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September 2002

COFFEE MORNING - Rhondda AM Geraint Davies today attended a coffee morning organised by Macmillan Cancer Relief, a UK wide charity dedicated to improving lives of people living with cancer.   

The coffee morning, held by Blaenrhondda Community Association at Blaenrhondda Workingmen’s Hall, was one of many held all over the country on Friday, 27th September 2002 and billed as ‘the world’s largest coffee morning’ to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Relief. 

  • BANDS -  "The Pop Vandals" & "Sexy Vegas Superstars" play live on Friday 27th September at Ystrad Labour Club, Tyntyla Rd, Ystrad, Rhondda. Doors 7.00pm. Entry £3.00. Curfew: 11.00pm. "BabyLose", "Roostar", (and "Roswell" - to be confirmed) play live on Friday 4th October at Pentre Labour Club, Llewellyn St, Pentre, Rhondda. Doors: 7.00pm. Entry: £3.00. Curfew: 11.00pm

    Gigs are now taking place every Friday evening, alternating between the two venues, Pentre Labour Club & Ystrad Rhondda Labour Club. Details: 07775 558 548

CREDIT UNION - Join Rhondda Community Credit Union by 20th September, and by 13th December you could be eligible to borrow double your savings.Credit Unions offer savings and low cost loan facilities convenient to member’s homes and workplaces and free life insurance is provided on all savings and loans. Becoming a member is easy and only costs £1 to join. For more information, or to find your nearest Collection Point, please telephone 01443 442441.

  • ALPHA - An Alpha course is soon to be held at Gosen Christian Centre, 31 Bute St, Treorchy, giving an opportunity to explore Christianity and answer any questions you may have. Anyone interested is invited to contact the centre on 01443-772571.

YOUR OPINION - Survey forms commissioned by our local regeneration group will be distributed soon in Treorchy, Cwmparc and Ynyswen. Please fill them in.
  • VIVA! - The Viva! project is currently based at Cae Mawr Ind. Estate in Treorchy, offering a community based Youth Service to Young People with and without disabilities, and running all sorts of leisure & educational activities for young people in the area.

    They are looking for volunteers who would be prepared to help out at some of their evening & weekend activities - offering training and support as well as the chance to gain work-related experience. Anyone interested can contact Georgia on 434224

RICK PAYNE - international blues/slide guitarist plays at the Parc & Dare Fri 4th Oct. Tickets £4 from the box office 773112. *see What's On"

  • TREORCI WELSH SOCIETY - The winter session starts in Sept with a varied and interesting programme. Membership for the season is just £2. If you speak Welsh or are learning & would be interested in joining us, phone 01443-435663 or 01443-772249.

DRAMA - Cwmparc Welfare Hall has a new theatre director - anyone interested in drama can contact Louise Miles-Crust. A community questionnaire will be circulated soon to ask local residents what they would like to see developed by this new director.

Courses run at the Cwmparc hall are :- First Aid - Basic food hygiene - 4 Computer courses Calligraphy - Decoupage - Sugar Craft - Textile workshop - Watercolour - Welsh. Phone 01443-776920 for details.

  • HALL HIRE - The Ynyswen Welfare hall now has a brand new stage, curtains & lights, and remains for hire at reasonable rates - with kitchen facilities, disabled toilets and access also. For all enquiries - please phone Brian Jones on 01443-422792. *for info on current activities at the hall - visit "local societies" in our magazine section .

RE-UNION - Ex-pupils of Treorchy Comp (Form 5 in 1977-78), who have had a 40th birthday within the last year are invited to celebrate more, meet old friends or drown sorrows, at a reunion on Fri 20th Sept in Ton Pentre Football Club at 7pm. Entry £1.

  • REFURBISHED - The Gosen Christian Centre at 31 Bute Street Treorchy has recently been refurbished with meetings held every Sunday at 6:00pm. Guest Speaker for Sunday, September 22nd will be Pastor Les Mitchel from South Africa. All welcome. 

SCOUTS - Treorchy scout group has closed and we are now without a scout troop from Pentre to the top of the valley. Friends past & present, as well as new interested individuals, are invited to get in touch to discuss the way forward to help build up a scout group again in our area. Contact District Commissioner Dave John on 437437 if you would like to help re-build the scout and beaver group locally - or contribute ideas by becoming a Friend of Treorchy Scout Group - or can assist even in some small way with the Xmas Scout Post deliveries in December.

  • COLLECTION - Treorchy & District Cancer Research Committee’s street collection in June has raised over £800. Many thanks to all who gave so generously along the main road.

BANDS - "Flipside" & "Nevill" play live on Friday 20th September at Pentre Labour Club, Llewellyn St, Pentre. Doors: 7.00pm. Entry: £3.00. Curfew: 11.00pm.

  • SURGERIES - Geraint Davies AM and local Councillors hold surgeries throughout the Rhondda on the following dates - Wed  25th Sept, Pentre: Phoenix   9.00 am – 9.45 am. Fri 27th Sept, Trealaw:  Maes Yr Haf  12.00 pm –12.45 pm. Mon 30th Sept, Treherbert: Community Centre  9.00 am  -  9.45 am. Clydach: Community Centre 11.00 am - 11.45 am. Tonypandy: Day Centre 12.00 pm - 12.45 pm. Williamstown: Nazareth House Day Centre 1.00 pm   -  1.45 pm. Ferndale: Wesley House Day Centre 2.00 pm  - 2.45  pm

DANCE - Children's dance classes (Latin American and Disco Dancing) start at Ynyswen Welfare Hall from Fri, 27th Sept. Ages 4-7 from 4.30 to 5.15pm and age 8-15 from 5.15 - 6.15pm. Classes are £2.50 per session - run by fully qualified & professional IDTA & UKA dance teachers. Phone 07929 079403.

  • SURGERIES - Treorchy Ward Councillors hold their monthly surgeries at Cwmparc Welfare Hall and Ynyswen Welfare Hall from 10am to 11am, and at Pinewood House (Noddfa), Treorchy from 11am to midday, on Friday, 6th September. No appointments are necessary and all residents are welcome to attend. If you would prefer a home visit at any other time please contact our local Councillors - Richard Ashton on 441596, Cennard Davies on 435563 or Edward Hancock on 774785.

Photograph by Treorchy Chamber of Trade Secretary Emyr Webster of Decomate (and Treorchy.net Community Website).

CONFERENCE  

Pictured left are some of the Treorchy Chamber of Trade members who attended the Business in the Rhondda Conference 2002 chaired by Rhondda MP Chris Bryant at the Rhondda Heritage Hotel in Trehafod on Thursday 6th September. 

Front row - left to right are - Treorchy Chamber of Trade Treasurer Malcolm Wilkinson (Treorchy Health Shop) and Chairman Allan Jones (Maindy Heating) with Treorchy Ward Councillors Edward Hancock and Cennard Davies.

* for further details of the meeting see press releases under Member of Parliament for Rhondda 05/09/02

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