Pandy news in brief

1:08pm Thursday 28th August 2008

Pandy Ploughing Match: The 126th annual ploughing match will be held on Saturday September 6 at Cefn Farm, Old Monmouth Road, Abergavenny by kind permission of Mr R Watkins. This is the same venue as last year’s very successful match. In addition to the ploughing competitions there will be produce classes, sheep classes, a pony show, vintage tractor exhibits, a vintage auction and a display of rural crafts and produce. Schedules which include entry forms are available locally or from the Secretary Mrs J Phillips on 01873/860637. Admission to the Ploughing Match is £2 for all, payable at the gate.

Olympic success

12:46pm Thursday 28th August 2008

Pandy resident Julian Winn had a particular interest in the performances of the British Women’s Cycling Team in Beijing. As the endurance coach and manager of the women’s road race and time trial cyclists he oversaw the training and preparations of Nicole Cook, Emma Pooley and Sharon Laws. The trio’s team efforts saw Nicole Cook win a gold medal in the women’s road race and Emma Pooley won a silver medal in the women’s time trial.

Garden club

8:39am Thursday 21st August 2008

The Club’s 2008-2009 session begins on September 1 at 8pm in Cwmyoy Hall with a talk by Michael Leech on ‘Insect Friends and Foes in the Garden’ Michael is a plantsman, lecturer and TV presenter and will outline ways to encourage the friendly and discourage the unfriendly creepy crawlies! The Club itself continues to grow-in all senses-and meets on the first Monday of every month. In addition to the talk there are plants and gardening books for sale, a raffle, a gardening magazines exchange and a cuppa. It is a good opportunity to chat to other gardeners about a popular pastime and new members are always welcome. Membership costs £5 per year per household. Non-members are charged £1 per event. For more information contact Sue Torkington 01873/ 890045(Chairman) or Sarah Bell 01873/890901 (Secretary).

Llanthony show garden results

8:37am Thursday 21st August 2008

There were six classes in all and the winners were:-Class 1 - The best front of house or patio display 1.Jim Keates 2.David & Christine Hunt 3.Liz Egerton.

Pandy news in brief

10:04am Thursday 14th August 2008

National Garden Scheme: On Sunday August 31 from 10:30 - 5:00 Sue and Ian Mabberley (Nant y Bedd) and Lord and Lady Crickhowell (Pont Esgob Mill) will be opening their gardens in Forest Coal Pit for the National Garden Scheme. Directions can be found in the yellow book and on the National Garden Scheme web page. Also the garden open signs will be up to direct visitors.

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Pandy news in brief

9:13am Thursday 31st July 2008

Llanthony Show: Don’t forget to visit this year’s Llanthony Show at Court Farm Llanthony next Saturday August 2. The Show will be on all day with the competing horses and ponies to be on the field by 9am and a very wide range of competitions throughout the day together with demonstrations and stalls.The Show is one of the only shows of its kind still completely organized by local volunteers and its popularity is based on local support on a strictly non-commercial basis.

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Busy end of term

10:27am Thursday 24th July 2008

It has been a hectic end of term at Llanvihangel Crucorney Primary School. Following their part in the successful concert at St Michael’s church at the end of June, Years 5 and 6 put on their own concert based on the Ancient Olympics in front of a packed audience in the school hall. On the following day the school’s football team won the schools’ final at the annual Pandy Show. At the end of the same week the annual school fete and barbecue was held which raised nearly £1000. The fete was a wonderful success with many activities taking place such as The Paws for Thought Dog Display team, as seen on Britain’s Got Talent and a Birds of Prey display. The Crucorney Young Farmers came along to organise some Welly Wanging. The head teacher, Kathryn Evans, was thrilled with the support from all school members and the local community and would like to thank them for their efforts.

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Literary bus tour

10:24am Thursday 24th July 2008

Last Saturday I took part in a day organised by the Welsh Academy, Yr Academi Gymreig. It was the first of a series of three days organised by the Academy, which is the Welsh National Literature Promotion Agency and Society for Authors. They chose Pandy because of its most famous son Raymond Williams (1921-1988) who attended the local primary school and King Henry VIII Grammar School for Boys in Abergavenny. He won a scholarship to Trinity College, Cambridge. He went on to teach at Oxford and Cambridge Universities and became Professor of Drama at Cambridge. He wrote many books, selling over 750,000 copies of them in the UK alone, and established a world-wide reputation as an academic, novelist and critic.

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