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Sinema Sadwrn, Village events

Sinema Sadwrn’s Lean On Pete 23 November

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Calling all equestrians! Sinema Sadwrn’s next film on 23rd November!

Sinema Sadwrn are showing Andrew Haigh’s new film Lean on Pete, adapted by him from the 2010 novel by American author and alt. country musician Willy Vlautin.

Charley, a teen living with his single father, finds work caring for an aging racehorse named Lean on Pete.

When he learns Pete is bound for slaughter, the two embark on an odyssey across the new American frontier in search of a place to call home.

Certificate 15, running time 119 minutes

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Llansadwrn Church, Village events

Never Forget, an Exhibition in Llansadwrn

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Benjamin Trevor Davies, Gunner, 123915,Royal Garrison Artillery - The Great War, 1914-1918

This year saw the centenary of the end of that awful war that promised no others. There is now an exhibition at Llansadwrn Church of the men and boys lost in that terrible war and the one that followed.

Every town and village lost young men and boys in the horrors of that time and Llansadwrn was no different. Young men were recruited and sent out into the trenches from across the village. In all the two wars saw twenty young men lost from Llansadwrn.

The exhibition remembers all twenty young men and tells their stories, we tell three of their stories here.

Benjamin Trevor Davies, Gunner, 123915, Royal Garrison Artillery – The Great War, 1914-1918

Benjamin was the son of Daniel and Esther Davies, of Pantyrhendre, Llansadwrn. He resided at Manchester House, Caio prior to the war, where he worked as a grocer.

Benjamin enlisted at Llandovery on 21 October 1916 into the Royal Garrison Artillery.

On 17 April 1917 he landed in France, where he entrained for Marseilles.

Benjamin then sailed to Egypt before joining the 304th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, which was part of the XCV Heavy Artillery Group.

Benjamin fought in the Mesopotamian theatre, where he was wounded, and he sadly died of Meningitis following wounds on 5 March 1918, aged only 21. He is buried at Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel.

Benjamin Trevor Davies, Gunner, 123915,Royal Garrison Artillery - The Great War, 1914-1918

Benjamin Trevor Davies, Gunner

Benjamin Trevor Davies, Gunner, 123915,Royal Garrison Artillery - The Great War, 1914-1918

Benjamin Trevor Davies’s grave

Benjamin Wright, Private, 11479, Welsh Regiment – The Great War, 1914-1918

Benjamin was born at London, but resided at Pwllyfan, Llanwrda prior to the war, and worked as a Grocer’s Haulier for David Griffiths, London House, Llansadwrn.

He also worked as a Gardener for Mr Hunter at Abermarlais. He became the first man from the district to enlist, having enlisted at the outbreak of war at Carmarthen into the 2nd Battalion, Welsh Regiment, which landed in France on 13 August 1914 as part of 3 Brigade, 1st Division.

The Division fought at the Battle of Mons, and then during the epic retreat to the Marne, where they helped stop the German Advance before pushing them back to the Aisne. They were then rushed to Ypres, and took part in First Ypres, where the German advance across Flanders was stopped, although at great cost.

After a hard first winter in Flanders, the Division fought at the Battle of Aubers in May 1915 then moved to Loos, and took part in the Battle of Loos throughout September and October that year.

In 1916 they fought on the Somme, where Benjamin was killed in action on 23 August 1916, aged 27. He is buried in Flatiron Copse Cemetery, Mametz, France.

Benjamin Wright, Private, 11479, Welsh Regiment

Benjamin Wright, Private,

Grave of Benjamin Wright, Private, 11479, Welsh Regiment

Grave of Benjamin Wright, Private

Thomas Vicars Hunter, Captain, Royal Air Force – The Great War, 1914-1918

Thomas was born in London on 2 April 1897, the son of Henry Charles Vicars Hunter, J.P., and the Hon. Mrs. Florence Edith Hunter, of Abermarlais, Llansadwrn.

Thomas was educated at Ladycross and Eton, which he left early at the age of 17 for a Commission at Sandhurst, joining the 5th Battalion, the Rifle Brigade.

Soon after being gazetted, he broke his leg in a motorcycle accident, which necessitated the amputation of his badly injured leg. This didn’t stop him though, as he returned to service in October 1916, but quickly discovered that he was hampered by the loss of his leg, and so he volunteered for the Royal Flying Corps in February 1917.

He gained his wings in May, and served in France flying scouts, with 66 Squadron. Thomas was gazetted Flight Commander in September, and in November 1917 was posted to Italy with his Squadron.

Sadly Thomas was Killed in Action there on 5 December 1917, aged just 20, and is buried at Carmignano Di Brenta Communal Cemetery, Italy.

Thomas Vicars Hunter, Captain, Royal Air Force

Thomas Vicars Hunter, Captain, Royal Air Force

Community Field, Llansadwrn Community Garden / Gardd Gymunedol Llansadwrn, Village events

Gardd Llansadwrn  Llansadwrn Community Garden/Orchard

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Flowers bringing beauty to community spaces

A project to establish a garden/orchard in a corner of the Llansadwrn Community Field is being investigated.

In order to get as many views from members of the community as possible an open meeting to discuss the project will be held at
Llansadwrn Reading Room on Saturday 10th of November between 10am and noon. We want to know what you want from this space.

Everyone welcome.

A number of garden/orchard projects already exist in Wales. As well as a place to grow plants sites are used by adults and children to share knowledge and skills, socialize, keep physically active or just relax.

A display and comments book will also be available at the Reading Room over the next few weeks.

The space will offer a place for young and old alike to learn skills, catch up and chat and get some healthy outdoor exercise.

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Llansadwrn 1962 aerial shot with view of the original garden on the community field

Sinema Sadwrn, Village events

National Success for Sinema Sadwrn – Best New Film Society 2018

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Sinema Sadwrn award

Sinema Sadwrn, a new community cinema that holds monthly screenings at Llansadwrn Reading Room, are feeling very proud to have been named ‘Best New Film Society 2018’ at the Cinema for All Film Society of the Year awards, held in September.

They were shortlisted by a panel of judges and saw off the competition from Liverpool, Manchester, London, Slough and the Midlands. The judges said of their entry,

“From their creation less than a year ago, this group has hit the ground running – providing a much needed and much-loved addition to their rural community. With excellent marketing, great audience numbers and a beautifully balanced programme, this group has set the groundwork for longevity. They quite clearly have a vision, a strategy of how to achieve it, and a way of successfully evaluating it – which I think is top for a new society”.

 

Volunteers Drew Moxham and Lisa Denison travelled to Sheffield to collect the award from the Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Magid Magid at the evening ceremony. They also took part in a weekend of workshop events and screenings with fellow community cinema enthusiasts from across the UK.

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Sinema Sadwrn accepting the award from the mayor of Sheffield Magid

“It was a bit of a shock to get the award, and we were overwhelmed by all the kind words, advice and support we got afterwards from all the other groups at the event. We hope we did or bit for flying the Welsh flag and promoting rural cinema” commented Lisa.

The award is great recognition for the hard work of Sinema Sadwrn’s volunteers. Since their first screening in March this year, the team have put on a varied programme of comedies, dramas and film classics. They are also committed to promoting Welsh film through a programme of short films and features on a regular basis.

In July, they ventured out of the Reading Room for a free screening of ‘The Greatest Showman’, which was generously funded by local sponsors, as part of the Llansadwrn Big Party on the community field. In August they held a family-friendly showing of ‘Paddington 2’ at the Sexton Arms, with delicious food provided by Gardd Sadwrn.

Sinema Sadwrn will return to the Reading Room in October for a screening of three documentaries about rural Wales, supported by Film Hub Wales.

The main feature will be Gideon Koppel’s critically acclaimed ‘Sleep Furiously‘, a lyrical film about the ebb and flow of life in Trefeurig. The showing will also include two short films: ‘A Good Bitch’, by Rhys Edwards, about a north-Wales farming family and their working dogs; and ‘Dial-A-Ride’, by Superfolk Films, which is an uplifting portrait of a community bus service in the Brecon Beacons.There’ll be refreshments, an introduction and a chance to chat after the films.

For more information about Sinema Sadwrn’s upcoming screenings, search for the Sinema Sadwrn page on Facebook. All are welcome.

Photos courtesy of Mark Epstein