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Bridgend’s LOCAL PEOPLE ‘GET ON TRACK’
school chef
Leanne cooks
up a storm!
LEANNE REES-
SHEPPARD from
Bridgend took part
in the School Chef
of the Year 2018
regional finals on
LEFT: January 16 in
Leanne
Bristol.
adds the
Leanne is in charge of
finishing
the kitchen at Tremains
touches to Primary School in
her pud. Bridgend, and after
beating off stiff The Get on Track programme uses elite athletes as mentors, and pictured is the latest group with their
competition and wowing
sporting mentors, Philippa Tuttiett (front left) and Liz Johnson (front right).
the judges with her
They were also helped by Jodie Coupland (centre front) who took part in Bridgend County Borough’s first
dishes, she took the title
of Welsh School Chef of Get on Track’ programme in 2016. READ MORE ON PAGE 5.
the Year 2018.
She has also qualified £6.5m for UK’s first large scale
for a place at the national
final to take place on
March 8 in Stratford mine-water energy project
upon Avon.
Against the clock and
under the scrutiny of a A £6.5M GRANT has been Lesley Griffiths said: “Our ambition is for during the autumn found that the void is
panel of judges, who awarded to help pump naturally- our nation to be a world leader in full of water at a depth of 230 metres, and
SALE ladled out the praise, she heated water from an old coal pioneering low carbon energy. the British Geological Survey has since
had to prepare four mine at Caerau and use it to heat “It will not only attract further been testing the temperature, chemistry
portions of a main course 150 local homes. investment to the area, but also addresses and volume of water that is available.
and a pudding suitable It will be the first ever large-scale ‘fuel poverty’ by cutting energy bills with Early indications suggest the water has
for serving to 11-year-old mine-water energy scheme to be created the potential to be rolled out to Wales and an average temperature of around 20.6
pupils. in the UK. beyond.” degrees celsius, warm enough for the
CONTINUED The Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Test drilling into the mine workings scheme to be a success.
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Law firm focus Bridgend Male
on Bridgend
Choir ‘sing’ the
changes at AGM
BRIDGEND Male member.
Choir agreed to the It was with great
creation of a new pleasure that David Burt
was also granted
membership grade Honorary Membership
at their annual for his work over the
general meeting. years in promoting and
The award of supporting the choir.
‘Honorary Member’ was David has held several
created to recognise the offices in the choir
significant contributions including vice chairman,
media officer and chair
made in supporting the
of the music sub-
choir over a number of
committee as well as
Talia Atkins with Richard Beech of JCP years.
mentoring and
JCP Solicitors hSasolicitfoorrws.ard funding Headmaster Duncan Mottram and St Brides pupils unfInai lriencgo gnietifofno rotsf theiinr supOpno rtingJ apnruobarayti oner2s7.,
welcomed a new agreements. receiving the delivery from Lindsey Wegner. raising significant funds Bridgend Male Choir
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to its growing team, Wales, Richard Beech, from local business Thomas and John Keene. aid of library funds, will
who will focus on Pauline also holds the also feature tenor soloist
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property services in Commercial Property business KKSolutions has been They would have gone to be recycled, Choose your
but we thought the school could make
Bridgend. team. Talia is well- doing its bit for both the better use of them. As the parent of a
Talia Atkins has respected amongst her environment and a local school primary school age daughter I know words for good
joined the firm with colleagues and by by donating a variety of scrap that materials like these are really
mexopreer itehnacne a a ddevcisaidneg oofn pro“pIe armty lporookfeinssgi ofonrawlsa.rd papers to St Brides Church in useHfuela dtom tahsetmer. ”Duncan Mottram said: this Holocaust
all aspects of to the new opportunities Wales Primary School. “We are very grateful to KKSolutions
commercial property, she will bring to the Lindsey Wegner, business support for this donation. The different papers
with a particular thriving businesses in manager at the company, said: will be put to great use in our art and Memorial Day
emphasis on the retail Bridgend. Her landlord “Although the papers are in perfect crafts activities.” AS
aTnedn alnetiss uirnev oselvcetodr sin. her aenxdte ntesnivaen t– e nxopte rleieansct ef oirs Cinematic ‘learning journey’ THIS year’s Cambodia, Rwanda,
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firm, Berry Smith, where Wales, including words’. important first step.
she was a senior Cowbridge. They This January, at On Holocaust
associate, is well-versed merged with south east around 8,000 events Memorial Day, I ask
in complex, multi- firm Glamorgan Law in across the country, you to choose to use
disciplinary, high-value April 2017 and the hundreds of thousands your words for good.
property transactions, commercial property of people will gather to For more information
covering matters such as team includes three reflect on the power of on how you can get
site acquisition, directors - Richard words, and how they involved with this year’s
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written in resistance, Executive of the
advice day WEST Park Primary School they created a ‘space’ story with a plot and in memoirs to Holocaust Memorial Pauline Thomas.
recently kicked up a storm by involving aliens, journeys into space, record survivors’ Day Trust, London.
presenting their film premiere and chocolate. experiences.
OGMORE representatives Chris Elmore Using animation techniques and Holocaust Memorial HIGH TIDE TIMES
Gravity is Not Chocolate.
MP and Huw Irranca-Davies AM will green screen technology, the children Day is about (UNTIL FEBRUARY 1)
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This year’s advice day will be held at Llanharan In order to foster a love of story have been amazed by the skills of the subsequent genocides in that along the coast, high tide times will vary.
Rugby Club between 10am and 12 noon. writing and develop film making and pupils throughout the project from the For instance, in Barry, the high point
Mr Elmore commented: “We know how difficult ICT skills, the pupils have been beginning where we interviewed our For all the will be 20 – 25 minutes later.
clubs and community groups can find accessing the working with a real film maker and creative practitioners to the end when DATE Time Ht Time Ht
funding they need to get started or expand. This is a story teller. they spoke so confidently of their latest news AM M PM M
great opportunity to get one-to-one contact with 13 They developed their research skills ‘learning journey’ to parents.” from your area 25 Thur 11.52 8.3
different funding providers who may be able to through identifying the difference Pupil Emily said: “I loved the
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Ogmore constituents can register for the event by questions, developing note taking and on the film set. I didn’t know how to 27 Sat 01.41 7.9 14.19 8.2
visiting www.chriselmore.co.uk or by calling 01656 summarising skills. film a story before, but now I do.” gem.co.uk 28 Sun 02.58 8.2 15.35 8.5
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Caerau’s Fatal RTC Local pupils’
near Bryn
residents in fun run for
SOUTHWales and the collision
hospital unit
hot water Police reports that involved a white
one person died Vauxhall Corsa motor
and three others vehicle.
were injured on the As a result of the
night of collision, one of the
passengers received fatal
Wednesday,
injuries. The other
January 17, when
occupants were
the vehicle in which conveyed to hospital
they were travelling where they are being
left the road and treated for non-life
overturned close to threatening injuries.
Bryn, near Anyone who may have
Maesteg. witnessed the collision
The incident should contact police by
happened at around calling 101 and quoting
10.50pm on the B4282 reference 1800020836.
Leanne’s
School
Lowri Parsons with her grandmother Yvonne Peters who
inspired her fundraising efforts for Macmillan and the First
Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones.
Chef title
THE Young Macmillan January 26.
Champion for Wales, Lowri “I am hoping that we can raise £500
CONTINUED were inspired by her Parsons, has organised a wanhdi chhe lwp itlol bbeu ilddo tnhaet ende wto YM Bawcmytihllyann
FROM PAGE 1 homeland. Main course: school fun run in Cowbridge Unit at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital
An exhibition will take place in the spring explaining She had 90 minutes lamb and mint and the proceeds will go which will help people with cancer.
how the scheme in Caerau will work. to prepare the dishes meatballs, creamy towards building a cancer unit “I chose to organise a run because I
and had an allowance of mashed potato, steamed at a local hospital. wanted my friends and peers to join me
Horinse M boaxe sstteoglen theC BFlClCRr OBRONCiMcT’hs aI PcNrAadUb GYiEnoEeDu t1n g, £si1n.Lg3le0ea fnmonree at’hsl. em caoisnt coofu arse blmsaarmeouaccbtceb o,aa nlClild asa emnirndpi nhtcotialmrlyraottos: hCaasLn cobewere rSni u (vp1op3lo)u,r nt wtseihenorci enl gitvh efeso ari gnMe Poaefc nm1c1iol.leadn, iw7n,h L8irl,oae iw asanirlndsi go h9 ah.m saT voohinrnegeg yar na u infgso eoirdso da£r u 2ting.m5so 0eof .od”tor cyeaenuatseresr
member for and pudding dishes cheese and sweet potato She was inspired to get involved in and the pupils have been given
communities, said: “The mash with steamed fundraising by her grandmother sponsorship forms to encourage family
volume of water and its Bridgend broccoli and carrots. Yvonne Peters, who is a member of the and friends to support them.
temperature makes the Pud was coconut rice Pontyclun and District Macmillan So far, £380 has been raised for the
scheme possible and, Quiz pudding topped with fundraising group. unit and Lowri is hopeful she will
now that we have been Bramley apple and Lowri told The GEM: “As part of smash the £500 target.
awarded the £6.5m EU League plum compote, with my volunteering I have organised a fun For more information, go to:
funds, the next phase is Welsh cakes. run to take place at Cowbridge www.justgiving.com/fundraising/
to work through the full news and Hazel Fancy Comprehensive School on Friday, cowbridgefunrun.
scope of the scheme and
put everything in place results
to deliver a trailblazing
project for the Llynfi
Valley.” HERE are this
He added: “We are week’s teasers from
extremely keen to the Bridgend Quiz
engage with the public League:
The police are asking whether anyone throughout this project, 1.What English king
has seen this horsebox. so an exhibition is is credited with founding
POLICE officers investigating the theft of pwlhanenn efdin fdoirn gsps rfirnogm 2 0th1e8 the2 R. Hoyoawl Nmaavnyy? time
a horse box from a property in Maesteg investigations will be zones cross the north
are appealing for information. shared with Caerau American continent?
The distinctive vehicle was stolen from an address residents and anyone 3. What is the world’s
on Greenmeadow Lane, Llangynwyd, sometime else who is interested in tallest growing grass?
between 10pm on Tuesday, January 16 and 9.30am the project. It is The latest results for
on Wednesday, January 17. anticipated that the January 22 are:
Anyone who witnessed anything suspicious in the construction work will League results: Crown
area during that time, or anyone who has any start in 2020. Full Maesteg 48, Laleston
information on the whereabouts of the vehicle is details about the Inn A 50; Penybont FC
asked to contact 101, quoting occurrence exhibition will be Nomads 58, Mackworth
18000200087. publicised soon.” Arms 46; Five Bells A
Dance Steps 48, Tondu Railway Club
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BAVO holds AGM Cor Bro
Ogwr
delivers
‘stunning
concert’
Maesteg Men’s Shed’s The Shed Heads performing.
BRIDGEND Association of www.bavo.org.uk/annual-reports
Voluntary Organisations Heidi Bennett, BAVO’s chief WHAT could be accompanist, Glenn
(BAVO) recently celebrated its executive officer, said: “In a period of more seasonal than Crooks.
past year’s achievements at austerity and unprecedented change Cor Bro Ogwr’s We were very pleased
their annual general meeting at wpriothu de vtoe r-sdaeyc rBeaAsVinOg hfuans dminagn, awgeed atroe December concert? tgou eswtse; lacmomoneg tshoe mm waenrye
The Heronston Hotel, maintain a full range of services, albeit An enthusiastic Anne Morgan, former
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wide range of support services to local ultimate outcome of improving the they all had the words. AM; and the Mayor of
voluntary and community groups and quality of life for people in our AND USE OF THE The first half of the Cowbridge, Councillor
organisations. communities. evening consisted of Sian Vaughan.
Attended by special guest Deputy “We are extremely grateful to our excerpts from ‘The More festive spirit was
Mayor of Bridgend County Borough partners and funders who invest in us HORN ANTENNA Messiah’; while most provided during the
Cllr John McCarthy, guest speaker so that we can deliver a broad choristers are very popular interval bar, run
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inward investment for local activity, issues locally, regionally and progresses, the two then, without the aid of obvious explanation. postgraduate studies and on Facebook.
facilities and causes. nationally. planets pull apart as telescopes, they had It seemed to come developing their operatic This term we have
Full details of all BAVO’s history For further details call BAVO on Mars moves faster identified Mercury, from all directions and, experiences. During the been pleased to welcome
can be found by reading its latest 01656 810400. through the background Venus, Mars, Jupiter in spite of repeated second half, they some new members and
annual impact report for 2016/17 at BS of stars. and Saturn as checks for sources of provided the audience would love to see even
wanderers. noise, and an unpleasant with entertaining and more. If your New Year’s
Last month, I full day spent removing inspiring individual and Resolution is to improve
Independent Hearing Practice promised to take a look a large number of group songs. your health, then join us;
at The Plough, or Big nesting pigeons and Accompanying the singing is good for body
Dipper. However, I their amassed droppings choir was the “Cor Bro and soul.
& Earwax Removal Clinic recently read that from the interior of the Ogwr Ensemble” and of DOMINIQUE
January 10 was the antenna, the hiss was course our own keyboard SPEAREY
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Woodrow Wilson, so I the mysterious radio
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origin of the universe. a prediction of the Big
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State Theory, which the universe was born at
Established since 1988
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practice. took account of Edwin the universe to the
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GET ON TRACK Council giving head start
to 25 young apprentices as
PROGRAMME ‘A
they begin their careers
HUGE SUCCESS’
TWENTY-five
individuals are
getting a head-start
on their chosen
careers, thanks to
Bridgend County
Borough Council’s
apprenticeship
programme.
Supported by the
council’s Learning and
Development team, the
25 apprentices are
gaining on-the-job
experience, while
earning a salary and
working towards
The progress of the Get On Track participants was celebrated at a special presentation nationally recognised
evening hosted by international rugby referee Nigel Owens. qualifications in a broad
THE power of sport has techniques, the group of 16 to 24 programme, with the mentors range of areas including
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NOT JUST MAGIC
WOVEN IN WICK...
THE Sustainable On January 6, a one- tutor and she guided for several days so they
Wick Community day willow weaving everyone to complete a become pliable for
Group (SWCG) course for beginners and round basket suitable for weaving.
organised various improvers took place in holding fruit or bread Another workshop
Wick Sports Pavilion rolls. All the baskets took place in Monks
activities in Wick which was well were woven with willow Wood on January 17. In
and in Monks supported and harvested from willow the morning, Paul and
Wood at the thoroughly enjoyed by beds in Monks Wood. Louise from the Heritage
beginning of the those who attended. SWCG plans to hold Coast Team cut a metre
year. Clare Revera was the two more day classes width from the shrubs
during 2018 plus two growing along the side
Colwinston afternoon taster sessions of the public footpath
for all ages during the that runs along the
summer months in southern boundary of the
stars in top Monks Wood plus one in wood.
the late autumn to make In the afternoon, a
Christmas decorations. group of 11 students and
TV show woOrkns hJoanpu taoroyk 1 p3l,a ace in tfhroreme Amtelamnbtiecr sC oofl lsetgaeff
Monks Wood to harvest
cleared the cuttings from
this year’s crop of
the footpath and spread
THE village of community spirit. willow in Monks Wood. them in the adjacent
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and is broadcast at 3pm, had suffered from Marcross for allowing us afternoon per month.
Monday to Friday, with cancer. to store the willow in For any enquiries,
a show every Saturday Colwinston was one of their barns. contact Mike Webb on
night at 8pm. hoping to make it When the cuttings are 07512231801 or email
Colwinston featured through to the semi- required for weaving, mike.webb8@webbsof
in episode two and was finals. they have to be wick7.plus.com.
up against Lympstone in Episode two can still immersed in clean water MW
Devon, Llwyngwril in be viewed at MP visits
north Wales and Porlock Channel4.com by
in Somerset. putting in a search for
Penelope Keith ‘village of the year’, so Litchard school
introduced the village we won’t spoil the result
by saying that the for you. You’ll have to
famous crime writer watch to find out what
Agatha Christie was a happened.
regular visitor, but what Hopefully, more on
impressed the judges Colwinston in the
most was Colwinston’s coming weeks.
Porthcawl
Lions Club
WELL,it’s nearly Mackworth Road,
the end of January Porthcawl on the first
and it’s a new year, and third Tuesday of the
month at 8pm and the
so why not try meeting usually lasts
something different about an hour. We also
and join the enjoy a social event and
Porthcawl Lions our next fun event is the
Club? Burns Supper on Friday,
January 26 with the
We number some 34 usual haggis followed
members, male and by a piper and Scottish
female and we do our dancing –all for £25,
best to help our with the proceeds of the
community by raising raffle going to support BRIDGEND MP the Opposition and
momey for charities, Porthcawl Museum. Madeleine Moon Deputy.
organisations and Follow us on our visited Litchard “The pupils chose to
individuals whom we website, which is Primary School last debate whether
consider worth porthcawllions.org.uk. week to talk to the footballers are paid too
supporting. Plans are already being much money. Debate
The club meets at the made for our May Fair pupils about followed quickly with
Hi Tide Inn on in the grounds of All Parliament. pupils bobbing up and
£4,500 Saints’ Church on May Meeting the deputy down to eagerly attract
7; and also our charity head Dale Richards, Ms the Speaker’s attention to
raised for gForildf atyo,u Jrunname 1en.t on Mschoooonl ajossienmedb lyt hteo tfaullkl sthpeeiark aarngdu mpeuntt foforwr aordr
charity thisIt ’gso tlhf ee vteenntth a yneda tro for aPbaorluiat menhte.r job in aga“iWnsht.e n the division
THANKyou doavteer w£2e0 h,0a0v0e .raised just setSs hme es auipd : f“oIrf tohnee d tahyin igt wSpaesa kecr atoll evdo te ibt yw ast hane
very much See you there. is a visit to one of my overwhelming majority
for all the DR local schools to engage voting that footballers
with the pupils and enjoy
poppies we received For all the their enthusiasm and are paid too much
from everyone. The energy. money.
poppies we latest news “We decided to do an “I am sure that
mfCrooawmnab Bgreirddidg tego e rnsaedins eaddnd froamre ayo -ur ipdgmiaovrvpiledriaoremnmdm epntethutnae t r yp-ustpyilldse e biaanannttodde ppdreaeamrbrtaeilctmieiap bmatethriee nn gmt paourrpieyni l- ssa tbwtyohiluileslt
£4,500. glamorgan- opposition, with the the role of a Member of
Eirwen Price, pupils choosing their Parliament and the many
Wonderwool Wales, gem.co.uk Prime Minister and traditions of Parliament.”
Abergavenny. Deputy and the Leader of MS
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Rainbows pays visit MEMORIES OF THE
to Lifeboat station CHRISTMAS TRUCE
A NUMBERof readers that was the way my father told the magic had not ended. They
have contacted The GEM it. began to sing carols together
following Alan Thorne’s I can refer Mr Thorne, too, to and, in the unofficial, unexpected
‘Winter 1914’ in the splendid truce brought about by
recent letter requesting
archive of the National WW1 Christmas, two languages
information on the trench Museum and Memorial, which blended as the carols rose above
truces of World War One. has accounts written by soldiers No Man’s Land and the singers
Here, Peterston-super-Ely of warm and happy encounters shared a brief moment of peace.
resident Jean Silvan Evans, with their ‘enemies’. This was the part of the story
shares her family’s story: I haven’t read them all but few my father told happily, with
T seem to mention the football – broad smiles.
HElegendary although, indeed, one talks of the He wouldn’t always go on to
Christmas truce in Germans actually winning one the next part but when he did, his
1914, in the first few match 3-2! Most talk of chatting face would harden in disbelief.
months of WWI, is together and exchanging ‘Then the next day,’ he would
something that featured souvenirs. say with a flash of the bitter
prominently in my Perhaps I can mention another hatred so many of the lions felt
thing about my father’s for the donkeys who led them:
childhood. memories of that historic ‘We were killing each other
My father was there and it was occasion. It had started, he said, again! And they were bloody
a favourite family story – one when soldiers began calling to nice blokes.’
which I have told and re-told to each other across no-man’s-land One hundred years later, that
generations of children. More – calls that I remember included truce, when enemies came
formally, I wrote about it for the ‘Hello, Tommy! Happy together as brothers, still sheds
internet archive Welsh Voices of Christmas!’. Then soldiers from the light of humanity on the
the Great War Online, part of the both sides began gingerly to put madness of WW1. It was,
First Newton Rainbows try People’s Collection Wales, that their heads above the trenches. perhaps, a last glimpse of the
on the lifeboat gear for size. recorded the experience of the No-one fired and they became Internationale that so many
Welsh during WW1. bolder. Soon they were all out, idealists had hoped would make
So, I was interested to see meeting in the middle, shaking it impossible for ordinary men of
FIRST Newton Rainbows arts and crafts and play games. there’s a rewarding and fun your GEM correspondent Alan R hands, laughing, showing each different nations to fight each
went to visit Porthcawl Being a Rainbow is all about volunteer role for you. Thorne ask for details of the other family pictures. The other.
Lifeboat Station as part of having the space to try new Join our team of inspirational truce, particularly in regard to impromptu football match I hope the young people of St
their Seahorse Challenge things. leaders, provide occasional the football matches played up followed. Cyres might be interested in
Badge. of Tdihfrfoeruegnht taacktiivnigt ipesa rwt iinth a g riarlnsge spuapsspioornt, woirt hsi mgiprllsy isnh aa rleo caa sl kuinlli to –r amnadn d’so lwannd t:h We fhroo nstc loirneed i nth neo- retiAresd i tt og rtehwei rd oarwkne rt, rbeontchh essid beust ftoolol.owing up some of these lines,
The girls had a tour of the their own age, Rainbows develop all while benefiting from the goals? Who were the referees?
station, got to try on the safety self-confidence and make new adventure and opportunities That’s a lot more organised than
gear for size and learned how the friends. I ever remember from my Got a story? Then get in
Guiding has to offer.
crews are out there every day Rainbows is so popular that father’s accounts! Who knows?
keeApfitnegr woaurrd sse, atsh es agfier.l s decided tthheer uen airtes ilno nPgo wrthacitainwgl lainstds for all youW bheecno myoeu a vno ilnusnptiereinr gfo rro ules, Bimupt riot msepetmu ethda mn uthcaht .more touch with us - email
to hold a sponsored silence and Girlguiding is always keen to model for our young members. As I said to my young
raised £154.55 for Porthcawl hear from new volunteers. When you donate to us, you grandson – who was the first [email protected]
Lifeboats. No matter how much time you make an investment in the future person ever to ask me what
Rainbows is the youngest have to give, there’s an of all girls. position my father had played in or call 01446 774484
section of Girlguiding and opportunity for you. Whether Find out more at the match! – it wasn’t like that at
Rainbows learn by doing – they you’re new to Girlguiding or www.girlguidingcymru.org.uk and all. It was more like a family
get their hands dirty, do sports, have been a member before, www.girlguiding.org.uk. kickabout in the garden. At least
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Local people stand ‘Good Samaritan’
with Jam Fund attackers convicted
charity founder ASa GmOarOitDan who CARDIFF CROWN COURT jeaHnse asnadid t rhaei nheards .been
went to the aid of a REPORT by AJ SICLUNA drunk and didn’t
remember anything.
woman being
Jones was said to
‘KEEP up the assaulted by her He was, he said, in an f*** has it got to do have previous
fantastic work!’ – by TIM CHAPMAN boyfriend ended up invidious position with you?” to which she convictions for offences
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The Jam Fund glamorgan-gem.co.uk taken to hospital where for one year. the two defendants convictions including
founder who eight stitches were put “I don’t see why you repeatedly punched her battery, wounding with
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It will take at least can’t understand the aware that some of the you see the gravity of eight year sentence for who was drunk, trying Summer flights
£200 and possibly more, mentality of some items you took were your actions. Sadly, I offences of robbery, to get into the club and
to just replace the flags. people. You are doing a charity items. The charity doubt it, and that also with a three-year licence was refused admission. from Cardiff Airport
Paul had told The fantastic job… they name was very visible. makes me sorry for you.” extension, was jailed for Simpson, he
GdEeMm tohart aitl iwsasi nvegry, mthirgohutg h ntohti nghsa vwei thgooutt hav“Ie douabnty whestohretr yoouf invTehstei gpaoteli cthee c coanstein auned tiot ownieth y tehaer eciognhct uyrereanrt choimnt idnouwedn, atrnide dJ oton ecsalm FLIGHTS have been released for
particularly in view of your brilliant work. conscience, but the fact is unclear as to how sentence. slapped her across the Vueling’s sixth summer of flying
the fact that the charity’s Don’t let them win.” that you took them many people who were Judge Michael Fitton face. passengers from Cardiff to four Spanish
caravan had been a target The Jam Fund has anyway potentially responsible for the break- QC said because of a At this point, Miss destinations - Malaga, Alicante, Barcelona
of Hcreim sea iidn tlhaset pwasete. k: “I g£i4v0e0n, 000 mowreo rth thaonf mloceaaln ta trheaat scuhfifledrrienng infr othme in.If anyone has any Chios uhrat nodf sA wpepreea lt ireudl ianngd Lwuemntb t oto hoekl po fofuetn.ce and and Palma Majorca.
am now considering support to seriously ill cancer and other illnesses information, they should he could not pass a Simpson turned to her From April to October, 188,000 seats are available
calling it a day as a children over more than a would go without call 101 or consecutive sentence. and said: “What the on flights to four popular Spanish destinations.
charity fundraiser.” decade – funding vital support from the charity Crimestoppers free on Got a story? Then get in touch The figure represents an increase of 235 per cent
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