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NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER Presenta on / Chairman’s Event & Young Ci zens Award Clubs & organisa ons that we have supported this year are: Cefn Hengoed Majes c Jazz Band, Ystrad Mynach Boys & Girls Club, Boxing Club Gelligaer, CHAD, Croeso Club, Cylch Meithrin Penpedairheol, Gelligaer Community Council Newsletter Llancaiach Fawr Greenhill Allotments Gelligaer, Tiryberth Primary PTA, Cefn Hengoed Pensioners, Cascade Carvers, Shelter Cymru, Bargoed & District Art Society, Our Presenta on this year was held at Llancaiach Fawr on Saturday 12th November 2016. It was a lovely occasion to award grants to our Eisteddfod y Cymoedd, Pengam Pigeon FC, The Melody Makers, Rhymney Valley Music Club, Tredomen Allotment Society, Ystrad Mynach clubs and thank our volunteers. OAP’S, Gelligaer Historical Society, Cascaid Community Ac on Group, Cascade & District Allotment Associa on, Derwendeg Primary PTA, Newyddion Bro Cyngor Cymuned Gelligaer Gelligaer Ladies Bowls, Gelligaer Local History Apprecia on Society, Ffrindiau Penalltau, Tiryberth Tuesday A ernoon Bingo Club, 1st Ystrad Mynach Scout Group, Cross Keys Football Club, Cascade Cra ers, Cascade Scrabble. Friends of Lewis Girls.
In November we launched a facebook page. Please follow, Projects that we have undertaken: Tiryberth Village Hall (no ce board), Cascaid Ac on Group Like and Share us. It contains informa on & photos on (generators for Santa’s sleigh) Glanynant Memorial Hall (fencing & gate), Defibrillator at Ystrad Mynach town, Gelligaer Boxing Club Like us on events, projects and other council business with a link to our (new roof), Solar Schools (solar panels on 6 schools plus addi onal 2), Cefn Hengoed Youth Centre (install showers), Glanynant (355 metres websites too - of fencing), Christmas ligh ng and tree, Ystrad Mynach Christmas Market/Fayre, Hanging baskets at Ystrad Mynach, Family Day Trip to the www.gelligaercommunitycouncil.org.uk beach, Young Ci zens Awards, Community Service Award, Newsle er (this edi on), Cefn Road Hengoed Welfare Playground (installa on Issue No.9 Also Hefin David AM for Caerphilly presented our annual of pathway), Book (Gelligaer Giant / Cawr Gelligaer), Compost Toilet at Parc Penallta (to be installed soon). www.romangelligaer.org.uk Spring 2017 Young Ci zen's Award to 3 pupils of Trinity Fields School Ystrad Mynach, Book Launch - The Gelligaer Giant www .facebook.com/Gelligaercc Sasha Maisey, Lee Morris and Tammy Stone, for their outstanding work running Caffi Oren at Trinity Fields. ‘Gelligaer Community Council believes that reading to your child at an early age will help to improve your child’s Another Young Ci zen's Award was presented to Connor literacy and create a healthy appe te for books, which will undoubtedly lead to a brighter future. So please try Webb for his dedica on to fund raising for Velindre and se le down for some quiet me each day or night with your child and enter the world of make believe… ‘. Cancer Hospital through sponsored runs. “Elsie was a li le girl from Gelligaer and she was Welcome to our 9th Community Council Newsle er. A new award introduced this year was the Community Service Award presented to Mrs Yvonne a believer…” With the local elec ons looming on Thursday 4th May 2017, I would like to thank the current Thomas for her commitment to over 20 years of running Cascade Cra ers, Cascade Methodist and Cascade Luncheon. Communi es First worked with Author & Illustrator Mike Church, PETRA (Parents Engaging to Raise Expecta ons) Members of Gelligaer Community Council for their support, commitment and hard work over the past 5 years. and local parents to create a magical book which was launched back in September at Greenhill Primary School, If your interested in becoming a Community Councilor please check out our website which went down very well if we could measure the laughter! Following the book launch every child at Greenhill www .gelligaercommunitycouncil.org.uk or contact the clerk on01443 822863 for further informa on and Primary were given a copy of the book and book mark. Happy reading guys!! The Community Council also funded the transla on and nomina on packs. Nomina ons must be submi ed by hand to the Returning Officer at Ty Penalta by 4pm on printed a Welsh version, and hope to hold another event with Mike Church at YGG Penalltau. Tuesda y 4th April 2017. You may want to submit earlier, a er 22nd March, between 10am - 4pm, which will Chairman Cllr Donna Cushing presented Ty Hafan with a cheque for £530 which was money raised through the sale PETRA is a project designed to improve the level of basic skills, increase the number of achieved qualifica ons and aims to improve the life allow the Returning Officer to informally check your papers before formally accep ng them. of pantomime ckets. And during the a ernoon a further £262 was raised for Ty Hafan, thanks to the generosity of opportuni es for families. This is achieved by suppor ng parent’s and carers to work in a school environment to experience the process At our Annual Mee ng in May last year Cllr Donna Cushing was elected as Chairman to the Council for all those that a ended the event. The Chair kindly donated the raffle gi s with the excep on of a contribu on of producing a storybook, which they will be proud to read to their children and grandchildren. the preceding year and Cllr Martyn James as Vice. from Noel’s Butchers in Ystrad Mynach. Thank you to Noel. Following the presenta on we enjoyed a lovely meal. We then sat back to enjoy The Melody Makers perform.
As the Chair stated in her message on page 1, our presenta on was to thank all our hard working clubs, groups, organisa ons, all mainly volunteers, for their invaluable contribu on to the community.
Councillor’s Contact Details: IRRESPONSIBLE PARKING IN YSTRAD MYNACH – You Ward Members are: Cllr Donna Cushing, despite illness, has had a very proac ve year suppor ng the Council and local causes and as Clerk to the Council. Please show some considera on to other road users and pedestrians Please contact them if you have any issues. Hi everyone, Ward Councill or Email Address Telephone No. Chair’s Message: In May 2016 I was humbled to be elected as Chair of Gelligaer Community Council and truly honoured to receive the My name is Ian Muirhead and I am the Inspector from Gwent Police who has responsibility for policing your area. Hengoed Teresa Parry t-pa [email protected] 01443 814826 full support of all members present. I would like to take this opportunity to talk to you all about illegal parking, which is the most complained about 01443 832785 This was my first me to be elected as Chair and I must say it came as a bit of a shock with regards to the du es involved. Having said Hengoed Judith Pritchard [email protected] that, I am thoroughly enjoying my term and mee ng everyone. As you may already know the Community Council annually funds and issue in your area. 07968 051824 organises a family day trip to the beach. Back in August, I a ended the event as a coordinator for one of the areas. It was a lovely sunny Cefn Hengoed Dennis Bolter [email protected] 01443 262676 day in Barry and it was wonderful to see all the children and pensioners having a good me.
Most reports relate to cars being parked on double yellow lines in Ystrad Mynach Town Centre, however, we are 01443 862837 I have received invita ons and a warm welcome from the Pensioner groups. I also a ended the majority of the pantomime performances, Cefn Hengoed Donna Cushing [email protected] also receiving reports of cars parking on pavements causing an obstruc on to pedestrians, in bus stops and even 07974 796515 and knew the script word for word by the last show. And of course I was dragged to the stage to par cipate in the show at the Lindsay Club. Of course they could not go ahead without the support of our volunteers and community centre management commi ees, who prepare some mes double parking blocking the whole road. Cascade Wynne David [email protected] 01443 832278 the halls, set up the chairs and ensure that we can safely enjoy the performances. Our volunteers are the heart and soul of our communi es It is clear to me that road users know that this ac vity is Cascade Graham Hughes [email protected] 01443 820791 and if it wasn’t for them we as a community council would not be able to deliver our projects. illegal because when my officers Gelligaer Hen David he[email protected] 07902 287223 As a way of thanking our volunteers and clubs and recognising their hard work throughout the year, we held a presenta on/recep on at Llancaiach Fawr in November, alongside our Young Ci zens Award. are present the ac vity stops. Gelligaer Tommy Matthews 01443 820146 Please can I appeal to all motorists to park legally and I feel overwhelmed by their generosity, in giving their free me to the community and I hope that by suppor ng our clubs with grant Gelligaer Bill Grifths w.grif[email protected] 01443 822252 responsibly. My officers will be out and about and issuing dona ons from the community council and the Presenta on a ernoon, our fabulous volunteers feel valued. 07508 008715 parking ckets where appropriate. Tir y Berth Nicola Quarry [email protected] 01443 836769 As Chair, it has been an absolute privilege to be part of this, and I must thank you all for making me so very welcome at your events.
Ystrad Mynach Alan Angel [email protected] 07935 272163 Cllr Donna Cushing, Chairman. Thank you for your coopera on. Ystrad Mynach Gethin Roberts [email protected] 07775 645358 Gelligaer Community Council, Council Ofce, Llwyn Onn, Penpedairheol, Hengoed. CF82 8BB Clerk to the Council: Ceri Mortimer Tel: 01443 821322 / 07933 725094 Ystrad Mynach Martyn James [email protected] 01443 813694
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