Community Trips

There are a number of free trips being run for local residents during the summer holidays. These will be advertised at the following venues:
Trefechan CF Office
Trefechan Community Centre
Cefn Coed Community Centre
Ponsticill Memorial Hall
and in the local merthyr column in the merthyr express.

Trefechan Street Briefing - 27th July 1pm to 2pm

Street Meetings are an opportunity for local community to meet up and have their say on the issues that affect you as a community. The meeting will be attended by your local community policing team. The Community policing team are holding a street meeting at Trefechan Green on Wednesday 27th july 1pm to 2pm.

You don't have to have an issue, but please come along, and meet your local officers.

Be Your Own Boss Event - Thursday 8th September 2011

Tired or working for some else or out of work?

Want to be your own boss and live your own dream?

Drop in and find out how
Thursday 8th September 2011
from 12 to 4pm at
Trefechan Community centre

Free advice and information will be available on the day on how to develop your idea, start your own business, funding and support available for businesses. Why not pop in for a chat.

Advice is also available on the day for existing businesses!

For more information, please contact Communities First on 01685 383758

Funding for businesses in Vaynor

Project Cynnal is a scheme funded by the rural development programme to help businesses in Vaynor wards that employ less than 5 people become more energy efficient and get the best out of their IT systems
Services available include:
- resource and energy efficiency advice
access to up to £5000 of grant aid for energy efficiency/ carbon reduction measures
- tips and hints on making better use of the software you have got
- how to protect your systems for hackers and viruses
- assessing the best broadband provider fr your business
- help with basic email and internet settings
- development of basic databases for customer records
- ebusiness and the implementation of oarger and more speciailist systems
- website development

If you think your business could benefit from reduced energy costs and more effective IT please contact Joanne Nicholas or Harri Evans at the local authority on 01685 725000.

Neighbothood Watch

The date of the next Trefechan Neighbourhood Watch Meeying is

Tuesday 20th September at 2pm at the Senior Citizens Hall, The Birchway, Trefechan.

The watch is open to current and new members.

Please come along if there are any concerns or issues you would like to have addressed.

The Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator and our Local PCSO will be in attendance to support the watch.

The meeting is treated as confidential.