Talwrn

A Talwrn is basically a poetry competition between teams from various parts of Wales. The competition can be heard on Radio Cymru from week to week on Tuesdays, the program being repeated on Sundays. Most of the tasks are set before hand by the Meuryn who acts as the adjudicator and the topics are many and varied and the poets take liberty to interpret them at will - some of which are funny and clever whilst others are solemn and serious - and are also clever!

The evening will be in Welsh and the welcome will be a warm one. Admission is free.

The Talwrn is recorded at Neuadd Talsarnau Tuesday evening 9th June 2015 at 7 o clock.

Good Wishes to Dylan Aubrey

We are all  glad to see Dylan back at work having recovered from  a bad accident in September where he suffered a serious hand injury. We know that from day to day Dylan is used to working with machines, some of which can be quite dangerous. Having returned to work during November, Dylan would be the first to acknowledge the need for care and respect when using these machines and the need to wear suitable clothing when using dangerous machimes such as chain-saws.

Dylan spends a lot of his time working in peoples' gardens, as many of us are aware, mowing lawns, clearing shrubbery, pruning branches and hedge cutting. People within our community know of him well. One aspect of his work that he has recently developed is woodcarving using chain-saws and from time to time an exhibition of his work can be seen on the road-side at Glan y Wern, Talsarnau. Displays can be seen of various owls, ancient characters, Christmas trees, lighthouse with steps leading up amongst rocks and a variety of other interesting sculptures.

It's great to see that Dylan is better and back at work and we as local people wish him well in the future.

Cana Mi Gei - Local Choir

The Choir was formed in the early summer of 2010 and the ladies sing a variety of traditional and modern pieces.  With around 30 members, the conductor is Ann Jones, from Porthmadog and the accompanist is Elin Williams, from Talsarnau.  Many of the members come from the Ardudwy area and others come from Porthmadog, Tremadog and Penrhyndeudraeth.  The choir has sung in many local concerts and have also sung with the Radcliffe Ladies Choir from Nottingham.  They have also accompanied the Ardudwy Male Voice Choir on a visit to Galway, Ireland.

The choir meets every Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock to practice in the Talsarnau Community Hall.  If anyone would like to join the choir, please contact Ann Jones or any other member of Cana Mi Gei.

Many congratulations to the local ladies' choir, Cana Mi Gei, on their success in their very first competition. A Music Festival has been held annually at King's School, Chester for some years, and this year Ann Jones, the conductor decided that they would compete in the Ladies' Section on Saturday, May 17th 2014. The adjudicator was Prof. David Hoult, and he decided that 'Côr Cana Mi Gei' were the worthy winners. The prize was the Stamford Cup.  Many thanks to Ann Jones and to the choir's accompanist, Elin Williams for all their hard work.

Dangerous pylon is destroyed

A pylon which closed roads and halted rail services when it began to lean dangerously has been brought crashing to the ground.  The tower in the Dwyryd estuary began to lean when one of its foundations eroded.

A 100-metre exclusion zone was put around the tower earlier this month, amid fears that overhead electricity cables could fall.

The road across Pont Briwet was closed to traffic, while Arriva Trains Wales engineers monitored the pylon and cables during daylight hours to ensure that trains could pass underneath.

Early morning and late night services had to be stopped due to the risk of cables falling from the pylon and onto the railway tracks.

A spokeswoman for National Grid said the pylon will be dismantled and another erected for the short term. National Grid will look at a long-term solution for the area, she said.