Enjoy a Refreshing Early Swim at your local Aberdare Swimming Pool.
Swimmers who like to make an early start to their day can head for Aberdare Pool, where Early Bird swimming sessions are now available. The sessions are every weekday from 6.30am-9am and cost £2.25 for adults, with discounts available.
Little Dippers swimming sessions for parents and babies are also being held on Mondays from 5pm-6pm and Fridays from 11.45am to 12.45pm.
Health suite opening times at the pool are now :
Monday: Female only 9.30am-3.45pm; male only 4pm-9.30pm
Tuesday: Male 9am-1pm; female 3pm-9.30pm
Wednesday: Female 9.30am-3.45pm; male 4pm-9.30pm
Thursday: Male 9am-1pm; female 3pm-9.30pm
Friday: Mixed 9.30am-2.45pm; male 2.45pm-9.30pm
Saturday: Mixed 9.30am-3.45pm
Sunday: Male 8am-1pm
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Adam Price, Plaid Cymru’s election campaign co-ordinator, sent a mailshot to Plaid Cymru supporters two months ago asking “Are you on Facebook?”. Fortunately, we are not. Here’s why …
Facebook is an American corporation. It exists to make a pile of money. That is the purpose of a corporation. It makes money by providing what is dubbed a ’social networking service’ and saturating users of such a service with advertising.
Nowadays, Welsh politicians of all parties bandy corporate brand names as if they held talismanic political properties. It is an absurd and exploitative relationship.
Why would we surrender our privacy to a commercial proxy to become “involved” with Plaid (or any other Party) ? That is not a means to engage in...
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Once again Groundwork Trust host another Green Dayz Weekend at the Fedw Hir Eco Centre near Llwydcoed. The event runs this weekend on Saturday 17th May and Sunday 18th May from 10am until 4pm.
There was plenty of activities to entertain the whole family including hands-on pottery and ceramic session, handmade twig pencil-making, felt-making, face-painting, willow weaving, hurdle fencing and … welly wanging.
For Saturday only there was grand show of eagles and owls, including the world’s largest owl who was, thankfully, quite placid and friendly.
According to the Groundwork Trust, Welly Wanging is a sport that originated in Britain, most likely in Yorkshire. Competitors are required to hurl a Wellington boot as far as possible within boundary......
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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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Lucky, lucky Cwmbach-ophiles… we make it our mission to spoil you.
Many more photographs of St Mary Magdalene Church, Cwmbach have been added to the Gallery.
Click here to see the full set of Photographs.
St Mary Magdalene’s Church was established in 1882. Quite late in the day to be frank.
According to Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Heritage Trail on Cwmbach : “Religious buildings opened, with the Baptists opening a chapel in 1841, the independents opening a small chapel known as Capel Bricks in 1846 and the Calvinistic Methodists opening a chapel at Tir Bach in 1852.”
In nearby Bridge Street, Wales’ first Co-Operative Store was opened on March 8th,......
Want to get out and get more active in 2008? Then come along to Dare Valley Country Park, Aberdare, on Wednesday, January 23, where there will be guided cycle rides and walks for all ages and abilities - with bikes provided free of charge - from 10am-1pm.
Activities lined up include:
· A guided bike ride to Cwmaman along the old tramway - six and a half miles there and back along the flat - which will take up to an hour and a half.
· Short bike rides around the lake, with people on hand to help those who haven’t been on a bike for some time and would like to try again. Go around once, or as many times as you like.
· A walk of about a mile and a half around the park with an experienced ranger who can tell you all about the history and natural features in the park. This will take...
Aberdare Caradog School were crowned the Champions at a gruelling schools challenge held recently at Rhondda Heritage Park.
The pupils were all finalists in The Construction Skills Challenge with each team set a challenge to build a bridge with a 50cm span using K’NEX.
Of the 10 schools who participated, Caradog Primary School, Aberdare were crowned the Construction......
The next meeting of Friends of the Earth in Rhondda Cynon Taff takes places on Monday 8th October 2007, 7.30pm at Clwb Y Bont 85A Taff Street Popntypridd
Map of location here
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Friends of the Earth in Rhondda Cynon Taff is an active group.
Membership costs only £3 per annum.
New members welcome.
Contact Bleddyn Lake for further enquiries email bleddyn.lake@foe.co.uk
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HANDS OFF IRAQI OIL
Come and hear the powerful stories of the Iraqi oil workers and trade unions resisting the military and economic occupation of their homeland . . .
Tuesday 2 October at 7 pm
WALLACE LECTURE THEATRE
Main Building
Cardiff University
Park Place (opp. Student Union Building)
Speakers-
EWA JASIEWICZ
UK rep for the Basra Oil Workers Union & founder member of NAFTANA, an organisation that builds solidarity with Iraqi workers.
+ Speaker from the Stop the War Coalition
About the Ewa Jasiewicz:
In 2004, Ewa Jasiewicz visited Iraq to build links between the anti-war movement and Iraqi trade unions resisting both occupation and the corporate take-over of their counrty. She became the UK rep for the Basra Oil Workers Union, a militant trade union resisting both the...
A few snaps taken at the Aberdare Rugby Tournament today.
Aberdare Under 12s won their competition.
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There is a misconception that squirrels in Aberdare Park are all dumb, friendly and furry creatures.
Wrong.
We meet a very aggressive thespian squirrel this week with Hollywood ambitions.
Seeing our camera he got up and launched into a very convincing Robert De Niro impression…
You talkin’ to me?
You talkin’ to me?
You talkin’ to me?
Then who the hell else are you talkin’ to?
You talkin’ to me?
Well I’m the only one here.
Who the hell do you think you’re talking to?”
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It has been another lawless weekend in ‘Wild West’ Aberdare Town.
Monday is the day that traders pick up the pieces after the weekend’s orgy of violence and vandalism.
This weekend, the windows of the Burtons menswear shop on Canon Street were kicked-in.
The windows of the Carousel Amusements on Commercial Street were kicked-in.
And the Barnado’s Charity Shop selling books on Commercial Street did not escape having windows kicked-in.
Both streets are covered by CCTV cameras which - allegedly! - provide more effective policing.
All the vacant shops in Aberdare are a reminder of just how difficult a battle traders face today.
It’s such a pity to see the broken windows in Aberdare week after week.
Who cares ?
Perhaps one day they will close all the shops,...
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Twelve years ago many families in Aberdare were devastated after a coach crash at Raglan claimed the lives of ten people from Aberdare. Thirty three other people were seriously injured. A memorial garden and benches were erected at Aberdare Park in memory of those who suffered and died in the Raglan Coach Crash, July 1995.
Photographs of the Raglan garden memorial are available in the Gallery.
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Support your Local Shops in Hirwaun… or they will disappear.
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‘Outside the Pinc’ - a typical scene in Market Street Aberdare outside the Pinc Clothing shop.
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David James of Cynon Valley Ramblers has confirmed there will be another walk protesting against the proliferation of wind farms in South Wales.
In Maesteg. The walk will be on Sunday 8th April 2007 and will be about 6/7 miles.
The meeting place is Maesteg Sports Centre at 9.30 am.
Please contact your local Ramblers group to confirm details....
TREBANOS SPRING CARNIVAL
SATURDAY MARCH 24TH 2:00 PM
COME AND JOIN IN THE FUN,
A FANCY DRESS STREET CARNIVAL TO CELEBRATE
-WALES -
OUR COUNTRY, AND CULTURE
AND
OUR ENVIRONMENT.
MUSICIANS AND DANCERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY .
PRIZES FOR BEST ADULT AND CHILD FANCY DRESS.
CHILDRENS ART CONTEST.
FANCY BONNET PARADE AND CONTEST.
THE PROCESSION WILL START 2:30PM AT THE BOTTOM OF GLYN MEIRCH ROAD, ALONG SWANSEA ROAD THROUGH TREBANOS, UP HEOL Y LLWYNAU AND BACK TO SWANSEA ROAD.
TREBANOS HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED 48″ HIGH PRESSURE GAS PIPELINE RIPPING IT’S WAY THROUGH OUR WELSH COUNTRYSIDE. ALL ARE WELCOME TO EITHER JOIN IN OR JUST SPECTATE. BRING YOUR KIDS, YOUR PETS, YOUR HORSES AND PONIES, YOUR BIKES OR YOUR ZIMMERS !!!!
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Welsh Liberal Democrats launched their campaign for a fair green future for Wales today.
At the launch Assembly leader Mike German revealed nine of the party’s key pledges around the Fair Green Future theme, ahead of the publication of the formal manifesto in April. He also revealed the largest slate of candidates ever put forward by the Welsh Liberal Democrats.
Brecon & Radnorshire AM Kirsty Williams and Cardiff South & Penarth candidate Dominic Hannigan joined Mr German at the press conference.
Mike German said: “In this election the people of Wales have a clear choice between parties. If they want a fair green future, then they have to vote for the Welsh Liberal Democrats.
”In my speech to conference I spoke about the importance of creating a society where young...
A radical priest who participated in the Nicaraguan revolution and has spent a lifetime working with poor and excluded communities in Central America will be speaking in Cardiff as part of a campaign to urge people to live simpler and more sustainable lifestyles in solidarity with the poor and the oppressed.
Fr. Juan Hernandez Pico, professor and author of numerous books and papers including “A Theology of Solidarity”, “Religion & Revolution in Nicaragua”"Another History is Possible” & “El Salvador Political Yearbook” is a leading exponent of Liberation Theology in Latin America and a respected sociologist.
He currently lives in Santa Maria Chiquimula in the Western Highlands of Guatemala, working pastorally with Mayan indigenous...
The tragic events of the past week in Trecynon near Aberdare has challenged our Community in many ways.
Why … ? There are so many “why?” questions to ask ourselves in Faith.
The streets of Trecynon are knitted together tightly.
From Windsor Street the Doctor’s Surgery, the Cub Scout Hall, the Church Hall, the Church, and the Police Station are all neighbours to each other.
It is difficult to accept that in the very midst of our community where we take our sick, let our children play, and worship that such a wanton act of violence should take place.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the wife and family of Father Bennett as they come to terms with their severe loss.
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Support your local farmers market and local food producers.
Next Farmers Market in Rhondda Cynon Taff at Penderyn.
More details on local Farmers Markets in Rhondda Cynon Taff listed on the Shape-It website....
Budding Young ‘Bill Oddies’ flocked to one of the county’s most treasured beauty spots this week as part of a national campaign to encourage interest in the countryside and wildlife.
National Nest Box week saw Rhondda Cynon Taf Council and the Countryside Council for Wales join forces to host a workshop for children to build their own nesting boxes for birds.
The event on Tuesday (February 20) took place at Dare Valley Country Park, which one of the county’s most beautiful assets and also a famed spot for watching Peregrines and other British birds.
The park is such an environmental treasure, it has its own RSPB officer on site to share their knowledge with visitors on the huge array of birds, wildlife and ecological features that can be enjoyed there.
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From small acorns… this is one of the theatres where Frank Vickery honed his craft in the 1970s.
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“Energy Beyond Oil”
6.45pm to 9pm,
Wednesday 18th April
Clwb y Bont,
85a Taff Street
Pontypridd
(in the centre of Pontypridd)
By invitation of Rhondda Cynon Taff Green Drinks
Paul Mobbs author of the new book ‘Energy Beyond Oil’, will present a
short lecture and discussion on the issue of our energy future:
* Why are fuel prices rising?
* How much energy do we use?
* What’s ‘peak oil’ and what does it mean for us?
* How much oil and gas is left?
* Can renewable energy make a difference?
Using the most recent statistics from national and international
organisations ‘Energy Beyond Oil’ explores the entire energy issue –
how it is used, how much there is, and how current trends make higher
energy prices/energy shortages inevitable....
Seedy Sunday in the Valleys #2 SEED SWAP
This year at Penderyn Farmers Market …
On Sunday, February 25th, from 10am-2pm.
Come along and meet other local seedsavers, gardeners and growers, or the just plain curious.
Take advantage of the Farmers Market with many food and craft stalls available, selling quality local produce.
Bring any spare seeds - home saved or bought, from flowers, to vegetables, to trees, everything is welcome. If you don’thave anything to bring, still come and find something newto take home with you and grow.
Please pass along this message to any one you think may
have the urge to swap seeds or grow something from seed.
Seedy Sunday in the Valleys
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Cyfle i Gyfnewid Hadau, rhannu syniadau a gwybodaeth…Byddwn ym Marchnad y Ffermwyr Penderyn
Dydd Sul - 25 Chwefror 2007 * 10 am - 2 pm
Lle ? Canolfan Cymuned Penderyn - Gyferbyn a+’r Cwmni Wisgi
Dewch ac unrhyw hadau sbâr gyda chi - ffrwythau, llysiau, coed, unrhywbeth - hadau rydych chi wedi prynu a chadw.
Os nad oes unrhywbeth gyda chi i gyfnewid… dewch ta beth. Cymerwch rhywbeth ac ewch gartre i dyfu rhywbeth newydd!
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The crocuses are showing through… the daffodils will be next.
Nature is giving us big touch-feely springy hints.
Yes, there’s s SEEDY SUNDAY seed swap event planned.
Seedy Sunday in the Valleys #2
Wales’ biggest seed swap event.
To be held in PENDERYN
Details announced soon. Bookmark this blog....
How about helping stage a Peak Energy roadshow in your community ?
If you would like to take part in a roadshow in Rhondda Cynon Taff, please get in touch.
Peak Energy Publicity Drive
Plans Afoot For Travelling UK Peak Energy Roadshow
There is interest in organising a UK-wide string of events with a co-ordinated publicity machine to push them, planned for April or May 2007. The idea is to take the resources/speakers of all those groups interested in Peak Energy and put them into a common calendar of events to try and significantly boost the UK profile of Peak Energy (note, the term “Peak Energy”: we need to broaden this issue out into Peak Oil, Peak Gas, lack of uranium to fuel new nuclear build, climate change and the restrictions it places on future energy options, options...
A farmer who had pleaded guilty to allowing controlled waste to be deposited on her land has been sentenced to four months in prison, suspended for 12 months.
Shan Farr of Bwllfa Farm, Gelli, Rhondda Cynon Taf was also ordered to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work under the direction of the Probation Service, to be completed within 12 months.
She was also ordered to pay costs of £2,300 to Environment Agency Wales, which brought the prosecution at Ystrad (Rhondda) Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
At the same court on 8 December 2006 Farr had entered a guilty plea to knowingly permitting the deposit of controlled waste on land at Bwllfa Farm, which did not benefit from a Waste Management Licence or any exemption.
The incident was discovered as a result of complaints from local...
A Walk Against the Wind Farm is to be held at Dare Valley Country Park on January 13th 2007. Starts 10am from the Dare Valley Country Park Visitor Centre.
The walk aims to raise awareness about the proposed wind farm to be sited near Cwmdare and running north to Hirwaun.
Those who take part in the walk will be able to see first-hand where some of the 400ft wind-turbines might be located and discuss their effects on the local environment.
David James, Chairman of Cynon Valley Ramblers has organised the event. He advises sturdy boots and estimates that the walk should last around two and a half hours. Hopefully the weather dries out for the day.
Everyone welcome. Just turn up on the day to join in the walk. For further information call David James on 01685 874600
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