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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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September/October 2013<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 />

Whilst every care has been taken to ensure that the<br />

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 />

All artwork including photos is accepted on the condition that<br />

all permissions have been given for use in this publication.<br />

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material included within this publication. Opinions expressed<br />

by contributors or advertisers are not necessarily those of the<br />

editor and/or publisher. No part of this publication may be<br />

reproduced without the prior permission of the editor.<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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children. Our dedicated and friendly<br />

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Mornings, afternoons, early mornings<br />

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Registered with CSSIW and Estyn inspected<br />

Give us a call or pop in<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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childhood demonstrate certain cognitive<br />

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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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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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CALDICOT U3A NEWS<br />

University of the third age is an organisation for<br />

people not longer in full time employment<br />

providing educational, creative and leisure<br />

opportunities in a friendly environment.<br />

Do you play the ukulele or would like to learn?<br />

This is the latest group to be formed by Caldicot<br />

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 />

history, handicraft, music appreciation,<br />

computers and many others.<br />

Branch meetings are held on the third Thursday<br />

of the month starting at 2.15 p.m. at the Caldicot<br />

Choir Hall. To find out more visit<br />

www.caldicotu3a.org.uk or contact Pam Marr on<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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Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office. Crown copyright.<br />

Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil<br />

proceedings. Monmouthshire County Council LA 090 12L/2010.<br />

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 />

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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 />

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Inspired by the hit motion pictures, television<br />

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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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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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To enter the competition, simply colour the pictures in and drop them into Magor<br />

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We are proud to offer our customers a local<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 />

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UNDY & DISTRICT<br />

ART SOCIETY<br />

Undy & District Art Society<br />

meet every Wednesday evening<br />

between 6pm and 8.30pm.<br />

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 />

more a established artist, you<br />

are welcome to come along.<br />

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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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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