Clowns from Aberdare Trefoil Guild recently joined a Christmas dinner and sleepover at the Cardiff Caeglas Guide Activity. The theme of this year’s sleepover was the CIRCUS. Most of the Trefoil Guild members were clowns, but there was a super ’strong man’ from Gwent and also a lion tamer. The ladies from Gwent Trefoil Guild catered with the help of the usual Cardiff team.
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One of Aberdare Blog’s devoted readers has written to us suggesting improvements… Glyn from Ceiber emailed us asking “can we have more birds on Aberdare Blog”.
Dim problem, Glyn bach… we are delighted to bring you more birds.
Photo by Christopher Walker. Photo Licensed Under a Creative Commons License. See copy here.
Message via CND Cymru, Palestine Solidarity Cymru : We are holding a new years eve vigil at Nye Bevan’s statue, Queen St Cardiff from 5-6 this Wednesday. There will also be a vigil at the same place on Tuesday at 12 noon.
While we in Wales relaxed and enjoyed a peaceful Christmas, death and destruction rained down on the men, women and children of Gaza. We watched the painful images of screaming children, hysterical mothers, the injured grasping their Korans as they were carried to the Gaza Al Awda Hospital which Welsh charitable money helped to build.
The charity Middle East Childrens’ Alliance emailed us to say that, minutes after the attacks, medicine plasma beds, drugs had run out, unable to cope with the hundreds of casualties, the dead and injured.
As mealy mouthed politicians around t he world come out with their pathetic well balanced condemnation of the violence on both sides, people ask, “what can we do?”
Please channel your anger in a response to change the never ending cycle of death and destruction, and bring justice to both sides.
We in CND Cymru, Palestine Solidarity Cymru are holding a new years eve vigil at Nye Bevan’s statue, Queen St Cardiff from 5-6 this Wednesday.
Don’t let the anger and pain we feel this week fizzle out. Use it to put pressure on our government and the United Nations to take firm
action to end the violence and the occupation.
Treat yourself to a large mug of cocoa, sit back comfortably and watch these nutty Aberdare Park folk.
Imagine yourself as a furry four-legged critter scampering about Aberdare Park.
Close your eyes and try to imagine under which tree you buried that great big acorn.
Are you feeling any warmer yet after all that exercise ?
Enjoy a Reflections in Aberdare Park boating lake in a set of Photos on Flickr
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I have Patrick Jones on my mind.
I am sweating and tapping a keyboard and shifting wires.
I have Patrick Jones on my mind because I am going to see his play tonight.
It’s Thursday March 23rd 2000.
I am sweating my bollocks off in a Japanese factory near Hirwaun.
Meet cute creatures in Aberdare today… on Aberdare Blog.
Furryness also comes as standard with all Aberdare Park photos.
Find that special four-legged friend… and feed him some nuts.
It’s going to be a cold, hard winter… warm your soul by scampering about in your imagination from the comfort of your armchair today.
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Louise Rees blogs here looking for people to help her research project :
Hi, I am looking for people who are in receipt of Income Support/ Job Seekers Allowance or Incapacity benefit who live in the Merthyr area to discuss barriers that they are finding to getting work or training or support. This is anonymised and confidential and part of a University of Glamorgan research project. Thanks
To contact Louise use the email address louise.rees@wanadoo.fr
No expenses have been spent in bringing you our new logo… the Aberdare Blog hot dog.
The Aberdare Blog old grey Caradog logo has been retired after two years’ faithful service.
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Pontypridd could be the first plastic bag free town in Wales this week!
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is supporting Pontypridd Women’s Institute and Friends of the Earth in their campaign to make Pontypridd plastic-bag free with a special awareness day taking place this Friday.
Shopkeepers and market traders throughout the town are being encouraged to stop giving out plastic bags to shoppers in an effort to reduce the quantity sent to landfill. Pontypridd is the first town in Wales to date to launch such an exciting scheme.
Plastic Bag Free Pontypridd will take place in the town centre on Friday December 12th.
When will it be Aberdare’s turn to ban throwaway plastic shopping bags ?
Blood Donors are desperately needed at this time of year …
THE WELSH BLOOD SERVICE WILL BE AT THE FUNCTION ROOM
Michael Sobell Sports Centre, Aberdare
On Tuesday 9th December 2008
10.00am – 4.30pm
BLOOD STOCK LEVELS ARE LOW PRESENTLY – DUE TO COLDS & FLU & ALL THE EXTRA SUPPORT WOULD BE REALLY APPRECIATED GIVE SOMEONE HOPE
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Around 3,000 people enjoyed the winter parade in Mountain Ash on Tuesday (December 2, 2008).
People of all ages flocked to the town centre on a bitterly cold night to see the town’s Christmas lights switched on, after Santa arrived on a sleigh pulled by six reindeer.
Children enjoyed visiting Santa’s grotto and funfair rides, and festive character Jack Frost entertained the crowds.
The event was organised by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council and assisted by Darran Las Communities First. Local ward member and Chairman of the Communities First Partnership, Cllr Andrew Morgan, said: “This annual event in Mountain Ash continues to draw thousands of spectators to see Santa with his reindeer.
Brrrrr … mae hi’n oer iawn ym Mharc Aberdar heddiw.
