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ABERCYNON Send your news to: communities@walesonline.co.uk
● Autism Fundraiser: ASD Rainbows recently held their first fundraising evening at Brownys Bar, Abercynon. A packed room was entertained by the fantastic Voicetones and amazing singer Lydia who kindly performed voluntarily. More than £1,000 was raised.
Donna Jones, who recently completed the marathon, and Danielle Marie, who has supported Rainbows, were presented with beautiful bouquets very kindly donated by Gwillim Florist.
We are so grateful to those who donated raffle prizes including a hamper, pamper products, and a driving experience. We are very grateful to all who attended the evening.
ASD Rainbows are opening a unit for children with autism in September in Berkshire. If anyone would like more information please check out our Facebook page or email asdrainbows@mail.com.
● Ladies’ choir: The Phoenix Singers are based in Abercynon and practice every Thursday at Abercynon Community Centre at 7pm.
For more information, ask one of our choristers, see our website www.phoenix-singers.org or find us on Facebook.
ABERDARE Send your news to: communities@walesonline.co.uk
● Mindfulness Course: A free course is at Abercwmboi RFC, every Monday from 6pm for six weeks.
Visit our website for other courses at: www. valleyssteps.org. ● Aberdare Art Society: The society is a group of like-minded people who meet to produce artwork from 7pm-9pm on Wednesdays at the Roman Catholic Church Hall (Saint Therese of Lisieux), Hirwaun, CF44 9SS. ● Forget Me Not Cafe: Join the Alzheimer’s Society for a fun and interactive afternoon. Meet on the fourth Friday of the month, 1.30pm 3.30pm, at Aberdare Rugby Football Club, 49 Gloucester Street, Aberdare, CF44 7BP.
Call 01685 353919 or email southeastwales@alzheimers.org.uk ● Singing for the Brain: Stimulating group activity for people with dementia and their carers. Meet at St Mair’s Day Centre, Seymour Street, Aberdare, CF44 7BL on Fridays, from 10.45am-12.15pm.
Call 01685 353919 or email southeastwales@alzheimers.org.uk ● Coffee and Faith: There is a Faith, Feeling and Friendship Coffee Pop-in at the Salvation Army, in Wind Street, Aberdare. Fridays from 11am, with lunch at 12.30pm, the coffee popin offers time to chat and relax among friends.
Call Major Clements on 07854 484192. ●
Aberdare Foodbank: Run by the Salvation Army at their Wind Street base, in Abedare. Open Tuesdays, 1.30pm-2.30pm and Fridays, 12noon-1pm.
Self-referrals are always welcome, and the team endeavour where possible to meet need for emergency food aid.
Call Major Clements on 078544 84 192. ● Youngsters’ Play Session: Cynon Valley Pals hold play sessions every third Wednesday of the month at the Freeze Play Centre, Penrhiwceiber, from 4pm-6pm for children with disabilities and their families. Call 07967 845 056 or 07875 701 847, you can also find them on Facebook or visit the website at www.cynonvalleypals.co.uk
● Ladies Choir: If you’ve a good cause to support, then Cytgord Welsh Ladies Choir could be a no-cost way to help you raise funds.
The choir meets to rehearse each week during school term time at Siloa Chapel, in Aberdare, next to the library, on Thursdays, from 7.15pm-9pm.
Contact Marilyn McAdam on 01685 876 809 or 07813 802 673 or email cytgordchoir@gmail.com.
CYNON VALLEY P.A.L.S. Send your news to: cynonvalleypals@aol.com
● Cynon Valley P.A.L.S: We are a small charity that works with children with additional needs and their families.
We work with children between the ages of three and 11 years.
They participate in play schemes, organised activities and day trips with the support of volunteers.
For more information please visit our website www.cynonvalleypals.co.uk, find us on Facebook or call 07967 845 056 or 07875 701 847.
● Lucky Squares: We would like to thank Aberdare Golf Club for their donation of a gift voucher which we recently used as a prize in a Lucky Squares raffle. We were able to raise some much needed funds towards running our summer play scheme.
Our next Lucky Squares raffle is now running with more great prizes.
For more details see our Facebook page.
● Help Needed: We have some specialty equipment that we use for our holiday play schemes but we need somewhere to store it safely and securely.
If a local business or anyone else could help ua out with the donation of a plastic outdoor shed we would be very grateful.
If you can help, please message us through Facebook or through our website.
● A.G.M: We will be holding our Annual General Meeting on June 15 from 7.30pm at The George, Mountain Ash, and we would love to see you there.
This will be an opportunity to see what P.A.L.S. has done over the past year and to see if you can help us.
FRIENDS OF THE ANIMALS WALES 01443 800339 (10am-6pm) contact@friendsoftheanimalsrct.org.uk
● Latest News: Wonderful news to share that local company BWM Ltd, who are double glazing specialists based in Treforest, are donating a fantastic £1,000 towards the purchase of our much needed replacement ambulance.
We are so very grateful to them and delighted to have their help.
They are on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/bwmwindows/
Find us on Facebook under Friends of the Animals Wales. Thankyou. ● Looking for Homes: Currently on foster in Cardiff is Barnaby a Basset Hound x Beagle who is two years old.
Also on foster in Newport is Grace – a two-year-old Old English Sheepdog. If can give them a new, loving home, please see our Facebook page and complete our adoption form. ● Monthly auction: Our monthly auctions at Pontypridd Rugby Club are very popular on the first Thursday of each month so please come along and join us.
● Our shops: Please remember our two shops in Ton Pentre and Treorchy if you are having a clearout.
MOUNTAIN ASH Send your news to: communities@walesonline.co.uk
● Women’s rugby: Mountain Ash RFC sees the return of women’s rugby following a gap of 16 years.
The age group is between the ages of 12 and 18 and they train on The Rec from 6pm every Wednesday.
● Ladies’ group: The Cynon Valley Ladies Group meet once a fortnight in the Darren Las Community Centre in Mountain Ash, on Cardiff Road, at 6.30pm.
If you are looking to make friends or learn a new skill, do go along.
● Cricket Club: Mountain Ash Cricket Club are currently looking to recruit senior members.
Contact Nigel on 07974 776685. ● Mental health project: If you are aged 18-25, and suffer with mental health issues, including depression and/or anxiety, you may be interested in mental health charity New Horizons’ Youth Project.
Held Mondays from 4pm-8pm, and every fortnight on Saturdays from noon-4pm.
For more information about services on offer email: info@new horizons-mental health. co.uk or you can call the centre on 01685 881113. ● Support with a cuppa: New Horizons Peer Support Group at St Lleuwrug’s Church Hall (situated behind Hirwaun Library) is held on Fridays from 1pm-3pm.
They offer support to those with mental health issues in a friendly and safe environment.
A warm welcome awaits anyone who wishes to join them, plus a cuppa and biscuit.
● New horizons: New Horizons mental health charity has a centre in Aberdare which is open at the following times:
■ Mondays, 4pm-8pm – Youth Project;
■ Tuesdays, 11am-1pm – activities, groups and training;
■ Wednesdays, 9am-4pm – activities, groups and training.
■ Closed bank holidays.
PARISH OF ABERDARE ST FAGAN Covering the villages of Cwmdare, Trecynon and Llwydcoed Send your news to: Nicola Matthews 01685 875710 nicola.matthews@hotmail.co.uk
● Gwasanaeth Cymraeg/ Welsh language service: Y Cymun Bendigaid takes place on the fourth Sunday of the month at 4.30pm in St Fagan’s Church. Croeso i bawb/all welcome.
● Easy Fundraising: St Fagan’s has signed up with easyfundraising.org.uk which, to date, has raised more than £16.5m for good causes.
To get involved just go to easyfundraising.org.uk/ causes/stfagansaberdare and join in. From travel to toasters, every time you shop you’ll be helping the parish raise much-needed funds.
So, if you can “help out at the checkout” we will be extremely grateful for all contributions raised. ● Messy Church – Free Fun: After a month’s break, Messy Church is back on Saturdays at 10am. With free lunch. ● Youth Pilgrimage: Calling all young people!
The Walsingham Youth Pilgrimage is taking place from Monday, August 7 to Friday, August 11 this year. More details at www. walsingham anglican.org. uk and click on the Young People tile.
Contact Fr Richard at vicar.stfagans@btconnect.com.
● Social Media: Keep upto-date with all the news on Facebook: St Fagans Aberdare, Twitter: @ AberdareStFagan and Instagram: aberdare_ st_fagan. Our website is www.stfagansaberdare.co.uk. ● Caffi Cinio open for lunch: Lunch club at St Fagan’s Community Hall with a two-course lunch for £3.45, on Thursdays from 1pm-3pm. Tea and coffee is offered free. Book with Elizabeth on 01685 872827.
● Community library: St Fagan’s Community Hall, in Windsor Street, Trecynon, is home to our community library.
No membership needed, just come along from 10am-12 noon, Monday to Friday – free tea and toast on Mondays!
A similar event is held at St Luke’s church hall on Thursday mornings.
PENRHIWCEIBER Send your news to: communities@walesonline.co.uk
● Get saving: A credit union takes place every Wednesday and Friday from 9.30am at Penrhiwceiber Hall
For more information on what is available, please call into the hall.
RCT CARERS SUPPORT Freephone Carers Line: 0808 100 1801
● Mental health forum: Do you care for someone with a mental illness? Would you like to meet people in a similar situation to yourself?
Then come along to our mental health forum for carers. Call 01443 668839. ● RCT Carers’ support project: Do you look after someone who is ill, frail, has a disability or who is affected by substance misuse? If so, the Carers’ Project is here to help.
Call 01443 668813. ● Carers’ counselling: Rhondda Carers’ Project has a free confidential telephone and face-toface counselling service provided by qualified counsellors. Call 01443 668813 for details.
● First Aid & Heart Start: This course aims to teach you CPR and other emergency life saving skills, along with covering some basic first aid. Call Claire on 01443 668813 ● Rebounders’ Session for
Parent Carers: This activity is aimed at parent carers and the person they care for. Carers are invited to join us in a mini taster session and find out all about Rebounders – Trampolining For All.
Call the Carers’ Project on 01443 668813 to book.
● Carers’ assessments: Visit www.carersuk.org and take a look at their Guide to Getting an Assessment in Wales booklet.
● Leisure offer: RCT council offers all carers discounted access to council leisure facilities. Call 01443 668813.
ROWAN TREE CANCER SUPPORT Send your news to: Alex Price 01443 479369 admin@rowantreecancercare.co.uk
● What we do: Rowan Tree Cancer Care provides practical and emotional support to people in RCT whose lives have been touched by cancer.
Clients and families can access our free transport service to and from their cancer-related hospital appointments.
Your emotional wellbeing is extremely important to us and we offer massage, aromatherapy, reflexology, Indian head massage and hydrotherapy to help you relax and de-stress.
Although our charity centre is based in Mountain Ash, we also provide free therapies every Wednesday at Tonyrefail, every Thursday at Taffs Well, and every Friday at Ynyswybwl Surgery.
We also have an outreach centre in Pontnewydd Medical Centre, Porth, every Friday. Medical consent forms need to be completed.
Call 01443 479369, Monday to Friday, 9.30am-4pm. ● Rowan Tree Lottery: The lottery numbers on 9th June 2017 were 1, 2, 15 & 20. This week’s Jackpot is now £6,216.
All you need is four lucky numbers between 1 and 24, tickets cost £1, you must be 16+ to enter.
The draw takes place every Friday at Cynon Valley Indoor Bowls Centre in Mountain Ash.
● Dolls: We would like to express our thanks to The Recycled Teenagers of Cwmaman who have donated beautiful hand knitted upsidedown dolls.
We have two dolls and would like give them away to two children whose lives have been touched by cancer.
If you know anyone, please get in touch on 01443 479369 or message through our Facebook Page.
● Many Thanks: We would like to thank Sara Monks who is taking on a huge challenge to raise funds for our charity.
Sara will be taking part in the Coast 2 Coast challenge in July where she will walk 60 miles in 24 hours in Ceredigion.
Please support Sara and your local cancer charity and donate using her Just Giving page at www.justgiving.com/ fundraising/sl-monks1
● Singing group: Anyone who is interested can join the Rowan Tree Singers.
We are a mixed choir that meets every Wednesday from 7pm9pm at Providence Baptist Church, Union Street Mountain Ash. Contact the centre for information.
● Donations: If anyone has any unwanted clothing we would really appreciate donations to our charity shops in Mountain Ash and Pontypridd. We can also arrange for our Charity Van to pick up any donations on a Tuesday or a Friday contact the office on 01443 479369.