tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13251980449172932332010-01-09T07:34:43.769ZThis is the place to find out what's going on in and around the Ammanford area!Susan Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18432481979140143670noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325198044917293233.post-66008479124807382092009-10-22T10:12:00.009+01:002009-10-22T13:53:37.794+01:002009-10-22T13:53:37.794+01:00Susan Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18432481979140143670noreply@blogger.com0Jack and the Beanstalk Pantomime - 5th December 2009Galaxy Theatre Arts are currently in rehearsals for their forthcoming Pantomime "Jac and the Beanstalk" taking place at Brynamman Public Hall, Ammanford, Swansea on Saturday 5th December 2009.Tickets can be purchased from the Public Hall, Brynamman Community Centre or by telephoning: 07595 582 466.For more information on "Galaxy Theatre Arts" <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j_HF2rwswjFmkb9gQar47WmwcyI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j_HF2rwswjFmkb9gQar47WmwcyI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j_HF2rwswjFmkb9gQar47WmwcyI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j_HF2rwswjFmkb9gQar47WmwcyI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AmmanValleyBuzz/~4/cBIHrRz5th4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.ammanvalleybuzz.com/2009/10/galaxy-theatre-arts-of-ammanford.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325198044917293233.post-23922616446056648812009-05-21T09:26:00.004+01:002009-05-21T10:03:25.498+01:002009-05-21T10:03:25.498+01:00Susan Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18432481979140143670noreply@blogger.com0PLUS I have now added ALL of the 100 photos taken at the Dynamic Rock (in Clydach, Swansea) Fancy Dress Climb in aid of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day 2009.Apologies to people waiting to see all the photos, have so much stuff going on I have not been able to get to it, so figured this was the easiest and quickest way to get the job done.You can get to my Facebook Profile by clicking at the top of <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Djrxe7ALwEN_I0dAoflE1FHoTPk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Djrxe7ALwEN_I0dAoflE1FHoTPk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Djrxe7ALwEN_I0dAoflE1FHoTPk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Djrxe7ALwEN_I0dAoflE1FHoTPk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AmmanValleyBuzz/~4/Aia22s5gY_k" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.ammanvalleybuzz.com/2009/05/amman-valley-buzz-now-on-facebook.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325198044917293233.post-46828000038092374232009-03-16T17:17:00.002Z2009-03-16T17:32:23.248Z2009-03-16T17:32:23.248ZSusan Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18432481979140143670noreply@blogger.com4Well a great time was had by all at Dynamic Rock Climbing Centre near Swansea last Friday (despite it being the 13th!). Lots of brave people turned out in their fancy dress costumes to raise money for Comic Reliefs Red Nose Day 2009.We had Batman, Bees, Ladybirds, Cops and Robbers (one of them pinched my bag, fortunately an astute female cop caught him red handed (pictures of that to come)), <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EEQlyb4GrviFPuSyHtU_aBRSS3Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EEQlyb4GrviFPuSyHtU_aBRSS3Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EEQlyb4GrviFPuSyHtU_aBRSS3Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EEQlyb4GrviFPuSyHtU_aBRSS3Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AmmanValleyBuzz/~4/nE7Y8OZzwuk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.ammanvalleybuzz.com/2009/03/fun-at-fancy-dress-red-nose-day-climb.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325198044917293233.post-89245675557633728862009-03-13T13:39:00.002Z2009-03-13T13:46:49.119Z2009-03-13T13:46:49.119ZSusan Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18432481979140143670noreply@blogger.com0Tonight at Dynamic Rock Climbing centre in Clydach, Swansea there will be a fancy dress climb in aid of Comic Reliefs Red Nose Day.I will be going along for two reasons, neither of which is to climb :)Firstly, my kids are giving it a go and secondly, as the owner of Amman Valley Business and Community Directory, I want to feature all kinds of events in our local area and so I will also be taking <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KetJNc6Scr9UIOSSaBRNvdCVBQE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KetJNc6Scr9UIOSSaBRNvdCVBQE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KetJNc6Scr9UIOSSaBRNvdCVBQE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KetJNc6Scr9UIOSSaBRNvdCVBQE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AmmanValleyBuzz/~4/0lRjRHxOQ1M" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.ammanvalleybuzz.com/2009/03/do-something-funny-for-red-nose-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325198044917293233.post-21703335935403172882008-11-08T10:01:00.003Z2008-11-08T10:27:58.746Z2008-11-08T10:27:58.746ZSusan Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18432481979140143670noreply@blogger.com3I just had to share this video that a member of the Warrior Forum Chris Vendilli, posted. It is very funny but also does show anyone who is new to posting on any type of forum what you should and should not do, basically Forum Etiquette. How To Behave On A Forum - video powered by Metacafe <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wYdBhcDt9afZaxgxZ6MEBGS2Oy0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wYdBhcDt9afZaxgxZ6MEBGS2Oy0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wYdBhcDt9afZaxgxZ6MEBGS2Oy0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wYdBhcDt9afZaxgxZ6MEBGS2Oy0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AmmanValleyBuzz/~4/n2g8uy6nbpY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.ammanvalleybuzz.com/2008/11/video-how-to-behave-on-forum-useful-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325198044917293233.post-73004889379254618822008-11-05T09:00:00.004Z2008-11-05T09:23:35.798Z2008-11-05T09:23:35.798ZSusan Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18432481979140143670noreply@blogger.com2I have written an article about this on my marketing blog "Amman Valley Marketing" but I also wanted to highlight it here as I would love to see a small business from Ammanford, Glanamman, Garnant, Brynamman or anywhere in the Amman Valley win this great prize, so without further ado, this is a snippet from my article:Microsoft Launches a Small Business Competition in the UK with a prize value of <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dovu8oPF5GoiTxWqKRYkPkyOiCc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dovu8oPF5GoiTxWqKRYkPkyOiCc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dovu8oPF5GoiTxWqKRYkPkyOiCc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/dovu8oPF5GoiTxWqKRYkPkyOiCc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AmmanValleyBuzz/~4/o-Pm4zCfEeE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.ammanvalleybuzz.com/2008/11/microsoft-launches-small-business.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325198044917293233.post-48599141569819956932008-10-19T19:27:00.007+01:002008-10-19T22:09:25.263+01:002008-10-19T22:09:25.263+01:00Susan Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18432481979140143670noreply@blogger.com0We always hear a fair amount about how awful the youth of today are, lazy, rude, no ambition, etc, etc, blah blah but never enough about how great they can be as well. So I just wanted to draw attention to this Pontardawe teenage girl from Cwmtawe School who came to the rescue of a younger pupil at her school.The younger pupil was grabbed by a person and this teenage girl saw it happening and <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qym4wEvLmchbhfjR16lU75uzfE0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qym4wEvLmchbhfjR16lU75uzfE0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qym4wEvLmchbhfjR16lU75uzfE0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qym4wEvLmchbhfjR16lU75uzfE0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AmmanValleyBuzz/~4/hxb7x4K97-E" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.ammanvalleybuzz.com/2008/10/pontardawe-teenage-heroine.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325198044917293233.post-17585761332876705132008-10-13T21:52:00.005+01:002008-10-14T18:04:53.393+01:002008-10-14T18:04:53.393+01:00Susan Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18432481979140143670noreply@blogger.com2Well I thought our Ammanford family, The Griffiths did very well in the first episode of The Coal House at War from BBC Wales.Even Keiran (11) took the daily dose of Cod Liver Oil and Malt Extract and subsequent throwing out of the classroom really well, poor lad, I was heaving with him, as was my son Jonathan who is in the same year as Keiran at Amman Valley School in Ammanford.My son also said, <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HbtEbopQONCQXNhsoOKWQK5fygQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HbtEbopQONCQXNhsoOKWQK5fygQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HbtEbopQONCQXNhsoOKWQK5fygQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HbtEbopQONCQXNhsoOKWQK5fygQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AmmanValleyBuzz/~4/BpXNPnonhtk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.ammanvalleybuzz.com/2008/10/bbc-wales-coal-house-at-war-first.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325198044917293233.post-22737059413218624312008-10-10T11:53:00.003+01:002008-10-14T18:05:56.020+01:002008-10-14T18:05:56.020+01:00Susan Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18432481979140143670noreply@blogger.com0Just a quick update to anyone living in the Gwaun Cae Gurwen area, near Ammanford. As you the know the show with our local family The Griffiths starts on Monday 13th and if you fancy watching on large screen in a friendly atmosphere then everyone is meeting up in the Cwmgors Rugby Club to watch together. Daughter of the Griffiths, Jo will also be there to watch her Mum and Dad and she said <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kXM7vltI2k3iAKGrE8yasZKj1lM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kXM7vltI2k3iAKGrE8yasZKj1lM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kXM7vltI2k3iAKGrE8yasZKj1lM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/kXM7vltI2k3iAKGrE8yasZKj1lM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AmmanValleyBuzz/~4/fgPlXXm4n4A" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.ammanvalleybuzz.com/2008/10/coal-house-at-war-bbc-wales.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325198044917293233.post-29444653066388720152008-09-26T12:58:00.004+01:002008-10-14T18:06:26.303+01:002008-10-14T18:06:26.303+01:00Susan Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18432481979140143670noreply@blogger.com0I just found this great article in the "South Wales Guardian" about how one of our families who live in Gwaun Cae Gurwen near Ammanford have been picked to star in the BBC Wales's "Coal House at War" television programme. The Griffiths family may well be already in the house as the show is due to be broadcast from October 13th 2008. They were picked from 800 families who also applied.I need to <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5y1TXc2puNm3X4PHkuPmKeAhLTw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5y1TXc2puNm3X4PHkuPmKeAhLTw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5y1TXc2puNm3X4PHkuPmKeAhLTw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/5y1TXc2puNm3X4PHkuPmKeAhLTw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AmmanValleyBuzz/~4/-dpwObrIqhw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.ammanvalleybuzz.com/2008/09/family-from-gcg-near-ammanford-to-take.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1325198044917293233.post-26574321001566855352008-09-16T17:54:00.004+01:002008-09-16T18:02:51.986+01:002008-09-16T18:02:51.986+01:00Susan Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18432481979140143670noreply@blogger.com0Well I do, so this is my first quickie post as I am in the middle of setting this blog up and making it look all pretty and such, you know, scatter cushions need to be arranged, fresh flowers put out, coffee needs to go on for that nice aroma LOLOK, OK, I am adding all the "stuff" that you add to these things and tweaking here and there so I will get to my first "proper" post real soon, honest <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-VlC0Gha2-2VENsLFqo-f431P7Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-VlC0Gha2-2VENsLFqo-f431P7Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-VlC0Gha2-2VENsLFqo-f431P7Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-VlC0Gha2-2VENsLFqo-f431P7Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AmmanValleyBuzz/~4/FPBpiJL65s8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.ammanvalleybuzz.com/2008/09/dont-you-just-love-blogger.html