Rhiwbina Living Issue 15 Summer 2011

AAtt tthhee hheeaarrtt ooff tthhee ccoommmmuunniittyy Issue 15Summer ‘11

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Advertising booking and copy deadline for Issue 16 - Friday 19 August 2011. Issue 16 publication date - mid September 2011Rhiwbina Living is published 4 times a year.

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66,, 77 LLeetttteerrssLetters to the Editors

1100 IInntteerrvviieewwPop princessGwenno Saunders

1133 GGrraaffffiittii RRhhiiwwbbiinnaaHow a local churchmade headlines

1155 SSqquuiiddggyy’’ss PPaaggeeSquidgy getsexcited about theSummer Festival

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1199 BBuussiinneessss iinn FFooccuussSerenade Gift Shop

2200 NNeeww FFaacceessMeet the new businesses in the village

2244 RRSSPPCCAA NNeewwssThe good work of the RSPCA

2255 PPeettss’’ PPaaggeeYour questions answered

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Welcome to your summer issue of Rhiwbina Living - the official magazine of thevillage.Summer is finally here, and once again, we are delighted to be playing our part

in the popular Rhiwbina Summer Festival. Saturday 2nd July is the date for yourdiary but there will be plenty to do throughout the preceding week. You’ll find afull Programme of Events in the centre pages of this issue.We’ve spoken to plenty of local ‘celebs’ over the years, and a lot of those have

been sportspeople of one sort or kind. We were therefore delighted to speak topop headliner Gwenno Saunders. As one half of The Pipettes, Gwenno gets tosee a lot of the world. Indeed, her career has already take her to Las Vegas at theage of just 17. Gwenno recounts her memories of North Cardiff, and also tells usabout her flourishing musical life.We’ve also pledged to do more for local business. So this issue, we’ve started

up some new features to help promote local trade. You can read about some ofnew faces in the village on page 20, and also some of the ones you mightrecognise on page 19.We caught up with the local branch of the RSPCA in Whitchurch, who look afterlots of animals, but without the support of handouts. There are a few little moggieswho are looking for new homes and if you’re thinking of adding a pet to yourhousehold, page 24 is the first place to look.Chris Troughton answers all your pet-related questions on page 25, and ourPhoto Album this issue focuses on Pen-y-Dre. This long street forms thebackbone of the historical Garden Village. The album is on page 27.Your crossword is on page 30, and we’ve even had room to let our editor Patrichave a good moan on page 31. You can have your own moan too - we’ve puttogether a Readers’ Survey of our magazines to see how we can improve!

Please remember to support our advertisers, without whom, your free issue ofLiving Magazines would not be possible. And feel free to pop down to our standat the Summer Festival and say hello!Have a great summer andsee you in September!

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After losing her seat inParliament in the GeneralElection last year, Julie Morganhas now taken her place in theSenedd as an AssemblyMember.Julie took the seat from theConservative's Jonathan Morganby 1,782 votes in April’sAssembly Elections. Thisrepresented a 5.18% majority.The win came by way of a 9.77%swing from the Conservativesand the highest vote of anycandidate in Wales. Julie is the wife of former FirstMinister, Rhodri Morgan.

Rhiwbina Library is hoping tostart a creative writing coursewithin the next few months, andis calling on residents to comealong and have a go. The course would be tutor leadand a fee would be payable. Itwould be held on Thursdayafternoons. If you are interestedplease contact Gayle Osborne atRhiwbina Library on 2069 3276.You can also email Gayle at:[email protected] told Living Magazines:“If you are interested in creativewriting, then give us a call andwe’ll give you the details.”


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Residents of Danescourtreceived their first copies ofDanescourt Living in early Aprilas we launched our third title inour series.Co-editor Patric Morgan said:“We’re always looking to getour magazines into morepeople’s hands. I actuallystarted my publishing careerwhen I was editor of theDanescourt News from 2004 to2006. When we learnt that theDanescourt News had moved tothe web, we felt it appropriatethat we should continue toprovide the residents there withtheir own magazine.”Feedback on the launch issuewas glowing, with residentsbeing able to take advantage ofits A5 size when commuting.“It’s perfect for popping intomy handbag and reading onthe bus on the way into work.”said one resident.The magazine is distributedfree to 1,500 homes andbusinesses on the estate fourtimes a year.

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Four gardens in Rhiwbina areopening to the public for theNational Garden Scheme onSunday 18th July. They are 89Pen-y-Dre (Cardiff in Bloom prizewinner 2010), 7 Pen-y-Dre, 42Lon Isa and 14 Lon Ysgubor. 89 Pen y Dre is a small but very

interesting garden with palms,tree ferns, perennials and aconservatory with cacti and

succulents, plus a pond with kois.Barcies Garden at Lon Ysgubor isa terraced town garden withshrubs, hardy perennials and arecently installed pond. The gardens are open on

Sunday 3rd July from 11am- 6pm.Tickets to see all four gardens arejust £5. Refreshments andplants for sale will also beavailable to purchase.

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Tributes poured in last April whenformer local politician Peter Owenpassed away after an illness.Mr Owen, who was 83, was theLabour Party councillor forRhiwbina from 1995-1999,following his retirement fromteaching.He was described as a ‘once-in-

a-generation’ politician wholooked after the needs of Cardiff’syounger inhabitants.The ward’s current incumbent,Jayne Cowan, described herpredecessor as a very kind andgentle man who always putothers first.

Rhiwbina’s Serenade Cards andGifts Shop has been nominatedfor a national award for a secondconsecutive year.The Retas Greetings Cards

Awards are recognised as the‘Oscars’ of the card industry.Serenade was nominated bylocal customers, and the shop’sowners will be attending aglittering ceremony in London’sDorchester Hotel in July to see ifthey can beat off competitionfrom all around the UK.

This year’s popular SummerFestival weeks kicks off thismonth, with the Festival Day itselftaking place on Saturday 2ndJuly.Last year’s event was aresounding success andorganisers, Rhiwbina EventsCommittee, are hoping that thesun comes out again for a repeatperformance.Rhiwbina Living’s very ownSquidgy Squirrel will once againbe leading the popular Treasure

Hunt, and there will also beplenty of things to do and see forall the family.On the main stage, performers

will be providing entertainmentthroughout the day and you cansee a full schedule of events atwww.rhiwbina.co.uk.There is also a Programme ofEvents in our centre pages of thisissue, which covers the entireFestival Week. We hope to seeyou down in the village on July2nd!


In our last issue, we incorrectlycredited a photo of the Monicocinema. We’d like to apologise,and to correctly credit the phototo Dave Salter.

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With summer evenings drawingpeople outdoors, local police arekeeping a close eye on localyouths who have been reporteddrinking alcohol in Rhiwbina’sparks.The move follows a PACTmeeting at All Saints Church inMay. Police have since beenpatrolling Caedelyn Park, HillSnook Park, Llanishen Fach Parkand Parc-y-Pentre.A small number of youths werecaught drinking and they weredealt with appropriately.A number of patrols have alsobeen made in the Wenallt’s

car parks, following concerns ata PACT meeting last autumn.Patrols have recently confiscateda quantity of alcohol belonging tothose considered to becontributing to inappropriatevehicle use.The date of the next PACTmeeting is Monday 27th June atAll Saints Church, Heol-y-Felin,starting at 7pm. The meeting isan opportunity for residents to goalong and contribute to localpolicing issues. Local officersand councillors will also be inattendance to help solve localconcerns.

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A Rhiwbina family has recentlygone ‘full circle’ at RhiwbinaRugby Club.Resident John Neale will be

seeing his grandson joining theclub, many years after he himselfjoined the club in the 1970s.“My wife and I have lived inRhiwbina for approximately 30years firstly in Pen–y–Dre andsince in Min–y–Nant.“Over the years as my children

were growing up I have beeninvolved in various activities andclubs with the children ofRhiwbina and neighbouringareas. I have three, now grownup boys, the two elder marriedeach with two children, their agesranging from 28 to 33.” said MrNeale.“My eldest lad Gerwyn was one

of the first group of lads ever toplay mini rugby for the club, myyoungest lad Huw followed hisolder brother through the club afew years later.“Believe it or not they are bothstill playing for Rhiwbina RugbyClub at senior level, Gerwyn, over22 years later (both are luckyenough to be living locally inRhiwbina).“My grandson is now coming up

to the age where in the next yearhe will probably join the youngestsection of the club and so my sonand grandson have justcompleted a full circle.“Having been involved, run and

helped in children’s and youth’sactivities I know what a help it isto their development.”


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Olive was born in Essex in 1911.That was the year that George Vwas crowned at WestminsterAbbey, and it was also the yearthat RMS Titanic was launched.Olive got married just after the

war and moved to Wales in 1940.Because of the war, civilservice offices were evacuated toNorth Wales, but Olive finallysettled in South Wales in1950. It was Penarth whereOlive first made her home,then Llanishen but has beenin Rhiwbina since 1968.Olive received manycongratulations on her bigday, including a visit fromthe Lord Mayor of Cardiff,and she even got a specialbirthday card from theQueen.

Olive and her family celebratedin style in April atthe Old ButchersArms. Friendsand family gathered to eat.There was also a special pictorial collageof Olive throughthe years ondisplay, which

brought back a lot of memoriesfor the centenarian.

Rhiwbina resident Olive Carter recently her 100thbirthday. Her fantastic achievement was markedwith a surprise lunch party at Ye Olde ButchersArms. Relatives from all over the world made thejourney to Rhiwbina, where Olive was treated to a

meal, birthday cake and champagne.

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DDeeaarr EEddiittoorrssHaving read your article onMelingriffith Boys (RhiwbinaLiving Issue 14),I would like if Imay, to correct a few of thestatements made.The Bailiff of Forest Farm from

the early 1920s to the late 1930swas my grandfather, Mr SamualTroake, not Troakes, as stated inyour article.My father, Mr Danny Mead

married Sophia Troake of ForestFarm in 1928 and the weddingreception was held at the farmitself.My mother’s sister, Florence,married Mr Ivor Harris, who alsoworked on the farm. They lived inone of the farm cottages whichhas since been demolished.Joffre Troake, my uncle, ran his

milk business from the farm untilmoving to his dairy at LlandaffCity. He was a well knownmilkman around both Llandaffand Whitchurch until the late1950s.Jim Troake, his brother, becamethe Bailiff of the WhitchurchHospital Farm, “Llwyn Malt” atTongwynlais.Another brother, Sam, drove the

overhead gantry crane in theMelingriffith Tinplate Works.I was born in Tymawr Road

Llandaff North and went toHawthorn Road School as a childwhere I made so many friendsthat I still have today.

In 1939 we moved to Pantmawr Road, Whitchurch where I spent my teenage yearsuntil I married. We then moved toCambourne Avenue, Whitchurch.After my demob from the forces,we later moved to our presentaddress here in Rhiwbina. Youcould say that I more than qualifyfor Whitchurch, Llandaff andRhiwbina Living!BBrriiaann MMeeaaddHHeeooll MMaabboonnRRhhiiwwbbiinnaaCCaarrddiiffff

DDeeaarr EEddiittoorrss I would like to take thisopportunity to congratulate youon your publication.I am always keen to pick up a

copy and it seems that others aretoo as your magazines fly off yourstands.We have so much history andheritage in our area, and it isgreat to see this being celebratedinstead of cast to the annals of‘Forgottensville’.Keep up the good work andthank you for all your hard work.MM BBuucckklleeyyEEmmaaiill,, LLllaannddaaffff NNoorrtthh

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Whitchurch and Llandaff Living Page 12

My early memories as a fouryear old are of our twoterraced cottages. They had,from memory, three bedrooms,one living room and a rearscullery which would now becalled a kitchenette. We hadno bathroom, no running waterand no electricity. We relied onparaffin lamps for light.Outside, there was acommunal hand water-pumpwhich was shared by threefamilies – the Hopkins, theRichards next door, and theYoungs who were the farmers.In my family were my mum,my dad Ned, and my two elderbrothers – Ron who was tenyears older and Bill my seniorby eight years. There wasanother brother, Teddy, whodied aged ten whileundergoing surgery at CardiffRoyal Infirmary.Phil Young worked on myfather’s farm. They told methat, as a nosey youngster, Iwould follow him everywhere.

One morning, I was watchingthe milking and stood too nearthe cow’s tail. Phil lifted the tailand I was at once coveredfrom head to toe in brownwatery mess. I looked like agingerbread man!Phil carried me back to mymother, who stripped myclothes off and washed themuck off me under thecommunal cold water pump.Luckily, the summers werewarmer in those days.On another occasion, Philwent on his horse and cart, tocollect some hay from thebarn. As he forked the hayonto the cart, he disturbed acourting couple. The girlscreamed, they both jumpeddown and ran off laughing.Phil chased them and warnedthem not to trespass on thefarm again. In my innocence, Iwondered what it was allabout.Our outside toilet, which wasat the very end of the gardenwas a sort of mobile shed. Ithad four wheels and fourhandles, like a rickshaw. Myfather would dig a large hole inthe garden, throw a bag of

lime into it, and then movethe shed over the hole. Insidethe shed, Dad built a longwooden seat with a hole cutout in the middle. That was ourtoilet. After a month or so, hewould move it along and diganother hole.With no running water tobathe, we had a longgalvanised tin bath which myparents would fill with bucketsof water heated up on theopen coal or wood fires.My father was good with hishands. He built us goalpostswith nets for us to play footballand made a swing with ropeand a wooden swing seat,swinging from the branch of atree. The Youngs had abilliards or snooker table in theupstairs of their barn!In 1935, we moved to No.4,Heol Booker, and the cottageswere demolished. We thoughtthat our new council housewas quite posh. We had atoilet, a bathroom with hot andcold running water, a gascooker, electric lighting and awireless with a battery thathad to be charged.

Ken Hopkins wasborn at Forest Farm

in 1930

Melingriffith BoysHistory

DDeeaarr EEddiittoorrssThe world is getting smallerand smaller. I think at the last count therewere about eight people whohave been in touch because ofyour magazine! Here’s the list sofar:1. One in Normandy2. One in Greece3. One in New South Wales4. Two in Llandaff North5. Two from Melbourneoriginally from Llandaff North

6. And now an old schoolmate.

I also recently bumped into acouple whose parents wereoriginally from Rhiwbina - thefather, although some yearsyounger than me (60ish) wasalso a compositor back inCardiff. They had friends visiting whowere also from Rhiwbina to thispimple of a town on the backend of the world called Albany,Western Australia - and theybrought over a copy of theWhitchurch and LlandaffMagazine to show them. Hopingto catch up with them so that Ican see the magazine!Your publication is now resting12,000 miles away from itssource! How about that? Betyou wouldn't have thought thattwo or three years ago!TToonnyy GGeeoorrggeeAAllbbaannyy WWeesstteerrnn AAuussttrraalliiaa

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LLEETTTTEERRSSDDeeaarr EEddiittoorrssI lived in Llandaff North since Iwas born in 1949. I moved out in1972 when I got married andhave lived in Caerphilly eversince. My cousin in LlantwitMajor has just brought yourpublication to my notice and Ifind it very interesting.I am however, unable to openthe latest edition on mycomputer for some unknown reason. I would also like to viewany of the previous editions thatyou have available. If I am ableto subscribe to future issues canyou tell me what I need to do. WWaayynnee AAbbrraahhaammssCCaaeerrpphhiillllyy

DDeeaarr EEddiittoorrss..My cousin has sent me tworecent numbers of yourmagazine, which I thoroughlyenjoyed reading.The last number covered somememories of Forest Farm wheremy grand father Sam Troake hadbeen manager (not Jeff Troakesas in the magazine). My fatherwas called Joff Troake and wasraised on the farm.I would appreciate receiving

the magazine directly. Is thispossible?RegardsRRoobbeerrtt TTrrooaakkeeCClleeeevvee,,SSllaappttoonnKKiinnggssbbrriiddggeeDDeevvoonn TTQQ77 22PPTT

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DDeeaarr EEddiittoorrssOn behalf of the Rotary Club ofCardiff, may I thank all thosereaders of your magazine, whodonated old garden tools for theTools For Self Reliance project. The tools are currently beingrepaired or refurbishedin workshops in Crickhowell.Once they are finished, they’ll besent out to Tanzania and otherAfrican countries. If any otherreaders have any old or brokentools please contact DafyddThomas on Cardiff 20614242 [email protected] TThhoommaass((oonn bbeehhaallff ooff tthhee RRoottaarryy CClluubb ooffCCaarrddiiffff))

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DDeeaarr EEddiittoorrssI am writing to you as I ambecoming increasingly annoyedby the amount of charity bagsthat are being delivered to myaddress.Whilst I understand the need to

raise money for charity (Iregularly donate to localcharities), I am sure that otherresidents will know what I amtalking about. I am concerned,not only about the number ofcharity bags that are beingdistributed, but the way in whichthey are being ‘delivered’. The people who they entrust todeliver these bags arebecoming more and more lazy.On my walks around our

villages, I am seeing bags beingleft at the end of drives,sometimes even stuck in gates. Itook a photo of one which wasleft on the steps to some flats.Clearly if an elderly person wereto descend these stairs on arainy day, they may not see theglossy bag and they couldeasily fall.I’m hoping that this practicecan be changed before there isan injury to one of us.MMrrss HH EEvvaannssEEmmaaiill

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It’s certainly been a unique andcreative career so far for Welshpop musician Gwenno

Saunders. A lead dancer in MichaelFlatley’s Lord of the Dance at theage of 17, a role in Pobol y Cwm,her own show on S4C and currentlyone half of The Pipettes, Gwennohas become one of Cardiff’s mosttalented exports.Yet, her formative years were righthere in North Cardiff. Gwennoattended Ysgol Gyfun GymraegGlantaf in Llandaff North, which todate, has provided the world with aglut of respected and well-knowncelebrities. “North Cardiff is a little outside the

city so it was quieter there than otherparts of Cardiff. My favouritememories of the school are probablyfrom break times - corner shops andhanging out at the sandpit at theend of the playing field. As it wasthe only first language Welsh schoolin Cardiff at the time it meant that

anyone who'd gone toa Welsh speakingprimary school endedup there which made itincredibly diverse. There's also thefact that there seemed to be aninflux of Welsh speakers who hadmoved from other areas of Wales forwork, in the media or otherwise. Itmeant that a lot of pupils could takeadvantage of the fact they spokegood Welsh for work in TV andmusic. I think that’s why it’sproduced so many talented andwell-known personalities.”Gwenno’s musical roots however,go back even further. Her father, TimSaunders is the noted Cornish poetand linguist.“My parents have had a huge

influence on me with regards tomusic and the arts in general. Mymum was a founding member of CorCochion Caerdydd, a socialist streetchoir who sing every Saturday intown. She still sings with them to this

day. We always sang with her whenwe were young and went on anti-apartheid marches and miner'spickets most weekends. My dad onthe other hand always wrote poemsand stories for us in Cornish whenwe were growing up. I can't countthe amount of hours that he, Ani (mysister) and I made up really sillysongs about traffic lights, toys andfood!”Gwenno’s appetite for music at ayoung age led her to Las Vegaswhen she became a cast member ofLord of the Dance at the age of just17.

Photograph courtesy of Robert Attard

Pop headliner Gwenno

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girl group The Pipettes.

Yet the former Glantaf

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her North Cardiff roots.

Pulling

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“My favourite memories of theschool are probably from breaktimes - corner shops and hangingout at the sandpit at the end ofthe playing field


“Ani and I always did Irish dancing.I wasn't hugely interested in schoolat the time (being a typicallyrebellious teenage girl) and achance to audition came up inDublin. I went to Coleg Glan Hafrenfor two weeks and then I got the callto join and tour the world. Don't getme wrong, I worked hard at it but itreally was a wonderful opportunity,especially as Irish dancing had reallybeen an underground thing up untilthat point. I had never imaginedearning a living from it.“I missed Wales a lot though. Imissed its sense of history. LasVegas has always demolished itsown history which has been a shameI think. It really was just the completeopposite of what I'd known. It reallyis only one city in the US though, andI'm glad I experienced it. But threedays in Vegas is enough, let alonetwo years!”Lord of the Dance provided

Gwenno with a big break, butultimately, it gagged her creativestreak. During her two years in LasVegas, Gwenno’s yearning to createher own music brought about a newway of expressing herself - and alsobrought her back home to Cardiff. “I left Lord Of The Dance when Iwas 19. I'd been thinking a lot aboutwanting to make music, encouragedby my dancing experiences and waslooking for new ways of creativeexpression. I'd always absolutelyadored music and singing, enjoyedplaying the piano and violin as wellas making up songs, so I movedback to Wales. I released a few EPson Crai Records which is a part ofSain, and in that process I metpeople who knew the British pop girlgroup, The Pipettes. I went to seethem play and purely by chance,they were looking for a singer. “I was touring with Riverdance

at the time and wasn't sure whichdirection I should take with mymusic but the band were perfect -

they made pop music as it shouldbe. I joined them in April 2005. Ani,my sister then joined in 2008.Their singles Pull Shapes, releasedin 2006, and Your Kisses are WastedOn Me, released in 2007, both didwell in the UK, US and Asian singlescharts.“We’ve toured the world over thepast six years, played some amazingshows and just recently released oursecond album Earth VS The Pipettes.Who knows which direction the bandwill take next? I've always followedmy nose when it comes to thesethings so I'm sure it'll become clearsoon.”Gwenno’s strong Celtic roots havegiven her a sense of free spirit. It’salso given her a passionate view ofher own country that highlights agreat lack of appreciation of life associety tumbles through the greattechnological revolution. “I've been incredibly lucky to speakboth Cornish and Welsh fluently. Aswell as doing the Irish dancing, I’vedeveloped an understanding of Irishhistory and music. These languagesand cultures are so important to oursense of who we are and whatmakes us different. It's part of thefabric of the British Isles and one thatis important to celebrate and to keepalive.

“Society tries to evolve and move forward at an alarming rateand people's obsession with the ideaof the future has almost become nulland void with the informationrevolution. We've destroyed ourplanet and lost meaning and reasonfor our existence; it's worthremembering our forefathers, thatconnection with the earth, wherewe've come from, and with our ownimaginations.”Gwenno’s been looking to usethese thoughts and her experiencesin her latest project.“I'm writing a solo album at themoment. It's just at the demo stagebut I'm trying to pull all of myinfluences together- old worlds andnew, into a coherent pop record. Myaim is to keep on making music,keep on performing and creating.”But the capital city of Wales has notleft the woman who has neverforgotten her North Cardiff roots. “I don't get back often enough. Ilove Cardiff.”TToo hheeaarr GGwweennnnoo’’ss mmuussiicc,, vviissiitt

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In the build up to Easter this yearBeulah Church took paint to wallto display a series of images ofJesus. It was the culmination oftheir ‘Out of the Frame’ Artist inResidency with local artist JoJones. The idea was to takeJesus out of the frame, to releasehim from the confines of churchand clergy and let something ofhis life be remembered and told.It began at Christmas with the

Victorian Evening and a series ofinstallations telling the birth storyof Jesus. But, the church thoughtit unlikely that an exhibition aboutthe life of Jesus would be muchof a draw if we held it in church.Thus a small group of peopleworked with Jo and hatched theidea of a series of graffiti imagesthat would come and go in theweeks leading up to Easter. Weworked with another artist,Bleddyn Edwards of CheekyMonkey Creatives, to create aseries of life-sized stencils.Normally graffiti is something

people moan about, but thesegraffiti images seemed to stirsomething of the oppositereaction. They prompted a greatdeal of interest and conversation,some criticism and concern.Many hoped they would stay,particularly the first image, the bitof Rio that came to Rhiwbina, withthe Christ Redeemer figure at thecrossroads. The images played

on a residual sense in people thatif you see a slim, bearded,barefooted man – it must beJesus. Having established theface the following images beganto offer particular moments in thelife of Jesus, some comforting,some puzzling, somechallenging. The last image appeared not onthe walls of Canolfan but onspecially commissioned wine forsale for Easter. The idea was toset Jesus free from church, leavehim to the streets and neighboursof Rhiwbina and then let himtravel into people’s homes asthey celebrated Easter together.The last image would then becomplete when the bottle wasemptied and the Easter messageof resurrection became plain.Rev Dr Peter Cruchley-Jones,

Beulah’s minister, told LivingMagazines: “Graffiti Jesus blended art and

spirituality in a new way, told

Jesus’ life in an intriguing and subversive way. We miss himnow he’s gone, but theexperience of him on our streetsspoke to us very deeply of howhe belongs to so many more thanjust those who come to church.”The Graffiti Jesus images are

available as a postcard set, forsale in Beulah’s WhittakerLounge, Serenade and Snails.They have also been marked bya poem, written by John Rhys.

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Hello again! It’s SquidgySquirrel and I’m here totell you all about this

year’s Rhiwbina SummerFestival.There is plenty to do thisyear, and events start onSaturday 25th June, with theFriends of Rhiwbina PrimarySchool Fete, starting at 2pm. During the week, you canenjoy a ‘Storytime’ with aprofessional storyteller at theLibrary on the 29th June at2.15pm.There will be a colouringcompetition during the week.You can collect your colouringsheets from the lovely peoplein Serenade card shop, butremember that all entriesneed to be handed in at theLibrary by Saturday 25thJune.Don’t forget that you canmeet me at New RootsGarden Centre on Saturday

2nd July, where I will behanding out Treasure Huntmaps for you. This costs just£1, and this will go towardsthe Christmas Tree Appeal forour tree later in the year. Allyou need to do is headaround the village, spottingthe pictures of me (the one atthe bottom of this page!) andwrite them down on your map.Once you’ve found all mypictures, you can hand yourmap back to me at theGarden Centre, where we willpick a winner. We had greatfun with this last year. I was sobusy handing out TreasureHunts maps, that I hardly hadtime to hand out balloons!We met lots of lovely peopleand I even made a new friendcalled Atticus. Here he is,giving me a kiss.

Face-painting and ice-creams will also be the orderof the day too. We saw lots ofdifferent pretty faces last year- some were quite scary!

For thegrown-ups,they’ll bebusyspendingall theirmoney at thecraft stalls andstreet traders. On the stage, there will belots of performances too.Local schools, youth andcommunity groups willshowing off their dancing andmusic skills. If you’d like to see the fullrunning order of the acts thatare due to appear on stage,you can visitwww.rhiwbina.co.uk. The event is once againbeing organised by theRhiwbina Events Committee,which also looks after the funat the Christmas VictorianEvening. Have lots of fun and see youthere! Squidgy

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There are a number of other exciting eventstaking place in the Village in the run

up to Festival Day with something for everyoneFestival Week

Free entry by ticket only to Jayne, Adrian and Brian’s Coffee Morning All Saints Church Hall,

from 10.30am - 12.00pm, raffle in aid of the Cardiff Branch of the Alzheimer’s

Society. To book tickets please contact Adrian on

029 2062 7757 or [email protected]

Summer Festival 2011Saturday 2nd July 2011

11.00am to 3.00pm

Summer Festival 2011Rhiwbina Village Events Committee,

The Wendy House, 1 Lon Fach,

Rhiwbina, Cardiff, CF14 6JP

Tel: 07970 165 084

Saturday 25th June

www.rhiwbina.co.uk

The Pantmawr Inn BBQ and Bouncy Castle

extravaganza, burgers and hotdogs £2.50

from 2.00pmfree entry

Saturday 25th June

Quiz ‘n Chips at Rhiwbina Recreational Club, 7.30pm

for an 8.00pm start, tickets £3.00 for entry and chips,

available from the Rec, Serenade and on the door, raffle prizes,

with proceeds to the Christmas Tree Appeal 2011.

Monday 27th June

Festival Rhymetime with

Bookstart Bear at the Library,

f from 10.30am - 11.15amree entry

Tuesday 28th June

Elvis at the Juboraj

Tickets £20.00 available from the venue

Tuesday 28th June

Festival Storytime with professional story teller

Claire Erasmus, free entry at the Library

from 2.15pm - 3.00pm

Wednesday 29th June

The Annual Festival Village Walk, organised by the Rhiwbina Civic Society

and led by Duncan Hockridge, free for all, dogs welcome, please meet at the Deri Inn car park at 6.45pm,

the walk will be approx. 2 mile long along some of the interesting public footpaths around the Wenallt area

lasting 90mins. Please bring suitable clothing and footwear - wet or fine the event will take place!

Wednesday 29th June

Local author Jo Verity talks about the people,

places and events that have inspired her novels

Free entry at the Library from 2.30pm - 3.15pm

Thursday 30th JuneThe Butchers Arms Traditional Hog Roast

with all the trimmings, £3.50 each, main

and snack bar menus also available

Thursday 30th June

Rhiwbina Market Festival Special with a

fine selection of fresh local produce,

from 10.00am - 2.00pm

Snails and Houghton Wine Co. present a

Mediterranean Summer Supper at Snails Deli

from 7.00pm - 11.00pm, tickets £36.00

available from Houghtons Wine Co.

4 Beulah Road, including food and wine

Friday 1st July

Gateway of India

J A Hughes Solicitors

Juboraj Restaurant

Pinnacle Internet Marketing

Rhiwbina Baptist Church

Rhiwbina Dental Surgery

Rhiwbina Farmer’s Market

Serenade

Spar

The Butchers Arms

The Deri Inn

Airpro Systems

Edwards & Co

G. Raybould Butcher

Kingman and Davies

Opticians

Beulah Dress Agency

Cleaver Flooring

Emyr Pierce Solicitors

Houghton Wine Co.

Morgan Lloyd Williams

Muddy Bums

Signor Barber Shop

Snails

The Flower Lodge

The Olive Branch

Victoria Fearn Gallery

Our deepestappreciation to allof the followingbusinesses:-

Partners:

Supporters:

Friends:

And our

ongoing thanks

to all our other

commercial and

personal sources

that help to make

these events a

success

Staged performances from local schools, youth groups

and community performers will again take place on the

Hern & Crabtree stage outside the Brookhouse Nursery

from 11.00am - including a special performance from

the fantastic local folk-acoustic duo BarlowCree!

An Organ Recital with the popular International

Organist Mr. Jeffery Howard, 7.30pm at Bethany Baptist Church,

in aid Church Charities, tickets £5.00 in advance

from Threads, Serenade, The Honey Pot,

The Deri Stores and by telephoning 029 2062 6111 or

£6.00 on the door (subject to availability)

Friday 8th July

Coach trip to Weston-Super-Mare

organised by the Rhiwbina Civic Society. Full details

of prices timings and the day’s itinerary from

[email protected] or by telephoning 029 2062 6111

Saturday 9th July

Traditional Afternoon Tea at Café-Y-Felin, Heol Llanishen Fach

from 2.00pm - 5.00pm, including homemade cakes,

a selection of finger sandwiches and loose leaf tea,

£9.50 per person, to reserve a table call Maria on 07787 225 199.

Thursday 30th June

Come and join us in the Village

from 11.00am for a day of

fun and enjoyment.

We thank you for your support

and we look forward to seeing

you on the day - don’t miss it!

* Musical entertainment

* Children’s rides

* Ice creams and snacks

* Craft stalls and street traders

* Colouring competition

* Face painting and balloons

* Live performances in the Arena

Rhiwbina Village

Events Committee

We’re delighted to welcome back The Copthorne Players for the day

along with our favourite event DJ Sparky Marky as compere

Colouring sheets available from our friends in

Serenade from 11th June with a £1.00 donation

to the Christmas Tree Appeal

The Colouring

Competition

Returns!

Completed entries to be returned to the Library by 25th June.

Competition winners to be announced on stage during Festival Day

Great prizes!

Last year’s winning entry by Anna Ruddock

We are all keeping our fingers crossed that the fine weather will

be with us again for the Summer Festival on Saturday 2nd July.

Friday 1st July

One of Wales’ foremost musicians, Harpist Catrin Finch

in Concert at Canolfan Beulah, 7.30pm,

tickets £12.00 or £10.00 to unwaged adults,

£5.00 children, tickets available from Serenade

Saturday 25th June

The Friends of Rhiwbina Primary School Summer Fete from

2.00pm - 5.00pm, with a variety of stalls, inflatables,

showcase arena, football knock-out competition,

crazy golf, BBQ, refreshment tent and more,

held at school, £1.00 entry per adult, children free

activities for all ages,

Saturday 25th June

Come and take part in the Treasure Hunt onFestival Day - Collect your treasure mapfrom New Roots Garden Centre andfind Squidgy the Squirrel in theVillage shop windows to winsome great prizes

(£1.00 entry donation to the Christmas Tree Appeal) Don’t forg

et tovisit www.rh

iwbina.co.uk

for th

e full ru

nning order of th

e acts

on the Hern

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btree Sta

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1/2

Saturday 2nd JulyHoughton Wine Co. ‘Festival Tasting’, from

2.00pm - 8.00pm, entry price £3.50, with over 30 wines

of all ranges from across the globe to sample

Cymdeithas Gymraeg Rhiwbina’s Cymanfa Ganu from

8.00pm at Beulah Chapel, free entry.

Sunday 3rd July

(Please note, ticket purchases at Serenade by cash and cheque payments only)

There are a number of other exciting eventstaking place in the Village in the run

up to Festival Day with something for everyoneFestival Week

Free entry by ticket only to Jayne, Adrian and Brian’s Coffee Morning All Saints Church Hall,

from 10.30am - 12.00pm, raffle in aid of the Cardiff Branch of the Alzheimer’s

Society. To book tickets please contact Adrian on

029 2062 7757 or [email protected]

Summer Festival 2011Saturday 2nd July 2011

11.00am to 3.00pm

Summer Festival 2011Rhiwbina Village Events Committee,

The Wendy House, 1 Lon Fach,

Rhiwbina, Cardiff, CF14 6JP

Tel: 07970 165 084

Saturday 25th June

www.rhiwbina.co.uk

The Pantmawr Inn BBQ and Bouncy Castle

extravaganza, burgers and hotdogs £2.50

from 2.00pmfree entry

Saturday 25th June

Quiz ‘n Chips at Rhiwbina Recreational Club, 7.30pm

for an 8.00pm start, tickets £3.00 for entry and chips,

available from the Rec, Serenade and on the door, raffle prizes,

with proceeds to the Christmas Tree Appeal 2011.

Monday 27th June

Festival Rhymetime with

Bookstart Bear at the Library,

f from 10.30am - 11.15amree entry

Tuesday 28th June

Elvis at the Juboraj

Tickets £20.00 available from the venue

Tuesday 28th June

Festival Storytime with professional story teller

Claire Erasmus, free entry at the Library

from 2.15pm - 3.00pm

Wednesday 29th June

The Annual Festival Village Walk, organised by the Rhiwbina Civic Society

and led by Duncan Hockridge, free for all, dogs welcome, please meet at the Deri Inn car park at 6.45pm,

the walk will be approx. 2 mile long along some of the interesting public footpaths around the Wenallt area

lasting 90mins. Please bring suitable clothing and footwear - wet or fine the event will take place!

Wednesday 29th June

Local author Jo Verity talks about the people,

places and events that have inspired her novels

Free entry at the Library from 2.30pm - 3.15pm

Thursday 30th JuneThe Butchers Arms Traditional Hog Roast

with all the trimmings, £3.50 each, main

and snack bar menus also available

Thursday 30th June

Rhiwbina Market Festival Special with a

fine selection of fresh local produce,

from 10.00am - 2.00pm

Snails and Houghton Wine Co. present a

Mediterranean Summer Supper at Snails Deli

from 7.00pm - 11.00pm, tickets £36.00

available from Houghtons Wine Co.

4 Beulah Road, including food and wine

Friday 1st July

Gateway of India

J A Hughes Solicitors

Juboraj Restaurant

Pinnacle Internet Marketing

Rhiwbina Baptist Church

Rhiwbina Dental Surgery

Rhiwbina Farmer’s Market

Serenade

Spar

The Butchers Arms

The Deri Inn

Airpro Systems

Edwards & Co

G. Raybould Butcher

Kingman and Davies

Opticians

Beulah Dress Agency

Cleaver Flooring

Emyr Pierce Solicitors

Houghton Wine Co.

Morgan Lloyd Williams

Muddy Bums

Signor Barber Shop

Snails

The Flower Lodge

The Olive Branch

Victoria Fearn Gallery

Our deepestappreciation to allof the followingbusinesses:-

Partners:

Supporters:

Friends:

And our

ongoing thanks

to all our other

commercial and

personal sources

that help to make

these events a

success

Staged performances from local schools, youth groups

and community performers will again take place on the

Hern & Crabtree stage outside the Brookhouse Nursery

from 11.00am - including a special performance from

the fantastic local folk-acoustic duo BarlowCree!

An Organ Recital with the popular International

Organist Mr. Jeffery Howard, 7.30pm at Bethany Baptist Church,

in aid Church Charities, tickets £5.00 in advance

from Threads, Serenade, The Honey Pot,

The Deri Stores and by telephoning 029 2062 6111 or

£6.00 on the door (subject to availability)

Friday 8th July

Coach trip to Weston-Super-Mare

organised by the Rhiwbina Civic Society. Full details

of prices timings and the day’s itinerary from

[email protected] or by telephoning 029 2062 6111

Saturday 9th July

Traditional Afternoon Tea at Café-Y-Felin, Heol Llanishen Fach

from 2.00pm - 5.00pm, including homemade cakes,

a selection of finger sandwiches and loose leaf tea,

£9.50 per person, to reserve a table call Maria on 07787 225 199.

Thursday 30th June

Come and join us in the Village

from 11.00am for a day of

fun and enjoyment.

We thank you for your support

and we look forward to seeing

you on the day - don’t miss it!

* Musical entertainment

* Children’s rides

* Ice creams and snacks

* Craft stalls and street traders

* Colouring competition

* Face painting and balloons

* Live performances in the Arena

Rhiwbina Village

Events Committee

We’re delighted to welcome back The Copthorne Players for the day

along with our favourite event DJ Sparky Marky as compere

Colouring sheets available from our friends in

Serenade from 11th June with a £1.00 donation

to the Christmas Tree Appeal

The Colouring

Competition

Returns!

Completed entries to be returned to the Library by 25th June.

Competition winners to be announced on stage during Festival Day

Great prizes!

Last year’s winning entry by Anna Ruddock

We are all keeping our fingers crossed that the fine weather will

be with us again for the Summer Festival on Saturday 2nd July.

Friday 1st July

One of Wales’ foremost musicians, Harpist Catrin Finch

in Concert at Canolfan Beulah, 7.30pm,

tickets £12.00 or £10.00 to unwaged adults,

£5.00 children, tickets available from Serenade

Saturday 25th June

The Friends of Rhiwbina Primary School Summer Fete from

2.00pm - 5.00pm, with a variety of stalls, inflatables,

showcase arena, football knock-out competition,

crazy golf, BBQ, refreshment tent and more,

held at school, £1.00 entry per adult, children free

activities for all ages,

Saturday 25th June

Come and take part in the Treasure Hunt onFestival Day - Collect your treasure mapfrom New Roots Garden Centre andfind Squidgy the Squirrel in theVillage shop windows to winsome great prizes

(£1.00 entry donation to the Christmas Tree Appeal) Don’t forg

et tovisit www.rh

iwbina.co.uk

for th

e full ru

nning order of th

e acts

on the Hern

&Cra

btree Sta

ge

1/2

Saturday 2nd JulyHoughton Wine Co. ‘Festival Tasting’, from

2.00pm - 8.00pm, entry price £3.50, with over 30 wines

of all ranges from across the globe to sample

Cymdeithas Gymraeg Rhiwbina’s Cymanfa Ganu from

8.00pm at Beulah Chapel, free entry.

Sunday 3rd July

(Please note, ticket purchases at Serenade by cash and cheque payments only)

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In an age where the internet hasshrunk the world, and wheregreetings have been reduced

to virtual ‘poking’, it’s good toknow that the traditional methodof passing on greetings and loveis very much alive in Rhiwbina.

The village’s stalwart shop,Serenade has been at the centreof most community activitiessince its opening in 2000.“There was a card shop herebefore us, called Cascade.” saysowner Paul. “We’ve been here foreleven years now and in thattime, we’ve got to know most ofthe locals by name. It’s a lovelyvillage to work in.”The shop stocks a wide range ofquality greetings cards and gifts,as well as a selection of soft toysand balloons.“We also sell the popularDemdaco Willow Tree figurines,which always sell well whenthere’s a special day coming up.”says Paul.Teramundi Money Pots are alsoa favourite, and so too are them.t.y. Tatty Teds.The shop was nominated for a

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the trend and setting up shops in North Cardiff.Meet some of the new faces in the village.

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Two familiar faces have moved into Rhiwbina Village.Gail and Vivian are excited about their new businessventure and are looking forward to opening their door tohaus which will specialise in home furnishings, curtainsand blinds.Previously they had both enjoyed successful careers

with Maskreys, a well known and much lovedindependent furnishing retailer. Gail was the GeneralManager for the company and Vivian managed the SoftFurnishings Departments in all three stores as well asthe busy workroom which produced the curtains, blindsand other soft furnishings. Between them they gained30 years experience and extensive knowledge inContemporary Furnishings which included workingtogether on both commercial and domestic projects.Due to the retirement of Robert Maskrey, sadly the

business closed its doors during the winter of 2010 andboth Gail and Vivian found themselves redundant andfacing an unknown future. In the light of the New Yearwhile meeting up for a coffee they were reminiscingabout the day to day buzz of Maskreys and how muchthey were missing it and thought "why can't we bringback that shopping experience to Cardiff". In a matter ofweeks, one of the criteria was to look for the rightlocation and after considering many options they foundtheir ideal shop in the heart of Rhiwbina Village. Duringtheir extensive search they were bowled over by thegreat sense of community spirit they experienced inRhiwbina of which they hope to become part of.Gail and Vivian are keen to offer the same care and

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The Haus girls


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The aptly named Book Nook was opened at thebeginning of March in the compact shop at the end ofthe Beulah Road shops in Rhiwbina Village. Althoughtucked away, people are now getting to know a bargainwhen they find it. Word is spreading and more and moreare enjoying browsing through the varied and interestingbooks to be found there.Along with the books are a selection of gifts, jewellery,handcrafted items, book accessories and a range ofhandmade cards and prints taken from originalpaintings and drawings exclusive to the Book Nook.Many in the collection, a total of over 3.500 books, areunread recent publications in brand new condition.Others have been used but are still in excellentcondition and feature popular authors including LeeChild, Henning Mankell, Philipa Gregory, John Grisham,Michael Connelly, Catrin Collier, to mention but a few.

You will also find a range of non fiction where you canbrowse through the lives of the kings and queens ofGreat Britain with books by authors such as Roy Strong,David Starkey and Terry Jones, also the lives of the richand famous such as Alec Guinness, Piers Morgan, PeterKay and Ingrid Bergman. As well as second handchildren books, there is a range of new story and activitybooks for children. The shop now sells the popularWelsh Football magazine and several titles by localauthors.

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This is an extremely busy time forthe branch – and it’s likely tocontinue for a few months yet. Atthe moment we’ve got severalmums and their litters of kittenslooking for new homes. Whereasthere are usually plenty of peoplelooking for a kitten, we would likeprospective adopters to considerthe lovely mums when they arefinally kitten free and neutered.Here are just a few:

OOppaall is the oldest of our singlemums at around 6 years old. Shehas just had her 11th litter of kittens. She was a brilliant mumto all four kittens in her last litterand even adopted a little lonekitten into her brood. Opal is a beautiful chocolatecolour. She’s extremelyaffectionate, loves to curl up on a

comfy lap and is good withchildren and possibly other cats.She will be neutered,microchipped, vaccinated, flead,wormed and ready to enjoy somepampering of her own.NNuuttmmeegg is around two years old

and has recently given birth tothree beautiful kittens. They havenow all been reserved and can'twait to go to their new homes.Nutmeg was not the mostmaternal ofcats andfound havingkittens a real inconveni-ence - she would muchrather sit onher outdoorshelf andcatch strokes from passers by.She has been neutered, fullyvaccinated, microchipped and isdesperate to have a space all toherself. Here are a few wordsfrom our cat socialiser:"Nutmeg has a lovelypersonality, she is so loving andextremely playful. She reallydeserves a perfect forever home,come and meether today.”This beautifullittle cat goes bythe name ofOlivia. She gavebirth to five gorgeous kittens andeven adopted another littlestraggler. OOlliivviiaa is about 18 months old, so

only a kitten herself. She isextremely affectionate and hasbeen a terrific mum! She reallydeserves a very special homewhere she can have lots of TLCall to herself. Olivia seems to get on quite well

with other cats, she is also greatwith young children because sheis so laid back. She has nowbeen neutered, fully vaccinated,microchipped and can't wait tofind her new forever home andenjoy her kitten free life.It is inevitable that we’ll get more

mums and kittens in as theseason progresses. So do pleasegive us a call if you areconsidering a new pet.We don’t have an animal centre

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has now been based inWhitchurch for a couple of yearsand we are so grateful for thesupport we’ve received to date.Many people are unaware that,as a Branch of the RSPCA, weare an independent charity. Wereceive no financial support fromthe National Society – nor do wereceive any government orLottery funding. Therefore ourwork with local animals in needdepends on the support of thecommunity, by way of donations,legacies, fundraising etc. During 2010 we rehomed over350 unwanted or cruelty caseanimals. We helped hundreds ofpeople struggling to payemergency vet bills and helpedhundreds more to neuter andmicrochip their pets. Without thesupport of the community wewould be unable to do this, sowe’d like to take this opportunityto say a big thank you!

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the teeth every day. You shouldalways use a pet toothpaste not ahuman one, as they taste better andare safe to swallow - it is difficult toget your dog to rinse & spit!

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treatment called ‘Feliway’ whichmakes many cats more relaxed. Youcan spray it in the basket and on theblanket or towel you put in there (useone he already sleeps on in his bed,if possible, so he’s familiar with it)Feliway is available at your vets. Try to remain calm and unstressed

yourself when getting him in thebasket, as cats are very sensitive totheir owner’s feelings and will react accordingly. The top-opening catbaskets are far easier to use, but ifyours opens at the end, one trick Ifind very helpful is to put the cat inbackwards - bottom first. Once in thebasket, some cats seem happier ifthey can see out, others are calmer ifthey are in the dark. You should beable to work out what your catprefers.

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Once upon a time.....As an Englishteacher, I once started the lessonby asking my students to write

the first three lines of a story. It was coming up to Hallowe’en and Ithought it would be topical to focus ourskills on writing horror. The school I wasteaching in was an 19th centurymansion house and the room we were inwas particularly apt for our task at hand.We were at the very top of the house inwhat used to be the attic. Thefloorboards squeaked and the heavywooden roof joists that ribbed the roomwere riddled with cobwebs and darknooks. We shut the wooden shutters thathung on the windows for added effect.Legend had it that the house used tobe a convent. It was one stormy night,back in the late 1800s that one of thenuns, after having her illicit affair with amarried man discovered, took a lengthof rope and hanged herself on the stairsleading up to the attic. And once a year,on the anniversary of her death, you canhear footsteps making their way up thestairs- and then stopping half way.That’s what I told them anyway. Therewas some truth in the story but it wasalways better to ‘add a little bit morespice’.The students’ stories could be basedanywhere and at any time, past, presentor future. I gave them no moreinformation than that and off they set.After three minutes of furious penscribbling, I asked them to put theirpens down. Looking a little bit confused,they put their pens down. Starting at the back of the room, I

asked them to read out the first fourwords of their story. It went somethinglike this:“Once upon a time....”“One day, I was...”“One day, I was...”“Once upon a time...”“One day, I was...”“Once upon a time...”

They soon got my point. As a writer, itwas frustrating to see so muchunoriginality in these kids’ heads. Yet,how were they to know any different? I’ve sat through many horror movies

and have always failed to see why theyare scary. Hollywood has a greattradition of churning out the same oldrubbish when it comes to horror- a groupof people (usually dopey Americanteenagers staying somewhere theyshouldn’t be) getting bumped off bysome figure from the past who wants totake revenge on blah blah blah.The truly scary thing about these

movies is that people continue to rentthem, buy them and watch them when infact, they all follow the same narrativepattern. And we all know that the baddieis always going to get it in the end.Back in the room, as it were, the kids

were realising that if they were going tograb the reader’s interest, they had to doit in the first few words of their story. Wewere about to move on to the next phaseof the lesson when CLUNK- the lightswent out. Slivers of daylight slicedthrough the shutters. Other than that,there was total darkness. Some of thegirls screamed. Remembering that therewas a torch in my top drawer, I fumbledaround and switched it on. I’d alwayswondered why it was there. Now I knewwhy.I gathered the kids around. Thinking on

my feet, I thought it’d be fun to pass thetorch around, to hold it under our chinsto create a spooky face, and to tell eachother ghost stories. The kids really got in the spirit of things(pun intended) and the girls’ squealingwas getting louder and louder. The torchpassed to me and I started telling thekids about the day my grandfather drovepast a friend of his. He was driving upCemetery Lane in Barry, when up aheadhe saw his old school friend, Billy Evans. My grandad slowed as he approachedBilly but Billy was acting strange. Forstarters, he didn’t seem to notice the

approaching car, and then he simplychanged direction, and walked straightthrough the cemetery fence anddisappeared behind a gravestone. Mygrandad drove on but couldn’t see thegap that Billy would have just passedthrough.When my grandad got home, the firstthing he did was tell my grandmotherabout the strange experience he’d justhad with Billy. My nan, who was sat inher armchair reading the localnewspaper, clasped her hand over hermouth. She held out the newspaper onthe page she was reading and showed itto my grandad. He slumped into his chair in shock.

There in the paper was an obituary forhis friend Billy Evans.BAM!No sooner had I delivered the final,killer twist than the lights came back onin the classroom with a bang. Everyonejumped including me. One girl wasliterally clinging to her friend and oneboy had chewed his pen down to thenib.At the end of the lesson, one of the

more challenging pupils came up to me.She rolled up her sleeves to show methat the hairs on her arms were still stuckup in the air. She held out her hands -they were still shaking. She told me thatshe’d never forget that lesson. I told herthat that was the power of stories. For many of us, the fear of not knowingis the thing that gets to us most. For me,knowing how a predictable Hollywoodfilm is going to pan out takes the fear outof the film. A good story throws in theunexpected. Which is why when Imoved to a different school, and theyturned my classroom into an officewithout consulting me, throwing all myresources in the skip (as well as offeringmy job to an unqualified teacher), Idecided to leave teaching and set upLiving Magazines instead. The scary thing is, there are somestories you just couldn’t make up.

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Rhiwbina Living Issue 15 Summer 2011