Gŵyl Flodau a Cherddoriaeth Eglwys Sant Sannan
Mae'r wyl wedi bod yn llwyddiant ysgubol!
Pan glywodd pentrefwyr Llansannan yn ddiweddar fod rhaid iddynt ddod o hyd i arian i wneud gwaith atgyweirio ar frys i'r eglwys neu gwynebu y posibliadau y byddai'n gorfod cau, daethant at ei gilydd a threfnu eu Gwyl Flodau a Cherddoriaeth gyntaf erioed. Nid aelodau'r eglwys yn unig ond hefyd o'r capeli Baptist a Methodistiaeth, Sefydliad y Merched, Merched y Wawr a mudiadau lleol eraill a addurnwyd yr eglwys ar themau cerddoriaeth a hefyd llenwi'r adeilad a sain a phersawr tros ben wythnos Gwyl y Banc. Cynhaliwyd pedair noson o gyngherddau ac yn ystod y dydd 'roedd sain yr organ i'w glywed trwy'r adeilad a thu draw yn y fynwent a oedd yn dwt a thaclus. 'Roedd pawb yn 'sgwyddo'r faich a'r pentref i gyd yn dangos balchder fel 'roedd y coffrau'n dechrau llenwi a chodwyd tros £4000.00 tros y penwythnos. Hefyd cafwyd y teimlad fod pawb yn cyfranu at gadwedigaeth adeilad gwych yng nghanol y pentref er ffyniant.
'Roedd y trefnwyr, Richard a Rosemary Smyth yn hapus fod popeth wedi troi allan mor dda. "Roeddem yn ansicr pan benderfynon gynllunio'r digwyddiad a fuasai'n gweithio o gwbl" meddai Richard sydd gyda'i wraig, Rosemary wedi dod i fyw'n y pentref yn barhaol tua tair mlynnedd yn ol. Ond meddai " Mae Rosemary'n rhan o gymant o fudiadau'r pentref a gallodd ddarbwyllo pawb i gymeryd rhan."
Medrodd Richard, sy wedi rhedeg cyrsiau cerddoriaeth i blant am y deg mlynnedd diwethaf, alw ar amryw o gerddorwyr proffesiynol i roi gwasanaethau am ddim er helpu'r gymuned. Addawodd yr organyddion, yr arweinydd, Cor Meibion Bro Aled, unawdwyr a'r offerynwyr i'r Messeiah roi ei hamser amm ddim, a hefyd Eira Lynn Jones pwy a gynhaliodd ddosbarth meistriolii delynyddion ieuanc yn ystod y p'nawn cyntaf ac wedyn rhoi cyngerdd bendigedig yn yr hwyr. I ddyfynu Rex Mathias, Ficer y pentref, "Gallaf ddim diolch digon i bawb a helpodd gyda'r digwyddiad trwy roi oi hamser ai arbenigedd mor hael er gwneud i bethau fynd mor esmwyth. gallwn rwan edrych ymlaen at ddyfodol ein eglwys gyda hyder"
A fydd hyn yn gychwyn ar Wyl reolaidd? "Ar hyn gallwn ni ddim hyd yn oed ystyried ei wneud i gyd eto" meddai Rosemary a arolygodd yr holl flodau a'r arlywio. "ond pwy a wyr syt y byddwn yn teimlo wedi ychydig o orffwys!"
St.Sannan's Festival of
Music and Flowers
Village Festival is
a Resounding Success!
When villagers in Llansannan heard recently that they must find the money for
urgent repairs to their village church or risk its closure, they banded together
and organized their first ever Music and Flower Festival. Members not only of
the church congregation but also of the Baptist and Methodist chapels, as well
as the WI, Merched y Wawr and other local groups, all helped to decorate the
church on a musical theme and then to fill it with sound as well as scent over
the recent Bank Holiday weekend.
Four evening concerts helped to raise the roof and during the day live organ
music wafted through the building and out into the immaculately tended
churchyard. Everyone did their bit and the village shared a sense of pride and
satisfaction as the coffers began to fill, with over £4,000 being raised over
the weekend. Just as important was the feeling that all had contributed towards
preserving a fine listed building at the village centre for posterity.
Organisers Richard and Rosemary Smyth were pleased that it turned out so well.
"We were unsure, when we took on the planning of this event, whether it would
work at all," said Richard, who, with his wife, came to live permanently in the
village some three years ago. "But Rosemary's involvement with so many village
groups meant that she was able to persuade everyone to take part."
And Richard, who has run children's music courses for the past ten years, was
able to call upon many professional musicians to give their services for nothing
to help the community. "Organists, the conductor, the Bro Aled Choir, soloists
and instrumentalists for the Messiah - all agreed to do this for free; even Eira
Lynn Jones, who held a master-class for young harpists through the first
afternoon and then gave her own stunningly beautiful concert in the evening,
spent the day with us at her own expense." Village Rector, Fr Rex Matthias,
said: "I cannot thank everyone enough, and all those locally who were generous
with their time and expertise in helping it all to run so smoothly. We can now
look forward to the future of our church with confidence."
And will this be the start of a regular Festival? "At the moment we cannot even
contemplate doing it all again" said Rosemary, who supervised all the flowers
and the catering. "But who knows how we shall feel after a good rest!"
Left to right, Sara Jones,
wife of David Jones MP who opened the Festival on Friday Morning, Richard and
Rosemary Smyth and Rex Mathias, Vicar of Llansannan
The church of St Sannan welcomes
all visitors to its weekly services at 11.00 am each Sunday, with coffee
afterwards and time for a good chat.
Llansannan tua 1950 Llansannan circa 1950
Mynyddoedd Eryri gyda gorchydd o eira yn ystod Mawrth 2008
Snowdonia range with a covering of snow during March 2008
Wedi neidio efo parachute i godi arian i Ward Plant Ysbyty Glan Clwyd.
Bydd £1000 wedi ei gasglu yn y diwedd.
Gethin, Josh, Meurig, Melfyn a Caryl. Da iawn chi! / Well done!
A sponsored parachute jump in aid of the Children's Ward at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd will have raised £1000 when all the money is collected
Mr & Mrs W Jones, Encil, Llansannan sydd wedi dathlu 70 mlynedd o fywyd priodasol ar y 31ain o Fis Hydref 06
Mr & Mrs W Jones, Encil, Llansannan who have celebrated 70 years of marriage on 31st October 06