RADYR CHAIN Free to every home in Radyr and Morganstown Number 240 February 2019 Lighting of Station Road Early on the morning of December 7th Santa let us know that the winds were too high for him to risk bringing his sleigh out that night. Everything was consequently cancelled or at least scaled back, which was just as well as as the wind was too high for the stalls to put up awnings and at the moment the lights were due to be switched on the heavens opened and we had a downpour. Some intrepid people went on and members of the three school choirs sang carols under the Christmas tree in Windsor Gardens and in the Methodist Church. The Methodist also had a a good turn out for their puppet show. It was the first time that the Christmas tree lighting has had to be cancelled in more than ten years. The pictures show the lights on the rain soaked Station Road and members of the School Choirs under the Christmas tree. Alzheimers Concert The Cardiff Arms Park Male Choir gave a sell out concert at Christ Church Radyr, on January 19th. Proceeds went to the Alzheimer's Society Cymru and was supported by Christ Church and Redrow Homes. It raised £2,875 for this important charity. COMING EVENTS Wed 19:30 RCTS South Wales & South Mon 19:30 Radyr and Morganstown WI 13 Wales Railway Association 11 Former broadcaster Arfon Haines Feb Ramblings of a French Railway Mar Davies will be sharing some of his Enthusiast by John Davies “Memories”. Details Peter Fortune 07963 439903 Old Church Rooms, Park Road. Visitors and New members welcome. Wed 19:30 Radyr, Morganstown & Visit our page “Radyr Women’s Institute” for 13 District Gardening Club contact details. Feb “GARDENS OF NEW ZEALAND” an illustrated talk by Sue Duffield New Radyr Food For Thought Tue School Rooms, Christchurch, Heol Isaf. Trip Nantgarw China 12 Meetings are open to all, visitors and new Mar N.B. Details of all coming events can be found in members welcomed. Contact: Janet Pearce the Diary section of the website 02920843003 10:00 Litter Picking www.Radyr.org.uk Tue Thur 19:30 Local History Society AGM 12 Litter Picking Group - Radyr & 14 AGM, to be followed by a talk by Allan Mar Morganstown Radyr Food For Thought Tue Feb Cook on China through the ages: Tea, In partnership with Keep Wales Tidy 29 Trip Welsh College of Music and T’china and Trickery. Meet at Radyr Library Jan Drama Equipment and free refreshments provided Tue Radyr Food For Thought 19 Trip Painswich Rococo Gardens 19:30 Radyr, Morganstown & Sun 11:00 Christingle Wed Feb District Gardening Club 3 Celebrate Jesus, light of the world. 13 Christ Church hosts a festival service “LILIES” an illustrated talk by Robert Feb 18:15 Festival Queen Auditions Mar for Candlemass, light your Christingle Tue Evans New School Rooms, Auditions at Radyr Guide Centre. and shine His light across the World. 19 Christchurch, Heol Isaf. Meetings are open to Applicants MUST live in R & M Further details from Julie Davies - Feb all visitors and new members welcomed. Council area.Must be available to [email protected] Details: Janet Pearce 02920 843003 attend any event required during Festival 19:30 RCTS South Wales 12:15 Radyr Food For Thought Fortnight..Saturday 4th until Sunday 19th May Wed Tue From Railways to Royalty Jack Lunch followed by talk “Istanbul The 2019. More details Contact Maggie 2084 13 5 Boskett Details from Peter Fortune Feb Magical City” with Jeanne Harvey. 2995 Mar New School Rooms, Christ Church, 07963 439903 27-28 19:30 How To Succeed in Business Heol Isaf. Tue 12:15 Food For Though Feb Without Really Trying (Musical) 10:00 Probus of Cardiff West 19 Lunch followed by talk “Wills and Thur 1-2 Radyr Musical Society (formerly Radyr Golf Club. An illustrated talk on Mar Things” with Ben Ashenden, New 7 Mar RPMG) present their latest musical “Museum Past” by Mike Tooby School Rooms, Christ Church, Heol Feb production ‘How To Succeed in New members welcome. Contact Mike Isaf Business Without Really Trying’. Bishop of Thomas 20408056 19:30 Film Club - Bohemian Llandaff School. Tickets £12 (£10 Thur Rhapsody (12A) 19:30 R&M ASSOCIATION concessions) from ticketsource.co.uk/RMS or 28 Mon Bohemian Rhapsody is a foot- 11 GENERAL MEETING, OLD CHURCH on 2084 2995. Mar ROOMS. Local resident Colin stomping celebration of Queen, their Feb 19:30 Film Club - Mamma Mia! Here Johnson (who used to head Thur music and their extraordinary lead singer we go again (PG) Techniquest) will speak mostly about his more 28 Freddie Mercury. Film Club meets in the Old Five years after the events of Mamma recent projects in ‘Science meets the public, Feb Church Rooms. Tickets £4.00 from ener-chi Mia!, Sophie prepares for the grand and vice-versa’. Also receive an update on or http://ticketsource.co.uk/rma reopening of the Hotel Bella Donna as she local matters. All welcome. Further details 10:00 Probus Cardiff West learns more about her mother’s past. Thur from Nick Hawkins 029 2084 2561. Annual General Meeting Film Club meets in the Old Church Rooms 4 Mon 19:30 Radyr and Morganstown WI Tickets £4.00 from ener-chi or April 11 David Steer will be talking about the http://ticketsource.co.uk/rma benefits of “Clinical Duopody Mon 19:30 Radyr and Morganstown WI Feb 12:15 Radyr Food For Thought Reflexology”. Old Church Rooms, Tue 8 Classical Guitarist, Rhisiart Arwel, will Lunch followed by talk “Newly married Park Road. Visitors and New members 5 April be entertaining us with his music and in Uganda” with Rosemary Scadden. welcome. Visit our page “Radyr Women’s Mar memories. Old Church Rooms, Park New School Rooms, Christ Church, Institute” for contact details. Road. Visitors and New members welcome. Heol Isaf. Visit our page “Radyr Women’s Institute” for 10:00 Litter Picking Group Radyr & Tue 10:00 Probus of Cardiff West contact details. Morganstown Thur 12 Radyr golf club. An illustrated talk on Litter Picking Group. In partnership 7 Tue 10:00 Litter Picking Group Feb “Genetics” by Rhian Morgan. New with Keep Wales Tidy. Mar 9 Litter Picking - Radyr & Morganstown members welcome. Contact Mike Meet at Radyr Library. Equipment and free April In partnership with Keep Wales Tidy Thomas 20408056 refreshments provided. Meet at Radyr Library 10:00 Probus of Cardiff West Equipment and free refreshments provided 12:15 Radyr Food For Thought Thur Tue Radyr Golf Club Lunch followed by talk “Cardiff at War” 7 Wed 19:30 RCTS South Wales 12 Annual General Meeting. Contact with Chris Soughton. New School Mar 10 Charter trains in the 21st Century by Feb Mike Thomas 20408056 Rooms, Christ Church, Heol Isaf. April Iain Pate Details from Peter Fortune 07963 439903 Letters, articles, reports and other contributions are invited and should be submitted by March 15th. Submissions may be subject to editing at the Editor’s discretion. The views expressed in the Radyr Chain are not necessarily those of the Editors. 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Without this help we would not be I wish to thank the staff of the able to cope with the amount of mail Bacon, potato and cider following local businesses for their we receive. casserole. efforts in selling scout post stamps Scout Post is organised by the this year: A very easy, comforting and Cardiff and the Vale Scouts for the Ener-chi, Station Road inexpensive dish. collection and delivery of Christmas Pugh’s Garden Centre, greetings in the Cardiff and Vale Serves 4 Morganstown. area. The collection and delivery of 900g (2lb) old potatoes, peeled Pzazz, Hair Designers, Castle Court. post is organised by local area scouts and thinly sliced Radyr Library, Park Road. and voluntary organisations in areas 2 medium onions, thinly sliced Solo Hair & Beauty, Main Road, where there is no active scout group. 1175g (6oz) smoked bacon, Morganstown Finally I would like to thank the chopped small Thanks also to our Leaders, parents residents of Radyr and Morganstown dry cider and the youngsters who helped sell for supporting their local scout salt, pepper butter stamps, sort and deliver post. group by purchasing stamps locally. During this years’ Scout Post our We look forward to your continued Lightly grease a deep casserole team of volunteers handled around support again next year. JBT. with butter. 40,000 cards in the scout hall. Arrange layers of potatoes, onions and bacon in casserole. Season as you go. Finish with a layer of potato and dot with butter. Sprinkle with 6 Tbspns. or so of cider. Cover and bake at Gas 7 or 220C for 11/2 hours.