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		<title>Arandora Star Memorial on BBC and ITV Wales News</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To mark the 70th anniversary of the Arandora Star disaster and the unveiling of the Arandora Star Memorial in Wales at Cardiff&#8217;s Metropolitan Cathedral, BBC and ITV Wales News correspondents Nick Servini and Marie Claire Ceri Jones made personal reports on the tragedy and how it affected the Italian community in Wales. </p>
<p>BBC Wales correspondent Nick Servini reported from Bardi and ITV Wales correspondent Marie Claire Ceri Jones reported from Wales. Watch all four reports below and find more articles from the BBC and ITV via the following links:<br />
<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/10470836.stm"><u>BBC &#8211; One family&#8217;s story of World War II liner tragedy</u></a><br />
<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/10485955.stm"><u>BBC &#8211; Service marks 70th anniversary of ship tragedy</u></a><br />
<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/10490467.stm"><u>BBC &#8211; Survivor’s story of Arandora Star tragedy</u></a><br />
<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/10479559.stm"><u>BBC &#8211; Remembering the Arandora Star 70 years after sinking</u></a><br />
<a href="http://www.itv.com/wales/arandora-star-tragedy37796/"><u>ITV &#8211; Arandora Star Tragedy</u></a></p>
<p><strong>Arandora Star Memorial &#8211; BBC Wales &#8211; Part I </strong><br />
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<p><strong>Arandora Star Memorial &#8211; BBC Wales &#8211; Part II</strong><br />
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<p><strong>Arandora Star Memorial &#8211; ITV1 Wales &#8211; Part I </strong><br />
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		<title>Scampagnata 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over for another year, the Scampagnata was a great success with beautiful weather and a fun day for all. See some of the pictures below and feel free to send any of your own in for us to put online! 
Thanks to all who came, see you at our next event!
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Over for another year, the Scampagnata was a great success with beautiful weather and a fun day for all. See some of the pictures below and feel free to send any of your own in for us to put online! </p>
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<p>Original Post:<br />
It&#8217;s that time of year again&#8230; dust off your deckchairs for the annual Scampagnata!!! Held on Fathers Day, 20th June, the Scampagnata is always a fun filled day for the whole family. With bocce, sports, bouncy castle and more, there is never a dull moment. Mass will be at 12:30pm.</p>
<p>Location: Belmont Abbey, Hereford</p>
<p>Date: Sunday 20th June</p>
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		<title>Arandora Star Memorial Unveiling Ceremony</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 11:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Delucia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first Welsh national memorial to the Arandora Star tragedy will be unveiled in a ceremony in Cardiff’s Metropolitan Cathedral of St David, Charles Street, Cardiff on 2nd July, 2010. The memorial is being created by the Welsh-Italian artist, Susanna Ciccotti, from Swansea and world-famous stone carver, Ieuan Rees, from Ammanford.
Doors open at 10am and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The first Welsh national memorial to the Arandora Star tragedy will be unveiled in a ceremony in Cardiff’s Metropolitan Cathedral of St David, Charles Street, Cardiff on 2nd July, 2010. The memorial is being created by the Welsh-Italian artist, Susanna Ciccotti, from Swansea and world-famous stone carver, Ieuan Rees, from Ammanford.</p>
<p>Doors open at 10am and various items will presede a 12 noon Mass. The memorial unveiling will take place during Mass.</p>
<p>Would any disabled persons attending please inform Romeo on 01443 773 028 or Maria on 01443 771 397, well before the day.</p>
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		<title>Important Information For All Italian Passport Holders</title>
		<link>http://www.amicivalcenogalles.com/?p=188</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 18:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NUOVE PROCEDURE DI RILASCIO DEL PASSAPORTO BIOMETRICO
14.04.2010
Avviso importante
PASSAPORTI CON IMPRONTE DIGITALI 
Dal 20 maggio 2010 tutti gli Uffici consolari italiani, compreso il Consolato Generale di Londra, emetteranno esclusivamente i nuovi passaporti contenenti le impronte digitali del titolare. 
In ottemperanza al regolamento CE 2252/2004 a partire dal 20 maggio 2010 il nuovo passaporto biometrico conterra&#8217; oltre [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NUOVE PROCEDURE DI RILASCIO DEL PASSAPORTO BIOMETRICO</p>
<p>14.04.2010</p>
<p>Avviso importante</p>
<p>PASSAPORTI CON IMPRONTE DIGITALI </p>
<p>Dal 20 maggio 2010 tutti gli Uffici consolari italiani, compreso il Consolato Generale di Londra, emetteranno esclusivamente i nuovi passaporti contenenti le impronte digitali del titolare. </p>
<p>In ottemperanza al regolamento CE 2252/2004 a partire dal 20 maggio 2010 il nuovo passaporto biometrico conterra&#8217; oltre all&#8217;immagine del volto anche  le impronte digitali del titolare. Quindi i richiedenti il passaporto dovranno presentarsi personalmente presso il Consolato Generale d&#8217;Italia a Londra per la rilevazione delle impronte; dal 30 aprile prossimo non sara&#8217; piu&#8217; possibile fare domanda di passaporto per posta.</p>
<p>Pertanto i connazionali che desiderano presentare domanda di passaporto dovranno necessariamente prendere un appuntamento attraverso il sito del Consolato (<a href="http://www.conslondra.esteri.it">www.conslondra.esteri.it</a>) e dovranno personalmente recarsi presso l&#8217; Uff. Passaporti del Consolato per il rilevamento delle impronte mediante scansione elettronica.</p>
<p>Per i minori di anni 12 la rilevazione delle impronte non e&#8217; prevista, si rimanda pertanto all&#8217;apposita sezione nel sito del Consolato per la relativa procedura.</p>
<p>Si ricorda infine che i passaporti emessi prima dell&#8217;entrata in vigore del passaporto elettronico con impronte digitali rimangono validi fino alla loro scadenza.</p>
<p>Per tutte le informazioni relative alla procedura per il rilascio del passaporto si sara&#8217; grati di voler consultare il sito <a href="http://www.conslondra.esteri.it">www.conslondra.esteri.it</a> </p>
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		<title>Arandora Star Memorial Fund in Wales 1940 &#8211; 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To all of you who may have a personal connection with the Arandora Star… You can learn more about the tragedy by visiting www.arandorastarwales.us .
I want to draw your attention to a very important anniversary coming up on July 2nd, 2010. This date marks the 70th anniversary since the WW2 sinking of the Arandora Star, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>To all of you who may have a personal connection with the Arandora Star… You can learn more about the tragedy by visiting <a href="http://www.arandorastarwales.us">www.arandorastarwales.us</a> .</strong></p>
<p>I want to draw your attention to a very important anniversary coming up on July 2nd, 2010. This date marks the 70th anniversary since the WW2 sinking of the Arandora Star, carrying interned civilians from Britain to Canada. The ship was torpedoed and sank with terrible loss of life off the north coast of Ireland.  The majority who died were Italian.  </p>
<p>My own Welsh-Italian family were touched deeply, with the drowning of my great-uncle from Swansea and my father&#8217;s cousin (who was actually one of the ship’s crew).  My grandfather, Giuseppe Pelosi, a cafe proprietor from Swansea, was an internee on the ship.  However, he miraculously &#8216;hung on&#8217; for hours in the freezing, oil-laden Atlantic waters with his friend, Angelo Greco, and other men with  Italian surnames so familiar to people throughout the communities of Britain.  For those who survived, on returning to Britain, they were immediately shipped to a prison camp in the Australian outback. </p>
<p>I am a member of a small group of volunteers committed to raising funds to create the first Welsh national memorial to the Arandora Star tragedy. The memorial will be unveiled in a ceremony in Cardiff&#8217;s Metropolitan Cathedral of St David on 2nd July, 2010. The memorial is being created by the Welsh-Italian artist, Susanna Ciccotti, from Swansea and world-famous stone carver, Ieuan Rees, from Ammanford.</p>
<p>We desperately need to contact those Welsh-Italian families with connections to the tragedy. Families with surnames such as Conti, Lusardi, Pompa, Rabaiotti, Rossi &#8211; and many more. We want as many family members as possible to attend the unveiling ceremony, to celebrate the memory of their loved-ones.  To find out more, and to receive a personal invitation, they should contact the following:-</p>
<p>Bruna Chezzi, Committee Secretary: Flat 6 Partridge Court, Partridge Road, Cardiff CF24 3QP Tel: 07825265406; <a href="mailto:arandorastar.wales@yahoo.co.uk">arandorastar.wales@yahoo.co.uk</a></p>
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<p>Paulette Pelosi: &#8216;Vallegrande’, 17 Clyne View, Killay, Swansea SA2 7EA   Tel: (01792) 427774; <a href="mailto:paulette.pelosi@ntlworld.com">paulette.pelosi@ntlworld.com</a></p>
<p>Finally, we urgently need to raise more funds to pay for the memorial &#8211; if anyone is able to help us please, they should make cheques out to the ‘Arandora Star Memorial Fund in Wales’, and send to the Treasurer: Cav. Raimondo Zavaglia MBE BA AIL, 6 Quarry Dale, Rumney, Cardiff CF3 3BR; <a href="mailto:raimondo.zavaglia@justice.gov.uk">raimondo.zavaglia@justice.gov.uk</a>; Tel: 07793 392684</p>
<p>Please pass this message on to all you know, as soon as possible.</p>
<p>Thank you very much,<br />
Paulette Pelosi</p>
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		<title>Sento la nostalgia del mio passato&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Delucia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An article by Bruna Chezzi published on www.parmaepiacenzaonline.it. View the article here.
Sento la nostalgia del mio passato&#8230;, a Natale, nel Galles si festeggia pensando all’Italia&#8230; di Bruna Chezzi, Cardiff. (articolo sulla cena natalizia del 29 Dicembre).
Ore 18, partenza da Cardiff. Comincia l’avventura&#8230;Un minibus pieno di studenti d’italiano, una canzone da imparare per scaldarci un po’ [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>An article by Bruna Chezzi published on <a href="http://www.parmaepiacenzaonline.it">www.parmaepiacenzaonline.it</a>. <a href="http://www.parmaepiacenzaonline.it/page.asp?IDCategoria=2390&#038;IDSezione=16282&#038;ID=348956">View the article here.</a></p>
<p><strong>Sento la nostalgia del mio passato&#8230;, a Natale, nel Galles si festeggia pensando all’Italia&#8230; di Bruna Chezzi, Cardiff. (articolo sulla cena natalizia del 29 Dicembre).</strong></p>
<p>Ore 18, partenza da Cardiff. Comincia l’avventura&#8230;Un minibus pieno di studenti d’italiano, una canzone da imparare per scaldarci un po’ e prepararci alla serata&#8230;Volare, oh oh, cantare, oh oh oh&#8230;Impariamo qualche parola nuova di italiano, mentre con entusiasmo arriviamo a Blacwood,una piccola cittadina gallese a nord di Cardiff.</p>
<p> Finalmente eccoci, davanti a noi uno splendido albergo in stile georgiano, sulla cima di una collina; un quadretto pittoresco tra il buio dei boschi tutt’intorno e le luci della citta` a valle. Pare gia` un presepio! Siamo tra i primi ad arrivare&#8230;un bicchiere in compagnia davanti al caminetto del bar, un ospite un po’ speciale dall’Italia ci intrattiene e conversa piacevolmente con gli studenti mentre gli ospiti arrivano piano piano, sorridono, si abbracciano e si salutano in italiano! Per un momento pare d’essere in Italia! Si scalda l’atmosfera e comincia la festa!  </p>
<p>La serata e` all’insegna dell’ospitalita` e la simpatia degli Amici Valceno Galles, la buona e semplice cucina emiliana&#8230;alcuni membri del comitato si son fatti cuochi per una sera (un evento raro e da sfruttare senza dubbio, soprattutto per le mogli di alcuni di loro!), l’estrazione dei premi della lotteria, e per finire tutti a ballare il ballo liscio con la sua allegria e un tocco di nostalgia!  </p>
<p>E` ormai una tradizione consolidata per gli Amici Val Ceno Galles riunirsi alla fine di novembre e celebrare l’avvento del Natale ricordando le proprie origini emiliane con una cena nataliza a cui partecipano piu` di cento persone. Alle loro feste c’e` sempre spazio per chiunque dimostri curiosita`, interesse e simpatia per la comunita` italo-gallese e le iniziative del gruppo. Spesso i pomeriggi e le serate con gli amici Val Ceno sono un’opportunita` per risfoderare qualche vecchia abitudine, come il gioco della briscola o le bocce, e incontrare vecchi e nuovi amici che hanno in comune un legame con l’Italia e con il Galles. </p>
<p> Da 9 anni insegno la lingua e la cultura italiana all’Universita` di Cardiff, faccio ricerca e mi occupo di vari aspetti della comunita` italiana nel Galles meridionale. Adoro sentirmi parte di due culture e mi piace poter trasmettere la ricchezza di questo connubio agli studenti che vengono alle mie lezioni per imparare l’italiano,la storia e la cultura dell’Italia.  E cosi`, anche quest’anno ho portato un gruppo di ragazzi e adulti di diverse nazionalita` alla tradizionale cena natalizia degli Amici Val Ceno. </p>
<p>Durante la serata abbiamo assaporato un pezzo di storia dell’immigazione italiana nel Galles, la cultura italiana attraverso il cibo, le danze, la canzone popolare e il folclore del dialetto bardigiano che assume un accento gallese, quel senso di cameratismo e impegno sociale nei confronti di due paesi, quello di origine e quello di adozione.  </p>
<p>Io e i miei studenti abbiamo veramente apprezzato tutto questo e per noi il Natale e` gia`cominciato  in compagnia degli Amici Val Ceno Galles, nel segno della pace tra Paesi e culture diverse!<br />
Buon Natale al Galles e agli amici italiani nel mondo! Spero che sia per tutti un Natale tranquillo, che guarda alle cose semplici e buone di una volta, per preservarle e trasmetterle alle generazioni future. Buon Natale a tutti con l’amicizia e l’affetto delle persone vicine e quelle lontane per la distanza, ma vicine nel cuore! </p>
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		<title>Learn Italian in Italy with Madrelingua</title>
		<link>http://www.amicivalcenogalles.com/?p=171</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Delucia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The AVC have teamed up with Bologna based Italian language school, Madrelingua, to offer free Italian lessons.
What is on offer exactly?
- One weeks free Italian lessons in Bologna. That&#8217;s 20 hours of lessons 4 hours a day, usually priced at 200 euro.
- Students would need to pay for their own accommodation (the school can find [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The AVC have teamed up with Bologna based Italian language school, Madrelingua, to offer free Italian lessons.</p>
<p>What is on offer exactly?<br />
- One weeks free Italian lessons in Bologna. That&#8217;s 20 hours of lessons 4 hours a day, usually priced at 200 euro.<br />
- Students would need to pay for their own accommodation (the school can find accommodation for around 112 euros per week).</p>
<p><a href="http://www.madrelinguaitaliano.com/">Visit the <strong>Madrelingua</strong> website here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Cwmbach Male Choir at St. David&#8217;s Cathedral</title>
		<link>http://www.amicivalcenogalles.com/?p=166</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday 3rd October at St. David&#8217;s Cathedral in Charles St. Cardiff
(behind Marks ans Spencer Queen St. store).
Special Concert by Cwmbach Male Choir and soprano Sally Kingsbury accompanied by Ryan Wood.
7.30 pm start to end about 9.30 so you can hear the concert then go out on the town!
Admission only £6.00 (ASMF)
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Saturday 3rd October at St. David&#8217;s Cathedral in Charles St. Cardiff<br />
(behind Marks ans Spencer Queen St. store).</p>
<p>Special Concert by Cwmbach Male Choir and soprano Sally Kingsbury accompanied by Ryan Wood.</p>
<p>7.30 pm start to end about 9.30 so you can hear the concert then go out on the town!<br />
Admission only £6.00 (ASMF)</p>
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		<title>Visita al Cimiterodi Guerra</title>
		<link>http://www.amicivalcenogalles.com/?p=163</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visita al Cimiterodi Guerra in Beechly, Chepstow.
Date: Sunday 1st November
Details Sig.na Nilde. Tel 02920 549 838  (ACLI)
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Visita al Cimiterodi Guerra in Beechly, Chepstow.<br />
Date: Sunday 1st November<br />
Details Sig.na Nilde. Tel 02920 549 838  (ACLI)</p>
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		<title>Pranzo Natalizio</title>
		<link>http://www.amicivalcenogalles.com/?p=159</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pranzo Natalizio at St. Mary&#8217;s Hall, Canton, Cardiff.
Date: 6th December.
Details Sig.na Nilde 02920 549 838 or M.Fantini 01443 670 752 (ACLI).
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pranzo Natalizio at St. Mary&#8217;s Hall, Canton, Cardiff.<br />
Date: 6th December.<br />
Details Sig.na Nilde 02920 549 838 or M.Fantini 01443 670 752 (ACLI).</p>
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