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Elim Sound Conference – a resounding success! – Issue 4
January 5, 2019by Diana Gordon On the 2nd and 3rd of November, Elim Sound opened its doors to delegates for the first Elim Sound Conference. With a group of seven from Elim Aberystwyth, we travelled to Birmingham to the conference venue, City Church Birmingham, a central and spacious location which could easily accommodate the scores of people […]
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Aberystwyth at War 1914-1919 – Issue 4
January 5, 2019by Kate Sullivan Experience, Impact, Legacy Aberystwyth atWar 1914-1919:Experience, Impact,Legacy is acommunity projectfunded by theHeritage LotteryFund and led bythe Department ofHistory and WelshHistory, AberystwythUniversity.It brings togetherthe National Libraryof Wales,Ceredigion Archives,CeredigionMuseum, AberystwythArts Centre, and local community performanceand heritage groups, to bring alive local stories andexperiences of being at war 100 years ago. The project aims to […]
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The sound of Aberystwyth in Jerusalem – Issue 4
December 23, 2018By Mones Farah There is something about spending eight days with a large group of people made up of all sorts of backgrounds, tastes and wants. Recently, a group of 30 people, mainly from the parish of Aberystwyth, and a few others from other churches, spent nine days touring the land of the Bible. This […]
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03 – 01 – The Mayor, the Rabbi and the Vicar
July 1, 2018The Mayor, the Rabbi and the Vicar by Mones Farah I have recently had the chance to meet the Mayor of Aberystwyth for a coffee and chat, in one of the locally-owned cafés in town, where I put to him a couple of questions to get to know him better. Who is Talat Chaudhri? A […]
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03 – 02 – The History of Aberystwyth Castle – Part 2
July 1, 2018The History of Aberystwyth Castle – Part 2 By John Jackson Despite its hostile origins, Aberystwyth rapidly became part of the local community. As early as 1310 over one third of those holding privileged tenure within the town were Welsh. The Castle fell into decline over a century of peace as structural defects mounted and […]
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03 – 03 – Jubilee Storehouse – the food bank serving Aberystwyth and surrounding area
July 1, 2018Jubilee Storehouse – the food bank serving Aberystwyth and surrounding area By Malcolm Dye Is there really a need for a food bank in Aberystwyth in the 21st Century? That’s the question we asked ourselves in 2010. At that time, we were not sure, but felt God was calling us to get involved in this […]
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03 – 04 – An All You Can Eat Plan
July 1, 2018An All You Can Eat Plan By Joel Pridmore In June I spent several days at a conference in a remote part of Pembrokeshire and for the most part had no mobile phone connection and no access to Wi-Fi. How on earth did I survive in such circumstances?! How could I possibly live without the […]
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