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-4- The May meeting of The Arts Society, Mid Wales
The Equine Cover story this month is & Borders (Formerly NADFAS) takes place on
inspired by an amazing tale with many Thursday the 24th. Venue is the Royal Oak
national and international resonances Hotel, Welshpool, the talk will begin at 2.30pm
today and also of some Leighton people prompt.
from the past to the present day. Quite a Matthew Williams,
big book so a second hand hardback whose topic is Downton
copy is recommended — better for your Abbey Revealed - The
pocket and better for your eyesight! Story of Highclere Castle
Non-members are welcome
Good weather has returned (as this is being written) so to attend, but a donation of £6 per person towards
it’s easy to forget the very difficult winter we’ve just costs will be appreciated.
had and the frustrations of being blocked in without For further details contact avril@avrilhart.com or
knowing when we could get out. Communication is the telephone Dennis on 01938 555 574
key to improved services. Our local councillor made
huge efforts in this respect during the emergency. There Star Readers who have generously sent
is an outline account on page 6 but do look at the extra a donation to the newsletter are:
pages online to see her full email correspondence with * Elvet Richards
the other councillors and county officials in charge of * Leighton Events Group
the arrangements. We hope other local representatives * Christine Richards
are working equally hard for their constituents.
If you would like to contribute to our running costs,
A few weeks ago we sent an extra round-robin email cheques to “Leighton Newsletter” can be sent to our
about needing new newsletter sponsors for the coming
months. We had a couple of very generous offers from treasurer, Tanya Allison at
donors who already contribute on a regular basis. For Oak Villa, Leighton, Welshpool SY21 8HL
the 10 issues per year we are grateful to have 4 or 5
asking to sponsor certain months each year. We now
have a few extra volunteers for a few spare months or
two but it would still be useful to have as large a rota as
possible to avoid approaching the same benefactors
each year. So any suggestions (and contact details)
would be most welcome.
Also there a have been a few recent retirements from
the Trade Directory Pages — these are tremendous
value at just £2 a month. We can find spaces for any
new start-ups or local traders not represented here.
Steve Patricia
The Greatest Showman The world is singing along with the
Sing-Along most entertaining movie of the year
and now you can too with this special
Saturday 19th May 2018 7:00PM singalong screening of The Greatest
Ladies and gents, this is the moment Showman, the Golden Globe winner
for Best Original Song. It’s your time
you’ve all been waiting for... to shine – have fun, sing loud and
‘Come Alive’ – It’s Showtime!
The Equine Cover story this month is & Borders (Formerly NADFAS) takes place on
inspired by an amazing tale with many Thursday the 24th. Venue is the Royal Oak
national and international resonances Hotel, Welshpool, the talk will begin at 2.30pm
today and also of some Leighton people prompt.
from the past to the present day. Quite a Matthew Williams,
big book so a second hand hardback whose topic is Downton
copy is recommended — better for your Abbey Revealed - The
pocket and better for your eyesight! Story of Highclere Castle
Non-members are welcome
Good weather has returned (as this is being written) so to attend, but a donation of £6 per person towards
it’s easy to forget the very difficult winter we’ve just costs will be appreciated.
had and the frustrations of being blocked in without For further details contact avril@avrilhart.com or
knowing when we could get out. Communication is the telephone Dennis on 01938 555 574
key to improved services. Our local councillor made
huge efforts in this respect during the emergency. There Star Readers who have generously sent
is an outline account on page 6 but do look at the extra a donation to the newsletter are:
pages online to see her full email correspondence with * Elvet Richards
the other councillors and county officials in charge of * Leighton Events Group
the arrangements. We hope other local representatives * Christine Richards
are working equally hard for their constituents.
If you would like to contribute to our running costs,
A few weeks ago we sent an extra round-robin email cheques to “Leighton Newsletter” can be sent to our
about needing new newsletter sponsors for the coming
months. We had a couple of very generous offers from treasurer, Tanya Allison at
donors who already contribute on a regular basis. For Oak Villa, Leighton, Welshpool SY21 8HL
the 10 issues per year we are grateful to have 4 or 5
asking to sponsor certain months each year. We now
have a few extra volunteers for a few spare months or
two but it would still be useful to have as large a rota as
possible to avoid approaching the same benefactors
each year. So any suggestions (and contact details)
would be most welcome.
Also there a have been a few recent retirements from
the Trade Directory Pages — these are tremendous
value at just £2 a month. We can find spaces for any
new start-ups or local traders not represented here.
Steve Patricia
The Greatest Showman The world is singing along with the
Sing-Along most entertaining movie of the year
and now you can too with this special
Saturday 19th May 2018 7:00PM singalong screening of The Greatest
Ladies and gents, this is the moment Showman, the Golden Globe winner
for Best Original Song. It’s your time
you’ve all been waiting for... to shine – have fun, sing loud and
‘Come Alive’ – It’s Showtime!
