The time is right to strut your Scottish stuff on the dance floor this coming Saturday (2nd Feb) at the High School. Kilts and bonnets optional. Music, food and bar. Fabulous family fun from the Friends of Llanfyllin High School. Tickets:  £3 (£2 child) in advance or £5 on the door (£3 child). Available at the school

A new book out by Pauline Page-Jones, published with support from the Civic Society, reveals the true story of the romance between a Napoleonic prisoner-of-war paroled in Llanfyllin and local girl Mary. Could their love overcome cultural, religious and language differences, and survive hatred and war? Hardback 83pp – £9.95 ISBN 978184771628-6 available in the Corner

Below is a notification received by Llanfyllin Town Council from Scottish Power regarding the Dyfnant Forest Windfarm. Please pass this on to anyone you think maybe interested as soon as you can, as any feedback needs to be with them before 15th March. — Dear Sir/Madam, We are writing to you to advise that we are

As discussed at the AGM, the Civic Society will be reinstating the annual membership fee. The cost is a very modest £5 which is due January 2013. The membership fee can be sent to Decia Blacker, Villa Norge, Llanfyllin, SY22 5ER or brought to the next meeting.

As the High School is closed because of the snow, there won’t be a screening of the film this evening (18 Jan – Le Havre). Please pass the news on to anyone that you think may intend to come.

At our recent AGM we decided that we should call time on our name since our formation in the 1980s. The feeling was that Llanfyllin & District Civic Society has too many echoes of the past and not enough emphasis on present and future. Sometime in the next few months, therefore, we will be launching