Our Hall is open for use by Associations, Clubs, Private Parties, Fundraisers and Commercial firms in the area who need a Conference Room.
We would like to remind anyone wishing to book the Hall for meetings that we charge £7 per hour.
We have eight computers, two printers and a scanner, and a facility to use your laptop computer with our wide-screen. We offer use of these for ITC Classes at £10 an hour. Anyone wanting to start an Internet Club, should contact the Secretary for details. Individual members of Gwynfe Community, can use a Computer to get on the Internet or type some document; the charge is £2 per hour - again, contact the Secretary.
We would like to remind anyone who wishes to book the Hall for Parties that we have a Sound System which you can use to have your own Disco or Dances; the charge is £10 per hour.
We have a Wide-Screen TV/Video for Presentations and a Stage and Lighting which can be used to promote Plays, Music, Dancing, Eisteddfod and any other entertainment of the like kind. Again the charge is £10 per hour.
We hold a Liquor Licence, and if anyone wishes to use it it, it will cost you £10 per hiring; the licence fee is chargeable to all hirers when alcohol is for sale
The All Day Rates cost £150 and includes Hall, Equipment and Licence if required; this also allows for setting up the evening before and clearing away the day after.
Day Only Rates cost £112 including Hall and Equipment but excluding Licence; with the Licence it will cost £122.
By now everyone knows we have a licence as a venue for Marriages;
just having the actual Ceremony in the Hall, will cost the intended bride & groom £50; if they would also like to have their Reception here, it will cost an added £150. Where would you be able to find a Venue so cheaply - £200.
Get in touch with the Secretary June or Treasurer Dave, for further details.
The Hall Committee hold their monthly meeting on the third Monday of every month.
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Get in touch with June, the Hall Secretary, if you wish to join our very popular Yoga Sessions.
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Also get in touch with June, to learn more about Computer Classes, undertaken in our Hall, by Tutor Andrew Sharp; these Classes have been running since 2000.
We also have Computers for Farmers, courses run by ELWa in conjuction with Coleg Sir Gar; as the name suggests these courses are to teach farmers the basic IT course, advance Level and even training in ImpelPRO farm specific software, something essential for farmers to learn.
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The Darts Club use our Hall most Thursday - details in the Hall on their Notice Board.
For more details get in touch with Eirian Morgan on 740646.
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The Gwynfe Show Committee have their meetings on the first Wednesday of every month. Their annual Agricultural Show on the second Saturday in August; the Show Dinner for 2007 was at The White Hart, Llandeilo, on Saturday January 28, 2008.
For details get in touch with the Chairman, John Price on 740251 or Sarah Cook on 740612.
A special 'thank you' to the Show Committee Chairman, Steve Jones for the Prize of £30 which they donated to our Spring Show, Special Prize Draw, which took place in May 2003. The Show Committee also donated £40 towards the 2007 Childrens Christmas Tea Party.
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All Saints Church in Gwynfe, the Community Hall's next door neighbour, often holds Concerts in Church but they also use the Community Hall when necessary. Times of Church Services at Saints can be found in The Post, but at this time of writing they are:
1st - 3rd Weeks 11:15am Eucharist
4th 08:00am Communion
5th Various as arranged
There is also a link from this website to the Church website.
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The WI in Gwynfe have a loyal following and in Summer underake many exciting and interesting Day Trips; during the Winter months they amuse themselves by having a Speaker or a Presentation.
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Llangadog Community Council whom oversees Gwynfe, Bethlehem and Llangadog, meet at Gwynfe Community Hall every third month, on the first Tuesday. Our Chairman Hugh Davies and Vice Chairman John Price are Councillors on the Council. Our Secretary, June Madeira-Cole is the Community Clerk; besides her duties as the Secretariat and Treasurer, she oversees Mynwent Lawnt Llangadog, Llangadog's Lawn Cemetery.
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I would like to thank all those who give their time to making Gwynfe Community Hall a nicer place to come to; Sheila Brynchwith, Maureen Gwynfe Cottage, Wendy Pencrug, for helping with the Catering when needed, and Dave Forest View, Sue & Ralph Ardwyn, Richard Fruiting Bodies, for looking after our Garden; Gary & Rhainydd for providing the Christmas Tree every year and Hayley Reeves 2 Henfaes and daughters Hannah & Laura for putting up the Christmas decorations in the the Hall, in 2005.
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The next Annual General Meeting of Gwynfe Community Association and Hall Management Committee, is on Monday 19 January, 2009; everyone Welcome.
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In 2001, the Secretary won a BT Community Connections Award; this Website has been made availabe to the Community Association, by BT and ik.com in 2003. In 2005 this site was taken over by ik Software and I wrote to BT telling them how much I appreciate this site, how it has helped us win three major competitions and asked them to pass on our good news to ik Software.
January 2007 saw us winning another BT Community Connections Award; a powerful Computer, card reader/writer and a Digi Camera Kodak Easyshare C310 and I am sure these items of IT equipment wil be a valuable asset for the Hall.
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Llangadog Community Council, were particularly generous to us in April 2006, following the 'water damaged' to the Hall; they gave us £100 towards the repairs.
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December 2006, saw the Hall Management Committee experimenting with a new venture - 'A Christmas Festival', held over two days; a Children's Christmas Tea Party on Friday 22 and a Pantomime "Sleeping Beauty" on Saturday 23. Both events were a resounding success and two weeks later I am being thanked by children and adults for giving them a good time over the two days. The Family Reeves were our Official Photographers and both they, and Ben Montaigue whom played Piano to accompany the Games and Christmas Carols, are especially thanked.
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Gwynfe Traditional Christmas Tea Party held on Friday 21 December 2007 was a treat for the children of Gwynfe; Gwynfe Community Association would like to thank Dyfed Powys Community Policing Team?s PC Howie Davies and PCSO Steve Griffiths for taking the time from their busy Christmas schedule to attend and entertain the children with a presentation and viewing of the Police Bus including the Holding Cell and a ride round Capel Gwynfe in the Police Bus. The Committee would also like to thank Gwynfe Agricultural Show Committee, members of the Community and Llangadog Community Council for their donations. Most of all, our thanks to the Friends of Gwynfe Community Hall for decorating the Hall, donating the lovely Christmas Tree, providing the Food, and to the mainstay, for serving the food and washing up. A jolly Christmas Disco was provided by Nigel Smith and we enjoyed Father Christmas?s visit to Gwynfe Community Hall to distribute presents. Our photographer Dave Chambers has captured all the excitement on Camera and a selection of photographs may be viewed in the Hall.
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St. David’s Day Cawl Evening 2008 at Gwynfe Community Hall was a huge success; the Hall Committee would like to thank the Friends of the Hall for the professional way they handled this part of the evening, particularly Sheila and Maureen for their stalwart work in the Kitchen, Carol, Haulwen and Mairwen for helping with the serving of the Cawl, Mary our all rounder, for looking after the Bar and serving the food, and all the Friends whom donated the food for the occasion.