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for Dolphin Watch. Approximately 2 hours a week, based in Llangrannog (or Mwnt, Aberporth or Ceinewydd) from June to September. Please contact 01545 561074, or www.cardiganbaysac.org.uk.

as drivers for Ceredigion Country Cars Scheme. This important local service needs drivers to transport people who would otherwise be unable to make essential journeys. Travel costs are paid. Please contact Geraint Evans, WRVS Country Cars, 01545 571362 or 570831.

A small amount of funding is available on a 'first come first serve' basis for Neighbourhood and Home Watch groups to visit some of the 'Best Practice Case Studies' highlighted through the research of ERS 'Showcasing Neighbourhood and Home Watch Achievements' document. This programme allows for local Neighbourhood and Home Watch groups across England and Wales to meet up and share ideas, discuss common problems and explore solutions to their local community problems. For an explanation of the Peer Visit programme and how to get involved please talk to Martin Greig in the first instance. 01239 654257.

It is now possible to get a good Mobile Phone signal in the village from the following providers.

Orange Mobile is still variable with some signal available above Penrhip or towards Ynys Lochtyn.

Mobile Broadband using a 3 Dongle is now possible and we were able to connect our laptop, although it sometimes takes a few minutes to hook up.

The Park and Ride Bus is now operating daily from the top car park down to the seafront. Service is from 10am until 6pm and the return fare is £1.00, operating approximately every 20 minutes.

The bus is back and operating every day except Wednesday, until 26^th September. It will leave Llangrannog for New Quay at 10.53 and 15.53 (arriving 11.35 and 16.35 respectively), and for Aberteifi at 12.35 and 17.35 (arriving 13.50 and 18.50 respectively).

Welcome back to the RNLI lifeguards, who aim to make using the beach and sea a safe and enjoyable pastime.

Keep Wales Tidy is a national organisation which endeavours to make Wales a Clean, Safe and Tidy place for everyone. Working in close partnership with Local Authorities, schools and community groups, it aims to encourage participation and input from the public. It runs numerous programmes, from helping local communities to improve the area, to educating children on the importance of respecting the environment. It also administers awards to beaches and marinas which reach a high standard of cleanliness, as well as organising a Tidy Wales Week, which encourages everyone to roll up their sleeves and get involved. The aim also is to encourage the public to take responsibility for their environment by providing them with the utensils and the education to do so. The local Llangrannog group (called Llangrannog Welfare Group, to reflect the fact that it functions under the auspices of the Welfare Committee) has received an award to help it function more effectively, and within the village all people who pick up litter are regarded as members of the group. The most important thing is that this means anyone picking up litter is covered by insurance. It would help to know if you do pick up litter on a regular basis, and if that is the case can you contact the local organiser, Anne Greig, on 654257 please? Also Anne is in need of some help with the administration of the group, so if anyone actually likes paperwork, has computer skills a concern for the local environment, and an hour or two a week to spare, please contact her. Thanks.

This competition will run from 28^th May - 31^st October 2010, and is sponsored by The Pentre Arms, the Beach Hut, Hoffnant Stores, The Patio, Siop Llangrannog, and Blue Marine. There is an entrance fee of £6 (£1 of which will go to the R.N.L.I., £2 to the Llangrannog Boat and Angling Club, and £3 to the Prize Fund), and this fee must be paid before catching fish. Bass must be caught on rod and line from beach, boat, rocks or kayak, and must be over the legal minimum size of 40 cms. Bass will be judged on weight only – the biggest wins, with a prize for second place. Weigh in must occur at The Pentre Arms or by Paul Hartley on the day the bass is caught. Judges Ryan Beechey or Mike Rutherford (Pentre Arms, Llangrannog) or Paul Hartley (Bronallt, Llangrannog). The competition is to promote angling in Llangrannog and Boat Club members will automatically be entered into the Mary Sylvester Bass Trophy. This is an angling competition. No fishing from commercial registered boats. Any fish caught on a boat carrying fishing nets on that day will be disqualified. Contact Mike or Ryan at Pentre Arms (01239 654345) or Paul (01239 654606).

Recently there has been an incident of blockage on the public sewerage system to which the Llangrannog domestic drains are connected. Every householder can help avoid this happening, as prevention is better than cure. Sewers are designed to carry only rain water, sewage and toilet paper. Do not allow any oil, fat, grease, or rags to enter the drainage system. This involves ensuring that all left-over cooking oil/fat is put into a lidded container (such as a margarine tub) and put in the black landfill sack, not rinsed down the sink. Nothing should be put into the toilet apart from human waste and toilet paper; everything else needs to go in a bin. Please be thoughtful over what goes in the sewers: rain water, sewage and toilet paper only, as clearing sewers can be expensive, time consuming and cause traffic disruption.

Roy Tarbutt, the Guest speaker at Llangrannog Welfare Committee A.G.M. on 22^nd April 2010, took for his topic “The History of the Welfare Committee”, and in particular asked the question “Who turned the lights on?”

Roy started by pointing out that Llangrannog Welfare Committee has been established for over eighty years, since the 1930s. In July 1932, the first minute that Roy could find made mention of a previous meeting and resigning Chairman. For the evening's talk, Roy had picked out two important themes which run through the history of the Welfare Committee.

In the 1930s the village may have looked much the same as it does today, but the way of life was totally different. One of the first projects that Roy had found was the building of the steps to Cilborth (“The Second Beach”). In the 1930s the Committee realised that everyone could walk to Cilborth beach, but maybe not get back, so the Welfare commissioned, undertook and, in the main, paid for the work of building steps up the cliff. They opened the steps and had a tea party to celebrate, for which the men were paid 4/- (20p each) to boil the water, while the women were paid 2/6d (12½p) to wash up. The Committee maintained the steps until 1967 when the Council took over.

At that time the stream (Nant Hawen) had not been culverted, the bridge was in a bad state of repair and the Council could not afford to repair it, so the Welfare did it. In addition, everybody's water was still coming from wells. The villagers asked for mains water supply, and the Welfare began to put pressure on the Council. Meanwhile, members of the Welfare began to do the ground work, and found that Penrallt Farm had a good water supply. When checked by the Health Authority it was found to be of good quality and sufficient to supply 72 houses in Llangrannog year round. To ensure constant supply, a reservoir would also need to be built and the Quarry was deemed suitable. Eventually the water was piped to every house willing to pay the £2 connection fee and an annual 8p in the £ water rate.

The village in the 30s was quite a dark place. A public meeting instructed the Committee to light the Village which was done by the Cambrian Electric Light Co. Villagers met and decided what month the lights should be turned on, and what hours they should shine. The Committee continued to pay for the lights for nearly forty years, until 1975, when the Community Council took over the job. However, there was some unrest in the Village over this, because the Welfare had been providing the service free of charge to residents, but the Council would be charging through the rates.

Pollution was very bad in 1933. People were using the river and beach as the place to dump rubbish and human excrement. A public meeting was called and the Welfare agreed to organise a thrice-weekly refuse collection, but threatened to prosecute anyone continuing to deposit rubbish.

In this decade, the twenty-year saga of the proposed Village hall began. The Village decided it needed a hall, and, eventually, after ten years, a site was purchased (it is the site of the garden). When the hall was not built, the top part of the site was made into a garden and the bottom part was rented out, as a garden, at 1/- (5p) a year to Castle Rock. This arrangement went on until 1998, when the Welfare Committee were able to repossess the lower garden, and make it into the amenity space it is today. Because of the timing of its opening (2000) it is known as the Millennium Garden, and is a beautiful public space containing mosaics by the Little Art Group and memorial plaques. There is still no village hall.

At that time the cost of all these projects was funded by money-raising events, of which there were four or five events a year: concerts, carnivals, eisteddfoddau, flower shows, and races. Everyone was expected to turn up, and contribute.

The second decade which Roy shared with the meeting was the 1960s, a time of big planning applications. Had any one of these applications been successful the village would now be a very different place, and without help from the Welfare some of these applications would probably have been successful. One application was at Llety Crannog fields for “holiday chalets”. Initially it was thought the application was for a couple of holiday chalets, but a trip to the Planning Offices showed the application was for 140 chalets, toilets and shops. A public meeting was called and everybody agreed to oppose it. The upshot was rejection of the application, followed by an appeal, with an Inspector from Cardiff. The Welfare Committee appointed a solicitor and gave permission for the Solicitor to instruct a barrister. The applicant withdrew. The Committee then offered to buy the fields but it was rejected. The next application was at Troedrhiwgam, and was for 50 houses. The Council consulted directly with the Welfare and the application was rejected twice (following a resubmission).

In the 1960s, there was a lack of a TV signal, although Cllr Ian ap Dewi could remember his friend who lived at Glynafon Stores on the sea front being able to get their television signal from RTE in Ireland. Providing a cable T.V. System for the village was another big project for the Welfare Committee. The Welfare found the money, did the work, raised a mast, built a booster and laid a cable down to the Church Hall, where there was another booster, and then cabled most houses in the village. Everyone paid a contribution to the TV fund. In 1971 BBC2 came along and the mast was added to; in 1974 colour came involving further work. In 1996, the BBC built an aerial at Penrallt to cover most of the village. At that point there was some money in the TV kitty still, so every resident was given £30 to put up an aerial.

All these projects and actions highlight the intense and very hard work put in by the Welfare Committee at different times over 80 years. The work still goes on in a similar way, raising money (usually through Duck Races now), taking on projects that are of concern to the village and the residents, and, where necessary, fighting for the good of the whole community.

The transport group has been awarded a National Lottery Grant to pay drivers' wages next summer. Enquiries are on-going with the County Council concerning the possible loan of a mini-bus over the summer period, which would save the cost of hiring one. Work on the statue has ceased temporarily but work to date can be viewed on www.llangrannog.org.uk. The Rowing Club has not been able to make the necessary arrangements for safety boats, and therefore cannot compete in the Ireland-Wales race this year (the Celtic Challenge). Work has been undertaken on fly tipping, with Cwm Rhibyn cleared on 23^rd December and Cwm Eisteddfa on the agenda to be cleared next.

The new Clwb Gwawr has organised its first two events, and as soon as the club's bank account is opened the Welfare Committee donation of £100 will be made. The lights in the public toilets were not working for the fireworks night and Martin Greig will 'phone the County Council about this. A letter from the County Council has been received giving an accurate summary of the points raised in the joint meeting in the Beach Hut (see December 2009 minutes) , and asking for parking “hot spots” to be identified. These have been listed as, a) from the lower post box to the entrance of the Beach Hut Cafe, b) from the post box to the ladies toilets, c) the bend at Penrhip, d) the road past London House to the Village Garden. Kevin Brown reported that the tides are not favourable in November for the 2010 fireworks night, and suggested October 30^th as the best date. The A.G.M. will take place in April.

A new dance class has started in Pontgarreg Village Hall. Covering Jive, ballroom, salsa, and Charleston, the class commenced on February 1^st and continues on Monday nights from 8 – 10 p.m. Beginners are welcome. Cost is £3 per person. Please turn up, or for further information contact Ruth on 01239 654544.

The DVD of the highly successful Strictly Come Dancing evening, held in August to raise funds for the Crannog Rowing Club, is now available to buy at a cost of £3 from Dee, 654394.

The Annual General Meeting of the Llangrannog and District Community Transport Group will be held at the Beach Hut, Llangrannog, on Wednesday, 24^th February, at 7.30 p.m.

Richard Williams is hoping to start a small mixed choir/vocal group. Some ability to read music is essential as is the possession of a singing voice with little or no vibrato (wobble!). There will be a simple audition for compatibility with other voices in the group. The aim will be to achieve a good standard without entering competitions. Richard is also looking for violin or viola players for string quartets. Please contact him on 01239 810992.

The new Fitness Room at the Urdd Leisure Centre in Llangrannog is now open. Members can use it Mondays to Fridays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Open for occasional users on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. For details of membership and occasional user prices, please contact: hammden@urdd.org.uk, 01239 653140.

The Country Cars Scheme is looking for Volunteer Drivers to provide a local service to transport people who would otherwise be unable to make essential journeys. Travel costs are paid. Please contact Geraint Evans (County Organiser) – WRVS Country Cars. 01545 571362/570813

There was a meeting of the District Neighbourhood Watch group, chaired by Ian ap Dewi, and attended by PC Alun Jones and PCSO Heather Cave. PC Jones explained the role of local co-ordinators and some local concerns were discussed. The major conclusion of the meeting was the need to extend the number of participants in the Neighbourhood Watch Scheme. If you would like to take part in this important local Scheme, please ‘phone 101 and ask to speak to a member of the local neighbourhood police team. Alternatively, please e-mail CardiganNPT@Dyfed-Powys-pnn-police-uk. Any non-urgent concerns can also be reported on 101 (remember to ask to speak to a member of the local police team).

Prior to a recent meeting of the Welfare Committee, guests from local businesses were invited to attend to hear the speaker, Mr. Austin, discuss the new AXIS 4 project within the County’s Rural Development Plan (RDP). The project is financed by the Welsh Assembly Government, and should run until March 2011. The Project aims to help communities to work together by forming “clusters” of interested parties with similar ideas about ways of promoting particular aspects of tourism within their local area. The project encourages clusters to “try things out” rather than be afraid of failure and do nothing. Mr Austin was aware of some of the events that already take place annually in Llangrannog, and suggested that information about these could be brought together in the form of an events calendar or directory, to be distributed throughout Tourist information Centres and other outlets. Some of these events might attract funding from AXIS 4, as might the production of visitor guides. Creation of such guides or calendars would help show where there would gaps to be filled during the year thereby triggering future events. Mr Austin went on to discuss ideas put forward from the floor and was extremely supportive and positive in suggesting ways in which AXIS 4 could help.

A very positive meeting was held in The Caban with a representative of the County Council, concerning the Council’s future action regarding parking at the sea front. Representatives of local businesses and sea front residents were present to make their views known about the enormous difficulties regarding parking, particularly in the summer.

Rolls of white recycling bags are carried on the refuse collection lorries. If you know anyone who is not yet using the bags please ask them to do so. Ceredigion has a recycling rate of over 39% at present, but it needs to improve.

A group meets on Saturdays from 10.30 – 12.30 in Pontgarreg Hall. Contact Josephine Courtis 654395.

A great deal of work is done by many individuals and groups in keeping the local shores, beaches, roads and general environment clean and a Keep Wales Tidy Group is being formed. For further details please contact Anne Greig on 654257.

A group meets weekly on Tuesday afternoons from 2 p.m. onwards in Pontgarreg Hall. Please contact Tony Iles 654714.

The Welfare Committee has been nominated for consultation with regard to the Cardigan Bay Shoreline Management Plan.

The Cardi Bach has stopped running but there are still buses each week from Llangrannog. On Tuesdays and Fridays the bus goes into Cardigan at 9.38 from the Ship, returning at 1.25 from Cardigan. It leaves Llangrannog to go back to Cardigan at 2.23, along the main road. On Wednesdays a bus goes into Aberaeron at 10.31, returning at 1.20 to arrive at 2.10 and go on into Cardigan. Use them or lose them! If anybody over the age of 60 needs help to get their bus pass application form, please contact Anne or Martin Greig (01239 654257) who will download one for you from the internet.

The Park and Ride bus operated for seven weeks of the summer holiday season, and ferried several thousand passengers from Llangrannog car park to the beach and back. Llangrannog and District Community Transport Group, which operated the Service, will be meeting shortly to consider how to proceed in future years, and also the feasibility of acquiring a mini-bus for community use when it is not needed for Park and Ride. The ‘bus used this year was hired from Emlyn Self Drive, to whom the Transport Group is extremely grateful.

All member of the Art Group submitted entries to the recent Pontgarreg Village show and everyone gained an award. Congratulations to them all. For further details about the group, which takes place in St. Carannog’s Hall on Tuesday afternoons, please contact Don Jones on 654124.

Congratulations to the Long Boat rowers on their recent successes. A veterans’ team is in the process of being formed. Contact Kevin Brown, 654394.

This meets for the first time in the new academic year on Tuesday, 22^nd September, at 10.30 in St. Carannog’s Church Hall. New members welcome.

A reminder that vehicles need to turn, and emergency access must be available in the village. Also could people please not park so that access to the disabled toilets is prevented; wheelchairs need to be manoeuvred through a gap to gain access.

A reminder that Pontgarreg Memorial Hall is available for private bookings. Susan Kean 654581.

There are new bi-lingual leaflets available in the Church, one describing the Church and its history and one on our patron saint, Carannog. With the Welsh/English leaflets on Cranogwen there is now a great deal of information for visitors in St. Carannog’s.

This is a club for enthusiastic riders, for fun and social activities connected with horses. Please contact Wendy Brice 654446.

The Club is expanding in numbers all the time and is now able to race two men’s teams, two ladies’ teams and a mixed veterans’ team. In addition the Club has now attracted a junior side who are training in order to compete in future competitions. Anyone interested in joining the Club please contact Kevin Brown, 01239 654394.

A reminder that there is a book in the Ship where you can offer to give a lift to local people on one of your regular trips, or ask for a lift

A Butcher’s Van visits the village every Friday afternoon (contact Mark Webb, 851285) and the fish van calls every Thursday morning (Jamie Williams and Son, 01545 561491).

A French couple recently found their way to the Llangrannog Old Post Office Art Gallery, wanting to speak to someone from St. Carannog’s Church. Ron Manley was able to put them in touch with a church member and with the Vicar, the Revd. Ian Forster. The couple, Patrice and Anne Dumas, were visiting Llangrannog from Carantec, in Northern Brittany, one of the other places where St. Carannog also lived and worked and before coming to Wales had also visited Crantock in Cornwall, where another Church dedicated to St. Carannog exists. Anne Dumas has written a novel about St. Carannog, in French, Les aventures de Carantec, which is published by Ėditions Bénévent and can be found using an internet search engine. The Dumas’ priest is keen to generate a link with the other two St. Carannog Churches.

The club meets on the first Tuesday of each month in the Ship. Pob Thomas 07950 568538. pob.thomas@btinternet.com

There is a Welsh class in the Pontgarreg Memorial Hall on Monday and Thursday afternoons. For a full list of the nearest classes contact Philippa Gibson, 654561.

Beaches win back Blue Flags

THREE popular beaches that lost their coveted Blue Flags last year have won them back as the 2009 awards were announced this week.

The top accolade in Europe for beach facilities and water quality will again be flying over Aberporth, Tresaith and Llangrannog.

The group meets on the first Wednesday of every month from 2 p.m. onwards in Pontgarreg Memorial Hall. Generally there are invited speakers on a wide range of topics. A warm welcome to new members. Josephine Courtis, 654395.

The Women’s Institute meets on the first and third Thursday of every month at 7.30 p.m. in Pontgarreg Memorial Hall, generally with an invited speaker once a month. New members are very welcome. Jill Iles 654714.

All are welcome to join the choir, which arranges occasional concerts as well as the regular meetings. These have now changed from Sundays to Fridays, 7 – 9 p.m., in term time. Contact Lou Laurens 07866 371481 or John Page, 654627.

Two new DVDs are available at the Old Post Office Art Gallery, which is now open every day, 10.30 – 5.00 p.m., for the duration of the summer season. One film is of Cardigan Coast, and one film is of the village of Llangrannog. The DVDs are written, directed and produced by Phil Street, who has a holiday home in the village, and are released on Septterfilms, which can only be purchased in the Art Gallery.

With thanks to Anne and Martin Greig for the photographs taken on 3d February

An initial gathering of twelve interested villagers met in St. Caranog’s Hall last week to dance and discuss the possibility of the classes being held regularly. Thanks to John and Jean Page for hosting the morning. John brought along his sound equipment and recordings, called and demonstrated for the dances with help from Jean. Jean also provided very tasty refreshments for the interval. The dances ranged in complexity and the learning challenges became apparent quite quickly; however, with much laughter and encouragement, a most enjoyable morning was had – and all for £1 per person. Future classes will be held, probably fortnightly, after a short gap, and other adults are welcome to come along. Watch this space for the date of the next event.

Some black sacks have been found around the village, dumped, and this is not only illegal it is hazardous to everyone. Please remember that there are facilities for black sacks to be disposed of in Llangrannog on Saturdays on the sea front (between the toilet block and the flats). The shed is open from approx. 9.30 to 3.30. Paper, card, plastic and tins should be recycled in the clear bags. Anyone wanting garden rubbish (green) bags can get them from the Council offices for 25p a bag, and these go straight for composting. Alternatively, keep your own composter. At least 30% of your waste is made up of biodegradable material including kitchen waste, garden waste (such as grass cuttings, leaves) paper and cardboard – all this can be composted rather than taking up valuable space in landfill.

Local artist Barry Arnold also provides a picture framing service from his workshop. For further details about this work contact Barry or Chris on 01239 654884, at Fronwen, Pontgarreg.

A reminder that the ‘buses leave the village on Tuesday and Friday (to Cardigan), at approx. 9.35 a.m., and Wednesday (to Aberaeron) at approx. 10.30 a.m. Use them or lose them!

The Quilting/Sewing group in Llangrannog is a group of up to 8 members who have met regularly for some years now in the Church Hall (upstairs, next door to St. Carannog’s Church). They undertake individual projects, depending on each member’s interests, and currently are working on diverse items. On occasion they meet in each other’s homes and they share some communal activities, such as a Christmas lunch. In May the group hosted a very successful Quilting exhibition at which a most remarkable collection of quilts was displayed. There is no formal teaching but new members are welcome; support and encouragement will be given. Please contact Glennis Simmons on 01239 654127.

The Llangrannog Art Group continues to meet on Tuesday afternoons in St. Carannog’s Church Hall. The group provides a supportive environment for local artists, as well as the inevitable cuppa and chat. New talent is always welcome; for further information contact in the first place Don Jones (01239 654124).

The group for Welsh language speakers and learners meets in the Pentre on Wednesday evening (15^th October) at 7.30 p.m. Welsh learners of all levels are especially welcome, to practice what they have learnt with more fluent speakers. Contact Nic or Phillippa (01239 654561).

A Certificate on display in St. Carannog’s celebrates the success of the Quilting Group in raising approximately £350 for the British Heart Foundation by the raffle of a quilt at the May Exhibition. The quilt was made in memory of a friend, with her quilting remnants, and was displayed in Church during the exhibition. The Quilting Group meets on alternate Mondays in the Church Hall; please contact Glennis Simmons for details (654127).

The choir is meeting again after a summer break, in London House, Llangrannog. Anyone who wishes to join the singers is welcome. Time: 7.30 p.m. on Sundays. Please walk in – if you wait for an answer to the knock you might wait a long time.

A new Welsh class for beginners starts in Pontgarreg Memorial Hall on Monday September 29^th. The class is twice weekly for three terms, on Mondays and Thursdays, at 1.15 – 3.15. The cost is £45 (£35) per term of 40 hours. Anyone wanting further information can contact Nic Dafis, the tutor, on 654561.

The Writing Group re-convenes after a summer break on September 30^th, in the Hall besides St. Carannog’s Church. It meets fortnightly with the aim of encouraging members to write in a variety of ways, to share work for constructive criticism, and to provide support to each other when undertaking different writing projects. New members and visitors welcome. Contact Anne Greig 01239 654257.

It was, as we all know, a wet August. But in 7 days of the month one volunteer litter picker netted nearly 800 cigarette ends, mainly on the sea front and beach. Cigarette ends are a particular litter nuisance since they don’t biodegrade, and children play with them on the beach. If it had been a warm summer the number would have been much higher. Any suggestions concerning how we can reduce the number to a member of the Welfare Committee please.

During the summer months there may be some alteration to group meetings in the Village. Please make sure you check before coming for a group.

Bica Surf Club (first Tuesday of each month in the Beach Hut. Pob Thomas 07950 568 538

Cyd Group (1^st and 3^rd Wednesdays of the month, 7.30 in the Pentre. Contact Philippa or Nic 654561)

The Welfare Committee usually meets on the second Thursday of each month; contact Philippa 654561 for information.

During the summer, the Cardi Bach bus leaves Llangrannog at 10.53 and 15.53 for New Quay, and at 12.35 and 17.35 for Cardigan.

Items of clothing left on the beach, or washed up by the tide, are being cleaned and taken to a charity shop. If you find any clothes, please don’t bin them (which sends them to landfill) but leave them at the top of the beach and they’ll be picked up. If anyone has clothes left in a holiday cottage, take them to Anne at Bodawen who will ensure they go to charity.

No travelling involved! Jane and Debbie in Y Caban have a re-cycling box, and the ‘phones will be taken to Ty Hafan, the Children’s Hospice, who will receive funds for each one handed in. Remove the SIM card first!

Local Artist Barry Arnold is willing to run one day courses for local interested people or groups, if a sufficient number of people contact him. 01239 654884.

Llangrannog has no more of a litter problem than any other village which vastly multiplies in size during the holiday season. But we do have a beach and a village which we want to keep clean and tidy.

Members of the Boat Club clean up the beach regularly. They do a fantastic job, but even the next day you wouldn’t think that they’d been at work. The tide deposits more flotsam, picked up from other beaches, or thrown overboard from boats, and our beach gets its share all over again. The bio-degradable material is unimportant, but the plastic is horrible. If left to go back out to sea it can end up destroying marine life anywhere from here to the South Pacific. If you don’t believe this look at the Modbury experience, which stemmed from people seeing films of dead birds and animals who have choked on plastic bags and bits of plastic in the sea. See http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1717476.ece

In addition, numbers of individuals in Llangrannog pick up litter around the lanes, and also dog mess. We would rather the dog owners cleared up their mess, but we also don’t want the visitors to have to endure it. Then, a couple of times a year there is a “Codi Swbriel” or “Litter Pick”, when the village turns out to do a massive tidy up. We did one just before Easter and will do one later in the year.

Each year the various litter pickers fill dozens of black sacks with rubbish. The key to cutting this down is to ask everyone, resident or visitor, to join the litter-pickers of Llangrannog and help keep the village clean and tidy. So ...

Don’t drop it, bin it!

If you see litter, pick it up and bin it!

If you see someone drop litter, ask them to bin it!

Remind people at the point of sale to bin rubbish!