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Members of Llanelli Rotary Club lent a hand at the Careers Wales mock interview sessions staged at Coedcae School, Llanelli.
The mock interviews gave pupils the chance to gain some experience of doing job and further education interviews.
Pictured with some of the Coedcae pupils are Rotarians Alan Owen, Alison Evans, Ken Abban and Roger Stephens. Also pictured is Gareth Price of Careers Wales.
I have only just found this page after all this time. Thank you for your kind wishes I will try to send some recent information to you on a more regular basis. Although I have lived on the beautiful isle of Anglesey since leaving university in 1975 to teach for 31 years, I am originally from Dinas Powis outside Cardiff where I still have family and try to support welsh rugby and Cardiff City whenever I can.
I am very interested in making more business links in the US and have developed a wide range of images which evoke the hiraeth (longing) for the homeland
Will be in touch
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Andrew Southall
The award-winning West Wales Brewer, Evan-Evans, has launched a new beer for the final week of the 2012 RBS Six Nations Rugby Championship.
Allez Rouge rather than Allez France will be the shout across the bar for a light golden beer which has been specially-developed to celebrate the end of this epic rugby festival.
Evan-Evans Brewery Chief Executive Simon Buckley said: Allez Rouge is a fantastic new beer.
With the Grand Slam in sight, we decided to brew a new one-off beer that would reflect the end of the season and the hopes of the nation for a clean sweep.
This is a fantastic golden beer with rich malt palate and fruity dry hoppiness.
The brewing team in Llandeilo have worked hard to get this beer right and I believe that they have created a great new beer.
At 4.1% abv, this beer is very more-ish and will be enjoyed by everyone looking for a winner.
Mr Buckley said: We have created a great beer. Now all we need is a great win for the red (the rouge) of Wales.
We want to make sure the invading French are silenced with their cries of Allez France (Go France). We cant wait for a Wales win and for the celebrations to begin!
The success of our national side has had a positive effect on beer sales over the last few months and its been a joy to see so many people enjoying themselves.
Here in Llandeilo, it has been wonderful following the fortunes of youngsters who have strong links with this part of the Tywi Valley, Rhys Priestland and George North.
We now wish the team well, and hold our breath (between mouthfuls!) for a great and historic Grand Slam win.
Mr Buckley, 54, is a sixth generation member of the longest-surviving brewing dynasty in Wales. The Buckley family have brewed in Wales since 1767.
Evan-Evans has a reputation for brewing the highest quality cask-conditioned beers. Evan-Evans is Waless largest specialist brewer of cask ale. The company started brewing in 2004 to produce specialist cask ales for the Welsh and national guest ale market.
The brewing heritage of the Buckley family stretches back to the early 19th century after the Rev James Buckley married the eldest daughter of Henry Child who had founded Childs Brewery in Llanelli. It was set up to slake the thirst of the towns tinworkers, who were rapidly increasing in numbers.
Simon Buckley was the last Buckley to brew at Llanelli before moving to London in 1984.
Buckleys Brewery had the distinction of being the only Welsh brewer to hold a royal warrant. In 1991 it became Crown Buckley when it was taken over by a subsidiary of Guinness. It was sold to Brains in 1997 and the Llanelli brewery closed a year later.
Evan-Evans was founded in Llandeilo in 2003 and began brewing in 2004. It is named after William Evan-Evans who married into the family four generations ago
Weblinks -
http://www.evanevansbrewery.com/
Photos: Simon Buckley and a photo of the beer pump handle for the new Allez Rouge beer.
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Everything's Coming up Roses For Mothering Sunday!
Made from the finest essential oils extracted from roses grown in Cardigan Bay, what better way to spoil your beloved now and always.
ps. want to try out the Blodwen Wild Rose Experience - check out one of London's design meccas - SCP and its Notting Hill and Shoreditch stores where Blodwen is now in residence.
The St David's Day concert staged at Five Roads Community Hall on Friday night was a big success.
There was a packed house at the hall for the event organised by the Five Roads School PTFA parent-teacher association.
Children from Five Roads School (above) stole the show with their musical and recitation spot.
Cor Meibion Dyffryn Aman (below) were the special guests and they provided a splendid and varied evening's entertainment under the musical direction of Ian Llewellyn.
The compere for the evening was someone called Robert Lloyd - less said about him, the better!
The line-up for this years Laugharne Weekend is (yet again) an interesting and diverse one with a variety of artists set to appear, including Barry Cryer, Graeme Garden, Cerys Matthews, the Pogues James Fearnley, Simon Armitage, Howard Marks, John Cooper Clarke and Jah Wobble and Keith Levene from the iconic late 70s band, Public Image Ltd.
The play, written by local author Jon Tregenna (pictured above), is being performed by Corsham-based theatre group Threes Company on the opening night of the weekend.
Poet Peter Thabit Jones described Buggerall as, a wonderful and inspiring play... I am aware of several attempts to update Under Milk Wood and this comes closest in capturing the original's eccentricity and clotted musicality.
Llanelli-born Jon has written for both the BBC and S4C, created YouTube phenomenon David Garland Jones and for the last 2 years has worked at the Dylan Thomas Boathouse.
Buggerall is being performed in the Congregational Chapel, King Street, Laugharne on Friday 13th April at 8pm.
Tickets can be purchased from www.thelaugharneweekend.com or in person from Castle Stores in Laugharne on 01994-427616
Ticket price 6
To find out more about the play please visit www.buggerallplay.co.uk
The Mayor of the London Borough of Richmond heaped praise on Cr Meibion Llanelli (Llanelli Male Choir) after their concert at The Duke Street Baptist Church Theatre in Richmond.
Councillor Mrs Clare Head described the choirs performance as outstanding and said that the choristers were true ambassadors of Wales.
The Mayor added: The passion and commitment to Welsh choral singing really shone through in a wonderful evenings entertainment.
We were regally entertained by one of the finest male choirs I have heard.
The concert was billed as a St Davids Day concert in aid of the Mayor of the London Borough of Richmonds chosen charity, the Citizens Advice Bureau.
The Mayor added: It was wonderful to hear the choir in full voice and the whole evening was held together wonderfully by some readings of Welsh prose and poetry by the choirs musical director, Eifion Thomas.
Wales is very lucky to have a choir of the stature of Cr Meibion Llanelli and we were very lucky to hear them at their best in Richmond.
The evening also featured a performance of a selection from the Dylan Thomas classic play for voices, Under Milk Wood, read by one of the Mayors oldest friends, John Crook.
It proved to be a busy week for Cr Meibion Llanelli, with the choristers also fitting in a St Davids Day performance at Theatr Elli, Llanelli.
On Friday, March 16, Cr Meibion Llanelli will be taking part in a Gala concert at Parc y Scarlets, 7pm start, featuring tenor Wynne Evans and Only Boys Aloud.
Picture: Richmond Mayor Clare Head and Cr Meibion Llanelli.
Parc y Scarlets is set to welcome some stars of the stage as it holds its biggest ever choral concert.
Featuring performances by some of the biggest Welsh names in music, the Gala Concert will be staged in the stadium's Delme Thomas Centre on Friday, March 16.
The show will showcase a wide variety of singing talent.
Carmarthen-born tenor Wynne Evans, of Go Compare fame, will return to the stadium to perform, along with soprano Gwawr Edwards, who recently performed for the Prince of Wales at Highgrove.
Young singers from Only Boys Aloud will join the pair on stage, and Cor Meibion Llanelli will show off the musical talent that has led them to perform at many of the UK's leading concert halls.
And X Factor contestant John Adams will once again sing at Parc y Scarlets, where he wowed the crowds at last year's fireworks spectacular.
The audience will also be treated to a performance by 200 youngsters from across the town in the 200 Voices Llanelli Schools choir.
The Gala Concert is being produced by Cerith Owens of Loud Applause Productions on behalf of Parc y Scarlets.
Gwawr Edwards, a soprano from Aberystwyth was guest soloist at the Royal Albert Hall for the Thousand Male Voice Choir festival.
John Adams wowed the judges on last year's X-Factor with his rendition of Damien Rice's Cannonball.
Tickets for the Gala Concert are priced as follows:
Adults 20, 15, 13. Under 16's 15, 10, 8
Seating will be reserved and all tickets can be purchased from Parc y Scarlets' ticket office, call 0871 871 8088.
For those who were watching the Scotland match after Wales game yesterday and saw the terrible collision:
LEE JONES
Sunday, 11 March 2012
Lee Jones, the 23-year-old Scotland wing, is making good progress in hospital in Dublin today after the head injury he sustained in last nights RBS 6 Nations Championship against Ireland.
Scotland team doctor James Robson said today: Lee took a blow to the head which resulted in a severe concussion. He remained in St Vincents University Hospital, Dublin, overnight in the care of consultant John Ryan. He has made good progress overnight and will stay in hospital this morning until the consultant is happy for him to be released. He is scheduled to travel back to Scotland tomorrow.
Attention INDIANA!!! If you are in northern Indiana, contact the 2 Fat Cyclists via Facebook and see if you can meet them. They left Chicago about 11:30 a.m. today, heading toward Ft. Wayne. I had a lovely 2 days in Chicago--went to 2 gigs with 2 Fat Cyclists and Uncle Lyndon (and Geithin) from West Wales.
If you have trouble, go to my FB page and I'll help you. They are a wonderful bunch . They arecyclingand playing gigs and looking for open mic opportunities from Chicago to NY and raising money for thechildren'shospital in Carmarthen. Help them out!
