Photos from the start of the Macmillan Walk 2008 are now available in the Hirwaun Photo Gallery.
There was quite a turnout this year and a loud splash of colour on parade in the middle of......
There is no need to panic, the green-haired ‘aliens’ currently walking from Hirwaun via Aberdare to Abercynon are friendly!
And they are raising lots of hard cash for Macmillan Cancer Care Support as part of the annual Macmillan Walk.
Please feel free to liberate all spare change in your pockets, purses, piggy banks… it’s all for a good......
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The Macmillan Walk takes place today … all ten miles from Hirwaun Rugby Club to Abercynon.
Hundreds of people met at the War Memorial in the centre of Hirwaun for the official start.
Walkers then embarked in stages.
The familiar tooting of horns and cheers of support can be heard as the walkers pass Penywaun hill.
This [...]...
Wear your Wellies in Hirwaun with Pride during Welly Week… April 21st - 28th......
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Aberdare Blog started as an experiment in communicating views of Aberdare and views from Aberdare. It remains an experiment in communication open to participation. Jane from Mountain Ash blogged the lead story on the Mountain Ash Opencast plans this week. Why not blog your own story from Aberdare today ?
Here is a list of the Top 100 tags used to describe posts on Aberdare Blog… if we haven’t blogged on a subject close to your heart, you can fix that yourself. If you prefer to blog a story with photos or video, that’ll do nicely thank you, send them today.
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Students of Penywaun Tang Soo Do class won two bronze and a silver medal in the recent Tang Soo Do Fight for Life charity tournament held in Bridgend Leisure centre. Competitors from Tang Soo Do and Tae Kwon do groups came from all over Britain to compete in order to raise money for Cancer Care [...]...
Congratulations to Richard Morgan from Penywaun who has won Student of the Year Award with Penywaun’s Tang Soo Do class.
Richard successfully passed his promotion test recently to be promoted to 4th Gup green belt 2 tags. As a result of his attitude, commitment, effort, attendance and helpfulness with junior students he received the well [...]...
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Emma Robertson from the Welsh Blood Service blogs here with an urgent appeal :
Blood Donors are desperately needed at this time of year …
THE WELSH BLOOD SERVICE WILL BE AT THE FUNCTION ROOM
MICHAEL SOBELL SPORTS CENTRE
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THURSDAY 10 JANUARY 10.00 – 4.30
BLOOD STOCK LEVELS ARE LOW PRESENTLY – DUE TO COLDS & FLU & ALL THE EXTRA SUPPORT WOULD BE REALLY APPRECIATED GIVE SOMEONE......
Pirates took over the reception for the Outpatients Clinic at Aberdare Hospital on Friday.
They were raising money in aid of the BBC Children in Need Appeal.
Congratulations to staff at Aberdare Hospital for being such good sports.
The pirates certainly cheered the waiting......
Doubtless we're all geared up for this Friday's Children In Need extravaganza but I've just received an email from ebay in my inbox regarding some interesting auctions.
I expect half the country have received the email too! Go to ebay and just type in Children in Need and loads of stuff relevant comes up. Ebay aren't always reknown for giving away stuff but any money/profit raised through these auctions will go directly to Children In Need.As we say in Wales - Good Value!
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My friend Mick and his mate Sean are going to be taking part in Le Tour Challenge to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust a Latch. The race follows the route of the Tour de France, an takes place two days prior o the big race itself. Mick has been training hard for the race, spending most evenings and all weekends cycling all over the south east - he's lucky he lives in Wales where there are plenty of hills to replicate cycling in the Pyrenees!They've been give a camera by BBC Wales to record their experiences, and you can keep track of them via their blog. If you can spare a quid or two, please consider donating, what they're doing is a bit more challenging than sitting in a bath of...
March 1st is St Davids Day, the Princes Trust also use this day to raise money under the moniker “Go Red for Wales”.
The company that I work for put a lot of effort into this day and this year there was a lot going on throughout the building all day, from throwing wet sponges at managers to leg waxing.
For the Wii Sports tournament that I organised, Cardiff Blues & Welsh international players Rhys Williams & Robin Sowden-Taylor came along to help raise the profile of the tournament and raise even more cash for the Princes Trust.
The final total is yet to be released, as there are still auctions running, but the amount is currently at over £3,000.
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Rhondda Cynon Taff’s Local freecycling group has adopted a new logo of sorts… a sofa.
It was discovered overlooking Llwydcoed near the busy Baverstocks Hotel.
Perhaps this might spur us on to create a Green Drinks logo!
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Cynon Valley Mencap Society annual Christmas Party held at Abercynon on Saturday 9th December. Attended by the Mayor of Rhondda Cynon Taff Council Cllr. Joyce Cass & Santa.
Photograph : Mrs. Lyn England welcomes the Mayor to the party on behalf of the Society
Photo by John Rees.
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Litter campaigning Charity Keep Wales Tidy are looking for volunteers to take part in a local cleanup and litterpick event in Hirwaun.
Ben Williams River Projects Officer for Keep Wales Tidy says : “I am trying to get local people in Hirwaun interested in cleaning their area, especially the River Cynon.”
“Keep Wales Tidy projects are about much more than litter clearance it is about enabling local communities to take pride in their environment and undertake projects which they feel would benefit the whole community.”
For further volunteering information please contact ben.williams@keepwalestidy.org
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Litter campaigning Charity Keep Wales Tidy are looking for volunteers to take part in a local cleanup and litterpick event in Hirwaun.
Ben Williams River Projects Officer for Keep Wales Tidy says : “I am trying to get local people in Hirwaun interested in cleaning their area, especially the River Cynon.”
“Keep Wales Tidy projects are about much more than litter clearance it is about enabling local communities to take pride in their environment and undertake projects which they feel would benefit the whole community.”
For further volunteering information please contact ben.williams@keepwalestidy.org
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