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The Chair of Carmarthenshire County Council Cllr Daff Davies is holding a Charity Night later this month. The event will be held at the Carmarthen Quins RFC Clubhouse, Morfa Lane, Carmarthen, on Wednesday April 22 at 7pm. Tickets are priced at £22.00 to include a carvery and dessert, and are available from Eira Evans on 01267 224060. There will also be a raffle and auction. The proceeds from the evening will go to the Chairman’s charities, which are the Wales Air Ambulance and Prostate Cancer, Prince Philip Hospital, Llanelli. Cllr Daff Davies said: “After the two course carvery we will have an auction and raffle followed by a few games including Guess the Weight of the Chairman!”

Carmarthen Town AFC proudly operates with the philosophy of “More than just a Football Club”. With this in mind, club members have for many years raised money for charitable causes. This year’s nominated charity is Ty Cymorth, a day hospice-providing palliative care and support for people with a life limiting condition. It is open on two days a week only at present and their appeal is now raising money to improve facilities and access for a growing demand for the service for people in Carmarthen and district. There is a fund-raising charity evening planned for Friday 14th October at the Carmarthen Town AFC Community Centre in Richmond Park. The event will be an informal affair with tickets priced at £12.50 each and groups of people can be seated together for a cold meat knife and fork buffet. Pupils of Bro Myrddin School, with a range of musical recitals, and Gurnos Rees, an accomplished soprano cornet player will provide the entertainment. Gurnos has won the soloist prize at the Natio...

A Gorseinon couple turned their ‘Diamond Day’ into a charity fund-raiser for the Healing The Wounds Golden Grove Mansion Appeal. The appeal aims to establish a Welsh convalescent centre for the treatment of Armed Forces Personnel, Veterans and their families who are suffering from stress-related illnesses such as PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder). When David and Irene Williams, of Grove Street, Gorseinon, knew their Diamond wedding anniversary was approaching, they decided they did not want any gifts. Instead, they asked friends and family to contribute to Healing the Wounds. Mr Williams served as a soldier with the 1st Battalion South Wales Borderers. His tours included Egypt, Palestine and Cyprus, during and after the Second World War. The couple said they fully supported the work of the Healing The Wounds charity and wanted to help in any way possible. The happy couple were married at St David’s Church in Penllergaer on 23rd September 1950. Their celebration night included a dan...

A ‘Bubbles and Chic’ night is being held at The Inspiration Suite at The Village Hotel, Swansea, on Thursday night (Nov 18) in aid of the Healing The Wounds Golden Grove Mansion Appeal. The charity is raising funds to establish a convalescent home in Wales for Welsh servicemen and servicewomen. The Bubbles and Chic night will feature ideas galore for Christmas shopping – stalls featuring hair and beauty, photography, gifts, fashion, textiles and food. There will be entertainment from former X Factor finalist James Williams and fashion from the Helen Rhiannon designer label. Tickets are £10 in advance, or £12 at the door, available through Helen Rhiannon on 07867 915993.

The chair of Carmarthenshire County Council has organised a Charity Night at the Calsonic Kansei Club in Felinfoel later this month. The event is in aid of chair Cllr Tegwen Devichand’s chosen charities, the Ty Bryngwyn Hospice, Llanelli, the Special Olympics Team and Help the Heroes – Welsh Guards Afghanistan Appeal. There will be a performance by one of Wales’ top comedy vocal entertainers Gary Le Vell. The Charity Night is on Friday October 22 starting at 7pm and tickets costing £7.50 are available from Eira Evans on 01267 224060 or Cllr Tegwen Devichand on 01554 751243.