Trefechan Communities First - Visit to Opera and Christmas Arts

Thanks to funding from the Heads for Arts Programme and Trefechan Communities First Partnership, local community members have benefited from christmas arts train the trainer session. This passes on skills to key community members which they can then pass onto local community groups and residents. Representatives from Sandbrook House, Trefechan Nursery School, Communities First Partnership and Youth Club were in attendance at the event.

Thanks to partnership working with the Welsh national Opera and Trefechan Communities First Partnership local residents from Trefechan have been to see a dress rehearsal of the Magic Flute at the Wales Millenium Centre. Many residents had never previously had the opportunity to see an opera before and all enjoyed the performance.

Police Pool and Darts Competition

Trefechan Communities First Partnership, Youth Service and South Wales Police have been running a pool and darts competition as a diversionary project to encourage young people into the youth club and build positive relationships between young people and the police.
Winners will be presented with their medals and trophies in the new year.

Preventing Problem Parkers - Civil Parking Enforcement

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is applying to take over the enforcement of parking restrictions with the key aim of targeting traffic congestion, road safety and general nuisance caused by inconsiderate motorists.

The council already carries out parking enforcement in its off street car parks and it is intended that this will be extended to on street parking borough wide.
If approval is given by the Welsh Assembly Government the council will be able to issue fines to anyone parking irresponsibly.

The council is seeking public views on the plans and the closing date for comments is the 28th February 2011.

Please send all comments:
By Post to Civil Parking Enforcment Civic Centre Castle Street
By email - parking@merthyr.gov.uk
by phone - 01685 725354/725282
online - www.merthyr.gov.uk
in person at the parking services reception, civic centre, castle street

Road Safety - Slow Down

Following calls from local residents the Communities First Partnership have been working with the road safety department, highways department and local police to raise awareness of the dangers of speeding. Leaflets warning of the dangers has been circulated to all households in the borough, improved signage and increased traffic surveys have been carried out in the area.

Please slow down when driving through the community. Remember,

Hit by a vehicle at 40mph, 9 out of 10 pedstrians are killed.

Hit by a vehicle at 30mph, 5 out of 10 pedestrians are killed

Hit by a vehicle at 20mph, 1 pedestrain is killed but 9 survive

Please help us to keep our roads safe by keeping your speed down. Please help us to make Vaynor a safer place for pedestrians and for our children.

Trefechan Nursery Carol Service

The Trefechan Nursery School is holding their annual carol service on Wednesday December 1st starting at 6pm. Everyone is welcome to come and join this magical evening.