Rhiwbina Living Issue 48
Autumn 2019 issue of Rhiwbina Living
Autumn 2019 issue of Rhiwbina Living
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Inside this issue<br />
Interview<br />
<strong>Rhiwbina</strong>'s Sarah<br />
Gilford talks<br />
about her life as<br />
a professional<br />
soprano in Munich<br />
Autumn Home<br />
Get cosy this<br />
autumn with our<br />
hand-picked<br />
collection of<br />
homeware and<br />
goodies<br />
Outdoors<br />
Get your wellies<br />
on, wrap up<br />
warm and make<br />
the most of life<br />
in autumn by<br />
heading outdoors<br />
History<br />
Take a look<br />
back at some of<br />
the shops that<br />
have graced<br />
our village in<br />
years gone by<br />
Winter deadline:<br />
8th November 2019<br />
Published 27th November 2019<br />
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Welcome / Croeso<br />
Autumn is here! After enjoying<br />
a glorious summer and an<br />
Indian summer for most of<br />
September, any remaining<br />
hints of warm sunshine can't<br />
stop the leaves defiantly<br />
changing colour and<br />
succumbing to nature's call.<br />
The beauty of autumn<br />
is upon us, and with it,<br />
opportunities to embrace<br />
a different way of living as we<br />
adapt to the rhythms of the<br />
changing season.<br />
We traditionally gather in and<br />
gather around as the nights draw<br />
in, so it's the perfect chance to<br />
spend quality time with loved<br />
ones indoors. We present some<br />
ideas for how to make the most<br />
of the extra time we tend to have<br />
at home as the storms roll in and<br />
we hunker down.<br />
Preparing our homes for the<br />
weather and season ahead<br />
helps us to embrace and enjoy<br />
the change, so we have written<br />
a feature with ideas on how to<br />
adapt our homes. Our interior<br />
design product feature also<br />
gives us ideas for how to adorn<br />
our abode for autumn.<br />
Cosy times at home, keeping<br />
warm and sheltering from the<br />
darkness and cold, is tempered<br />
with an opportunity to enjoy the<br />
beautiful autumn days, still often<br />
filled with sunshine. Even when<br />
the weather is not favourable,<br />
there are seasonal activities to<br />
encourage us to get outdoors<br />
and enjoy the brisk air. So, we<br />
have compiled 10 things to do<br />
outdoors in autumn to promote<br />
the wellbeing that being<br />
outdoors in nature brings.<br />
There are, of course, always<br />
things to do in the garden<br />
during autumn and Kevin Revell<br />
suggests ways to retain colour<br />
What’s on<br />
Winter Wonderland<br />
Opens Friday 8th November<br />
City Hall, Cardiff<br />
Christmas food, rides and of course<br />
ice-skating - all set on Cardiff’s City<br />
Hall Lawn.<br />
<strong>Rhiwbina</strong> Christmas Festival<br />
Saturday 30th November 4pm-8pm<br />
<strong>Rhiwbina</strong> Village<br />
The highlight of the <strong>Rhiwbina</strong> winter<br />
calendar.<br />
in our outdoor spaces as well as<br />
preparing for the seasons ahead.<br />
We also hear from Men's Shed<br />
<strong>Rhiwbina</strong>, who offer a glimpse<br />
into their 'Den'.<br />
For our interview, we spoke<br />
to Sarah Gilford who attended<br />
Whitchurch High School and<br />
is now a professional soprano<br />
working in Munich. She shares<br />
the story of her roots to her<br />
rise to fame and reflects on<br />
some of the local support she<br />
has received to achieve her<br />
ambitions.<br />
We have two history features,<br />
one looking at the <strong>Rhiwbina</strong><br />
shops of yesteryear and another<br />
looking at Smart's Garage - a<br />
popular family-run business that<br />
is remembered by many.<br />
With all our usual local<br />
community news and events<br />
presented, you will find plenty to<br />
read and enjoy in this issue. So,<br />
grab a cup of something hot and<br />
snuggle down- we have even<br />
written a short story for those of<br />
you that like to read fiction.<br />
Please generously support our<br />
advertisers as always and we will<br />
see you again before Christmas!<br />
Danielle and Patric<br />
Editors<br />
@<strong>Rhiwbina</strong><strong>Living</strong><br />
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Llandaff Village Christmas Lights<br />
Wednesday 27th November<br />
Llandaff High Street<br />
Llandaff's big Christmas Light Switch<br />
On.<br />
Whitchurch Reindeer Run<br />
Saturday 7th December 5pm<br />
Whitchurch Village<br />
A one-mile fun run around<br />
Whitchurch village and an evening of<br />
festive celebration.
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