Fireworks - Stay Safe and Legal

Stay safe and legal on fireworks night. Please note that you are committing an offence if you:
-buy fireworks or possess them in a public place if you are under 18
- let off fireworks between the hours of 11pm and 7am
- throw fireworks or any other objects in the street at property and at people
- trepass on or cause damage to other people's property

Police will take action against anyone committing acts of anti social behaviour.

Keep Well This Winter Event

Free event for people aged 50+ living in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough. Free information, advice, workshops, activities, therapies and prizes. Refreshments will be provided free of charge.

Keep Well this Winter Event will take place on 19th November 2010 at the Civic Centre, Merthyr Tydfil from 12noon through to 4.30pm.

Free Transport is available upon request - please call Lowri Rees or Lyndsey Foley on the number below to book, or if you require further details about the event.
Lowri Rees - 01685 724636
Lyndsey Foley - 01685 727017

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.