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ACC ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER

The South Wales reunion (Posh Doo)

on the 19th March 2022

Well folks there we go, the first reunion held
in South Wales at the Ty Newydd Country
Hotel, Hirwaun near Aberdare. It all began with
numerous discussions between me and Dave Bevan
it was decided that we would do one. Then over to
Dave for the advertisement and me the leg work for
the venue etc we finally got there.
My thanks go to the now retired Corps
Secretary Wally Vincent for getting the grant from
the Corps to help with the evening’s costs. To Dave
Bevan for the aerial pictures for the Facebook page
advertisement and not forgetting a special thanks
to Paul Chalk who was volunteered to be Mr Vice
(Master of Ceremonies) for the evening on the
actual night. He thought he got away with it but…
The venue chosen was the Ty Newydd hotel set
in a picturesque area of South Wales on the edge of
the Brecon Beacon national park and about a mile
from the Penderyn whisky distillery where the true
Welsh whisky is made. Others tourist wonders in
the local area such as Pen-y-fan, Swansea, Brecon
or a reminiscing trip to Sennybridge… for some
of us those thoughts send a shiver down the spine
was taken by many. Some ventured out and some
just chilled in the hotel to recoup the body from
the drive. Our reunion’s marvellous bar, nothing changes for some, they even got to
A pretty good turnout for the first function held venue the Ty Newydd sample some of the culinary delights of the local
in South Wales with 42 people, many of whom Hotel, South Wales takeaways in Hirwaun or an excellent meal in the
this was their first reunion. Thank you. Those who hotel itself.
attended came from a varied geographical location The evening started with the usual drinks in
from Yorkshire to Devon and a few places between the bar, chat and reminiscing of days gone by and
and yes even several from Wales! a good catch up with friends both new and old.
Those who arrived on the Friday found their Just a few of our members The corps flags and Dave Calder’s matchstick
own entertainment either in a local bar or the hotel joining in the fun mosaic of the Corps badge out for the customary
picture taking.
A decent enough menu for evening for the
guests to have a choice from
Starter – Andersons Pate or melon
Main – Chicken Supreme (roast) or braised beef
Dessert – Profiter rolls with Chocolate sauce or
Luxury Vanilla Cheesecake.
All this served by the young hotel staff who did
a great job with smooth service and professional in
their role. Plenty of food for us all and extra items
on the table for people to top up on should they
so wish.
This then followed by the traditional raffle
where those attending get to bring a varied item
to help raffle off. This followed by a bit of music to
unwind to selected by the hotel DJ, a decent selec-
tion of music played for the ages of those there.
At the end of the night all guests got to leave
with a small gift from the local area with some
excellent chocolates.

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