday (Saturday morning 3rd Thursday: 20:30-22:30 10:00-17:30 (Monday 2nd to Sunday 8th) OB 22 Sun Carol Service 17:30 C Chatterbox: DH Fruit & Veg Stall only) Scrabble Club: IH 2 Mon Election Hustings 19:30 TH 24 Tue Crib Service 16:00 C 3rd Thursday: 14:30 MCCP Lunch Club: DH Every other Thursday 3 Tue SHED38 Workshop ‘No Waste 24 Tue Midnight Communion 23:30 C Coffee Mornings: TH Last Wednesday: 12:00 Christmas’ 10:00-12:00 IH 25 Wed Christmas Day Service 10:30 CH Snooker Club: I Saturday: 9:00-12:00 By arrangement 3 Tue After school hula class TH 25 Wed Christmas Day Communion 10:45 C Mini-Montys: AC Dance Academy: AC 3 Tue Clwb Eiddew Welsh book/chat club 18:30 IH Tuesday & Friday: 9:30-11:30 Tai Chi: TH 29 Sun Chapel Members’ Carol Service 11:15 CH Tuesday: 20:00-21:00 3 Tue School Christmas bingo S Monday 11:00-12:00 Wednesday: 15:45-21:00 Open throughout the year 4 Wed Walking Group starting at Llandyssil phone JANUARY Thursday: 15:00-21:15 (except Christmas holidays) Town Council: TH box 10:00 4th Thursday: 19:15 5 Sun Senior Citizens’ Christmas Party 13:00 TH Friday: 15:50-18:20 4 Wed School Christmas Market 15:15-16:30 S Montgomery Beavers: AC 7 Tue Clwb Eiddew Welsh book/chat club Saturday: 9:00-13:00 Wednesday: term time only Trefaldwyn Ladies Club: AC 5 Thu Montgomery Extended Market all day TH 18:30 IH (term time only) 2nd Wednesday: 19:30 5 Thu Community Café by CREDU 9:30-13:00 TH 17:00-18:00 8 Wed TLC talk ‘The Judicial System’ – a mock Thu Montgomery Movie Club ‘Wild Rose’ 20:00 Fire Station Practice Night: FS Trefoil Guild: FS 5 trial presided over by Judge Rebecca Klug AC Montgomery Cubs: AC DH Every Wednesday: 18:30-20:30 Tuesday: term time only 1st Monday: 14:00-16:00 6 Fri Dementia Friends Singalong 14:00 TH 15 Wed Deadline for February 2020 Crier Flower Club: AC 17:30-19:00 Walking Group: CP 15 Wed Walking Group 10:00 CP 3rd Wednesday: 10:00 7 Sat Presbyterian Chapel Coffee Morning 3rd Wednesday: 19:30 Montgomery Energy 15 Wed Dementia Friends new friends training 9:00-12:00 TH (except Aug & Jan) Welsh Clwb Coffi: AC evening 19:00 TH Group: AC 7 Sat Christmas Concert with the Guilsfield Gardening Club: AC 3rd Monday: 19:30 Last Monday: 13:15-15:15 Singers 19:30 C 18 Sat Rangers Coffee Morning 9:00-12:00 TH (usually) 2nd Monday: 19:30 Movie Club: DH Sun Carols at The Checkers 19:15 8 23 Thu Town Council meeting TH (except Dec & Jan) Welsh Lessons: 11 Wed TLC Christmas Meal 12:30 (pre-booked) DH 23 Thu Welshpool Music Club ‘Emma Abbate and Every other Thursday: 20:00 Tuesday evening: : TH 11 Wed ME/CFS/fibromyalgia group Julian Perkins: piano for four hands’ at Harry Ray Auction (see programme) Wednesday (occasionally): 15:30-17:30 & 18:00-20:00 12 Thu Local Neighbourhood Policing Team Welshpool Methodist Church 19:30 10:00 (Viewings: Tuesday Pilates (Seated): AC (must register first) Community Surgery 10:30-11:30 BS 25 Sat Montgomery Music and Drama Club before the auction: 14:00-17:00 Thursday 13:30-14:30 12 Thu Dragon Quiz in aid of the Churchyard 20:30 Morning 9:00-12:00 TH Rainbow, Brownie, Guide and DH Live Music: DH Pre-school: AC 25 Sat Vodka and Whisky Tasting Evening 19:00 TH Ranger Units are no longer Fri SHED38 Cheese Tasting 19:30 1st Friday: Live band Mon & Thu: 9:00-15:00 13 IH Sat ‘Jazz In January’ at Monty’s Brewery Visitor permitted to advertise their 25 3rd Friday: Open mic night: Tue, Wed & Fri: 9:00-12:00 Centre 20:00 TBC meetings. Please enquire for times 14 Sat Flower Club Coffee Morning 9:00-12:00 TH 20:30-22:45 term time only and places (see Contacts page). 14 Sat Afternoon Tea and Christmas Singalong 14:00 TH FEBRUARY Please let us know if any events need updating, or removing, from this list. 14 Sat Gin-gle Bells event at Monty’s Brewery Visitor 8 Sat Literary Festival Winter Fun ‘A Mad Hatter’s Centre 20:00-00:00 Tea Party’ 9:00-13:00 Mon Clwb Coffi siarad am ‘Straeon Ysbryd’ 16 15 Sat CRIER Coffee Morning 9:00-12:00 TH (talking about ‘Ghost Stories’) TELL US ABOUT YOUR EVENTS! 17 Tue Arts Alive and Flicks in the Sticks present KEY: Activity Centre (AC); Bowling Green (BG); The Community News Team are putting together a What’s On in 2020 listing. ‘Love Actually’ 20:00 DH Broad Street (BS); Church (C); Chapel (CH); 18 Wed Flower Club Christmas practical Castle Kitchen (CK); Clos Tan y Mur Car Park (CP); Please let them know what events you are planning by emailing the team on 19:30 AC Castle (CS); County War Memorial (CW); The Cottage (CT); The Dragon Hotel (DH); Fire Station news-events@montgomery-wales.uk 19 Thu Lighting the Path storytelling and (FS); Private House (H); The Institute (I); Ivy House competition winners event 11:00 CH (IH); Library (L); Old Bell Museum (OB); School (S); 19 Thu Montgomery Movie Club ‘Fisherman’s Show Field (SF); Tennis Club (TC); Town Hall (TH); Friends’ 20:00 DH The Pound (TP).
MONTGOMERY CRIER 1 County Council News CONTINUED FROM FRONT COVER art and story writing competitions, Ten recycled bottles have been which are sponsored by the Chapel Cllr Stephen Hayes painted and will be lit and displayed and the Church. Primary school to tell the Christmas story. The energy aged children are invited to submit for these lights is being generated a piece of art and/or a story suitable using the MEG waterwheel at for storytelling whose theme is the First: you may have number of schools Whitegate Pools. The lights can be first meaning of Christmas. The winners seen that I resigned from we can support. In viewed along the Church path as we will be announced at a special event the council’s Cabinet in September. the past, members wait for Santa to arrive on Saturday in the Chapel at 11.00am on 19th I am still your County Councillor, and have fought shy of 30th November, and can then be seen December, when local storytellers will just as keen to promote the town, use the hardest 5.00-7.00pm each day until 6th January. present the winning story. The art and my vote, and help any resident if I can! decisions; that may stories will be on display in the not be possible for much longer, if As part of the theme, look out on the The council’s focus is currently on Church until Christmas. next year’s budget. Every effort is standards and opportunities are to town Facebook page for the children’s being made to avoid the sort of be maintained within the funds Council Tax increase we had last year. available. Meanwhile, our own school The Christmas Festival Committee MONTGOMERY SHOW Major work to reduce expenditure in in Montgomery had a very positive invite you to inspection earlier in the year, and COOK BOOK Adult Social Care is bearing fruit, CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON Ideal Christmas Present with over 100 pupils is bucking the helping offset increased costs in £4.95 or £8.00 for 2 trend of many of our neighbours. TEA WITH MUSIC Children’s Services, which are always Saturday 14th December at 2.30pm unpredictable as additional children Well done to Head Teacher Anna, the Available at Eaves & Lord bookshop, may need to be taken into the care Governors and everyone involved. Montgomery Christmas Festival Castle Kitchen and R.H. Bunner of the authority at any time, some By the time you read this, the Committee extend a warm invitation with very complex needs. General Election will be upon us. to everyone to join us for afternoon tea and enjoy some musical items CHRISTMAS Following the adverse report on the 2019 has been a difficult year for the from visiting artistes and join in authority’s education service, the new country, sometimes seeming to bring MARKET TIME with some community singing with Montgomery Primary School’s portfolio-holder is getting to grips with out the worst, not the best, in us. But a definite Christmas flavour. annual Christmas Market will the key challenges, including making Christmas is also near, so may I wish take place on Wednesday 4th sure children with additional learning everyone in our town the peace and Tea and cakes served on arrival. December from 3.15pm to needs, and those in the authority’s care, goodwill of this special season, and a Tickets £6. Children free. Upper floor 4.30pm in the school hall. get as good a start in life as their peers. Happy New Year. Montgomery Town Hall. Tickets All are welcome. Heavily reduced pupil numbers from Sue Blower 01686 668379 or require serious consideration of the Bunners shop.
01686 668545 • cllr.stephen.hayes@powys.gov.uk
2 LLAIS TREFALDWYN 3 MEG – MONTGOMERY ENERGY GROUP We want to encourage people to year, they can feverishly tear it live more sustainably, and there open without guilt. is no more important time for this Post your own ideas on our message than Christmas. Facebook page. Do you really need bought crackers full You don’t need to be perfect. We of plastic tat? Make paper hats from just need everybody doing a bit, newspaper and write jokes to read out. not a few saints. Shop for presents in charity shops. It is The next MEG meeting is on 20th the thought that counts: most people January, when local farmer Glenn will appreciate that you are thinking Lloyd will talk about how and why his of the planet as well as them. family are converting their dairy farm Wrap your presents in newspaper or to Organic. There is no MEG meeting PLEASE SUPPORT THE CRIER COFFEE MORNING recycled paper. They won’t have the in December. Saturday 15th February 2020 last year, we relied heavily on funding stress of trying to unwrap it carefully Happy Planet Friendly Christmas from our sponsors and the generosity so they can use the paper again next The Crier is distributed free of charge of our donors and advertisers, BUT to over 700 homes and is a valuable we could really do with an injection of source of information and news. WALKING GROUP MONTGOMERY MUSIC cash from a successful event. Our morning walks for December Printing is our only cost, as its AND DRAMA GROUP Cakes, Raffle Prizes and HELP would and January are 4th December The next production is the musical editorial and distribution relies on the be much appreciated. starting at 10.00am from Llandyssil Oliver! planned for the first week in goodwill of our volunteers. However, Phone Box and 15th January March 2020. We have recruited a full as we did not hold a Coffee Morning Wendy Beaven Treasurer meeting at 10.00am in Montgomery cast, a total of 30 people, so we require Clos Tan y Mur Recycling Car Park. extra help to assist us the show. HUSTINGS FOR MONTGOMERYSHIRE CANDIDATES A hustings evening prior to the candidates and to quiz them on a There have been varied and beautiful If there is anyone who would like to forthcoming General Election has range of issues. walks over the past year which we be involved with 1) front of house 2) been arranged for 7.30pm on Monday have benefited from in many ways. If costume and makeup or 3) props and The candidates for Montgomeryshire 2nd December at the Town Hall. you are able to join this friendly group stage management, then please get have confirmed their attendance: Kishan The event, supported by the Town please come along or make contact in touch. Devani (Liberal Democrats), Kait Council, will offer the community for further information. Duerden (Labour), Gwyn Wigley Evans John Brown 01686 669953 the chance to hear the views of (Gwlad Gwlad) and Craig Williams Jeny Heard [email protected] Sue Blower 01686 668379 the prospective parliamentary (Conservatives) (listed alphabetically).
4 LLAIS TREFALDWYN MONTGOMERY CRIER 5 MONTGOMERY LIBRARY NT ERY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR TIMES This year, the Library will be closed Lesley Williams Library Co-ordinator from 22nd December until 2nd Montgomery Library 01686 668937 January, so if you need any books for [email protected] Christmas reading, make sure you CANDLELIT Our regular opening times are: in the beautiful St Nicholas stock up before then. Church, Montgomery Mon 10.00 – 12.00 If you are coming to the Library, please DINNER Tue 10.00 – 12.00 and 15.00 – 17.00 Join us for a delicious three course dinner by candlelight in our historic search under beds and down the sides Wed 10.00 – 12.00 and 15.00 – 17.00 church – raising funds for the running costs of St Nicholas Church. of sofas to see if you have any books Thu 09.00 – 17.00 to return. This will allow others to Fri 10.00 – 12.00 and 15.00 – 17.00 enjoy them over the Christmas period. Sat 09.30 – 12.00 Saturday We have quite a few overdue – some 01686 668937 dating back almost a year!
MAKING MONTGOMERY DEMENTIA FRIENDLY Including a three course meal £and glass of prosecco on arrival We are fortunate to live in a folk, young or old, who would like st 20 community-minded, caring society to become Dementia Friends. The 1 which can offer support to people session lasts about an hour and is not FEBRUARY living with dementia, be they at all onerous, so why not come along STARTS 7pm local or visitors, by becoming a and become another Montgomery dementia friendly community. The Dementia Friend? The session will be Montgomery Dementia Friends in the Town Hall on Wednesday 15th paper. Design and Print on recycled Craven by Printed Community Group is making great January starting at 7.00pm, followed progress towards this. by refreshments.
So far, I have held training sessions Why don’t you come along and join to create 50 new Dementia Friends the growing numbers of Dementia For more information or to book a place: by and produced • Designed and this is continuing with the town’s Friends we have in Wales and the rest businesses and organisations. I of the UK? 01686 669741 • [email protected] would now like to extend this training Eric Fairbrother invitation to any Montgomery Dementia Friends Champion 6 LLAIS TREFALDWYN TREFALDWYN *Life withitsupsanddowns happensalltheyear round, butatChristmasmanypeoplefeel acutely The Longest Nightservice provides aninformal space for thoseofusthatneedtimeto reflect onand grieve thesad andpainfultimesoffer them to theGodwhothrough JesusChristunderstands others around usare happy andcelebrating. the emptychair, orthelossofajobrelationship. Theselossesmayfeel especiallyreal when what itislike to behumanandin pain. Services 8
evenings 7.30pm:Home Tuesday Sunday 10.45am:Morning 1st 1st, 3rd and4thSundays. 1st, Fridays 2.00-3.30pm:Coffee and Fridays 8.30am:MorningPrayer, Children’s Church 10.45amon 4th Sunday10.45am:HolyEucharist. 3rd Sunday10.45am:MorningWorship. 2nd Sunday10.45am:AllAge Group at Mulberry Place.Group atMulberry AllWelcome. a ChatinLlandyssilChurch. lunch to whichallare welcome. 5.30pm: Evening Prayer 1984rite. with Euchariston3rd Fridays. with Communion. Worship. 12.15pm:Bring and share We are looking at what we do in We are lookingatwhatwe doin Worship. 5.30pm:Evening Prayer church andwhy. LLAIS TREFALDWYNLLAIS IN WALES S Telephone: 01686641992 Also checkourFacebook page Montgomery, Forden, LlandyssilChurch Website: http://parish.churchinwales.org.uk/a196/churches-en/
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Photos: Edd Cottell HELPERS WANTED ON SCHOOL ALLOTMENT Montgomery School sees their for growing fruit and veg who enjoys allotment as a valuable educational engaging with children. You’d need JULIE NAILS IT! resource, but are currently unable to be available during the school day, Tucked half way down Princes Street, to use it to its full potential. It would and even half a day a fortnight or behind the door of a terraced house, make a huge difference if there month would be invaluable. you will find a room converted to a just as a hobby: from the feedback were a band of volunteers able to Please enquire if you are interested beauty salon. Montgomeryshire born from family and friends she was work alongside the teaching staff on 01686 668387 or office@ and bred beautician Julie Bennett showing a natural flare for it. to support small groups of children montgomery.powys.sch.uk has been working out of her front during outdoor lessons. In 2013 Julie came back to Montgomery, parlour since 2013. Anthea Wilson moving just a few doors down from Are you willing to give this a go? It 01686 669814 or 07793 862189 or Beauty wasn’t where Julie started out: her parents, qualified in Nails and would suit someone with a passion [email protected] her passion as a young child was to Beauty, then took the plunge and join the Army and she planned to join opened her salon at home. up at 16. However, when she reached MONTGOMERY THURSDAY MARKET In the early years she offered 16 her mother was diagnosed with November’s ‘Big’ Town Market Refreshments will be available massage, hopi ear candling, tanning cancer and so Julie decided to stay had an array of stalls on both between 9.30am and 1.00pm in the and much more. home, close to her family. Her mother floors of the Town Hall and Taste Community Café, run this month improved and recovered and so at 23 Due to her old injuries, Julie had to Montgomery joined in with a by CREDU. It’s all well worth a visit, Julie joined the Royal Corps of Signals. re-evaluate what she could do for selection of local produce such whether you are shopping for food clients that didn’t throw her into as beer, cider, milk, meat and the or Christmas gifts, or just meeting Her postings took her to Northern pain, and now concentrates on nails newly-launched Trefaldwyn Blue friends for a coffee and cake. Ireland where her son Jack was born and manicures, waxing, tinting and cheese. Also on offer were savoury and then to Stafford where George Montgomery Market is held weekly other specialist treatments, with great snacks by Bistro 7 from the Dragon was born. After 6½ years’ service, Julie on Thursdays on the lower floor of service and a smile that welcomes all. Hotel, all well-received by customers. had a major accident, falling from a the Town Hall, and on both floors 4 tonne lorry onto her spine, leaving Funny fact about Julie … she loves There was a great range of other stalls including a Community Café on the her with life changing conditions. Her fried egg and grated cheese sandwiches! offering gifts and edible goods: first Thursday of the month. Army career was over. chocolates and gin; cosmetics and Julie’s Nail and Beauty Service can https://www.montgomery-wales. yarns. Mencap attended with a selection Julie was back in civvy street with her be found on Facebook, call 07774 co.uk/market/life.html of handcrafted Christmas items family and moved to Churchstoke, 087371 or visit Victoria Buildings, supported by their Me Time project. https://fb.me/montgomerypowys/ where she took an interest in beauty Princes Street, Montgomery. Taste Montgomery and Mencap return Sarah development-officer@ If you are interested in your business being featured in our Spotlight on Local for the Big Market on Thursday 5th montgomery-wales.uk Business please contact the Crier on [email protected] December, along with other regulars. 10 LLAIS TREFALDWYN MONTGOMERY CRIER 11 POPPY APPEAL AND REMEMBRANCE 2019 SUE’S INDIA UPDATE I would like to thank each of the 2019 At 11.00am on 11th November, BACKGROUND TO THE TOPAZ PROJECT volunteer Poppy Appeal collectors Armistice Day was remembered Deep Griha is a charity with several sound awful to us, but to them this is and also all those from Montgomery with a short service at the Town War locations around the Pune area: the luxury and all they need to be healthy. Parish, with Llandyssil, Abermule Memorial officiated by Rev. Mary Cultural Centre, where volunteers and Cefn Y Coed communities, who Turnock. With their attendance, They all go to school, the more able to stay; the head office in a slum area helped raise a total of £3,267.78. A a class from Montgomery School an English-medium school, improving with medical centre and crèche; magnificent result generously given accompanied by Montgomery Pre- their chance of changing their lives City of Child, the boys’ orphanage in both time and effort. School added a special reverence to and their families’ lives. They wash 40km from Pune; City of Knowledge, an already reflective occasion. their own clothes and uniforms: in The children of Montgomery Primary the school attended by some of the India if you do not have the correct School remembered each of the And so another moment passes into orphans. uniform you cannot go to school. town's 34 Fallen with a cross, carefully history. It is right we remember each We stayed at the Cultural Centre for selected and inscribed identifying November with a moment of silence, They try to teach the boys what they a night, visited the crèche, and went each individual serviceman, placed marking the freedom and sacrifices in need to survive and improve the on the school minibus to City of Child, at the Memorial Garden in time for war to achieve it. It is a silence each conditions for their families. where there are currently 41 boys, Remembrance Sunday, held this year generation must listen to. either found on the streets in Pune as The ethos for anything to do with in a packed Montgomery Chapel. orphans, or children of single parents Deep Griha is to educate and nourish, Montgomery's ex-service personnel and who cannot look after them. hoping that will turn things around. parade were led by Parade Marshall GRAVESTONES The boys look after each other and are The boys have a strict routine of Sue Blower to the Act of Remembrance very happy: you hear laughter all the IN ST. NICHOLAS’ chores and personal hygiene. They at the town's War Memorial. Peter Riley time when they are around. have three meals a day, chai mid- and Russ Honeyman carried the CHURCHYARD morning and afternoon, plenty of Sue Michaels standards with great dignity, Rev. Diane At a recent churchyard inspection free time in the small play area with Stirling led the service and Nikki Pugh by the wardens, it was found that swings and climbing frames that have sounded the Last Post and Reveillé. several headstones are loose and in been donated to them. They play a Our grateful thanks to the Town Council danger of falling over. game called kabaddi, a version of tag. for welcome post-service refreshments. These headstones have been marked There are no toys: they must leave at At 4.00pm people assembled atop with black/yellow tape. There is a 16, so mustn't get used to any luxury, Town Hill at the County Monument. list of them in the church porch. In including toys. Dr Helen Hayes led this service, when the New Year, if not rectified, these The meals are almost always rice, again the gifted Nikki sounded Last headstones will be laid down. chapati, lentil dahl and a vegetable, Post and Reveillé honouring the fallen Philip and Elizabeth Robinson with water to drink. On special of Montgomeryshire County. Church Wardens occasions they get chicken. This may
12 LLAIS TREFALDWYN MONTGOMERY CRIER 13 MONTGOMERY GUIDES WaLP_TR_C FESTIVE FILM ON TUESDAY 17TH DECEMBER 7.30pm for 8.00pm start Think you know Love Actually? Put ACHIEVE D OF E AWARDS your knowledge to the test with our Montgomery Movie Club and Arts A number of 1st Montgomery Guides two days and “Who said it?” quiz, for the chance to Alive pair up for a festive screening of spent part of their summer working one night, included navigating from win a prize. £2 per team, entries must Love Actually, hosted by the Dragon hard towards their Duke of Edinburgh Bishops Castle to Forden along the be made before the film starts. Hotel as a part of a scheme run by Bronze awards. This included Kerry Ridgeway and Offa’s Dyke, and Arts Alive, to engage more young Tickets: £3.50. training for an expedition, which setting up camp at Mellington Hall. people with film. they all passed with flying colours. Limited spaces: book online at Join us for this thoroughly festive www.artsalive.co.uk As part of the Bronze award, they also event: grab a drink, a mince pie and need to carry out voluntary work for Enquiries: 07950 807625 get ready to relive the hilarious and at least 3 months, learn and practise touching interwoven stories. a skill; and undertake some physical activity, again over a 3-month period. MONTGOMERY GARDENING CLUB The expedition part of the award Yet again, the Gardening Club the mistle which, at the Bronze level, is over The Guides set off on their expedition has enjoyed two stimulating and thrush will engaging autumn meetings. gladly devour PLANET PROTECTOR BROWNIES mistletoe Our published speaker was unable This term 1st Montgomery Brownies word about berries and, to attend in October, so Anthea and became Planet Protectors and took cutting plastic under their David Wilson dug out some photos a stand against plastic pollution, by waste, see: laxative influence, and led a reminiscence on the visits making their Plastic Promises and www.plasticpromises.co.uk will expel the seeds in and speakers we have enjoyed lobbying their Assembly Member. chains of ‘pearls’! The Brownie Leaders explained, “in over the years. It also served as an Thousands of girls aged 4 to 18 Girlguiding we're teaching the young introduction to the Club’s activities for We are excited to announce that made Plastic Promises all around women of the next generation to new members. David Thornton, an accomplished the country. The Girlguiding speak out, to campaign, to protest, to vegetable grower who has exhibited In November we listened to Dr Michael #PlasticPromise initiative helps girls make change and to make their voices at the Malvern shows, will be talking Jones, an expert in parasitic plants, to reduce the plastic waste choking heard. This term, we have been showing to us in February about growing regaling us with facts, myths and our planet, by making small changes them they can make a difference. We vegetables. I can already feel the legends about mistletoe. Who knew which go a long way, such as carrying shall keep telling them this, and competition hotting up for the there were roughly 1,500 species of a reusable water bottle or coffee cup, equipping them to do so as best we Montgomery show! mistletoe? And it’s true that mistletoe avoiding single-use plastic cutlery - and tens of thousands of volunteer will gradually kill your apple tree, Anthea Wilson and cling film, and spreading the leaders around the country – can do.” although it may take 25 years. And 14 LLAIS TREFALDWYN MONTGOMERY CRIER 15 CHRISTMAS “The best bit is that, when Christmas NEWS IN BRIEF NO WASTE is over, the birds will love polishing OPENING THE BOOK WORKSHOPS off the tinsel when hung outside The sun, moon and stars, sea creatures, Katrina Collins ran a great in a tree!” said Katrina. There creeping and walking things, and a No Waste Christmas will be another workshop on giant fluffy rabbit all featured in the workshop in alternative Tuesday 3rd December, 10am to the town’s churches, Presbyterian first Open the Book assembly at wrapping and tinsel at noon (£7 with tea, coffee and all and Anglican, have been telling the Montgomery Church in Wales School. SHED38, during which materials included) details and stories in Montgomery. Coordinator participants made gift advance booking (essential) via Open the Book is a method of making Helen Hayes said, “the children were bags and popcorn and [email protected] or Christian stories come to life using enthralled, and the adults presenting cranberry ‘tinsel’. 07484 724113 art and drama: a team from both it had a lot of fun too”. FRIENDS RAISE OVER £10K Richards, said, “I am so proud of this SUPPORT FOR FAMILY Sarah will be collecting items until FOR SCHOOL amazing result. We are so grateful CRISIS CENTRE 11th December and says, “some The Friends of Montgomery School to our many supporters including Local resident Sarah Voice is families have very little. Can you raised over £10,500 for the school committee members, parents, local collecting for Montgomeryshire Family donate something small this during the year. Retiring Chair, Alwena people, businesses and groups.” Crisis Centre, which supports people Christmas for those most in need?” affected by domestic abuse in North As a result of the money raised, the Montgomery School has also got right Powys. Sarah is collecting NEW toys, school has been able to purchase a behind this initiative, with families at the toiletries and gift sets for children and range of ICT equipment as well as school collecting and making donations adults to be gifted at Christmas-time. additional equipment for creative in the run up to Christmas. For more Items, left unwrapped please, can be play, music and sports, and science information, please contact Sarah on donated at The Dragon Hotel. and technology. 07756 805190 or [email protected] OUTDOOR ADVENTURES MONTGOMERY POETRY DAY Montgomery’s Fran Louise has On Thursday 3rd October, continued to develop her Woodland Montgomery celebrated National Pack Company, successfully gaining Poetry Day by placing a number of registration with Care Inspectorate poems selected by local residents in Wales, and becoming a fully- and around the town. remained up for visitors to the Walking registered out-of-school holiday club rewarding and gives me hope that by These poems, which included works Festival to view. The poems generated provider, based in the great outdoors. engaging them in nature from such a from the 17th Century up to the present significant interest and many young age, this should enable us to Fran says, “working with the young day, in Welsh and in English, alongside residents were encouraged to share understand, protect and conserve our and curious minds as they investigate some written by local residents, their own choices on social media. natural world for the future.” our natural world is so highly 16 LLAIS TREFALDWYN MONTGOMERY CRIER 17 JEANIE RUNS THE NEWS IN BRIEF MARATHON AGAIN Jeanie O’Neill will be running the KATE’S KILIMANJARO London Marathon again in 2020. She CONQUEST Christmas Day I will be starting a completed the marathon in April Congratulations to Kate and Stuart rigorous 17-week training plan”. my life. I am so thankful to Henry 2018, raising funds for the Cats Richards on their continued fundraising Lauwo, Leo and the amazing team of Protection League, on what turned You can support Jeannie at https:// efforts which recently saw Kate porters, plus the added motivation out to be a blisteringly hot day, and www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ achieve a long-held dream of reaching that we have been able to raise so will run in aid of Guide Dogs for jean-o-neill1 or contact her on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro. much money for charity,” said Kate. the Blind this time. Jeanie said, “I [email protected] 07790 “It was the hardest and most The couple’s two chosen charities are have already begun training but on 603365 or 01686 668964. emotionally draining experience of Lupus UK and Self Help Africa. SUCCESSFUL ANTIQUES 20th Century furniture.” She added, MOSAIC WORKSHOP from a range of ceramic items, then VALUATION EVENT “The setting of the newly refurbished CREATIONS class members created the mosaic Destination Montgomery recently Town Hall was perfect for many of the The first of a series of workshops element of their piece. The items can arranged a valuation day in items.” developed by Destination be used indoors or out, as decorative conjunction with Halls Auction House, The Montgomery Town Council regalia Montgomery saw experience artist items, or for practical tasks such as and over 100 different items were was brought out of secure storage to and tutor, Billie Ireland, working with protecting surfaces from hot pans. valued at the Town Hall. be shown to Maryanne. Mayor Haydn a small group to create individual Maryanne Lineker-Mobberley from Andrew showed Maryanne the chain, mosaics from recycled materials. Halls said, “we saw a really wide which dates from 1911, when it was An overview of the history of mosaics range of interesting objects from the gifted to the town by a former mayor, was followed by cutting small pieces 1700s right up to a classic piece of late and told her some of its history.
been nominated in the Hotel of the AWARD-WINNING attended the award ceremony in Year category in prestigious company: CLWB EIDDEW Aberystwyth and won £100, with the other finalists were Portmeirion Congratulations to Clwb Eiddew who which they hope to organise workshops Hotel and the eventual winner, won Group of the Year 2019 from Learn in the future. Trefeddian Hotel, Aberdovey. Welsh Ceredigion, Powys and The club meets monthly on Tuesdays in Carmarthenshire. Members of the group Mark Cadwallader, one of the hotel’s the Ivy House Café, Montgomery, MID WALES TOURISM local owners, said, “we were very between 6.30 and 8.30pm, for £2 AWARDS pleased to have been nominated as including a cuppa and cake.”Speakers Ten of the Dragon Hotel’s owners and one of just three finalists in the whole and learners will be most welcome to management team attended the Mid of the large MWT region. This was an join us,” said Julie Pearce, organiser of Wales Tourism awards dinner, having honour, and a great credit to our staff.” the club. 18 LLAIS TREFALDWYN MONTGOMERY CRIER 19
was a huge success, receiving a good CHEESE TASTING EVENT The next cheese try-and-buy night NEWS IN BRIEF round of applause at the end. SHED38 hosted a two successful will be on Friday 13th December: cheese tasting events, with more to booking with Katrina is essential. FILM: WORLD PREMIÈRE It was made on location in follow. Katrina Collins said, “I am a big COMES TO MONTGOMERY Montgomery, Llanidloes and the fan of quality, hand-produced cheese, In October, Montgomery Town Hall Hafren Forest, and is a cautionary tale so I thought I would get some samples was full of eager filmgoers when the of modified grain, which, when used in in for local people to try”. world première of a film called Dead the brewing process, has unfortunate Good Beer was shown as part of the effects on the drinkers, turning them Cheeses on offer included Trefaldwyn Montgomery Movie Club’s autumn into dangerous zombies! Luckily, a Blue, recently developed locally season. The film, made by two local brother and sister find a solution by a Montgomery couple who are Llanidloes film-makers using local to these challenges using some passionate about cheese and have actors, musicians and technicians, specially-created local produce. gone into small scale production.
RECOGNITION FOR VET Although CIRCUS SKILLS COME plate-spinning, NURSE CHARLIE Charlie didn’t TO TOWN hula hooping Congratulations to Trefaldwyn Vets’ win the final Supported by Destination (even with more Head Nurse Charlie Puttock who was award, she Montgomery, a Circus Skills training than one hoop), a nominee for Blue Cross Head Nurse said, “it was session was put on by skilled local and aerial poses of the Year 2019. Practice manager fantastic to performer Nula Hula, and her suspended on a Dawn Williams, said, “we all think she be nominated colleague, Frankie May. Following a length of silk or a really deserved this nomination,” and again for vet warm-up, and a display of acrobatic hoop. The event, many messages of support came in nurse of the skills from Nula and aerial skills from which was sold for Charlie from clients who agreed. year.” Frankie, adults and children had a go out, was a real at skills including juggling, diablo, success. WORK ON WHITEGATE application for the area to become a POOLS WILDLIFE AREA Local Wildlife Site. on to the road. I think this is very Work has begun on the Whitegate OBSTACLES dangerous with the traffic that As part of this work, the long bridge, I am writing this letter on behalf of Pools Wildlife area in Montgomery goes through town. There are also which has become rotten and has Chris and Tony, the blind couple with the commissioning of a tree problems caused by people parking had to be cordoned off for health and from Montgomery. Chris is troubled surgeon to reduce the height of some on the drop kerbs. safety purposes, will be removed and by all the obstacles on the pavement overhanging branches and provide a a new walkway constructed around which make her and Tony’s walk into Please can something be done range of habitat areas with log piles, the Pool, allowing greater access and town quite difficult. The trees, post before someone gets hurt. shade, grassland and tree stumps. The the creation of a silt trap to improve box and wheelie bins all confuse plan is that this work will help in the Ingrad Jones on behalf of Chris water quality. the dogs, and so they take Chris
20 LLAIS TREFALDWYN MONTGOMERY CRIER 21 Diane Minister Blessing, Every YearAnd aHappy New 2020. happens on12thDecember! Have agreat Christmaswhatever and sharingcaring for each other. It isaboutpeace andlove andhope for usthrough good timesandbad. faith, Godwithus,always there It isaboutthelivingreality ofour hope into theworld. and thejoy ofalittlebaby bringingreal over 2,000years ago. life Itisaboutnew broken world. As broken today asitwas It isaboutGodcoming down into our of thesethings. meaning ofChristmasisnotaboutany So, itisagood jobthatthetrue do each otherdown. for theSeason ofPoliticians to trying [and women] isbeingpushedaside The Season ofGoodWillto allmen the shadow ofBrexit andanElection. television isbeingdiluted this year by food andadecent onthe viewing prospect ofaholiday, presents, good The usualgathering excitement ofthe of hopeinto the darkwinter nights. Christmas iscoming, bringingaray 22 LLAIS TREFALDWYNLLAIS presbyterian chapel news at 2.30pm.Details from Rev. Turnock. Mary Fellowship isonsecond Thursday ofeachmonth Caerhowel at2.00pmandUpperRoom Weekly BibleStudy isevery Tuesday at led by Mrs Pat Hall. Service26th January : 11.15am led by Rev. Turnock. Mary Service19th January : 11.15am led by Rev. DianeStirling. Communion atBrooks: 10.30am JointPastorate12th January led by Rev. DianeStirling. 5th Jan2020Service: 11.15am members’ Carol Service. 29th December Service: 11.15am Montgomery: 10.30am. 25th December ChristmasDayin Communion atRevail: 5.00pm. 24th December ChristmasEve led by MrGraham Smith. 22nd December Service: 11.15am led by BarnabusGroup. 15th December Service: 11.15am led by Mrs Andrea Davies. 8th December Service: 11.15am led by Rev. DianeStirling. at Montgomery: 10.30am 1st December Pastorate Communion SERVICES
Photo: David Wilson James DuthieandRichard Leman Great Britain. Healsodeveloped and hisyoung players would regularly Mike brought players inatU16level inasport David Vinson, avisionary Mike’s philosophyhasalways been and developed juniornational Having played andcoached many Bowling Club. Mike Beloehasrecently retired as modern era, basing theirapproach on went onto beOlympiccaptains for make itto thenationalside,and national coach, JohnCadman, has certainly putthisinto practice! the systems usedinfootball. the game into atdivisionallevel a that was sotraditional, brought they the more you learn how to play”. He that “themore you learn how to coach, continuing upto With seniorlevel. In hisfirst teaching Mike post, didhis first hockey coaching course with badminton, basketball andcricket, junior coach atMontgomery players infour different sports, sports, includinghockey, sailing, MIKE BELOE young peopleto participate at Gill andMike have now moved to advanced coach. and willbecounty president of Mike joinedMontgomery Bowling Kerry Bowling Club.Kerry Montgomeryshire from December. Mike ispresident Valley ofSevern IBC, Llandyssil in2005,where hewas able Mike retired from a35-year school Club in2007,coaching school primary played Thisclub intheevening. basic coaching course. Further insailingandbadminton.national level this new sport, he(ofcourse!) sport, this new took a took up bowling. To better understand the upbringingoftwo ofhis to beactively involved withhiswife in teaching career andmoved to of playingfor Wales. Weaver who, andConorBuckley at16, club where over adozen youngsters children andcreating aweekly junior courses followed andMike became an is part oftheU18Academy withhopes grandchildren, andSeren, and Carys developed playersdeveloped suchasGlyn MONTGOMERY CRIER 23 I GER O D S D E W WALKING FESTIVAL 2019 O Y MONTGOMERY COMMUNITY CARE PROJECT R R
C Main Project Our members continue to look The third Montgomery Walking the Rivers and There is very little to report, except that forward to the Dragon Lunch on the Dyke walkers W Festival began on Friday 4th October E A we are aware that there is still interest last Wednesday of the month. with a short walk taking in far- on a slightly L M K O E C in a care facility on the site but at this reaching panoramic views on a rare more strenuous R L It is always a very great pleasure to sit S E point MCCP are not involved. still and clear evening at the County route, then a large ARE W in the Bistro enjoy a delicious lunch War Memorial. Walkers descended group on a short walk through Luncheon Club and catch up on all the latest news through field paths back to Border history. The day concluded It is with great sadness that we report with friends. Montgomery to the now traditional with Festival Supper, entertained by the death of our member Mary Mather, Chatterbox Oktoberfest. As ever, great beer, talented locals Côr Trefaldwyn and ‘Aunty Mary’, and our thoughts are No doubt Christmas will be high on including a special Festival brew, Monty Folk. with the Boundy family at this very the agenda of chat as we get closer and, this year, the foot stamping sad time. Mary was an amazing lady, The worryingly heavy rain of Saturday to the festive season, so if you feel lederhosen-clad Brassic Oompah. always wanting to help in any way she night was a distant memory as like a couple of hours of relaxed could. Unfortunately, her hearing was Leading up to the Festival the sunshine and fabulous sparkling conversation with a cuppa and a a great hindrance to her enjoyment weather was grim, with heavy views delighted the Sunday walkers. biscuit and would like to join us of life, but nevertheless she had the rain and flooding. Leaders had please contact me as below. The 2019 Walking Festival was another satisfaction of taking part in many quickly reassessed all walks and splendid event welcoming friends old activities in the town. She will be Paulene Jones Secretary re-routed some and, lo and behold, and new and from near and far. Walkers greatly missed. [email protected] Saturday morning dawned dry as are Welcome are extremely grateful to 01686 668691 we waved off the intrepid the hard-working Footpath Volunteers, 19-mile Challenge walkers. Powys Countryside Services and They were soon Shropshire Leisure and Recreation WELSHPOOL MUSIC CLUB CONCERT followed by and, of course, our supportive and Emma Abbate and Julian Perkins: venues including the Royal Opera House Old-Fashioned ever-helpful local farmers. piano for four hands and London’s Southbank Centre. Ramblers, Thursday 23rd January 2020 Routes are already in planning for The concert will take place at the 2020, so save the dates 2nd to 4th Emma Abbate is a professor at the Welshpool Methodist Church at October. Booking opens 1st May at Guildhall School of Music and Drama; 7.30pm. Members of the Club have www.MontgomeryWalkingFestival.co.uk Julian Perkins directs Sounds Baroque free admittance but all are welcome, and has a growing reputation as a the charge being £10 (£2 for students). Jill Kibble keyboard player and conductor of Tea and coffee are available after considerable talent and versatility. the performance when there is an opportunity to meet the performers. Julian and Emma have performed piano duet recitals at many prestigious Tony Harvey 24 LLAIS TREFALDWYN MONTGOMERY CRIER 25 TREFALDWYN LADIES CLUB MAYOR’S NOTES Our October meeting had somewhat Nicola showed us how to make felt As always there was an excellent Hall on Sunday of a Halloween theme, when well- beads from the merino wool she had parade from local groups who turned 5th January 2020 known paranormal investigator brought for us to ‘have a go’, teasing out on a cold but sunny day along at 1.00pm. There and guest speaker Rory Evans the wool in her hands forming a loose with Montgomery residents for the will be restricted entertained us with his ghostly ball, then using warm soapy water annual Remembrance Day events. seating so please tales and supernatural history of to gently roll and mould the ball, Thanks to Paul Hodgson and Sue complete the enclosed booking form Montgomeryshire. Rory donates all creating the finished bead. By the Blower for their organisational skills and hand it in to Bunners adding of his appearance fees to charity, amount of laughter in the room, and also to the Football Club for your telephone number. It will be on including Newtown Food Bank. some found this quite challenging, helping with traffic management. a first-come first-served basis and but great fun. once bookings are full there will be November was a practical I would like to remind motorists of a reserve list, so book early to avoid demonstration by local felt artist On 11th December we will be tucking how difficult it is for disabled people disappointment. Nicola Knapton, who brought into our Christmas Lunch at the when vehicles are parked without examples of her beautiful work to Dragon, but also remembering giving thought to these difficulties at On behalf of Jane and myself and show us, including her renowned those less fortunate by making a drop kerbs, pavements, corners and fellow Town Councillors we wish you pictures, her speciality, as well as collection for our local food bank hatched areas. all a very Happy Christmas and a beads, brooches and scarves. (no baked beans please!) Our 2020 healthy and prosperous 2020. By the time you read this the Town programme will be announced and We learnt that felt is the oldest will be looking festive after the we are delighted with our interesting fabric; made from wool it needs no Christmas Festival lights switch on. speakers and varied outings we equipment, spinning or weaving. have planned. The Senior Citizens’ Party will be Remnants have been found more than held on the lower floor of the Town Haydn Andrew Mayor 6,000 years old: early man wrapped 8th January The Judicial System: sheep wool around his feet and used a mock trial presided over by Judge Please cut along the dotted line it on horseback as a saddle. Agitation, Rebecca Klug. warm and damp conditions create a SENIOR CITIZENS’ CHRISTMAS MEAL MENU CHOICES 12th February Coco Pzazz: strong fabric. Felt is still important in Sunday 5th January 2020 at 1.00pm in the Town Hall chocolate making. some cultures today providing fabric Please choose from the following and place in box at Bunners by 14th December. for yurts, carpets and saddle blankets.
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