Prengwyn Sheep Dog Trials Round Up the Pounds for the Appeal

At a recent dinner held at the Gwarcefel Arms, Prengwyn nr Llandyssul, Ceredigion the Prengwyn Sheepdog Trials and Show Committee presented through their Treasurer Mr Dan Jones a cheque for £1500 to The Noahs Ark Appeal to Dr Glyn Jones, an avid fund raiser on behalf of the Appeal, having walked three times with Ian Botham. In his address Dr Glyn Jones congratulated this small rural Society for all the good work that they had done for good causes since the formation of the Prengwyn Sheepdog Trials in 1984 by the late Tommy Lewis, Maesyderi, Prengwyn.

The first Show of garden produce, craft and cooking and sheepdog trials  was held on the last Saturday in August in 1984 on Ffosesgob Farm, Prengwyn. In that year the Society contributed £350 to St David's Hospital Carmarthen. Since and including that first event the Prengwyn Sheepdog Trials and Show Committee have contributed almost £35000 to good causes.The donations include £1000 to Bronglais Hospital Aberystwyth in 1989, £1000 to Meningitis Research in 1991,£1500 to Cancer Care Glangwili Hospital , Carmarthen 1995, and £1000 to Air Ambulance Wales 2006. Dr Glyn gave an excellent summary of the History of the Noahs Ark Appeal and the present situation regarding The Children's Hospital in Cardiff, and distributed Noahs Ark badges to all present Treasurer since 1989, Mr Dan Jones explained that they always had good presidents for the Trials and Show and that the whole community rallied to raise funds

Since the Foot and Mouth outbreak in 2001 unfortunately the Sheepdog Trials have not been held but the Show of produce, craft and cooking has gone from strength to strength at Pantydefaid Chapel Hall, Prengwyn. 

Caption for the photograph from left to right are Mr Dan Jones, Treasurer of The Prengwyn Sheepdog Trials and Show, Dr Glyn Jones, Beth Davies, Secretary of The Prengwyn Sheepdog Trials and Show Committee.

Photograper J  Arthur Jacks





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Treialon Cwn Defaid a Sioe Prengwyn yn cyflwyno Siec o £1500 i Apel Arch Noa

Yn eu cinio blynyddol yn ddiweddar yn y Gwarcefel Arms Prengwyn rhoddodd Mr Dan Jones, Trysorydd Treialon Cwn Defaid  a Sioe Prengwyn, Ceredigion Siec o £1500 i Apel Arch Noa. Yno i dderbyn y Siec ar ran yr Apel oedd Dr Glyn Jones sydd wedi codi swm sylweddol o arian ei hunan i'r Apel ac yn cynrhychioli'r Apel yng Nghanolbarth Cymru. Yn ei araith eglurodd Dr Glyn fod rhaid llongyfarch y Gymdeithas wledig fach hon am y gwaith rhagorol oedd wedi ei wneud at achosion da, er ffurfio'r Gymdeithas gan y diweddar Tommy Lewis, Maesyderi, Prengwyn yn 1984.

Cynhaliwyd y Treialon a'r  Sioe gyntaf.yn ol yn 1984 ar dir fferm Ffosesgob, Prengwyn ar flwyddyn honno rhoddwyd £350 i Ysbyty St Davids yng Nghaerfyrddin.Ers hynnu ac yn cynnwys y rhodd honno mae'r Gymdeithas Fach wledig hon wedi crynhoi bron i £35000 tuag at achosion da.

Mae'r rhoddion yn cynnwys £1000 i Apel Sganiwr Ysbyty Bronglais Aberystwyuth yn 1989, £1000 i Ymchwil Llid yr Ymenydd yn 1991, £1500 i Ofal Cancr Ysbyty Glangwili Caerfyrddin yn 1995 a £1000 i Ambiwlans Awyr Cymru yn 2006. Eglurodd Mr Dan Jones Trysorydd y Gymdeithas yma ers 1989 fod Llywyddion da iawn a haelionus wedi bod gyda'r Treialon a'r Sioe a fod bobol lleol i gyd yn gefnogol i'r Achosion da i gyd..

Ers y Clwyf Traed ar Genau yn 2001 nid ydynt wedi cynnal y Treialon ond fod y Sioe Gynnyrch ar Coginio wedi mynd o nerth i nerth.Rhoddodd Dr Glyn hanes Apel Arch Noa ar sefyllfa bresennol ynghlyn ar Ysbyty Plant yng Nghaerdydd a dosbarthu bathodynau Apel Arch Noa i bawb oedd yn bresennol