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Currently our membership stands at 2957. We are hoping to reach 3000 by October 13th ( the date of this years West Coast Eisteddfod ). If you are an AmeriCymru member you can help us by inviting your friends or anyone you think may be interested in joining. To assist with that we are pleased to announce a new feature on AC. It is now possible to invite your Facebook friends to join the site. If you click on the Invite tab on the top navbar OR go to this url http://americymru.net/main/invitation/new you will see the following:-

All you need to do is click on 'Find Facebook Friends' and they will automagically appear. You will have to invite individually and you can invite up to 200 per day. We are appealing to all our members to help us reach our new membership target by October 13th.

PLEASE HELP US TO PROMOTE WALES AND WELSH CULTURE IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD....DIOLCH YN FAWR

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Jenkins the Bakers get in the Olympics spirit


By Robert Lloyd, 2012-07-18



The Jenkins Bakery business is getting in the Olympics spirit.
"We are just days away from the start of the London 2012 Olympics," said operations director Russell Jenkins.
"Everyone seems very excited at the prospect of the Olympics being held here and we thought we'd join in the fun with a couple of new products for our customers.
"They are just the job when you are having a cup of tea and watching all the events from the Olympics."
The products are -
Olympic Cup Cake
Top quality moist cup cake covered with either soft fondant icing or a layer of milk chocolate and decorated with an Olympic Sportif.
65 p each or 4 for 2
Olympic biscuit
Top quality shortbread biscuit with a decorated sugarpaste Olympic Sportif.
50p each or 4 1.50
Both are on sale now in all25 Jenkins Bakery shops.
Mr Jenkins added: "I'd also like to take this opportunity to wish Llanelli's Dai Greene all the very best in the 400 metres hurdles event. He's already done Llanelli proud and we wish him all the best on his chase for a medal."

The Jenkins bakery employs 300 people, full and part-time, across 25 different stores in South Wales.
The company has the Gold Standard Welsh Food Hygiene Award and the Investors in People award.
The business employs 70 people at its Trostre HQ, while the Jenkins shop network stretches from Carmarthen to Bridgend. There are 13 shops in Carmarthenshire and even one as far afield as Powys.
Facts and figures . . .
Jenkins the Bakers produce 50,000 corned beef pasties a week.
The company serves 60,000 customers per week
7,500 custard slices are produced in a week.
The business uses 15 tons of flour a week
The flour silo at the Trostre HQ sees an 18-ton delivery every 10 days.
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Roman romp heading to Carmarthen


By Robert Lloyd, 2012-07-18

Just Good Friends, Carmarthen's theatre company, will present the Roman romp 'A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To The Forum' at St Peter's Civic Hall, Carmarthen, from 25th to 27th July at 7.30pm.
This musical comedy is linked with the name of Frankie Howerd who played the main role of Pseudolus the slave at a National Theatre production.
Swansea's own Desmond Barrit also played the role and he has sent the company good luck messages from the cast of Wicked, in which he is currently performing in the West End.
Featuring as Pseudolus in the Carmarthen production is Chris Potter, a Llanelli deputy head, who two years ago won an award from NODA for the best performance in Wales and Ireland for Dafydd in A Chorus of Disapproval.
Rehearsals are a "hoot" and audiences are guaranteed an evening of laughter and tapping feet.
Tickets are available from Sian Morris, Director at 01267 237386
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Gearing-up for the Olympics


By Robert Lloyd, 2012-07-18

Just trying the uniform on, ready for the London 2012 Olympics.

I am a volunteer member of the Press Operations team.

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Latest 'View from Richmond Park' column


By Robert Lloyd, 2012-07-18
The latest 'View from Richmond Park' Carmarthen Town AFC column from the Carmarthen Journal newspaper -

Carmarthen Town AFC is looking to put together a team of ground staff for the coming season.
The work involves the preparation, maintenance and repair of the football pitch for all matches involving the various teams representing Carmarthen Town.
In particular, grass cutting, divot repair/replacement, chain harrowing, pitch marking and grooming work will ensure that the best possible playing surface is available for the teams.
New recruits will work as a coordinated team with Richmond Parks current groundsman.
Anyone who is prepared to be part of the team should contact Jonathan Lewis on 0772646106 or Anthony Parnell on 07989448629.
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The Club would like to thank everyone for attending the trials to be a part of Carmarthen Town Football Academy.
The Academy has selected a number of players to be a part of the Under 12s squad -
Adam Jones, Bradley Roderick, Cameron Brunton, Carwyn Morris, Connor Davies, Craig Davies, Gethin Bradley, Harri Jones, Isaac Parker, Iwan Lloyd, Jamie Wilkes, Jack Edwards, Joe Locke, Joel Tanner, Jonathan Walters, Lewis Rees, Lewis Rocke, Nathan Isaac, Owen Evans, Rhys Evans, Rhys Tench, Sean Howells.
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Dates for your diary. Pre-season matches (home matches in capitals)
July
21 Sat 2:30pm NEWPORT COUNTY
28 Sat 2:30pm SWANSEA CITY XI
August
4 Sat 2:30pm Taffs Well
11 Sat 2:30pm Cwmbran Town
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Tote: July 10 draw Winning numbers, 24 and 41. There was no winner of the prize of 200. The draw for a prize of 300 was being made on Tuesday night.
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For the latest news on the Carmarthen Town AFC, check out the clubs website - http://www.carmarthentownafc.com

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In the news today . . .


By Robert Lloyd, 2012-07-18
Nice to see the latest gardening column by Aberglasney's Joseph Atkin in the Carmarthen Journal today.
Nice story in the Carmarthen Journal today about Stagecoach Carmarthen staging the musical Annie in the Lyric Theatre in the town.
Carmarthenshire councillor welcomes the success of the first Llandeilo Jazz Festival in the Carmarthen Journal today.
The latest 'View from Richmond Park' Carmarthen AFC column is in the Carmarthen Journal today.
Nice spotlight on the latest news (juniors and seniors) from the Ashburnham Golf Club @AshburnhamGolf in the Llanelli Star today.
The news page of the Ashburnham Golf Club website @AshburnhamGolf has just been updated - http://www.ashburnhamgolfclub.co.uk/news.htm
The Jenkins Bakery website news page has been updated with a pic of the lovely ladies at the Bridgend shop - http://jenkinsbakery.co.uk/jenkinsbakeryn
Entries are now open for the Wales Blog Awards 2012. Enter here http://walesblogawards.co.uk/entry-form/ #WalesBlogAwards
Carmarthenshire adult learning booklet is out now for 2012-13 courses - http://sirgarblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/adult-
South Wales entrepreneur Kevin Green @kevingreenwales has updated his blog. News of a star guest at weekend seminar - http://kevingreenwealth.blogspot.co.uk
The blog for Clay Shaw Butler @clayshawbutler accountants and business consultants has been updated with latest news - http://clayshawbutler.blogspot.co.uk
Register on Clay Shaw Butler @clayshawbutler website to get FREE factsheets covering business and personal issues - http://www.clayshawbutler.com
Special offers from the Jenkins Bakery @JenkinsBakery this week inc 2 minced beef and onion pies 2. For more offers- http://jenkinsbakery.co.uk
The Latest News page on the Cor Meibion @corllanelli Llanelli website has just been updated - http://llanellimalechoir.co.uk/Latestnews.html
Memo to self: When trying to reduce blood pressure, probably best not to stick Limp Bizkit's I Am Angry on playlist . . . raw meat for T!
Memo to Dog Walkers at MCP. If your big ugly hound looks like it is about to harass a fellow DW, then put the brute on the lead. Simples!
Hats off to the paragliders at Llanelli Beach at the MCP. Probably about the only sport that thrives in the current mini-hurricane!
Check out the Resource Centre on the Clay Shaw Butler @clayshawbutler website. Work out your tax and mortgage etc- http://www.clayshawbutler.com
The team at Celtic Couriers send their very best wishes to Ryan Topping and his bride-to-be Susan McMinn for their wedding next Saturday.
The news page for the Jenkins Bakery @JenkinsBakery website has just been updated - http://jenkinsbakery.co.uk/jenkinsbakeryn
Grrrr! Card reader has died so cannot get my internet banking working. 8 for new batteries! Do you think the bank will pay me back? :(
Full dress rehearsal for London 2012 Olympics! See pic - pic.twitter.com/8jFBvAF2
Jenkins Bakery raising money for Cancer Research again this year. Donating 5p for every Charity Ribbon Chocolate Cake they sell.
This week's special offers at the Jenkins Bakery (inc 3 medium corned beef pasties 1.60) now up on the website - http://jenkinsbakery.co.uk
14 Jul Carmarthen Town AFC @CarmarthenAFC
Full Time. West End 2 (Griffiths 38 pen, Brown 84) CT 4 (L.Thomas 8, 18, 67, Rees 52). Att 79.
14 Jul Carmarthen Town AFC @CarmarthenAFC
Result confirmation - Barry Town 2 (Flower31, Baldock58) - 3 Carmarthen Town (Fowler26, 45; Hughes 55) .
The clock is ticking on discounted season tickets offer at Carmarthen Town AFC - http://www.carmarthentownafc.com/season_vp.html
The booklet for latest Learning Carmarthenshire community education courses has some smashing Tim Jones pics of Kevin Green at awards bash.
Lleisiau Hardd singing with Rhydian Roberts in the Lyric Theatre, Carmarthen:
via @youtube
Smashing day out at weekend. We found the sunshine in Laugharne and Pendine before returning home to 'supper' at the Thomas Arms, Llanelli.
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The Welsh Poetry Competition 20 1 2 o rganisers have announced the winners of the 6 th international competition and the overall winner was Sally Spedding for h er poem She wears green .

The winning poem creates a mood and expresses emotion, it challenges and influences. She wears green: we all wear green. We recycle, save the planet, watch nature documentaries, fill the bird feeder every winter, yet we live in a nation where around 4 million scientific experiments are carried out on live animals annually, less than 3% of the population are vegetarian, and important wildlife habitat and green zones are destroyed with increasing regularity. This poem challenges us all. A prose poem, yes, but above all this is a very well written poem and a worthy winner. said John Evans, competition judge.

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The winners were as follows:

1st Prize She wears green by Sally Spedding

2nd Prize Lambing Language by Glyn Edwards

3rd Prize Austerity by Morgan Rhys Powell

John also choose a nother seventeen poems for the specially commended section with winners from all over Wales and t he UK , as well as from F rance, Michigan , USA and Wellington , New Zealand , which once again highlights the fact that the Welsh Poetry Competition i s a truly international event . All winning poems can be viewed on the competition web site www.welshpoetry.co.uk

The overall standard was once again excellent and weve had poets enter from Ireland, France, Spain, Germany, Greece, Italy, India, Pakistan, Thailand, China, USA , Australia and New Zealand .

Each year we go from strength to strength, last year w e publish ed an anthology of all the winning entries from the previous five years and in 2013 we shall be entering our seventh year! said Dave Lewis, competition organizer.

To get involved with next years competition , buy the anthology or just keep up to date with what we are doing you just need to visit The Welsh Poetry Competition w eb site , join our mailing list , Facebook group or follow us on Twitter .

Competition Web site - www.welshpoetry.co.uk

Competition Judge www.johnevans.org.uk
Organiser Web site www.david-lewis.co.uk

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Kevin McLernon, the winner of ITV1's The Biggest Loser show is to join Kevin Green's Wealth Intensive Training programme on Saturday as a guest speaker.
For more about the event, see Kevin Green's website -
http://www.kevingreen.co.uk/
Kevin has agreed to share his story of how he came to apply for The Biggest Loser.
It's a story of commitment, action-taking and putting yourself out there.
He started the programme as the heaviest man ever to enter the competition at 32 stone and 2lbs. Twenty-four weeks later Kevin went on to lose 40% of his starting weight, with a final weigh-in of 19 stone 4lb, a 12 stone 12lb loss, more stones and pounds than any other contestant ever in the UK.
Weblinks -
http://www.kevinmclernon.com/
http://www.itv.com/biggestloser/extras/congratulations
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Adult education booklet is out now


By Robert Lloyd, 2012-07-17

Anyone interested in furthering their education in Carmarthenshire should keep a look-out for a new booklet on community education courses.
It's out now in libraries and community centres in Carmarthenshire.
The booklet for the latest Learning Carmarthenshire community education courses has some smashing Tim Jones pictures of South Wales millionaire Kevin Green, who was the guest speaker at the recent education awards bash at Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli.
You can see a pdf of the booklet at -
http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk/English/education/adultandcommunitylearning/Documents/Community%20Ed%2012%2013_A.pdf
You can see more pictures from the awards evening at -
http://timjonesphotography.zenfolio.com/p316451702

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Summer and autumn events for South Wales entrepreneur and millionaire Kevin Green include the following.
More information on Kevin Green's website -
http://www.kevingreen.co.uk/events/

21 July 2012 - Kevin Green Wealth Two-Day Intensive Training in London
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3550111479/eorg

11 August 2012 - Kevin Green Wealth 90 Day Coaching
Clients VIP meeting Llanelli 10 am till 5pm, (Free) - details from wealth@mooving.org.

22 August 2012 - Talk for Welsh government as Dynamo Role Model to E.Y.S.T. Swansea

31 August 2012 - Press launch of Entrepreneurial Academy Wales, Dylan Thomas centre, SA1, Swansea

04 September 2012 - Talk for Sussex Property meeting, How to build successful business structures.

27 September 2012 - Introbiz Corporate Business Show
Introbiz is going to be hosting its first corporate business show at Cardiff City Stadium on Thursday 27th September 2012. Show opens at 10am until 3pm. There will be a networking breakfast at 8am - 930am and Kevin Green is the keynote speaker. Introbiz aiming to get more than 500 to 750 people to attend.

08 October 2012 - Entrepreneurship Academy Wales
Full launch, Kevin Green fronting the academy, Edwina Hart, Minister for BETS, attending
Time - 11.00
Venue Dylan Thomas Centre

09 October 2012 - 22nd October 2012 Tour of New Zealand North and South Island speaking for NZ Wealth Mentor on high profit businesses.

08 November 2012 - Talk for Nottingham Property meeting, How to Become your own bank.

09 November 2012 - Talk for Conwy Council on Successful business

14 November 2012 - Talk for Kent Property club on how to use finance creatively to build a large property portfolio.
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