Newsletter – September 2025

 September 8th meeting:

    Main Speaker: Ceri Stennett – Life in Pantomime, my father Stan Stennett

    Collection of Smartie tubes filled with cash as fundraising for our charity.

Outings and events:

    Llandaf Cathedral Guided Tour. Tuesday 16th September at 2pm. 

    If you want to travel together on the bus (No 24), meet on the Common at 1pm. 

    No charge, but a donation of £5 per head is requested.    

    Oakham Treasures, Bristol; 29th October; £9 entrance fee. 
    Meet outside Ararat at 9.30 am for minibus transport (£6). See notice board for more details.     Please note, the transport is a minibus – so limited numbers. Shared car transport could be

    available if more people wish to go.

Information
    Link to the Glamorgan Newsletters.

    MyWI site (registration and log in required)

Groups:

    Choir: the choir will not be meeting until further notice.

    Book Group: Wednesday 17th September / 11.00 am
    La Cucina da Mara, Whitchurch

    Craft Group: NB no meeting in September.

    Tangle Art Group: Wednesday 17th September / 2.00 pm

    5 Court Close, Whitchurch
    NB This group needs new members. Please ask Nor'dzin for more information. Relaxing, creative, no previous experience or artistic competency needed. A 'tangle' is a design created using patterns drawn in pen.

    Family History: 22nd September / 2.00 pm / 113 Pantbach Road

    Sunday Lunch Group: 21st September

    Ffynon Wen

 
    Poetry and Prose Group: Monday 22nd September / 11.00am
    The Ark coffee bar, Ararat / Topic: favourite poets

    

    St Mary's Gardens: Tuesday 9th September / 10–12

 

Following meeting:

    Next meeting: 13th October in Ararat Church Hall, Whitchurch Common, 2 pm.

    Speaker: Keith Jones – ‘The Taff from source to the sea’