The Pales Newsletter – February 2018
The Pales Newsletter – February 2018
From the Pales Management Group
(This newsletter can be downloaded for printing – please click here)
Spring is in the air and snowdrops have bloomed in the Pales garden. There have been several falls of snow but not enough to prevent visitors getting to the site. This month we are talking about signs, snowdrop and starlings, and some updates of 2018 Events.
Table of contents;
- New Welsh sign
- Future Events
- Midsummer poetry and song event
- Starling murmuration
- Architects progress
- Tailpeace
The new Welsh Language sign for the Pales.
Derek James, a member of the Management Group, has kindly produced a Welsh Language sign to accompany the English sign, displayed outside the Pales.
Events at the Pales in 2018.
Tues April 24 Poetry at the Pales – Barddoniaeth yn Y Pales
11.30-13.00 Workshop on the theme ‘Special Places’for those who wish to try some creative writing
13.00-14.00 Lunch – bring and share
14.00 – 15.30 Poetry reading on the theme ‘Special Places’
This is a free event but registration requested – please click here for full details and registration form.
Thurs 7 June Art day with Sandy Craig.
More details will appear in the April newsletter.
Saturday 23 June Midsummer poetry and song – Canol Haf, Cerddi a Chân
An evening of English and Welsh poetry and music with Fiona and Gorwel Owen.
Fiona Owen has had five collections of poetry published, the latest being The Green Gate (Cinnamon Press). She teaches creative writing, literature and other arts/humanities subjects for the Open University, and writes and records songs with Gorwel Owen, the latest CD being Releasing Birds.
Gorwel Owen is involved in many music-making activities, including as a performer and recording engineer; he also teaches humanities with the Open University. He writes and records songs with Fiona Owen, most recently their album Releasing Birds.
Tickets for this event will be available in April.
Thurs 9 August Green Art at the Pales
A day for Ffriends of all ages, exploring the Pales grounds, collecting materials to make sculptures and images.
We are also exploring the possibility of an Annual Lecture, a Sufi day of meditation, a Wildlife day and a quilting day.
Starling Murmuration at Llandegley Rhos Common.
We recently publicised an event organised by Lynden Rees-Roberts, a member of the RSPB & Radnor Wildlife Trust. Lynden has been kind enough to send us a report and some photographs. We understand that Friends travelled up from Ross to witness this spectacular event.
Big Starling Winter Watch: January 28

More than 80 intrepid folk braved a distinctly grey and windy January afternoon to come and watch the inspiring sight of tens of thousands of starlings coming in to their winter

Architects progress.
Our architects, Simmonds Mills, have now submitted revised plans as a Pre-Planning Application to Powys Planning Department. We are awaiting their response and will report back in April.
Tailpeace.
As mentioned above, the snowdrops are blooming in the Pales garden, pushing their heads through the light snowfall. Carole has observed a squirrel that appears to have taken an interest in the thatch, so she is keep a keen eye on it! No photo yet, but she is trying.