SINGER, composer and script writer, Caryl Parry Jones, will be the special guest speaker at Carmarthenshire’s free 50+ Forum annual event.
The top entertainer will visit the National Botanic Garden in Llanarthne on Friday September 15 from 10am-4pm.
Caryl appears regularly in gigs where she performs her own material as well as arrangements of more familiar songs, and mixes the music with her own brand of comedy.
Other speakers at the 50+ Forum Feel Good Festival include Gareth Jordan, cyber crime specialist from Dyfed Powys Police, the county council’s executive board members for health and social care Cllr Jane Tremlett, and housing Cllr Linda Evans, and 50+ Forum chair Caroline Streek.
Stalls from over 40 organisations will offer a wide range of taster sessions including arts and crafts, men’s sheds, therapy horses, a ‘timeless’ photo booth, language lessons and reflexology. There will also be guided walking tours to learn about botany, health and exercise.
Admission is free for 50+ forum members upon presentation of a membership card.
The council’s 50+ champion, Cllr Jane Tremlett said: “The 50+ annual event provides a great opportunity for older people in Carmarthenshire to see what is available and to try out some of the fun activities.”
People aged 50+ can join the forum for free on the day or call 01267 224692. Alternatively, visit www.carmarthenshire50.org.uk
Forum chair, Caroline Streek said: “We are delighted to have secured Caryl Parry Jones as one of our speakers and thrilled to see how the event has grown and become an excellent occasion to celebrate the creativity and contribution of older people.”
Cantores i fod yn siaradwraig wadd yn nigwyddiad 50+
Y GANTORES, cyfansoddwraig ac awdures sgriptiau, Caryl Parry Jones, fydd y siaradwraig wadd arbennig yn nigwyddiad blynyddol Fforwm 50+ Sir Gaerfyrddin eleni.
Bydd y ddiddanwraig amryddawn yn ymweld â’r Ardd Fotaneg Genedlaethol yn Llanarthne ddydd Gwener 15 Medi o 10am-4pm.
Mae Caryl i’w gweld yn aml ar lwyfan, lle mae’n perfformio ei deunydd ei hun yn ogystal â threfniadau o ganeuon mwy cyfarwydd, gan gyfuno’r gerddoriaeth â’i math unigryw hi ei hun o gomedi.
Ymhlith y siaradwyr eraill yng Ngŵyl Teimlo’n Dda y Fforwm 50+ fydd Gareth Jordan, arbenigwr seiberdroseddu o Heddlu Dyfed Powys, , yr aelodau o Fwrdd Gweithredol y Cyngor Sir dros iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol, y Cynghorydd Jane Tremlett, a thai, y Cynghorydd Linda Evans, a chadeirydd Fforwm 50+, Caroline Streek.
Bydd stondinau gan fwy na 40 o sefydliadau yn cynnig ystod eang o sesiynau rhagflas gan gynnwys celf a chrefft, siediau dynion, ceffylau therapi, bwth lluniau ‘diamser’, gwersi iaith ac adweitheg. Hefyd bydd teithiau cerdded tywysedig a fydd yn gyfle i ddysgu am fotaneg, iechyd ac ymarfer corff.
Mae mynediad am ddim i aelodau’r Fforwm 50+ os byddant yn cyflwyno carden aelodaeth.
Dywedodd y Cynghorydd Jane Tremlett, sef hyrwyddwr 50+ y cyngor: “Mae’r digwyddiad 50+ blynyddol yn gyfle gwych i’r bobl hŷn yn Sir Gaerfyrddin gael golwg ar yr hyn sydd ar gael a rhoi cynnig ar rai o’r gweithgareddau hwyliog.”
Gall pobl 50+ ymuno â’r Fforwm am ddim ar y dydd neu drwy ffonio 01267 224692. Fel arall ewch i www.carmarthenshire50.org.uk
Dywedodd Caroline Streek, cadeirydd y Fforwm: “Rydym ni’n falch iawn o gael Caryl Parry Jones fel un o’n siaradwyr ac wrth ein bodd â sut mae’r digwyddiad wedi tyfu i fod yn achlysur gwych i ddathlu creadigrwydd a chyfraniad pobl hŷn.”
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