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Penyffordd Wine Circle Summer Barbeque Bash

Ted and Sylvia Plevin

To Penyffordd British Legion

A fund raising night for cancer organised by John Martin who is such a lovely man. His wife Moya (spelling) is also a special person. A very good night myself and Lisa part of Maureen Roberts' group of ten.

It's funny how good chicken and chips tastes after a bottle of wine. The carcinogenic effects of deep fried chicken ignored the taste delicious. I think eating the wrong food all the time not very good but you can have whatever takes your fancy on an occasional basis.
We arrive home happy and bankrupt. No house red and red wine £9.50 a bottle!

A night out at the Legion dearer than Northop Golf Club.

Links Hangovers

Belly Dancing comes to Penyffordd

Starting at The Penyffordd British Legion on Wednesday evenings 7 - 8 pm.
Ladies only. £2 for ladies, £1 for girls
So no spectators then. :(

Isla St Clair does Penyffordd

Tonight Isla with guitar is appearing at The Penyffordd Institute. The night organized by Decima Hodge for funds for the Penyffordd Institute. Lets hope ticket numbers are good. Decima has been phoning up the Penyffordd Post Office daily to enquire about tickets sold. Decima and myself do not get on these days. She has the potential to be best village person. There is another side however.

keyword Larry Grayson.

Links
Isla St Clair Wickipedia
Isla St Clair Official Website

Penyffordd Walkers

The Hope Mountain Challenge 2006.
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The Hawarden Challenge from Penyffordd
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If you click on the group photo of The Hope Challenge to enlarge there seems a chap on the right who looks vaguely familiar

Penyffordd Panto

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Frankenstein The Panto by David Swan

Bonfire Night for Penyffordd

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As per normal, very well attended, a large queue at the gate. When the fireworks start there are a stream of parents with children leaving as the children are upset by the exploding fireworks. A very good night for the organisers. Topped off by some yobs banging on the Chinese windows' because they have had the temerity to close at 11. 30pm. This attracted 3 sets of Police cars.
We were sitting in the jacuzzi blissfully unaware.

Penyffordd Wine Society Meeting September 2007

Date Wednesday 26th September 2007 at starting 8. 15pm at The Penyffordd Institute.
This months meeting A Celebration of the Apple and Cider.

Cider tasting of different varieties, discussing the benefits of cider vinegar for ailments such as arthritis. Apples will be juiced to sample pure fresh apple juice.
Also on offer for members a variety of hors d'oeuvres including
prawn croutes,
mushroom caviar,
tomato fetta pesto bites,
ham and onion chutney bites,

Also quiche lorraine,
blue cheese flan,
potato avocado salad
home made apple pie.

New members invited to join. For details ring 077340 52779 ask for Lisa

Move over James Martin!

Penyffordd Social Event

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Penyffordd Fun Day 2007

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Preparations ongoing at The Eisteddfod

Penyffordd Wine Circle July 07 Bash

Mr Crabbes does the Wine Quiz after a very tasty barbeque.

Norman nearly poisons The Penyffordd Wine Circle - April 2007

Norman treated the Wine Circle to sample three bottles of mature wine. Richard and Chris brought three as well.

The Mead circa late 1960's about 35 years old

Norman displays Harvey's Blissful Dream made by a member of Wrexham Wine Circle and given to Norman 30 years ago.

Norman decants the brew with all the care of someone
dealing with nitro glycerine.

Penyffordd Wine Circle meets Wednesday

To the good Doctor's retreat for a barbeque, hope the travellers are not turning up. Not sure if we have the weather booked. Taxi booked for the ride home with Chrissie. Recent form would suggest a soaking. Thursday morning work will be light after having my three glasses of wine, a brisk walk through the dog*ing woods escorted by Lisa to retreive the transport.

Penyffordd and Penymynydd Royal British Legion

The Club is available for Members and Non Members.

Wedding Receptions, Birthday Parties and Other Occasions

Secretary Arthur Arnold

Telephone 01244 550942

Upcoming Events include

Robe Gee , Brothers in Arms (Dire Straight Tribute Band)


Its Here!
(Or nearly)

To The Penyffordd Wine Society

James Martin's Strawberry Cake
Takes 5 minutes to make.

Lisa roasting the Sunflower Seeds

From nearest to farthest. Nigella's Nuts, Sunflower Seeds,
Olives and Peppadew Peppers and Jamie Oliver's Chocolate Pots.

Lisa is doing a demonstration of cooking small nibbles for social do's. She has prepared food over the previous day. There is a mix up over the opening of The Institute. We stand around chatting in an unseasonable cool wind outside. Colin has foolishly come out in a tee shirt after all its the hottest time of the year.

After a phone call that gets the "we don't have to open The Institute tonight line" there's a back down and Tony comes down. Its 15 minutes until we have the door open from turning up. Attendance tonight is in the vicinity of 20. We have 2 new members Tony and Jo, a couple from Penymynydd Rd. We are about 8 people short due to various commitments. One of our members Richard is in hospital in Belgium after a heart attack and open heart surgery. He is recovering. We are thinking of you Richard and Pauline.

Lisa and myself are doing a "Fanny and Johnny Craddock number". Everything is laid out.

We are a wine club but don't limit our evenings to everything wine.

On the menu :-
1. Nuts, done on telly by Nigella Lawson. They are served in The Union Square Cafe in New York
2. Sunflower seeds as done by our yoga teacher when we have been on a week retreat
to Bardsey Island. The sunflower seeds are lightly roasted in a pan until starting to brown then sprinkled with Tamari. An understatement to say they are moorish.
Members were asking where thay could get tamari . (Mold Health Food Shop on Earl Road)
3. Posh Olives, Olives with a twist.
4. Jamie Oliver's Chocolate Pots
5. James Martin's Strawberry Cake
and finally
6. Limoncello as done by James Martin.

During the demonstration light relief is obtained by Mandy doing naughty jokes.
Also gentle banter from Norman.

After the demonstration a few sandwiches and the nibbles. The Nuts, Sunflower Seeds and The Limoncello quickly go as does the James Martin's Strawberry Cake.

Norman has bought along a bottle of pineapple wine which he shares with the members. Tony the new member opines that "the nose" smells like "an old door"
The taste is a lot more pleasant once you get past "the old door" and you can certainly taste the pineapples. Its later admitted that the concoction had sherry added during its making.

The evening comes to a gentle close as it is mid week. Everything cleared away leaving the place as we found it. A few stragglers and the Naughty Girl's table the last out as usual.

The most difficult part being locking all the doors and having all the lights with all the heating off.

There are various "gottchas" that are guaranteed a next morning phone call.

Not all the switches in the fuse box have lights working when on, so each individual switch has to be carefully checked, all 20 of them. The central heating thermostat. members who have left coats like Hazel last night.

The kitchen light you switch off, you close the door at your peril. All the lights in the fuse box, all pointing to off ensures the light comes back on. These things you learn after "the next morning phone call"

We have also been "advised" to kick the front door once its locked just to check its locked properly.

We don't do this as we don't want Tony Sharp's men paying a visit about drinks and noise. So we give it a gentle push.

All these things to trick you after 3 glasses of wine..................

Next Month. A Summer Barbecue on the edge of Dobshill Woods at Richard and Chris'

New members invited from Penyffordd District and Beyond to join The Penyffordd Wine Society.
Subscriptions £15 per year plus supplements for special events. Meetings normally last Wednesday in every month.
Also special days out to such places as Ludlow Food Festival, Chatsworth Country Fair and The Good Food Show at the NEC. In the past The Society has even traveled to France to visit vineyards.

Email The Penyffordd Blogger for more detail at tresmegistes@gmail.com

Peace reigns within the society................................

Links
Bardsey Island
Nigella's Nuts
Sunflower Seeds
Chocolate Pots
Strawberry Cake

Penyffordd Carnival 2007 Weather

The weather for the carnival looks like it should be ok. The red/pink stuff at the bottom is moving upwards in an anti clockwise rotation. Its 12.00 at the moment. It shouldn't reach Penyffordd before 5 pm.

Penyffordd Carnival 2007 Saturday 16th June

I've managed to get BBC N E Wales Website to add The Penyffordd Carnival to their
list of events.


On Penyffordd Institute Field.
Morris Dance Competition starts 10.30 am
13.00 pm Carnival Opens
13.00 pm Buckley Town Band
13.45. pm "Kickin Alice" - Appalachian Clog Dancing as seen on BBC.
14.00 pm Salsa Dancing by the Shropshire Salseros

plus Fairground, Bouncy Castle, Various stalls, Tarot Reading
A Barbecue in The Institute

Penyffordd and Penymynydd British Legion