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WHERE DID 2019 GO? Aerobics Class: every Monday, 6.30pm-7.30pm, Llangoed Village Hall. All abilities are welcome! February is upon us already, the Christmas festivities and the New Year already in the dim, distant past...but it’s not too late Clwb Ifanc Ffermwyr Llangoed Young Farmers Club: for us to say 'Blwyddyn Newydd Dda/Happy New Year' every Monday, 7.30pm-9.00pm, Neuadd Bentref Llanddona to all of our readers! Village Hall (yr Hen Ysgol) not Llangoed Village Hall. Telephone Emily Roberts on 01248 810424 for more We had hoped to continue with our centre spread feature in information; see also page 5. this number of The Puffin, but we’ve received so many articles and other submissions that the feature is being carried Llangoed WI: the first Wednesday of the month at 2.00pm, Llangoed Village Hall; see also page 4. over until we have enough room.
The Puffin cannot survive without the help that it receives Zumba Fitness Class: every Wednesday, 6.30pm-7.30pm, Llangoed Village Hall. All abilities are welcome! from its friends and supporters, sponsors and donors, anonymous or otherwise. These include the Bull Hotel, the Whist group: alternate Thursdays, 1.30pm-3.00pm, Pont y Castle Court Hotel, Beaumaris y Brenin Community Hub. Town Council, Janet Bell Gallery, Bishopsgate House Hotel, the Seiriol Men’s Shed: for men Tavern on the Bay, Red Boat Ice aged 18-108: the chance to meet Cream Parlour, Echo Beach, and chat...all abilities are Central Bakery, Ena’s Newsagents, welcome! Every Thursday at Canolfan Beaumaris Leisure 10.00am, Pont y Brenin Centre, Spar, Beaumaris, McColl’s, Community Hub; see also page 5. Llangoed and the Owain Glyndŵr, Llanddona, to name just a few... Bingo: the third Friday of the apologies to anybody whose name month at 7.00pm, Pont y Brenin isn’t mentioned; our anonymous Community Hub. supporters will know who they are! Beaumaris: To all of you: a big 'thank you' from all of us at The Puffin, and our best Bridge Clubs: at The David
wishes for 2020. Hughes Community Centre, 15 December 2019: in Sydney this time, at the start of a ground floor: cruise calling in at Melbourne, Tasmania and New Zealand... WHAT’S HAPPENING WHERE the Editorial Team’s Owen Williams appears to be more o Mondays, 9.30am: Gentle interested in The Puffin than in the famous Sydney Harbour Duplicate, with some help This is where our regular quarterly Bridge, which is just as it should be! (Owen Williams) available round-up of what’s on in the locality o Mondays, 7.00pm: Chicago appears, regular events and one- If you’d like to claim your moment of fame, read The Puffin o Thursdays, 7.00pm: Club offs near home and further afield. in an interesting or unusual place, send us a photo and details and we’ll do our best to publish it. Duplicate You’ll probably be aware that The Puffin has started to serve a wider area; it is always looking These small friendly clubs offer a warm welcome to players for events to list. Inevitably it doesn’t cover everything that’s of all level of experience. Telephone Gay Young on 01248 on, so if you think that an event is missing and should be 810057 for more information. mentioned, please ensure that you let us know in good time. Pioneers Walking Group: every Wednesday, 2.00pm, Our contact details and submission deadlines are always Canolfan Iorwerth Rowlands Centre, Steeple Lane. given in Editorial information on the back page. Telephone Howard Jackson on 01248 810050 for more information. Llangoed: Beaumaris Film Night: the first Thursday of the month at Clwb Garddio Llangoed Gardening Club: the third 7.30pm, Canolfan Beaumaris Leisure Centre. Telephone Monday of the month at 7.30pm, Llangoed Village Hall; see 01248 811200 or e-mail enquiries@canolfanbeaumaris. also page 6. org.uk for more information.
Knitting Club: the third Monday of the month at Pont y Have a look overleaf at what’s showing and make a note in Brenin Community hub, 2.00pm-3.00pm. your diary:
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o 6 February: Yesterday (2018): Llanddona Writing Group: this Boyle/Curtis romcom every other Tuesday (4 February imagines that only one man and so on) at 4.00pm, Neuadd (Himesh Patel) knows of the Bentref Llanddona Village Hall (yr Beatles and their music, or a Hen Ysgol). Please join us if you few other pop culture icons. enjoy any sort of writing:
o 5 March: Green Book (2018): memoirs, poems, short stories, an Oscar-laden real-life articles or blogs, novels even; or comedy drama in which rough maybe you’d just like a bit of and ready bouncer Tony "The encouragement to start or get Lip" (Viggo Mortensen) back into it. Either way, please contact Stephen Marsden on chauffeurs cultured US Beaumaris Film Night: Renée Zellweger portrays Judy classical/jazz pianist Don Garland’s late life in Judy, for which she received a standing 07774 699685 for more ovation at the première information. Shirley (Mahershala Ali) on a
1962 tour of the racist Deep Llanddona Book Reading Club: South. is resting; if you’d like to resurrect
o 2 April: Judy (2019): a it e-mail The Puffin at puffin compassionate biographical pages@ gmail.com and we’ll drama of Judy Garland’s late pass the message on.
life as she tries relocating her Anglesey & Caernarfon Dog stage career to the UK. Renée Club: hopes to meet in due Zellweger received a standing course on Wednesdays at ovation at the première. 8.00pm, Neuadd Bentref Table top sale: the first Sunday Llanddona Village Hall (yr Hen of the month, 10.00am-4.00pm, Ysgol). It isn’t known when, or if, Canolfan Beaumaris Leisure sessions will start again; Centre; refreshments are announcements will be made in available. Telephone 01248 due course via social media and 811200 or e-mail enquiries@ in The Puffin. In the meantime canolfanbeaumaris.org.uk. the monthly dog walks are still taking place, usually on the last Antiques & collectors’ fair: the Sunday of each month at third Sunday of the month 10.30am. 10.00am-4.00pm, Canolfan Beaumaris Leisure Centre; The Owain Glyndŵr: will be refreshments are available. hosting regular bingo and quiz nights, and its monthly Pudding Contact morganfairs@hotmail. com or telephone 07516 277794 Club: please visit us for details and dates. for information/bookings. Griffith’s Crossing, Caernarfon: Llanddona:
Crûg Farm Plants Spring Fair: Llanddona Table Tennis Group: every Monday, Neuadd Saturday 9 May 2020, 10.00am- 4.30pm, Griffith’s Crossing, Bentref Llanddona Village Hall (yr Caernarfon LL55 1TU; it’s a must Hen Ysgol), 10.00am-12.00 noon; if you like interesting and unusual £2.50 per head, to cover hall hire plants. Crûg Farm Plants are and tea/coffee. Everyone is Chelsea Flower Show Centenary welcome; no booking is required. Year Gold Medallists. For more For more information contact Kirsty Simpson at kirstyalison information telephone 01248 670232 or visit http://www. [email protected]. crug-farm.co.uk/. Village Knit Club: every
Monday, the Owain Glyndŵr at 7.00pm. For more information BEAUMARIS TOWN HALL’S contact Meg Marsden on 07913 AMAZING BLUE BAROMETER 223435. It’s easy to overlook, in a dark Paned a Sgwrs: the second corner just inside the foyer. It’s Monday of the month at interesting because of the 10.30am, Neuadd Bentref thermometer, inside the case and in Llanddona Village Hall (yr Hen front of the barometer. The Ysgol). Contact Gill Vaughan on barometer reading is high up and 07925 184476 or Heather not easy to see, and helps to McLoughlin on 01248 810354 for forecast the weather, and the more information. thermometer tells the temperature,
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The Puffin NUMBER 30 FEBRUARY 2020 2 OF 12 www.poblseiriol.co.uk/newsletters/ in either degrees Fahrenheit or degrees Réaumur. Nowadays similarity of names is a coincidence). While the barometer in we use degrees Centigrade or Celsius, a scale which was the Town Hall is still showing correct pressure, the made universal in 1948, but the BBC still whispers the thermometer is at least 70 years out of date. temperature in degrees Fahrenheit in their weather forecast The barometer case looks as though it has had no attention for those who can’t give up Fahrenheit’s scale. for at least this time. It’s in a dreadful state, but cleaning it up Several men realised that a liquid would expand when it is would be a specialist job, and very expensive. heated, and if it expanded into a (Bernard Thomas) tube, it gave an idea of how hot the liquid was. It was Gabriel Fahrenheit, a German, who had the BEAUMARIS ALLOTMENTS idea of making a scale. By mixing SOCIETY: A PLACE IN THE salt with ice he made mixture with a SPOTLIGHT very low temperature (still used for making ice cream), and he gave the Beaumaris Allotments certainly hit value 0°F to this. As a second 'fixed the jackpot on Thursday 11 April point' he used body temperature, 2019 with the arrival of a film crew and called this 100°F. Later he from the BBC’s Gardeners’ World. realised that steam and boiling Beaumaris Allotments Society water gave a much more reliable Chairman, Andrew Dixon, said, measure of heat, but he stuck to "Every gardener would want their using body temperature, and found garden to be featured on Gardeners’ that the steam and heat mix World, so for Beaumaris Allotments registered 212°F on this scale. His to be chosen to appear is a great early thermometers held alcohol, achievement." but by 1724 he had changed to The film crew arrived on a beautiful mercury. We still use mercury in sunny day and were totally stunned everyday thermometers, but the by the location of the allotments and scale has been changed for of Beaumaris itself. They spent the something more reliable. afternoon looking at the site and
René Antoine de Réaumur, a The Beaumaris Town Hall barometer: once upon a time it meeting some of the plotholders Frenchman, inherited a small must have looked spectacular, but time has taken its toll; the who had been chosen to be fortune, which let him experiment in brass plaque is illegible other than the words 'Presented interviewed about their particular several areas. He was primarily an by...to the Corporation of Beaumaris...' (AP) interests. They were impressed by entomologist, studying insects, but the high standard of the site as, he also investigated physiology, despite its being very early in the realised the relationship between season, plotholders had worked wrought iron, cast iron and steel, hard to get their plots looking their and, of course, set out a best for the filming. temperature scale. He used melting Thanks to the assistance of ice at 0° as a lower fixed point, and Beaumaris Lifeboat, the crew were 80° as the upper fixed point. His able to film at the Lifeboat Station; thermometer was used throughout the view from the allotments was the continent, and especially in the affected by the adjacent car park food industry: winemaking, and milk being full of building materials. products like cheese. Réaumur is Unfortunately, Frances Tophill did still a country town, but Réaumur’s The BBC film crew at work (AP) not arrive in time on Thursday thermometer is no longer used, evening to take up the generous save in Beaumaris! offer from Beaumaris Lifeboat to The Centigrade scale was set out take her out on the lifeboat, by a Swede, Anders Celsius. At an something which she would love to early age, he went on an expedition have done. which showed that the earth was Friday was another beautiful day and flattened – just a bit – around the began early outside the Lifeboat poles. Most of his work was done in Station. astronomy and meteorology, but he found time to perfect the Frances has recently taken on a plot thermometer. He used water and of her own in Kent, and was ice as a lower fixed point, and water Some of the plotholders were asked to bring along items to particularly keen to learn about the show the diversity of their jobs or interests (Jill Anker) and steam as an upper fixed point, use of seaweed. One of the dividing the scale between these points into 100 units. Even plotholders, Dr Ian Thorpe, was filmed explaining not only the his first thermometer could be improved: initially he called the benefits of the using seaweed but also all the restrictions on water freezing point 100 and the boiling water point 0; but he collecting it. accepted advice, and turned the scale ‘upside down’. After taking many shots of the superb view from the Lifeboat Nowadays we all use the Centigrade scale of Celsius (the Station, the film crew moved back to the allotments and then
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[email protected] 3 OF 12 The Puffin NUMBER 30 FEBRUARY 2020 interviewed Ian on his plot. The winners of the competition were (1st) Margaret Charles, (2nd) Margaret Furlong and (3rd) Jenny Alexander. Next to be interviewed was Keevan Anker on his vineyard. Frances really wants to grow vines to make wine, so was very December: at our meeting on 4 December, Geraldine interested to get as much information as possible from him. Hedderick had us making cake flowers: shaping and painting "Frances really enjoyed getting some hands-on experience, flowers and leaves, and ourselves, to take home, all enjoyed and especially the pruning and training of the vines," said by our members.
Keevan. st The winners of the competition were (1 ) Margaret Charles, From there the crew moved on to Chrissy Newsham’s plot to (2nd) Sally Buckley and (3rd) Miriam Hughes. learn how she manages the January: at our meeting on 8 problem of wind damage from the January, Sonia Williams gave us a prevailing south westerly winds. talk on Confidence with Colour Chrissy was able to show them the which was much enjoyed by our various methods she uses to members. Several members were minimise damage to her crops. happy to be models for testing The crew filmed many of the colours to suit their skin and hair plotholders working on their plots, tones, and some were also happy to and finished the day with a wine try make up to suit. tasting when some plotholders The winners of the competition were joined Frances to try some of (1st) Sally Buckley, (2nd) Jean Keevan’s wine. They were Whitehead and (3rd) Gwyneth particularly interested in the Adams, and the winner of the raffle community involvement and were Jeremy Yates giving a session on watercolour painting and was Anne Lindley. extremely impressed that, last year, painting landscapes (via Sheena Renner) plotholders raised £1,275 for the Some news: this follows on from National Garden Scheme and over the article in The Puffin 29, page 8. £1,000 for Beaumaris Lifeboat. The Our WI and others across Anglesey crew expressed their gratitude for all have been involved in a year-long the help they had been given by project with the Woodland Trust, a Beaumaris Allotments Society, both project involving trees and their in the lead up to the filming and importance in the environment in during the time they were on site. which Llangoed WI members Anne They also wanted to thank Kim and Lindley and Chrissy Newsham her staff at the Happy Valley Café charted the position and who provided not only refreshments measurements of various trees in for the crew but also delicious cakes our locality. for all the plotholders who joined in Penmon Priory has some notable the group photo at the end of the day. The ancient ash behind the Penmon Priory dovecote (via tree species, including an ancient Anne Lindley) The plotholders were delighted with ash behind the dovecote and the final programme which was broadcast on 17 May, and ancient sweet chestnuts opposite the priory; also measured have had had many visitors to the allotment site as a result. were old walnuts and a 26-year-old ash by the car park attendant’s hut. (Jill Anker)
Photographs were taken and the measurements and positions logged on the website. Also noted was the general health of LLANGOED ART GROUP the trees, with the ash seemingly very healthy with a good The new Llangoed Art Group meets each Monday between covering of leaves, as were the sweet chestnuts with an 1.00pm and 4.00pm at Llangoed Village Hall. Members range enormous bounty of chestnuts. The walnuts appeared healthy, from complete beginners to more experienced artists, and with good leaf coverage, but some had brown leaf edges and members bring their own paints and paper. The cost is £5 per brown spots. session. There is generally no tutor, but about once a month a An exhibition was staged in the summer at Llangefni Town tutor is invited. Last autumn, Jeremy Yates gave a session on Hall where the public were able to see the work which had watercolour painting and painting landscapes, and last month been done by the various Anglesey WI groups. The event Mike Linford gave a session on painting with acrylics. The cost highlighted the importance of trees in our lives, especially now, for these sessions is about £10, depending on numbers. when we are experiencing dramatic climate changes. The We welcome new members. Please contact Alison at conclusion was that more native trees need to be planted; [email protected] or Sue at [email protected] anybody with a garden should consider planting trees. for more information. Please visit the Open Air Laboratories (OPAL) network’s (Sheena Renner) website, http://www.opalexplorenature.org, if you would like
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LLANGOED WI Meetings: meetings begin at 2.00pm on the first Wednesday
November: our AGM took place at our meeting on 6 of each month in Llangoed Village Hall. We are a lively group of mixed ages, so, ladies, do feel welcome to join us. November; it was followed by a mad game of beetle drive that most of us found hilarious fun. (Anne Lindley)
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LLANGOED & DISTRICT FC 17 December singing carols in the CHRISTMAS RAFFLE WINNERS Church of St Mary and St Nicholas, 2019 Beaumaris.
(Emily Roberts) Here’s the list of Christmas raffle winners 2019:
£30 Pier House voucher: Jude SEIRIOL MEN’S SHED: COME Midland Tapas voucher: Sam AND JOIN US! Williams, milkman Anglesey Boat Trips voucher: Our main function as a men’s shed Glyn is social, and we ended our year £20 Castle Garage petrol with a meal and a few drinks at the voucher: John, Llanddona Liverpool Arms in Beaumaris, which Christmas cake: Donna Casey was well attended and very Afternoon tea at The Bulkeley enjoyable. c Hotel: /o Bethan 2019 was our first year with the
Central Bakery box of biscuits: Zachary Price, 16, pictured wearing the Wales shirt; born in workshop/garden and other John Ward Llanddona, now living in Pentraeth, Zachary represented facilities. We’ve struggled to fulfil the c Box of chocolate: Caroline /o Anglesey in the NatWest Island Games in Sweden (2017) potential of these excellent facilities Central Bakery and Gibraltar (2019) (via Owen Williams) only because there aren’t enough of Box of Quality Street: Danny us! Tasks seemed to arrive faster Bowey than we could fulfil them. Box of biscuits: Alun c It’s 2020, more members have Christmas Pudding: Bane /o Christine joined, and the scope of our c planned projects has widened to Wine: Emma Hughes /o Rhys, Benllech include a model railway, complete Phlip out at Chester: Lucas with buildings to reflect the island’s Teddy Bear: Nikki railway history. We haven’t begun to explore what we can do with the At Llangoed & District FC we would clay, the potter’s wheel, the kiln, the like to thank everybody for history project, the garden, the supporting us through the year. We polytunnel, and all the other ideas would like to welcome Kieran The quiz night at Llangefni Rugby Club: L-R: Rhun Owen, that we have. Join us, throw your Mark Hughes, Chloë Pritchard , Eli Jones, Megan Roberts, Murphy and Matty Morris to the expertise into the pot, widen your club, and also give a warm welcome Amy Prichard (via Lynne Hennessey) friendships. back to Thomas Zalot and Cameron Slater. We exhibited our model of the Trwyn Du/Black Point lighthouse at There’s a warm welcome at home Penmon at November’s Ffair Gaeaf games; do come and enjoy a cup of a Marchnad Nadolig/ Winter Fair tea whilst enjoying the game...all and Christmas Market at Neuadd profits go to the Club. Bentref Llanddona Village Hall; it’s (Owen Williams) an example of the application of our
members’ expertise.
CLWB IFANC FFERMWYR To learn more about us, pop in on a LLANGOED YOUNG FARMERS social meeting, Thursday mornings, 10.00am-12.00 noon, at Pont y CLUB Hard at work in Seiriol Men’s Shed’s workshop (via Mike Brenin Hub. You will be welcome... We had a busy time in the run up to Thomas) or telephone Iain on 07782 307219
Christmas! or Alan on 07788 434892.
On 7 December we stewarded at (Mike Thomas) the Cinio Nadolig/Christmas Lunch in Neuadd Bentref Llanddona Village Hall, and the following day CLWB GARDDIO LLANGOED we went to Llangwyllog Church to GARDENING CLUB sing carols with members of the We are now into a new year: what other Young Farmers Clubs in will it bring for us gardeners? At the Anglesey. time of writing the weather is on the On 9 December we took part in an mild side, damp (when it isn’t inter-Club quiz at Llangefni Rugby bucketing down!) and very windy.
Club, and came third. On 15 30 November 2019: Seiriol Men’s Shed’s lifelike model of This is maybe what we have to December we were carolling again, Trwyn Du/Black Point lighthouse at the Ffair Gaeaf a expect our climate to be in future this time in Llangoed Village Hall, Marchnad Nadolig/Winter Fair and Christmas Market, winters. All the bulbs are showing and we rounded off the year on Neuadd Bentref Llanddona Village Hall (AP) their leaves, with snowdrop flowers
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almost out. Viburnum bodnantense Our thanks go to the Royal is in full flower, and its perfume is British Legion, Parade delightful. We can now look forward Marshall, Colonel J D Hardie to spring as the days are slowly TD, Beaumaris Town Band and lengthening, and hope there are no all of the other organisations scary weather surprises in store. which gave their support.
Llangoed Gardening Club has a (Liz Millman) definite American feel to it for 2020: two of our meetings are about the flora of the USA and the third is BEAUMARIS’S BUMPER DAY
Chilean in content. OUT The Seindorf Beaumaris Band leading the March Past (Liz We started the year on Monday 20 Millman) 147 different players led by four January with an interesting conductors in five bands across six illustrated talk by Anna Williams sections, bringing home a total of 14 from North Wales Wildlife Trust, trophies: this was the story of telling us all we need to know about Seindorf Beaumaris’s historic day at wild bees and bumblebees. Our first the North Wales Rally over the visit to America will be with Amanda weekend of 16/17 November 2019.
Jones, who will tell us all about cacti The North Wales Brass Band in Texas at our meeting on 17 Association’s annual contest was February, and our second trip across held at Ysgol Brynhyfryd, Ruthin, the pond will be with Dr Shaun and was an early start for Seindorf Russell, who makes a welcome Beaumaris’s youngest members as return on 16 March with an the Junior Band and Intermediate illustrated talk about his travels with Band competed in Section 6B, the the flora of Chile. first contest of the day with the We meet on the third Monday of the Youth Band following them on to the month at 7.30pm in Llangoed stage in Section 6A.
Village Hall, and look forward to "Seindorf Beaumaris is extremely seeing all our existing members; proud of its youth sections, and it is there will be a warm welcome to The laying of wreaths at Beaumaris Cenotaph (Liz Millman) a source of immense pride to new members as well. For more see our musicians graduate through information please contact Ann the junior system before taking their Donlan on 07919031403 or Lyn seats in the Senior Band, " said Gallagher on 07857 697572. Seindorf Beaumaris President, Fred (Jean Whitehead) Evans; and it was a youthful Seindorf Beaumaris who took to the
stage to defend their Fourth Section BEAUMARIS: REMEMBRANCE title with 16 of those on stage DAY SERVICE AND PARADE having already played for the Youth Band, including principal cornet On a chilly but sunny morning, the player, Erin Maloney, who rounded crowds turned out to pay respects at off a very successful morning by the Remembrance Day Service in The North Wales Brass Band Association Intermediate Band winning the Soloist Prize in both Beaumaris. It was led for the first Section 6B (Gary Pritchard) Section Four and the Youth Section. time by Rev Canon Robert Townsend with the Mayor and It wasn’t all about Beaumaris’s Mayoress, the Town Clerk and youngsters, however. For the very Councillors, ex-servicemen, the first time, the Beaumaris Social Lifeboat Service, Police and youth Band competed in Section Five for organisations, parading after the unregistered bands. It was a great Seindorf Beaumaris Band. day for the wonderfully named Last of the Summer Wind as they There was another moving followed in the footsteps of the Remembrance Service later in the Intermediate Band, Youth Band and afternoon to recognise those Senior Band in winning their students from Beaumaris Grammar Section. School and other local people who The North Wales Brass Band Association Senior Band lost their lives in the two world wars. Section 4 (Gary Pritchard) "With an average age of over 65,
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the Last of the Summer Wind are were it not for the hard work of the another example of Seindorf plotholders, and tonight is when Beaumaris’s community ethos," they get recognition for their efforts." explained Fred Evans. "Some of our (Jill Anker) members used to play many years ago, but most of our members hadn’t picked up a brass instrument WATCHING WINTER FLOCKS... until they retired." ...by night? No, not shepherding The day ended with Beaumaris also sheep at Christmas, I promise! This securing third prize in the Rally’s is about something to excite the eye Open Section, beating two higher- and lift the spirit on a winter’s day: section bands in the process, and watching flocks of wild birds two members of the Junior Band streaming and whirling across the won the prize for being the Rally’s sky or low over the sea. A calm, youngest players: six-year-old twins, bright day is best for seeing flocks Morgan and Celt, were awarded the of wildfowl or waders along the Dr Gwilym Roberts Memorial Cup. coast, when the water sparkles and
"I am immensely proud of what we Belinda & Arfon Thomas – Winners of Liverpool Arms Cup binoculars can pick up the fine for the Most Productive Allotment (Jill Anker) detail. achieved," added Mr Evans. "To be able to bring five bands to the Just such a day it was near Association’s contest is testament to Llangoed at New Year, when a the hard work and commitment of all sudden rush of wings and honking the conductors, tutors and calls heralded more than 30 greylag volunteers at Beaumaris. To bring geese flying in two skeins low over home so many trophies is just the the Strait towards Penmon, quickly icing on the cake." followed by a darting flock of pied
For more information, contact Gary oystercatchers skimming over the Pritchard, Seindorf Beaumaris water and piping loudly, then another Secretary, on 07866 762463 or at another larger flock. Something had disturbed these birds when feeding. [email protected].
(Gary Pritchard) Dense flocks of another wader, the tiny dunlin, can often be spotted in
winter along this stretch of coast. THE BAAFTAS COME TO They are thrilling to watch as they BEAUMARIS! dash to and fro, showing white then grey as they bank and turn. Most Beaumaris Allotments Society Zander Theakston, winner of the Joan Hopkin Award for are migrants from Iceland, northern recently held its BAAFTAs Junior Giant Pumpkin Grower of the Year (Jill Anker) Europe or Russia. At high tide, (Beaumaris Annual Awards For The dunlin and turnstones sometimes Allotments) in the Ballroom at the perch along the rim of the old Bulkeley Hotel in Beaumaris, when swimming-pool on the edge of plotholders were rewarded for their Beaumaris, waiting for the foreshore hard work throughout the year. With to be accessible again for feeding. awards ranging from Longest Runner Bean to Most Productive Our largest breeding wader is the Plot there was something for beautiful curlew. It comes down to everyone, and competition in some the coast in winter from its upland of the categories was very fierce. breeding grounds and uses its amazingly long, curved bill to probe The Society’s Chairman, Andrew the soft mud for crabs, lugworms, Dixon, said: "This evening is the small shellfish and shrimps. At high culmination of another superb year tide the birds fly to nearby pastures for Beaumaris Allotments. Following and feed on earth-worms. It’s our successful opening under the wonderful to hear them calling and National Garden Scheme last year, see them flying overhead, being featured on the BBC’s sometimes singly but often in small Gardener’s World this year really flocks, then to watch them feeding was the icing on the cake. But none Winners of BAAFTA awards and Highly Commended on fields near Beaumaris, sometimes of that would have been possible certificates (Jill Anker) in a flock of around a hundred birds.
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Sadly, curlews are in serious decline nationally as their upland Din Sylwy, and the festival was a celebration of all these and hay-meadow breeding sites are lost to agricultural change. communities.
Watching inland flocks of birds in winter can be just as Groups, voluntary organisations, schools and businesses from rewarding. Those of us over a certain age can probably across the Ministry Area were invited to take part by setting up remember another wader, the lapwing, as being a common a tree in the church and decorating it in a way that said farmland bird, flying in large, slow-moving flocks, flickering something about themselves. black and white. Lapwings have already become very scarce The creativity and ingenuity was remarkable. Who will forget across the country due to changes in farming practice. There the Beaumaris Allotment Society’s tree, decorated with strings are occasional sightings of small groups locally, but it is rare of Brussels sprouts, or the tree complete with arms, legs and now to hear that distinctive 'pee-wit' call. Lapwings can be golf bag from Henllys Hall Golf Club? In all there were 36 seen at the RSPB Reserve near Conwy. trees, and it was great to see the range and variety of groups Hyperactive starlings move around in groups and flocks in and organisations that exist within the area, from groups for autumn and winter, streaming over hedges and roads in children and young people to open-water swimming, sailing, search of food. They mainly settle men’s sheds, singing for pleasure on permanent pasture where they and the WI, to name but a few. probe for leatherjackets (cranefly It was lovely to be able to welcome larvae) and other invertebrates. everybody, visitors and 'locals' alike, They also eat berries and seeds in into the church over the five days of winter. Towards dusk these groups the festival, and a real privilege to join up to form large flocks, be able to showcase such an sometimes hundreds or thousands amazing display representing so in number, as they prepare to roost. many aspects of life in the local Many people will have seen film of community. Alongside the trees we the extraordinary aerial manoeuvres enjoyed concerts from Côr Meibion known as murmurations, when very Bro Goronwy and the Beaumaris large flocks of starlings move at Singing for Pleasure Group. speed across the sky, like billowing clouds of smoke constantly changing A murmuration of starlings over the Royal Pier, Aberystwyth, We welcomed pupils from shape and direction. Even the local a site well-known for murmurations and as a roosting place Beaumaris and Llangoed schools to for starlings (via Veteran Photography, Getty Images) smaller flocks are exciting to watch. sing for us, and the Seindorf Beaumaris Band who dropped in Jackdaws, the grey-hooded, pale- and played carols. There was an eyed members of the crow family, informal concert of carols and organ are usually seen in pairs as they music with lots of sing-along pair for life, but they also come participation. Visits up the bell tower together in flocks, especially in proved popular and some were winter. They are aerobatic and fun even brave enough to have a go! to watch and listen to as they tumble and chatter. There used to The Festival was rounded off on the be a regular night roost in the beech Sunday with a traditional carol and chestnut trees by Beaumaris service. Money raised during the Castle, and more recently there event was divided between the were noisy gatherings in trees at the churches in the area and St David’s Hospice at Holyhead. end of Henllys Lane. In East Anglia, there are some long-established 18 December 2019: part of the beautiful display of Christmas A massive thank you to all those winter roosts of jackdaws, some trees at the Bro Seiriol Christmas Tree Festival in Beaumaris who took part; get your thinking Church (Robert Townsend) numbering thousands of birds. Some caps on ready for next year. In the of these roosts also support rooks, which add to the clamorous meantime, look out for other events taking place in the and raucous bed-time chorus. churches around the area during the year.
I wonder how our increasingly turbulent winter weather will We look forward to seeing you. affect all these flocks of birds. Even these strong flyers (Lesley Rendle, Associate Vicar) sometimes seem to be struggling as they are buffeted by very high winds. As these become more frequent, this may possibly impact their feeding behaviour and reduce their food intake. CWLWM SEIRIOL: RHEOLI MANNAU GWYRDD/ (Roz Hattey) MANAGING GREEN SPACES
Sut y gall helpu i reoli mannau gwyrdd lleol fod o fudd i’ch THE BRO SEIRIOL CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL iechyd: hoffai prosiect Cwlwm Seiriol eich gwahodd i ymuno â rhai o’r tasgau cadwraeth ymarferol yn eich gwarchodfa natur The first Bro Seiriol Christmas Tree Festival was held the leol y gwanwyn hwn a mwynhau’r buddion o fod allan yn yr week before Christmas with 36 Christmas trees on display in amgylchedd naturiol. Pwrpas y prosiect yw gweithio ochr yn Beaumaris Church. ochr â chymunedau lleol i edrych ar ôl a gwella mannau The Bro Seiriol Ministry Area came into being during 2019, gwyrdd o werth cadwraeth uchel er budd pobl a bywyd gwyllt. and consists of the seven churches of Beaumaris, Penmon, Bydd datblygu cysylltiad cryfach rhwng cymunedau a mannau Llangoed, Llanfaes, Llanddona, Llaniestyn and Llanfihangel gwyrdd lleol yn helpu i amddiffyn yr asedau hyn ar gyfer
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Aberlleiniog ancient monument, a motte and bailey fortress. tasks at a local nature reserve this Trwy ein partneriaid prosiect PONT spring and enjoy the benefits of (Pori, Natur a Threftadaeth - Pori, The main focus of the festival will be to create a temporary sculpture trail of artworks that respond to the site, and to host being out in the natural environment. Natur a Threftadaeth) a Coed th a weekend open art exhibition in Llangoed Village Hall (4 The project is all about working Cymru, mae Cwlwm Seiriol yn gallu th and 5 April). alongside local communities to look cynnig cyngor ac arweiniad i The opening day will also include a timetable of after and improve green spaces of dirfeddianwyr lleol ar y ffordd orau i performance art, music, and art and craft happenings. high conservation value for the reoli tirweddau ar gyfer bywyd benefit of people and wildlife. gwyllt. Mae rheoli cefn gwlad yn If you would like to take part in the festival or would like more information, please e-mail Lille and Jo at Developing a stronger connection ymwneud â cheisio cydbwyso ac [email protected]. between communities and local integreiddio’r defnyddiau niferus o Please give a brief outline of what you would like to do. green spaces will help protect these gefn gwlad, o ffermio a choedwigaeth assets for future generations. i gerdded ac addysg. Cyflawnir cadwraeth natur trwy weithio nid yn A variety of studies has found that
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[email protected] 9 OF 12 The Puffin NUMBER 30 FEBRUARY 2020 participating in environmental volunteering can have health BEAUMARIS GAOL AND COURTHOUSE and well-being benefits, improve social networks and help to develop a sense of place. As well as participating in practical The advertising banners for the Gaol and Courthouse and new signage around the town can’t have escaped anyone’s notice! conservation work, environmental volunteers conduct a range of other activities, including ecological monitoring, the removal These two amazing buildings have been popular visitor venues of invasive non-native species (INNS), and educating others for years, and are now owned and run by Beaumaris Town about the natural environment. They participate in community- Council. They sprang to greater prominence last summer, and based projects as well; improving footpaths and the open have even been 'discovered' by some locals. We’ve often heard green spaces for the benefit of the people, locals and regular visitors to local community and visitors. the island alike, say, "We knew that there was a gaol, but had no idea Our regular conservation task days where it was!" take place on Tuesday between 10.00am and 3.00pm, and are The main attraction of the Gaol is its currently led by Wild Elements, a authenticity, and the fact that it social enterprise dedicated to hasn’t been spruced up in any way getting people in north Wales helps to maintain the atmosphere of outdoors and connecting them to gloom, which is usually described nature. The sessions will generally by our visitors as 'grim' and 'creepy'. alternate between the three local It is for the latter reason that a nature reserves in Llangoed, number of visitors make the journey
Llanddona and Llandegfan. No Scrub clearance under way at Castell Aberlleiniog (Delyth specifically to see the Gaol, having previous experience is necessary in Phillipps) read comments on our tripadvisor order to take part as training will be page about the paranormal activity. given and the necessary tools This is regularly experienced around supplied. Regular volunteers are the building, and is certainly not given access to accredited training confined to the paranormal nights, opportunities such as brushcutter which are run by an external group and chainsaw courses. who specialise in these gatherings.
Through project partners PONT It is a hugely interesting place to be (Pori, Natur a Threftadaeth/Grazing, able to work; it involves engaging Nature and Heritage) and Coed with all types of people who are Cymru, Cwlwm Seiriol is able to genuinely pleased to have visited. It offer advice and guidance to local seems that the Gaol and the landowners on the best way to Courthouse both usually exceed manage landscapes for wildlife. visitor expectations on many levels. Clearing the enclosed garden at Neuadd Bentref Llanddona Countryside management is about Village Hall (Delyth Phillipps) The plans for the Gaol are slowly trying to balance and integrate the evolving as visitor numbers grow, to many uses of the countryside, from enhance the visitor experience, farming and forestry to walking and particularly in terms of what can be education. Nature conservation is offered for the child/school visitor. achieved through working not just Already started towards the end of within nature reserves but in the this season by some staff and 'wider countryside'. volunteers, all staff will be dressed Learning is key in nurturing an 'in role' for the coming season, interest in, and a care for wildlife which enlivens the already and our natural heritage, so we are immersive experience. To take part keen to involve local schools in our in a detailed and entertaining tour activities whenever possible, as it is given by the 'Governor of the Gaol' something we feel is very important in a top hat and full Governor’s Beaumaris Gaol Visitor Experience guides (Jane Martin) to the success of our work; after all, regalia, or with the 'matron', who today’s kids might be tomorrow’s countryside managers. tells of how the health of new inmates is assessed, or indeed with one of the 'female inmates', is to really learn and As well as the regular conservation days the project is understand what actually went on in this Victorian gaol. organising a range of events that local people can participate in. We realise that not everyone is able to come along on a In the Courthouse, the audio appliance provides an invaluable Tuesday because of other commitments so there will be things guide to crime and punishment through the ages; the building happening in the evenings and weekends too. Over the past dates back to 1614.The interior has a stark beauty, and has two years we have organised a number of walks, talks and witnessed some harsh, some might say unjust, trials, which open events. have resulted in unenviable punishments at the gaol, or even hanging. To find out more about Cwlwm Seiriol events and activities visit our website, https://www.mentermon.com/en/ The fact that Charles Dickens visited and sat on the press prosiectau/cwlwm-seiriol/, and follow us on Facebook and bench would be sufficient in itself to lure me to visit! Twitter. Watch this space next season; we will keep you updated with (Delyth Phillipps) developments. We are keen to recruit volunteers, who should
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The Puffin NUMBER 30 FEBRUARY 2020 10 OF 12 www.poblseiriol.co.uk/newsletters/ enjoy and be confident speaking to groups of visitors about the beautiful suburb of Beaumaris in Victoria, Australia. More history of the gaol, and should expect to dress in role, which is recently, Liz Millman, who is a Bangor Rotarian, linked up with fun. In particular, we will need people who, like me, have Beaumaris Rotary Club in Victoria during her regular visits to maybe been involved in education and who feel at ease spend time with her family in Melbourne. Liz’s father, John working with children (UKS1 through to KS3). Williams, attended David Hughes school in the 1930s, and Liz recently found him on the school Extending provision for schools is photos displayed at the David one of our priorities, so if you would Hughes Community Centre. enjoy occasional days volunteering when schools visit, and engaging Liz’s research into the local history children in small group gaol-related of Beaumaris there (in Victoria) and craft activities, please e-mail me at the link with Beaumaris here (in [email protected] or visit Anglesey) created an interesting https://www.facebook.com/ response which resulted in Liz’s beaumarisgaolcourthouse. being asked to present her findings in a display called 'Beaumaris: Then (Jane Martin) and Now' at the local Beaumaris
Library in Victoria last March. With LLANGOED: 'UNUS the help of Jamie Paterson and his family, Allan Jones and the Lions, MULTORUM' EXHIBITION Liz developed an idea, and so The 'Sui Generis' exhibition held at 'Beaumaris: Here and There' was Plas Bodfa last spring has been created. listed by the Wales Art Review as one of the top 10 visual arts events The team of community research in all of Wales for 2019; we were volunteers which was set up to delighted! Following this success support the exhibition met over 100 we’re holding another one! The people who came forward to tell 'Unus Multorum' exhibition will bring their stories of settling in Beaumaris, together a diverse set of artists to Victoria, after the Second World Plas Bodfa. The 69 invited creatives War, when land was made available will respond to the theme of 'one of to ex-servicemen who trained as architects and builders. many', or 'Unus Multorum' in Latin. Barrie and Anne Bruce with Liz Millman, with the display Come and see the creations of The display also included fossils about Beaumaris, Anglesey, showcased at Beaumaris from the red cliffs at Beaumaris, printmakers and poets, Library, Victoria (Liz Millman) spoonmakers and storytellers, Victoria, said to be one of the sculptors and painters, metal world’s most significant fossil sites detectorists and musicians, weavers of its age, where the fossils found are remarkably diverse and abundant. and filmmakers, singers and photographers, inventers and Local people closely protect the creatives of all kinds. Also, the 'Plas marine park off the coast and the Bodfa Heritage Project', initiated at native scrubland left in the area. last year’s exhibition, will continue with 'Plas Bodfa: 100 years, 100 Liz was presented with a 5.6 million- stories', bringing together stories year-old tooth from a giant extinct and views from the local area from killer shark to bring back to Wales those who have worked, partied or with other gifts and surprises. lived there. Plas Bodfa will soon be Jamie and Annie Paterson and their daughter Dotty, from In 2018 the President of Beaumaris an arts and cultural hub, with Beaumaris, Victoria, at Canolfan Beaumaris Leisure Centre Lions came over and met Lions holiday lets art studios and our with Cllr R A Jones, Cllr J A Rowlands and Liz Millman from Menai Aethwy Lions Club. (Liz Millman) family home. Before the renovation They pledged that they would make of the house, we’ve organised these two exhibitions to get to a secure link to encourage the two communities to get to know know our neighbours and community, to re-energise the house each other; then in August 2019, Jamie Paterson and his and to celebrate creativity and innovative thinking. family visited Beaumaris here (on the wettest day of the summer!); Jolly’s Café provided the warmest of welcomes, Do you have memories of Plas Bodfa?...a story, perhaps, and even made the guests feel at home with specially baked photographs or documents? If so, do get in touch with me at 'Lamingtons', which are an Australian favourite. Through the [email protected], and visit us at https://www.plas downpour, visits were made to the Gaol and Courthouse, and bodfa.com/unus-multorum. there was a brief reception at the Town Hall to see the original (Julie Upmeyer) signed partnership agreements.
Jamie made a short presentation at the Canolfan Beaumaris
LEARNING LINKS INTERNATIONAL CIC...BEAUMARIS: Leisure Centre about his passionate interest in the unique mid-century architectural treasures found in their seaside HERE AND THERE community. He is an active member of 'Beaumaris Modern', a In past years, school children and organisations in Beaumaris, community group that campaigns to protect these iconic Anglesey, have responded to requests for links with the homes, credited as being 'the greatest concentration of
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www.poblseiriol.co.uk/newsletters/ 11 OF 12 The Puffin NUMBER 30 FEBRUARY 2020 interesting houses in the Column in Llanfairpwll. She also metropolitan area of Melbourne'. met John Rosser,who was born in Beaumaris, Anglesey, and is now After the talk, Jamie presented a living in Healesville in Victoria. newly-published coffee table book, Beaumaris Modern, to Beaumaris This year, Liz will be working with Town Council. the on-line People’s Collection in Wales to record these stories, and Liz has now been honoured as an others, of Welsh people settling in Ambassador for 'Wales Australia as well as following up an International' for the effort that she idea to involve a small team of puts into creating links between Community Research Volunteers to countries with shared histories. Liz explore the stories of convicts who has also worked with the North were transported from Wales to Wales Jamaica Society to support Australia. the establishment of the 'Jamaica Wales Alliance' and, more recently, Local people in Beaumaris may 'Caribbean Connections', to support remember the Australian delegation a better understanding about the which came to Anglesey in 2003, Windrush Generation and Wales’s and/or links that they had as shared history with the Caribbean schoolchildren with Beaumaris in Australia. and Africa.
In Beaumaris, Victoria, Liz met If you have a story about Australian Welsh speaker Eleri Little; she was links, or if you are interested in the
born in Brynsiencyn and lived in the research idea, please e-mail Liz at The Puffin family recently commissioned Ruth Bitowski to [email protected]. cottage at the base of the paint its portrait in watercolour; cards featuring her artwork impressive Marquis of Anglesey’s may be found at Imbue Lighting, 33 Castle Street, Beaumaris (Liz Millman)
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