Helo bawb - here’s confirmation of this week’s meetups plus a couple of interesting(?) annivesaries :
3:30pm Tuesday 5th November/ dydd Mawrth 5ed mis Tachwedd (Riverside Cafe, Nag’s Head Island, Abingdon, OX14 3HX - see map in earlier post ) - (little known fact: Guy Fawkes/Guto Ffowc was introduced to the Gunpowder Plotters by Welsh Catholic spy, Hugh Owen, who was deeply involved in attempts to destroy Protestant rule in Britain);
12:00 Friday 8th November/ dydd Gwener 8fed mis Tachwedd ( ‘Space for Reading’, Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford - inside entrance hall to the right, next to windows & opp. side from the excellent cafe) (on this date 222yrs ago was born Welsh civil engineer & Welsh language supporter, Sir Benjamin Hall, after whom Westminster’s “Big Ben” was named)
Btw, we’re mulling over the possibility of a regular additional meetup in the evening, weekly or monthly, via Zoom or face-to-face for those unable to make daytime meetups. Do, please, get in touch if you think you might be interested
Helo bawb - here’s confirmation of this week’s meetups plus a couple more interesting(?) annivesaries :
3:30pm Tuesday 19th November/ dydd Mawrth 19eg mis Tachwedd (Riverside Cafe , Nag’s Head Island, Abingdon, OX14 3HX - see map in earlier post ) - (22nd anniversary of Welsh being spoken for the first time at the EU when Welsh Culture Minister, Alun Ffred Jones, spoke to the Council of Ministers);
12:00 Friday 22nd November/ dydd Gwener 22ain mis Tachwedd ( ‘Space for Reading’, Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford - inside entrance hall to the right, next to windows & opp. side from the excellent cafe) (and, apparently, the 37th anniversary of Welsh being spoken officially for the first time by Pope John Paul II)
As usual, all welcome, and especially newcomers & new learners! Do please get in touch if you have any questions
Hwyl a chadw’n saff
John
PS Don’t forget we’re considering the possibility of an additional regular post-work meetup session , weekly or monthly (via Zoom or face-to-face) so that those who can’t make daytime meetups can have an opportunity to practise their Cymraeg. Let me know if you think you might be interested
Helo bawb - time again for confirmation of the week’s meetups
3:30pm Tuesday 26th November / dydd Mawrth 26ain mis Tachwedd (Riverside Cafe , Nag’s Head Island, Abingdon, OX14 3HX - see map in earlier post );
12:00 Friday 29th November/ dydd Gwener 29ain mis Tachwedd ( ‘Space for Reading’, Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford - inside entrance hall to the right, next to windows & opp. side from the excellent cafe)
Helo bawb - there’s a change to this week’s meetups. With Oxford SSiW’s Cinio Nadolig on Friday there won’t be the usual meetup in the Weston Library - no changes to the Abingdon meetup on Tuesday, though
3:30pm Tuesday 3rd December / dydd Mawrth 3ydd mis Rhagfyr (Riverside Cafe , Nag’s Head Island, Abingdon, OX14 3HX - see map in earlier post );
Helo bawb - sorry for the ‘radio silence’ - just got back from Gogledd Cymru
In case you are wondering, yes, there will be the usual two meetups this week:
3:30pm Tuesday 17th December / dydd Mawrth 17eg mis Rhagfyr (Riverside Cafe , Nag’s Head Island, Abingdon, OX14 3HX - see map in earlier post );
12:00 Friday 20th December/ dydd Gwener 20fed mis Rhagfyr ( ‘Space for Reading’, Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford - inside entrance hall to the right, next to windows & opp. side from the excellent cafe)
Helo bawb - last Friday was our last meetup of the year but we’ll be looking forward to welcoming old & new faces when meetups restart in the new year on Friday 3 Jan at 12:00 in the Weston Library
All welcome, no matter whether you’ve only just started learning Welsh as a New Year’s resolution, or you’re a first language Welsh speaker. Do get in touch if you have any questions!
Tan hynny,Nadolig Llawen! a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!
John
Helo bawb - a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda! if you’re only just surfacing from the Xmas/New Year festivities
As usual, there’ll be two meetups this week - do get in touch if you’re thinking of joining us but would like a bit more info beforehand. As always, all welcome no matter what your level of Cymraeg, from brand new beginner to first language speaker (and, indeed, whether or not you use SSiW) :
3:30pm Tuesday 7th January/ dydd Mawrth 7fed mis Ionawr (Riverside Cafe, Nag’s Head Island, Abingdon, OX14 3HX - see map in earlier post );
12:00 Friday 10th January/ dydd Gwener 10fed mis Ionawr ( ‘Space for Reading’, Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford - inside entrance hall to the right, next to windows & opp. side from the excellent cafe)
Helo bawb - the last week in January already with the usual Tuesday and Friday meetups. All welcome, especially newcomers, and we’ve welcomed a couple over the past week or so, so if you were trying to decide whether to ‘dip your toe in’, don’t woryy, you wouldn’t be the only ‘newbie’
3:30pm Tuesday 28th January/ dydd Mawrth 28ain mis Ionawr (Riverside Cafe, Nag’s Head Island, Abingdon, OX14 3HX - see map in earlier post );
12:00 Friday 31st January/ dydd Gwener 31ain mis Ionawr ( ‘Space for Reading’, Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford - inside entrance hall to the right, next to windows & opp. side from the excellent cafe)
Also, in the next few weeks, we’re planning to restart our regular series of walks+sgwrs - if you’re interested, do keep an eye also on this thread: Oxford walks
Helo bawb - why not join us for a coffee/tea/hot chocolate in the warmth of one of this week’s meetups
3:30pm Tuesday 18th February/ dydd Mawrth 18fed mis Chwefror (Riverside Cafe , Nag’s Head Island, Abingdon, OX14 3HX - see map in earlier post );
12:00 Friday 21st February/ dydd Gwener 21ain mis Chwefror ( ‘Space for Reading’, Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford - inside entrance hall to the right, next to windows & opp. side from the excellent cafe)
As always, all welcome, no matter what’s the level of your Cymraeg even if you’ve only just started learning. Do get in touch if you’ve any questions or would like to know more
Hwyl a chadw’n saff
John
PS A completely irrelevant fact: this Friday marks the 220th anniversary of the first steam train journey (no, not Stephenson’s ‘Rocket’, that was 5 years later) from the Penydarren Ironworks, Merthyr Tydfil to Abercynon
Just wondering if @Betterlatethan (or anyone else) is planning to be at the Riverside in Abingdon tomorrow, as all af the other regulars are away this week.
Sorry about that Sue - it wasn’t until the day itself that I realised I would probably be on my own. I’m planning to be there next week. There are usually 3 or 4 of us so this week was a bit of an anomaly, maybe due to half term.
Helo bawb - I hope you all had the opportunity to enjoy some St David’s Day/Dydd Gŵyl Dewi celebrations last week.
This week we’ll be having Oxford SSiW’s Cinio Gŵyl Dewi on Friday lunchtime so our only regular meetup this week will be in Abingdon on Tuesday:
*3:30pm Tuesday 4th March/ dydd Mawrth 4edd mis Mawrth * (Riverside Cafe, Nag’s Head Island, Abingdon, OX14 3HX - see map in earlier post );
On Friday eleven of our Oxford SSiW group enjoyed a great Cinio Gŵyl Dewi at Gino’s, as you can see. Plans are now afoot to celebrate Dydd y Dywysoges Gwenllian in June in similar fashion
Helo eto - no special events this week, just the opportunity again to enjoy a coffee/tea/hot chocolate at one of this week’s meetups :
3:30pm Tuesday 11th March/ dydd Mawrth 11eg mis Mawrth (Riverside Cafe , Nag’s Head Island, Abingdon, OX14 3HX - see map in earlier post );
12:00 Friday 14th March/ dydd Gwener 14eg mis Mawrth ( ‘Space for Reading’, Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford - inside entrance hall to the right, next to windows & opp. side from the excellent cafe)
As always, newcomers welcome, no matter what level of Cymraeg. Do get in touch if you’ve any questions or would like to know more
:
5th November/ dydd Mawrth 5ed mis Tachwedd 
“Big Ben” 
was named)
, weekly or monthly (via Zoom or face-to-face) so that those who can’t make daytime meetups can have an opportunity to practise their Cymraeg. Let me know if you think you might be interested 
Cinio Nadolig 
Gogledd Cymru 
Blwyddyn Newydd Dda! 
- if you’re interested, do keep an eye also on this thread: 
coffee/tea/hot chocolate 
in the warmth of one of this week’s meetups 
journey (no, not Stephenson’s ‘Rocket’, that was 5 years later) from the Penydarren Ironworks, Merthyr Tydfil to Abercynon 
