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What excitement!  We featured on Wales’ national radio station, Radio Cymru, this morning.  We had 15 minutes of interview with the very popular broadcaster, Shan Cothi.  Shan was delighted to discover that there is a thriving Welsh Club in Preston, … Continue reading →

Today was our busiest meeting yet, with 28 in attendance.  The highlight was Pat’s home-made apple/mince pies!  We were delighted to welcome a new would-be member:  Michael, originally from Cardiff, who joined Eleri’s class.  It was a pleasure, too, to … Continue reading →

Our busy day in the library ran smoothly with the AGM being well attended and no issues arising.  Both groups enjoyed 2 hours of learning and good progress was made as usual.  The Committee had a very productive meeting.  We … Continue reading →

What a great start to the year.  We met at 10.00am in The Continental – and we are very grateful to them for accommodating us so well.  We were joined by two new friends:   Barbara, a total beginner and Heather, … Continue reading →

The next meeting of Clwb Siarad will take place in The Continental Pub, South Meadow Lane, Preston, PR1 8JP, on Thursday, 5/19/19 at 10.00am – 12.15pm, followed by a meeting of the Reading Group from 1.00 – 3.00pm.  Meetings from … Continue reading →

We returned to our original ‘home’ for the last meeting of 2018-2019.  The newly refurbished room is very good indeed, giving us our own space and opportunity to organise group work much more easily.  There are still some problems with … Continue reading →

Today was our last meeting in the Continental for the time being.  We are returning to the Harris Library after 5 months away.  There were fewer of us than usual today, but we were delighted to welcome Lynda and David.  … Continue reading →

Thank goodness there was no bad news this month.  We were again warmly welcomed at The Continental where everything was set up ready for us, as usual.  Both classes are making very good progress:  the Beginners have reached Unit 6 … Continue reading →

It’s hard to believe that there is even more sad news to report this month.  Our dear friend, Hilary Maddis, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at her home on 17th March.  Hilary joined us in 2017, and we will miss … Continue reading →

So much has happened since last month.  To begin with, we were very proud to see Deborah’s letter taking pride of place in the opening page of Lingo Newydd.  The following week, four of us were interviewed by BBC Wales, … Continue reading →