The All Wales Roll The Barrel Competition 2023
Once again the annual Roll The Barrel competition, organised by the Rotary Club of Denbigh was held on the high street of Denbigh town on a bright and sunny Boxing Day morning where a large crowd had gathered by the start of proceedings.
First event at 10:15 was a drive through over town of 20 vintage and newer tractors of various makes and sizes. Next onto the High Street were the horses and hounds of the Flint and Denbigh Hunt with a magnificent show of over 60 horses, who, after receiving the traditional stirrup cup, went on their way for their annual Boxing Day ride. The main event then got under way at approximately 11:00 am with a strong entry for both the men and ladies races. Starters of this year’s races were Rotary Club President Walter Roberts and The Deputy Mayor of Denbigh Cllr Catherine Jones.
Entertaining the crowd this year were “Y Tri Digri” namely John Sellers, Dilwyn Pierce and Glyn Owens together with Rotarian Ifor John Jones.
Race winners were as follows:
Mens Champion – Michael Lewis
Ladies Champion – Jade Jones
Team Event Winners – John Jones and Darren Cummings
Also competing on a slightly smaller arena were junior and senior boys and girls, the winners in this category being as follows:
Senior Girls – Ffion Haf Jones, Ysgol Brynhyfryd
Senior Boys – Tom Roberts, Denbigh High School
Junior Girls - Aneura Render, Ysgol Twm o'r Nant
Junior Boys – Cai Brooks , Ysgol Twm o'r Nant
Christmas Raffle winners were:
1st prize – Sarah Botterill of Trefnant
2nd prize – Bob Edwards of Tremeirchion
3rd prize – Gwawr Jones of Denbigh
The Rotary Club of Denbigh would like to thank all who supported this year’s event, especially Denbigh Town Council and Lock Stock as main sponsors, and all other sponsors who are listed below. Many thanks to you all.
Sponsors of the 2023 Roll The Barrel
Catalyst Systems, Merion Davies, W T Pritchard Ltd, Carpet Emporium, Travelsport, A&D Motorcycles, Shorecliffe, Cartrefi Mortgages/Monopoly, Jones & Graham, E Jones & Sons Ltd (electrical), Pen Y Bryn Autos, G G S Heating, J & G Tyres Ltd, NHC Technology Ltd. Jones Peckover, Townsend Supplies, Vale Value Ltd, Evans Kilford, Happy Homes, DPS Denbigh, Henllan Bread, Gareth Lewis (Builder), Denbigh Building Plastics, Reebies, Baroque, Glyn Evans Auto Clinic, Emyr Evans Ai Gwmni Cyf, Guthrie Jones, D Jones Plant
Cystadleuaeth Rholio'r Gasgen Cymru 2023
Unwaith eto cynhaliwyd cystadleuaeth flynyddol Rholio’r Gasgen, a drefnwyd gan Glwb Rotari Dinbych, ar stryd fawr tref Dinbych ar fore Gŵyl San Steffan braf a heulog, lle’r oedd tyrfa fawr wedi ymgasglu erbyn dechrau’r digwyddiadau.
Y digwyddiad cyntaf am 10:15 oedd taith drwy'r dref o 20 o hen dractorau a rhai mwy newydd o wahanol fathau a maint. Nesaf i’r Stryd Fawr roedd ceffylau a helgwn Helfa’r Fflint a Dinbych, gyda sioe odidog o dros 60 o geffylau a aethant, ar ôl derbyn y cwpan stirrup traddodiadol, ar eu reid Gŵyl San Steffan flynyddol. Yna cychwynnodd y prif ddigwyddiad am 11:00 y.b. gyda rhestr gref o ymgeiswyr ar gyfer y rasys dynion a merched,. Dechreuwyr y rasys eleni oedd Llywydd y Clwb Rotari Walter Roberts a Dirprwy Faer Dinbych y Cynghorydd Catherine Jones.
Yn diddanu’r dorf eleni roedd “Y Tri Digri” sef John Sellers, Dilwyn Pierce a Glyn Owens ynghyd âc is-lywydd y clwb Rotari Ifor John Jones.
Enillwyr y rasus oedd fel a ganlyn:
Pencampwr y Dynion - Michael Lewis
Pencampwraig y Merched - Jade Jones
Enillwyr Cystadleuaeth Tîm – John Jones ac Darren Cummings
Hefyd yn cystadlu ar arena ychydig yn llai roedd bechgyn a merched iau ac hŷn, gyda’r enillwyr yn y categori hwn fel a ganlyn:
Genethod Hŷn - Ffion Haf Jones, Ysgol Brynhyfryd
Bechgyn Hŷn - Tom Roberts, Ysgol Uwchradd Dinbych
Genethod Iau - Aneura Render, Ysgol Twm o'r Nant
Bechgyn Iau – Cai Brooks, Ysgol Twm o'r Nant
Hoffai Clwb Rotari Dinbych ddiolch i bawb a gefnogodd y digwyddiad eleni, yn arbenig i Cyngor Tref Dinbych a Lock Stock fel prif noddwyr, a’r holl noddwyr eraill a restrir isod. Diolch yn fawr iawn i chi gyd.
Noddwyr Rholio’r Gasgen 2023
Catalyst Systems, Merion Davies, W T Pritchard Ltd, Carpet Emporium, Travelsport, A&D Motorcycles, Shorecliffe, Cartrefi Mortgages/Monopoly, Jones & Graham, E Jones & Sons Ltd (electrical), Pen Y Bryn Autos, G G S Heating, J & G Tyres Ltd, NHC Technology Ltd. Jones Peckover, Townsend Supplies, Vale Value Ltd, Evans Kilford, Happy Homes, DPS Denbigh, Henllan Bread, Gareth Lewis (Builder), Denbigh Building Plastics, Reebies, Baroque, Glyn Evans Auto Clinic, Emyr Evans Ai Gwmni Cyf, Guthrie Jones, D Jones Plant.