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Youngsters in Pantyffynnon have been doing everything from cookery to kickboxing this summer – thanks to Communities First. Now residents are being invited to a meeting to help decide how the Communities First programme will go forward in Pantyffynnon. Following a variety of summer programmes run by Communities First over the years, and partnership working with the likes of Carmarthenshire Youth and Children’s Association and Carmarthenshire’s Play Team, children in Pantyffynnon have been having a blast this year. Communities First development worker Emma Martin-Jewell said: “We have been fortunate to link into the very popular Fit 4 Fun Big Lottery project which is managed by the Carmarthenshire Youth and Children’s Association. “As a result of working in partnership we have been able to provide cookery workshops, circus skills, dance, sports and kickboxing. The Carmarthenshire Play team have also spent the day developing children’s skills through building dens, and playing games....

Menter Cwm Gwendraeth will be running two summer play clubs in Ysgol Cross Hands and Ysgol y Castell, Kidwelly, starting on July 25. The clubs will offer a safe place for children to have fun during the summer holidays and will be a big help for working parents as well as giving children the chance to make new friends. There will be exciting and fun activities including arts and crafts, cooking, games and dance. The clubs are open to children across the county and are run bilingually. The hours of the Cross Hands Club are 8.30am-5.30pm, five days a week, with the last session on August 19, and Clwb y Castell’s hours are 9am-5pm, four days a week, with the last session on August 18. The fee £12.50 a child a day and they should bring a lunch pack. For more details, contact Meinir or Nerys in the Menter Cwm Gwendraeth office on 01269 871600.