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Preparations are continuing for this year’s Junior Football Festival and Fete which takes place on Saturday 7th July at Richmond Park, home of Carmarthen Town AFC. Executive committee member Paul Ashley Jones has issued the following appeal - This is an important part of the Club’s Community Programme and as always your help is needed. Without the help of our supporters the event cannot take place. There are many ways, large and small, in which you can help. Specifically we need help in the following areas: Programme sales – we have a small number of supporters currently going door to door selling Programmes at £1 each. If you are able to spare a couple of hours to help out over the next two weeks then please call Paul Ashley-Jones on 07775 820864. Many hands make light work and your help would be very much appreciated. If you don’t want to sell door to door but could take a number of programmes (however small) to sell to family, friends or work colleagues then please let Pa...

Two Carmarthenshire charities collected cheques at the Carmarthen Town AFC annual general meeting held at the Clubhouse and Community Centre in Richmond Park. The cash was raised by a fund-raising bike ride from Wrexham to Carmarthen by Carmarthen Town AFC committeemen and supporters. Cheques for £602.50 were handed over to the Carmarthen and District Impaired Hearing Group and the Megan & Trevor Griffiths Trust by Town executive committee member and cycle team member Paul Ashley-Jones. He said: “Here at Carmarthen Town we firmly believe that we are ‘more than a football club’ and that we play our part in the local community as a whole. We were delighted to support these two charities last season. “This season, we will be raising money for the Ty Cymorth Hospice, another very worthy cause.” The Impaired Hearing Group helps to organise activities for people who suffer varying degrees of hearing loss. Their work includes arranging transport for members to attend meetings. The Megan ...

At the Carmarthen Town AFC annual presentation evening held at the Clubhouse and Community Centre in Richmond Park, the supporters award for Player of The Season went to goalkeeper Mike Lewis. He is pictured receiving his award from Town executive committee member Paul Ashley Jones. The award was given following a poll of fans.