LLYNFI VALLEY
group that puts on events in Maesteg or the surrounding area?
With the Town
Hall being closed for renovation, don’t forget that if you want first aid cover at your events you now need to arrange it yourselves.
We are a voluntary group and do not charge to attend your events.
Just drop us a message with the details and we will do all we can to be there with our equipment.
Rotary Maesteg: Maesteg Rotary President Gwynfor Phillips handed over a cheque for £1,500 for the purchase and installation of an (AED) defibrillator in Maesteg town centre to Nikki Dart of Maesteg Community First Responders. Also at the Cross Inn in Cwmfelin was PCSO Julie Banks of South Wales Police who also donated £600 from the Police Station tuck shop fund.
PCSO Banks said: “There have been a number of medical emergencies in and around Maesteg town centre in recent week, and the availability of an AED can mean the difference between life and death in these situations.”
An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a portable electronic device that automatically diagnoses the lifethreatening cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia and is able to treat them through defibrillation, the application of electricity which stops the arrhythmia, allowing the heart to re-establish an effective rhythm. With simple audio and visual commands, AEDs are designed to be simple to use for the layperson, and the use of AEDs is taught in many first aid, certified first responder, and basic life support level CPR classes.
Automated external defibrillators are generally either kept where health professionals and first responders can use them (health facilities and ambulances) as well as public access units which can be found in public places including corporate and government offices, shopping centres, restaurants, public transport, and any other location where people may congregate. There are a number of AED’s sited throughout the Llynfi Valley, and access to them is dependent on where and how they situated.
It is intended to site the new AED in the centre of Maesteg for maximum usefulness. Another issue is having access to an electricity supply to ensure that the batteries are fully charged when called upon, and that the container is heated to ensure performance.
Nik Dart of Maesteg Community First Responders said: “Having access to an AED within a crucial timeframe is essential to respond to life threatening situations”.
Nik is also compiling a register of all the AED’s within the valley for the public’s information. Maesteg Community
First Responders also provide First Aid lessons including the use of the AED’s, which are intended to be as easy to use as possible with audible and visual instructions.
Maesteg Rotary President Gwynfor Phillips added:
“Following Maesteg Rotary’s donation to
Llynfi Valley Voluntary
Aid (who provide first aid cover at local events) in November for a defibrillator, this donation is part of our continuing commitment to serving the community locally as well as our national and international charitable work”.
Maesteg Rotary has also made donations to other organisations and clubs within the Llynfi Valley over the past few years. The new AED will be installed in the old
New Theatre doorway of the Sawyers Arms in Commercial Street, and electricity will be supplied by J.D. Wetherspoon.
Even though AED’s are a relatively new phenomenon, the portable version of the defibrillator was invented as far back as the mid1960s by Frank Pantridge in Belfast, Northern Ireland, since when countless lives have been saved.
Gleemen: The Maesteg Gleemen had the busiest Christmas in their long history raising money for worthy charities Ty Hafan childrens hospice and Prostrate Cymry included in their many engagements over the festive period.
Maesteg Harlequins: Next season we are looking to restart our youth team! If you are currently in year 11, 12 or 12 in school and are looking to get into rugby or would like a fresh challenge then Maesteg Harlequins RFC is the place for you. All our youth coaches are fully qualified, plus there will be a strong working relationship with our senior squad including joint sessions. If you are interested then please contact us.
Noteworthy: The choir have a busy year ahead of them and here are some dates for your diary:
Friday, June
26 – Concert at St
Mary’s Church, Garth (fundraising concert for the church).
Sunday, September 6– Concert with Loud Applause Rising Stars at Margam Orangery.
Saturday, September 12 – Memorial Concert in aid of Cancer Research UK at St Michael & All Angels Church, Maesteg.
Friday, December
11 – Annual Christmas Concert in aid of Cancer Research UK at St Michael & All Angels Church, Maesteg.
News: Do you have any stories, pictures, history, old programmes/tickets/ posters or fond memories of Maesteg Town Hall?
We’re compiling as many stories and as much information from the past that we can, in order to preserve our history and better shape our future!
Please send anything you have to memories@ maestegtownhall.com
Day Trip: Anyone fancy a daytrip in the spring to Windsor on Thursday, May 28? Cost £15pp. For more details contact Suzanne Talbot or Claire Bailey on 01656733312
Events Diary: This is for organisations of the valley, asking them to check at the Council Office’s Diary before arranging an event, so that you won’t clash with anyone else.
The diary is in the office purely for that purpose.
Special Dates: Do you have a 100th birthday coming up, or a Golden or Diamond Wedding and live in the Maesteg Town Council area?
You, or your relatives, can inform the council.
Then you can expect a special visit from the Mayor and consort bearing gifts or even a card from the Queen.
If you live in the Llangynwyd Middle Council area, then you contact their clerk of the council.
Therapy Dogs: Therapy Dogs Nationwide have a South Wales representative in Ben the Poochon. TDN is a national charity.
Our volunteers have their own pet dog, temperament tested, and always focused on caring for people in the community, so our volunteers will go to nursing homes, schools, special needs schools, hospitals, hospices, care centres and prisons, or local groups plus we offer help by working with the professional medical sector.
For more information on joining TDN or the programmes we offer please contact claregriffiths@aol.com
Clwb Maesteg: Mae rhagor o fanylion ar gael gan Lloyd Evans 07856 553 777 e-bost: Psycho1283@hotmail. com.
Further details are available from Lloyd Evans on 07856 553 777; or email: Psycho1283@ hotmail.com
River Care: There are two groups, who sometimes work separately and sometimes together.
One group is responsible for the community garden in Garth, the other with Resources Wales, the three-year plan to get rid of Japanese knotweed.
Both work to clear the rubbish still being dumped along the banks of our River Llynfi and planting bulbs.
The Maesteg Community First Responder (CFR): Team comprises volunteers who respond to high priority emergency
999 calls in our valley, on behalf of the Welsh Ambulance Service.
This can range from cardiac arrests, to strokes, choking infants or major bleeding, along with many other emergency situations.
Please check our website www.maestegcfr. comor find us on Facebook or Twitter @ maestegcfr to follow our volunteer work, saving lives in your area!
Carers Link Worker: Sarah Jarvis is the new Carers Link Worker for Bridgend Carers Centre covering Maesteg, Caerau and the surrounding area.
She will be supporting people who are caring for their loved one.
Call on 07876 872 236 or 01656 658 479.
Send Your News To: llyngazmvr@hotmail.co.uk
Llynfi Valley Voluntary Aid: Are you a society/ group that puts on events in Maesteg or the surrounding area?
With the Town
Hall being closed for renovation, don’t forget that if you want first aid cover at your events you now need to arrange it yourselves.
We are a voluntary group and do not charge to attend your events.
Just drop us a message with the details and we will do all we can to be there with our equipment.
Curtain Up Youth
Theatre: We are delighted to announce that we have received four nominations for NODA awards! The winners will be announced in Hereford at the end of June. Best Youth Performance - Charlotte Lenehan ( Julia), Best Supporting Youth Performance- Harly Videan (Glen Guglia), Sophie Thomas (Holly), Best Youth ProductionThe Wedding Singer.
Nominations: It has also been finally announced that Maesteg Musical Theatre Society are yet again nominated by NODA for Best Pantomime for “Aladdin”. Congratulations to all involved.
Town Hall Memories:
Do you have any stories, pictures, history, old programmes/tickets/ posters or fond memories of Maesteg Town Hall?
Please send anything you have to memories@ maestegtownhall.com
Therapy Dogs: Therapy Dogs Nationwide have a South Wales representative in Ben the Poochon. TDN is a national charity.
Our volunteers have their own pet dog, temperament tested, and always focused on caring for people in the community, so our volunteers will go to nursing homes, schools, special needs schools, hospitals, hospices, care centres and prisons, or local groups plus we offer help by working with the professional medical sector.
For more information on joining TDN or the programmes we offer please contact claregriffiths@aol.com