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Llancaiach Fawr nominated for Best Family Day Out
Llancaiach Fawr Manor has been nominated for Best Family Day Out in the Junior Design Awards 2016. The manor house is set to go up against other attractions from throughout Britain for the title of Best Family Day Out, an award voted for by readers. To vote for Llancaiach Fawr in the Junior Design Awards please visit http://tinyurl.com/z38m2qe Llancaiach Fawr Manor is a restored Tudor Manor House with costumed servants who live and work in 1645, immersing visitors into the life and times of the 17th century. The Junior Design Awards is an annual celebration of design of products, brands and experiences that enhance the lives of parents and their families. To find out more about Llancaiach Fawr Manor go to www.llancaiachfawr.co.uk
The countdown is on to Armed Forces Day South Wales in Caerphilly
It’s less than two weeks until Armed Forces Day South Wales 2016, which for the first time will take place in Caerphilly. Update 1: Update near bottom of article regarding times and road closures. Update 2: Update to include paragraph commitment of servicemen and women past and present. Updated first line to indicate updated time frame (only two weeks!) Hundreds of Armed Services personnel, cadets and veterans will march through the town (starting at 11am) before holding a special Drum Head Service, held against the backdrop of the impressive Caerphilly Castle. A free action packed event then takes place at Owain Glyndwr Playing Fields (on Crescent Road) in the heart of the town, where the area will be filled with military stalls and marquees, demonstrations, an events arena, licensed bar and much more. The event is organised and coordinated by the South Wales Armed Forces Day committee, a dedicated team of volunteers – and supported by Caerphilly County Borough Council. Celebrating the commitment of servicemen and women past and present, the event will be attended by: the First Minister of Wales, the Rt. Hon Carwyn Jones; Major-General Richard Stanford General Officer Commanding Support Command; Commodore Jamie Miller, Naval Regional Commander, Wales and Western England; Air Officer for Wales, Air Commodore Adrian Williams; and Brigadier Martyn Gamble, Commander 160th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Wales. Phil Hubbard, Chair of the South Wales Armed Forces Day Committee said: Armed Forces Day is a fantastic opportunity for everyone to show their support and recognition for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces…
Gritty Realism Wins Zoom Cymru Award for Film About Miner’s Wives Stories
Animation company Gritty Realism Productions based in Tredomen Business and Technology Centre have won a Zoom Cymru Award for Best Film for their animated film based on the reminiscences of miner’s wives who were involved in the 1984 – 1985 strike. Funded by the Arts Council of Wales, Communities First and Caerphilly Arts Development the film, ‘Striking Stories’, takes an often humorous look at how this experience changed the lives of these women. It was made with young people in the Caerphilly area from Senghenydd Youth Drop in Centre and St Martin’s School working with professional filmmakers Jeremy Roberts and Gritty managing director Gerald Conn. Photo: Gerald Conn (Gritty Realism Productions), Charlotte Moss, Nikki Pitten, Matthew Thorne (Senghenydd Youth Drop in Centre) The company had previously won a Zoom Award for their film ‘Shadows of Senghenydd’ in 2014 which was also made with SYDIC and was screened at the San Francisco Film Festival. ‘Striking Stories’ involved a group of girls from the youth centre who interviewed a number of local women about their role in the 1980s strike. These interviews were edited and the young people drew storyboards to illustrate these stories. The film also involved working with pupils from the Lansbury Park Estate at St Martin’s School in Caerphilly. The school has a strong track record in film with school leavers now working in the animation industry. Gerald also returned during the post-production stages of the film to record a song by a former pupil Megan Churchland. The film had its premiere screening in Blackwood Miner’s Institute. One of…
Award Winning Florist Picks Caerphilly
An award winning florist with over 18 years experience has decided its time to run her own business in Caerphilly town centre. Nicola Downie runs The Caerphilly Florist, which is an independent florist specialising in weddings and funerals. The shop is located on Cardiff Road and overlooks Caerphilly Castle. Nicola said: At The Caerphilly Florist our aim is always to provide beautiful flowers for special people. It really helps that I know many of my customers and so far things are going really well
Bargoed Welcomes Another New Business – N-Style’z
Bargoed town centre recently welcomed a new Turkish barber onto the high street. N-Style’z has opened next to Peacocks on High Street and offers customers the full Turkish barber experience. In addition to offering haircuts in all the modern styles, owner Nazim Yalcinkaya uses the traditional open razor and hot towel to make sure his customers get a really close shave. N-Style’z also offer beard styling and eyebrow trimming. Nazim said: After working at a barbers in Newport I really wanted to start my own shop. I looked at lots of towns in Gwent and decided on Bargoed. I liked the town and this shop on the high street was in a great location
Costa Coffee Chooses Blackwood High Street
Costa Coffee has opened a new shop in Blackwood town centre in what was formally the Coed Duon Public House located next to New Look on High Street. The national coffee chain, operated by a Welsh franchisee, has spent the last few months making extensive renovations to the building in order to create its signature fit out which can seat in excess of 50 customers. In opening its new Blackwood shop Costa Coffee has created 11 jobs for local people. Manager Siobhan Clifton said: We are delighted to open in Blackwood and have had a great welcome from customers. Our aim is to bring something different to the town and work alongside existing businesses.
Applications open to bag a share up to £12,000 for community projects
Tesco are inviting local community groups and good causes to apply for their share of a £12 million carrier bag charge fund. The supermarket teamed up with Groundwork to launch its Bags of Help initiative, which sees grants of £12,000, £10,000 and £8,000 – all raised from the 5p bag levy – being awarded to environmental and greenspace projects. For more information click on the link below. http://www.groundwork.org.uk/Sites/tescocommunityscheme/pages/applications-open-to-bag-a-share-up-to-12000-for-community-projects
Ibiza meets Caerphilly – Social Enterprise of The Month
Social Enterprise GR Cleaning Services are playing hosts to two students from Ibiza as part of the Erasmus programme. Aitor Venteo Maya 23 and Ivan Verdra Jiminez 21 from the Secondary Education Institution IES Sa Blanca Dona in Ibiza are enjoying a 2 month work placement in Bedwas Caerphilly. Whilst here they will benefit from being based in a business as part of their Business Administration qualification and of course an opportunity to practice their English. GR Cleaning Services has been working with Coleg Cymoedd Nantgarw for over 6 years hosting students from Ibiza. They have also hosted work placements from other partner organisations. As a Social Enterprise – GR Cleaning Services has always been keen to offer work placements and work experience as part of social aims and objectives. GR Cleaning Services is a Caerphilly based Social Enterprise, established in 2009. Their aim is to provide a professional, high quality, valued-cleaning and facilities management service in an honest and socially responsible way. All their profits are ploughed back to ensure the continued employment of staff from within the local community. All the staff are members of the Social Enterprise so have say on how the company develops. They provide domestic, office and industrial site cleaning at outstanding affordable rates, some of their clients include Wales Co-operative, ISG and Encon. Istvan Racz Business Development Manager for GR Cleaning Services said: We are very proud of the fact that we are a Social Enterprise and invest in our staff providing them with employment and training opportunities. All our staff are members of the…
Green scheme brings community benefits
Community schemes across South Wales will be able to tap into a £50,000 funding pot every year over the next 25 years thanks to a new green partnership. Viridor, the firm working with the ‘Prosiect Gwyrdd’ council partnership, have announced the launch of a new Community Fund to support projects across Caerphilly, Cardiff, Monmouthshire, Newport and Vale of Glamorgan. The 25 year scheme represents the term of the Prosiect Gwyrdd contract, which will see Viridor handle the treatment of residual (non-recyclable) waste from the 5 council areas at Trident Park in Cardiff. Charities, and properly constituted not-for-profit groups, will be able to apply for funding (up to £3,000) to deliver projects that positively impact their local community. Funding of projects is awarded on a set of criteria based around sustainability, local need, community involvement value for money and education. A panel will meet quarterly to review eligible applications and make the final decision on how money from the fund will be distributed. Cllr Nigel George, Caerphilly Council’s Cabinet Member for Community Services said, “We welcome the launch of this new funding stream and look forward to the benefits it will bring to communities across South Wales. We are also pleased to be a key partner in Prosiect Gwyrdd, a collaboration which will provide a sustainable solution to the region’s residual waste for many years to come.” Funding criteria and the application forms can be found at https://viridor.co.uk/our-operations/energy/energy-recovery-facilities/cardiff-erf/community/ Original Article