Llanfihangel Tor y Mynydd Coronation celebrations were held in the parish church St Michaels on the 6th of May 2023. Many members of the local community attended a bring and share event to celebrate our new King, highlights of the coronation day were streamed and projected on the wall, whilst all enjoyed each others food, drink and company, a great day was had by all. It was lovely to see the church play host to such an important event, many thanks to our Vicar Liz Perry.
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Donations: The money raised by Llanfihangel Projects Group is used for local events and projects within the community, fund raising for St. Michael’s church and donations to national and international charities. It would help if you could make your donation by bank transfer, using the reference ‘Card’ to HSBC LlanfihangeltoryMynyddCPLTD - Sort code 40 45 07 - Account Number 61383388. If you are unable to pay your donation into the bank, please put your donation, cash or cheque in an envelope marked DONATION and post it in the locked grey mailbox on the left-hand side of the Star Inn Bar door. (Not in with the cards.) You can view and download the community map here: Llanfihangel Tor y Mynydd Community Map - LLANFIHANGEL TOR Y MYNYDD (weebly.com) Thanks to Jackie and her expert organisational skills, we all enjoyed and had a Fabulous visit to Aberglasney Gardens. Set in the quiet valleys of West Wales, the Aberglasney gardens are filled with plants that thrive in some of the wettest conditions that Britain has to offer. It was a pleasure to have a talk from Joseph the head gardener who divulged some of their secrets to success, and answered some very awkward questions from our group giving them his expert advice.
Dear All,
Thank you so much for the magnificent effort this afternoon. Between us we identified 137 different flowers/grasses/sedges plus 13 trees... and we undoubtedly missed some! What a wonderful churchyard we have and what a wonderful team. Jadwiga x Tony and Lynn Williams are the winners of the Llanfihangel Tor-y-Mynydd Treasure Trail in November 2020.
Organised by Betsi Knight Before flailing a wicket at a coconut in our demise and groaning threateningly, “There is always next year”, let us-people of noble and just character- set the record straight. For there was, indeed, little straight or orthodox about the turn of events that saw Llanishen win the Village Games for the first time on Sunday 29th 2010. In the name of fraternity, equality and above all liberty, I give you ladies and gentlemen, the bitter truth from the pen of La Comtesse des Bonsmoutons.
Through wind and ice cold rain, we made our way to the field of play to meet our rivals Llanishen and Trellech Grange on what would be our doomsday. Apart from some baseball-brainwashed amateurs throwing bats around before legging it, the cricket saw valiant attempts at bowling, fielding and batting as well as diving, falling and rolling. Nonetheless, these were in vain, for victory was not ours but boredom’s and that of the sad, sad men who train all year long for this “sportive” (I tell you now, cricket would not qualify as a sport on the continent) demonstration of hubris. A less manly affair, the touch rugby saw the participation of women and children who had hitherto been left to freeze on the sidelines. Despite another disappointing result as we came last for the second time that morning (not without the help of some inconsistent refereeing as Ryan’s try was outrageously disallowed), the touch rugby was a more enjoyable performance. Now, let us come to the more scandalous part of the games. In what was supposed to be a mixed adult three-legged race, Trellech Grange entered two men and Llanishen, two women (do these villages suffer from gender confusion?). Llanfihangel’s mixed team came second place in what should have been a flat-out win through disqualification of the other competitors. This would only be the beginning of much fraudulent rule-twisting and manipulation as our good man Jason’s welly-wagging was not measured correctly by none other than a citizen of Llanishen, the women’s tug of war was cancelled suddenly due to Llanishen’s women being worried about pelvic flushes, and our martyr Mike’s swing was taken from beneath him in the generation relay resulting in his bowl of water soaking him thoroughly (another sly technique mastered by a Llanishener). Fortunately, in Llanfihangel spirit and supremacy, Mike chucked the remains of his water at the fiend in question. On a more jovial note, we did nonetheless conquer all in the tug of war (well done boys!), the egg catching, the women’s coconut shy and –no surprises here- the great whiskey challenge. The day was all in all, a load of good fun for those who came out to enjoy the cheers and the tears of what was an adrenaline-packed Olympian event. Although some would say that we provided a public service in coming last, I would propose in Napoleonic fervour, that there is in fact always next year and by Jove, will our troops be ready then! Till then, may Llanishen enjoy their victory for they might as well have deserved it solely for providing the numbers and the place that made the Village Games 2010 a memorable event. Yours truly, King Horatio's partner in justice, the uncontrollable voice of frogs, La Comtesse des Bonsmoutons Bydd digwyddiadau newydd yn ymddangos yma yn fuan. |
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