News
Builth GP Dr Robbie Gibbins Retiring 12/7/10
Builth & Llanwrtyd Medical Practice has announced that senior partner Dr Robbie Gibbins will be retiring this October 2010. He joined the Practice back in 1979 taking over from Dr Venn Pugh. His colleagues at that time were Roger Harriss, Vivian Davies, Terry Watson and Martin Riley. We wish him a happy, healthy and active retirement.
Check out the Practice history at Builth Surgery
New Chair and Committee for BWCS - 1/7/10
Our AGM was held on the 9th of June. Yvette Bridgeman takes over as Chair and the full committee can be viewed at our "about Us" page.
The meeting was well attended with displays by Ashfield Community Enterprise, Brecon & Radnor Samaritans, Red Kite Credit Union, Brecon Access Group & Age Concern.
The Annual Report will be available for download shortly.
Retail Manager for our Charity Shop - 11/6/10
Must be experienced, highly motivated and creative.
20 hours per week,
£7 per hour.
12 month contract initially.
For job description & application form, please contact Cathy Warlow, telephone 01982 553004.
Closing date for applications 25th June 2010.
Interviews will be held on 14th July 2010
Annual General Meeting 2010 - 1/4/10
Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 9th June 2010 2pm at Wesley Church Centre.
March Outing - 1/4/10
The march outing was to Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells. Mr Jeremy Stevenson arranged a most interesting sequence of archive recordings of early C20 radio clips with an accomanying quiz, followed by selected video excerpts from "My Fair Lady" performed at London's Albert Hall. Miriam Jones completed the afternoon by providing a delicious tea.
ww.wyeside.co.uk
February Outing - 22/3/10
The National Cycle Collection at the Automobile Palace in Llandrindod was the destination of the February outing. It is much bigger inside than it looks from the outside, with a comprehensive selection of pedal and motor cycles. We were given a guided tour, with interesting tales about some of the items, several of which brought back happy memories for quite a few of us! We then made our way to the Lake Cafe for afternoon tea, with the reasonable weather allowing a walk round the lake for those with the energy! It was a packed afternoon, but an enjoyable one.
January Outing - 19/2/10
For our January outing we remained in Builth, going to the Wesley Chapel for games and afternoon tea. It was a gloomy and damp winter's day, but inside the Chapel it was warm and comfortable, perfect for catching up on everyone's news!
The fun started with a quiz to test general knowledge and memory, followed by various games such as table-top skittles, quoits, basket-bean-bag, and several more. All this activity worked up an appetite which was satisfied by a delicious and substantial afternoon tea.
Many thanks to Miriam Jones for the tea, and to Roger Harriss for devising the quiz. An enjoyable afternoon was had by all.
Coffee morning Monday 1st March - 8/2/10
Our annual coffee morning
will take place on Monday 1st March
at St Mary's Church Hall
10.30a.m. -12noon
£1 admission.
All welcome
Christmas Outing - 11/1/10
Our Christmas outing, on the 17th December, was to the Lake Country House Hotel in Llangammarch for a Festive High Tea. The flurries of snow earlier in the day didn't put anybody off, and we all met up in the grand lounge overlooking the garden.
We were welcomed with a cup of tea, and there was time for a chat and to catch up with news before tucking in to a delicious afternoon tea. This was followed by entertainment from magician Thomas Edwin, whose comedy magic act was much appreciated, except, perhaps, by the person whose £10 note he caused to burn to ashes, before producing it intact, of course! How do they do that?
It was a very enjoyable afternoon in warm and comfortable surroundings, and our thanks go to the staff, who were helpful and efficient, and to Thomas Edwin and his lovely assisstant for making us laugh.
Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!
Snowfall, Keep warm Keep well - 5/1/10
Check out this government website for keeping well during the current cold spell:
Keep Warm Keep Well
Christmas Opening Hours - 21/12/09
Office will be closed from 1p.m. Wednesday 23 December until 10a.m. Monday 4 January
Shop will be closed from 4p.m. Wednesday 23 December until 9.30a.m. Friday 2 January
999 - When to call? - 19/12/09
A poster has been produced that gives advice on when to call 999.
Click on the image or here to view (pdf).
Builth Project - 4/11/09
Plans for a new healthcare facility in Builth Wells are progressing. The preferred site is at Love Lane.
Builth & Llanwrtyd Medical Practice can confirm that there are no plans for medical services at Builth Wells Surgery
to relocate. Whatever happens the Surgery will stay put.
Additionally there has been no change in Powys LHBs view that there are too few minor injuries in Builth to be able to sustain a safe injury service. Hence there will be no minor injury unit in the new healthcare facility. Patients with new injuries will still need to be assessed at a hospital outside the Practice area such as Brecon or Llandrindod.
Monthly Outings - September 2009
The September outing was to Coed Trallwm, the Forest Cafe and Mountain Bike Centre on the road between Beulah and Abergwesyn. A fine day made the lovely ride there a pleasurable one, notwithstanding confrontations with log lorries! A wander round the Centre was followed by a scrumptious homemade afternoon tea, and an interesting and humorous talk from George on their life and work in the forest. Many thanks to Christine and George for their warm welcome and for making it an enjoyable afternoon.
Monthly Outings - Summer 2009
Our high summer outings were to two very different venues, one an old favourite and the other a new destination for us.
In July we made a return visit to the Belle Vue Royal Hotel on the seafront in Aberystwyth. It was one of the few fine days this summer, and after a lovely drive down through the wonderful scenery we gathered for lunch which, as usual, was superb. Afterwards a stroll along the front beckoned to the more energetic of us, whilst some were content to sit in the hotel and watch the world go by, and some were determined on a little retail therapy! Many thanks to the hotel staff who were very helpful and obliging, reminding us of why we keep returning there. A last cuppa before setting off home rounded off a very enjoyable day.
The August outing was our first to the Bwlch Nant yr Arian Forest Centre, set in spectacular countryside a few miles inland from Aberystwyth. There is a modern, eco-friendly visitor centre, from where we watched the feeding of the red kites, always a sight to see. The Centre is situated on a hillside, but a few of us managed a short walk to the lake and back, working up enough of an appetite to do justice to the delicious afternoon tea laid out for us! Although the weather was cool and overcast it did not spoil anyone's day, and all agreed it was worth a return visit.
What date do you switch to digital? 17/7/09
To find out which transmitter you receive your TV signal from and when it’s going to switch from a terrestrial to a digital signal go to: http://www.digitaluk.co.uk/postcodechecker/
Read the latest Digital UK newsletter here (pdf file)
Drop in sessions at the Builth Community Support Office are being held to answer any queries you may have. Dates are as follows:
Wednesday 26th August
Thursday 27th August
Wednesday 23rd September
Thursday 24th September
(10am to 4pm)
Get Set For Digital 30/6/09
To help with the Switchover to Digital TV, Community Support will be holding drop in sessions for help and advice. Dates to follow.
Switchover here (Carmel Transmitter) starts August 26th
See the Digital Wales website for further information.
Annual Report & Accounts 26/6/09
Our Annual Report & Accounts 1/4/2008 to 31/3/2009 have now been published.
A pdf copy is available for download below:
Annual Report (large pdf file -
6.5MB)
(May take a few minutes to download!)
Builth Welcomes New Doctor 31/5/09
Dr Jane Jansen-Bowen joined Builth & Llanwrtyd Medical Practice in April taking over Dr Riley's patient list.
Dr Jansen-Bowen qualified in Birmingham and has been working as a GP in the Leominster area.
She is very experienced in General Practice and enjoys being able to provide patient centred, family orientated, co-ordinated care and support.
She and her family will be moving to this area in the near future.
Check out the Builth & Llanwrtyd Medical Practice website.
Happy Birthday to Our Charity Shop 1/5/09
Builth Wells Community Support Charity Shop
celebrates its second year in business
on Tuesday 6th May.
As a thank you to all our customers we will be giving 20% off all purchases between:
Tuesday 5th May & Saturday 9th May.
The success of our shop is due to the hard work of the Volunteers,
but of course without the donations from the local community there would not be any stock to sell.
Local people have been incredibly generous with their donations and the shop has become an important asset to the town.
Taxi Card Scheme 30/4/09
From April 2009 members of the Taxi card scheme will receive £75 tokens
Annual General Meeting 29/4/09
Builth Community Support's Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 10th June at 2p.m. Wesley Church Centre, Builth Wells.
Charity Shop Helpers Required 28/4/09
As the shop is so successful we now need more Volunteers. Could you help us?
The shop is open
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday
9.30a.m. - 4p.m. (Closed Wednesday & Sunday)
Day is divided into 2 shifts:
9.30a.m. - 12.45p.m. & 12.45p.m. – 4p.m.
If you are interested, please contact Cathy on 553004 or shop supervisors;
Ann, Betty, Mary, Gill or Sylvia on 552814.
"Carols and Candles" at Builth Hospital 6/12/08
The Friends of Builth Wells Hospital have announced that the annual "Carols and Candles" event will take place on Saturday, December 13th at Builth Hospital.
This is a celebration of Christmas and also an excellent opportunity to show support for our precious Cottage Hospital.
It starts at 3pm and refreshments will be available at the Primary School afterwards. If the weather is poor the whole event will be held inside the school.
Friends of Builth Hospital
Builth GP Dr Martin Riley Retiring 28/11/08
Builth & Llanwrtyd Medical Practice has announced that senior partner Dr Martin Riley will be retiring in April 2009. He joined the Practice back in 1978 taking over from Dr Venn Pugh. His colleagues at that time were Roger Harriss, Vivian Davies and Terry Watson. We wish him a happy, healthy and active retirement.
Builth & Llanwrtyd Medical Practice
Community Support Eco Bag Launch 11/11/08
Eco bags made by our Volunteers using donated material will be available from our shop from Tuesday 11 November.
Bags will cost £1 each
Builth Wells Community Support Shop
What is the problem with plastic bags?