WELLIES AND WOOLLIES CAROL CONCERT - At St Mary’s Church, Pilleth, tomorrow (Friday) staring at 7pm.

SHEEP CAFÉ FOR FAMILIES - At the church hall, Knighton, on Saturday staring at 10.30am. There will be craft activities, games and more to keep everyone entertained.

Entries for the ‘find the sheep’ competition can also be handed in.

JACK FROST PARTY - In the Reynolds Room of Knighton Community Centre on Saturday at 4pm. All children are welcome with their parents for an event with fun, food and music. There will also be a dressing up competition and Father Christmas will pay a visit.

Tickets £5 adults and £2 children from Lindsey Weston or Top to Toe in Knighton.

CONCERT - There will be a concert of seasonal music by Knighton Town Silver Band in St Edward’s Church on Sunday starting at 2.30pm. Harpist Menna Breeze will also be performing. Tickets are £5 each from church or band members or at the door. Profits will be divided between the church and the band.

SUNDAY SERVICES - Knighton Baptist Church, 11am Holy Communion led by Rev Maggie Rich, Knighton Catholic Church, 11am; St Edward’s, Knighton, family Christingle service at 11am led by Rev Melia Cope and Rev Petra Beresford-Webb. St David’s, Whitton, 9.30am Holy Communion led by Rev Gordon Mansfield. St Andrew’s, Norton, 11am, Holy Communion led by Canon John Greaves. St Andrew’s, Norton, 4pm carol service led by Rev Melia Cope and Rev Petra Beresford-Webb.

CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL - St Edward’s Church had many visitors during the weekend to the large display of Christmas trees decorated by local groups, clubs, organisations and businesses. These included the local WI, golf club, Rotary club, Samaritans, Macmillan Cancer Support, RAFA club, Teme Valley Gardeners, Scouts, Brownies, Knighton Food bank, the YFC, Costcutters and others.

LIGHTS ON - The festive lights were turned on in Knighton by the mayor Chris Branford and junior mayor Evie Thomas. Afterwards everyone was invited to the community centre where all the children received a gift from Father Christmas. Town crier Derrick Price also announced the winners of the festive poetry competition.

MAYOR’S APPEAL - Chris Branford held her mayor’s appeal dance to raise money for the Knighton First Responders at Knighton Community Centre last weekend.

Entertainment for the evening came from singers Richie Jones and Colin and Judith Richard. There was also a raffle. Coun Branford thanked everyone for supporting the evening, raising £330.

VISIT TO OLD SCHOOL - A former pupil visited Knighton Primary to tell children about his job as a soccer coach in the USA and how he got where he is. Gwyn Jones, now 22, went on to John Beddoes School in Presteigne and Walford College in north Shropshire before his level one and two coaching in football with TNS in Oswestry. He also found time to play football, when he was 16 and 17, for Wolverhampton and also Knighton’s first team when he could. He left Oswestry to go to Cardiff University where he studied sports coaching. When he was there he coached a women’s football team and an under-14s team and worked with other young players.

After university he went to work at Hereford United and then after spending 10 weeks coaching in the USA in 2009 was offered a job coaching children there. He has now been there for nine months living near New York. He said: “I love it all, it’s my dream job but what I like best is the smiles on the children’s faces because they love playing soccer so much.” Asked what he eats he replied: “It is important to eat the right foods including pasta, fish, chicken , fruit and vegetables”.

He also told the children how he found himself right in the middle of hurricane Sandy – a tree hit his house and his car an eight-seater people carrier was crushed.

After the children had finished asking questions Gwyn showed them some of his football skills including kick ups, balancing the ball on his foot, flick ups and juggling.

Afterwards Gwyn and the children went out onto the school playground for a kick about.

Gwyn is home until March and is hoping to do some coaching while he is here.