The sun shone and the visitors came!

Many, many thanks to all the garden and studio owners for their hard work and for allowing us to see the results. We had lots of visitors from outside the village, some came quite a long way and everyone was impressed- I heard lovely comments all day as I made my own way around.

Once again I was struck by the amount of talent we have in such a small village- how many other villages this size could muster up seven artists showing such diverse and fabulous work?  As for the gardens, the sheer hard work and determination needed to wrest any kind of garden from such inhospitable ground and weather conditions as we get, let alone gardens to this standard, is quite beyond me.

The church did as great job with the refreshments- delicious cake!

The money raised will go towards the ongoing upkeep and running costs of the hall.

The children at the mini museum collected donations for Water Aid and at the last count had over £100, enough for two water pumps- well done.

A life drawing session open to everyone. Models will include circus Acro Balance and contortion specialists fron Syrcas Circus, local acoustic musicians playing gentle unplugged music and a local sculpture/shadow artist.

Bring your own equipment,  though there will be a small selection of sketch books and art materials available to buy along with cds of participating musicians and some jewellery handmade in Mynydd.

£4 entrance fee on the door.

After getting many requests for another Open Garden event the gardening club are organising one for the bank holiday in June, any local artists in the village are also invited to open their studios and we are thinking of  having stalls in the neuadd. If anyone is interested in opening their garden or studio or having a stall please get in contact with Ilona on 01248 600702.

The auction is back!!!!!!! For those who have not been to one of these before it is a fantastic event. We always have great donations, which this year looks like including a table & chairs, futon, nest of tables, folding bike, radios, a dresser, glassware, wok, steamer, plus assorted luggage items, bric-a-brac, children’s stuff etc etc….. more is arriving all the time and is excellent quality.( There may even be an opportunity for a viewing on Friday night when it has all been carted off to the hall- watch this space for details.) Of course there will be tea/ coffee and cakes to start off with while we all decide what to bid on and eye up the opposition- be warned, bidding can get a little heated on the popular items. I have had some marvelous things from past auctions and can’t wait for this.

UPDATE: there will be a viewing on Friday 13 th at 7 pm

As part of the pre-application consultation process public exhibitions are to be held as follows:

*Mynydd Landygai Memorial Hall, Monday 2nd April 2012 from 12.00 midday to 8.30pm.

*Bethesda Rugby Club, Station Road , Bethesda, LL57 3NE, Wednesday 11th April 2012 from 12.00 midday to 8.30pm.

Should you have any questions in advance of, or following the public exhibition please do not hesitate to contact Mr J B Hill, SLR Consulting, 8 Parker Court, Staffordshire Technology Park, Stafford, ST18 0WP, email enquiries@slrconsulting.com

Woodchips meetings will no longer be shown on the online calendar or the village  newsletter schedule but they will still continue. As the weather improves (!) they will often be outside and at other locations so the hall will not be booked in advance.

The history club meeting scheduled for 10th  January has been cancelled. See next newsletter for February meeting.

The snooker room is available for booking out to groups and individuals. There are now two full size tables for use as well as the pool table, the fee will depend on the number of tables required, please contact Anne (605437) for further details.

Please note that the regular booking for the snooker room shown on the calendar for Friday nights is a private repeat booking not a snooker club so is not open to all.