FANCY DRESS COMPETITION

RHYME TIME AT LIBRARY

TIME TABLE / WHATS ON FOR 5th 6th SEPTEMBER:

Saturday

CORN EXCHANGE from 10am: Various re-enactment scenarios.

Upstairs in TOWN HALL; from 10am: More displays, ex service organisations, film show. Talk at 2pm on SOE agent Violette Szabo by her daughter. Dance with Jump n Jive Band & Jayne Darling at 8pm.

HALL ST: Lilli De Carlo entertains 11am, Midday & 3.30pm Porthywaen Band perform 1.30-2.30pm

PUZZLE SQUARE: Sarah Paul entertains outside Monkey Puzzle at 2pm & 3pm.

Winston Churchill & Field Marshall Montgomery will be around town to answer questions, photos etc.
Pick up a childrens colouring sheet from Flaunt It, Have a go at the Quiz and much more!

If bad weather the Hall st entertainment will relocate to upstairs in Town Hall and Sarah Paul will go to the Baytree Tearooms.

SUNDAY:

Corn Exchange of Town Hall open from 10am. Street Party in Hall Street from 11am, bring your own picnic. Entertainment to include - Lilli De Carlo, Rick Hunter, Moonlight Serenade (Glen Miller type band).

If you take photos please tag them to us on Facebook - Welshpool Forties Weekend!

OPEN GARDEN SCHEME

EVENING with TAMMY JONES

AN EVENING with TAMMY JONES

METHODIST CHURCH WELSHPOOL SATURDAY 30th MAY

 7.30pm, doors open 7pm. £5

Advance tickets from Welshpool Jewellers or Pethe Powys; or Pay on the Door!

 In aid of National Eisteddfod in Meifod!

Born in Bangor, North Wales, Tammy Jones began singing in the proud Welsh tradition at a very early age. Soon established as a regular on both radio and television in her native Wales, she then starred in her own TV series "Tammy". Guest spots followed on English television with Benny Hill, Tom Jones, The Bachelors, Dick Emery and Morecambe & Wise as well as  appearances at the London Palladium and the Royal Command Performance in front of HRH Princess Anne. Cabaret appearances were both national and international with visits to Poland, Israel, Zimbabwe, America, Canada, Africa, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Argentina.

In 1975 Tammy appeared on television's top rated show, Opportunity Knocks. She won the show six weeks in succession and notched up the highest viewers' voting figures ever. Her recording "Let Me Try Again" reached number 5 in the music charts. She appeared in the "Song for Europe" TV programme singing "Love's a Carousel" which proved to be a minor hit and followed up by winning "Opportunity Knocks" Satellite Show in a TV link up with Australia.

Tammy has cruised worldwide for P&O and Holland America Lines. She appeared in summer shows and played lead roles in pantomimes with top well known artists such as Les Dawson, Craig Douglas, Charlie Drake and many more.

During the past few years, Tammy has combined her cabaret with another of her great loves, country music. She has appeared and recorded in Nashville as well as doing a TV documentary for Welsh Television and is now both recognised and established as a prominent figure in the world of country music with frequent club and theatre performances with regular full house success. Because of her love for gospel music she was invited to appear on `Highway' with Sir Harry Secombe.

Tammy was a citizen of New Zealand for a number of years where she continued her singing and entertaining usually with her own shows just as she has done in most parts of the world. She has now returned to the UK where in 1975 world record sales made her the most successful female artiste that year.

Tammy's wide repertoire and her sing-a-longs have proved popular. Her CDs are readily available. Her lovely Welsh voice is as faultless and appealing as ever. Now an established "easy-listening" country music singer Tammy takes you back in time with nostalgic favourites from Patsy Cline, Anne Murray, Jim Reeves, and many many more. Her Welsh humour remains even from childhood days, and her recent shows geared for retired and/or senior citizens, are both popular and much appreciated.

In the 60s Tammy was a top rated cabaret artiste entertaining people with lovely ballads such as "No Regrets", My Way", "The Day That the Rains Came Down", as well as her hit songs including "Let Me Try Again". With a voice trained for opera at the Guildhall School of Music, London, this was her forte for many years. She had albums released in the UK with 30 piece orchestral backing and in 1976 was voted the second best female vocalist in Britain.

VE EXHIBITION

VE EXHIBITION IN CORN EXCHANGE OF TOWN HALL FRIDAY 8th & SATURDAY 9th MAY 2015

DISPLAYS INCLUDE:

• WOMEN AT WAR
• LAND ARMY
• HOME GUARD
• FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO TOOK PART IN WORLD WAR 2
• THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
• THE HOLOCAUST
• VE DAY
• PROPOGANDA POSTERS
• ANIMALS IN WAR
• WELSHPOOL REMEMBERS
• WELSHPOOL AT WAR
• WW2 AEROPLANE CRASHES IN MID & NORTH WALES

Also

• MEET OUR VETERANS
• WORLD WAR 2 RELATED HOLIDAYS & DAY TRIPS
• STAR IN YOUR OWN PROPAGANDA POSTER/S
• MEMORABILIA / PHOTOGRAPHS
• AUDIO VISUAL DISPLAYS
• READ ORIGINAL NEWSPAPERS

ADMISSION FREE! REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE

FRIDAY 10am - 6pm  SATURDAY 10am - 4pm.


Outside the Town Hall at 3pm:
Sirens and Winston Churchill's speech also Crowning of the Victory Queen 2015, Sara Smith by Welshpool's Victory Queen 1946, Dorothy Williams

CHURCH FUNDRAISER

Following an extremely succesful evening last year in aid of Trelystan Church Restoration Appeal another Evening with Alan Herbert will take place in aid of the church on Friday 17th April, at Marton Village Hall. Tickets are £10 in advance including supper and available from Welshpool Jewellers, Church Officials, or Laura Yapp on 01938 561261

Alan is an extremely popular guitar vocalist playing country, irish, 50s & 60s music and is featured in the book "Entertaining Mid Wales & Beyond".

MUSEUM'S DAM EXHIBITION

Photographs of the old village of Llanwddyn  

and the construction of the Vyrnwy dam and lake 

New temporary exhibition  

at Powysland Museum in Welshpool 

8th of January – 3rd of March 2015 

In 2013 Powysland Museum was successful in acquiring a photographic album with some very old and interesting photos of the Vyrnwy Valley before and during construction of the dam.  

Lake Vyrnwy with its dam, tower and tunnel was built as a water reservoir for far-away Liverpool during the 1880’s. The construction demanded the flooding and destruction of the small village of Llanwddyn, whose residents had to move to a new village nearby rebuilding their houses, their church and other amenities. 

The photographs give a fascinating glimpse of the old village of Llanwddyn with many of its inhabitants – some dressed in their finest for the photographer. Most of the photographs show aspects of the construction of the dam and the lake – an engineering feat for its time. 

The album was bought at auction with financial support from the R.U.Sayce Bequest for which the museum is most grateful. The album is normally kept safe and stable in the museum store with copies being available for museum visitors. But for this exhibition the original photographs are on display together with copies of other postcards and photographs. 

Opening hours: 

Weekdays – except Wednesday : 11am-1pm and 2-5pm 

Saturdays : 11am – 2pm 

For further information contact the curator on 01938 554656 or powysland@powys.gov.uk 

POETRY FESTIVAL

Welshpool Annual Poetry Festival  

  

Thursday 26th February  

  

4. x superb and varied poetry themed events:-  

11.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Welshpool Library  

Desert Island Poems with Bethany Rivers and the “Emergency” Poet.     Free  

  

4.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.  Main Bar, Bistro 7, Hall St, Welshpool  

Poetry Open Mic: perform or listen, original poems or other poets’work. Free  

  

6.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. Back Room, Bistro 7, Hall St, Welshpool Workshop with Bethany Rivers: Ekphrasis:  

Poetry inspired by art: £5  

  

7.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. Corn Exchange, Town Hall, Welshpool  

Original Poetry in many styles (some with music) by Original Poets:  

Jane Dards, Chris Kinsey, Bryan Podmore, Neil Mckeown, Improetry, Kozzkikabo, Shosha Clare, Sarah and Alan Hawley, Peter Nowodunsk, Sonya Smith, Pat Edwards, Bob Charlesworth, Bethany Rivers and the “Emergency” Poet.    Pay on door-only £3. Doors open 7.00 p.m.  

  

Sponsored by Welshpool Town Council and many local businesses and individuals.  

Profits from the main event will go to the Welshpool Supporting Hands Charity.  

Welshpool Annual Poetry Festival-see our Facebook Page   

Tel/Text: 07933 152678  

  

  

CALENDARS TO VALENTINES

Following on from their successful Masculine calendars, the Welshpool Supporting Hands group have organised a Valentines Raffle with tickets available at various outlets - Kitchen Company, Baytree Welshpool Jewellers,and Border Garage.

Please give them your support. All monies raised donated to local good causes..

The Bob Jones Memorial Airshow has now really taken off to become one of best in Britain, and the 2015 is going to bigger than ever, organisers have predicted
.

Thousands of people have been attracted in the past two years, thanks to the draw of display teams such as the Red Arrows to Welshpool Airport.

The first headliner to be announced for the 2015’s extravaganza announced for June 14 is the Great War Display team, which couldn;t be more fitting for these centenary years. 9 replica aircraft, of five different types, will perform choreographed dogfights right above Welshpool’s heads. For further information on the GWDT visit www.greatwardisplayteam.com

A spokesperson said: “The 2014 airshow was an overwhelming success both on the ground and in the air. This year we are looking to book a bumper show of eclectic flying displays that will top even that. Add to all this that we have the amazing Festival of Transport with hundreds of veteran vehicles displayed and a myriad stalls on the field itself. An amazing day out, guaranteed!”

For further information visit www.welshpoolairshow.co.uk.

SENIOR CITIZENS NEW YEAR PARTY

The 6th annual Senior Citizens New Year Party will take place on Tuesday 27th January in the Town Hall at 2pm with doors open at 1.30pm.

Organised and hosted by Alan Crowe the party will include 2 games of bingo, a full afternoon of entertainment will feature local guitar vocalist Alan Herbert plus a number of special guests and a mystery celebrity guest. Past celebrity guests have included comedians Jimmy Cricket, Vince Earl, Boxer John H Stracey, entertainers Tony Barton & Berni Flint.

Following the entertainment guests will enjoy afternoon tea plus a bumper raffle.

Tickets are £5 and available from Welshpool Jewellers or Flaunt It Card Shop in Cumberland Place.