The last time I walked up to the Tower on the top of Tower Hill there were ponies in the summit field and some beautiful horses grazing in the fields below Bron Berllan. So here are the photos…
Author: Gareth Morlais
Another new Co-op on the way
Since the Factory Shop opened by the station in Pensarn, some have missed the convenience of being able to park and shop for food easily between Asda Kinmel Bay and Tesco Abergele when they do their big shop.
The Co-operative Food Shop is opening before long on the site of the old Slaters Garage near the Station Roundabout in Pensarn. Here’s a pic:
Picnic in the Park at Gwrych Castle 23 August 2015
New martial arts classes in Abergele
Jack Jourdain has been in touch with news of dates of martial arts classes. He writes: “Pritchard’s Martial Arts Abergele opening up in Canolfan Dewi Sant Centre on Monday 7th September.
Dragons karate – 5pm to 5:30pm
Juniors karae – 5:45pm to 6:30pm
Adult and Teen Kickboxing – coming in October
H.A.B.I.T. – coming soon
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Circus in Pentre Mawr Park, Abergele
17-19 August 2015. Here are the details on the poster…
Scaffolding on St Michaels tower
Here are a couple of photos of the scaffolding on St Michael’s bell tower…
Abergele and Pensarn Prom Day
From 11am today, it’s Prom Day down on the beach
In the days of Woolies
It’s always good to be reminded of how Market St used to look in the days when Woolworth’s was still open. Here’s a colour postcard from the last millennium to give a burst of nostalgia. Because of the miniskirts, I’d date it as late 1960s.
There are lots of interesting features: the old Goerge & Dragon pub sign; the sun shades over the shops on the right; the green Crosville double decker bus in the distance; the old roadsigns outside Woolies on the right and pointing to Llanfair TH on the left; the Volkswagen Beetle; etc…
Contact the Elderly seeks volunteer drivers in Abergele
Can you spare a few hours a month to drive one or two older people to a local tea party? If so, Contact the Elderly – which tackles loneliness and isolation among older people – wants to hear from you.
The charity organises free monthly Sunday afternoon tea parties which give older people in Abergele a regular and vital friendship link.
Each older guest is collected from their home by a volunteer driver, and taken to a host’s home, where they join a small group for tea, chat and companionship. However, a spokesperson for the charity says the popular group in Abergele is currently at risk of closure due to a lack of volunteers who are able to drive and accompany older guests in the group to and from the gatherings each month.
Contact the Elderly’s Wales Volunteer Support Officer, Sian Llewellyn, said: “The charity is committed to offering a lifeline of friendship to the oldest and loneliest people, but this lifeline is currently under threat in Abergele, due to a real shortage of volunteer drivers in the area. Anyone who can spare a couple of hours one Sunday a month, has a driving licence, a car, and a capacity for drinking tea, is eligible! It’s not a big commitment, and our volunteers genuinely get as much out of the experience as our older guests, so I’m calling for anyone who is interested in giving something back to their community to please get in touch with me as soon as possible.”
Abergele residents interested in volunteering for Contact the Elderly as a driver once a month can contact Sian Llewellyn, Wales Volunteer Support Officer, on 01597 822351 or email sian.llewellyn (at) contact-the-elderly.org.uk
Source: email from Barbara Corbett, a volunteer with Contact the Elderly.
Get hooked on fishing in Moelfre
Tan-y-Mynydd Trout Fishery in Moelfre is the venue for Denbigh & Clwyd Angling Club’s Introduction to Angling day between 9.30am and 4pm on Sunday 26th July 2015.
This free event gives everyone a chance to try bait or fly fishing for trout with all tackle provided free.
There will also be advice on hand about fishing for trout, sea trout and salmon from local experts and qualified instructors, fly tying demonstrations, fly casting demonstrations at 10am, 12pm and 2pm as well as a BBQ and refreshments and a raffle. Children and young people under the age of 16 will need to be accompanied by an adult. Anybody catching fish on the day will have the option of returning their catch alive or buying them to take home.
Club chairman, Craig Evans, said: “This is part of the club’s ongoing efforts to introduce new recruits to the sport and there will be a welcome for anybody looking for a new interest.”
Members of the Denbigh & Clwyd Angling Club can fish at both Tan y Mynydd Trout Fishery and Llyn Derwen Fishery at special concessionary rates whenever they visit these venues.