This is an addition to yesterday’s post. I hadn’t had notification it was going ahead until today, but here it is. Suitable for families, so long as they love the Mari Lwyd tradition.
18 Ionawr 19:00 - 20:30
AM DDIM!
Am fwy o wybodaeth, cysylltwch â Chanolfan Dysgu Cymraeg y Fro: 01446 730402
February sneaked up so quickly! Here’s what I can see for the ‘mis bach’:
Half term – 25 Feb to 1st March
Tuesday 5th February - 10am New Walking with Valeways – Crwydro Yn Bellach. Meet for a 2 boot walk outside Barry Island Railway Station. Contact 01446 749000 for further details.
Saturday 9th Februrary 9.30-13.00 Sadwrn Siarad Ysgol Dewi Sant Llanilltud Fawr cost £10 (meithrinfa am ddim/ free creche).
Thursday 15 February 10.30 to 11.30 Cylch Siarad meets in Wetherspoons, Broad Street, Barry (near train station)
Tuesday 19 February – 7.15pm Cymrodorion “Ddyddiadur Morfydd” (hanes Arglwyddes Llanofer). Talk by Eiry Palfry. Meets in the Vestry, Tabernacl, King Square, Barry
Weekly:
Caffi Cymraeg – Library, King Square, 10-12 each Saturday morning
Côr Yr Ynys – (Côr Cymysg Cymraeg) meets every Sunday evening, 6.30-8.30 in the Tabernacl, King Square. Contact details – coryrynys [at] gmail dot com. Also Facebook.
Menter Bro Morgannwg coffee groups:
Sesiynau wythnosol rhwng 11am-12pm
yn ail-ddechrau Ionawr 21ain
Dydd Llun - Foxy’s Deli, Penarth
Dydd Mawrth - Caffi Academy Espresso Bar, Y Barri
Dydd Mercher - Bear Hotel, Y Bontfaen
Dydd Iau - Cafe Velo, Llanilltud Fawr
Sesiynau sgwrsio misol gyda’r nos 7-8pm:
Ar nos Lun cyntaf pob mis - The Old Swan Inn, Llanilltud Fawr
07/01, 04/02, 04/03
Ar drydedd nos Lun o bob mis - The Park Hotel, Y Barri
21/01, 18/02, 18/03
Happy St David’s Day!
My family did manage to hear Aran on Radio 2 with Jeremy Vine - from three different locations in Britain. They were impressed!
Life has got a bit hectic, so if anyone has any information about Barry events, please post them as I’m out of the loop at the moment.
Thanks!
Shwmae! Anybody know of any meet ups happening around the area? Diolch
Hi! I’m asking around at the moment to see what’s happening in the Barry area. There is a bit of a reshuffle going on, but there’s still a variety of places people are meeting.
The Barry SSIW group is hoping to meet twice a month instead of just once, but I’m waiting for details. I think it’ll be the usual coffee morning at Wetherspoons, Broad St, Barry on the third Thursday of the month, 10.30am, plus an extra Wetherspoons lunch on a Monday once a month.
Have a look on the Menter Iaith Bro Morgannwg website for their informal coffee mornings. I see there’s a change of venue for their Barry coffee morning which meets at the Knap in Mr Villa’s on Tuesdays 11-12 - not exclusively for ‘dysgwyr’.
I think the group of friendly ‘dysgwyr’ is still meeting in the cafe in Wenvoe garden centre on a Monday morning at 11am.
The Palmerston Centre has been running a mentoring project - they run the Cymraeg i Oedolion classes. There’s a Sadwrn Siarad offered this Saturday at the Palmerston Centre which usually costs £10 . There’s a free crèche place bookable, or further information on 01446 730402.
Valeways website will give you the dates and difficulty level of the walks offered, with Welsh language participants.
Hope that’s helpful for now. Best wishes for your journey.
Barry Cylch Siarad (SSIW) will meet as usual, third Thursday of this month, 18th April, at 10.30am in Barry Wetherspoons, Broad Street. Usually downstairs if that section is open.
Gwych! I should actually be able to come because its half term! Wela i ti yna!
I’ve just had another date confirmed. Oops. Edited the post as I’ve just had that date unconfirmed. Watch this space if you’re interested in Barry’s Cylch Cinio.
Pasg hapus, bawb!
Ooh exciting, I’ve just started learning but disappointed when I clicked on here to see the sessions and walking group meet in the day - excluded as usual - but then noticed the Sunday evenings with Suzanne. I’ll mark them on my calendar right now, diolch yn fawr
Here’s a few things happening in May -
Saturday 11th May - Welsh Opera is coming to Barry’s Memo Arts Centre. Beethoven’s Fidelio New Welsh translation by Mererid Hopwood. Tickets: £18* full, £7.50 students, £5 U16 * Early Bird tickets £15 (ends Fri 19 Apr)
Thursday 16th May - SSIW Cylch Siarad meets 10.30am in Wetherspoons, Broad Street, Barry.
There will be a Noson Lawen at Palmerston Centre, Barry, on the 17th of May at 7.15pm. Last year it was a £5 fundraiser. Any volunteers to perform? Also there will be a singing workshop in the afternoon if you want to learn some songs for the evening at 2pm till 3pm.
There’s a Sadwrn Siarad in Cowbridge on 18th May, classes for all levels except Hyfedredd. 9.30 - 1pm in the Old Hall, cost £10. Contact Palmerston for more details.
Friday evening, 24th May, Al Lewis (and his guitar) will be coming to the Park Hotel, Park Crescent, Barry. Tickets £8 from Ffion, Menter Bro Morgannwg. Doors open 8pm upstairs.
Hello everyone,
Just a line to say the SSIW group is still meeting in Wetherspoons once a month as advertised in the newsletter, third Thursday 10.30am, usually downstairs.
The Siarad project is getting under way for the second year in the Vale of Glamorgan, partnering people for a limited time - 10 hours is the total commitment on both sides. It gives one-to-one practice in speaking Welsh, so if you’d like to know more, please contact the Palmerston Centre in Barry. 01446 730402.
Hi everyone, we have decided to suspend official meet-ups in Barry Wetherspoons for the time being because of the coronavirus issue. Some people may decide to meet informally, so please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you want to know what is still happening locally.
Here’s the latest news from @arianrhod - so exciting to see that the monthly meetups are happening again!
When: 3rd Thursday of the month
Time: 10:30 to 11:30
Where: Ty Pwmp (Pumphouse) under the glass roof
If you’re visiting the area during the summer, get in touch with @arianrhod and I’m sure the group will be pleased to welcome you.
Unfortunately this venue has not turned out to meet our needs, so we are going to have to look for somewhere else 
There have been new parking charges introduced in many places in Barry, so we’ll test out various options over the next few weeks and see what’s out there.
@arianrhod @Macky I know this is an old thread, but asking for a friend - is this group up and running again? Or does anyone know of any other groups specifically in Barry?
Sorry, @siaronjames only just signed back in the forum. I am still working in Barry but do not know if any groups still meet up.
I will ask around.
Nadolig llawen a chroeso mawr to anyone interested in meeting up in Barry. There is a small group that started as SSIW that still meets once a month in Brewer’s Fayre, third Thursday 10.30am. However… since we started in 2012 things have really progressed on the Welsh conversation front in the Barry area, thanks to a lot of support from the Council. There are thriving groups in Sully library (every Thursday morning starting 10am) and in Wenvoe library (every Monday morning starting 10.30am). I’m not sure when these start again in the new year.
Sorry if people have been asking… I used to get an email nudge when something was posted, but that doesn’t seem to be happening now.
Lovely to see you back here @arianrhod! Check your ‘Tracking’ settings below to make sure you get notified of any posts here. Nadolig Llawen!