Merthyr Council Contact Number

Department Telephone Numbers
Civic Centre Main SwitchBoard - 01685 725000

Abandoned Cars - 01685 725151 or 01685 725402

Aberfan & Merthyr Vale Community Centre - 01685 727373

Admission to Schools - 01685 724620

Adults Families & Lifelong Learning - 01685 724507

Assembly Learning Grants - 01685 726262

Business Rates - 01685 725239

Car Parks (Enquiry Line) - 01685 726285

Cemeteries - 01685 725339

Committees - 01685 725207/84

Consumer Advice/Trading Standards - 01685 725021

Council Tax - 01685 725074

Cyfarthfa Castle & Museum - 01685 723112

Dog Pound Bridgecroft Kennels Gelligaer - 01443 832345

Dog Warden/Pest Control - 01685 725138

Dolygaer Outdoor Pursuit Centre - 01685 721751

Dowlais Community Centre - 01685 377688

Education - 01685 724600

Education Welfare Officers - 01685 724617

Elections - 01685 725168/5202

Events, Arts, Culture & Tourism - 01685 725356

Free School Meals - 01685 724600

Gurnos Community Centre - 01685 385284

Highways - 01685 724943

Housing Benefit/Council Tax Benefit - 01685 725116/725371

Integrated Children's Services - 01685 724600

Land & Estates - 01685 725319

Legal - 01685 725283

Libraries - 01685 723057

Lifeline - 01685 725336

Meals on Wheels - 01685 723466

Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre - 01685 727476

Parks - 01685 384752

Public Health/Pollution - 01685 725138

Rhydycar Leisure Centre - 01685 727476

School Governors Support - 01685 724665

School Maintenance Grants - 01685 724653

School Meals Service - 01685 725178

Street Lighting - 01685 725493

Student Loans - 01685 724604

Town Centre Manager - 01685 725106

Tourist Information - Centre 01685 379884

Treharris Community Centre - 01443 411201

Trelewis Community Centre - 01443 412869

Waste Services/Recycling - 01685 725402

Opera Trip

We would like to thank the Welsh National Opera for all their help and support for our visit last month. We have had the opportunity to take 52 local residents to see the spectacular performance of "The Magic Flute" at the Wales millenium Centre. Many who came had never seen an opera before and all enjoyed the show.
Thanks to the Welsh National Opera we are also hoping to take more residents to see a performance next May of Cosi fan Tutte. More details will be posted closer to the time.

Street Games

Young People in our area have received funding from the Local Area Partnership Agreement for sports equipment and coaching as part of the Street Games Project. Street Games runs every Monday for 20 weeks from 6pm to 8pm at Cefn Coed Community Centre and you can take part in a variety of sports from football, tag rugby, basketball, netball, volleyball, plus much more!.

Youth workers will also be receiving coaching training so that young people can take a more active role in sports in the local area.

For more information, please contact the Communities First Team.

Calling all Parents who have children in Ysgol Y Graig

The School Gates Team will be holding a Coffee Morning on Thursday 4th November at Ysgol Y Graig Primary School from 9am to 11am. The School Gates Team is coming to our area to work with parents who would like to
- learn new skills
- have access to training
- get back into employment
- be your own boss
- have help with childcare
Why not come along and have a chat and find out more. This is not a formal programme and you can be involved as much or as little as you want. At our intiial coffee morning they will be doing a free raffle where you could win a £50 Argos voucher.

Trefechan Walking Group

This year has been a very successful one for the new walking group in Trefechan. We are a group of residents who meet on a thursday morning on a fortnightly basis for walks in the local area. We are all different abilities and we cater for all abilities and walking speeds and enjoy a chat on the way.

This year we have walked in Brynbach Park, Taff Bargoed Park, Taff Trail, Cefn Coed, Trefechan, Pontsticill, Garwnant, Penderyn and Gellideg.


Our next walks will be held on the following dates:

Thursday 28th October meeting 10am at Brecon Mountain Railway in Pant for a circular walk of the area

Thursday 11th November meeting 10am at Trevithick Tunnel for a walk along the trevithick trail (this walk will be guided by Ian the trail warden from MTCBC who will talk about the history and nature)

Thursday 25th November meeting 10am at Aberfan Community Centre for a circular walk of Aberfan and Nixonville.

If you would like to join us for a walk, please contact a member of the Communities First team on 01685 383758.