Saturday 12 October 2024

Newsletter 186 – October 2024

 WELCOME!

Our speaker for the October meeting is Lucy Walsh from AbilityNet, a charity providing specialist services and impartial support to allow digital access to all.  She will give us an outline of free IT support for older people and disabled people.  

This will be followed by some group activities. There are also tables of items for sale left over from the fete: craft equipment, jigsaw puzzles, craft and gardening books and good quality second hand toys. Money raised will be towards our charity, Wales Air Ambulance. Cards are also on sale raising money for Marie Curie and people living with Alzheimer’s. Bargains to be had!

ROYAL WELSH COLLEGE OF MUSIC AND DRAMA (RWCMD)

‘SWING INTO CHRISTMAS’ with DOWN FOR THE COUNT ORCHESTRA at the RWCMD.

DATE: Saturday 23rd November 2024 at 2.30 p.m.   Tickets £30.40 – 25 places available.

Payment is due immediately please. Elizabeth Woods will distribute the tickets at the November meeting.

SIGN UP if you want to:

… go to HOTTER shoes to take advantage of their offer of a 30% reduction on full price and 10% on sale items.  (Minimum of 10 people required for this offer.) There will be a free raffle, a glass of wine or soft drink, and ‘nibbles’. Make your own way there.

DATE: Tuesday November 12th at 4.30pm.  

… join a TOUR OF THE RWCMD 

Please note, 30 people have already indicated they are interested in this visit. Now is the time to confirm that you want to go and pay  Please indicate on the sheet at the front.

DATE: Tuesday 19th November 10am.  £4.50 per person.      

FOREST FARM WALK   

DATE: Tuesday 15th October 2pm.  

Meet in the Car park, Forest Farm Road, CF14 7JJ

See Sheila if you want any more information

CHRISTMAS CAKES 

Yes, Christmas cakes!  Chris Soughton is again making Christmas cakes to raise money for our charity. The cakes will be made in loaf-tins, (approx 8" x 4"), will be a rich fruit-cake mixture and have marzipan and icing (decorated) on top. 

Price £12 – please tell Chris if you wish to order.  Finished cakes delivered at the December meeting.

GROUPS:  

Choir: The choir meets every Wednesday morning, 11.30-12.30 except for the Wednesday of the Rhiwbina WI meeting. Meetings will be in the Memorial Hall, Rhiwbina 

Book Group: Wednesday 16th October 11.00 am at La Cucina da Mara

Tangling: Wednesday 16th October  at 2.00pm 5 Court Close                                                   

St Mary's Gardens: Working parties 10.00 – 12.00  Thursday  24th October AND Tuesday 5th November which will be followed by the AGM and lunch in The Fox and Hounds

Craft Group: Monday 21st October 10.30 am 24 Lakelands Court, Rhydypenau Road

Family History: Monday 21st October  2.00pm 113 Pantbach Road

Sunday Lunch Group: Sunday 27th October  1.00pm Llanishen Golf Club.

NEXT MEETING

DATE:  Monday  11th November at 2pm.  

Speaker: Rosemary Chaloner.   Subject:  ‘Angels in the Line of Fire.’


Newsletter 186 – October 2024

  WELCOME! Our speaker for the October meeting is  Lucy Walsh  from  AbilityNet , a charity providing specialist services and impartial supp...