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December 2002

RCT LIGHTS 2002 RESULTS - 

Category 1B – Best Individual Property - Large

Rhondda Valleys  - 1st Mr M J Gregory, Conifers, Ynyswen Road, Treorchy

Category 1A  - Best Individual Property - Small

Rhondda Valleys - 1st Mrs Ann Rogers, 79 Tyntyla Road, Ystrad. 

Best In Rhondda Cynon Taf  -  

Mrs Ann Rodgers, 79 Tyntyla Rd, Ystrad - (shown opposite is the 2001 display)

  • DRAW - Ynyswen Welfare Hall announces their latest fundraising raffle draw winning numbers. 1st prize £50 – ticket number 00617, 2nd prize £30 – ticket number 00862, 3rd prize £20 – ticket number 00803, 4th prize bottle of whisky – ticket number 00382, 5th prize bottle of sherry – ticket number 00071, 6th prize bottle of wine – ticket number 00180.

    The committee would like to thank everyone for buying the tickets, which help to meet the running costs of the hall. 

BAND - Treorchy Comprehensive School Band performed a selection of carols in Treorchy market and outside The Lion Hotel on Thursday 19th December and again in Ystrad on December 20th. 

Funds are desperately needed to maintain quality brass instruments and any public support and sponsorship would be greatly appreciated.

During 2003 Treorchy Comprehensive School Band celebrates it's 50th anniversary with a variety of events. The band has a remarkable history of achievements to celebrate, whilst looking to the future they remain worthy ambassadors for the school & community.

There are a number of videos of Treorchy Comprehensive School Band’s Retirement Concert Held for Ieuan Morgan MBE at the Park and Dare Theatre last July. The videos cost £5 each and can be purchased by contacting Miss Debbie Hosking, Music Department, Treorchy Comprehensive School.

The School Band (along with other local organisations) has free webpages on this site - visit "local societies" within the "monthly magazine" section.

  • RAFFLE - The Tuesday afternoon line-dancers who meet and practise at Ynyswen Welfare Hall have raised £130 for Cancer Care by holding a raffle. Their line-dance instructor Sandra Devinett, has since presented Pat Rosser with the cheque which will go to Holme Towers Hospice in Penarth.
CANCER RESEARCH COMMITTEE -

Treorchy & District Cancer Research committee held a fund-raising coffee evening at St. Matthew’s Church on Thurs, 21st Nov - where they were also presented with a certificate to mark the committee's current total of raising over £120,000 since they began in 1969. 

Thanks to the Junior Cory Band for providing a most enjoyable musical evening. 

Treorchy & District Cancer Research Committee would also like to thank everyone for their support over the years for this worthy cause and their latest total fundraising has since reached over £124,000

The committee now have their own web pages in our monthly magazine section - under "local societies".

Mairona Jones receives the certificate - on behalf of the local fundraising committee - from Linda Strange, area organiser for  Cancer Research UK 

BANDS - "Pop Vandals" & "Starski (to be confirmed) play live on Friday 13th December at PENTRE Labour Club, Pentre, Rhondda. Doors: 7.00pm. Entry: £3.00. Curfew: 11.00pm. Details: 07775 558 548.

  • WestPacificMusic Xmas Party features - "Flailing Wail", "Carsondown" & "Ravenscar" playing live on Thursday 19th December 2002 at PENTRE Labour Club, Pentre, Rhondda. Doors: 7.00pm. Entry: £3.00. Curfew: 11.00pm. Details: 07775 558 548.

MOSAIC - The Rhondda River Group will be unveiling their mosaic and newly planted area at Ynyswen on Friday 6th December at 12 noon. The environmental works have been undertaken by a partnership between the river group, pupils of Treorchy Comprehensive School and Groundwork from Merthyr. The area will also feature four permanent outdoor paintings on steel, each measuring 2 foot square and mounted on poles. Two of the paintings are murals by Treorchy pupils and the remaining two depict local scenes by members of the Ystradyfodwg Art Society.

 

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