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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Villager</strong><br />
In this issue<br />
Memories of WW2<br />
Business in Focus<br />
<strong>The</strong> Levels Motorway<br />
New Houses for Undy?<br />
Undy Fun Day 2013<br />
Magor School Drama Club<br />
Pictures of Days gone by...<br />
Plus much more...<br />
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From the Editor<br />
Welcome to the latest issue of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Villager</strong>, a<br />
community magazine and business directory<br />
that has been delivered free of charge to every<br />
home in Magor, Undy, Redwick and Rogiet,<br />
Wilcrick and Llandevenny.<br />
This issue is the largest to date with a couple of<br />
new sections - recipe and colouring page<br />
competition.<br />
Every issue I have local residents saying how<br />
they enjoy reading <strong>The</strong> <strong>Villager</strong> and in<br />
particular looking at the old pictures that are<br />
published. With that in mind, a resident from<br />
Llanwern village that collects old postcards,<br />
was kind enough to let us have copies from her<br />
collection, and over the next few issues we will<br />
be including some of them, starting in this<br />
issue. Maybe you recognise some of the places,<br />
all of which are from the early 1900s.<br />
Also, have a look at the ‘What’s On’ section on<br />
page 50 to see some of the events that are<br />
happening locally over the next couple of<br />
months. If you have an event you would like to<br />
include please let us know.<br />
Earlier this year I mentioned about the<br />
fantastic outdoor Christmas light displays that<br />
residents did last year. If you are decorating<br />
your home this year for the Christmas season,<br />
Copy deadline for the November/December<br />
edition is 25th October 2013<br />
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information in <strong>The</strong> <strong>Villager</strong> is accurate at the time of print, the<br />
editor and/or publisher cannot accept any liability to any<br />
party for loss or damage caused by errors or omissions.<br />
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all permissions have been given for use in this publication.<br />
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(just behind the Post Office, next to the Church<br />
in Wales gates). Please feel free to drop in and<br />
have a chat, pick up an additional copy or drop<br />
in an article. <strong>The</strong> deadline for the next issue is<br />
25th October 2013.<br />
Happy reading,<br />
Jonathan Croft.<br />
Editor<br />
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MEMORIES OF WORLD WAR 2<br />
By John Ford<br />
Magor during the second world war saw some<br />
scary and exciting things happen which stay<br />
in my memory today.<br />
In 1940, a large brick air raid shelter was built<br />
in <strong>The</strong> Square alongside where the St. David’s<br />
Hospice shop is today. A machine gun bunker<br />
was also dug out on the south side of the<br />
railway bridge, which was used to look out for,<br />
and fire on any enemy troops that came across<br />
the moors. Occassionally we played inside<br />
them which didn’t please the local policeman.<br />
Air raid<br />
wardens and<br />
Home Guard<br />
volunteers<br />
were based<br />
at the<br />
Temperance<br />
Hall. At<br />
weekends, to<br />
help with<br />
their training,<br />
Norman<br />
‘Kipper’ Allen<br />
and I would<br />
be asked to go<br />
and lie down<br />
in a derelict<br />
house or barn<br />
and wait to be found, be treated for our<br />
pretend wounds with bandages and then be<br />
taken back to the hall for a well deserved cup<br />
of tea.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Home Guard consisted of young and old<br />
volunteers. Lambart Bird, a local farmer from<br />
Undy, all five feet and a bit of him was the<br />
Sargeant, he also had a very loud voice which<br />
helped.<br />
For some fun, we used to march behind them<br />
from <strong>The</strong> Square to a field on the top of<br />
Vinegar Hill, which was their training ground.<br />
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<strong>The</strong>re was also the<br />
serious side of the<br />
conflict in our villages.<br />
We lived in Brassknocker Street, and our<br />
house had a stone built shed. When we had the<br />
first air raids, my mother and father would<br />
make us go and sit, by candle light, amongst<br />
the coal, bikes and tools in the shed until the<br />
all clear sounded.<br />
We also had the blackout to contend with. We<br />
bought black material from Miss Adams<br />
drapers shop, now Bliss hairdressers. <strong>The</strong><br />
material was made into curtains to stop any<br />
light being shown at night making it difficult<br />
for enemy planes to spot areas of housing.<br />
Mr Vaughan, the local policeman was very<br />
strict on the blackout and he used to patrol the<br />
village shouting, “put that light out”, even if he<br />
saw just a chink of light through the curtains.<br />
We had quite a few bombs dropped around us<br />
when the German planes bombed Bristol. If<br />
they didn’t drop them in Bristol, they would<br />
turn above us with their distinct engine sound.<br />
Bombs fell at Wilcrick and Blackwall on the<br />
moors. <strong>The</strong> loudest of all was the night three<br />
were dropped on the Bridewell at Undy in front<br />
of Mr and Mrs Pritchards house, now Mr &<br />
Mrs Woods (Undy Builders) house, and<br />
alongside the Causeway Road behind a cottage.<br />
Thankfully there were no serious injuries.<br />
With all that went on during this period there<br />
was no photographic evidence, but it was very<br />
real and we all survived.<br />
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BUSINESS IN FOCUS<br />
FRENCH LANGUAGE TUI<br />
WITH LA JOLIE RONDE<br />
Children have been having fun learning<br />
French in Magor Scout and Guide Hut for the<br />
last 7 years. <strong>The</strong>y celebrated the end of this<br />
year ordering tasty morsels from the menu of<br />
our impromptu Café Escargot. Learning takes<br />
place through songs, games and practical<br />
activities, giving them an excellent foundation<br />
for curriculum French in secondary school.<br />
Classes are small and the teaching is pupil<br />
centred. <strong>The</strong> courses we follow are well<br />
structured and progressive, building<br />
confidence and allowing different children to<br />
assimilate and develop at their own rate.<br />
I was lucky enough to start learning French as<br />
part of the curriculum in a state primary<br />
school at the age of 6. I can still remember<br />
coming home from school after my first<br />
French lesson, fascinated by the idea of being<br />
able to speak another language. French has<br />
remained a major part of my life since that<br />
day.<br />
Do we need a second language? I think we do.<br />
With the globalisation of trade and foreign<br />
travel on most people's agenda, a second<br />
language is a huge asset from both a social and<br />
a working perspective. I have travelled a lot<br />
and not only do I feel really uncomfortable in<br />
countries where I can't speak the lingo, having<br />
access to more than one language has been my<br />
saviour on more than one occasion. It has also<br />
enabled me to help out other people in<br />
difficulty. To me it's the difference between<br />
being a participant and a spectator.<br />
All language experts agree that the best time<br />
to start learning a language is as early as<br />
possible and that furthermore, the processing<br />
of language in a young brain helps stimulate<br />
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Cavacale, president of the National Network<br />
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who learn a foreign language in early<br />
childhood demonstrate certain cognitive<br />
advantages over children who do not.”<br />
Language learning enhances social skills,<br />
comprehension, expression, communication<br />
and problem solving. It encourages self<br />
confidence and helps to shape future attitudes<br />
towards other cultures and other languages.<br />
As a registered licensee of La Jolie Ronde I run<br />
classes in a number of local schools and in<br />
Magor Scout and Guide Hut on Monday<br />
evenings. If I'm not holding classes in your<br />
school why not join us in the Scout Hut. Check<br />
me out on:<br />
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Here's what some of the children say:<br />
“Merci, thank you for having me. I<br />
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“I love learning with you” Amiee<br />
“Thank you for teaching me<br />
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And the adults.....<br />
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UPDATE<br />
We now have around 100 members (a mixture<br />
of residents, local politicians and business<br />
owners) and membership continues to grow.<br />
You may have seen in the South Wales Argus<br />
recently an item entitled “Progress is being<br />
made on Magor station”. It reported that<br />
Cllr. Brian Jones has recommended<br />
Monmouthshire council takes forward work<br />
on a business case. This has since been<br />
approved, which is really good news.<br />
We now have<br />
our own<br />
website to<br />
help publicise<br />
our case and<br />
keep you<br />
informed. It<br />
contains<br />
fuller details<br />
of the above and more. You can view it by<br />
visiting www.magorstation.co.uk. Don’t forget<br />
to save it in your ‘favourites’ or ‘bookmark’ it<br />
to stay up to date with progress.<br />
Even though we have formalised our<br />
committee, anyone can come along to the<br />
meetings in the Wheatsheaf Inn and have their<br />
say – we’d be pleased to see you or any<br />
prospective new members. Details of the<br />
meetings (past and future) are on the website<br />
under ‘Minutes’. In fact it would be great if<br />
you could let your friends, family and<br />
associates to help spread the word. This will<br />
give us a greater chance of success.<br />
Although we are making real progress there is<br />
still a long way to go. Any practical support<br />
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U3A and is just one of the many activities<br />
available to members. Drama group is already<br />
rehearsing their Christmas Entertainment. Why<br />
not come along you will be given a warm welcome.<br />
On Thursday 24th October there will be a chance<br />
to meet the Convenors to find out about the<br />
various groups with interests including walking,<br />
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Branch meetings are held on the third Thursday<br />
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THE LEVELS MOTORWAY IS<br />
BACK ON THE AGENDA<br />
Readers may be aware that the Welsh<br />
Government is actively considering building a<br />
Relief Road for the M4 across the Gwent<br />
Levels. A new consultation is expected this<br />
September. Expected costs are believed to be<br />
around £1.2 Billion. This could be funded by a<br />
loan from the Tory-led government to the<br />
Labour-led Welsh Government. If this loan<br />
were 0% interest, for 20 years it would cost<br />
Wales £50 Million a year to pay back. Think of<br />
what nearly £1,000,000 a week could be spent<br />
on to improve healthcare or schools in Wales.<br />
<strong>The</strong> planned route would start at Magor, go<br />
across the south of Newport and finish near<br />
Tredegar House – similar to the route outlined<br />
on previous occasions. Its purpose is to reduce<br />
the traffic pressure on the M4 at Newport,<br />
partly caused by the Bryn Glas tunnels, which<br />
give the perception that traffic has nowhere<br />
else to go.<br />
A number of local organisations have got<br />
together to begin to look at this objectively<br />
under the title of CALM – the Campaign<br />
Against the Levels Motorway. <strong>The</strong><br />
organisations include the Gwent Wildlife Trust,<br />
the RSPB, local community councils such as<br />
Magor/Undy, Friends of the Earth and others.<br />
Aside from the obvious implications of<br />
permanent scarring of the Gwent Levels and<br />
impact on wildlife, CALM believes there are<br />
some serious implications for local residents,<br />
which include:<br />
• Construction of a Relief Road would require<br />
a larger junction or interchange than<br />
currently at 23A on the M4. This would see<br />
Magor and Undy effectively hemmed in.<br />
• Permanent scarring of the Gwent Levels to<br />
the South and East of Magor, Undy and<br />
Rogiet, as well as to the North of Redwick.<br />
• Significant air/noise/watercourse pollution,<br />
affecting people and wildlife.<br />
• Removal of the green space currently<br />
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enjoyed by the local community.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> likelihood of a Relief Road being very<br />
under-used outside of peak times, especially<br />
if it becomes a toll road.<br />
CALM would prefer no new roads at all, but we<br />
understand the perception that traffic<br />
congestion on the M4 at Newport causes<br />
economic problems in Wales. <strong>The</strong>refore, CALM<br />
believes that enhancement to the existing A48<br />
distributor road constitutes a feasible Relief<br />
Road in place around Newport. In addition,<br />
the new road through Llanwern is nearing<br />
completion, thus relieving M4 traffic pressure<br />
still further. Both these routes offer a viable<br />
alternative to relieving peak traffic congestion.<br />
Enhancements to make the A48 flow better<br />
are estimated at £200 Million: this is 1/6 the<br />
estimated cost of a new relief road.<br />
So CALM is asking local residents to actively<br />
support its recommendation of no new<br />
expensive M4 Relief Road, but instead to<br />
support the more cost effective enhancements<br />
to the existing A48 distributor road. This will<br />
mean letting Welsh Government know what<br />
you think when the anticipated consultation<br />
starts this September.<br />
<strong>The</strong> CALM website is being reactivated we will<br />
endeavour to keep it updated. Please visit at:<br />
http://www.savethelevels.org.uk/<br />
You can write to the First Minister via email<br />
(carwyn.jones@wales.gsi.gov.uk) or by post:<br />
Rt Hon Carwyn Jones AM<br />
First Minister, Welsh Government<br />
Ty Hywel, Cardiff Bay<br />
Cardiff .CF99 1NA<br />
Together, we can make common sense prevail.<br />
Tom Clarke<br />
CEO Gwent Wildlife Trust and Chair of CALM<br />
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By Councillor Jessica Crook<br />
I have been very busy going door to door with<br />
a petition against the 495 houses that are<br />
proposed in Undy. <strong>The</strong> main issue behind this<br />
being the already overstretched, and in some<br />
cases, complete lack of services, facilities and<br />
infrastructure for the already existing<br />
population, let-a-lone the amount of new<br />
people and cars these developments will bring.<br />
You can view the full proposed plans at<br />
http://www.planningpolicy.monmouthshire.go<br />
v.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Amendedand-Additional-Sites-Consultation-Report-<br />
July13.pdf<br />
In other news I was newly elected as the<br />
chairman of the Severnside Dog Mess<br />
Committee which will hopefully be successful<br />
in further reducing the dog mess problem in<br />
the area. I know it is a problem that affects<br />
everyone. <strong>The</strong>re have been many new bins and<br />
bag dispensers installed since I was elected but<br />
we still do have a problem, albeit a reduced<br />
one. Hopefully this committee can make some<br />
large changes across the Severnside area and<br />
reduce the problem even further.<br />
If you have any issues at all I am contactable<br />
on:<br />
07542720055<br />
JessicaCrook@Monmouthshire.gov.uk<br />
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MAGOR SCHOOL<br />
DRAMA CLUB<br />
SHOWED THEIR<br />
TALENT ON STAGE<br />
<strong>The</strong> year is 1980. Students are praying that<br />
they will be admitted to New York’s prestigious<br />
High School of Performing Arts.<br />
Inspired by the hit motion pictures, television<br />
series, and international stage success, FAME<br />
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as they commit to four years of grueling<br />
artistic and academic work. With lots of<br />
singing, dancing and some humour to boot, the<br />
show explores the issues that confront many<br />
young people today.<br />
Once again pupils from Magor CIW Primary<br />
School’s Drama Club have amazed staff and<br />
parents with their talents on the stage! With<br />
spine-tingling solos, convincing<br />
characterisation and some backflips to boot,<br />
the show, running over two nights, was a<br />
resounding success.<br />
<strong>The</strong> children also thoroughly enjoyed being<br />
part of the production. Paige a year five pupil,<br />
who played Iris commented, “A lot of effort has<br />
been put into the production of FAME jr. but it<br />
was all worth it! We were all able to shine like<br />
stars after all the rehearsals we had to do. We<br />
can’t wait to find out what our next<br />
performance will be!”<br />
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Buon Natale 2013<br />
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MIND BOGGLERS<br />
Puzzle 1:<br />
7 6<br />
1 5 4 8<br />
3 2<br />
7 1 4<br />
4 7 1 2 5<br />
7 4 3<br />
2 9<br />
4 1 6 7<br />
5 9<br />
Puzzle 2:<br />
A magic rectangular belt always shrinks its<br />
length to 1/2 and width to 1/3 whenever its<br />
owner wishes something. After three such<br />
wishes, its surface was 4 cm2.<br />
What was the original length, if the original<br />
width was 9 cm?<br />
Puzzle 3:<br />
<strong>The</strong> circumference of the Earth is<br />
approximately 40,000 kilometers, and<br />
someone has just made a metal band that<br />
circles the Earth, touching the ground at all<br />
locations. You come along at night, as a<br />
practical joke, and add just 10 meters to its<br />
length (one hundredth of one kilometer !)<br />
It is now one four-millionth longer, and sits<br />
magically just above the ground at all<br />
locations. How far has it risen ... could a flea, a<br />
rabbit or even a man squeeze underneath it?<br />
Puzzle 4:<br />
A 1-metre stick is broken into two pieces at<br />
random. What is the length of the shorter<br />
piece, on average?<br />
Puzzle 5:<br />
An eccentric professor used a unique way to<br />
measure time for a test lasting 15 minutes.<br />
He used just two hourglasses. One measured 7<br />
minutes and the other 11 minutes. During the<br />
whole time he turned the hourglasses only 3<br />
times. How did he measure the 15 minutes?<br />
Mind Bogglers solutions for September in the next issue.<br />
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INTERNATIONAL THRILLER<br />
REACHES CLIMAX IN MAGOR<br />
Sam Knight, who retired to Vinegar Hill, Undy<br />
after working in the airline and oil industries,<br />
has published his first novel, a romantic<br />
thriller called <strong>The</strong> Milford Ultimatum.<br />
<strong>The</strong> novel, says the publicity, takes you on a<br />
heart-stopping journey filled with love, lies and<br />
dangerous liaisons. as the action moves rapidly<br />
from the Middle East to America and the UK<br />
creating a plot which will dwarf the terror of<br />
the 9/11 attacks.<br />
Knight explores the dilemmas facing a<br />
young Welsh security specialist and his<br />
Saudi girlfriend when they are asked to risk<br />
their careers and even their lives to fight for<br />
justice.<br />
“This novel started life as a story about an<br />
expatriate experience in the Middle East. But<br />
the suffering in Palestine led me to change<br />
direction and write a more passionate story,<br />
says Sam Knight on the inspiration behind his<br />
novel.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> reader finds himself drawn into<br />
the action…this handling of growing<br />
tension - even of menace – is very well<br />
done…” is a comment from the Critical<br />
Appraisal by a reviewer from Literature Wales.<br />
He has been a bookseller, journalist and PR<br />
director in the UK, before working in the<br />
Arabian Gulf. Returning to the UK in 1996 he<br />
set up a communications consultancy Clear<br />
Blue Sky. His writing has appeared in Red Bull<br />
and Planet magazines. He lives with his wife<br />
Jean and has one son living in Switzerland.<br />
<strong>The</strong> 300-page paperback is available from all<br />
major booksellers, and locally from the Magor<br />
Printing retail shop in <strong>The</strong> Square, priced at<br />
£8.99.<br />
A revised eBook is also available at £3.99 from<br />
Amazon and Waterstones from October 1st.<br />
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International thriller just published !<br />
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competition<br />
To enter the competition, simply colour the pictures in and drop them into Magor<br />
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voucher for the winner in each category to spend at MPC&SC shop. <strong>The</strong> categories are<br />
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range of eye care services and products.<br />
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CHINESE JALAPENO<br />
CHICKEN RECIPE<br />
This jalapeno chicken dish has been added to<br />
many Chinese buffets in recent years. This<br />
dish is sort of a combination of Chinese-<br />
American and Mexican cuisines—it consists of<br />
deep fried pieces of chicken tossed with a<br />
sauce and jalapeno peppers. <strong>The</strong> sauce is<br />
nothing more than a combination of soy sauce,<br />
rice wine, and sugar. If you do not have a deep<br />
fryer the chicken can be cooked in the pan. If<br />
you are looking for a healthier alternative you<br />
can skip breading the chicken and stir-fry it in<br />
the pan. <strong>The</strong> jalapeno peppers really add a<br />
good amount of heat to this dish and help to<br />
create an interesting flavor. Chinese jalapeno<br />
chicken goes great served with brown rice. If<br />
you want extra sauce for the rice you can<br />
double or triple the sauce ingredients. Enjoy.<br />
Ingredients:<br />
1lb boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into<br />
1 inch cubes)<br />
¼ cup cornstarch<br />
4 cups vegetable oil + 2 teaspoons vegetable oil<br />
½ teaspoon chopped garlic<br />
1 teaspoon rice wine<br />
2 tablespoons soy sauce<br />
2 jalapeno peppers (sliced)<br />
2 tablespoons sugar<br />
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Cooking Instructions:<br />
Step 1: In a sealable plastic bowl or bag<br />
combine the chicken and cornstarch shake<br />
well until the chicken is evenly coated. Allow<br />
to stand for 5 minutes.<br />
Step 2: Heat 4 cups of vegetable oil in a deep<br />
fryer to 375 degrees. Add the chicken and<br />
deep fry in batches until the chicken is crispy<br />
and fully cooked (the internal temperature has<br />
reached 165 degrees). Drain on paper towels.<br />
Step 3: Heat 2 teaspoons of vegetable oil in a<br />
wok or large skillet. Add jalapenos and stir-fry<br />
for 1 minute. Remove from the wok and set<br />
aside. Add chopped garlic, rice wine, soy sauce,<br />
jalapenos, and<br />
the chicken to the<br />
wok. Stir-fry for<br />
about a minute.<br />
Add the sugar<br />
and cook until<br />
the sauce has<br />
thickened and<br />
the mixture is<br />
heated through.<br />
(Makes 2<br />
Servings)<br />
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MATHS TUITION<br />
in Magor, Undy & Caldicot<br />
I am an experienced and qualified maths<br />
specialist available to tutor students from<br />
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<strong>The</strong>re are now vacancies for additional<br />
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ART SOCIETY<br />
Undy & District Art Society<br />
meet every Wednesday evening<br />
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We have demonstrations by<br />
visiting artists every 4 or 5<br />
weeks. If you are interested in<br />
painting, whether a beginner or<br />
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For more information, please<br />
telephone Joyce Hart on 01633<br />
882331 or Avril Hunt on 01633<br />
8804676.<br />
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PICTURES OF DAYS GONE BY...<br />
Over the next few issues, we will be publishing pictures that have kindly been sent in by Mrs and Mrs<br />
Westacott from Llanwern Village. <strong>The</strong>y range from around the turn of the century and show how our<br />
villages used to look. Do you recognise the area? are members of your families in any of them?<br />
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UNDY FUN DAY 2013<br />
One of the <strong>Villager</strong> Photography Club’s<br />
summer assignments was to capture the<br />
Magor and Undy communities having fun at<br />
the Undy Fun Day, organised by Tesco to raise<br />
funds for Diabetes UK, their chosen charity for<br />
this year.<br />
A staggering £30,000 was raised – brilliant,<br />
but as we can see from these photos not<br />
surprising given the number of teams that<br />
made an effort to take part and the spectators<br />
that turned out in support.<br />
It really was ‘fun in the sun’ this year and the<br />
weather tempted out a huge crowd of around a<br />
thousand to enjoy the knockout competition,<br />
music, fun fair and stalls.<br />
Julian W Needs, Bob Russell and Roy Tucker<br />
from the club caught all the fun of the day as<br />
you can see from the images here against the<br />
backdrop of a blue sky and bright sunshine.<br />
<strong>The</strong> pictures are stunning and really do<br />
capture the colour and vibrancy of the event.<br />
Have they caught you on camera?<br />
News from the <strong>Villager</strong> Photography Club is<br />
that we have now moved our base to the<br />
fabulous new Redwick Village Hall after having<br />
outgrown our initial home at Magor Marsh.<br />
Many thanks to Gwent Wildlife Trust for<br />
providing us with such a good base upon which<br />
to establish ourselves. Our move is by no<br />
means the end of our relationship.<br />
Redwick Village Hall provides us more space to<br />
accommodate our growing membership. <strong>The</strong><br />
small group that gathered to start the club at<br />
the beginning of the year has nearly doubled.<br />
<strong>The</strong> depth and breadth of our photographic<br />
knowledge has increased dramatically thanks<br />
to the willingness of new members to share<br />
their expertise with the whole group.<br />
<strong>The</strong> club has loads of interesting features lined<br />
up for members including talks from<br />
professionals on many different aspects of<br />
photography. Each session we aim to learn<br />
something about the cameras we are using so<br />
we can get more from our time using them.<br />
We are also planning an event early in 2014 to<br />
showcase our work to the local communities so<br />
look out for this, we will advertise the details<br />
locally once we have finalised the details.<br />
If you are interested in joining us please get in<br />
touch with Bob at bob.russell@live.uk We meet<br />
the first Thursday of each month in Redwick<br />
Village Hall.<br />
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Community Suite @ Rogiet Primary School<br />
Little Tigers Playgroup:<br />
Age 18 months to school age, open Mondays to Thursdays. Morning sessions.<br />
Tigers After School Club:<br />
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Tigers Holiday Club:<br />
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CHECK OUT SOME OF<br />
THE THINGS HAPPENING<br />
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE<br />
OF MONTHS<br />
If you are involved in a Non-profit making<br />
organisation and would like to have your<br />
events included in the ‘What’s On’ section,<br />
please email info@the-villager.net or call<br />
01633 882259.<br />
Friday Film Nights at Undy Community Hall.<br />
Following the enormous success of films up to<br />
April new films will be starting again at Undy<br />
Church and Community Hall<br />
September 27th - <strong>The</strong> Great Gatsby<br />
October 25th - Flight<br />
November 22nd - Summer in February<br />
Undy & District Art Society<br />
“Palet knife & oil paints” - Christine Russell<br />
demo & workshop - October 2013<br />
“Using your sketchbook” - Jantien Powell demo<br />
& workshop - November 2013<br />
For further information, please telephone<br />
Joyce Hart on 01633 882331 or Avril Hunt on<br />
01633 880467.<br />
Redwick Music Festival 2013<br />
Friday 4th October - BarlowCree. £8 (£7)<br />
(folk singer-songwriter duo from Cardiff)<br />
Superb singing, superb songs.<br />
Saturday 7th December - Mick Ryan and Paul<br />
Downes present “Who Stole Christmas ?”<br />
(afternoon concert in the Village Hall, time<br />
and details to be arranged.)<br />
Messy Church - An afternoon of free fun<br />
activities for all ages, children must be<br />
accompanied, with free food. Every third<br />
Saturday in Magor Church Centre.<br />
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‘not tv’<br />
Undy Farmers Market at Undy Community<br />
Hall - 10am - 1pm. This years dates are:<br />
September 28th, October 26th, November<br />
23rd and December 21st.<br />
Wiggles & Giggles Toddler Group<br />
at St Mary’s Church Hall, Magor<br />
Tuesdays 9am - 11am<br />
Mums, Dads and Babies welcome, also<br />
Grandma and Grandads.<br />
Tea & Biscuits served.<br />
Annual Biggest Coffee Morning<br />
In aid of MacMillan Nurses<br />
Wednesday 25th September 2013, Magor<br />
Church Centre at 10.30am<br />
Live Band - One Size Fits All<br />
Firday 11th October 2013, Undy AFC, <strong>The</strong><br />
Causeway, Undy<br />
Fireworks Display<br />
Tuesday 5th November 2013, Undy AFC, <strong>The</strong><br />
Causeway Undy.<br />
Quix Night<br />
Saturday 28th December 2013, Undy AFC, <strong>The</strong><br />
Causeway Undy.<br />
For further information on events at Undy<br />
AFC, please call Al on 07753 486270<br />
Frost Fayre 2013<br />
Saturday 14th December 2013 in Magor<br />
Square from 5pm.<br />
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Early Bird Menu<br />
2 Courses<br />
for £13.95<br />
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