JOTT Jamboree On The Trail started 13 years ago in Canada and has ended up in Wales! What a journey. This annual event brings Beavers, Cubs and Scouts together with their siblings, parents and pets for a ramble in the countryside. 1st Radyr Scout Group walked in Forest Fawr amongst bluebells, wild garlic and budding Spring foliage on Saturday the 8th of May. This event provided an opportunity for Beavers and Cubs to mix, parents to avoid the early morning supermarket run and siblings to join in the fun. Excitement amongst the Cubs is building as Summer camp approaches……….the largest ever for Radyr Cubs……………..it promises to be another fun filled occasion . 25th ANNIVERSARY On Sunday, an event was held the Old Church Rooms where Community In mid-May the Twinning Fellowship, Council Chairman Rachel Granger, St Community Council and residents of Philbert Mayor, Monique Rabin, and Radyr & Morganstown welcomed fifty- the two Fellowship Chairmen Maggie six visitors from their twinned town of St Roberts (R&M) and Alain Fourrier (StPh) Philbert de Grand Lieu situated just signed a Re-affirmation of Friendship south of Nantes in France. .Also signing with them was Dr Kay It was the 25th anniversary year of the Swinburne MEP. The document is of signing of the original Friendship Pact unique design by artist Pat Aithie, a and a programme of events was Cardiff artist, and will be on display in arranged, including a visit to Cardiff the Old Church Rooms while a copy will Castle. On Saturday evening a salmon be displayed at the Town Hall in St buffet and Dance was held in a grand Philbert. Other distinguished guests marquee at Radyr Golf Club where a included Mdme Claude Annick Rapport, Celebration Cake was cut. French Consul for South Wales and County Councillor Rooms, Radyr. On Sunday evening Rod McKerlich. Morganstown Village Hall was filled to The Community overflowing as an ‘Ascot type Posh Hat’ Council were then picnic and horse racing event was held. presented with a The weather was superb for the whole ceramic plaque by weekend and was enjoyed by all and the the French Council French visitors returned home on and the Fellowship Monday morning and a return visit to St presented with a Philbert is planned for May 2011. metal sculpture of This event was sponsored by the a cockerel by the European Union. French Twinning Committee. Both For more information on the Twinning will be on display at Fellowship contact: the Old Church [email protected] Printed by J & P Davison, 3 James Place, Treforest, Pontypridd CF37 1SQ Tel. 01443 400585 RADYR CHAIN Free to every home in Radyr and Morganstown Number 188 June 2010 FESTIVAL 2010 The 23rd Festival kicked off with a “Wiggy” – Steve Wiggins of Real Radio, Giant Peach and many, many witches. swing at René’s Jazz Café. Raymond along with civic dignitaries, led the It’s thanks again to Jane Morris for her Rivron and his jazz band had all those Festival Parade through the roads of skill and creativity. What about that toes tapping and the wine tipping! Radyr to the Festival Fete. Hundreds of illuminated Big Friendly Giant in This was a prelude to a later event at people turned out to see children and Windsor Gardens erected by Radyr the Golf Club – “Jazz on the Patio”, adults, dressed in Roald Dahl character Scouts? The parade wended its way to which was just as successful with over costumes, marching and dancing to the Festival Fete at the OCR where 160 members and residents enjoying the music of the City of Cardiff Brass Wiggy officially opened the event. sitting out in the “sun”, taking in the Band. There was Willy Wonka, The This was followed by dancing by the views across Cardiff and listening to Twits, Matilda, Mr. Fox, Charlie, The “Dance Angels” all in the pink and the captive music. Big Friendly Giant, two James’ and the …continued on page 11 BUSY TIMES AT RADYR PRIMARY SCHOOL Year 6 pupils building bridges for Y6 K’Nex Challenge Fun at Stackpole for Year 6…see articles on page 7 COMING EVENTS THE CORN IS Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much. One of the auditoria in Clwyd GREEN Theatr Cymru’s home base at Mold is named after him. Many theatre goers were disappointed The Corn is Green can be seen at that the professional Swansea-based Morganstown Village Hall at 7.30pm theatre company, Fluellen, did not on Thursday, 23rd September. Tickets N.B. Details of all coming events can be found in appear at this year’s Festival. Instead will be available from early August. the Diary section of the website we saw Rhodri Miles’s excellent one- www.Radyr.org.uk JUNE man show Burton, now happily 7 Radyr & Morganstown Women’s Institute established in Hollywood. Fluellen ‘What the Postman Saw’ a talk by David have been a regular at the Festival for Salter. Old Church Rooms Radyr 7:30 pm 19 MIDSUMMER SIDINGS SIZZLER. Come a number of years bringing excellent NEW WEBSITE and join in with all sorts of activities, productions like The Odd Couple, A LAUNCHING IN JUNE including Dance, Drama, Graffiti, Circus Midsummer Night’s Dream, Under Skills, Craft and loads of food for 11-18s plus Milk Wood and The Caretaker to Welcome to the Radyr & wine tasting and other activities more specifically for over 18s. Events throughout Morganstown Village Hall. They had Morganstown Community web the day. Community Area, Lychgate to give this year’s Festival a miss site! Gardens, Radyr Sidings. A postponed because their summer production did Festival event (moved from 8th May). Free Croeso i Wefan Cymuned Radur entry. (Note that parking at this venue is not open at Swansea’s Grand Theatre limited; you are encouraged to walk if at all until early June. a Threforgan! possible.) Sponsored by Taylor Wimpey. 12:00 pm Happily they have been persuaded to Cefnogir y wefan hon yn ariannol 27 Tenovus sponsored Walk with free return to Morganstown Village Hall gan Gyngor Cymunedol Radur a Strawberry Tea for all sponsored walkers. 2 this September with Emlyn Williams’s pm from Cardiff Castle To Christchurch, Threforgan. This site is provided Radyr. For sponsor forms and more details best known play, The Corn is Green. for the Community with the please ring 20842096 2:00 pm George Emlyn Williams was born in support of Radyr & Morganstown 27 Tenovus Strawberry Tea. From 3.15 pm at Mostyn, Flintshire into a coal mining Community Council. It is run by a Christchurch Radyr. Tickets: Adults £4 family and The Corn is Green is semi- Children £2 Please ring 20842887 3:15 pm team of volunteers, with the autobiographical. It tells of how technical support of Dark Green Morgan Evans escapes from the pits Media, who have created this to study at Oxford through the efforts of a spinster school-mistress, Miss new site. EDITORIAL Moffatt. A pattern which Emlyn We hope that you will find this Williams himself followed. new site easy and interesting to Miss Moffatt is a part much loved by use and that it contains all the actresses and has been performed on information you need. We can We have recently received several film by both Bette Davis – herself of only improve it with your help, so emails addressed to us via The Welsh extraction – and Katherine please contact us at any time with Hepburn. In fact, The Corn is Green is Community Council. This indicates suggestions, corrections and rarely out of production, being almost that people believe that we are additions. more popular “across the pond” than connected to The Community in this country. These are the words that will Council. greet you when you look at the Emlyn Williams went on to become a Community website This is not so. We have no famous actor and playwright. Among connection with either The his other best known plays is A Night [www.radyr.org.uk] any time from Community Council or The Radyr Must Fall. A young actor – Richard the middle of June. Please look Association. Burton – made his west end debut in out for our new design and re- his play Druid’s Rest and Emlyn visit your favourite parts of the We are a completely independent Williams directed Burton in the film site. Meanwhile, log on to the group of amateur, non-profit making The Last Days of Dolwyn. Soap Box to join the conversation volunteers. All communications about this new development. should be addressed strictly to us at Emlyn Williams appeared in such films [email protected] as Jamaica Inn and The L-Shaped Room and wrote the screenplay of F O R S A L E Letters, articles, reports and other contributions are invited and should be submitted by Roma-compact foldable lightweight wheelchair July 15th. Submissions may be subject to editing at the Editor’s discretion. Black and red aluminium with unused modular The views expressed in the Radyr Chain are not necessarily those of the Editors. cushion Editor - Mary & Robert Pearce, 1 Windsor Grove, Radyr. 2084 2615 Bought in February, only 3 months with previous E-Mail address - [email protected] owner and in very good condition. 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