The All Wales Roll The Barrel Competition 2023

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.