June 2014 Issue 126

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CAERPHILLY 10am, SUNDAY 22nd JUNE 2014 See page 3 for details. New Leader & Mayor announced Cllr Keith Reynolds has been elected as the right across this council, we can meet these challenges new Leader of Caerphilly County Borough that lie ahead head on, and continue to do what we are all ultimately here for: to deliver first class, value for money Council, following the announcement of services to the residents of Caerphilly county borough.” Cllr Harry Andrews’ retirement as Leader The new Mayor for the forthcoming year, Cllr David Carter was also elected at the Annual Meeting of Council. of the Council, at the Annual Meeting of Cllr David Carter said, “It is a real honour to be selected Council last month. as the new Mayor, and I greatly look forward to the opportunities and challenges that my year in office will Keith, who represents the Aberbargoed ward, has been bring. Having lived in the county borough all my life, involved in local government for 35 years. I am passionate about representing the people of He said: “To be elected to lead what I truly believe to be Caerphilly county borough, and am really looking forward Cllr Keith Reynolds among the best local authorities in , to me, is a true to meeting many new people over the coming year.” honour. This honour, of course, is one tinged with sadness, David has lived in Bargoed all his life, and has in that we have lost a great friend and colleague in represented the Bargoed ward as a local member for Cllr Harry Andrews from the council’s Cabinet. the last 10 years. Cllr Carter’s chosen charities for the “Harry truly will be a hard act to follow, but rest forthcoming year are the Royal British Legion Poppy assured that I have learned from the best – and look upon Appeal and Caerphilly Homestart. He is hoping to raise as my new role with great determination and vigour in much money as possible during his time as Mayor moving forward.” for these very worthy causes. “Like councils across the length and breadth of Wales, The Deputy Mayor has also been announced as this council continues to face challenges. But I firmly Cllr Leon Gardiner, who represents the Argoed ward. believe, that with our dedicated and talented workforce and the continued commitment of members and officers Continues on page 2... Cllr David Carter

For more news visit www.caerphilly.gov.uk/news Newsline June 2014 p.1 Your Cabinet Members: At the recent Annual Meeting of Council, newly elected Leader of the Council, Cllr Keith Reynolds confirmed the members of his Cabinet.They are:

Cllr Keith Reynolds Cllr Gerald Jones Cllr Barbara Jones Cllr Robin Woodyatt Cllr David Poole Leader of the Council Deputy Leader Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member Cabinet Member for and Cabinet Member Cabinet Member for for Social Services Community and for Housing Corporate Services Leisure Services

Cllr Ken James Cllr Rhianon Passmore Cllr Tom Williams Cllr Christine Forehead Cllr David Hardacre Cabinet Member for Cabinet Member Cabinet Member Cabinet Member for Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Planning for Education and for Highways, HR and Governance / Performance and and Sustainable Lifelong Learning Transportation and Business Manager Asset Management Development Engineering

Day in the life of a Sport Caerphilly Officer As the Leadership Officer for Sport 2pm: At the office I contact all the primary netball when I was younger and still compete in Caerphilly, Nikki Upton works within schools who are set to take part in an upcoming hockey today so it feels great that my job is sport related too. Sport and Leisure Services to get more leadership competition that will test the knowledge of our newly trained PlayMakers. people, more active, more often. 3pm: I’m back on the road, heading to a primary This is how Nikki spends her average day: school where I observe some Active Young People Organisers (AYPs) lead a Dragon Sports session in 8.45am: I deliver Sports Leaders UK PlayMaker an after school club. Award training to Year 6 pupils. The PlayMaker Award helps children to develop leadership skills and confidence and allows them to organise 4.30pm: Back at the office I write up my games during break times, encouraging more mentoring report from the AYP observation. physical activity. 6-7pm: After popping home, I’m back in work. 1pm: I visit a comprehensive school to share This time I’m coaching a junior hockey club that ideas with some Year 9 Sports Leaders who I have helped set up. We started with 8 children recently completed their Sports Leaders UK Level and we now have 22 showing up every week. 1 Qualification in Sports Leadership. These leaders will soon be offering support in after school clubs My job is so rewarding. I have always been a Like the Sport Caerphilly Facebook page at at local primary schools. sporty person and competed in cycling and www.facebook.com/sportcaerphilly. p.2 June 2014 Newsline For more news visit www.caerphilly.gov.uk/news CAERPHILLY 10am, SUNDAY 22nd JUNE 2014 Road closures Key

A468 Fully closed from 7am to 1pm Cedar Tree Fully closed from 9.00am to 12pm Roundabout b Gallagher Fully closed from 9.30am to 12pm Retail Park One way A468 tra c a B4600 at Piccadilly Square closed from 9.30am to 10.15am

A469 Bedwas Bridge Fully Closed from 9.30am to 10.45am ASDA Roundabout Churchill Closed to eastbound traffic (Cedar Tree Roundabout to Bedwas Bridge Park B4600 Mornington Energlyn & Meadows Roundabout) from 9am to 11.30am Churchill Park CAERPHILLY Station b No access to Gallagher Retail Park from Lansbury 9am to 11.30am from the A468 Park B4263 Fully Closed from 9.30am to 12pm Piccadilly Square Access available between Mornington a B4600 Meadows and Lansbury Park Morrisons 4 The 6.2 mile course will lead participants in and around the town centre, with START & FINISH the start and finishing line located on Crescent Road, set against the backdrop of Aber 1 Caerphilly Castle. A number of road closures and traffic restrictions will need to Station Business Park Roundabout be put in place between 7.00am and 1.00pm in order to allow the event to run 3 safely. Every effort will be made to re-open roads as soon as it is safe to do so, but it is inevitable that there will be some disruption in and around the town centre. 2 St Martins The map shows the full route and the areas affected by the road closures. Caerphilly Residents are urged to take note, and motorists planning to travel through the Station area on the morning of Sunday 22nd June should use alternative means. The Caerphilly 10k is open to runners of all abilities aged 15 or over. Registration Thousands of runners will is just £14, while club runners and concessions only pay £12, with an online booking gather in Caerphilly on Sunday fee of £1.50. A Junior 2k race around Caerphilly Castle will also be held on the day. Entry is £3, plus an online booking fee of £1.50. Participating children must be at 22nd June as the Caerphilly least 8-years-old on the day of the race to enter. Sport Caerphilly will also be hosting a special Commonwealth Sports Park throughout the day at the finish for families 10k returns for a second year! to try out a number of different sports. To sign up or for further information, please visit www.caerphilly.gov.uk/10k Highways team celebrates awards success The council’s Highways team is celebrating The Highways team worked with eight students after receiving a number of prestigious awards. from Lewis Girls’ School as part of the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Recently the team were honoured with two national project to develop a solution to an engineering awards from the Association for Public Service problem. The girls created a concept of Radio Excellence (APSE). Young Highways Operative Michael Frequency Identification (RFID) tag for cyclists and Davies, 23, was awarded the Apprentice of the Year motorcyclists that would activate nearby road signs to title, while the department was given the Excellence warn other road users of their presence in the area. in Training Standards award for its apprenticeship The idea won acclaim from the competition’s judges scheme. Meanwhile, members of the council’s for increasing road safety and having the potential Highways department teamed up with students to encourage more people to cycle rather than from Lewis Girls’ School to support the girls’ award- use motor vehicles, therefore reducing the county Highways team representatives Gareth Richards & Michael Davies winning innovative design project. borough’s carbon emissions. display their APSE awards with former Mayor, Cllr Michael Gray. For more news visit www.caerphilly.gov.uk/news Newsline June 2014 p.3 Choose the High Street! Residents and visitors to Caerphilly county borough are being The ‘Choose the High Street’ campaign will also actively encourage new encouraged to ‘Choose the High Street’ as the council’s Town Centre businesses to open in the town centres. Management team launches a new campaign to raise awareness Further information on the ‘Choose the High Street’ campaign can be of the uniqueness of what is on offer in each of its town centres. found at www.caerphilly.gov.uk or by calling 01443 866 213. The initiative will focus on raising awareness of the importance of consumer choice, and work to encourage people to use their local high street more often. While residents and visitors continue to display support for their local town centres, with reports revealing consistent footfall figures over the summer months in town centres across the county borough during the last two years, this campaign aims to build upon this success, and demonstrate to residents and visitors alike that each town centre has a unique reason for paying it a visit. During summer 2013 (beginning of May through until end of September), Blackwood in particular saw a marked increase in the number of visitors to the town centre, from 715,229 in summer 2012 to 762,570 in summer 2013. Cllr Ken James said, “We remain committed to keeping our local economies thriving, and this new campaign aims to actively encourage all residents and indeed visitors to our county borough to utilise our unique town centres. I am pleased to see, through the consistent footfall figures, that residents continue to share the council’s enthusiasm in supporting local traders and organisations, and the ‘Choose the High Street’ campaign aims to go one step further to demonstrate to residents and visitors that there are really unique reasons why they should Simon & Trish, owners of Must Have Music & Impact in Blackwood, joined Cllr Ken James to launch the campaign. choose to shop in our county borough’s town centres.” n For Shopping n For Business n For Life Dignity Matters Transforming Lives & The 50+ Positive Action Partnership are working with a range of partners to improve the way older people are treated in Communities Awards residential homes across the county borough. Do you know someone who’s made a difference Caerphilly County Borough Council recently adopted a new Dignity and Respect Code of Practice for Residential Homes. This code aims to uphold and in your community, or gone the extra mile to maintain the rights and personal dignity of people living in residential homes, help others? Why not nominate them for a and ensure that quality of life is integral to services. The 50+ Positive Action Transforming Lives and Communities award? Partnership will be working with Social Services staff, residential home residents and staff in the coming months to ensure residents and staff know about and The awards are an opportunity to recognise local understand the code of practice. The Partnership are also working with the people who are helping to transform council tenants’ Caerphilly County Borough 50+ forum and the Royal Voluntary Service (RVS) on lives and the communities in which they live. a 4 year “Community Voice” project that will ensure older people in residential care have a chance to have their voices heard about things that matter to them. There are four award categories: Cllr Robin Woodyatt said: “This is one of the very practical ways 50+ Positive n Action is making a real difference to our 50+ residents in the county borough. Young Person of the Year We believe dignity and respect is a fundamental right and we will continue To recognise someone under the age of 21, to work hard to make sure everyone we support is treated appropriately.” living in a council property, who has made a difference to others or their local community.

For further info please call 01443 864277 n Transforming Lives Award – Individual or email: [email protected]. A council tenant who goes above and beyond, transforming the lives of others. n Transforming Communities Award – Group A group whose work has helped transform their local community and benefitted council tenants. n The ‘Extra Mile’ Award - Caerphilly Homes’ employee For a member of staff who has gone the extra mile to make a difference to council tenants.

For more information on the criteria or to request a nomination form, please contact Caerphilly Homes’ Transforming Lives and Communities Team on 01443 866493 or by emailing: [email protected]. All nominees will be invited to attend an awards ceremony in August where winners and runners up will be announced. Closing date for entries is Friday 27th June p.4 June 2014 Newsline For more news visit www.caerphilly.gov.uk/news Changes at Household Waste Recycling Centres The council will introduce a number of The changes, which will come into force from 1st new controls for vans and trailers at July, will be implemented via the advance purchase its Household Waste Recycling Centres of a tipping permit from one of the council’s cash or Customer First offices located across the county (HWRC’s) – also known as Civic Amenity borough. The permit will be single use, at a nominated sites - across the county borough from site with allocated time slots and will need to be handed 1st July 2014. in at the HWRC prior to the disposal of any materials. Charges will be introduced for small vans and small To ensure that the county borough’s Household trailers to dispose of household waste at the county Waste Recycling Centres are used by Caerphilly borough’s HWRC’s: county borough residents only, proof of residency and the vehicle registration document for the n £35 for a car derived van delivery vehicle will be requested when purchasing the permit. There will be limitations to the quantities (for example, ‘Escort’ vans, Transit Connect vans of hazardous waste accepted in vans under the new and trailers less than 1.8 metres long). scheme, for example asbestos, paints/chemicals etc. Residents using cars to transport household waste n £70 for larger vans The new controls are being introduced to deter the to HWRC’s (approximately 95% of the total number (up to Ford Transit size). abuse of the sites by businesses and to recover some of site users) will be unaffected by the changes. of the costs associated with larger quantities of waste, n Vans greater than Ford Transit size normally associated with delivery by vans/trailers. For further information on Household e.g. Luton Vans, Tippers and trailers which are No commercial businesses are eligible to dispose of greater than 1.8 metres in length will no longer waste at any of the sites and may face prosecution if Waste Recycling Centres, please visit be able to access the sites. caught using the sites. www.caerphilly.gov.uk or call 01443 866 533

Cllr Tom Williams joined Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Caerffili to mark the Tackling illegal Have your say 10th anniversary of their Walking Bus. on housing Tattooing The council is currently working The council’s Environmental Health in partnership with local housing team are working hard to tackle associations to streamline and the issue of illegal tattooing across simplify the way people apply Caerphilly county borough. for social housing in Caerphilly Tattooing is illegal if it is carried out by a county borough. person who is not registered to undertake tattooing and/or at a premises that is not This work involves the development of registered with the council for tattooing. It a common housing register and introduction is also illegal to undertake tattooing upon a of a common allocation policy. person that is under 18 years of age. Currently, the council and each housing Commonly known as ‘scratchers’, those association maintain their own waiting Double celebration carrying out illegal tattooing are putting clients lists and selects applicants to become at risk of cross contamination and infection, tenants based on their own policies. This which can range from minor skin infections situation can be confusing to people for sustainable travel to those which are potentially life threatening seeking housing. The new system being May was a time of celebration for the council’s Road due to practices and premises frequently being developed will create a single point Safety Team as they celebrated both old and new safe unsuitable and unhygienic. Clients are also at risk of access and assessment, making the routes to school. of being permanently disfigured through poor process of applying for housing simpler. artwork, spelling and poor tattooing techniques. At the beginning of the month the Road Safety Team paid a We will shortly be consulting with special visit to Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Caerffili to celebrate the 10th Environmental Health Officers undertake regular people and organisations on a draft anniversary of the first walking bus scheme in the county borough. routine inspections on registered tattoo studios across version of the common allocation policy. The very first walking bus made its way to the school in May 2004, the county borough to ensure that strict hygiene The consultation exercise will last for 12 and Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Caerffili pupils have been using it as a standards are maintained in order to minimise the weeks. During this period, we will seek to safe route to school ever since. In fact, 15 primary schools around the risk of infection. Officers now have powers that allow talk to as many people as possible about county borough now support the walking bus scheme, which provides for the seizure of equipment and for unregistered the changes. When the consultation a way for children to walk to school with their friends, provides fresh air tattooists to be ordered to cease operating by the period closes, we will consider all and exercise and also helps to reduce traffic congestion. courts. The council has taken a number of successful responses and finalise the policy. The prosecutions against unregistered tattooists. Later in May the Transport/Road Safety Team held a launch event council will ratify the policy and ask each For further of the housing associations to sign up to it. at Deri Primary School to promote the use of sustainable travel in the village. The improvement scheme was carried out after an assessment information, or to The common housing register and of the school’s travel plan. The works saw the path laid with new tarmac report someone who common allocation policy is expected to and bridge works, including the use of anti-slip floor material, were may by tattooing be in place by the summer of 2015. carried out to make the route more accessible for the schools walking illegally please call . For more information: Please bus and the wider community all-year round. The project was funded 01495 235 278 through the Welsh Government’s ‘Safe Routes in Communities’ initiative. Further information visit www.caerphilly.gov.uk or on tattooing and call 01495 235 216 or email: For more information please 01443 235402 or visit the road a list of registered tattoo studios operating [email protected] safety section of the council’s www.caerphilly.gov.uk website. within Caerphilly county borough can be found at www.caerphilly.gov.uk For more news visit www.caerphilly.gov.uk/news Newsline June 2014 p.5 Delivering services in the heart of the community The council has recently Summer eventS taken delivery of a brand new mobile customer services centre, which will Calendar make accessing council WHAT’S ON in the County Borough of Caerphilly services much easier for thousands of Caerphilly JUNE county borough residents. The vehicle will visit a number of the Blackwood Beach Party county borough’s more rural towns and The mobile customer services centre 28th - 29th June villages on a weekly basis, and will offer a will become operational in July, and wide range of council services including: will pay regular visits to communities in Trinant, Rhymney, Ynysddu, Ty Sign, n JULY Paying council tax/council rent New Tredegar, Deri, Senghenydd, Nelson, n Council tax enquiries Pantside, Gelligaer, Markham, Oakdale, Machen Agricultural Show Fochriw & Bedwas. n 5th July Requesting a council Cllr Barbara Jones said, “Our main aim in housing repair delivering this new service is to ensure that Hoedown & Showdown Family Fun Day n Applying for an older our county borough’s residents have easy persons travel pass access to council services in a format which 12th July (Tredegar Park, Risca) is preferable to them. By introducing this n Applying for a disabled persons mobile customer services centre facility, Welsh Model Show - A World in Miniature parking badge (Blue Badge) we’re able to deliver key council services in the heart of many of our more rural 13th July (Llancaiach Fawr Manor) n Searching for current communities, which I’m sure will be council job vacancies warmly welcomed by our residents.”

The Big Cheese Festival n Submitting requests such as Further information can be found 25th - 27th July (Caerphilly) for a bulky waste collection, to report a pothole or a at www.caerphilly.gov.uk or by AUGUST broken streetlight etc calling 01443 864 143. Blackwood Carnival 2nd August Abolish Abuse World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Our Duty To Bear: The First World War To mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day the Social Services Protection & Caerphilly County Borough of Vulnerable Adults team launched two short films which feature on the NEW EXHIBITION Opens 2nd August - Summer 2015 council’s YouTube channel www.youtube.com/caerphillycbctv (The Winding House, New Tredegar) The films are designed to help older people and their families understand what abuse is and who they can turn to for support. The films offer advice and guidance on preventing and reporting abuse. The over arching themes are ‘Keeping Safe’ and ‘They Really Helped Me.’ If you are concerned Bedwellty Agricultural Show about yourself or someone you know please do contact us on 0808 100 2500 for advice. 16th August

SEPTEMBER Partnership celebrates 20th anniversary For more than 20 years, residents of Caerphilly county borough have Bargoed Open Air Cinema enjoyed a special friendship with the residents of Pisek located in the 20th September heart of the Czech Republic. First established in 1994, the original partnership was formed with the former Islwyn County www.caerphilly.gov.uk/events Council and was continued with Caerphilly County Borough Council following reorganisation in 1996. The towns, which are almost 1,000 miles Event Hotline: 029 2088 0011 apart, share a rich mining heritage and a traditional Follow us on Twitter visit caerphilly landscape. The love for music and arts has also been an important theme for exchanges over the Visit us on Facebook visit caerphilly years. To celebrate the anniversary, the Sborissimo choir from Pisek, travelled to stay with members of Caerphilly Community Chorus recently to take part in a special concert. Further celebrations include a special ceremony to mark the occasion in the council A greener place to live, work and visit chamber in July. If you have any stories you would Man gwyrddach i fyw, gweithio ac ymweld like to share about a historic exchange or would like further information please call 01443 863218. p.6 June 2014 Newsline For more news visit www.caerphilly.gov.uk/news Centre for Sporting Excellence Opens Children from The Newport Gwent will use the primary schools facility as their regional base for training and for across the county development matches, while City FC will borough became the run a development academy out of the centre. first to try out the Students from Coleg y Cymoedd will also have two impressive new access to the facilities and community clubs 3G pitches, taking will have access to the 3G pitches on a priority part in a football booking basis, based on strict criteria from the tournament and in Welsh and the Welsh Football Trust. rugby drills with the Cllr Dave Poole, Cabinet Member for Wales coach. Community and Leisure Services, commented, Meanwhile the “The Caerphilly County Borough Centre for Minister for Sport Sporting Excellence has changed the landscape and Culture, John of Ystrad Mynach and will provide a top class Griffiths AM, joined facility for elite athletes and promising young other guests talent to hone and develop their skills in both on a tour of the rugby and football. The investment we have remarkable building. made in developing this facility will support high Warren Gatland, CCBC’s Mark Williams and Andrew Coombs check out the new facilities. The new flagship performance but will also allow some community facility is set to clubs the opportunity to use facilities that they The brand new Caerphilly County Borough Centre provide a first class have only dreamed of!” for Sporting Excellence was officially opened training venue for elite and flourishing rugby and The development of the Caerphilly County football players to develop their strength and Borough Centre for Sporting Excellence has been recently with the help of Warren Gatland and skills using the commanding conditioning suite supported by Sport Wales, Welsh Government, the Newport Gwent Dragons star Andrew Coombs. and the two international standard 3G pitches. Welsh Rugby Union and the Welsh Football Trust.

Rhymney centre opens its doors The Rhymney Integrated Jenkins OBE said, “We were hosting a range of services Health and Social Care delighted to welcome the Earl to meet a broad range of Centre opened its doors of Wessex to open the centre. healthcare and social services The new centre will not only needs for local residents.” to residents recently, with provide a range of services A community forum, HRH the Earl of Wessex locally, but as an important made up of local residents, officially unveiling the hub, it will also give support voluntary organisations, impressive new facility. to the services we provide elected members and health The centre, which serves the from Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr.” and social care professionals communities in the north of Cllr Robin Woodyatt added, were involved in the Caerphilly county borough, “This fantastic facility is planning of this impressive complements the range of already developing into a real development, ensuring a local Flying the flag for health and social care services hub for the community, say on the facilities offered. currently provided from Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr in Ystrad Armed Forces Day Mynach. In addition, the HRH the centre acts as a base for the Celebrating and recognising past, present and Earl of Wessex Health Board and Council staff unveils future Armed Forces communities is high on the working in the north of the agenda for Caerphilly County Borough Council. county borough who provide the new Joining hundreds of organisations across the country, the care to children, older people, facility Mayor of Caerphilly County Borough Council, Cllr David and people receiving mental Carter will lead guests in raising the Armed Forces Day flag in health support. a community style event on Siloh Square, Ystrad Mynach at The facility offers services 10:30am on Saturday 21st June. Organised in partnership with including both Rhymney GP the Royal British Legion, Armed Forces Day is just one of the practices, a dental practice, events that council is set to host in celebration of the Armed optometry suite, pharmacy, forces community and in commemoration of fallen heroes outpatient clinics and social during this, the centenary year of the outbreak of WW1. services day facilities all under one roof. There are also 12 in- Following the formal proceedings, guests are invited to patient beds, two of which are enjoy an exhibition and musical entertainment which will designated for palliative care. occupy the Siloh Square in Ystrad Mynach town centre from Chairman of Aneurin Bevan 10.30am to 3pm. University Health Board David For further info on Armed Forces Day, please call 01443 863218.

For more news visit www.caerphilly.gov.uk/news Newsline June 2014 p.7 UsefulNumbers RhifauDefnyddiol MAIN SWITCHBOARD Children’s Social Services PROTECTING YOU PRIF SWITSFWRDD Gwasanaethau What’s ON / Digwyddiadau The council’s Public Protection team aims to ensure that the county borough is a healthy, safe and fair place for people to live, work & visit. 01443 815588 Cymdeithasol i Blant One of the team’s key tasks is to expose and bring before the courts 0808 100 1727 those individuals and businesses we discover acting illegally. Minicom Minicom www.caerphilly.gov.uk/events • www.caerffili.gov.uk/digwyddiadau Below are examples of recent prosecutions: 01443 873626 Consumer Advice Cyngor i Ddefnyddwyr Sign up to receive regular information about local events by e-mailing: [email protected] Emergency Number for 08454 04 05 06 Bargoed & Blackwood Branch, Byddwch yn barod i ddawnsio i holl oreuon o ‘The Beatles’, Welsh Model Show: Profwch y straeon tylwyth teg a chaneuon gwerin goll “Our Duty to Bear” wedi perfformio gan ‘The Cavern Beatles’, ac wedi’u canmol Gorllewin Cymru ym Mharc Cwm Darran, o delynorion diog Council Services: Royal Welsh Fusiliers “A World in Miniature” • The First World War and Caerphilly county borough EICH DIOGELU CHI Rhif argyfwng ar gyfer Council Tax Enquiries am fod mor agos i’r peth go iawn â phosib. Cost tocynnau i ffidlwyr ysgafn eu traed. Hefyd fe fydd gweithdy celf ac Comrades Association £18 a £17 ar gyfer consesiynau. 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There will be an assortment The Capel Hotel, Bargoed • The Capel Hotel, Bargod The Winding House • Y Tŷ Weindio Erlyniadau Safonau Masnach Cymdeithasol i Oedolion of static displays and operating models to peruse, including Housing & Council Tax Benefits 11/07 – 9:30am-4pm ASDA, To mark the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World The Bargoed and Blackwood Branch of the Royal Welsh trains, planes, cars, dolls houses and paintings. There will 0808 100 2500 Budd-daliadau Tai/Treth y Cyngor War, this new exhibition at the Winding House Museum will Defendant Offence Court Decision Fusiliers would like to invite residents of Caerphilly county Caerphilly/Caerffili – also be trade stalls and children’s activities on offer. Tickets New Claims: borough who have served in any of the Armed Forces to their explore how the War affected men, women and children in Robert 25 April 2014 at Newport £460 fine, £20 victim StreetPride BalchderStryd Hawliau Newydd: 01443 866567 15/08 – 9:30am-4pm cost £5 for adults and £3.50 for concessions and children, Matthews, Magistrates Court. surcharge, and six penalty monthly meetings in The Capel Hotel, Bargoed. For more Caerphilly County Borough. The exhibition will run Tuesdays Existing Claimants: with children under 16 getting in free with an adult. Trethomas. points on driving license. Morrison’s, Bargoed/Bargod to Sundays (and Bank Holiday Mondays) between 10am and Using an unlicensed vehicle as 01443 866566 Hawlwyr Presennol: 01443 864099 information, contact the secretary of the Bargoed and Bydd selogion a nofyddion modelau fel ei gilydd yn mynd i Blackwood Branch, Mr Paul Davies. Free - Am Ddim 5pm until summer 2015 and admission is free. a Private Hire vehicle within Local Government Faenordy Llancaiach Fawr ar gyfer sioe Modelau Cymreig, i brofi Caerphilly County Borough (Miscellaneous Provisions) Blue Badge Bathodyn Glas 01443 866571 Visit www.windinghouse.co.uk for more information Hoffai Cangen Bargod a Choed Duon y Ffiwsilwyr Brenhinol The council’s Trading Standards team will be holding their byd bach. Fe fydd amrywiaeth o arddangosfeydd statig a modelau Council. Driving a vehicle which Act 1982. Cymreig gwahodd preswylwyr bwrdeistref sirol Caerffili summer Child Car Seat Testing events in the car parks of gweithredu i archwilio, gan gynnwys trenau, awyrennau, ceir, I nodi can mlynedd ers dechrau’r Rhyfel Byd Cyntaf, bydd yr did not have the necessary “hire Teddy Bears’ Picnic • and reward” insurance cover. Road Traffic Act 1988. sydd wedi gwasanaethu yn unrhyw un o’r Lluoedd Arfog i’w ASDA in Caerphilly and Morrison’s in Bargoed. Come along tai dol a phaentiadau. Hefyd fe fydd stondinau masnach a arddangosfa newydd hon yn Amgueddfa’r Tŷ Weindio yn archwilio cyfarfodydd misol yn ‘The Capel Hotel’, Bargod. Am ragor o have your child’s car seat safety tested for free by the team. gweithgareddau plant ar gael. Mae tocynnau yn costio £5 ar Picnic y Tedi Bêrs sut wnaeth y Rhyfel effeithio dynion, menywod a phlant ym Jenna Jane 11th April 2014 at Newport £40 fine, £250 costs to the Foster Appeal Apêl Maethu wybodaeth, cysylltwch ag ysgrifennydd y Gangen Bargod a Bydd tîm Safonau Masnach y cyngor yn cynnal eu digwyddiadau gyfer oedolion a £350 ar gyfer consesiynau a phlant, â phlan 31/07 - 12:30pm-2:30pm Mwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili. Bydd yr arddangosfa yn rhedeg o ddyddiau Curtis, Magistrates Court. Local Authority and £20 Arbrofi Seddi Ceir i Blant yr haf hwn ym meysydd parcio Blackwood. victim surcharge. The Council needs foster Mae angen gofalyddion Choed Duon, Mr Paul Davies. o dan 16 oed yn cael mynediad am ddim gydag oedolyn. Cwmcarn Forest Drive • Ffordd Coedwig Cwmcarn Mawrth i ddyddiau Sul (a Dyddiau Llun Gŵyl y Banc) rhwng Sale of alcohol to person under carers to care for children maeth ar y cyngor i ofalu am 01443 822034 ASDA yng Nghaerffili a Morrison’s ym Margod. Dewch i gael 10am a 5pm hyd at yr haf 2015 ac mae mynediad am ddim. the age of 18. Licensing Act 2003. sedd car eich plentyn wedi’i arbrofi am ddim gan y tîm. Celebrate Love Parks Week at Cwmcarn Forest Drive with a over the age of 10. blant dros 10 oed. Rydym Shaking Tale • “Sigl-di Gwt” Teddy Bears’ Picnic! Join Fiona and her puppet friends for a Ewch i www.tyweindio.co.uk am ragor o wybodaeth. David 11th April 2014 at Newport £1300 fine, £330.80 costs 01495 235 291 Williams, Magistrates Court. to the Local Authority and We offer extensive yn cynnig cymorth helaeth, unique lunchtime event, suitable for children aged 3 plus and 26/07 - 2pm-4pm Wyllie. £120 victim surcharge. The Cavern Beatles • their teddy bears. Visitors must bring along their best dressed As a Director of Lonsdale Leasing support, comprehensive hyfforddiant cynhwysfawr Parc Cwm Darran • Parc Cwm Darran Limited of Wattsville, by virtue of ‘The Cavern Beatles’ teddy and a picnic to join in the fun. The Teddy Bear’s Picnic training & attractive fees. a ffioedd deniadol. Experience the lost fairy tales and folk songs of West his negligence. Consumer Protection costs £4 per child and booking is essential. from Unfair Trading 21/06 - 7:30pm 1. Gave misleading indications If you have room in your Os oes gennych le yn eich Wales at Parc Cwm Darran, from lazy harpers to light Regulations 2008. Blackwood Miners’ Institute • footed fiddlers. There will also be an art and story telling Dathlwch Wythnos Caru Parciau yn Ffordd Coedwig Cwmcarn as to the Prices that 6 vehicles home and time in cartref ac amser yn eich were offered for sale at. Sefydliad y Glowyr Coed Duon workshop for children by a professional children’s illustrator gyda Phicnic y Tedi Bêrs! Ymunwch â Fiona a’i ffrindiau pyped Price Marking Order 2004. your life, why not call bywyd, beth am ffonio am ddigwyddiad amser-cinio unigryw, yn addas ar gyfer plant 2. Failed to indicate the selling Get ready to dance to all the hits from The Beatles, and writer before the performance from 2 - 3pm. price of a motor vehicle. 0800 587 5664, 0800 587 5664, anfon neges performed by The Cavern Beatles, widely regarded to The event is suitable for families and children aged 6 3 oed a hŷn Rhaid i ymwelwyr ddod a’u tedis yn eu gwisg text or visit destun at neu ewch i gorau a phicnic i ymuno â’r hwyl. Mae Picnic y Tedi Bêrs yn 78866 78866 be as close to the real thing as it’s possible to get. upwards. Tickets cost £3, with a £1 booking fee added We are happy to point out that the prosecution taken out against Tickets cost £18 and £17 for concessions. To book, call or for tickets bought online. To buy tickets, call or visit costio £4 y plentyn ac mae archebu’n hanfodol. www.caerphilly.gov.uk/ www.caerffili.gov.uk/maethu. Melvin Kitchen, detailed in the last edition of Newsline, is in no way visit www.blackwoodminersinstitute.com www.blackwoodminersinstitute.com 01495 272001 fostering. Texts cost the Mae negeseuon testun yn costio’r connected with the previous owner of Val’s Wool Shop, Aberbargoed. standard network rate. gyfradd rhwydwaith safonol. Cofrestrwch i dderbyn gwybodaeth reolaidd am ddigwyddiadau lleol drwy e-bostio: [email protected] Rydym yn hapus i nodi nad yw’r erlyniad a gymerwyd yn erbyn Melvin Kitchen, a nodir yn y rhifyn diwethaf o Newsline, mewn unrhyw ffordd yn gysylltiedig â pherchennog blaenorol Val’s Wool Shop, Aberbargod. Don’t wash raw chicken! Peidiwch â golchi ciw iâr amrwd! That’s the message for this year’s Food Safety Week (w/c 16th June). Dyna’r neges ar gyfer Wythnos Diogelwch Bwyd eleni (wythnos yn dechau 16eg Mehefin). To view the full list, visit www.caerphilly.gov.uk/prosecutions FOOD SAFETY WEEK WYTHNOS DIOGELWCH BWYD Prosecution results are provided for a limited period to promote the openness of the council’s actions to local residents. Information provided must not be reused in any form without the agreement of CCBC. Washing raw chicken can spread Chilling Cleaning Mae golchi ciw iâr amrwd yn gallu gwasgaru Oeri Glanhau Campylobacter, which is the most Campylobacter, sef yr achos fwyaf cyffredin o wenwyn Gellir gweld y rhestr yn llawn ar www.caerffili.gov.uk/erlyniadau n Make sure the fridge temperature n Wash hands thoroughly with soap and warm water before n Sicrhewch fod tymheredd yr n Golchwch ddwylo’n drylwyr â sebon Caiff canlyniadau erlyniadau eu dangos am gyfnod cyfyngedig i ddangos i drigolion lleol bod y common cause of food poisoning in is running below 5°C, and store bwyd yn y DU. Mae sblasio sydd wedi ei achosi gan oergell yn is na 5°C, a storiwch cyngor yn gweithredu mewn modd agored. Ni ddylid ailddefnyddio gwybodaeth mewn unrhyw fodd preparing and after handling raw food such as chicken. a dwˆ r twym cyn paratoi ac ar ôl heb ganiatâd Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili. the UK. Splashing caused by washing raw poultry at the bottom of the olchi cyw iâr amrwd yn gallu gwasgaru Campylobacter ddofednod amrwd ar waelod yr n Always use a chopping board. Wash the board and other cyffwrdd bwyd amrwd fel cyw iâr. raw chicken can spread Campylobacter fridge and properly wrap or cover it i arwynebau eraill, bwydydd eraill, croen, oergell wedi eu lapio’n gywir er utensils in hot, soapy water when you’ve n Defnyddiwch fwrdd torri bob tro. onto other surfaces, other food, skin, to avoid raw juices contaminating dillad a chyfarpar, a gall arwain at salwch mwyn osgoi suddion amrwd yn finished using them and in between Golchwch y bwrdd ac offer arall mewn clothing and equipment, which can other foods. difrifol. Mae coginio drwyadl yn halogi bwydydd eraill. lead to serious illness. Thorough preparing raw foods such as lladd Campylobacter. dwˆ r poeth, sebonllyd ar ôl gorffen Dim Galw Heb Wahoddiad! cooking kills Campylobacter. chicken and ready-to-eat food. defnyddio nhw a rhwng paratoi bwydydd No Cold Calling! Mae tîm Safonau Masnach y cyngor Avoiding Cross Contamination Use separate chopping Osgoi Traws-halogiad amrwd megis cyw iâr a bwydydd sydd yn Trading Standards team has Help keep your family safe from the risk of Helpwch i gadw eich teulu yn ddiogel rhag perygl wedi cyflwyno 21 o Barthau Dim n boards for raw and n barod i’w fwyta. Defnyddiwch fyrddau introduced a further 21 food poisoning by following this advice: Cross contamination occurs o wenwyn bwyd drwy ddilyn y cyngor canlynol: Mae traws-halogiad yn digwydd Galw Heb Wahoddiad pellach o when harmful germs such as ready-to-eat food. pan mae germau niweidiol megis torri gwahanol ar gyfer bwydydd amrwd No Cold Calling Zones within fewn bwrdeistref sirol Caerffili Campylobacter are spread between n Wash or change dish cloths, Coginiwch gyw iâr yn ddrwyadl Campylobacter yn gwasgaru rhwng a bwydydd sydd yn barod i’w fwyta. Caerphilly county borough dros y flwyddyn nesaf. Cook chicken thoroughly food, surfaces and equipment. Help tea towels and sponges n Coginiwch gyw iâr yn ddrwyadl bwyd, arwynebau a chyfarpar. n Golchwch neu newidwch clytau llestri, over the last year. Mae’r parthau newydd yn n Cook chicken thoroughly until it to prevent this by removing clutter regularly and let them dry tan ei fod yn chwilboeth yn y canol Helpwch i atal hwn drwy gael gwared llieiniau te a sbyngau yn gyson a These new zones are in addition ychwanegiad i’r 38 sydd mewn is steaming hot in the middle and that you don’t need and washing before you use them again. ac mae’r suddion yn glir. Bydd hwn ar annibendod nad oes angen gadewch iddynt sychu cyn eu defnyddio to the 38 already in existence. Details bodolaeth yn barod. Gellir cael the juices run clear. This will kill any and sanitising worktops before and Dirty, damp cloths are the perfect yn lladd unrhyw facteria niweidiol a arnoch a golchi a diheintio wynebau eto. Mae clytiau gwlyb, brwnt yn llefydd of all the areas covered can be manylion o’r holl ardaloedd ar harmful bacteria that may be present. after food preparation. place for bacteria to breed. gall fod yn bresennol. gweithio cyn ac ar ôl paratoi bwyd. perffaith er mwyn i facteria bridio. found at www.caerphilly.gov.uk www.caerffili.gov.uk neu trwy or by calling 01495 235 291. ffonio 01495 235 291. For more information on Food Safety Week, please visit: www.food.gov.uk/chicken or contact the Food Team at:- [email protected] Am ragor o wybodaeth ar Wythnos Diogelwch Bwyd, ewch i: www.food.gov.uk/chicken neu cysylltwch â’r Tîm Fwyd ar:- [email protected] p.8 June 2014 Newsline For more news visit www.caerphilly.gov.uk/news • Am fwy o newyddion ymwelwch â www.caerffili.gov.uk/newyddion Newsline Mehefin 2014 t.8