RADYR CHAIN Free to every home in Radyr and Morganstown Number 244 October 2019 Radyr & wheels in motion as well as all the good to give us interesting talks. members and committee members in Who knows, one day another group Morganstown the past and present. We’d also like to might decide to start a gardening club thank the speakers some of whom in Radyr & Morganstown and should Gardening Club travelled in the winter when the that happen, we wish them all the best. weather has not been particularly Sadly, due to a steady decline in membership over the past few years, it was decided at the AGM held in Radyr Cricket Club - 2019 Season April to wind up the Gardening Club When the time finally comes to write success on and off the field and it on 1st September 2019. the complete history of Radyr will surely rank as one of, if not the The club commenced over 25 years Cricket Club, the 2019 season will best, years ever. ago and in its early years there were surely have a chapter all of its own. On the field there were three promo- plenty of members who enjoyed This year has seen unprecedented tions for the club’s … continued on page 12 interesting talks as well as trips to gardens in both Wales and the West of England. We very much enjoyed our last trip to the Physic Garden which is situated in the centre of Cowbridge and is open daily with free entry. We had a guided tour by volunteers one of whom was Sue Duffield. Sue and Sonia Thomas, who was also present, were founding members of the Gardening Club. The photograph, above, was taken on the day. It was decided at the AGM that Radyr Woods would be an appropriate recipient of any surplus funds. We’d like to thank those who worked tirelessly in the early days to set the COMING EVENTS Mon 19:30 RMA General Meeting 18 Dr Barry Mc Donnell - Cardiovascular Do you wish to send Nov health. Attendance at the meeting, in the Old Church Rooms starting at greetings to family & 7:30pm, is open to all residents. friends this Christmas? www.radyr.org.uk/events-summary/ 19:30 RDS Performance of ‘The Why not use Scout Christmas Post 21- Odd Couple’ RDS Production of The 2019. 23 Odd Couple by Neil Simon at Nov Morganstown Village Hall Once again Radyr Scouts are www.radyr.org.uk/events-summary/ providing the opportunity for you N.B. Details of all coming events can be found in 19:30 RMA Film Club - Tolkien (PG) to send Christmas Greetings the Diary section of the website Thur Big Screen film screening at the Old through the Scout Post to family www.Radyr.org.uk 28 Church Rooms. Tickets £4.00 from Nov and friends living in the Cardiff ener-chi or online 19:00 RCTS South Wales and Vale areas. Wed www.radyr.org.uk/filmclubwww.radyr.org.uk/ev Another Evening with my Father’s 9 ents-summary/ If you wish to support scouting in slides - Scotland by David Cross Oct Radyr and Morganstown, please www.radyr.org.uk/clubs/5984-2/ Mon 19:30 Radyr and Morganstown WI “Christmas Celebration” hosted by the purchase your scout post stamps 19:30 Radyr and Morganstown WI 9 Mon Committee. Old Church Rooms, Park “Birds in the Garden” by Anthony Dec from the local area outlets: 14 Road. Visitors and New members Walton. Old Church Rooms, Park Oct welcome. Visit our page “Radyr Women’s Pugh’s Garden Centre, Road. Visitors and New members Institute” for contact details. Morganstown welcome. Visit our page “Radyr Women’s www.radyr.org.uk/events-summary/ Institute” for contact details. P’zazz Hair Designers, Castle www.radyr.org.uk/clubs/5524-2/ Wed 19:00 RCTS South Wales Court, Caer Graig. Mike Wilcock Videos of South Wales 10:30 Tenovus Cancer Care 11 Thur and beyond by Mike Wilcock Solo Hair & Beauty, 1a Springfield Coffee Morning at Radyr Golf Club Dec 17 www.radyr.org.uk/clubs/5984-2/ or Gardens, Morganstown. All welcome. Oct http://bit.ly/RCTSSW Radyr Library, Park Road. www.radyr.org.uk/events-summary/ Slice, Station Road. Thur 19:30 RMA Film Club - Kind Hears Little Flower Den, Rear of 24 and Coronets (PG) Big Screen film Charities Fair & Oct screening at the Old Church Rooms 2 Station Road. Tickets £4.00 from ener-chi or online Coffee Morning www.radyr.org.uk/filmclub Section Leaders and members of Radyr Scout Group. 16:00 All Souls Service - Christ at Sun Church, Radyr All are invited to come We are grateful to these local 3 Radyr Methodist Church to light a candle in Commemoration of businesses that support scouting in Nov the Departed as we gather to Saturday 9th November Radyr and Morganstown by selling remember our loved ones. Refreshments 10.00am -12 noon stamps during such a busy period. served after the service. Contact Can I thank all those people who [email protected] for more infomration Entrance £1.50 www.radyr.org.uk/parish/events/ (Refreshments included) have supported Scout Christmas Post in the past. Mon 19:30 Radyr and Morganstown WI Proceeds to Our speaker, Romeo Basini, is By purchasing your stamps locally, 11 you are providing the Radyr scout Nov returning with his talk “The Italian Christian Aid Connection - Part 2”. Old Church Come and support various group with its largest source of Rooms, Park Road. Visitors and New fund raising during the year. members welcome. Visit our page “Radyr charities with Leaflets giving information on Women’s Institute” for contact details. Christmas cards, www.radyr.org.uk/clubs/5524-2/ Scout Post 2019 will be delivered to Scout stamps, your door and stamps will be Wed 10:30 Coffee Morning for the 13 Alzheimer’s Society Traidcraft gifts and more available at the local outlets from Nov All Welcome for coffee and cakes at the start of November. Radyr Golf Club in aid of the Please note that scout post Alzheimer’s Funding Group. THE DECEMBER EDITION OF greetings will only be delivered to www.radyr.org.uk/events-summary/ THE CHAIN WILL GO TO PRESS 19:00 RCTS South Wales the Cardiff and the Vale areas Wed PROMPTLY ON THE 15th OF 50 years on the beaten track - five indicated on the scout post 2019 13 NOVEMBER WE CANNOT decades of exploring abandoned and Nov GUARANTEE TO INCLUDE leaflet. forgotten railways in South Wales and ITEMS THAT ARRIVE AFTER beyond by Geoff Atkins www.radyr.org.uk The last date for posting this year is /clubs/5984-2/ or http://bit.ly/RCTSSW THAT DATE Monday 2nd December 2019. Please use the post boxes provided Letters, articles, reports and other contributions are invited and should be submitted by at the above outlets and the scout November15th. Submissions may be subject to editing at the Editor’s discretion. hall. The views expressed in the Radyr Chain are not necessarily those of the Editors. The price of the scout post stamp is Receiving Editor - Jeff Davison, 3 James Place, Treforest, Pontypridd CF37 1SQ 30p. The Radyr group receives 24p E-Mail address - [email protected] for every stamp sold. Advertising - Linda Turner, 19 Sycamore Tree Close, Radyr. 2084 3562 Be prepared and post early to save E-Mail address - [email protected] money by using Hon. Treasurer - Ellis Jenkins, (to whom donations may be sent; they will be gratefully acknowledged) 62 Windsor Avenue, Radyr, CF15 8BY SCOUT POST 2019 Distribution - Chris Wills, 1 Llwyn Drysgol, Radyr. 2084 2197 JBT www.radyr.org.uk is…A one-stop shop for information about R&M events, organisations, businesses and services 3 collected I take them to a local drop Present When Is Plastic off point in Llandaff North, and they Fantastic? are posted off to the charity. The pouches must be clean and dry Bingo A slightly strange title for an article I before being sent off. Once know, in view of the recent media processed, the material is then attention focusing on the problem of turned into plastic granules which Lingo plastic pollution. can be used to make products such as fence posts and benches. As the rehearsal season starts again So let me explain just how plastic for the Radyr Musical Society’s 2020 can be fantastic and how I came to I am also collecting bread bags for production of “Return to the be involved in this campaign. Ellie’s Fund These are also turned Forbidden Planet” plans are also into rigid plastic products like During the course of my daily work underway for a fundraiser for the benches, or used as film for products group that will be suitable for all as a pet sitter covering Radyr and such as rubbish bags. the local area, I became acutely ages. aware of just how many pet food If anyone is interested in collecting RMS are bringing you a fun night of pouches were ending up in rubbish any of these items for me, that would entertainment in the form of Bingo bags as the council were unable to be amazing. I am happy to collect Lingo, a modern twist on the old recycle them. These pouches have them from the Radyr/Morganstown classic with a bit of extra fun thrown grown in popularity over the last area. in with mini challenges for extra few years with fewer clients using I recently delivered my first box of prizes. Not only will you be jumping the traditional tins or cardboard over 250 pouches collected in less up for a line or house, but also for packets.