Blaengarw and Pontycymer Lakes

The Garw Valley Community Council has noticed many comments about the condition of our lakes on social media and we’d like to clarify the situation. Some time ago, the Community Council put aside the amount of money specified in the lease for their contribution towards desilting the lakes. That money is still in the […]

Notice of Vacancy Bettws Ward

A casual vacancy has arisen for a community councillor in: Garw Valley CommunityCouncil – Bettws Ward, please see the details here The closing date is 12th November.

Co-option Vacancy Bettws Ward – Closes 30th June 2022

A Councillor vacancy is now being advertised to represent the Bettws Ward, the closing date is 30th June 2022 please see the notice here

Notice of Appointment of the Date for the Exercise of Electors’ Rights

Please see notice here

Community Award Winners 2020 Presentation in June 2022!

At last we are now holding face-to-face council meetings and at our June 2022 meeting we were able to meet with the Community Award Winners for 2020 an their families for a presentation. There were two awards, Richard Durston won the Community Award for his time during covid running up and down the valley dressed […]

CO-OPTION VACANCIES BETTWS AND PONTYCYMER

At the June 2022 Council meeting two applications were considered for the vacancy in the Pontycymer Ward. Councillor Glyn Walters was the successful applicant. There were no applicants for the Bettws Ward.

Notice of Election May 2022

Please find here the notice of election for the Garw Valley Community Council for the local elections to be held on 5th May 2022.

New Noticeboard Bettws

The Community Council has installed a new noticeboard outside Bettws Life Centre. This is a dual purpose noticeboard, the Community Council will use one side to publish its documents and the other side will be for community use. In addition, the Community Council has installed a defibrillator at the centre; this completes the exterior refurbishment […]

New Family Walk Parc Calon Lan Leaflet

Working in partnership with Ramblers Cymru we have mapped a family walk within Parc Calon Lan. You can take either a linear route of 2-3 miles or a circular walk of approximately 3.75 miles. See the leaflet here

Donation to Garw Valley Tennis Club

Following a request from the Tennis Club for funding, the Community Council were recently pleased to present a cheque for £1,000. This will enable the club to support our local schools and underprivileged children in the area whose families cannot afford the outlay for tennis equipment. This has been highlighted over the last year as […]

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