Sibrydion Cymunedol Dec 2019 – Jan 2020 Issue 67
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Local Interest Community News Events Diddordebau Ileol Newyddion Cymunedol Digwyddiadau FREE (Priceless) Sibrydion Cymunedol Dec 2019 – Jan 2020 Issue 67 She may only be small, but the bond and love they have is unbreakable. Photo by Sofi Minton Delivered free to homes in villages: Pick up a copy in: Arthog, Penmaenpool, Fairbourne, Friog, Llwyngwril, Barmouth, Dolgellau, Machynlleth, Rhoslefain, Llanegryn, Llanelltyd, Bontddu, Corris, Tywyn, Pennal, Aberdyfi, Dinas Abergynolwyn, Taicynhaeaf. Mawddwy, Bala, Harlech, Dyffryn (Volunteers also deliver in: Dinas Mawddwy, Tywyn, Ardudwy, Llanbedr Dyffryn Ardudwy, Harlech, Bala, Brithdir, Talybont) Ready to get moving? Ask us for a FREE property valuation Dolgellau – 01341 422 278 Barmouth – 01341 280 527 Professional – 01341 422 278 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] TRUSTED, LOCALLY & ONLINE www.walterlloydjones.co.uk any findings in addition to advising clients on any issues. 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Call Jo or Jules 01654 710500 e mail: [email protected] We are always happy to listen and help you find your ideal home, bolt hole or holiday let . We offer a free no obligation valuation service. Sibrydion 3 4 Sibrydion Sibrydion 5 Sibrydion Thank you all for Cymunedol continued success This is the last issue for this year and the first for 2020. The year has simply flown past. Thank you to everyone who supports Sibrydion, in everything, as this is YOUR magazine. So thank you to: • The business advertising, which funds the whole thing, and I understand works well for all of these local businesses! Debbie Ashton, • The regular feature contributors, who give us interesting articles on Editor Wildlife (Rennie Telford) and seasonal gardening tasks and advice (Lisa Cunningham–Allsop at Camlan) • The Wordsearch (Alan Jones) – a very welcome addition. • The intrepid volunteers who help to get the magazine through letterboxes. • Our trusty hippy deliverer, Steve Parry, who has been doing drops around the coast to get our publication out to Harlech, Barmouth, Dolgellau, Machynlleth and often Bala too! • Our village rector, who always writes thought-provoking common sense articles on life (Rev Lindsay Ford) • All other volunteers, particularly who help me out in more technical ways – Malcolm Hills (Events) and Bernie Pridding, removing staples from the magnetic charging port of my computer, or similar when needed). You are all invaluable! I love you all This is the last push to sell as many of the Sibrydion NOW Calendars! We still have lots to sell and not long to £6 each sell them in now, before the New Year. The cost of producing them is now passed, and we now want sell 2 for £10 as many as possible for the 5 charities. I have reduced the price of them now, to £6 each or 2 for £10 in order to try and sell as many as we can for the charities. I have offered a £150 prize for Contributors/ the outlet who sells the greatest number of Calendars, before mid-January. advertisers – Please This would include anyone who takes any to sell at any local Christmas Crafts note the submission events. Please have a go and take part in the competition! Let me know if deadline for content you can take any and I will get them to you. They make a lovely Christmas gift in your diary (see which isn’t expensive to post! Please help us to raise as much as we can. right) –and supply Debbie Ashton – Editor: 01341 250884 or [email protected] in good time. Many thanks. 6 Sibrydion Singing into the New Year! Come and sing with friendly local singing groups, your first session is FREE ! in Dolgellau in Barmouth Join us, with Swnion, Saturday with Singin’ Wimmin in your first Singing Workshops every Parlwr Mawr at The Dragon session is month with guest teachers. Theatre on Thursdays in Details: Hazel 01341 280329 term time at 7.30pm. FREE [email protected] Details from Ann 01341 247382. in Llwyngwril in Criccieth in Llanbedr with Singwril every Monday with Lleisiau’r Byd / with Cambrian Coast except first of the month World Voices in the Community Choir in the from 7-9pm at Y Ganolfan. Jerusalem Hall Vestry on newly refurbished Village £3/session, including tea Wednesdays at 7.30pm. Hall, every Monday in and cake! More details from Details from David 07840 957853. term time at 7.30pm. [email protected], [email protected] Details from Ann 01341 247382. 07815574477 and ‘Singwril’ [email protected] on Facebook. Why should YOUR business Next issue DEADLINES be in Sibrydion? 30 Dec All Articles (includes regular features) Local residents’ YOUR 10 Jan 2020 homes and Sibrydion business Advertising businesses Cymunedol & Events Local Interest Diddordebau Ileol Community News Newyddion Cymunedol Events Digwyddiadau FREE (Priceless) Sibrydion Cymunedol The vital link to your potential clients Dec 2019 – Jan 2020 Issue 67 in Meirionnydd, south Snowdonia. Advertising Rates (premium = pages 2-5, corresponding back pages & back cover) 1/8 page – £35 / £40 1/6 page – £40 / £50 Contact Debbie Ashton 1/4 page – £55 / £65 1/3 page – £70 / £87 [email protected] She may only be small, but the bond and love they have is unbreakable. Photo by Sofi Minton Delivered free to homes in villages: Arthog, Penmaenpool, Fairbourne, Friog, Llwyngwril, Pick up a copy in: 1/2 page – £95 / £108 2/3 page – £140 / £163 Rhoslefain, Llanegryn, Llanelltyd, Bontddu, Corris, Barmouth, Dolgellau, Machynlleth, 01341 250884 Abergynolwyn, Taicynhaeaf. Tywyn, Pennal, Aberdyfi, Dinas (Volunteers also deliver in: Dinas Mawddwy, Tywyn, Mawddwy, Bala, Harlech, Dyffryn Full page – £169 / £199 Back page – £270 Dyffryn Ardudwy, Harlech, Bala, Brithdir, Talybont) Ardudwy, Llanbedr Sibrydion 7 Abergynolwyn Electric Car Share Scheme Abergynolwyn is one of just two villages The EV (electric vehicle) is a white Nissan Leaf and in Gwynedd getting the chance to try out a can travel around 150 miles on a fully charged community electric vehicle thanks to a scheme battery. A competition to name it and the other set up to improve transport in rural areas. vehicle which is going to Bethesda for a similar scheme resulted in the names Carwyn and Carwen Village energy club EGNI Abergynolwyn Energy, being chosen. responded to an open call from Arloesi Gwynedd Wledig asking: “What would you do with an electric A charging point has been installed at the car in your community?” Several open meetings Canolfan, which will be available for use by anyone were held, with questions posed on charts on with an electric vehicle. “If EV owners know there which villagers wrote ideas on post-it notes. is a charging point here,” said Project Coordinator Steve Beech, “it will encourage people to stop in The response was overwhelmingly enthusiastic, Abergynolwyn, maybe use the café or the pub, go for with people discussing the limited public a walk or a ride on the Talyllyn Railway while their transport available in the village, the possibility of vehicle charges.” volunteer drivers and the positive social aspects of community car sharing as well as welcoming the The car sharing scheme is run by Co Wheels, an chance to reduce carbon emissions and embracing independently owned car club providing low the opportunity to try out a clean energy vehicle. emission, hybrid and electric cars on a pay-as-you-go basis for organisations and communities across the 8 Sibrydion UK. Registration is simple and everything is done online. Once signed up you have access to the over 60 Co Wheels car sharing schemes across the UK. “The more people who get the opportunity to try an EV the better” The usual joining fee of £25 has been heavily discounted for the Abergynolwyn scheme, with a one-off payment of only £5 to encourage people to try the car. “The more people who get the Located at the gateway to Snowdonia, opportunity to try an EV the better” said Steve, we believe the best is right here around us.