Our weather pattern has changed dramatically already, as a result of global warming, and it is clear that we all and not just future generations will be coping with the consequences. What brings it home to me is that the Gulf Stream gyre itself stopped for a few days last year because of massive ice melt. Perhaps we can't solve the problem overnight but it will be people like us in the valley taking small scale action who will make the difference. There are lots of things we can do and by no means all of them reduce our 'quality of life' . This is just one idea and is not original, but it is a way of beginning to take action for our own benefit and may also be very positive for tourism which many local businesses rely on (and we are supposed to be encouraging holidays in this country rather than overseas).
There are lots of people producing food in the valley and other goods and services ranging from surplus in the garden, through cakes and biscuits, wine cooking sauces, fresh and frozen meat, eggs, and all the services advertised in the Glyn News and local shops so I wonder if we could have our own valley market regularly during summer at, say, the Oliver Jones Hall, or perhaps a regular 'local produce day' at one of the shops? This would be a way of supporting our local economy and cutting our carbon emissions by avoiding some of the travelling we all do to get to town. If you are a producer, it is also worth asking local shops if they are prepared to sell your goods, as Pontfadog Post Office does already.
Is anyone interested in helping take this idea further to organise and/or supply a local market?
Sarah Anderson

Everyone wants to be happy. But many fail in their quest to find that elusive prize because they are looking in the wrong places.
Proverbs 16:20 tells us "Whoever trust in the Lord happy is he" And Psalm146:5 indicates that happiness comes to those who find their help and hope in God
The foundation for happiness is a proper relationship with the Lord, but to fully experience the happiness, we must build on that foundation in practical ways. This is a list of Ten Rules for Happier Living :
1. Give something away
2. Do a kindness.
3. Give thanks always.
4. Work with vim and vigor.
5. Visit the elderly and learn from their experience.
6. Look intently into the face of a baby and marvel.
7. Laugh often—its life's lubricant.
8. Pray to know God's way.
9. Plan as though you will live forever.
10. Live as though today is your last day on earth.
These are excellent ideas for living a happy life. Under grid each of these rules with praise, and your happiness will be complete. 'Praise the Lord, O my soul! While I live I will praise the Lord (Psalm 146:1-2)'
Happiness is to know the Saviour,
Living a life within His favour,
Having a change in my behaviour,
Happiness is the Lord. Stanphill
So we see that trusting and obeying the Lord brings true happiness.
Rev R Glyn Jones 01691 718086, m : 07760 328752

Mrs Eirian Austin wishes to thank all her family, neighbours and friends for all the cards, visits, telephone calls and gifts she received during her recent surgery and after returning home.
Diolch yn fawr

The family of the late Mr Albert Edward Lewis (Eddie) of The Craig, Pontfadog, wish to thank all those who gave donations in his memory, which amounted to £425, for Air Ambulance Cymru.

The Dyffryn Ceiriog Group of the Riding for the Disabled would like thank all those that supported the walk held at Christmas time, thank you.

Liz Siddall would like to thank everyone who came to Jack's thanksgiving service, of which he would have been proud. Also, for all the cards, lovely messages of support and very generous donations to the Arthritis Research Campaign.
Special thanks to Ruth, who is always there if I need a moan, or more importantly, a scotch!

Many thanks to all who again bought my Chrysanths last year, between sales and donations a total of £147 was sent to The Marie Curie Christmas Appeal. Thank you very much for your support. A letter of receipt and thanks from Marie Curie Cancer Care Wales can be seen in the Christian Centre window. Thank you very much, Trefor Lloyd

A bit of a shock with the white stuff this morning but who cares when we have such glorious days. We now have another lovely lady with us from Japan called Asami so we really are pleased to meet her and hope she will be happy for the next 6 months.
We all enjoyed haggis on Burns Night (here I am talking about food again) which was swallowed down with a drop whiskey and on the 6th we were entertained by a local lass Roxanne who has been on the 'X' factor on tv. Her singing was lovely and everyone enjoyed the evening. We wish Roxanne all the best when she re-auditions for the 'X' and our fingers will be ready to dial and vote. On the 14th Valentines night we have the 'Kitchen Queens' line dancing and some of us will be giving a tune or two on the Karaoke machine so tape up the windows in case it gets out of hand in Dolywern. Well, that all for now, except for a thank you to all the volunteers for all their help you are all appreciated greatly.
Bye for now, Di @ L. C Dolywern

Do you know the Japanese word for “Friendship”……………….?
How would you say “Welcome” in Croatian…….?
A good way to find out and to help the Eisteddford in an important and really enjoyable way is by becoming a host family.
You may already welcome overseas friends into your home, in which case you will already know what a worthwhile and thoroughly enjoyable experience it is to get to know people from other countries. We offer a small financial incentive of £10 per person per night for this, to cover some basic expenses and we also provide you with a ticket to visit the Eisteddford. However, it is the basic notion of hospitality and the enjoyable experience of meeting people from diverse cultures, which is the real reason for becoming a host family. Many friendships in the Ceiriog Valley have been forged over a lifetime in this way.
If you are interested in hosting our international visitors we would like to invite you to a meeting on Wednesday, 18 April at 7.30pm in the Golden Pheasant, Llwynmawr where we hope to have a speaker from the Eisteddford or please get in touch with Anjie Wilson on 01691 718459.
PS: The Japanese word for friendship is “Yujyo”, and the Croatian is …….

For the Diary: March - Sunday, 18 March: St. John's Church , Pontfadog. Mothering Sunday Family Service at 9.00 am will be taken by Rev'd Valerie Jones
May.
Saturday, 5th May. St. John's Church , Pontfadog. Spring Fair in the Church from 10.30 am to 12.00 noon

News from St. John's Church , Pontfadog .
We are delighted to welcome back Rev'd Valerie Jones to take our Family Service on Mothering Sunday, 18th March, at 9.00 am . There will be a posy and a Simnel cake for each mother, to be collected by the children. All families are welcome, so please come along and make this a special day for mothers and a special welcome for Rev'd Valerie Jones.
The scaffolding around the tower and spire has been very evident from before Christmas but the reason may not be so evident. During an inspection of overflowing gutters, Mr Arron Thomas pointed out a slipping lead capping to the corners (hips) of the pyramid spire. Before repairs could be started, one of the lead cappings came off in a high wind! Our thanks are due to Arron for completing the renewal of all the lead cappings and replacement of rotten timbers to which the cappings are fixed. He also repaired and cleaned out the gutters.
Thanks are due to all those who gave donations to the Church last year and to those who started or increased standing orders. The generous response to our pleas has put our current account into better order to meet our normal expenditure. The costs of the scaffolding and repairs to the spire are of a different order which have only been met by exceptional, generous donations and a major incursion into our reserve (disaster!) fund. We do need to replace the loss to this capital fund and donations would be very welcome and appreciated. If donations can be "gift aided" our treasurer can recover an extra 28p for every pound given!

Since its foundation in 1989, the Ceiriog Valley Patients Association has raised, with the support of the voluntary organisations with the Ceiriog Valley , well over £11,000 all of which was sent to the Llangollen Patients trust, for the purchase of necessary equipment for the use of the Doctors and Nurses at the surgeries. This year, the Association has disbanded and will not be organising a Caledonian Market.

Congratulations to Siân Bates on gaining a Third Prize in a National Saddlery Competition organised by the Society of Master Saddlers. She was presented with a Certificate and £75 voucher at an Awards Ceremony at Saddlers Hall (next to St Paul 's Cathedral) in London .
Siân is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Trevor Bates, Glyn Ceiriog and is a student at Walsall College of Art and Technology.

We apologise for errors in the Success Evening report in the February edition of the Glyn News. Millie Boswell received a prize for the best Scholar in English; Tegid Jones was awarded the International Eisteddfod prize for Services to the 2006 Eisteddfod; Charles Todd received the Citizenship Prize for Best Pupil in Year 10; Luke Smith received the GCSE subject prize for Physics.

Keen Anglers will know that the fishing season for the River Ceiriog starts on Saturday, 3 March 2007 . The Glyn Ceiriog Fishing Club stocks several stretches of the Rivers Teirw and Ceiriog. Membership is limited to 70 each year, and open to anyone wishing to join. Contact: Walter Griffiths, 5 Cam-a'r-Afon, Glyn Ceiriog 01691 718642.

A recent meeting of the management committee was held at the committee room and presided over by Mr Idris Davies. Members were pleased to learn that the Snooker rooms are being used regularly by members of the thriving Snooker Club, also that the new caretakers have moved in to the re-furbished flat, and that a new water heater is now in place in the hall kitchen.
Some work is still needed on the gardens at the rear of the building and at the new Museum adjacent to the snooker rooms. Work is to proceed this year on the main hall with new flooring on the stage,repairs to the book cupboards, originally donated by the Welsh people in Patagonia , as well as re-decorating.
The secretary reported on some of the old correspondence that has been found, relating to matters in the early 1930's. Some regarding the periscope from a German submarine used in World War One, and its present location.
It was decided to hold a Special Evening at the Institute on April 13, open to all members of the public, when interesting information will be related—for example where the bath for use by members of the public, on payment of six pence, was situated. A small entrance fee will be charged and light refreshments will be supplied. Other fund raising activities include the concert by the James Lambert Singers on February 16 and an Open Air Sale on May 26.

Good News is hard to come by these days, television and newspapers daily portray a dismal world indeed, and its bad news that seems to predominate—natural disasters, war, famine, drought and even in this country more and more people are affected in some way by crime and family breakdown, or know someone in that position.
As an antidote to all this why not visit the Good News Library which comes to the Glyn Ceiriog Christian Centre on the third Thursday afternoon each month from 2–3.30pm? There you will find a wide range of books (some in Welsh), CDs and videos to suit a variety of tastes, from lighter stories to more serious reading. What they have in common is directly or indirectly they all contain some aspect of the Christian Gospel—the only infallible source of good news in a modern world which seems to have lost its way.
So do come and see what's on offer. The library is inter-denominational, makes no charges and the staff are friendly and ready to help you find the sort of book or video you're looking for or ready to just chat…!
For further details ring Alan or Gillian Roberts on 712859

A full pack of (24 girls) is now up and running, so if you would like to join give your name to either Brown Owl tel: 718518 or Tawny Owl tel: 718028 to be put on the waiting list.
So far this term we have been concentrating on getting the Brownies through their First Aid badge with Gary and Helen Crossley very kindly giving up four evenings to teach us. We have enjoyed the time and have learned a great deal.
A thank you is also due to Martin Mee who has given us a Valentine Card making kit for each Brownie.
The Agility Badge is next on the agenda for the next half of term.
Many thanks are given to the Guides and Brownies Support Group for their tireless work in running an excellent Christmas Fair in the Institute. A staggering total of £716 was raised. The subs are staying at 50p. This year the Support Group paid £6.90 towards every Guide and Brownie's capitation fee for which I'm know every parent is grateful for.
Please Note: Brownies are encouraged to come along to the Mothering Sunday service in St Johns , Pontfadog on 18 March, 9am .
Thanks to Merra for always being around.
Brown Owl