Easter Monday, 9^th April.

Disaster! The Easter Bunny has been kidnapped and no-one knows where she is or where she has hidden her Easter Eggs. Please come and help to find her. We know she is somewhere near the Old School in Bethlehem, and we'll be searching for clues we hope will lead us to her, at any time from 2pm (until 5pm) on Easter Monday. |For £2 we include a bag you can decorate to hold any eggs you may find and there will be a crafts table to help you relax after your detective work. Refreshments will also be available. Make sure you wear suitable clothes and footwear (there may be mud or it could even be sunny!)

£2 per child, Refreshments available. Starts at 2pm (open until 5pm).

Tuesdays from 17^th January to 27^th March (inclusive).

7-8:30pm

An introduction to the gentle Satyananda style of yoga, suitable for all ages, levels of fitness and bodies. Satyananda yoga is an integral yoga, a blend of classic postures, breathing practices, deep relaxation and meditation.

This course covers the preparatory PMA series – a systematic and progressive series of practices which work towards releasing joints, increasing flexibility and developing awareness of breath. This provides a foundation for any further yoga practice. Time is given to breathing practices and relaxation in every class – tools which can be used in everyday life.

Fee: £60 for the ten-week course, with ongoing enrolment.

If you would like more information, please call 01558 823 842.

Quiz!
Monday 16^th April.

£1/person, max. 4 people per team. An informal quiz with a small prize and the winning team has the pleasure of setting the questions for the next quiz.

Refreshments available.
7:30pm

Saturday 3^rd December.

As always the Bethlehem Christmas Fayre is taking place on the first Saturday of December.
There will be a range of fantastic stalls selling high quality gifts, crafts and tasty local produce. The village Post Office will be open all day to stamp your Christmas cards with the famous Bethlehem hand stamp.

Opened by a special guest, Father Christmas will also be appearing.
Entertainment will be provided by the Bethlehem Village Band and Fizz Theatre Company.

And best of all it’s free entry - leaving you with more pennies in your pockets to indulge in some seasonal treats.
We do hope you will be able to join us at Bethlehem and kick off the season’s festivities with this special event. And remember don’t forget your Christmas cards!

All profits made by Dyffryn Ceidrych Bethlehem Association will go towards running costs of the Yr Hen Ysgol Community Hall.
For more information please contact Catrin on 01550 779250 or email at nadolig@ymmethlehem.co.uk

10am - 5pm.

Wednesday 9^th November.

With Angharad Beurle-Williams of Cardiff University

A talk on the astronomy of the planets and stars over Bethlehem with telescopes (weather permitting; wrap-up warm).

Everyone welcome. Free admission. Refreshments available.

7:30pm

Saturday 29^th October.

Fun starts at 6pm

Scary stories and live music ...
Do a trick and get a treat --- the floor will be thrown open to anyone willing to tell a joke, a story, sing a song, or anything else entertaining ...
Come in fancy dress --- there will be a prize for whoever is voted best (or is that worst) dressed ...
Pumpkin carving competition --- audience pumpkin-ometer to decide the winner ...

Any questions, call Pete on 01558 823306.
£5 / £2 includes food.
Licensed bar.

Saturday 24^th September.

10am - 6pm.

Bring apples to turn into juice ...
Make toffee-apples for the kids ...
Talk with Paul Davies from Dolau Hirion tree nursery ...
Cookery session with Des Oldfield ...
Free entry for the apple press and talk, small charge for the cookery sessions to cover costs.

Pork + apple sauce + stuffing BBQ & refreshments available.

Saturday 13^th August.

Come and watch the stars fall on Bethlehem! (weather & moon permitting, of course)
4pm-late.

Summer Fete (cychwyn am 4yp, am ddim / opens at 4pm, free)
Local stalls with homemade cakes, preserves, produce and plants as well art, crafts, photography and more. Try your hand at stonemasonry and there will be plenty of children’s activities.
Tywi Cycles are organising various bike activities (bring your bike or hire one) and there's a free bike tune-up available for anyone cycling to the fair.
Barbecue and licensed refreshments available.

Twmpath (cychwyn am 7:30yh / starts at 7:30pm, £3 / £1)
In the evening the stalls will give way to Bethlehem’s very own international folk group, The Bethlehem Village Band for an evening of music and dancing.
Barbecue and licensed refreshments continues.

Perseid Meteor Shower (am ddim / free)
Throughout the afternoon and evening there will be talks about Astronomy and Meteors by Angharad Beurle-Williams of Cardiff University.
Weather permitting you will be able to take a break from the dancing to watch the meteors and use some telescopes to explore the stars and the moon.

Lynne Jones and Yr Hanner Arall
Wednesday 13^th July.

Gwaredwch ar felan y canol wythnos a rhowch eich hun mewn hwyliau da ar gyfer gweddill yr wythnos gyda noson o gerddoriaeth, caneuon, jôcs, straeon a barddoniaeth yn y Gymraeg a'r Saesneg.
Banish those mid-week blues and put yourself in a good mood in for the rest of the week with an evening of music, songs, jokes, stories and poetry in English and Welsh.

Licensed / Refreshments available.
7:30pm, Admission £3.

Richard Rees
Wednesday 22^nd June.

At the end of the nineteenth century there were plans to drown vast areas of the Welsh valleys to supply London with water which would have dwarfed the Elan project and the Gas Pipeline and with a budget which would still be huge today. Now mostly forgotten, the accidental discovery of these plans is, in the light of Boris Johnson's comments, a timely warning.

Refreshments available.
7:30pm

Dafydd Evans
Monday 30^th May.

Rescheduled from November now that the weather is better.

Do men and women think differently? Does the right brain think in a different way to the left brain?
Why does a stroke sometimes leave people only able to swear? Why do some people see numbers in colour?
Come and find out the answers to theses questions and more.

Refreshments available.
7:30pm

Dawn Chorus Bird Walk
Saturday 7^th May.

With Mr David Owen
Meet at 5:30am at The Old School, Bethlehem.
Bring Binoculars, Breakfast afterwards: bacon-roll and tea / coffee.
£4 per person.
To book call 07812 506562.

5:30am

Hallowe'en!!!
Saturday 30^th October.

Come and enjoy an evening of live music, scary stories, food & hot-spiced-cider.
Wear your Hallowe'en best, bring a pumpkin lantern or just be there and be scared.

Tickets: adults, £5, children, £2 (includes food), available on the door.
7pm 'til late.

Novel Ingredients
Monday 30^th August.

Des Oldfield (www.interfoodtech.co.uk) kicks off what could become a regular FOOD & COOKING evening including visits to/from local chefs, suppliers and producers of food and food-related things with an evening of - NOVEL INGREDIENTS - whether from the hedgerow or the other side of the world.

Admission Free. Everyone welcome.
Refreshments available.
7:30pm

An evening of music and dance with Libarhundix and a BBQ
Saturday 11^th September.

Adults - £5, Children - £2.

Refreshments available. Please bring your own alcohol.
7pm - late