Red Nadolig Christmas 2005 Rhif No. 65. Skateboard Park Parc Sglefrfyrddio opens in Creigiau yn Creigiau After campaigning for more Yn dilyn ymgyrch am gyfleusterau i facilities for young people Pentyrch bobl ifanc mae Cyngor Cymuned Community Council persuaded Pentyrch wedi perswadio Cyngor Cardiff County Council to build a Sir Caerdydd i adeiladu parc skateboard park on the Creigiau sglefrfyrddio ar faes chwarae Recreation field. The skateboard Creigiau. Agorwyd y parc ramp was opened by County sglefrfyrddio gan y Cynghorydd Councillor Delme Bowen on the 27 Sirol Delme Bowen ar 27 July in time for the summer Gorffennaf mewn pryd i’r gwyliau holidays and it has proved to be a haf ac mae wedi profi i fod yn great success. llwyddiannus iawn. County Councillors Delme Bowen and Christine Priday and members of the Community Council. Quarry Tunnel Twnel Chwarel At the October meeting of the Yng nghyfarfod cydlynu Chwarel Taff’s Well Quarry Liason Meeting Ffynnon Taf ym mis Hydref the quarry management informed rhoddwyd gwybodaeth gan reolwyr Pentyrch and Radyr Councillors y chwarel i gynghorwyr Radyr a that work on the tunnel to allow Phentyrch fod gwaith ar y twnel i access to the quarry from Tynant alluogi mynediad i’r chwarel o Heol Road had started. The quarry has Tynant wedi cychwyn. Mae’r now been taken over by Cemex, one chwarel nawr yn eiddo i gwmni of the largest building materials Cemex, un o’r cwmnïau defnydd companies in the world. adeiladu mwyaf yn y byd. Following completion of the Yn dilyn cwblhau y twnel gosodir tunnel the processing plant will be y gwaith prosesu yng ngwaelod y installed in the bottom of the quarry chwarel yn 2007 ac erbyn 2009 in 2007 and by 2009 all the existing bydd yr holl weithfeydd a stoc wedi plant and stock will be removed eu symud o ben y chwarel. The first happy users of the new from the top of the quarry. skateboard park. Big Thank You Nadolig Llawen The Community Council wishes to thank Mrs Yvonne Krip who has been a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda clerk to the council since 1997 and was assistant clerk for the previous Merry Christmas year. The council and residents have and a Happy New Year benefitted from her vast knowledge of the area and her financial expertise. Cyngor Cymuned She has guided the council to provide Pentyrch a more professional and effective service to the community. Best wishes Community Council for the future Yvonne. FAREWELL TO CREIGIAU COOKS! On Thursday 20 th October 2005, members of staff both past and present gathered to celebrate the retirement of Dee Grocott (Cook) and Jean Phelps (Assistant Cook) at a function held in their honour at Creigiau Primary School hall. They each worked for nearly twenty­five years in the school canteen and during this time they must have served up well over a million meals for all the pupils and staff! We are Dee Grocott and Jean Phelps very grateful for their hard work and commitment over so many years and PENTYRCH W.I. of our Members were also a great we wish them both a long and happy success and another one is scheduled retirement. On the 6th July, the Pentyrch W.I. for November in time for Members Peter Evans to make their own Christmas Cards. Headteacher held an educational theme evening celebrating VE Day. The Village In addition to our evening Hall was decorated to replicate a meetings, we also meet every month OVER­60's CLUB 1945 `Street Party' with bunting and in the afternoon. To date, we have Flags and Members came dressed in toured the Sherman Theatre, the appropriate costume. Many Welsh Assembly and the new As the last meeting of our Summer Millennium Centre and in June we session was to coincide with the M e m b e r s b r o u g h t a l o n g memorabilia such as Medals attended a matinee performance of 60th anniversary of VE Day, `High Society' in the New Theatre. members were asked to bring along awarded to family Members in the lst and 2nd world wars. Some very In May we visited Cardiff Bay and sweet and/or savoury edibles, with a lunched at the El Puerto Restaurant view to assimilating a 1945 street interesting items were provided by one of our Members, Mrs. Joy in the Penarth Marina and in July party. met for lunch at the Caesars Arms, It turned out to be a super party, Poulson, who was a Member of the FANNY's (First Aid Nursing Creigiau. Our Membership now with plenty of goodies to eat (even stands at 74 and new Members are including the strawberries and Yeomanry) and had worked as a cryptographer deciphering messages always welcome cream) and whilst we didn't quite Jean Bryant, Secretary manage to work up the euphoria of from Members of the resistance in those earlier days; we at least France. Six long time Members experienced some of its nostalgia as who, unfortunately, are unable to Registered NCMA various members undertook to attend on a regular basis due to ill­ (National Childminding recount their more memorable war­ health were invited to the party. Association) Childminder time experiences. (Even a touch of After a supper of fish and chips romance introduced by the ex­ followed by jelly and blancmange, Mrs S E Williams wartime hospital nurse who finished Members were entertained by `The Based im Andrew Sisters', `Flanagan & Allen', up marrying one of her patients!) Gwaelod‐y‐Garth A coach trip to Saundersfoot on `Shirley Temple', `Judy Garland', August 7th was blessed by perfect `Marlene Dietrich', `Vera Lynn', and weather and a great time was had by `Gracie Fields' with all Members VACANCIES all joining in the sing­along at the end FOR The same, unfortunately, cannot of the concert. be said for our trip to Weston­Super­ In June we organised a day trip to CHILDCARE Mare on the 28th September, when Evesham and in July enjoyed an it simply poured with rain all day. evening meal at the Oxwich Hotel I am an NCMA/CSIW (Care Standards Few of us could even have seen the on the Gower Coast. We also have a Inspectorate for Wales) registered very successful Book Club which Childminder able to look after 5 children. I sea at all, as we seemed to keep currently have vacancies ‐ to obtain further bumping into one another in M&S; meets once a month and have information please contact me on the W.H.Smith's; or various of the local recently organised a Bridge Evening following telephone number where I will be only too happy to assist you. fish & chip shops and cafes! Still, every fortnight which is going from everyone seems to have enjoyed it! strength to strength. Creative Card Tel: 02920 811700 2 Patricia Peakman. Making Workshops organised by 2 CREIGIAU Dave Jenkins Heritage Prize COMPANIONS We continue to meet on alternate Thursdays at 2.15 p.m. in the C h u r c h H a l l i n Creigiau. Membership has increased and we have enjoyed several interesting talks recently. We started our September meetings with an account by an archaeologist on the Romans in Wales. The next meeting concerned the Italians in Wales and, complete with accordion and song, we learned how coffee shops and ice cream parlours Class 4 pupils showing their work to the judges brought colour and a little difference into Welsh living. On another Two entries were received this year Williams had a busy morning at the occasion an “Army Aunt” told us for the Dave Jenkins Heritage Prize end of the summer term selecting about her postings and gave us an organised by the Community the winner ­ Class 4. insight into her work with the Council. Both entries were from Army. The Christmas season brings Creigiau Primary School and the Class 4 have been learning about a Carol afternoon, Christmas lunch judges, Don Llewellyn and their local area. They have produced and a sherry party. A new Councillors Delme Bowen and Penri a variety of work based on the programme is at present being history of Creigiau and looked closely at what is situated in their drawn up for the New Year. Creigiau, particularly those who are local area. They have produced Several of our members support new to the district and who perhaps excellent leaflets to advertise the coffee mornings in aid of the have moved here to be nearer to Creigiau and looked closely at the Church Hall Restoration Fund and their families. Please join us. More old railway station and the the Companions host a stall at the information can be obtained by Cromlech. They have done a pond annual Christmas Bazaar. ringing Marjorie Richards on 029 dipping exercise at Creigiau pond Our aim is to foster friendship 20890685. She would love to hear and produced some independent among the retired people in from you! researched projects based on their chosen pond animal. They have also thought of their own fantasy symmetrical . bug and made it out of clay. They have thought about where it would live at the pond and, most importantly, the name of their bug. They have looked closely at Creigiau Park and thought of ways to improve it. They have made their own park rides out of a range of materials . Class 5 have been conducting a historical enquiry of Cardiff Castle. T h ey h a v e ex a m i n ed t h e development of the castle over time through use of documents and other sources.