Tribute concert

Tickets cost £3 and are available from the Rugby Club.

GREYHOUND WELFARE: Greyhound Welfare is holding a Spirit of Christmas Fair with a fun dog show on Saturday, November 3, at Risca Rugby Club.

All breeds are welcome and judging will begin at 2.30pm.

Table top sales are included, and will be run by local people and charities.

The fun show classes include fancy dress.

Adult tickets are £1 and children under 12-years-old go free.

A glass of fruit punch and a mince pie will be available on arrival.

Please call 01633 892846 or 01633 612035 for more details or to book a table.

Alternatively, visit www.greyhoundsinwales.moonfruit.com CWMCARN OAP HALL EVENTS: A Grand Christmas Sale is being held on Saturday, November 3, in Cwmcarn Pensioners' Hall with toys, games, books, cakes and lots of Christmas goodies.

The event starts at 10am, tea and coffee are also available.

On Thursday, November 15, there will be a fashion show presented by Bon Marche.

Tickets are available from committee members and Scenic Video.

In addition to this the hall hosts fortnightly armchair aerobics sessions on Tuesdays from 4.30pm, the next session is on November 13.

On Monday afternoons (during term-time) there are also fun singing sessions starting at 3.30pm.

As always these are open to all and everyone welcome.

Regular coffee morning are held each Thursday from 10am and on Fridays there is a lunch club followed by afternoon bingo, a chat and a cuppa.

Here again, everybody's welcome. To book your lunch please phone 01495 871320.

TRINITY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH: Trinity Congregational Church, Pontywaun has announced its schoolroom is now available for community use.

Anyone wishing to hold classes meetings, children's parties etc. is asked to contact Leon Jenkins on 01495 270669 to make bookings or simply to view the facilities.

PONTYMISTER YOUTH GIRLS FOOTBALL: Pontymister Youth is creating a girls team, training at Risca Leisure Centre Thursday evenings between 5pm and 6pm, with qualified coaches.

If you are interested and are between the ages of 11 to 16-years-old contact either Mark Tovey 01633 612482 or Jeff Adams 01633 601692 WESLEY GUILD: Wesley Guild welcomes old and new members to our meetings on Monday evenings, which start at 7pm and last for approximately an hour.

There is always time for refreshments and a chat afterwards and the guild has a great programme of events coming up.

On Monday, November 5, Handel Cowen from New Zealand will be leading a cultural evening.

A craft evening will be held on Monday, November 12.

On Monday, November 19, a Christian service lead by Ann Mansell from the Usk Rural Life Museum will start at 7pm.

Mark Shaw-Hamilton will then be leading a Devotional Evening on Monday, November 26.

LEGION NEWS: A branch meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 7, at 7.15pm by the RWC Branch Club.

On Friday, November 9, a remembrance concert will start at 7pm in Risca Lesiure Centre.

Tickets are available from S Jenkins who can be contacted on 01633 614963.

Short services at Brooklands Centre, Pontymister will he held on Saturday, November 10, starting at 10.45am.

On Sunday, November 11, the Armistice Parade will meet in Railway Street at 10.15am and move off at 10.30am to the Cenotaph where there will be a service.

Afterwards, marchers will return to Railway Street and refreshments will be available in RWC Top Club.

The Salvation Army Band will accompany the parade.

Wreathes are available from Mr S Blake, at 3 Maryland Road.

CROSSKEYS COMMUNITY GROUP: Crosskeys Community Group meet at St Catherine's Church and will hold tea/coffee mornings every Tuesday from 10.30am to 12pm.

On Tuesday, October 30, Dr Grahame Osborne, our local historian and friend will enlighten us with his witty and interesting observations at 10.45am. Everyone welcome.

Bingo sessions run every Tuesday with doors opening at 2pm for a 2.30pm start. The snowball prize stands at £9 for October 30.

A reminder, for the second year in succession a service of remembrance will be held on Saturday, November 10, at 10.45am in the community garden at St Catherine's Church Crosskeys.

Please bring your wreaths, crosses, and poppies. A warm invite is extended to all.

For further information please contact Rebecca on 01900 516381 or Lynne on 01495 271947.

NEW LIFE IN CWMCARN: A new church is opening in Cwmcarn on Sunday, November 4.

New Life Christian Church will be meeting every week from this Sunday onwards at the OAP Hall and Welfare Association in Cwmcarn.

Pastor Phil Gibson, of the New Life church, said: "Our first meeting is at 10am on Sunday, November 4, and we will also have a meeting at 5.30pm.

"We are a family church so we deliberately arranged our meetings times to make them more accessible to people who don't usually come to church.

"We will be meeting at the OAP Hall and Welfare Association, 67 Newport Road, Cwmcarn - look out for our banner on the railings.

l continued from last page "We are very grateful to the committee at the hall for allowing us to hire the room for us to meet in, they have been so helpful to us.

"It is an excellent facility and we look forward to it being a place where people discover the mercy of God and the new life he wants to give people."

Pastor Phil and his wife Linda (originally from Birmingham), spent seven years as missionaries in southern Thailand before moving to South Wales three-and-a-half years ago.

For further information, please contact Pastor Phil on 07814 903814.

ENTERTAINMENT AT TLC CAFE: All are welcome to attend a fancy dress disco for under 12-year-olds at the cafe on Wednesday, October 31, from 5pm to 8pm.

Admission costs £1.50 per childwhile adults go free.

There will be prizes for the best costume and free refreshments available.

The event is sponsored and supported by TLC and TYTRA, they say it will be lots of fun.

The committee and all members of the TLC also wish to thank their volunteers for giving up their time to work in the cafe and make it a success.

Without them it would not be able to stay open.

Every Friday morning there is a councillor is available at the cafe to discuss any housing issues you may have. Please book in advance.

TLC is introducing a coffee morning on Thursday, November 1.

All are welcome.Buy a cup of tea/coffee and a bacon butty for £1.80, milky coffee will cost an extra 20p.

Organisers invite you to have a chat and find out what's going on in your local community.

Finally TLC and TYTRA would like to wish everyone a fun and safe Hallowe'en.

CRUMLIN WI: At this month's meeting a warm welcome was given to our guest speaker Sheila Harris, from Rosemont, California.

Mrs Harris had returned to Wales for the funeral of her father, Donald Howard, and agreed to talk to the WI about her life in America.

She had originally gone to America more than 20 years ago to work as a tour guide.

The members enjoyed the talk immensely and asked numerous questions about American life.

A vote of thanks was given by Marion Otter and the raffle was won by Lesley Jones.

Tea and biscuits were then served.