What we’re about
This is not a dating site. It’s a bilingual friendship group for people who have been through the loss of a spouse or long term partner, who can empathise with each other but are ready to start really enjoying life again. This is NOT a support group. The organisers are volunteers and the group is not a charity. It is a fully bilingual group for Widowers and Widows aged over about 55 (suggested age only!) living permanently in Anglesey and Gwynedd, meeting for regular get-togethers for coffee, lunch, pub quiz, book club, days out, leisure activities, walking (sorry no dogs), evenings out, theatre, concerts, festivals, coach trips, holidays, cruises, dog walking group and general fun things together.
Regular Meetups as follows, which must be pre booked through this site:-
1. Wednesday afternoon for coffee in Holland Arms garden centre twice a month. Also a coffee morning for Welsh speakers twice a month in Victoria Hotel Menai Bridge.
2. A supper meeting is held once a month on the third Saturday evening for Welsh speakers. This is open to advanced Welsh learners as well.
3. On the first Saturday every other month we have a bilingual supper.
4. On the alternate month we meet for a bilingual Sunday lunch on the first Sunday.
5. Every month we try to organise our own walk subject to weather or we join in with Menter Fachwen bilingual historical walks.
** We go to the theatre, concerts and even holiday/cruise together but we holiday as a group and if that is not for you, please DO NOT book a holiday with us.
REMEMBER TO USE THE RSVP FACILITY TO LET US KNOW IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND AN EVENT. WE MUST KNOW 24hrs BEFOREHAND IF YOU ARE ATTENDING SO THAT WE CAN LOOK OUT FOR YOU/BOOK YOUR SEAT FOR A MEAL.
Please note that we have many requests to join our group so we regularly review our membership. Any members who don't pay the membership fee within 2 weeks of due date or don’t attend any meets for over 3 months will be removed. The Annual Membership fee is £20. Until you decide to become a full member, the fee to attend group meetings is £2 a month. When you have decided to join up, we will explain to you how the group works.
You can pay by internet banking if you prefer; please transfer £20 to Anglesey and Gwynedd Widows Group account sort code: 40 09 03 Acct: 92133792. Annual membership fees are due for renewal 1st June (if renewals not received by 15th June, your membership will lapse and your name will be removed, although you can re-apply later if you wish. When making the payment, please put your name as the Reference, to help us identify whose payment it is. Our treasurer is Menna Gilbert. Once you become a member you must abide by the rules or you will be asked to leave the group and your fee will be refunded.
We organise local sub-groups for members in outlying areas of Gwynedd and Anglesey who find it hard to travel to the regular central meetings. At the time of writing, there is a sub-group called the Western Anglesey widowed group, for example. If you are interested in this sub group, please contact one of the co-organisers, Cadi Evanson or Lin Houston, we all work together under the same banner. The western Anglesey group have lunch once a month and only widowed guests allowed. Soon there will be one in Porthmadog.
Os ydych yn weddw, dros tua 55 (awgrym oed yn unig!) ac yn byw yn Ynys Mon neu Gwynedd, ymunwch a ni i ddechrau mwynhau bywyd unwaith eto. Mae nifer dda ohonom yn ddwy-ieithog. Byddwn yn cyfarfod am ginio a sgwrs, byddwn hefyd yn cyfarfod am baned o goffi a sgwrs ddwywaith y mis. Byddwn yn cyfarfod un gyda'r nos y mis am bryd a sgwrs Gymraeg, a swper i bawb bob yn ail mis lle mae croeso I chi ddod a un ffrind weddw hefo chi. Bydd nifer o ddigwyddiadau eraill hefyd - dilynwch ein digwyddiadau ar y wefan am y manylion diweddaraf. Dim dating site ydi hon.
**** We consider safety to be our number one priority and while we never take unnecessary risks, we do recognise that any outdoor activity involves a danger of personal injury or death. Remember that you should be aware of and accept these risks as you are responsible for your own safety and you should not undertake anything beyond your abilities. It is also your responsibility to be correctly equipped for the weather and activity you have chosen to participate in.****
It probably goes without saying, but we expect all members to treat other members with courtesy and respect and not to bring the group into disrepute, or create ill feeling among members. If you have concerns or complaints about the conduct of another member, please bring it to the attention of one of the organisers to look into. Conduct unbecoming of members will result in their membership being terminated by the organisers, as will their failure to embrace the group ethos. It is a friendship group. Tension and bullying will not be tolerated.
https://www.meetup.com/Anglesey&Gwynedd-Widows-and-Widowers-Meetup/about/
Please note, you may bring one widowed guest with you to two Meetups then they must decide if they want to join the group and become a paid up member.