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St David’s Day Celebrations
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There will be a number of St David’s Day celebrations going on around the Caerphilly County Borough on Saturday 1st March at the following locations: Bargoed – Hanbury Square Blackwood – The Dragon Circle (next to Asda) Caerphilly – The Twyn Community Centre Risca – Tredegar Park Bargoed, Blackwood, Caerphilly and Risca will all be host to a wonderfully welsh celebration of our heritage as we are joined by a fantastic selection of local choirs and brass bands and treated to delightful performances from local dance and music groups. There will also be stilt walkers and face painting thrown into the mix at each town centre, creating some great free family fun for both residents and visitors alike to enjoy. The celebrations in Risca will also coincide with a medal presentation awards ceremony and parade for the 203 (Welsh) Field Hospital who will be returning from a tour of duty in Afghanistan as part of Operation HERRICK. Each concert will come to a finale with a sing-along to the Welsh National Anthem, so why not put on your favourite welsh shirt or dress as a traditional welsh lady and join us for the celebrations. For more information call the Event Hotline on 02920 880011 or email events@caerphilly.gov.uk Keep up to date with the latest event news by following the Events Team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
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Step 1 – Get all the advice you need to start your business
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Step 1 is an event which brings all of the people you should speak to before starting up into one room. Working in partnership with Business in Focus, Business Wales, Caerphilly County Borough Council, Centre for Business, Job Centre Plus and the Prince’s Trust, we are gathering together all of the key organisations that can give you valuable advice on starting a business. Just drop in on the day! Step 1 information leaflet (PDF file) For more information and contact details, please visit www.welshice.org  
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Ghost Tour
Ghost Tour Extra
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As a guest on a ghost tour extra you will hear a collection of true ghost stories which are different to those you would hear on a ghost tour. You will also get to hear the links between these stories and paranormal theories, both traditional and scientific. Find out the fascinating truth about old and new methods of spirit communication. For further details please telephone Llancaiach Fawr Reception on 01443 412248
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River of Light
River of Light Parade
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The River of Light Lantern workshops and parade is the perfect way to welcome Santa this Christmas. The River of Light is the longest running Christmas event organised by Caerphilly County Borough Council and returns annually to spread joy and festive cheer to residents and visitors alike. River of Light Parade The annual lantern parade will take place on Thursday 19th December at 6:30pm. The parade will start from the Caerphilly Railway Station park & ride and then make its descent down to Caerphilly town, through Station Terrace, Cardiff Road, across St Fagans Street and to its finale on Crescent Road. The free parade will finish with a beautiful fireworks display over the skies of Caerphilly Castle. Come along and enjoy a magical evening with the family, showing off your lantern as you prepare to welcome Santa.
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Christmas lights Caerphilly
Caerphilly Christmas Light Switch on
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Christmas Light Switch On is a free event. There will be Carol singing by local school children and Caerphilly Community Chorus, also an appearance by The Caerphilly Lions Ukulele Band plus Father Christmas. For further details please telephone Ken Williams on 02920 888777
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Tour of Britain
Tour of Britain
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Exciting news for cycling fans… The prestigious Tour of Britain cycle race will return to Caerphilly for a third time in 2013 on Thursday 19th September for the finale to Stage 5 of the tour. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Tour of Britain organisers are hoping to make this year’s race the best yet with a record number of teams taking part, which will see 114 of the Worlds best riders battling 8 challenging stages between the 15th and 22nd September. Stage 5 will see riders depart from Machnylleth at 11am on a testing 177km course through the length of Wales, to its finale in Caerphilly, which is set to be the most challenging part of the Welsh element of the tour. Estimated Arrival Times The tour is expected to enter the county borough between 2.20pm – 3pm with its arrival in Deri and will then make the descent to Caerphilly passing Bargoed (2.24pm – 3.06pm) and then through Glan Y Nant & Tir-y-Berth (2.28pm – 2.51pm) before embarking on the Yodel Sprint through Ystrad Mynach (2.34pm – 3.19pm) and then onto Llanbradach (2.36pm – 3.21pm). Riders will enter Caerphilly at Pontygwindy Road (2.41pm – 3.27pm) making their ascent against the flow of traffic up Cardiff Road, embarking on the first testing ‘Skoda King of the Mountains’ climb up Caerphilly Mountain (2.43pm – 3.30pm). The 114 professional riders, which include Sir Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish will then descend at astonishing speeds down the rear of the mountain leading them onto Watford Road (2.47pm – 3.34pm) where they will be…
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Proms in the Park 2013
Proms in the Park
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BBC Cymru Wales has revealed a star-studded line-up for BBC Proms In The Park 2013, which takes place on Saturday, September 7th in Caerphilly. West End singing stars John Owen Jones and Sophie Evans will be joined on stage by trumpet soloist Alison Balsom, all of them accompanied by BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales under the baton of Grant Llewellyn at the open-air event supported by Caerphilly County Borough Council. Celebrating the Last Night of the Proms along with parks across the UK, the event held at Owain Glyndwr Playing Fields is themes ‘A Night at the Musicals’. Carmarthenshire-born West End and Broadway actor John Owen Jones, known for his outstanding lead roles in Les Miserables and The Phantom of the Opera will be joined by Tonypandy’s Sophie Evans, who has moved on from her role as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz to delight audiences around the country during her national tour. Alison Balsom – recently nominated for Gramophone Artist of the Year 2013 and described as one of the world’s finest trumpeters – will be performing fresh new arrangements for trumpet and orchestra of well-known and much loved songs from stage and screen. Tim Rhys-Evans and Connie Fisher will co-present this year’s Prom bringing the summer festivities to a close. Music lovers are invited to come with picnics and flags to celebrate at this open-air event culminating in the traditional sing-along featuring the popular You’ll Never Walk Alone this year. Proms goers can also capture the atmosphere from the comfort of their own home, with live…
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Meet The Buyer Event – Bargoed Cinema Development on Thursday 8th August 2013
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Caerphilly County Borough Council in conjunction with Business Wales (Welsh Government) are holding a Meet the Buyer Event to engage with the five relevant Contractors that have been selected to the Invitation to Tender stage for the forthcoming contract opportunity associated with the Bargoed Cinema Development. The Authority has invited experienced contractors to tender for the construction of a multiplex Cinema on Colliers Walk, Bargoed, Caerphilly. The project includes for the provision of cinema shell construction with internal cinema fit out, highway access road and associated car parking facilities, foul and surface water drainage supplies (including on site attenuation), kerbing, footway works and permeable paving, high ball and spectator rail fencing, earthworks excavation incorporating remediation treatment of known ground contamination and associated infrastructure services and connections. Also included in the works are street lighting and floodlighting provision, masonry walling, hard landscaping and other miscellaneous accommodation works, together with all other associated ancillary works. Caerphilly County Borough Council has agreed Heads of Terms with Odeon Cinema Operator and secured a budget of circa GBP 6,000,000.000 million to deliver a state-of-the -art Multiplex Cinema at Bargoed. Set on a 0.27ha site, the Multiplex Cinema will house 5 screens providing seating for 857 users. It will also house a Costa Coffee and Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream offer. The Multiplex Cinema will be designed and built to the highest standards of quality and environmental performance. Please note that none of the contractors have yet to be appointed as the preferred contactor for this procurement and are still involved in a competitive tendering process. The Authority…
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National Play day Caerphilly 2013
National Play Day – Free family fun day Wednesday 7th August at Morgan Jones Park, Caerphilly
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Free Family Fun Day at Morgan Jones Park (whatever the weather!). Water slides, Early years, Fire building / marshmallows, Den building, Messy play, refreshments, tree cargo nets and a whole lot more free family activities. 12:00 noon until 16:00. Very well attended last year so get in early. Supported by Caerphilly County Borough Council, Friends of Morgan Jones Park, GAVO, Welsh Assembly Government, Flying Start and Family First. For more information view the Family Fun Day event PDF document
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