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Furniture reuse charity Valleys Furniture Recycling - known as Too Good To Waste - has been shortlisted for the Cylch Community Recycler of the Year Award. The Ferndale-based charity which is supported by Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council is one of three Welsh charities shortlisted as Community Recycler of the Year and volunteers are hoping plenty of local people will help them secure the first prize. Who wins the award is down to a voting scheme which can be found on www.cylch.org or by writing to Jasmine Brown at Cylch, 113 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9PH. Voting will close at 5pm on Friday October 19th and a presentation ceremony will be held at the Marriot Hotel, Cardiff on October 24th. Sponsored by Novelis, the largest recycler of aluminum cans in Europe, the winner of the...

The Walking Bus Trial Scheme for Ysgol Penderyn School will not be going ahead due to a lack of interest in the scheme. Headteacher of Ysgol Penderyn School Mr Williams recently wrote to all parents regarding a Walking Bus trial scheme for the school. Walking Bus schemes identify walking opportunities and provides trained parents to escort children to and from school. Walking bus schemes can have many benefits, including promoting healthy exercise through regular walking, improving road safety awareness and developing pedestrian and social skills. The scheme also helps to reduce traffic congestion, improves air quality - and saves time for parents. Peter Cobley of Rhondda Cynon Taff Council’s Road Safety Unit confirmed said : “We cannot support the initiative without...

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 charity, hirwaun, keep wales...

Gilfach Goch River Rats will be cleaning up the River Ogmore Fach at Gilfach on Saturday the 2nd December 2006 at 1000hrs The River Rats have been formed through the Gilfach Goch Community Centre based in Rhondda Cynon Taf. The group has adopted an area of the river Ogmore with the aim of carrying out cleanups & vegetation management to improve the appearance of the area. For more information contact Ben Williams of Keep Wales Tidy at ben.williams@keepwalestidy.org or Telephone 029 2025 6767 cleanup, ecology, environment, gilfach goch, keep wales tidy, litterpick, ogmore, rhondda cynon taf, rhondda cynon taff, river, river ogmore, river rats,...

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 charity, cleanup, ecology,...