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Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Pontypridd, has won the prestigious Green Flag Award for the fourth year running. The award is the national standard for quality parks and green spaces, recognising excellence in the management and delivery of service within the Parks sector. Ynysangharad Park is one of only 19 sites across Wales to achieve the honour this year. Winning the Green Flag Award is the culmination of another busy year for the park, which has hosted events such as the Teddy Bears Picnic and Parti Ponty, attended by thousands of children earlier this month. It also hosted some of the events during Ponty’s Big Weekend, the entertainment extravaganza from July 18-21, with singer Rhydian Roberts among the star performers. From August 1-3, 2008, the park will be the setting for...

Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Pontypridd, has won the prestigious Green Flag Award for the fourth year running. The award is the national standard for quality parks and green spaces, recognising excellence in the management and delivery of service within the Parks sector. Ynysangharad Park is one of only 19 sites across Wales to achieve the honour this year. Winning the Green Flag Award is the culmination of another busy year for the park, which has hosted events such as the Teddy Bears Picnic and Parti Ponty, attended by thousands of children earlier this month. It also hosted some of the events during Ponty’s Big Weekend, the entertainment extravaganza from July 18-21, with singer Rhydian Roberts among the star performers. From August 1-3, 2008, the park will be the setting for...

Talented youngsters from throughout the county borough are taking part in a musical showcase to voice their commitment to recycling and improving the environment. The second Enviro-Vision Song Quest will take place at the Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd on Monday July 7th at 7.15pm and include bands from six comprehensive schools within Rhondda Cynon Taf. Each of the bands will perform a song which has its very own “green theme”, including recycling, dog fouling, flytipping and graffiti. The shortlist of bands to perform in this special showcase has now been drawn up and groups from Y Pant, Hawthorn and Tonyrefail Comprehensive Schools along with Pontypridd High, Tonypandy Community College and Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun will take to the stage on the big night. Each of the entrants will...

Talented youngsters from throughout the county borough are taking part in a musical showcase to voice their commitment to recycling and improving the environment. The second Enviro-Vision Song Quest will take place at the Muni Arts Centre, Pontypridd on Monday July 7th at 7.15pm and include bands from six comprehensive schools within Rhondda Cynon Taf. Each of the bands will perform a song which has its very own “green theme”, including recycling, dog fouling, flytipping and graffiti. The shortlist of bands to perform in this special showcase has now been drawn up and groups from Y Pant, Hawthorn and Tonyrefail Comprehensive Schools along with Pontypridd High, Tonypandy Community College and Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun will take to the stage on the big night. Each of the entrants will...

The next Pontypridd Friends of the Earth meeting will be… On Monday 10th March 7.30pm At Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd Visit the Group’s official website for more......

The next Pontypridd Friends of the Earth meeting will be… On Monday 10th March 7.30pm At Clwb Y Bont, Pontypridd Visit the Group’s official website for more......

Yng ngheiriau prosiect Casglu’r Tlysau : “Cofeb Evan a James James, awdur geiriau ac alaw anthem genedlaethol Cymru, ‘Hen Wlad fy Nhadau’. Cafodd y cerfluniau eu cynllunio gan Syr William Goscombe John a’u dadorchuddio gan Arglwydd Treowen ym 1930 gerbron torf o 10,000. Roedd Evan James (Ieuan ap Iago, 1809-93) yn wehydd a gwerthwr gwlân wrth ei alwedigaeth ac hefyd yn berchen tafarn yr Ancient Druid Inn yn Argoed, Bedwellte, Sir Fynwy. Symudodd i Bontypridd pan oedd ei fab James (Iago ap Ieuan, 1833-1902) yn fachgen ifanc. Evan James a’i fab James a gyfansoddodd anthem genedlaethol Cymru, ‘Hen Wlad fy Nhadau’ ym 1856. Roedd Evan yn barddoni a chredir mai ef a ysgrifennodd y geiriau ac mai ei fab James a gyfansoddodd yr alaw. Cyhoeddwyd...

Yng ngheiriau prosiect Casglu’r Tlysau : “Cofeb Evan a James James, awdur geiriau ac alaw anthem genedlaethol Cymru, ‘Hen Wlad fy Nhadau’. Cafodd y cerfluniau eu cynllunio gan Syr William Goscombe John a’u dadorchuddio gan Arglwydd Treowen ym 1930 gerbron torf o 10,000. Roedd Evan James (Ieuan ap Iago, 1809-93) yn wehydd a gwerthwr gwlân wrth ei alwedigaeth ac hefyd yn berchen tafarn yr Ancient Druid Inn yn Argoed, Bedwellte, Sir Fynwy. Symudodd i Bontypridd pan oedd ei fab James (Iago ap Ieuan, 1833-1902) yn fachgen ifanc. Evan James a’i fab James a gyfansoddodd anthem genedlaethol Cymru, ‘Hen Wlad fy Nhadau’ ym 1856. Roedd Evan yn barddoni a chredir mai ef a ysgrifennodd y geiriau ac mai ei fab James a gyfansoddodd yr alaw. Cyhoeddwyd...