Friday, 02 May 2008

 

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Local Government Election Results -

Treherbert Ward - Plaid Cymru take 2 seats

  • Geraint Rhys Davies - 1,382 - Plaid

  • Layton Percy Jones - 1,274 - Plaid

  • David Jeffrey Williams - 964 - Labour

  • Roger Norman Nott - 813 - Labour

 

 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS - MAY 1st 2008

CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT THE CANDIDATES

  • update - any info on Edith Perry, born 1875 in Roath, Mon who married into the Venn family... see " U - V" under "Family Trees"

  • 2 new poems "Reincarnation" and "Ode to Sylvester and our British Summer"... see "Poet's Corner" under "Magazine"

  • Daughter seeks info on family tree of William Alfred Charles Venn...  he was a surveyor at the Tydraw Colliery, accompanist for the Tydraw Male Voice Choir... see " U - V" under "Family Trees"

  • Son of Morgan Thomas Evans of Ton Pentre (whose grandfather was Noah Evans of 2 Carne St, Pentre) seeks to collate info on other family relatives - possibly in Cwmparc & Penygraig... see "E - F" under "Family Trees"
  • William Brown owned the Bakers shop at 263 Parc Road Cwmparc... see " A - B" under "Family Trees"

The

PHOENIX

PRESENTS

 

NATIONAL TREASURE

Book of Secrets

 

124 MINS( Cert PG )

 

Fri 2nd May - Thu 8th May

(Excluding Sunday)

 

Start - 7 PM

 

Circle - £4.00

Stalls - £3.50

Concessions and under 14's -  £2.50

 

The Phoenix Centre, Church St,

 Ton Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taff, CF417EH
 

01443 425894

 

Treherbert Trekkers!!!

 

Join CwmNi’s walking group, the Treherbert Trekkers for its lead weekly walks and enjoy local scenery, get fit and have a good old natter along the way.

 

The group meets Every Wednesday at 1.30pm at the CwmNi office

 (156 Bute St, Treherbert) 

for leisurely strolls along local routes and enjoy monthly trips out of the area.

 

Walks last for between 40 minutes to an hour and are a great way to meet new people, boost your energy levels and see the sights.

 

Individuals of all ages are welcome but children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

For more information and to register contact Hayley Broad at CwmNi on 01443 778785.

Treherbert Trekkers – Walk Routes

 Six Week Schedule

Date

Time

Route

Theme

Difficulty

Meeting Point

19/03/2008

1.30pm

Treherbert to Ty Newydd (Circular) via Park, Horeb Methodist Church and Treherbert Rugby Field

 

Easy

CwmNi

26/03/2008

1.30pm

Bute Street to Pen-yr-Englyn School (Circular)

Easter Egg Hunt

Easy

CwmNi

02/04/2008

1.30pm

Treorchy Circular Route

 

Easy

CwmNi

09/04/2008

1.30pm

Cyfarthfa Castle

Historical Guide

Easy

CwmNi

16/04/2008

1.30pm

Blaencwm – BlaenRhondda

 

Moderate

CwmNi

23/04/2008

10.30am

Barry Sidings Country Park

 

Easy

CwmNi

Due to technical difficulties over the past three months, we are currently catching up with a backlog of your enquiries - please read through the list below and see if you can help ...

If you have written to us previously and can not see your enquiry listed below - please send us your item again...

  • I am researching the Thomas Phillips and Parry family connections with me in Brook Street, Blaenrhondda... see "O - P" under "Family Trees"
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  • Any info on the Wilde family that had a shop in Treorchy?... see "W - X" under "Family Trees"
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  • Any info on the Davies family of Caledonia Street, Treherbert?... see "C - D" under "Family Trees"
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  • Any photos of the Park Colliery 1954 - 62... see "O - P" under "Your Enquiries"
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  • Gwynhwfra Williams born in Treorchy 1874 her father was Ludwig Williams. Somehow she landed up in Patagonia... see "W - X" under "Family Trees"
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  • Info wanted on John Rossiter, killed on HMS Glorious in June 1940, aged 21, the son of Charles and Elizabeth Rossiter, of Treherbert... see "Q - R" under "Your Enquiries"

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  • Anyone know Gabriel Davies and sister Sarah (Sally) who lived in Treorchy in the 1970's?... see "C - D" under "Your Enquiries"

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  • Does anyone remember the late Merville Evans of Tynybedw Street?... see "E - F" under "Your Enquiries"

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earlier updates...

  • Anniversary... see "Your Greetings" under "Magazine"

  • Mike Ash of Pentre writes... see "Mike's Muses" under "Magazine"

  • Treherbert featured in Historical Documentaries / Land Dispute / 105th Birthday / Correspondent Retires / Robbery / Shop Closes / Local Election Candidates / Community Police / Labour Councillor to stand down / Robbery / Domestic Violence Contact No / St John's Ambulance Recruitment / Police Visitors - Volunteers Wanted / Roadside Display... see under "Village News"

Treherbert from Cwmparc

 

Bute Street Treherbert

  • Public Transport Information update... see under "Transport"

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LOCATION OF TREHERBERT

 

 

 

 

Blaencwm

Waterfall above Blaencwm

River Rhondda in Blaenrhondda

 

Pen Pych, Blaenrhondda

 

Blaenrhondda Park

Childrens playground in Blaencwm

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Many thanks to Terry Lewis for sending in some names for the faces below...

Back Row: Jennifer Jones; Rita Doughty; Carol Francis; Pat Smith & Lyn Jones

Middle Row: ? - Alan Lewis - ? - ?

Front Row: ? ; Derek Dando; ? Francis; Gerald Rose & David Chick.

Blaencwm Terrace, Tynewydd in the early 1950's... (possibly shot at high noon:-)

Many thanks to Alan Lewis (2nd left middle row) for sending this lovely image. 

Can you spot anyone else in this posse round-up?

let us know at Treherbert-info@treorchy.net

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The Castle public house in Bute Street Treherbert.

 

 

 

Cwmsaerbren Basin towards Tynewydd and Blaenrhondda.

 

 

 

Pen Pych at the head of Rhondda Fawr.

 

 

Treherbert at the beginning of the 21st Century

 

Background Photograph

Treherbert at the beginning of the 20th Century.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TREHERBERT NEWSROOM

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