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4 National Association of
Decorative & Fine Arts Societies
This Lord a Leaping appears in our
specially commissioned Christmas The January 2017 meeting of NADFAS
Advent Calendar Quiz on page 7. (National Association of Decorative and Fine
Devised by ace quizmeister, Steve, there Arts Societies) takes place on Thursday
January 6th at 2.30pm. Venue is the Powis
is something for everyone — songs, Suite, Royal Oak Hotel, Welshpool.
plants, reindeers, geography, spelling, The speaker is Zara Fleming, whose
films, dates, food, etc. The common topic will be 'On The Road To
Mandalay' — the early history of
theme is that all the answers have Burma and the adoption of Buddhism
something to do with Christmas. during the Pyu dynasty (2nd - 9th century).
Non-members are welcome, but a
Some answers are easy — some slightly cryptic. donation of £5 is suggested to help cover
You may know the right answer but not immediately costs. No need to book, just turn up.
spot the Christmas connection. But all correct For more information telephone Avril on 01938
answers score one point. 555938 or e-mail avril@avrilhart.com
Only when you have completed all 25 questions is NFU Welshpool is calling all professional, amateur
it permissible to check the answers and find out your and aspiring photographers to capture the beauty
own Christmas personality score. The answers are of Montgomeryshire and the Welshpool area, as it
printed upside down on page 10 — so readers of the launches its first photography competition.
online versions with desktop computers will either The image can be a landscape, farming scene, town
need to stand on their heads :-) or to email us to ask image or perhaps the beauty of nature
for the correct answers list. Please email Rachel_gethin@nfumutual.co.uk
or call 01938 552275 to confirm your entry.
Spurred on by the request from the National There are more details on LeightonNews.com
Library of Wales and thanks to Jenny Sanders having
a complete set of all paper copies back to 1986, we
have now got a complete digital archive that can be
accessed by anybody from anywhere at any time. We
have yet to find out whether the National Library’s
collection of our newsletters will be accessible by
the public but of course they can be easily found at
LeightonNews.com
This time last year we were celebrating 30 years
of the Village Hall. This year our cover feature is
looking back at the 30+ year development of the
newsletter. There were a couple of issues before 1986
— so if anyone still has these please let us know.
Wishing all readers a very Happy Christmas and
a Great New Year. Our next issue will be for
February 2017 so don’t forget to send us your
memoirs of the festive season.
Steve Patricia
MARTON ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS WELSHPOOL
Friday Monday
12th December
27th January
at 7:30 atm7b:0ee0ypfomoure
Friday Doors open at 6:30pm at the Assembly Room.
2nd Dec. Tickets: £3.50 Refreshments available.
at 7:30
Tickets are £4.00. Under 16s £2.00.
Bar and refreshments. All welcome.
Decorative & Fine Arts Societies
This Lord a Leaping appears in our
specially commissioned Christmas The January 2017 meeting of NADFAS
Advent Calendar Quiz on page 7. (National Association of Decorative and Fine
Devised by ace quizmeister, Steve, there Arts Societies) takes place on Thursday
January 6th at 2.30pm. Venue is the Powis
is something for everyone — songs, Suite, Royal Oak Hotel, Welshpool.
plants, reindeers, geography, spelling, The speaker is Zara Fleming, whose
films, dates, food, etc. The common topic will be 'On The Road To
Mandalay' — the early history of
theme is that all the answers have Burma and the adoption of Buddhism
something to do with Christmas. during the Pyu dynasty (2nd - 9th century).
Non-members are welcome, but a
Some answers are easy — some slightly cryptic. donation of £5 is suggested to help cover
You may know the right answer but not immediately costs. No need to book, just turn up.
spot the Christmas connection. But all correct For more information telephone Avril on 01938
answers score one point. 555938 or e-mail avril@avrilhart.com
Only when you have completed all 25 questions is NFU Welshpool is calling all professional, amateur
it permissible to check the answers and find out your and aspiring photographers to capture the beauty
own Christmas personality score. The answers are of Montgomeryshire and the Welshpool area, as it
printed upside down on page 10 — so readers of the launches its first photography competition.
online versions with desktop computers will either The image can be a landscape, farming scene, town
need to stand on their heads :-) or to email us to ask image or perhaps the beauty of nature
for the correct answers list. Please email Rachel_gethin@nfumutual.co.uk
or call 01938 552275 to confirm your entry.
Spurred on by the request from the National There are more details on LeightonNews.com
Library of Wales and thanks to Jenny Sanders having
a complete set of all paper copies back to 1986, we
have now got a complete digital archive that can be
accessed by anybody from anywhere at any time. We
have yet to find out whether the National Library’s
collection of our newsletters will be accessible by
the public but of course they can be easily found at
LeightonNews.com
This time last year we were celebrating 30 years
of the Village Hall. This year our cover feature is
looking back at the 30+ year development of the
newsletter. There were a couple of issues before 1986
— so if anyone still has these please let us know.
Wishing all readers a very Happy Christmas and
a Great New Year. Our next issue will be for
February 2017 so don’t forget to send us your
memoirs of the festive season.
Steve Patricia
MARTON ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS WELSHPOOL
Friday Monday
12th December
27th January
at 7:30 atm7b:0ee0ypfomoure
Friday Doors open at 6:30pm at the Assembly Room.
2nd Dec. Tickets: £3.50 Refreshments available.
at 7:30
Tickets are £4.00. Under 16s £2.00.
Bar and refreshments. All welcome.
