The Tintern News
Produced
by the Friends of Tintern – September 2008
Tintern
Mobile Post Office – revised opening hours
From
the 1st September 2008 the mobile post office parked in the Anchor
car park will be open at the following times:
Monday 11.30 – 12.30 and 14.30 – 15.30
Tuesday 11.00 – 12.00 and 14.30 – 15.30
Thursday 11.30 – 12.30 and 14.30 – 15.30
Because
of the wet weather our August Garden Party was held indoors. Despite the rain WI members enjoyed their get
together. Each member brought a plate of food so there was much eating as well
as talking. We also had a good raffle – everyone a winner! Di Parsons was thanked for her hospitality. Thirty three pounds was raised at this meeting
for the Air Ambulance Service.
Our
next monthly meeting will be back in Tintern village
Hall on Monday 15th September at 2.00pm. We will be having a quiz to
stir our brains. New members will be made very welcome. CB
Despite the terrible weather we
had a successful produce Show with more entries than in the previous two
years. The Village Hall was colourful
with flowers, fruit and vegetables, which was a welcome sight coming in from
the rain. We also had a very good raffle
thanks to the generosity of the VPA members.
The Produce Show is the highlight of the VPA year and involves hard work
from many people to organise and run.
There is work going on throughout the year not only to organise the Show
but also to produce fruit, flowers and vegetables to enter in the Show. With all the rain and lack of sun this summer
the growing conditions have not been good but our members have triumphed over
adversity! I would like to say thank you
to all the VPA members who have helped in any way and been so supportive
throughout the year.
The
next VPA meeting is a garden visit. We
are going to High Glanau Manor on Friday 19th
September, meeting at the garden at 6.00pm.
The garden is down the lane opposite the Five Trees Carp Fishery
(formerly the Ostrich Farm) which is the other side of Trellech
towards Monmouth. The cost will be £5.00
per person including a cup of tea and delicious home made
cake. CB
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Friends
of Tintern jointly with St. Michael’s Church
Christmas
Bazaar Saturday 22nd November 2008
2.00pm
to 4.30pm
Tintern
Village Hall
further
details to follow
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Ecumenical
Sung Vespers at Tintern Abbey
Sunday
7th September, 2008 at 3.00pm
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TAP News September 2008 -
Project Update
Assessing
the potential impact on the archaeology in the valley is now the main focus of
the team activities. Advice and guidance has been given by GGAT for the survey
work that needs to be carried out. Little is known about the structure of the leat below the Beaufort dam and the project provides an
opportunity to investigate and record it. In order to facilitate this it is
planned to engage a local archaeologist to dig a number of trial pits along the
route. It is hoped that this work can start towards the end of September.
Following
the heavy rainfall over the last few weeks the flow rate in the Angiddy is much higher than expected at this time of year.
For several weeks in August the project would have been running at maximum
output. In an average summer, August would be a month of little or no output.
Please help
Letters
in support of the Project could be helpful to the success of the Planning
Application. This can be done on line by visiting the TAP web page www.tapenergy.org Click on the Planning Application heading and
follow the instructions. Alternatively, you may write to Monmouthshire County
Council, Planning Department at County Hall, Cwmbran NP44 2XH. Quoting the
reference number 2007 / 01452
Email:
info@tapenergy.org
Norman
Williams
Marketing & Publicity Director
Tintern Angiddy Project Ltd.
Telephone 01291 680016
Wye
Valley Dance School puts on a Wonder-full Show!
Students
from the Wye Valley Dance School in Llandogo finished
their one week Summer School in August with a spectacular show entitled Wye Valley Wonders. The Show was the
culmination of a fun-filled and creative week of dance, costume making and
stage craft.
The Llandogo Millennium Hall was transformed into a
miniature version of the Wye Valley through colourful scenery and props created
by the children. As the audience was lead across a bridge and down the banks of
the Wye, they were treated to the vision of the Swan Dance performed by the ten
to sixteen years-olds, dressed in white costumes with elegant laced wings.
The five to nine year olds performed in the Whitestone Woods area with
scurrying squirrels and bouncing rabbits hiding amongst tree roots and
toadstools to avoid the threatening buzzard (Gabe Unsworth)
who swooped above them. Callum Walker and Megan McKeand created a touching duet of a lone deer that
encounters a hunter but is protected by the spirit of St Oudoceus’,
managing to avoid the hunters’ arrows and winning his respect and friendship
instead.
‘I wanted to incorporate some of the mythology and history of the region
including the Hafren story which was portrayed with
great poise by some of our eldest students’ explains choreographer and Director
of the school Tamara Barker. ‘Equally though, I wanted to portray the colour,
energy and vibrancy of the area ranging from the beautiful wildlife to its
current events such as the annual Jazz Festival in Brockweir.’
The show concluded with two celebratory pieces incorporating the whole cast of
22 students. The younger students’ Ugly Bug Ball featured dotty ladybirds,
leg-scratching crickets, and the sparkling Caterpillar Queen. The Jazz Festival
number was set amongst multi-coloured bunting and flags created by the older
students and left the audience buzzing with energy and enthusiasm.
Rachel Davies, mother of dancer Livvie aged five and
leader of the Llandogo Playgroup summed up the week:
‘The children have had a whole learning experience not just about dance but
about the area they live in and the process of putting on a show. We also felt
completely involved as audience members being lead around to each area and it
was obvious how much the children enjoyed it- their faces were lit up!’
Classes for 3 to 16 year olds begin again at the Wye Valley Dance School from
September 29th, Monday and Thursday afternoons at Llandogo,
Brockweir and St Arvans.
Contact Tamara Barker for more
information on 01291 689583
The Rt. Rev'd
Dominic Walker OGS Bishop of Monmouth will preside at a Confirmation Service
for this parish on Sunday 21st of September in Llandogo
Church at 10.30.a.m. Holy Communion in Tintern Church
for Sunday 21st only will be at 9.00.a.m. and any candidates seeking
Confirmation should speak to Rev'd Nora Hill by
7/9/2008. Tintern and Llandogo
congregations welcome everyone in the village to this special occasion.
Harvest Supper this year for the parish will be held at Llandogo
Village Hall on Sunday 28th of September. Harvest Songs of Praise will be
in Llandogo Church at 3.30.p.m. and the supper will
commence at 6.30p.m. Tickets are available from Rev,d
Nora Hill, Rev'd John Dearnley,
Liz Craig and Brown's shop Llandogo.
Tintern Church will celebrate the festival of its
Patron Saint St. Michael and Harvest on Sunday 28th September at 10.30.a.m. NH
Church Services – United
Benefice of Tintern and Llandogo
with Whitebrook
St. Oudoceus
Church, Llandogo – Communion Service 9.00am every
Sunday - Rev. John Dearnley
'Worship
and Junior Church, Kids for Christ, led by the music group at Llandogo Village Hall at 10.45a.m. under the direction of Rev'd John Dearnley and the
Parish Ministry Team.'
Everyone
is warmly invited to all of these services.
Tintern
Pentecostal Church
- every Sunday at 11:00am and 6:00pm
and every Wednesday at 7:30pm
St.
Michael’s Church
- Cleaning Rota - fortnight beginning:
8th
September Trudy and Nina Phelps
22th
September Ann and Barry Richardson
6thth
October Elspeth and Karen
20th
October Janet, Sue and Barbara
3rd
November Tintern
WI
17th
November Carole Evans
Tintern Youth Club every
Wednesday from 6.30 – 8.00pm – Village Hall.
Sunday
7th September – Ecumenical Sung Vespers – Tintern
Abbey – 3.00pm
Wednesday
13th September – Bingo at the
Anchor from 7.30pm
Monday
15th September – WI Quiz –
Village Hall 2.00pm
Friday
19th September – VPA – 6.00pm High Glanai
Manor
Saturday
22nd November – Friends of Tintern and St.Michael’s Church Christmas Bazaar – 2.00pm – 4.30pm
Saturday 8th November – Bee Harmony Workshop
Sunday 9th November - Remembrance Day Service.
Saturday 6th December - Wine & Food Evening. Further details to
follow.
New Year's Eve Disco/Dance with Sam's Motion Music.
Coffee
Mornings held on the third Tuesday of each month at 10.30 a.m. All welcome.Yoga Classes with Ruth Routh,
on Tuesday evenings and Thursday mornings. For details contact Ruth on
01600-860648. For details of all other events or to hire the hall contact
Rosemary Stephens on 01600-860451.
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