June 2015 Issue 130 www.caerphilly.gov.uk How do you rate Your Council Services? WIN £250 See centre pages The summer months are Sunday 21st June sees the Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th all ages take over Tredegar Park in gearing up to be a real Caerphilly 10k return for its third June. Blackwood High Street will Risca town centre on Saturday 11th events bonanza in Caerphilly year, with thousands of participants be filled with a great selection of July. Children’s crafts, face painting, of all ages set to take on the popular funfair rides, food and craft stalls funfair rides and food and craft county borough – with a running event, with the start and and street entertainment – and not stalls all form part of this ever- variety of exciting events finish line set against the magnificent forgetting the urban beach! popular family fun day. planned for residents and backdrop of Caerphilly Castle. Risca Summer Festival is the next In a fitting finale to the summer visitors alike to enjoy. Next up is the Blackwood Beach event in the summer calendar, events programme, the Big Cheese First up is the Velothon, a Welsh Party, which takes place on which will see fun activities for Festival returns to Caerphilly between Government promoted event which Friday 24th and Sunday 26th July. will see 15,000 cyclists take part in With over 80,000 visitors expected a mass participation event covering to come along and join in the fun, a gruelling 140km. The cyclists, there’ll be lots on offer for people of including an elite group of riders, all ages to enjoy. From re-enactment will pass through Caerphilly county displays, entertainment, music and a borough on Sunday 14th June. funfair to one of the biggest festival This is closely followed by Armed food and drinks marquees in Wales Forces Day on Saturday 20th June at and craft stalls galore – there really is 10.30am, which this year will take something for everyone! place in Newbridge town centre. More information about these Hundreds of residents are expected events is included inside – to take to the streets to honour and information is also available by show support for the armed forces calling 029 20 88 00 11 or by visiting community at this annual event. 029 20 88 00 11 • www.caerphilly.gov.uk/events www.caerphilly.gov.uk/events For more news visit www.caerphilly.gov.uk/news Newsline June 2015 p.1 Sunday 14th June - Important Road Closure Information Combining a mass participation A472 ride alongside a professional road Hafod-Yr-Ynys Rd race, Velothon Wales is a cycling A467 NEWBRIDGE / event on a scale that Wales has TRECELYN BLACKWOOD / COED DUON ROAD CLOSURES KEY / never before witnessed. A472 ALLWEDD I’R FFYRDD FYDD AR GAU 08:45am - 17:40pm 09:15am - 18:15pm A472 ABER-CARN 06:15am - 18:15pm Starting and finishing in the heart of Main Rd 06:00am - 10:00am YSTRAD 06:00am - 9:35am MYNACH Cardiff City Centre, the completely closed 16:15pm - 17:30pm road 140km route will take up to 15,000 Rolling Road Closure cyclists on a breath-taking journey through Newport, Caerleon, Usk and the Brecon LLANBRADACH A469 Beacons before heading South through Coed-y-Brain ACCESS PROVIDED Roundabout / Blaenavon, Pontypool, Caerphilly and back Cylchfan Coed-y-brain n Pantside - Central into Cardiff. There is also a shorter 50k A472 Hafod-Yr-Ynys Rd Pwllypont Ave & A467 Abercarn A468 available for less experienced riders. Roundabout / Cylchfan Traffic light Pwll-y-pant A468 system in place In order to safely deliver this world-class A467 CAERPHILLYNEWBRIDGE / / Bedwas(B4600) Rd n A469 TRECELYN A469 Northbound sporting event, organisers must secure the route. Cardiff Rd Van Rd CAERFFILI BLACKWOOD / Open from Caerphilly This protects both competitors and spectators COED DUON ROAD CLOSURES KEY / A472 ALLWEDD I’R FFYRDD FYDD AR GAU to Ystrad Mynach and will involve extensive road closures and Mountain Rd 08:45am - 17:40pm parking restrictions in some affected areas. 09:15am - 18:15pm n A469 Southbound TH A472 ABER-CARN 06:15am - Please18:15pm come out and support! VELOTHON WALES 2015 – SUNDAY 14 JUNE This is an extremely challenging event and the riders will really Main Rd 06:00am - 10:00am Lane open from Coed- appreciate your support along the route! If you do come out and cheer YSTRAD 06:00am - 9:35am MYNACH them on from the road side, pleasey-Brain keep children roundabout back from the edge to Combining a mass participation ride alongside a professional 16:15pm - 17:30pm IMPORTANT ROAD Please come out and support! Rolling Roadof Closure the road and animals on a lead,Pwllypant away from the road.roundabout Riders pass road race, Velothon Wales is a cycling event on a scale that by very fast and, while we encourage support, please keep flags, and This is an extremely challenging event andWales has never before witnessed. photography equipment out of the road. CLOSURE INFORMATION Starting and finishing in the heart of Cardiff City Centre, the completely the riders will really appreciate your supportclosed road 140km route will take up to 15,000 cyclists on a breath- FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS A469 Parking Restrictions: along the route! If you do come out andLLANBRADACH taking journey through Newport, Caerleon, Usk and the Brecon For more information about this event including road closure Beacons before heading South through Blaenavon, Pontypool, Theinformation route pleasewill be head marked to the website with yellow – www.velothon-wales.co.uk advanced cheer them on from the road side, please Caerphilly and back into Cardiff. There is also a shorter 50k route warningIf you have signsa specific leading question up about to the the roadevent. closures Please please don’t email availableCoed-y-Brain for less experienced riders. [email protected] on the race route or on call the our day:hotline if 0292 necessary 144 4880 . keep children back from the edge of the Roundabout / In orderCylchfan to safely deliver this world-class sporting event, we must vehiclesThank you mayvery much have for to your be support removed. and we hope you enjoy the day! road and animals on a lead, away from thesecure Coed-y-brain the route. This protects both competitors and spectators and will involve extensive road closures and parking restrictions in some Pwllypont road. Riders pass by very fast and, while weaffected areas. A468Please read this leaflet carefully to understand the Managing the route: roadRoundabout closures / in your area. encourage support, please keep flags, and Cylchfan Traffic Management and Crowd stewards will be in Pwll-y-pant Dewch allan i gefnogi! photography equipment out of the road. A468 placeMae’r digwyddiad at each road yn un junction eithriadol o and anodd along a bydd the y beicwyr route wrth to ei ensurebodd yn caelthe eichsafety cefnogaeth of competitors, ar hyd y ffordd! spectators Os byddwch and yn dod CAERPHILLY / generalallan i gefnogi public. wrth Policeochr y ffordd, officers cadwch and blant trained nôl o ymyl escort y pafin a Bedwas(B4600) Rd chadwch anifeiliaid ar eu tennyn, i ffwrdd o’r ffordd. Mae’r beicwyr yn A469 For more information about this Cardiff Rd motorcyclistspasio’n gyflym iawn will ac, be er einon bod the yn route eich annog escorting i gefnogi, the cadwch riders Van Rd CAERFFILI Mae Velothon Cymru’n cyfuno ras i’r miloedd ochr yn ochr â ras andunrhyw dealing faneri ac with offer incidents.ffotograffiaeth oddi ar y ffordd. event including road closure information ffordd broffesiynol. Dyma ddigwyddiad beicio ar raddfa sydd heb please head to the website – ei gweld erioed o’r blaen yng Nghymru. Mountain Rd I gael rhagor o wybodaeth am y digwyddiad, gan gynnwys gwybodaeth Gan ddechrau a gorffen yng nghanol dinas Caerdydd, bydd y llwybr ar Alternative routes: am gau ffyrdd, ewch i’r wefan – www.velothon-wales.co.uk hyd 140km o ffyrdd cwbl gaeedig yn mynd â mwy na 15,000 o feicwyr Please be aware that alternative routes may be busy www.velothon-wales.co.uk ar siwrnai drawiadol drwy Gasnewydd, Caerllion, Brynbuga a Bannau Os oes gennych gwestiwn penodol am y ffyrdd sy’n cael eu cau, Brycheiniog cyn troi tua’r de drwy Flaenafon, Pontypŵl, Caerffili ac onanfonwch this day neges so ebost if you at [email protected] to go out on this neu day, ffoniwch please ein yn ôl i Gaerdydd. Mae llwybr llai ymestynnol o 50km ar gael hefyd i leavellinell arbennig sufficient ar 0292 time 144 for 4880 your. journey. Please be If you have a specific question about the road VELOTHON CYMRU 2015 – DYDD SUL 14 MEHEFIN feicwyr llai profiadol. awareDiolch yn of fawr horse ichi am riders, eich cefnogaeth walkers anda gobeithio leisure y byddwch cyclists yn if closures please email: [email protected] mwyn cyflawni’r digwyddiad chwaraeon yma, sydd o safon fyd- youmwynhau’r take diwrnod!a cross country route. eang, mae’n rhaid i’r llwybr gael ei ddiogelu. Mae hynny’n amddiffyn or call the Hotline: 0292 144 4880 y cystadleuwyr a’r gwylwyr a bydd yn golygu cau darnau helaeth o’r GWYBODAETH BWYSIG I ffordd a chyfyngu’n helaeth ar y parcio mewn rhai o’r ardaloedd dan Thank you very much for your supportsylw. Darllenwch y daflen yma’n ofalus i ddeall pa ffyrdd fydd yn cael DRIGOLION YNGHYLCH eu cau yn eich ardal chi. CAU FFYRDD p.2 June 2015 Newsline For more news visit www.caerphilly.gov.uk/news Centre celebrates a mammoth first year! The council’s agship The Centre for Sporting Excellence centre has in Ystrad Mynach is celebrating also played a mammoth rst year, since it Over 30 host to some opened its doors in May last year.