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Comm
Summer 2022
VOL 2 : Nº 2
A Community Newsletter
Published by Knighton and
District Community Centre
CONTACT
L: 01547 428088
M: 07751 221487
E: knightoncomm@gmail.com
www.knightoncommunitycentre.com
Useful LOCAL CONTACTS
Age Cymru Powys
01597 825908
CAB (Citizens Advice)
0345 601 8421 - Newtown
Accessibility Powys
07498 833883
Knighton Community
Support
01547 520653
PAVO (Powys Assoc. of Voluntary
Organisations)
01597 828607
Police (Dyfed-Powys)
101 - Non-emergency
18001 101 - Text non-emergency
Powys People Direct (PCC)
01597 827666
Samaritans
116 123 (free to call)
Wylcwm St Surgery
01547 528523 (Knighton)
The Meadows Surgery
01588 640573 (Clun)
With thanks for generous
and ongoing support
(Wales Council
for Voluntary
Action)
News, information, interesting stories for your community? Contact the Knighton and District
THE COMM INTERVIEWS KDCC talks to Dave McGlade, vice-
chair of the Offa’s Dyke Association at the Offa’s Dyke Centre
Q What and where is the Offa’s
Dyke Centre?
A The Offa’s Dyke Centre is at the top
end of town in West Street adjacent to the
riverside park. It is leased by Powys County
Council to the Offa’s Dyke Association
(ODA), a volunteer led membership
based charity. The ODA does not receive
any financial support from government
towards the cost of running the Centre
which therefore has to be financially self-
supporting. ODA members live all over
the UK and abroad and their subscriptions
help to keep the Centre going.
Q What was the original vision for
the Centre?
A The Centre was originally located
next door in the old primary school. It
opened in 1979 and was the vision of our
founder Frank Noble, a Knighton school
teacher and archaeologist. Frank wanted
visitors and locals alike to have access to,
understand and enjoy Offa’s Dyke, so the
Centre, by interpreting the Dyke and its
immediate landscape, helped deliver the
ODA’s charitable aim:
‘To promote ... the conservation,
protection, development and
improvement of ancient buildings,
earthworks or similar nature and
man-made features of historic or public
interest, in particular those associated
with Offa’s Dyke and Offa’s Dyke Path’.
Q What have been the most successful
outcomes from the Centre since its
inception?
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A The move into the new Centre in 1999
was a landmark in the ODA’s history. The
charity contributed £50,000 from its own
reserves towards the construction of the
building which was designed and built by
Powys County Council. The fact that we
are still here some forty three years later
is an achievement in itself for a voluntary
organisation. The loss of rental income
from the two National Trail Officers when
they moved out followed by the County’s
decision in 2018 to cease support for
Tourist Information Centres means that the
ODA has to work very hard to ensure that
the Centre remains viable. Today we are no
longer delivering the functions of a TIC.
The Centre’s closure during Covid
presented the opportunity to refurbish the
interior of the building. A successful bid to
the Welsh Government’s Cultural Recovery
Fund enabled the ODA to create a new
and extended exhibition (authored by
Cardiff University’s Professor Keith Ray).
LED lighting was installed, new display
stands installed, the floor sanded and re-
lacquered, the place redecorated and
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THE COMM INTERVIEWS The Offa’s Dyke Centre
continued
audio visual equipment installed (the
Centre is now fully equipped for small
conferences.)
The ODA’s charitable aim extends the
full length of Offa’s Dyke and National
Trail and our Outreach Officers have
welcomed school visits to the Centre
which also hosts the Knighton branch of
the Young Archaeologists Club (YAC.)
Although suspended because of Covid it
is hoped to commence the club meetings
again soon.
Health and Well-being Festival
A date for your diary planner
We are all super excited here at
the Comm; meetings have taken
place, ideas have been thrown
around and we can now
announce that we are holding
a Health and Well-being
Festival on 7th August at the
Community Centre Hub, a magnificent
venue for this event.
A wonderful event full of stalls - Psychic
Readers, Crystals, Tarot Readers, Esoteric
Gifts, Healthy Eating, Eco Skincare.
Also mental health, grief, agencies
and services from the third sector and
statutory organisations; alternative health
specialists to sit and talk with, and an
array of joy, abundance and a feeling of
connectedness.
There will be talks throughout the day.
We will have therapists offering taster
sessions, bee-keeping. Food and drink
(healthy options) and Free Entry! We
have already ordered the sunshine, so it
will be a glorious day.
A dream of many years that is
manifesting every day for Annie and
Ceri at the Comm; we are inviting you
to be a part of it and help this dream
come to fruition. The intention is to
bring the community together on this
beautiful Sunday, sharing alternative
ways for your well-being and choosing a
different way to live, think, feel.
We are bringing this amazing event to
the town of Knighton, but we need your
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Q How will the Centre
and the ODA charity
continue to improve
on their successes?
A We continue to
focus on the delivery
of our charitable
aim both within and
geographically out
with the Centre. We want more people
to visit and study our new exhibition
then go out into the landscape to see the
Dyke for themselves. We also promote,
encourage and financially support
the conservation of Offa’s Dyke and
our facilities are made available to the
new Offa’s Dyke Conservation Project
Officer whenever they require them.
The ODA is represented on the project’s
steering group. The Centre also looks
after one of the National Trails seasonal
help. Without you, it will not
be the success that we hope for
the town. So please, come
and join us. If you can
help in any way, if you are
part of a group that may
want to share your work
on this wonderful day,
then let’s all come together.
We have many stalls already
booked from established therapists /
sellers / crafters from surrounding areas,
but we need the people of Knighton.
Maybe you can put posters up, spread
the word, maybe you can help out on
the day, maybe you know someone who
might like a stall. There are many ways
you can help, but the biggest is to support
us from your heart.
We would like to invite you to have a
stall, if you offer any kind of therapy, be
it physical or talking, if you hold a group
of any kind that is directed to
the mental and physical well
being of the community, if
you are a crafter, especially
if this craft has helped you
with your mental well-being,
we want to share the many different
ways we can help ourselves and others.
So, pop the date in your diaries
Sunday 7th August 10am to 5pm and
let’s make this a huge success for many
years to come. If you want to become
involved in any way please contact:
knightoncomm@gmail.com or
knightonhubcoordinator@gmail.com
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‘Passport’ stamping stations with
proceeds from sales of the Passport
supporting our own Conservation
Fund.
The success of the Centre and ODA
charity depends on more people
becoming involved, either as members
(£20 single, £25 joint per year),
volunteers or as trustees. Currently only
a small handful of trustees manage the
whole workings of the charity and we are
always on the lookout for people with
the right skills to lend a hand.
Q How do I find out more about
the Centre?
A Simply visit us when we are
open or visit the ODA website:
www.offasdyke.org.uk.
Our opening days will be extended as
the season progresses.
Car Boots at the Comm
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Our car boot event returned on March
26th and thank you to everyone who
came down and those who had boots.
It was a great morning and we’ve had
lots of lovely feedback! We are glad we
can offer car boots every other month!
The next dates are:
July 23rd and September 24th.
Knighton and District
Community Support
Furniture Barn
Open Monday to Friday from 08.30am
- please phone for closing times, as
this is currently varied on a weekday
basis. Saturdays are always 9.00am to
to 12.30 midday. Donations needed
(subject to condition) of furniture items:
sofas / beds. Please do not leave
donations out of hours. Phone 01547
520444 and speak to Mrs Yvonne Moses
(Chairperson) for any queries.
Transport Office
Currently running a pilot every
Wednesday for supermarket shopping
trips to Llandrindod / Leominster /
Ludlow. Phone 01547 520653 for
details and to book. Cost: £5 per person
- must have a minimum of three people
to proceed. For any transport to a
hospital, please give us as much notice as
possible, as we are extremely busy and
can no longer guarantee a driver.
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Knighton Town Silver Band
Since the last newsletter, the Band has
taken part in a street collection in aid of
the Ukraine appeal when over £180 was
raised. We also took part in the Walk of
Witness on Good Friday.
Band engagements:
Tuesday 12th July
Church Hall - Band AGM
Saturday, 6th August - Clun Carnival
Sunday, 7th August
Brampton Bryan Scarecrow Sunday
Saturday, 13th August
Montgomery Show
Saturday, 27th August - Knighton Show
The Richie Owens Memorial Concert
will take place in late September.
Knighton Girlguiding
Volunteers Wanted!
We have spaces for girls who might
want to join us, come and make new
friends, learn new skills and have fun!
We are also looking for volunteers to
help us run our units. If you feel you
can spare a couple of hours then come
along and support us, we would love to
include you. You’ll work alongside other
volunteers to give girls fun, friendship,
challenge and adventure. Training
opportunities available for anyone
wanting a qualification.
Email: julieking.guiding@gmail.com
for further information.
LIBRARY
Knighton Library Opening Times
Tues - 10.30am to 1pm, 2 to 5pm
Thurs - 10.30am to 1pm, 2 to 6pm
Fri - 8am to 12.30
4th Sat of month - 10.30am to 12.30
and Lego Club
News, information, interesting stories for your community?
Contact the Knighton and District Community Centre: 01547 428088 or 07751 221487 or knightoncomm@gmail.com
The Knighton Community Market
The market, which usually happens
twice monthly, continues to grow from
strength to strength with new stalls
coming in regularly and is now delivered
by staff, the management team and
volunteers from the Comm.
We have choices for everyone from
skincare, children’s books, meat, cider
and gin, honey, chocolates, wax melts,
wooden outdoor furniture, cakes,
handbags home furnishings, handmade
crafts perfect for gifts, Art, pies, hand
dyed wools, you name it we have it
...  but we are always on the lookout
for more food stalls! If you have a food
stall and would like to get involved
in our community market please
contact Ceri Brown (Administrator) at:
knightoncomm@gmail.com
We have recently bought in a new
vegetable stall. All salad and vegetables
are sourced locally from around the
Herefordshire / Gloucestershire areas.
Our first stall went really well and the
feedback was very positive. Look out for
the vegetable stall at every market, just
inside the hall.
Don’t forget after you have shopped
until you drop! You can relax in the
Market Café and enjoy one of our
delicious bacon baps (bacon sourced
from Tom Pugh’s), toasties and all
washed down with a tea or coffee, or
if you are feeling really indulgent you
can have a hot chocolate with a piece of
homemade delicious tray bake. If you
fancy helping out as a volunteer at the
Market Café, 9am to 1.30pm monthly,
please email knightonhubcoordinator@
gmail.com
Upcoming markets:
25th June 
9th and 23rd July
13th August
10th and 24th September 
Knighton Library Friends
On July 23rd, the
Knighton Library Friends
will have a second-hand
book stall at the Knighton
and District Community
Centre Hub Car Boot. Do
come along and support the Friends and
buy yourselves some really good ‘reads’.
Proceeds from the sale will be put to
good use such as gifting monies to
the Knighton Festival and to help fund
activities for children during school
holidays.
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Knighton and District
Refugee Support Group
We welcome and support
refugees in Wales and
beyond. This year we’ve
raised over £2000 to help refugees from
all countries and donated £1000 to
the Disasters Emergency Committee.
Fundraising continues apace and we
were pleased to support the Comm’s
event for Ukraine. We’re delighted we
can aim to host another respite day
for refugees in Wales again in the near
future (watch the local noticeboards
for more news.) Find us on Facebook
or email knightonrsg@gmail.com
for more information. You can donate
at Knighton Refugee Support Group
(Barclays), Sort Code 20-45-45, Account
23046907.
Knighton Access Group
We are a voluntary organisation,
supported by Accessibility Powys,
promoting the needs of disabled people.
The group offers peer support by
providing knowledge, experience,
emotional, social and practical help.
For more information and help please
contact us at any of the following.
Tina Sharp on 01547 528017
or kag2018@mail.com or Facebook:
Knighton Access Group. All
information given to us is treated in the
strictest confidence.
Knighton Food Bank
Norton St Baptist Church Tues and Fri:
10am to 11.30am
Do you need help
with getting enough food due to
increased fuel and energy bills? Knighton
and East Radnor Food Bank provides
crisis food, vouchers for local shops
and cleaning products, toiletries and
feminine hygiene products to those
in our community struggling to make
ends meet. If you need our confidential
help, contact Helen on 07731 524058
or helen@knightonfoodbank.co.uk.
We welcome donations, including
vouchers from Tom Pugh Butchers. We
also need biscuits, tinned fruit, tinned
custard, tuna, sweetcorn and any hygiene
products.
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Welcome to Knighton Town Council Wylcwm Street Surgery Knighton Festival of Books,
The new line up from May 2022 is: We would like to introduce Gareth Art and Music 2022
Clerk Neil King  Ratcliffe, who supports the surgeries The Feelgood Festival
Mayor Mark Coxill  across the area in improving health The fifth Knighton Festival will
Deputy Mayor Holly Adams-Evans  messages. As part of his role, he will take place at the Comm later this
be able to deliver Dementia Friends year during the October half term,
South East Ward
Awareness courses in the community. from Friday October 28th to Sunday
Bob Andrews, Ben Caine, The aim is to raise awareness about November 6th. The theme chosen as we
Petronella Ford, John Goodband, how we think, act and talk about return to normal life is loosely based
Mark Vaughan the condition. Stigma and lack of around the topics of health and well-
Central Ward understanding cause many people with being, both physical and mental: The
Christine Branford, Tina Sharp, the condition to experience loneliness Feelgood Festival. As in previous years,
Tom Taylor  and social exclusion. Dementia Friends the Festival is free to all to attend. Please
West Ward  is about learning more about dementia get in touch if you would like to get
Holly Adams-Evans, Ben Butler, and the small ways you can help. Every involved with the Festival, either as a
Mark Coxill, Sally Vaughan  action counts, from telling friends about sponsor or volunteer helper. Our email
the Dementia Friends programme to is: knightonfest@gmail.com
Outer Ward visiting someone you know living with
Chris Bevan, David Williams  dementia. Any groups interested in KINDA
If you need to contact the council: having a dementia friends session, please
contact Gareth at gareth.ratcliffe@pavo. As I write this, Knightons
neil.king321@gmail.com
org.uk to discuss. sixth Dementia Action Week is about
or 01547 529660 or call at the Civic
to kick off. Knighton was awarded
Centre, Tuesday to Friday.
Age Cymru Powys Dementia-Friendly Town status in
We would like to welcome our new 2015 and over the past years our local
members and extend our gratitude to the The Veterans Project Officer in Powys
has been busy arranging Well-being Dementia Friends Champions have
outgoing members. created around 350 Dementia Friends
activities for Veterans in Powys,
including Indoor Bowling, 4 x 4 Driving although it’s been a little quiet over the
Powys Community Health Council last couple of years! Did you know that
Experiences, Coffee and Chats and
The Council is the independent voice of Creative Art Taster Days. There are you can book an out-of-hours visit to
people in Powys who use NHS services. lots more activities being organised for our brilliant dementia-friendly museum
Do you wish to speak with us regarding Veterans during the forthcoming months for your group and we can combine this
an NHS service you have recently working alongside many other Veteran with a dementia-awareness session for
received? You can do so by contacting Projects running here in Powys. If you’re you? We run these all year round but
us on 01874 624206, or by emailing aged 65+ and live in Powys, or are a recommend that you wrap-up well in
enquiries.powyschc@waleschc.org.uk. relative of a Veteran, then please get in winter. We offer loads of opportunities
You sharing your views and experiences touch to see how we can help and what for sensory stimulation, from the scent
helps strengthen our voice when working activities we can offer you. Contact Age of fresh baked bread to the taste of
with those who plan and deliver NHS Cymru Powys on 01686 623707 and homemade caraway seed cake!
services. To understand more of what speak to Gwyneth, Veterans Officer. www.kindadementia.org
we do, please visit our website at:
https://powyschc.nhs.wales Knighton’s Youth Project Knucklas Village Fete
The youth project has got off to a flying The Knucklas Village Fete
Teme Valley Environment Group start, currently there are between 35 and 2022 will be held on
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Continue leaving your recyclable crisp
bags at the Co-op in Knighton. We
are assured by Peter the manager that
recycling continues. Start buying Two
Farmers Crisps now at the Co-op;
plastic free bags! Litter picking will
restart on September 25th (Offas Dkye
Association at 10am). Look out for
our stall at the Knucklas Fete, July 3th.
Come and help support the Knighton
railway garden and Edible Knighton
‘pick me’ trees and herbs - we need
some help. Watch out for film in
September. Contact: nicola.colston@
gmail.com or 01547 529460.
Website: tveg.org.uk
40 young people accessing our weekly
sessions. Leading up to the summer the
youth team are coordinating some fun
activities for members of youth club, so
if you are aged between 11 and 17 years
old and want a chance to socialise with
your peers, make new friends, improve
your physical and mental well-being then
please come and join us at Knighton
Community Centre on a Wednesday
evening, 6.30pm to 8.30pm. A big thanks
to Knighton Fire Station, Gary Cooper
and Julia Roberts who have taken the
time to come and talk to the youth club
members which included some exciting
fire equipment demonstrations.
knightonyouthcoord@gmail.com
Saturday 30th July between
12 and 5pm at Knucklas
Community Centre. The
Black Crow Vikings are
returning with more re-
enactments and historical
recreation. There will be
classic cars, a dog agility display as well as
a dog show. A huge selection of stalls will
offer a wide variety of hand-made and
artisanal goods and there will be delicious
refreshments available throughout the
afternoon. Bags of fun, games and
entertainment too for all the family. All
funds raised will be used for the Knucklas
Castle Community Land Project.
Contact: knucklascastleclt@gmail.com

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Co-working at the Comm
Tired of working alone? Fed up of
working from home? Would you like to
be part of a local professional co-working
community? Visit the New collaborative
workspace at Knighton and District
Community Centre.
Open for business now:
• Two permanent fully equipped
workstations (bookable)
• Two drop-in fully equipped
workstations in co-working space -
bring your laptop
• Shared tables for collaboration
• Free Wi-Fi
• Large public car park*
• Range of meeting rooms and
conference facilities*
• Large CleverTouch screen available
for hybrid meetings*
• Bookable solo digital pod for private
meetings
• Public library onsite for printing and
copying*
• Great coffee from our Nespresso
machine or the Café is open on
Tuesdays and Thursdays
Open for work:
• Tuesday 9am to 5pm (printing
available in the library)
• Wednesday 9am to 3pm
• Thursday 2pm to 6pm (printing
available in the library)
• Friday 9am to 3pm (printing available
am only)
The co-working space at Knighton and
District Community Centre is a free
pilot for two months, grant funded by
the UK Community Renewal Fund, to
scope out interest and shape future
developments. For more information,
contact Knighton Library or Knighton
Comm. To book a workstation call
01547 528778
*charges apply for parking, coffee and printing
Knighton Bowls Club
This year’s bowls season is well underway.
The club is very busy with a mixture of
club competitions, friendly matches,
league games and has hosted county
matches at the bowling green. It’s not
too late to come and join us. Our all
inclusive and accessible club is always on
the lookout for new members of all ages,
either new to the game or with
experience. It’s a great sport and we’re a
friendly bunch. Monday evening is social
bowling. Enquiries 07710 302741.
News, information, interesting stories for your community?
Contact the Knighton and District Community Centre: 01547 428088 or 07751 221487 or knightoncomm@gmail.com
Community Fayre October 2022
Hello all, My name is Steph Griffiths
and I am the Volunteer Co-Ordinator
at Knighton and District Community
Centre. As part of my funding from
PAVO, I with the help of my colleagues
need to host a Community Fayre, I am
therefore asking you, as a community
group / charity to take part in the fayre.
It is intended to be held on Saturday
October 1st - Save the date! Every
day locally we see and hear about
people doing amazing things. The
Community Fayre will give you the
opportunity to introduce your club or
organization, give a brief update and
share information, ideas and plans with
the public and each other. We hope to
host as many clubs and organizations
as possible and also hope to have music
and entertainment with good food
throughout the day. Please contact me
if you would be interested in having a
space on the day. We would love to see
what we can show the public that they
have available to do locally. Contact:
volunteerhubknighton@gmail.com or
07983 169887
Open Gardens
Our garden opening for NGS is on June
25th and 26th, from 2pm until 5.30pm.
Entry is £5 and covers two gardens - 1
Ystrad House (entry is from Station
Road) and 2 The Coach House. After-
noon teas and plants also available. It is
also possible to have private viewings by
arrangement. john and margaret davis
NEWSLETTER UPDATE
Please note that this summer edition
of the Community Newsletter will
be the last one in its current form.
From feedback via the community it is
felt that although hugely appreciated
the time has come to look at a
new and more cost-efficient way of
disseminating timely information
within Knighton and beyond. The
current format was the communities
‘response’ to the emerging Covid
pandemic two years ago; now things
are ‘getting back to normal’ the format
can be changed to that of online.
Thus, we will be looking at bringing
the newsletter online and are looking
for volunteers to help with this task.
An interest in writing, journalism,
computer technology, graphic design,
etc. would all come in useful; as would
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Lunch Club
Churches Together Lunch Club
continues week by week, where people
who are sixty-plus meet together for
good conversation, a two course meal
and tea or coffee for £5, and sometimes
entertainment. This club has been in
existence for nearly fifteen years and has
a warm, friendly atmosphere. We
meet on a Monday at Methodist
premises in Victoria Road and meals are
served from 12.30. The doors are open
from 11.30 and we aim to finish by
2pm. If you find yourself alone, or are a
couple wanting a change, you are most
welcome to come along.
Sister Margaret: 01547 528 154
Walkies from the Comm
‘Walkies from the Comm’ in
partnership with ‘Paws A While’ is a
dog walking group, intended for
socialisation of both hoomans
and pups! The group
meets at the Comm
at 10am monthly
coinciding with the first Market of the
month (2nd Saturday normally) and
leaves no later than 10.05. We are out
for around an hour and usually enjoy
some refreshments from the Community
Market Café afterwards. All doggies
welcome, but must be fully vaccinated,
not be reactive and will need to remain
on leads at all times.
For further details email:
knightonhubcoordinator@gmail.com
or call 07570 258 511
a great knowledge of the community,
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its people and activities. If you
are interested in getting involved,
please contact Annie England at:
knightonhubcoordinator@gmail.com
As we close to an end of a great
publication, I would like to extend my
deepest thanks to our first-hand man
Rafi. Without him on board none of
what we have offered would have been
possible. I would also like to thank
all our contributors over the last two
years. You have made the newsletter
a publication of local interest and
our community has hugely valued
all of the stories, information and
more within its pages. Thank you for
reading the newsletter. We do hope it
has been of use to you all.
~annie england Hub Co-ordinator
Knighton and District Community Centre
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Crafty Coffee Workshops at the Comm
May 2022 to April 2023
The Knighton and Community Centre
Hub have been awarded a modest grant
and will be running monthly subsidised
Arts and Crafts workshops from now
until next spring. If you would like to
find out more details or book a place
email: knightoncomm@gmail.com
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June 28th 7-9pm Silk Painting
July 28th 2-4pm The Use of Pastels
August 30th 7-9pm Mandela Drawing
and Meditation workshop
Sept 27th 7-9pm Appreciation of light
in the landscape and how to paint
it in acrylics
Drop-in Eatery at the Comm
On June 30th from 12 to 1.30pm
the Drop-In Eatery will be warmly
welcoming members from the Stowe
and Stanage Women’s Institute (WI),
who will be the Eatery’s ‘pop-up chefs’
for the day. Whilst you enjoy a delicious
lunch cooked by our pop-up chefs
(which is free of charge, donations
always gratefully received) you will have
the opportunity to meet and talk to
representatives from the WI and get to
hear about all they have to offer
the community and how to become a
member of this lovely WI.
Looking for support? Not sure who to ask?
PAVO Community Connectors can
put you in touch with community
groups and voluntary organisations
for support. We will work with you to
access the right local services, support
and information. People contact us for
a wide variety of reasons - community
activities, transport, benefits, health
conditions, housing, loneliness, general
well-being and so much more. Your local
Community Connector can be contacted
on 07935 008 999 or hayley.lloyd@
pavo.org.uk Facebook Hayley Pavo
or our Duty Line on 01597 828649 or
community.connectors@pavo.org.uk
Knighton and District Rotary Club
We are a sociable club who share fun and
friendship whilst raising funds for charitable
causes, both in the local community and
further afield. We support local charities
such as the Knighton Food Bank and
fund-raise for national charities such as
the Air Ambulances. We also support local
youth projects and activities. We currently
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November 29th 11-1pm Acrylic
painting directly onto canvas,
with no preliminary sketching
December 13th 7-9pm Weaving
2023
January 31st 10am Crochet -
A Beginners Guide
February 28th 11-1pm Art workshop
(topic to be agreed)
March 28th 7-9pm The use of beads
‘n’ things
April 25th 11-1pm
Art workshop Have you explored the new wildlife
(topic to be agreed) and sensory garden at Knighton Comm
yet? This peaceful garden funded by the
Welsh government and planted in the
last year with trees, shrubs and blooms
Advice from the Hub Update is flowering now. The pretty garden was
A few weeks ago we said our farewells the backdrop to wedding photos last
to Catherine Cadwallader our Advice week at one of the Comm’s first wedding
and Signposting Assistant. Catherine parties. New garden furniture (benches,
is now employed by RNID and will be planters, seats, a pergola) are now in
here with us every 3rd Tuesday morning use. The shed and greenhouse, designed
at the Hearing Aid clinic. We wish for community use, are now in place
Catherine every success and happiness and some of the vegetables started in
in her new role. The Advice Service the greenhouse now out in wheelchair-
will now be available on Tuesdays and accessible planters. The Comm welcomes
Thursdays, 10am to 12.30pm, and you to come at any time and enjoy!
will be managed by Annie England Knighton welcomes
and Jenny Bevan. For details contact: Palestinian children
knightonadvice@gmail.com or call
07496 124302
have around 30 members (nearly half of
whom are female) and we meet at various
venues in the locality, enjoying each other’s
company and good humour. For more
details see our Knighton Rotary club
website at knighton.rotary1150.org or Radnor Palestine Links, together with
our Facebook page. human rights charity CADFA, have been
working hard to raise the money for a
RNID Palestinian children’s visit to the area in
NHS Hearing Aid Services at Knighton early July (Pictures shows a sponsored walk
Community Centre, Bowling Green Lane, on Offa’s Dyke in May.) It is so exciting
Knighton, LD7 1DR. 3rd Tuesday of to hear that the visitors have their visas
every month 10am-1pm. We are now able and air tickets and will be making their
to resume our face-to-face service, offering long journey over to see us. They will be
repair, battery replacement and support. visiting local schools and youth clubs and
Drop-off service still available. Masks are just enjoying the freedom and greenness!
encouraged to keep our staff, volunteers Do come and meet them if you like at
and NHS hearing aid users safe. a welcome meal at Knighton Comm on
For more information: Catherine Weds 6th July at 7pm.
Cadwallader on 07741 078068 or
Catherine.Cadwallader@rnid.org.uk
or RNID Info Line 0808 808 0123
Text message 0780 000 0360
Relay UK 18001 then 0808 808 0123
Textphone 0808 808 9000
Email information@rnid.org.uk