May - June 2010
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SOLOIST WINNER - Many congratulations to Charlotte Lewis of Ynyswen on winning 1st prizes at the Urdd Eisteddfod held at Llanerchaeron and also the Newport solo contest.
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10 year-old Charlotte is the great granddaughter of Gwyneth Moulsdale.
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CANCER RESEARCH - June is the busiest month for the fund-raising efforts undertaken by the Treorchy and District Cancer Research Committee. During our annual street collection, held from June 10 to 12, we collected £1050.95.
On Thursday, 17
June, a coffee evening was held at St Matthew's Church Hall.
As usual, the hall was full of our loyal supporters to whom we are
extremely indebted. The evening began with our coffee party, cakes
and friendly chatter but the highlight of the evening was a
musical presentation by pupils of
Our thanks are due to Ms Helen May [Conductor] and Mr Jonathan Davies [Accompanist], both of whom are music teachers at the school. It was obvious to the audience that the children enjoyed performing as much as enjoyed listening. Proceeds from the evening amounted to £788.
This brought the
total collected in June to £1838.95. This large sum of money has
all come through the generosity of residents of our community.
We thank them for their constant support. The research is ongoing
and has already led to improvements in preventative procedures and
medical care. It is confidently predicted that through research
this cruel disease will eventually be conquered.
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- RACE NIGHT - Treorchy Comprehensive Ecuador Expedition 2010 will be holding a Race Night in Maindy Con Club on Friday, June 18 at 7.30pm to raise funds towards the cost of the expedition.
- Ten pupils
and two members of staff will be going to
- They will be working on a community project and teaching basic maths and English in the local school.
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YOUTH
NEWS - Members of Treorchy Youth
Centre recently took part in a 7mile sponsored walk in aid of Ty
Hafan. Thirteen members in all took part and thoroughly enjoyed
the walk from Treorchy to Asda in Tonypandy and then back again to
the Youth Centre in
The members raised £78
in sponsorship from friends and family.
Georgia Pryse, Ffion Wilde,
Katie Williams, Dafyn Garrett, Lucy Holmes, Lauren Holmes, Nathan
Parker, Ben Nicholas, Ashley Smart, Phil Thomas, Emma Grovenor,
Adam Jones and Katherine Burt took part in the fundraising event
and were accompanied on the walk by youth workers Sue Green and
Rebecca Williams.
Community fundraiser for Ty
Hafan, Christine Chandler, visited the centre on June 11 to accept
the cheque and the members involved were shown a DVD about the
hospice and where their money would be spent.
Members became ‘Friends of Ty Hafan’ and will continue to show their support in future fundraising activities. Well done all.
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- The route will be set out on maps which will be available on the morning before you leave Treherbert Rugby Club, and will be along a designated route.
- For registration forms or further information about The Rhondda Walk 2010, please contact Helen on 01656 867968 or email hashcroft@macmillan.org.uk
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BRASS
BAND - The
Upper Rhondda Brass Band, along with Côr Meibion Cwm
Rhondda, will be holding a fundraising concert at
Tickets are available on the door at £3 each.
The concert is
being held to help finance the band’s entry for the
National Brass Band Finals which are being held at
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- YOUTH NEWS - Many congratulations to Phil John, a volunteer worker at Treorchy Youth Centre, who has just become the Mayor of Maesteg, and best wishes also to Jennifer Terry, our senior youth worker, who will be his consort during his year in office.
- In November
this year, a group from Treorchy youth centre will be visiting
Euro Disney in
- Treorchy
Youth Centre would like to send an invitation for all young
people in Year 6 and above to join them at their premises in
- Please feel free to come along and enjoy yourself in our friendly youth centre. There are plenty of activities taking place for you and your friends to enjoy and join in with.
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LADIES
EVENING - Ladies,
come and join us at Zion Baptist Chapel, Pentre, on Thursday, June
3, and listen to Mr Creighton Lewis who will give us up to date
information, with the aid of a projector, about the progress made
on the orphanages and the work carried out in
We will meet for tea or coffee and biscuits at 6.45pm and the meeting will commence approximately 7pm to 8.30pm.
We welcome you to come and enjoy a pleasant and informative evening with us.
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URDD - Good luck to all those competing at the National Eisteddfod which is being held in Aberaeron this year.
- Yygol
Gyfun Gymraeg Ynyswen has pupils competing in 10 categories
this year - from Brass Ensemble, String Solo, Brass Solo,
Group and Individual Recitation as well as Solo Singing from
Year 2 to Year 6.
- Well done everyone for getting this far and good luck to Livia, Rhiannon, Molly, Ffion, Charlotte, Shannon, Seren, Emily, Maxim, Dewi, Ellis, Jacob, Elliott and Ceejay.
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CARING
AND SHARING - The
ladies of the former Care and Share Community Shop in Pentre would
like to send their good luck wishes and thanks to all their
customers, friends and the wider community for all the support
they have received over the years.
Margaret
Harvey, Sharon Dorr, Margaret Thomas, Barbara Dixon, Cath Radford
and Dianne Gilbert closed the community shop in Pentre recently,
saying,
“We
couldn’t have helped the community, as we did for all that time,
without your help and support.
“It
has been your donations and gifts which made it possible for us to
run the shop and raise funds to help such worthy people and
organizations such as the McMillan Nurses, Diabetes, Hospitals,
Friends of Y Bwythyn, Rugby Clubs, Boys and Girls Clubs, Cambrian
Trust, Special Schools and more.
“We
have laughed and cried with our customers, and they with us, and
it is with a heavy heart that we have closed our shop door for the
last time.
“We
will miss every one of you and hope our best wishes and heartfelt
thoughts will stay with you all.
“Our
remaining stock has been distributed amongst other local charity
shops to ensure all your kind donations will go on helping
throughout this community that we all love and wish to support so
very much.
“Thank you all once again for your kind and generous help and support. It has been a truly wonderful experience for us all.”
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- CHILDRENS
CLUB - During
the Easter school break, Dylan's Den ran a sports club at
- The
week was a huge success, all the children enjoyed various
activities and were all presented with a certificate at the
end of the week.
- We
would like to thank Liam and Alex from Sportstars for a
brilliant and entertaining time. We would also like to thank
Louise Evans (Headmistress of Treorchy Primary) for letting us
use the premises and opening up every morning for us.
- This week was so successful that we are running another sports club at Whitsun week from Tuesday to Friday while the school is closed. For all enquiries, please phone Dylan’s Den on 0845 658 6568.
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CAMBRIAN COLLIERY MEMORIAL SERVICE - A memorial service is being held at Cambrian Memorial Park, Cambrian Colliery Site, Clydach Vale on Monday, May 17, 2010, to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the colliery explosion which took the lives of 31 men.
The service will be attended by the Mayor and Cabinet Members of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, and also members of Cambrian Choir.
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A minutes silence will be observed at I.00pm, the time of the explosion in 1965.
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Those who attend are requested to arrive in ample time, (by 12.45pm), to observe the minute's silence.
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The service will be led by Father Leyshon, vicar of St. Thomas's Church, Blaenclydach. The bells of that church will be pealed 31 times at 1.00 pm, one peal for every victim.
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Children in the nearby Cwmclydach Primary School will also observe the silence in the playground.
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Older pupils from Tonypandy Community College will sing and narrate a poem.
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Mr Bill Richards, a former Cambrian Colliery deputy (fireman) who was involved on the day of the explosion, will give a reading and will end the service by reading out the names and other details of the victims, after which Mr. Myrddin Pritchard, a survivor of the disaster, will lay a bouquet at the commemorative stone.
The event has been organised by Mr Terry Jones and Bill Richards who can be contacted on 01656 840525.'Please help make this 45th anniversary even more notable by paying tribute with your attendance'
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BAND
FUNDRAISING -
The
Upper Rhondda Brass Band has arranged a series of local events
to raise
funds to finance their trip to Harrogate
in September 2010, for the Band to compete at the National
Brass Band Finals.
The fundraising events will be;
- Car Boot Fair at Treorchy Co-op Car Park on May 16,
- Concert at
- Sponsored Walk on July 17
- Car
Wash at Treorchy Fire Station on September 11.
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