APPENDIX 1 HARP PROJECTS

Project Project Name Page Ref:

URV 1 Aberbargoed Grassland Education Centre (further works) URV 2 Parc Cwm Darran Orienteering & Cycle Routes URV 3 Brithdir Play Area Enhancement URV 4 Eddie Chapman Memorial URV 5 River Walk* URV 6 Growing Links URV 7 Enhanced Learning Opportunities for 14-19 Learners in Full-time Further Education URV 8 Enhanced ESOL Intensive Short Course Programme URV 9 Safeguarding Park Cwm Darran Lake (1 year Project 2010/11) URV 10 Provision of Interpretation at Park Cwm Darran URV 11 Park Cwm Darran & Management Plans URV 12 River Rhymney Riparian Improvements* URV 13 Aberbargoed Landscape Integration Exercise URV 14 Rural Boundaries Bedwellty* URV 15 Aberbargoed Access Enhancements* URV 16 Reservoir Management Plans URV 17 Heads of the Valleys Road Structure Planting URV 18 Wildlife Enhancements in the Upper URV 19 Bryn Bach Park – Rights of Way URV 20 Historic Landscapes / Commons URV 21 Voice FM Mental Health Partnership Project URV 22 Gilfach Station Enhancements – A sustainable transport gateway to Parc Coedtir Bargoed URV 23 Bargoed Rail Park & Ride URV 24 leisure and Youth Centre URV 25 Greater Bargoed Jobshop / Training & Enterprise Centre URV 26 Rhymney Industrial Estates URV 27 Upper Rhymney Valley Healthy Living Project URV 28 `Ffynnon Iach’ - Community Health Improvement Development Training programme URV 29 Work at Health - supporting the health of the working population & employment seekers in the URV URV 30 Groesfaen Community Garden URV 31 NCN Route Nr 46 - Rhymney Bridge Link (Llechryd to Bryn Bach Park / CCBC - Blaenau Gwent Boundary) URV 32 Rhymney to Aberbargoed / Gilfach – Local Cycle Link URV 33 Link from to NCN 46 via Rhas Las Pond URV 34 Bus Turning Area, Phillipstown URV 35 Heads of the Valleys Cycle Routes URV 36 Gilfach Station Enhancements URV 37 Bargoed Park and Ride URV 38 Northern Rhymney Valley Access Improvements* URV 39 Rhymney Park and Ride Extension URV 40 Improve Health & Safety including improvements to roads and access between villages and amenities URV 41 Enhance the tourism opportunities offered within Parc Cwm Darran including the cafe URV 42 Extension and enhancement of Fochriw Community Centre URV 43 Improvements to Pentwyn Cemetery URV 44 Improvement and enhancement of Fochriw Health Centre

1 URV 45 HOV Mobile Resource Centre URV 46 Integrated Health and Social Care Resource Centre for the North of County Borough URV 47 Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) in URV 48 Improved Sport Facilities at Abertysswg - Upgrading the current sports ground to provide adequate changing facilities URV 49 Linked cycle/pathway between Abertysswg & New Tredegar* URV 50 Fochriw Reclamation Scheme Phase 1 URV 51 Library and Customer First Centre at the Chapel Bargoed URV 52 Property acquisitions to facilitate Bargoed Town Centre Regeneration Scheme URV 53 Education and Training Provision URV 54 Bargoed Country Park Improvement Scheme URV 55 Splash pool / water feature in Bargoed Park URV 56 Caerphilly HoV SEED Capital Fund URV 57 Digital Upper Rhymney Valley URV 58 Enhancement of youth facilities in New Tredegar* URV 59 Improved walking / cycleway links between Deri, Fochriw & Groesfaen and develop the community garden at Groesfaen* URV 60 Strategic Artwork Projects – ‘Memorials and Community Empowerment’ * URV 61 Upper Rhymney Valley (URV) – Village Centre Enhancements URV 62 Butetown Environmental Enhancements URV 63 Bargoed Inn Bridges (Ogilvie Halt Bridge) Deri URV 64 Abertysswg Mining Memorial Community Engagement (Phase 2) URV 65 Development of affordable crèche facilities URV 66 Increased access to facilities for teenagers / young people in Rhymney URV 67 Improve access to facilities for young people and children in , including the Boys and Girls Club URV 68 Upper Rhymney Valley Tourism Accommodation and Service Providers Grant Scheme Renewable Energy/Low Carbon Programme Markham Colliery Landscape Partnership Hedge & Boundary Restoration Miners’ Memorial Multi Use Route Invasive Weeds Walking Leaflets Community Ranger Enriched Curriculum Project Financial Literacy Cycleways Water Recreation Promotion Interpretation Road Safety Tackling Illegal Off-road Motorcycling MSV Environmental Programme

2 Potential New Projects Emerging Through HARP Review 2009-10

URV 69 Strategic Gateways Enhancements URV 70 Housing Estates Transformation URV 71 Key Buildings Acquisitions/Enhancements URV 72 Aberbargoed Clock URV 73 Vehicle for Graffiti Removal URV 74 C1st LAPs Collective PID URV 75 Community Facilities Enhancements URV 76 Tourism Facilities and Infrastructure URV 77 Community Focussed Schools URV 78 Manmoel Village Hall URV 79 Fire Station Bargoed URV 80 Resource Centre Bargoed (Old Hugh James Building) URV 81 Library Civic Space & Railings Enhancement (2011-12) URV 82 Bargoed Town Centre Management Programme (2011+) URV 82 Parc Coetir Gateway Phase II URV 83 Sport & Recreational Facilities Enhancements URV 84 Clybiau Plant Cymru Kids’ Clubs URV 85 HoV Learning Hubs URV 86 Integrated Cycleways Programme URV 87 HoV Community Transport Programme URV 88 Community Route to Bryn Bach Park URV 89 Water Based Recreation Programme URV 90 Parc Cwm Darran Enhancement Programme URV 91 Phillipstown Tip & McLaren Planting URV 92 Community Focussed Schools Programme URV 93 Parc Coetir Bargoed Enhancement Programme URV 94 Abertysswg Community Lake URV 95 HoV Transport Connectivity URV 96 HoV Learning Hubs URV 97 HoV Events Programme Community Priorities URV 98 New Tredegar - development and enhancement of play and youth facilities URV 99 New Tredegar - implementation of environmental improvements programme URV 100 New Tredegar - Improve health & safety including improvement to roads and access between villages and amenities URV 101 New Tredegar - (generic for whole URV) development of a community transport scheme URV 102 Fochriw - multi use (new build) building combining sports changing rooms with a youth centre URV 103 Fochriw - greater use of the clinic, offering increased services URV 104 Fochriw - expansion of cemetery URV 105 Deri - environmental a) enhanced village square, b) car parking, c) new rugby club and cctv URV 106 Deri - improved walking/cycling links between Deri, Fochriw and Groesfaen URV 107 Deri- enhance tourism opportunities with park Cwm Darran including the café URV 108 Abertysswg - Improved Sport Facilities – upgrading the current sports ground to provide adequate changing facilities

3 URV 109 Abertysswg - MUGA – provide young people with a new recreational facility that will in turn improve health and fitness and will reduce anti social behaviour URV 110 Abertysswg - Improved health facilities – Develop a new modern health resource centre for the north, offering all services under one roof including a dentist, optician, doctor and chemists URV 111 Abertysswg - Re-establish Abertysswg Pond as a community facility – clean up the pond and surrounding area, improve access to the pond and the perimeter fencing, provide wildlife information boards etc URV 112 Pontlottyn - Facilities for children and young people – lighting for the Multi Use Games Area URV 113 Pontlottyn - Resource centre for the north of the Borough – Develop a fit for purpose modern Health Care Centre to service the needs of the North URV 114 Pontlottyn - Linked-up cycling and walking routes – A project to connect communities with new or improved path and cycle ways and linking with Bryn Bach Park URV 115 Pontlottyn - Improve pavements throughout the village – continuation of pavement north of the park & ride (Picton Street). Install a metalled pathway on Hill Road to the welfare ground and cut back trees etc to make better use of the ground. URV 116 Greater Bargoed - Install a stand at the rugby ground suitable for use by disabled spectators. URV 117 Greater Bargoed - Improve recreation and leisure facilities for families and young people – install an adventure play assault course (wooden) in the country park, reinstate tennis courts at Gilfach Bowls Club. URV 118 Greater Bargoed - Improve facilities at Bargoed Park (not country park) – Introduce more facilities to provide lighting, a splash pool and water feature to accommodate different age groups URV 119 Greater Bargoed - Education & Training – Provide education and training in line with new jobs that are currently being created. This would require a multi partnership approach with training to be provided in Bargoed, utilising current facilities such as gigabytes, YMCA, Drill Hall and Young at Hearts URV 120 Rhymney - Provision of facilities for teenagers/young people/children – youth club/cyber café/indoor centre/play provision. URV 121 Rhymney - Improvement of footpaths including Rhymney River Footpath and Loops and Links Pathways – improving the river footpath to link communities and improve tourism potential between Bryn Bach Park, Pontlottyn and Bargoed. URV 121 Rhymney - Integrated affordable transport to allow access to facilities within the URV and the wider HOV area. URV 122 New Tredegar Leisure Centre Phase II URV 123 Arts Development Programme URV 124 PCD Landscape and Access Base URV 125 Commercial/Town Improvement Grants

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