Events

For some of our events you need to book your seat in advance. Please click an event for more information and to book.

For walks and talks, just turn up.

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  Sea shanties

  Wed 14th Jan 2026 19:30 and every 2nd and 4th Wednesday

  £2

  Avast, shipmates! Come and sing some rousing sea songs and shanties, with a tot of rum to help us along! No singing ability preferred! Har har!

   

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  Festival of Brigit

  with Mara Freeman, author and international teacher of Celtic traditions

  Sat 31st Jan 2026 10:00 - 4pm

  £15 - £20 sliding scale

  Since ancient times, Celtic peoples have celebrated this time when Brigit, Goddess of Life, returns to the land. Known as a woman of wisdom and bringer of light out of darkness, Brigit (Brighid, Bridie, or Ffraid in Wales) was a healer, keeper of sacred fire, and poets’ muse.
  Like our ancestors, we will learn how to bring Brigit’s wisdom into our daily lives through stories and poems, songs and simple ceremonies that welcome back the Spring with its promise of renewal, healing and inspiration.
  You will also learn the ancient art of weaving Brigit’s crosses, symbols of the Sun. (All materials provided.)
  Please register in advance: events@chalicecentre.net or call or text 07944 137 892.

   

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  Pizza night

  07971 277448 to place order

  Wed 4th Feb 2026 17:00 to 19:00

  Simon J's Pizza van will be at the Old School Hall.
  Place your order and reserve a time slot by texting (or WhatsApp or calling) 07971 277448
  And the bar will be open!

   

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  Camino to Colorado: Adventures in Hiking

  Jane Harries

  Tue 10th Feb 2026 19:30

  £4; under-16s free

  Jane goes on long hikes! Such as the Camino de Santiago, the Marathon des Sables - across deserts - and the 500 mile Colorado Trail. She'll tell us all about her adventures.
  Jane has gone from zero knowledge, hiking dressed in cotton, tennis shoes, and carrying only 1000 a day, to dealing with life threatening thunderstorms in Colorado, and walking her dog, Blondie.
  Marathon des Sables Northern Territory of Australia Colorado Trail

   

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  Britain from a Bike

  Jim Elliott's Land's End to John O'Groats ride

  Tue 10th Mar 2026 19:30

  £4; under-16s free

  Mark and Jim's Excellent Adventure: stories and observations from the saddle on a three week cycling tour the length of mainland Britain from Land's End to John o'Groats.

   

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  Musical evening

  4 bands! - and Lowri Evans

  Sat 21st Mar 2026 18:00 BBQ; show from 19:30

  £10; under-16s free. BBQ & bar open. BOOK HERE

  BBQ at 6, show starts 7:30.
  4 bands! - with Lowri Evans
  In support of Eisteddfod Carreg Las 2026.

   

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  Nevern Castle and the Lord Rhys

  Dr Roger Turvey

  Tue 31st Mar 2026 19:30

  £4; under-16s free

  The role of the castle in promoting Princely Power
  The Lord Rhys became ruler of Deheubarth - much of western Wales - in the late 12th century. Castles played an important part in defining, defending and extending his kingdom.
  Nevern Castle, though originally built by the Anglo-Norman colonists, was substantially extended and rebuilt by Rhys to become an important administrative hub of Cemais. He was at one time briefly imprisoned there by his own unruly sons.
  In this talk, we'll hear of the role of Nevern Castle in the military and political policies of the Lord Rhys towards the end of his reign.

   

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  Peggy Lewis o Drewyddel, Arwres y Degwm – Heroine of the Tithe Wars

  Hedd Ladd-Lewis

  Tue 14th Apr 2026 19:30 in Welsh with simultaneous translation to English

  £4; plant am ddim

  Welsh with simultaneous translation
  Amcan y cyflwyniad hwn yw adrodd hanes ‘menyw gyffredin’, sef Margaret Lewis (Pegi), a’i safiad yn erbyn yr awdurdodau yn ystod Rhyfel y Degwm, ac wrth iddi wneud hynny, ysbrydoli Gwerin Cymru i frwydro yn erbyn y gyfundrefn Brydeinig.
  Erbyn diwedd y bedwaredd ganrif ar bymtheg, roedd mwyafrif trigolion Cymru yn Ymneilltuwyr ond yr oedd galw arnynt i dalu degwm at gynnal Eglwys Loegr yng Nghymru o hyd, er bod ganddynt gapeli eu hunain i’w codi a’u cynnal. Yr oedd bywydau’r ffermwyr Cymreig yn y cyfnod hwn yn ymdrech barhaus a thorcalonnus gan amlaf i gael dau ben llinyn ynghyd, felly daeth y degwm yn symbol o’r caledi a’u llethai. Erbyn 1886 roedd cyflwr amaethyddiaeth ledled Cymru wedi gwaethygu. Felly dyna gychwyn Rhyfel y Degwm.
  Gwraig weddw oedd Pegi Lewis a drigai ar ei phen ei hun yn ei thyddyn yn Nhrewyddel, ar y ffin rhwng Siroedd Aberteifi a Phenfro. Claddwyd ei gŵr yn 1862 yn 32 oed ac yn 1879 cla

   

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  Fizz’n’chips

  Wed 15th Apr 2026 17:00 -19:00

  Come to the Hall (usually every 3rd Wednesday) for a fish supper.
  Bar's open

   

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  Swifts

  Steve Halton

  Tue 12th May 2026 19:30

  £4; under-16s free

  Swifts returning from Africa to nest and breed can be seen at this time of year - and heard, with their distinctive "squee, squee" call. Their migrations can clock up to 14000 miles each year.
  Swifts can fly at up to 70mph, their forked tails giving them the manoeuvrability required to catch insects in flight. They rarely rest on the ground - they eat, mate and sleep (with half a brain at a time) while flying.
  Superficially similar to swallows, swifts are more closely related to hummingbirds.
  Numbers of swifts in the UK have halved since the 1990s. Urbanization and modern building practices are principal causes of the decline.

   

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Events occupying the Old School Hall