Goetre & Llanover

Church Magazine

Summer 2010www.goetre-llanover-churches.btik.com

THE PARISHES OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, LLANOVER

& ST PETER, GOETRE

WEEKLY SERVICES

The Rectory, Holy Eucharist followed by tea/coffee.

Tuesday

9:30am

Weekday Service

St Peter’s, Holy Eucharist (2004)10:30am

St Bartholomew’s, Holy Eucharist (2004)9:00am

5th Sunday of the Month

St Peter’s, Holy Eucharist (1984)10:30am

St Bartholomew’s, Holy Eucharist (1984)9:00am

4th Sunday of the Month

St Peter’s, Evening Worship using a variety of styles6:00pm

St Peter’s, Holy Eucharist (2004)10:30am

St Bartholomew’s, Holy Eucharist (1984)9:00am

3rd Sunday of the Month

St Peter’s, Sung Holy Eucharist (1984)10:30am

St Bartholomew’s, Holy Eucharist (2004)9:00am

2nd Sunday of the Month

St Bartholomew’s, Said Holy Eucharist (1984)6:00pm

St Peter’s, Holy Eucharist (2004) and Sunday School.10:30am

1st Sunday of the Month

Sunday Services (From September 2010)

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St Peter's Christmas Bazaar 7:00pm

Goytre Village HallNov 26

St Bartholomew's Christmas Fayre

10:00am Llanover Village HallNov 20

St Bartholomew's Harvest Festival Songs

of Praise in Llanover Village Hall 6:30pm

followed by Harvest Supper

Sept 30

St Peter's Harvest Festival Songs of

Praise 6:00pm in church followed by

Harvest Supper in Goytre Village Hall

Sept 26

Ty Uchaf, Llanover NGS Open Garden,

St Bartholomew's serving teasSept 5

Hog Roast at Nantyderry House 1:00pm

Tickets available from 01873 880554Sept 5

Deanery Walk starting from Bettws

Newydd Church 10:00amJuly 31

Dear Friends

I am writing this on the Monday

following the Goytre Fun Day and as

the people of Llanover prepare for

their Fête on Saturday. All this activity

focussed my mind on the theme of

community. Since moving here three

years ago I have been struck by the

breadth of community facilities we

have in our villages. Both villages have

active Community Councils and Village

Hall Committees and a range of

societies and organisations. We only

have to look at those listed in the

inside back cover of this magazine to

see how fortunate we are. We owe a

great debt of gratitude to those

people who give of their time to

organise and run them. In addition,

Goytre is fortunate to have a number

of commercial services, ranging from

the Post Office to a doctors’ surgery

and from a hairdressers to a fish and

chip shop.

It is the existence of all of these

services both commercial and

voluntary that enables our

communities to thrive, and the villages

would be the poorer if some of them

were to stop functioning.

Of course this is not just a secular

issue. We can read how Jesus

commanded his followers to love their

neighbour and commissioned them to

go out and draw people to him

through the preaching of the good

news of the Gospel, or to put it

another way, build up his community.

This is something I have been

considering in relation to our

churches. In the last magazine, I

mentioned how we had formed a

small team of people to support me in

my visiting to parishioners. Since then

Gaynor Parfitt, who lives in Goytre,

has completed her training and has

been licensed as a Reader (a lay

person authorised by the church to

preach and lead certain forms of

worship) and she is now helping me

lead worship in both churches. It is

through the development of teams of

people that the church can better

equip itself to serve the community.

As successors to those early followers

of Jesus, all Christians must follow

Jesus’ command to love our

neighbour, and his commission to

build up our community. But the

principles of supporting each other

and the community can apply to

everyone and are not restricted to

those who call themselves Christians.

One way to do this is to support our

local organisations and services. We all

know how difficult it is to recruit

enough people to run our voluntary

organisations and how difficult it is to

sustain small businesses; something

the predicted economic situation is

likely to make it worse. If we want

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Thoughts fromThe Rectory

An extract from Kelly's Directory of

Monmouthshire 1901 published on

www.rootsweb.com

LLANOVERLLANOVER is a parish, on the high

road from Abergavenny to Pontypool

3½ miles south from Abergavenny

station, and about 4 miles northeast

from Nantyderry station, both on the

Great Western railway, in the northern

division of the county, hundred, petty

sessional division, union and county

court district of Abergavenny, rural

deanery of Raglan, archdeaconry of

Monmouth, and diocese of Llandaff.

The parish is bounded on the

north-east by the river Usk, and the

Brecon and Monmouthshire canal runs

through it from south to north: the

western part of the parish is very

mountainous. The church of St.

Bartholomew is an ancient structure

of stone in the Gothic style, consisting

of chancel, nave, porch and a tower

containing 5 bells: in the churchyard is

a very handsome monument to the

memory of the late Lord Llanover,

who died 27 April, 1867, and also an

ancient stone cross: the church will

seat 200 persons. The register of

baptisms and burials dates from the

year 1661 and marriages 1754. The

living is a vicarage, net yearly value

£190, with residence and 18 acres of

glebe, in the gift of the Dean and

Chapter of Llandaff, and held since

1891 by the Rev. Evan Davies B.A. of

St. David's College, Lampeter. Here is a

Congregational chapel.

The trustees of the late Lady Llanover

are the lords of the manor and the

principal landowners. Llanover, the

residence of the Hon. Mrs. Augusta C.

Herbert, is a noble mansion of Bath

stone in the Tudor style.

The soil is gravel; subsoil, strata of

stone and gravel. The chief crops are

wheat, oats and barley. The area is

4,663 acres of land and 36 of water.

The rateable value is £4,668, and the

population in 1891 was 8,813 in the

civil and 397 in the ecclesiastical

parish.

(BM: The unlikely population figure of

8,813 is not a transcription error -

that's exactly what it says! The parish

population is probably more accurate.)

Parish Clerk: David Morris

Post Office: David Jones,

sub-postmaster.

Letters arrive from Abergavenny at 7.5

a.m.; dispatched at 4.35 p.m.

No dispatch on Sunday.

Postal orders are issued here, but not

paid. The nearest money order &

telegraph office is at Nantyderry, 3

miles distant.

Parochial School (mixed), built, with

residence for teacher, in 1872, for 108

children; average attendance, 70; built

by the late Lady Llanover & supported

by the trustees.

David Edwards, master

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PARISH WALK

Following our very enjoyable parish

walk last year, we decided to do it

again. In order to provide some

variety, we started at St

Bartholomew’s Church and ended at

St Peter’s Church stopping at Hanover,

Saron and Capel Ed for prayer and

reflection. We are so fortunate to

have such a variety of habitats in our

local area. We walked across fields,

along towpaths and through the

woods enjoying the beauty of God’s

creation at every step, including newly

leafed trees laden with blossom and

the rapturous singing of the birds. The

cafe at Goytre Wharf was closed so we

were unable to take a break there.

Instead, we were provided with

refreshments at Saron Chapel; thank

you Marion and Jilly. Although the

weather was good, it was lovely to

spend time enjoying a warming cuppa

with friends from chapels and

churches in the area. We finished our

walk at the Rectory where we enjoyed

home-made leek and potato soup.

Those who were not able to walk

joined us at the chapels along the way

and for lunch afterwards. Why not join

us next year?

Tessa (the dog) and Vicky Hamilton

joined us at Goytre Wharf and enjoyed

the walk. Adrian and Vicky sent us this

photo taken after lunch. Others were

dog tired too!

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PARISHPARISHPARISHPARISH

DISCUSSIONDISCUSSIONDISCUSSIONDISCUSSION

GROUPGROUPGROUPGROUP

Meets on the first Tuesday of

each month at 7:30pm at the

Rectory to discuss a range of

ethical issues or passages from

the Scriptures - All Welcome

Future dates:

3rd August

7th September

5th October

2nd November

7th December

Gary the Clown visited the Foundation

Phase and spent time covering science

concepts with each class. He also

performed for the whole school,

introducing science topics in a fun and

entertaining way. Science week

finished with a grand finale from the

Science Club where they

demonstrated a chemical reaction

taking place by using mints and cola

drink! Congratulations and thank you

to Mrs Rust-Andrews for organising a

spectacular week which the whole

school enjoyed.

We were awarded the Quality

Standards Mark in May. This award is

verified by an outside assessor who

visits the school, samples work, talks

to staff and pupils and looks at a wide

range of policies and evidence. The

main focus is Literacy and Numeracy

and how these impact upon the pupils.

This award is further recognition of

the good work that is being carried out

on a daily basis, by our team of

talented staff.

We have had great success in recent

sporting events too.

Congratulations to Skirrid Yellow

House on their victory on Sports Day.

The runners up were Sugarloaf Red

House – only four points behind

Skirrid!! The aim was to hold a day

which had a mixture of competition,

team games and input from the

children. Alongside Miss Jones, our PE

coordinator, the Year 6 pupils were

responsible for designing the carousel

activities, ensuring that all the

equipment was put out for practices

and for the main event. They also

worked with their teams throughout

all of the carousel activities! The

pupils of Year 6 rose to the challenge

and carried out their Sports Day duties

with enthusiasm and maturity. Well

Done!

Netball and rugby matches took place

against Griffithstown School. I am

delighted to report that Goytre Fawr

teams won both matches. Well done

to everyone who took part in these

exciting matches.

The annual Gwyl Plant Welsh Folk

Dancing Festival took place on

Saturday, 19th June. Our dancers

participated with great enthusiasm.

Many thanks to Mrs Young and Mrs

Wilkinson, who have spent a lot of

time with the children and also gave

up their Saturday morning to allow the

team to take part in the Festival.

Congratulations to the pupils who

were entered for the Super 8 Athletics

Competition held at King Henry VIII

School in Abergavenny. All 16 pupils

were placed either 1st, 2nd or 3rd in

each of their events. Five schools took

part and Goytre Fawr WON the overall

competition! Da iawn.

Our swimmers came joint third in the

recent schools swimming gala too! As

well as these competitive successes,

we have been running a variety of

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A very enjoyable Quiz was held in

March in the village hall and our

thanks once again to John Over, the

very able Quiz Master. Easter began

with the service on Thursday before

Easter in St Bartholomew’s, followed

by the Good Friday service in St

Peter’s at 2pm and we ended up with

Eucharist on Easter Sunday in St

Bartholomew’s at 6pm. The church

looked lovely once again with all the

bright Easter colours and the annual

display of lilies in memory of our loved

ones.

In May, Mr and Mrs Perry very kindly

opened their garden and we all

enjoyed delicious refreshments in the

sunshine. The garden is beautiful and

the rain held off so we were able to sit

outside to have our tea. Many thanks

to the Perry’s and all those who

supported us. The money raised will

go towards the new church roof.

At our Easter Vestry Meeting Jilly

Jones, Vicar’s Warden, resigned after

several years of sterling work. We

were very sorry to see Jilly retire as

she has been an outstanding Church

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St Bartholomew’sLlanover

Deanery of Raglan & Usk

Regular Monthly Events

INFORMAL WORSHIPINFORMAL WORSHIPINFORMAL WORSHIPINFORMAL WORSHIP

This takes place on the secondTuesday of each month at

7:45pm

QUIET TIMEQUIET TIMEQUIET TIMEQUIET TIME

An opportunity to share time withGod and others from across thedeanery, to hear God’s guidanceand reflect spiritually on our life in

this area.

This takes place on the fourthThursday of each month at

7:30pm

22 July - Wolvesnewton(Kevin Hasler)

26 August - Tredunnock(Andrew Morton)

23 September - Trostrey(Hywel Griffiths)

28 October - Bryngwyn(Sheila Toms)

25 November - Llangybi(Pam Love)

Further information contact Stephen(01873 880378)

GROWING TOGETHERGROWING TOGETHERGROWING TOGETHERGROWING TOGETHER

HOUSE GROUPSHOUSE GROUPSHOUSE GROUPSHOUSE GROUPS

Our local House Group meets at Lizand Alan Entwistle’s house,

Berryhill, Plough Road, Goytre, at7:30pm on the first and thirdWednesday of each month

jumble which can be brought to Jack

and Jill’s. We are closed from 16th July

until the beginning of September.

Sarah, Diane, Jo.

Last season was extended until the

20th May to make up for the games

lost due to the poor weather

conditions in December, January and

February.

Our Welsh League 3rd Division side

faced a difficult season as a result of

the new FIFA ruling that the number of

teams in each league had to be

reduced. This meant that eight teams

had to be relegated from our

Division. With a great deal of effort

put in by all concerned, we managed

to finish in a high enough position to

avoid being relegated, therefore,

safeguarding our Welsh League status.

The second team did very well,

finishing runners-up in the 1st Division

Gwent Central League only missing out

by three points to the winners.

Our under 18 side also did

exceptionally well considering it was

their first time in the Gwent County

Youth Division. They also finished

runners-up in their division, so it was

quite a successful season for the club.

Unfortunately, we received some

disappointing news at our end of

season AGM. Due to business

commitments our Chairman of fifteen

years, Mr Paul Greenhalgh, decided to

retire from Goytre Football Club this

season. I would like to take this

opportunity to thank Paul for all the

time and effort he has put into the

club.

Paul Minor

The last term of the school year is here

already. Doesn’t time fly when you are

enjoying yourself!

This half term our theme has been

“Under the Sea”, with fish, sharks,

dolphins and ship wrecks. This has

proved very popular with the children.

GASC had an inspection by CSSIW

(Care and Social Services Inspectorate

Wales) on the 27th May. The report is

available at www.cssiw.org.uk.

We have taken on a new member of

staff, Siân Smith, because we are so

busy. Siân was taken on to help with

the bus club.

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Goytre FootballClub News

Goytre AfterSchool Club

News

It’s almost impossible to believe that

we are almost at the end of the first

decade of the new millennium. Each

year seems to be getting shorter and

each week seems but a day in our

lives.

The winter was long and cold, but oh!

what an abundance of flowers on

trees, hedges and fields. All are part of

God’s creation and need no

maintenance from man.

Much of the harvest has already been

gathered. (Man ploughs and sows but

only God gives the increase).

We are thankful as a fellowship for

seeing Kevin and Sue worshipping with

us once again. Kevin had major surgery

in June. We give God all the praise for

his recovery and hope it will continue.

Our Easter services were well

attended and it was good to share

fellowship with others from local

churches on Good Friday.

Pastor John Rajiah is coming to visit

Saron again in September to share

with us news about the new

orphanages he has set up in Nepal. No

date has yet been given for his visit.

Our Harvest services are on Sunday

September 19th at 11am and 6pm and

on Monday September 20th at 7pm.

Lord of the living harvest

That whitens o’er the plain,

Where angels soon shall gather

Their sheaves of golden grain.

Accept these hands to labour,

These hearts to trust and love,

And deign with them to hasten

Thy kingdom from above.

Bendithiau i bawb dros yr haf

Blessings to all for the summer.

Marion Williams

When jotting down some notes, I read

the previous Parish Magazine. I found

that most of the reports started with a

mention of the cold winter we had

experienced with so much ice and

snow. This moment in time is so

different with lovely warm weather.

How good it has been to open wide

the chapel doors and let the song birds

join in our hymn singing.

Hanover is one of four United Reform

Churches in the Usk Valley Pastorate

which includes Llangynidr, Gilwern,

Abergavenny and Hanover. It was

proposed and accepted that we join

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NEWS FROM

THE CHAPELS

Saron News

Hanover News

GOYTRE SPORTS & SOCIAL CLUBClub Times

Club open every day with licensed bar on:

Mon, Tues, Thurs & Sat: 8:00 - 11:00pm

Wed & Fri: 7:30 - 11:00pm

Sunday: 7:30 - 10:30pm

New members welcome.Annual fee £5 per couple, £3 single,

OAP’s half price.

Secretary: Andy Barnes ℡ 01873 880152

club: 07855 084459

For more information & application form visit

www.goytresportsandsocial.org.uk

Bookings available for the main hall, lounge or

club room for wedding receptions, anniversary

parties, children’s parties, meetings etc.

May Otton ℡ 01873-880072

Martial Arts: 6:00 - 7:00pmSun

Ornithological Society: fortnightlySat

Dance: 3rd week each monthFri

Bee Keeping: 2nd Thursday

Gwent Mountaineering Club:

(variable)

Indoor Bowls: (afternoon)Thurs

Bingo: 7:30 pm

Craft Classes: afternoonWed

Village Hall Committee:

3rd week in month (evening)

WI: 2nd week in month (evening)

Indoor Bowls: afternoonTues

GOYTRE VILLAGE HALL

REGULAR ACTIVITIES

All meetings begin at 7:30pm and

are held either at Goytre

Community Centre or Little Mill

Village Hall. Check noticeboard

opposite Goytre Fish Bar for any

changes or by contacting the clerk:

Ian Price ℡℡℡℡ 01291 673583.

see noticeboardDec

GoytreNov 29

Little MillOct 25

GoytreSept 27

No meetingAugust

GOETRE FAWR

COMMUNITY COUNCIL

MONTHLY MEETINGSwww.goytre.gov.uk

COMMUNITY PAGE

The main hall & committee room may

be booked for weddings, birthday

parties, Christenings etc.

Mrs L Collins ℡ 01873 880723

for further information & charges.

www.llanovervillagehall.btik.com

Social Club: 7:30 - 10:30 (bar)Sun

Social Club: 7:30 - 11:30 (bar)Sat

Bingo: 8pm onwardsFri

Beginners Dance Class: 7-8pmThurs

Village Hall Committee:

1st Wed of month

Llanover WI:

2nd Wed of month

Wed

Whist Drive: 7:30pm(Run by Llanover Church)

Tues

LLANOVER VILLAGE HALL

REGULAR ACTIVITIES

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WHO’S WHO

the South Brecon Group and that our

Interim Moderator would be Liz Tadd

from Sennybridge. Liz will help us until

a Minister is called to the Usk Valley

Pastorate.

At Pentecost we were pleased to

welcome Revd Peter Noble,

Moderator of the Wales URC. At a

previous church meeting three people

expressed a wish to become church

members. Peter was informed and

was delighted to meet and talk about

the commitment of being a member

of the URC. On this spiritual Sunday

we were blessed with the presence of

our Moderator and his delight and

ours in welcoming three members to

Hanover.

In our prayers, we express our many

thanks to Betty Jones, a lifelong

serving member and retiring treasurer.

Betty had a bad fall at home but is on

the way to recovery. We are also

praying for Bronwen Price, Doris Jones

and Margaret Grayland. Margaret was

unable to take our communion service

in June. We send our love and best

wishes to them.

For the past year a dear lady called

Glenys Jones has also given her time

once a month to lead us in worship.

Her mother was from Yew Tree Farm,

Llanover. Glenys was in training to be

a lay preacher. On her last visit on 6th

June she had the wonderful news for

us to say she had passed her

examination and is now an accredited

lay preacher. We were invited by

Glenys to attend her recognition

service at Castle Street Methodist

Church on June 26th. It was an honour

for me to read the Gospel and it is so

pleasing to hear that she is continuing

her studies to become a Minister of

the Gospel. God bless her from all who

know and love her.

June has been a very busy time for us

with the visit in one week of one

hundred Korean Christians and more

at different times. Our many thanks to

Stephen and Stella for the hospitality

they give to our visitors within the

Church and Manse. A big thank you to

everyone who attended the Hanover

Gathering on 25th June. A good time

was had by all.

Enjoy the rest of the summer.

Best wishes,

Nancy Wilson.

Dear Friends in Jesus.

I am writing this message on a glorious

summer morning with the sun

streaming in through my study

window. I love the long summer days

when it is light until after 9.30pm and

we can enjoy the beauty of God’s

creation for many hours each day. God

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Capel Ed News

tells us in his word that he IS light and

in him there is no darkness at all (1

John 1 verse 5). As we reflect on the

world in which we live it is apparent

that the world is aching to hear the

good news about Jesus – the light of

the world (John 8 verse 12).

Whichever expression of God’s family

we see as our ‘home’ we are all part of

the wider, single ‘church’ in this area

of South East Wales. Let us together

rise to the challenge of Jesus and, in

the power of the Holy Spirit, be his

witnesses (Acts 1 verses 7-8).

If you would like more information

about our activities at Capel Ed please

look at our website at

www.capeled.co.uk and follow the

link.Paul Robins

In early May we held a Ladies Night

with fashion show and a variety of

stalls which was well attended and

greatly enjoyed by all. Fashions were

supplied by Bon Marche and New

Look. Cheese and wine tasting was

provided by Waitrose. With increasing

running costs, which are not wholly

met by the fees, this was a successful

fundraiser for the group.

At the end of May, staff, children and

parents/carers joined Stephen and Sue

for a walk in the woods. If anyone

spotted three women behaving

strangely early one morning, it was

Sarah, Diane and Siân laying a trail of

birds, animals and giant insects for the

children to find. After following one of

the new woodland trails and

completing their activities, the

children and adults went to the church

for refreshments. Sue read the story of

the Lost Sheep and the children

participated by dressing up.

With a large number of children

starting school in September, we have

vacancies for the forthcoming year for

children aged two and a half to five

years old. For further information

please feel free to call in and see us

anytime from Monday to Friday from

9am to 11.30am or telephone on

880948

Mrs Sutherland invited our children to

open Sports Day at the school by

running the first race. The children ran

well and everyone received a 1st

sticker. We stayed to watch and had a

really good time.

Our next fund-raising event will be a

jumble sale at Little Mill Hall on

September 25th. We need good, clean

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NEWS FROM

THE VILLAGES

Jack & Jill’s

Pre-School News

Warden, always going the extra mile

to help each and everyone. However,

she has agreed to continue looking

after Fund Raising. Thank you Jilly,

your hard work is very much

appreciated.

We have been extremely fortunate to

welcome Russell Jones as our new

Vicar’s Warden and he is settling in

very quickly indeed. And how nice to

see Emily and Mya Jones taking an

active part in the services too.

The monthly luncheons continue to be

a great success and we would

welcome anybody who hasn’t joined

us before and would like to partake of

the delicious 2 course luncheon with

extras at £6 per head, so come along.

Unfortunately, too late to benefit from

this notice, we hope to have a good

turn out for the Harp Recital on 4 July

in St Bartholomew’s Church. Several of

us heard Charlotte Poulter at a Flower

Festival near Monmouth and she is

excellent, playing a wide variety of

music to suit all tastes and we look

forward to hearing her once again.

Our Village Fête is due to be held on

Saturday 10th July and we shall have a

Parcel Stall in aid of church funds. The

following week on 17th July, Mr and

Mrs Young of the Newydd Farm have

invited us to a ‘Milking Live’ at Fro

Farm. All are welcome, but we do

suggest sensible shoes for the

occasion. There will also be trips on

the trailer around the farm and

refreshments will be provided. Do

come and join us. Jilly can give you

more information on all our events

should your require it.

Once again, St Bartholomew’s ladies

will be providing the teas at the NGS

Open Garden scheme by kind

permission of Mr and Mrs R Murray at

Ty Uchaf, Llanover on Sunday, 5th

September at 2pm. The garden is

beautiful and it is always a joy to

wander among the trees and shrubs,

whether you have been before or not.

Our Harvest Songs of Praise is due on

Thursday 30th September at 6:30pm in

Sir John Herbert Memorial Hall in the

village followed by supper. The

Christmas Fayre will be held in the

same hall on Saturday 20th November

and we look forward to seeing many

friends old and new on both occasions.

We continue to pray for those among

us who are unwell at this time and

wish them all better health in the

future.

Shirley Palmer

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Bible Teaching Session

‘Discipleship’

Glen-yr-Afon Hotel, Usk

7:30pm

Monday, 6th September 2010

Revd Canon Jonathan Williams

Sessions last no longer than an

hour. Please bring a bible.

After teaching us for 2 years, Lloyd,

our Welsh teacher, has decided to

retire. Eleri will now be teaching us on

Tuesday afternoons.

It is our 10th anniversary in September

and we are holding a competition to

design a new logo, just for the 10th

year. The logo has to include GASC,

the number 10 and be in one colour. If

suitable, the winning design will be

used on promotional gifts.

A tightrope bench made of sturdy

lightweight aluminium, which can be

used inside or outside, has been

bought with money raised through our

fund raising over this last year.

We close for the summer holidays on

the 16th July. GASC reopens Monday

6th September.Joan Howells (Senior Play Leader)

At the Annual General Meeting held

on May 17th, Councillor John

Kostanjevic was unanimously elected

as Chairman for the new year. Retiring

after two years Councillor Roger Price

thanked everyone for their support

which had made the role as enjoyable

as possible.

Police have requested any residents

who find cars parked on the pavement

to report the matter directly to them.

This gives them a chance to visit and

see the evidence before deciding on

what action to take.Ian Price (Clerk)

At Goytre Fawr we have had another

busy and successful term ending with

a wonderful performance, by the

Foundation Phase pupils, of ‘Jonah

and the Magnificent Whale’.

Our Science week was a great success.

We had five different scientists,

including an ex pupil, visit throughout

the week. Each scientist spoke to the

whole school during assembly and

then worked for the rest of the

morning with one of the classes.

Topics covered included genetics, the

brain, animal behaviour and enzymes

(making cheese!). The science

homework projects were tremendous.

There were some very creative and

adventurous ideas on display in our

hall. Goytre and the surrounding area

must have been very busy with science

happenings throughout the Easter

Holidays! Thank you to all who took

part.

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CommunityCouncil News

Goytre FawrPrimarySchoolNews

NEWS FROM

THE SCHOOLS

Our Easter celebrations began at 6am

on the Blorenge! Although getting up

so early is a challenge, it is wonderful

to be a part of this celebration with

our friends from other churches in the

area. It was cold and windy but dry

and we were able to enjoy

refreshments after the service.

Although some brave souls walk up

the mountain, it is possible to arrive by

car, so why not put the date in your

diary for 2011?

St Peter’s Church was decorated

beautifully as usual for Easter by our

regular band of willing and talented

flower arrangers. Younger members

took a more active part this year and

made an Easter Garden. Sophie

Robinson, Caitlin Hughes, Rachel

Willcox and Siân Smith did an excellent

job and Rachel and Siân did a window

arrangement too. Our Easter Prayer

Tree and felt display also received

much comment. Well done, everyone.

The wonderful weather we are

enjoying this summer made

arrangements for the Strawberry Tea

much easier. We knew at the

beginning of the week that the

weather was set fair and that the

event could take place in the

wonderful garden at Nantyderry

House. Our thanks, as always, are due

to Catherine and Michael Hodson who

always welcome us so warmly. We all

enjoyed strawberries and cream,

sandwiches and cakes and the

company of friends and family. Such

was the generosity of everyone, we

raised over £1000 for church funds.

Our next social occasion will be the

Hog Roast which will take place on

Sunday 5th September. Do come and

join us. Sue James

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200 CLUB WINNERSMarch

G Morgan, C Stanworth, S Hancock

April

S James, A Jones, A Entwistle

May

G Monckton, E Smith, J Evans

June

H Emerick, G Churchward, J Owen

July

K Davies, M Denning, G Churchward

Thank you to all our supporters of the

200 Club. Our new year starts on 5th

September. If you would like to

support us again this year please

complete the application form

enclosed with this magazine and

return it to you local representative

listed on the letter. Many thanks.

Mike Smith

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St Peter’s Goetreextra-curricular sports clubs. Over

one-third of our pupils have

participated in our cricket, line

dancing, cycling, athletics and tennis

clubs.

The end of the Summer Term is always

a time of transition with members of

the school community moving on. We

sadly said goodbye to Mrs Susan

Jenkins who has worked as a

lunchtime supervisor for over

twenty-three years. We also say

goodbye to Mrs Jackie Williams. Mrs

Williams is moving to a new post at

King Henry VIII School and we all wish

her every success in her new position.

Our Year 6 pupils leave us to move to

their new schools in September. We

will end the term with a special

‘Leaver’s Assembly’ presented by Year

6. This will include a review of their

many memories of their time at

Goytre Fawr School. I am sure that

there will not be a dry eye in the

house!

I hope you all have a lovely summer.

We look forward to welcoming our

new pupils in September.Nicola Sutherland (Headteacher)

As many of you will know, Llanover

Primary School closed at the end of

the summer term. A celebration to

mark the 85 years of the school was

held in the last week of term. The

children have written about their time

at the school. Here are some of their

comments:-

“It makes me very happy to go to

school.” Bryony Bartlett age 5

“I love my school because I see my

friends, I feel sad when am off school.”

Iestyn Silcox age 6

“My school means a lot to me. It feels

like my family.” Emily Silcox age 7

“When I first walked in the door I felt

excited because people welcomed me

in and all of the children wanted to

play with me it was amazing.” Sean Baldock age 7

“I like my school because it is fun and

nobody shouts.” Cai Giles age 7

“The three years I’ve been in this

school it’s always been happiness and

laughter.” Phoebe Allen age 8

“I was happy when I first came here

because everyone was my friend and

we played football at break with

everybody.” Liam Bartlett age 9

“I have had lots of happy memories

here like dressing up as an alien for a

Christmas play and when we went to

Gilwern outdoor education centre.”Abbie Rolfe age 11

“I’m really going to miss this school, it

may not last forever but my memories

will!” Bethan Simpson age 11

We wish all the children well in their

new schools.

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Llanover SchoolNews

them to survive we have to support

them with our time and custom and

encourage others to do the same. The

work of a few people in the First

Century grew to become the world

wide Christian Church, so we know

that the efforts of a few can make a

huge difference. I would encourage

you all to consider ways in which you

can help and in so doing maintain and

enhance the wonderful sense of

community we have in our villages.

Please also let me know if you can

think of ways the church can help an

individual or the community in

general.

With every blessing,

Stephen

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50 Years in the service of God.

On 24th June, the Venerable Peter

Woodman (a former Archdeacon of

Monmouth) celebrated the fiftieth

anniversary of his ordination. The

photograph shows Peter with Stephen

and Terry Green following a service at

St Peter’s on 27th July at which he

celebrated and preached. We would

like to congratulate Peter on fifty

years of active ordained ministry.

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NEWS FROM

THE PARISH

CHURCHES

Holy Baptism

We welcome the following into the

Church of Christ:

Julia Marie Nash

Thomas George Southan

Arthur Mark Wolsted Jones

Holy Matrimony

We offer God’s blessing to:

Mark Peter Jones & Berit Wolsted Olsen

Christian Funeral

We offer our Christian sympathy

to the families of:

Philip George Dimitrakis

Milson Thayers

Ian Charles Morris

60 Plus Monthly

Luncheon Club

For anyone in

Goytre or Llanover

aged 60 or over

This take place on the first Tuesday

of each month from

12:30pm – 2:00pm

at either

Goytre or Llanover Village Halls

Come and enjoy a two course lunch

and good company

£6 per head

To check the venue and book your

place, please contact:

Catherine Hodson - 01873 881002

Jilly Jones - 01873 880192

Jan Bennett - 01873 880322

PRIVATE RESIDENTS

Davies Rev. David (Congregational)

Davies Rev. Evan, B.A. Vicarage

Herbert Hon. Mrs. Augusta Charlotte

Jones Hugh Davies

Richards Mrs. Gruffydd, Ty'r Eglwys.

COMMERCIAL

Addie John Heathcote, land agent to

the Llanover trustees, Estate office

Austin William, farmer, Brynpant

David David, farmer, Tymawr

David Robert, farmer, Llanover Court

farm

Davies David, coffee tavern

Davies Lewis, farmer, The Vro

Edwards John, farmer, Garnllech

Edwards Thomas, farmer, Ffawydden

Edwards Wm. farmer, Bryn-hyfryd

Evans James, grocer & baker

Griffiths John, farm bailiff to trustees

of the late Lady Llanover

James Josiah, farmer, Llansabbath

Jenkins John, farmer, Blaenochran

Jonathan John, farmer, Pentallar

Jonathan William, farmer, Hendre glyn

Jones David, carpenter & wheelwright,

& post office

Lewis John, farmer, Hendre Isa

Jones Hugh Davies, clerk of works to

the Llanover trustees

Jones John D., welsh flannel

rnanufacturer &c., Gwenffrwd

Jones Mary (Mrs.), farmer, Neuadd

Newvdd

Lewis Daniel, farmer, Glandwr

Monkley John, farmer & market

gardener, Tycoch

Nicholas Edmund, farmer, Maerdy

farm

Pain William Samuel, miller (water)

Pugh William, farmer, Hendre-uchaf

Redwood Thomas, farmer, Danyrheol

Thomas Mary (Mrs.), farmer, Tytgwyn

Waters David, farmer, Pwllyrhwyaid

Williams William, farmer, Llwyncellyn

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Are you interested in learning

Welsh?

If we can get enough people

interested it may be possible to

run sessions at the Community

Centre in School Lane.

Contact the editor for further

details.

If you would like to include your

organisation in the next issue

please speak to the editor

Mrs Sue James

℡℡℡℡ 01873 880378.

Contributors please note

that copy for next issue is

October 22nd 2010