We badly need volunteers to spend approximately one hour a month delivering the Glyn News in the following area: the upper area of High Street. If you are interested in helping please contact Mrs Rona Bates on 718354.
The Glyn News Publishing Committee would welcome new members, meetings are held monthly at 21 Cae'r Ysgol. For details contact Rona Bates on 718354.

The Church Committee wish to thank all those who attended our Spring Fair on the 5th May and made this such a friendly occasion. Together with gifts, some £500 was raised for Church Funds and the Committee are grateful for such generosity. Thanks are also due to all those who contributed items for sale and for the raffle and to everyone who assisted on the day. Thank you.

A warm thank you to everyone who so generously supported and helped at the Simple Lunch held during Christian Aid Week. Donations and sales from the Bring & Buy stall amounted to £179.50 and this amount has been sent to Christian Aid. The next Simple Lunch will be in October during One World Week.
Simple Lunch Group

There will be a Coffee Morning on Thursday, 12 July from 10.30–12 noon in the new Leisure Centre. There will also be a raffle, cakes and a Bring & Buy sale. The proceeds will go towards church funds. All are welcome.

Mrs Kit Lloyd and family would like to say a big thank you for the donations for Llangollen Hospital which amounted to £193.

Menna Edwards and family wish to thank all friends and neighbours for all the cards and messages of sympathy, also thanks for the generous donations in memory of Harry, which amounted to £660 to be shared between Soar and Seion Chapels and Llangollen Hospital.
Dymuna Menna a'r teulu ddiolch o galon i ffrindiau a chymdogion am bob cydymdeimlad. Diolch am y rhoddion hael o £660, er cof am Harry, sydd yn cael eu rhannu rhwng Capeli Soar a Seion ac Ysbyty Llangollen. Llawer o ddiolch i feddygon a nyrsus y Dyfryn am bob gofal a gafodd yn ei waeledd.
Diolch yn fawr

I would like to thank relatives, friends and neighbours for the great number of cards and gifts I received on my recent birthday. I was unaware that so many people knew the date of my birth.
Lit Levin

To Llewelyn Edwards who represented Denbighshire in the N.Wales Championship Sprint Competition held at Deeside and came 2^nd . He set a new a new record for his school, Ysgol Dinas Brân

The family of the late Olwen Edwards would like to thank all our families and friends for their kind words, sympathy and attendance at our mother's funeral; also for the many cards and generous donations to the Samaritan Ward at the Maelor Hospital, Wrexham. Special thanks to Auntie Lil, Mary for her care, and all her neighbours at Y Gamer, who were always so kind to her.
Diolch yn fawr oddiwrth plant Olwen

Congratulations to Catrin Davies, daughter of Mr and Mrs Gafyn Davies, Cae Glas, first on gaining the Stage at the Urdd Eisteddfod at Carmarthen but also gaining third prize in the Recitation Competition for Years three and four.

Congratulations to the Davies family who took part in the S4C children's programme 'Retro', in which they featured life in Elizabethan times. The costumes and make-up had completely changed Idris, Mair, Siwan, Llio and Cai. Initial preparations and the final performance they gave at Ysgol Cynddelw together with Stifyn Pari and the audience of staff and pupils was shown on S4C on Wednesday, 6 June 2007.

This year's Garden Competition organised by Glyn Ceiriog Community Council for residents of that community only, will be judged by Mrs Gwen Manwell.
The competition is divided into four section, as follows:
Section 1 For previous Cup Winners Only
Section 2 For Best General Garden
Section 3 For Best Summer Show
Section 4 For Best Summer Show in a Small Area
All entries to the Clerk by Tuesday, 17 July (01691 718354).

*There are jujitsu classes on Saturday mornings (£1 for first 10 weeks).
Everyone aged 7 and above and all abilities welcome.*
*Bikes! Thanks to a grant from the Sports Council for Wales we are pleased to be launching 'Bikes for Hire' at the Centre. We plan to run bike maintenance courses and guided rides in the future. There are a number of baby seats, tag along bikes and a baby bike trailer, also a 3 wheeled bike for those who prefer.*

Colourful stalls were set up in front of Cae'r Ysgol on Saturday morning, 26 May from which an Open Air Sale was held, when £700 was raised in aid of Institute funds. The organisers were delighted with the results and wish to thank all those who supported, either by giving articles for sale, or by purchasing them and by giving donations.
Diolch yn Fawr Iawn

An army of voluntary workers descended on the playing field at Glyn Ceiriog at 8 am on Saturday, 9 June and quickly transformed the whole area, by setting up colourful stalls etc., all ready for the Annual Carnival.
The parade which set off at 1 pm was led by Llangollen Silver Band, followed by the Carnival Float on which sat the Queen and her two princesses, they were followed by vintage vehicles, competitors in the Fancy Dress competition, pony and trap, collectors dressed as a gorilla, a white rabbit and the mad hatter, etc., and all escorted by the Police.
On their return to the field, Wrexham County Borough Council Mayor Cllr Joan Lowe of Penycae officially opened the Carnival, and remarked on the wonderful community spirit within the Ceiriog Valley which had made the event possible.
Cllr Lowe then crowned the Queen, Laureen Lowe of Ysgol Cyneddelw, and congratulated her princesses, Megan Williams of Ysgol Pontfadog and Tesni Edwards of Ysgol Llanarmon DC. The retiring Queen, Stacey Jones of Llanarmon then presented the Mayor with a floral bouquet. Cllr Lowe judged the Fancy Dress competition and awarded the prizes as follows: 1. Josh Williams; 2. Sinaed Chambers; equal 3: Boyd Matthews, Jake Williams and Zachary Mathews.
There was entertainment throughout the afternoon, which included
Japanese Sword Fencing and Line Dancing together with the opportunity to compete in various competitions.
It was possible to buy all manner of items from the numerous stalls.
Musical items were provided by Llangollen Silver band, The Dirtroad Blues and Roy Ward and his Band.

Winners in the children's races were: Morys Davies, Lucinda Evans, Ciron Davies and Rona Williams. The Duck race, which drew considerable attention was won by Ifan Roberts and the Treasure Hunt by Karl and Jenna. The Quiz was won by Margaret Swift. The event ended with the releasing of the balloons and drawing the raffle.

Thanks are expressed to all who took part in helping to achieve a profit of £2,500 which will be used for the benefit of the new Canolfan Ceiriog Centre.

Here we are another lovely summers day as I write this everything is beautiful and the gardens thanks to Trudy, Geoff and team are looking wonderful. Slight change in our summer market on the 28 July and that is that /'The Invisible Band' /are unable to play that day and hopefully playing on one afternoon in September, weather permitting. Instead along with our food and cake stalls we have some continental music. If there are any young people out there wanting to clear out their games and toys to make way for new ones for Christmas this is the place to bring them and sell them on for just a small donation for the stall. Please let me know and that starts at 1.30 pm.
We are looking forward to seeing some of the Eisteddfod entertainers when they are here and on the 17 July Rob and Nat are performing Blue Grass music at 7 pm. Six of the residents are going on holidays swapping with residents from other L.C. services. Please come and join us and enjoy some food and music on the 28 July and you are welcome to come along to any of our entertainment's at any time, we do a good cuppa and a piece of cake. Have a lovely July? All the best Diane and the residents at Dolywern.

On the slopes of the Berwyn to the west of Llanarmon an icy cold underground spring gushes out to form the Ceiriog River, this flows to meet the River Dee, north of Chirk. The Dee itself had started in a similar way, from a spring on the slopes of the Aran , south of Llanuwchllyn, flowing through Tegid (Bala) Lake, through Llangollen, Chester then into the sea. Many will recall when young filling their containers with water from springs on their farms or in their village.
Water quenches our thirst and sustains our life. In Scripture, water serves as a word picture of the sufficiency of the Holy Spirit. In Jesus's day, during the Feast of Tabernaclesa choir sang while a priest filled a gold jug with water and poured it out. This reminded all those present of the water that gushed from the rock during the wilderness wanderings of Moses, as he led the people out of Egypt.
As this ritual was taking place, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, 'He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water (John 7:38). This source is the Holy Spirit, who is like a well of satisfaction' ( 7:39). Earlier the Lord had made the dramatic claim that the believer would have a continual source of spiritual refreshment ( 4:14)Are you thirsty today? Confess your sin, and Christ will fill you with His Spirit. As you yield to His will, He will graciously fill you with living water springing up to eternal life. Gracious and Almighty Saviour,Source of all that shall endure,Quench my thirst with living water, Lving water, clear and pure. Vinal Only Christ, the living water, can quench our spiritual thirst. Be Blessed. Yours in Christ Glyn
Pastor Rev'd R. Glyn Jones, Bryn Glas, Glyn Ceiriog, Llangollen, LL20 7EU Tel 01691 718086, m: 07760328752