last edited April 18, 2011

Chairman - Geraint Thomas
Committee members - Allen Carr, John Davies, Maldwyn James, Alun John, Alan Wynne Jones, Eifion Lewis, Ian Rees.

The role of the Youth Activities committee is to identify and develop projects and activities, which satisfy the needs and develop the aspirations of local young people.

Committee meeting 25 January 2011
RYLA - A visit had been made to Penglais School with the two participants from last year.  No feedback as yet.
Young Writer - 50 essays had been collected in each section.  The entries were being sifted and half would be sent to the adjudicators.  Lisa Francis and Geraint Thomas were reading through the Welsh entries.
Young Musician - The competition would be held on the evening of Tuesday 8th February at the Marine Hotel.  There were six entries so far.  The adjudicator was Dr David Russell Hulme.
Young Singer - The schools had been contacted and the competition was scheduled for the afternoon of Tuesday, 8th March at Penweddig School.
Mock Interviews - Interviews had taken place at Coleg Ceredigion.  They were being undertaken next week at Penglais School and arrangements were in hand for Penweddig the week after that.
Young Photographer - The closing date for this competition was the middle of March.
Young Interviewer - The Head of Penweddig would be interviewed by what was understood to be the only entrant in our area.
Young Chef - Sadly, there were no entrants this year.
Kids Out - It was proposed to repeat the same arrangements as last year – a trip on the Vale of Rheidol Railway.  Dana Edwards was in charge of the arrangements.

Committee meeting 14 September 2010
School liaison - Alun John had been to see the Headmaster at Penglais School and the Librarian at Ysgol Penweddig who was responsible for liaising on behalf of the school.
Mock interviews - Hywel Davies was in charge of the Mock Interviews.  Coleg Ceredigion were very interested again this year and it was hoped to extend the programme to Penglais and Penweddig Schools.
Young Chef - It was Penweddig’s turn this year and Richard Griffiths was in charge. Jon Griffiths, last year’s winner of the Young Chef Competition, had been taken on by Gwesty Cymru and was pursuing an NVQ qualification.  He was also looking to develop a business idea whereby he would go to people’s houses and cook a meal for them to order.  Jon was having some cards printed which Alun John would make available to the Club.
Young Writer Competitions - Lisa Francis was running the Young Writer Competitions this year and had judges in mind already.
Young Photographer - Gareth Williams was in charge of this competition, the subject title of which was Fy  Mro – My Area.
RYLA - It was Penglais School’s turn this year and the new guidelines (above) would be introduced.
Kids Out - Dana Edwards was looking after the arrangements for this year.  Last year’s trip on the Rheidol Railway to Devils Bridge had been very successful.  It was uncertain as yet what arrangements District would be offering.
Young Singer/Musician - Alan Wynne Jones and Geraint Thomas were this year’s organizers.  The Young Musician competition would be held on Tuesday 22 February 2011 at an evening meeting of the Club.   Tregaron School would be included in the arrangements for this year.
Youth Speaks - There had been no response for this competition.
Young Interviewer - Two or three pupils from Penweddig were interested in this competition.
Sponsorship - Sponsorship money was needed for prizes and to pay accompanists.  The Committee had relied on the generosity of the same group of sponsors for a number of years and was looking into the possibility of lightening the load on sponsors by raising some money through an event, possibly to be held in the Richmond Hotel.

Committee meeting 20 July 2010
The work of the Youth Activities Committee will commence in September with the start of the new school year. It was hoped to run as many of the usual range of competitions as follows:
• Young Chef Competition
• Young Musician Competition
• Young Singer Competition
• Young Photographer Competition
• Young Writer Competitions
• Youth Speaks Competition(s)
as well as:
• Mock Interviews
• Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)
• Kids Out

AGM 2009/10 report - 27th April 2010 (Chaiman Alun John)
It has been another busy year for this group of “young” Rotarians. My thanks are due to all the Rotarians for their participation.
Young Chef - The highlight of the year was Jon Griffiths of Penglais School going through to the third round of the Young Chef Competition in Birmingham. Jon did really well and Gwesty Cymru are predicting a promising future for him. Our thanks go to Gwesty Cymru for their fantastic support throughout.
Mock Interviews - We managed to arrange these with the Careers Department at Coleg Ceredigion and their thorough preparation greatly assisted our members who went on the panels during the day. No real enthusiasm from Penglais or Penweddig at the moment.
Young Singer Competition - The Competition was held in the Marine Hotel and a very entertaining evening was had by all. We had a number of fine competitors and the winner was Tommy Turner from Ysgol Penweddig. The adjudicator was Mrs Delyth Hopkin Evans. Thanks to Cerdd Ystwyth for their sponsorship support.
Young Musician Competition - The competition was held in Penweddig School. Another very enretaining time with Heledd Griffiths from Ysgol Penweddig a worthy winner. The District Final is at the Taliesin Arts Centre in Swansea on Saturday, 8 May. I am sure that we all wish Heledd well in the next round of the Competition. Our thanks go to Cerdd Ystwyth and T J Davies (Jewellers) for their sponsorship of the Competition and to Dr David Russell Hulme as adjudicator.
Photography Competition - The competition was sponsored by Malcolm Slater and Rees Astley the insurance brokers. The competition was well supported this year with a high standard of entries, especially in the Junior section, according to the Judges who were Malcolm Slater and Mike Price.
The results of the Competition are as follows:
Primary
1. Dewi Davies: Myfnydd
2. Brooklyn Griffiths: Ysgol Gymraeg
3. Gwilym Cooke: Ysgol Gymraeg
Secondary
1. Ifan Tomos: Penweddig
2. Paul Richards: Penglais
3. Trystan ap Dewi: Penweddig
The presentations are to be made at the lunchtime meeting on 11 May.
Writing Competitions: The entries were not as high as expected and only from Penweddig this year. The competition was sponsored by Waterstones Bookshop at the Arts Centre.
Cymraeg:
The Adjudicator was Mr Gareth James.
¬Junior Senior
Eiry Williams 1 Gwennan Jones
Dylan Edwards 2 Efa Lois Tomos
Gwenllian Spink 3 Megan Lewis
English
The Adjudicators were Lucy Gough and Paula Thomas.
Llew Evans 1 Andreas Adams
Gareth Davies 2 Ifan Birtwistle
Rhian Wynne 3 Lowri Oldfield
The presentations are to be made at Penweddig this Thursday morning, 29 April.
Kids Out - This has been arranged for 9 June as far as I am aware. Preparations are well in hand at the moment. Looks like a full bus again this year.
RYLA - A candidate from Penweddig has been selected and is to be interviewed this Thursday, 29 April.
Before concluding my report, I should like to thank the Club for making up the difference in sponsorship for some prizes and all the members of the Committee for their input. I wish next year’s Chair every success and assure him of the Committee’s continued support.

A summary of 2005-2006 activities (Chairman Hywel Wyn Jones)
Youth Speaks Competition - Despite an encouraging response initially from both secondary schools, it had not been possible to secure teams for the English or Welsh-medium competitions, partly because those who had shown interest were otherwise committed to other school activities at the time. There was an indication that Penglais would be interested in engaging in next year’s senior (English-medium) competition as it appeared to complement an aspect of the Welsh Bac. syllabus for English. Penweddig would also be interested in entering the Welsh-medium competition, and early notice of the zone event would be helpful.
Young Musician. The local competition had been held on 24th January 2007, at Ysgol Penweddig. There were two entrants – Gethin Phillips(euphonium) and Gwydion Hughes (trumpet) - both of Penweddig. The adjudicator, Mr J Glynne Evans, complimented both entrants on their high standard. Rotarian Ian Rees acted as accompanist. The winner, Gethin Phillips, progressed to the Zone competition which was held on 20th April at Nant-y-ffin, Llandysilio.The event was publicised in the ‘Cambrian News’. The competition was organised by Alan Wynne Jones on behalf of the Committee.
Young Chef - Mrs Cira Hague had conducted a local competition ay Penglais School in accordance with Rotary’s rules, with Chris Williams (chef of ‘Harry’s’) as adjudicator. 36 pupils had entered, with four selected to take part in a ‘cook-off’, from which the winner, Sonia Korana, was selected. She competed in the Zone competition at Pembroke – on Monday 5th March. Arrangements would be made to issue a certificate to all those who had participated in the local round.
Photographic Competition - The club held a successful Photography competition for primary and secondary schools, in the Autumn 2006. There were 35 entries on the theme “Autumn”, and the adjudicators were Professor Cecilia Crighton of the UW Aberystwyth School of Art, and Mr Malcolm Slater, photographer. Prizes were awarded to a total of nine entrants (3 senior, 6 junior). The winning photographs were displayed at the School of Art during November. Prizes were sponsored by Malcolm Slater and Jessops.
‘Mock Interviews’. Both Penweddig and Penglais schools had expressed an interest in a ‘mock interviews’ event organised by Rotary, and arrangements are under consideration.. Ysgol Penweddig favoured mock interviews for year 11 pupils, as soon as possible after the Easter break. Penglais had indicated a preference for a programme for year 12 (1st year sixth-form), to be held in the last half of June after their examinations.. Club members with experience of recruitment interviewing had been invited to indicate their willingness to participate. Arrangements were also in hand for Rotarians to assist with a mock interviews event organised by ‘Careers Wales’, at Penglais School on 27th April.
‘Kids Out’ - The date for this year’s ‘Kids Out’ event had been set as Wednesday, 13th June. will The Rotary District co-ordinator, Don Carsley, had been notified of the club’s wish to participate, and contact had been made with local organisers of groups (special needs children, and young carers) who had been invited to indicate the number of likely attendants. Arrangements would be made for coach transport and packed lunches, as in the past.
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) - Contact had been made with Penglais School, through Mr Brian Clissold, with a view to receiving a nomination for attendance at a RYLA course at Dolygaer in August 2007.