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Wednesday 1st October   Age Concern Advocacy Service will be holding a drop-in session at the Age concern Office, 1 Commercial Street, Llantwit Major.  Support and information on a wide range of issues of concern to people over 60.  No appointment necessary. 

Wednesday 1st October   Merthyr Mawr WI meet at 7.00 pm in Ewenny and Corntown Village Hall. 

Thursday 2nd October   ORRA (Ogmore-by-Sea Retired Residents Association) meeting at 2.00 pm in the Watermill, Ogmore Village. 

Thursday 2nd October   Karate Club meets in St. Brides Major School Hall.  Beginners and red belts from 6.00 pm to 6.45 pm.  All other grades from 6.45 pm to 7.00 pm. 

Thursday 2nd October   Thursday Club meets at 6.30 pm in a classroom in St. Brides Major School.  The speaker will be talking about Cardiff Castle. 

Thursday 2nd October   Harvest thanksgiving and supper in Priory Church, Ewenny, at 7.00 pm. 

Thursday 2nd October   Community Council Planning Committee Meeting for St. Brides Major & Southerndown Ward will convene at 7.00 pm in the Village Hall. 

Friday 3rd October   Vale of Glamorgan kerbside collection service of cardboard and plastic for St. Brides Major, Southerndown and Ogmore-by-Sea.  Garden waste will also be collected during the day.  (Blue Week) 

Saturday 4th October   10.00 am to 12.00 noon.  Jane Hutt, National Assembly Member for the Vale of Glamorgan will be holding a surgery at the Town Hall, High Street, Cowbridge.  Please check local press for any late changes to time/venue or cancellation. 

Saturday 4th October   10.30 am to 12.00 noon.  Coffee morning in St. Brides Major Church Hall.  All welcome.  Why not come along and join in. 

Saturday 4th October   2.00 pm to 4.00 pm.  Wick & District Pensioners Club Autumn Fayre in Wick Village Hall.  Stalls, raffle and refreshments.  Entrance 50p.  Donations can be handed in to the Village Hall during the morning. 

Tuesday 7th October   Health Through Warmth display on an interactive "cold bus" at Eastgate, Cowbridge from 10.00 am to 12 noon and at Poundfield Shopping Centre Car Park, Llantwit Major from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm.  See our Why Wait Till Winter page.  Benefits and Energy Efficiency Advisers will also be present. 

Tuesday 7th October   Jiu Jitsu Club in St. Brides Major School Hall.  Juniors (age 8-14 years) from 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm.  Seniors (age 15+) from 8.00 pm to 9.00 pm. 

Tuesday 7th October   7.00 pm at the Scout Hall, St. Brides Major.  Keep fit class.  Take along a mat or old bath towel for floor work.  Nothing too strenuous, friendly company.  All welcome. 

Thursday 9th October   Karate Club meets in St. Brides Major School Hall.  Beginners and red belts from 6.00 pm to 6.45 pm.  All other grades from 6.45 pm to 7.00 pm. 

Thursday 9th October   Thursday Club meets at 6.30 pm in a classroom in St. Brides Major School.

Thursday 9th October   Southerndown WI Annual General Meeting at 7.15 pm in St. Brides Major Church Hall. 

Friday 10th October   Vale of Glamorgan kerbside collection service of cans, paper and glass for St. Brides Major, Southerndown and Ogmore-by-Sea.  (Green Week) 

Saturday 11th October   10.30 am to 12.00 noon.  Coffee morning in St. Brides Major Church Hall.  All welcome.  Why not come along and join in. 

Monday 13th October   Community Council Meeting at 7.00 pm.  Venue to be confirmed. 

Tuesday 14th October   Jiu Jitsu Club in St. Brides Major School Hall.  Juniors (age 8-14 years) from 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm.  Seniors (age 15+) from 8.00 pm to 9.00 pm. 

Tuesday 14th October   7.00 pm at the Scout Hall, St. Brides Major.  Keep fit class.  Take along a mat or old bath towel for floor work.  Nothing too strenuous, friendly company.  All welcome. 

Tuesday 14th October   Mothers Union meeting starts at 7.30 pm in St. Brides Major Church Hall.  Talk by Cathy Bunt on "How Green is your House?" 

Day in October   Southerndown WI coffee morning at 10.30 am - look out for poster giving details of date and venue. 

Wednesday 15th to Monday 20th October   Members of Ovansjö Parish in Sweden will visit Ewenny & St. Brides Major Parish.. 

Thursday 16th October   ORRA (Ogmore-by-Sea Retired Residents Association) meeting at 2.00 pm in the Watermill, Ogmore Village. 

Thursday 16th October   Karate Club meets in St. Brides Major School Hall.  Beginners and red belts from 6.00 pm to 6.45 pm.  All other grades from 6.45 pm to 7.00 pm. 

Thursday 16th October   Thursday Club meets at 6.30 pm in a classroom in St. Brides Major School. 

Friday 17th October   Vale of Glamorgan kerbside collection service of cardboard and plastic for St. Brides Major, Southerndown and Ogmore-by-Sea.  Garden waste will also be collected during the day.  (Blue Week) 

Friday 17th October   Noson Lawen at 7.00 pm Swedish-Welsh Night in the Church Hall, St. Brides Major.  Music from Cantorion Illtud and the Swedish Group.  Cawl supper.  Tickets £2.50. 

Saturday 18th October   10.30 am to 12.00 noon.  Coffee morning in St. Brides Major Church Hall.  All welcome.  Why not come along and join in. 

Saturday 18th October   Big Screen Racing charity fun show in the Fox & Hounds, St. Brides Major.  Music, prizes and free quiz.  First Race starts at 8.30 pm.  Racing produced on DVD or video.  All films chosen by members of the audience; no one knows the winner in advance. 

Sunday 19th October   Harvest Thanksgiving Service at St. Bridget's Church, St. Brides Major at 11.00 am followed by Parish lunch in the Church Hall.  Also at 6.00 pm Choral Evensong at Ewenny Priory followed by Farewell Party for the visitors from Ovansjö in Sweden. 

Tuesday 21st October   Trafalgar Day. 

Tuesday 21st October   Jiu Jitsu Club in St. Brides Major School Hall.  Juniors (age 8-14 years) from 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm.  Seniors (age 15+) from 8.00 pm to 9.00 pm. 

Tuesday 21st October   7.00 pm at the Scout Hall, St. Brides Major.  Keep fit class.  Take along a mat or old bath towel for floor work.  Nothing too strenuous, friendly company.  All welcome. 

Tuesday 21st October   7.30 pm Ewenny Church Council meeting. 

Thursday 23rd October   Karate Club meets in St. Brides Major School Hall.  Beginners and red belts from 6.00 pm to 6.45 pm.  All other grades from 6.45 pm to 7.00 pm. 

Thursday 23rd October   Thursday Club meets at 6.30 pm in a classroom in St. Brides Major School. 

Thursday 23rd October   Ewenny Festival: Voskresenije Vocal Ensemble (St. Petersburg) at 7.30 pm at Ewenny Priory.  Tickets £10 (concessions £8) from Ewenny Pottery. 

Friday 24th October   Vale of Glamorgan kerbside collection service of cans, paper and glass for St. Brides Major, Southerndown and Ogmore-by-Sea.  (Green Week) 

Saturday 25th October   British Summer Time ends - don't forget to put your clocks back!. 

Saturday 25th October   10.30 am to 12.00 noon.  Coffee morning in St. Brides Major Church Hall.  All welcome.  Why not come along and join in. 

Monday 27th to Friday 31st October   Half-term week* for Vale of Glamorgan schools. 

Wednesday 29th October   Glamorgan WI half-yearly Council Meeting at Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff.  This will also mark the 85th Anniversary of GFWI. 

Wednesday 29th October   6.00 pm in St. Brides Major Church Hall.  Partnership and Community Together (Pact) meeting to enable members of the public to have an opportunity to speak to the police about community issues of concern to them.  For residents of the area including Broughton, Ogmore-by-Sea, St. Brides Major, Southerndown and Wick. 

Friday 31st October   Halloween. 

Friday 31st October   Vale of Glamorgan kerbside collection service of cardboard and plastic for St. Brides Major, Southerndown and Ogmore-by-Sea.  Garden waste will also be collected during the day.  (Blue Week) 

 

Saturday 1st November   10.30 am to 12.00 noon Coffee morning in St. Brides Major Church Hall.  All welcome. 

Sunday 2nd November   Service of Remembrance at St. Bridget's Church, St. Brides Major, at 3.00 pm. 

Tuesday 4th November   Jiu Jitsu Club in St. Brides Major School Hall.  Juniors (age 8-14 years) from 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm.  Seniors (age 15+) from 8.00 pm to 9.00 pm. 

Tuesday 4th November   7.00 pm at the Scout Hall, St. Brides Major.  Keep fit class.  Take along a mat or old bath towel for floor work.  Nothing too strenuous, friendly company.  All welcome. 

Tuesday 4th November   7.30 pm St. Bridget's Church Council meeting. 

Wednesday 5th November   Age Concern Advocacy Service will be holding a drop-in session at the Age Concern Office, 1 Commercial Street, Llantwit Major.  Support and information on a wide range of issues of concern to people over 60.  No appointment necessary. 

Wednesday 5th November   Merthyr Mawr WI meet at 7.00 pm in Ewenny and Corntown Village Hall. 

Wednesday 5th November   Bonfire Night.  Why not go along to a supervised Fireworks Display:

From 5.30 pm to 9.00 pm Barry Island Railway Bonfire Night Shuttle Train will run from the Waterfront to Barry Island every 30 minutes.  Barry Rotary Club Fireworks Fiesta at Friars Point, Barry Island, starts at 7.45 pm.  Live music and children’s entertainment. 

Fireworks Sky Show at Cyfarthfa Park at Merthyr Tydfil run by a professional company.  Family entertainment, funfair, Valleys Radio Roadshow and much more.  No parking at event, free return shuttle bus service (including facilities for disabled) operating from Merthyr Tydfil College car park. Visit Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council web site for more details. 

Thursday 6th November   ORRA (Ogmore-by-Sea Retired Residents Association) meeting at 2.00 pm in the Watermill, Ogmore Village. 

Thursday 6th November   Karate Club meets in St. Brides Major School Hall.  Beginners and red belts from 6.00 pm to 6.45 pm.  All other grades from 6.45 pm to 7.00 pm. 

Thursday 6th November   Thursday Club meets at 6.30 pm in a classroom in St. Brides Major School. 

Friday 7th November   2009Vale of Glamorgan kerbside collection service of cans, paper and glass for St. Brides Major, Southerndown and Ogmore-by-Sea.  (Green Week)   

Saturday 8th November   10.30 am to 12.00 noon.  Coffee morning in St. Brides Major Church Hall.  All welcome.  Why not come along and join in. 

Sunday 9th November   Remembrance Sunday.  6.30 pm Requiem Mass with Faur café's Requiem at Ewenny Priory. 

Monday 10th November   Community Council Meeting at 7.00 pm in St. Brides Major Church Hall.  

Tuesday 11th November   Jiu Jitsu Club in St. Brides Major School Hall.  Juniors (age 8-14 years) from 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm.  Seniors (age 15+) from 8.00 pm to 9.00 pm. 

Tuesday 11th November   7.00 pm at the Scout Hall, St. Brides Major.  Keep fit class.  Take along a mat or old bath towel for floor work.  Nothing too strenuous, friendly company.  All welcome. 

Tuesday 11th November   Mothers Union, meeting starts at 7.30 pm in St. Brides Major Church Hall. 

Thursday 13th November   Southerndown WI Meeting at 7.15 pm in All Saints Church, Southerndown.  

Thursday 13th November   Karate Club meets in St. Brides Major School Hall.  Beginners and red belts from 6.00 pm to 6.45 pm.  All other grades from 6.45 pm to 7.00 pm. 

Thursday 13th November   Thursday Club meets at 6.30 pm in a classroom in St. Brides Major School. 

Friday 14th November   Vale of Glamorgan kerbside collection service of cardboard and plastic for St. Brides Major, Southerndown and Ogmore-by-Sea.  Garden waste will also be collected during the day.  (Blue Week)  

Day in November   Southerndown WI coffee morning at 10.30 am – look out for poster giving details of date and venue. 

Saturday 15th November   10.00 am to 12.00 noon.  Jane Hutt, National Assembly Member for the Vale of Glamorgan, will be holding a surgery at The Old School, Wine Street, Llantwit Major.  Please check local press for any late changes to times/venues or cancellations. 

Saturday 15th November   10.30 am to 12.00 noon Coffee morning in St. Brides Major Church Hall.  All welcome. 

Tuesday 18th November   Jiu Jitsu Club in St. Brides Major School Hall.  Juniors (age 8-14 years) from 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm.  Seniors (age 15+) from 8.00 pm to 9.00 pm. 

Tuesday 18th November   7.00 pm at the Scout Hall, St. Brides Major.  Keep fit class.  Take along a mat or old bath towel for floor work.  Nothing too strenuous, friendly company.  All welcome. 

Thursday 20th November   ORRA (Ogmore-by-Sea Retired Residents Association) meeting at 2.00 pm in the Watermill, Ogmore Village. 

Thursday 20th November   Karate Club meets in St. Brides Major School Hall.  Beginners and red belts from 6.00 pm to 6.45 pm.  All other grades from 6.45 pm to 7.00 pm. 

Thursday 20th November   Thursday Club meets at 6.30 pm in a classroom in St. Brides Major School. 

Friday 21st November   Vale of Glamorgan kerbside collection service of cans, paper and glass for St. Brides Major, Southerndown and Ogmore-by-Sea.  (Green Week) 

Saturday 22nd November   10.30 am to 12.00 noon Coffee morning in St. Brides Major Church Hall.  All welcome. 

Tuesday 25th November   Jiu Jitsu Club in St. Brides Major School Hall.  Juniors (age 8-14 years) from 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm.  Seniors (age 15+) from 8.00 pm to 9.00 pm. 

Tuesday 25th November   7.00 pm at the Scout Hall, St. Brides Major.  Keep fit class.  Take along a mat or old bath towel for floor work.  Nothing too strenuous, friendly company.  All welcome. 

Thursday 27th November   Karate Club meets in St. Brides Major School Hall.  Beginners and red belts from 6.00 pm to 6.45 pm.  All other grades from 6.45 pm to 7.00 pm. 

Thursday 27th November   Thursday Club meets at 6.30 pm in a classroom in St. Brides Major School. 

Friday 28th November   Vale of Glamorgan kerbside collection service of cardboard and plastic for St. Brides Major, Southerndown and Ogmore-by-Sea.  (Blue Week)  This will be the last kerbside collection of garden waste this year.  The ring and request service will be in place until the beginning of April, 2009.   

Saturday 29th November   10.30 am to 12.00 noon Coffee morning in St. Brides Major Church Hall.  All welcome.  This will also be the Church Christmas Bazaar Day. 

Sunday 30th November   St. Andrew’s Day

Sunday 30th November   First Sunday in Advent. 

 

* Amendments:  Please note, mistakes can happen!  Don't forget to check time/s, date/s and other details if you are in any doubt and for special occasions.  Sometimes meetings have to be re-arranged to take into account other events or school and Bank Holidays, for example.  In particular, with regard to school holiday dates, INSET days are taken at the discretion of each individual school.  The date for children to return is sometimes later than when the school is open for teachers; this is especially likely to happen at the beginning of September and January terms, as well as following a half term week.  Alternatively, the children may finish on an earlier date than the teachers and, when a term would otherwise finish on a Monday, the last day for pupils may be the preceding Friday.  In addition, there may be differing INSET days for primary and secondary school pupils within as well as across county boundaries.  Unfortunately, it is not always possible for us to be informed or be aware of late changes.   

 

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