Scaffolding on the Church Tower!

The long awaited repairs to the church tower, which was becoming structurally unsafe, have begun and scaffolding has been erected this week. Without these repairs the church and churchyard would have had to close because of the danger of falling masonry.

The work will include:
• repairs/renewal of lead work
• repointing, rendering and lime wash of the parapet
• repairs to fractured and loose parapet corbels
• installation of new internal walkways
It is expected that the repairs and upgrade will take at least 8 weeks.

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Free website hosting

Andrew Knight and his family moved to The Garn a few months ago.

Through his IT business he is able to offer free website hosting for villagers.

If you would like to know more please phone Andrew on 07525 044100 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

A community where you never feel lonely (September 2001)

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Weigh To Go: Every Wednesday, 3pm to 5pm

Weigh To Go is a mobile refill shop providing a range of organic foodstuffs and eco friendly products including oils, vinegars, pulses, spices, grains, flours, nuts, cereals, shampoo and household cleaning products
Plus you can have a coffee and a chat!
www.weightogorefill.co.uk 

Their mobile shop will be in the village every Wednesday from 3pm to 5pm outside Little Hall Cottage

Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more details

3Cs

Cut, clear and clean group
10am Wednesday, 2 February
10am Wednesday, 2 March

Every 1st Wednesday of the month (normally!). Everybody is welcome to join us – meet at the tree outside the rear door of the village hall.

Click here for the history of 3Cs

Physiotherapy led Pilates classes

Small groups
Wednesdays 9am-10am
St Hilary Village Hall
For more information see www.pilateswithjo.com 
Please call 07815046005 to book a place.

Children and other homo sapiens in the village

Royal Wedding Celebrations 2011

Over the last few years there has been an influx of new villagers often with young families - here are the current (November 2021) number of villagers:

• 54 children and young adults (58 including looked after grandchildren and other honarary members of the village)
• 198 adults (excluding the Manor House)
• 252 villagers in total
• 91 households

St Hilary Book Club

A St Hilary Book Club has been established recently, which will meet once a month.

The aim of the group will be to discuss a variety of different genres in a comfortable, friendly and social setting – perhaps with a glass of wine!

If you would like details please speak to or email Jude This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Pam This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Community Café

Village Hall
11am Wednesday, 2 February
11am Wednesday, 2 March

Drop in for coffee/tea, cake and a chat. 10.30am to 12 noon every 1st Wednesday of the month

FRALF Car Cleaning

Fred and Alfie - making your car smile and gleam

£8 per car

Call or message 07719 019940

Autoglym cleaning products provided - all that is needed is access to water and a hosepipe 

Save the date: NSPCC Valentine’s Coffee Morning - Wednesday 2 February

More details in due course

St Hilary Forum – Supporting the Village

or, demystifying the elusive organisation!

Can you answer the question “what is the St Hilary Forum”?  Probably not.  So here is your crib sheet.

The short answer is that the Forum helps projects and ideas to come about by:

1. Providing village insurance for events and activities
2. Having a constitution, necessary for applying for grants
3. Managing a bank account to pay for, build up and hold reserves for village equipment

The Forum does not (to date) hold or undertake activities itself.  But the above three “enablers” means that lots of villagers can.

Click here to read about all the activities

Picnic bench update

Caroline Neudegg is leading the project for a picnic bench for the village which is close to fruition

Ewart Schofield and Stephen Craddock have offered to help with the construction of the table and the base respectively

Walks and strolls

The walks and strolls section of the website includes:

• The 10 core circular walks from St Hilary ranging from gentle strolls (1 to 2 miles) to monster expeditions (over 10 miles)
• 4 different routes to Cowbridge, which can be combined for circular routes
• Strolling over The Clump for a takeaway coffee at Stalling Café or round the Garn or to Beaupre Castle

Foodbank donations

Lynn and Bruce Rankin are collecting food donations on behalf of the Cardiff Vineyard church in Cardiff. The food will be distributed to those in desperate need. Examples include tinned soup, tinned tomatoes, baked beans, instant coffee, rice, pasta, UHT milk, cereal, biscuits – but no fresh items

Please leave donations with Lynn and Bruce at Hendre in a box in their carport (on the right about 100 yards past the phone box on the lane towards Llantrithyd – here’s the link to the map of village houses)

Map of the village with house names

Click on this link for a pdf file of a map of the location of houses in the village - useful if you need to provide directions to family, friends or delivery van drivers. There are two pages: the first is of houses in the centre of the village, the second is of outlying houses.

Click here to see the two maps on this page