Give Way for Aberdare’s first Gold Mine…
Who said the Mining Industry was Dead ?
The Gold Mine on the outskirts of Aberdare appeared overnight and now seems to be fully functional attracting hundreds of miners itching to find a sliver of the shiny good stuff.
Enjoy the Full Set of Photos on Flickr
If you have seen a Gold Mine near Aberdare share your photos on the Flickr Aberdare Group here
There’s an awful lot of wall to dab with paint.
Trinity Chapel has been decked out in scaffolding so that the mammoth painting job may be finished… see photos below.
Trinity Chapel is a Grade 2 Listed Building and was first built in 1867. It is one of Aberdare’s landmark buildings. Click here for more details on this Chapel.
A mystery shop takes shape in the heart of Aberdare …
New owners have taken over the old Aberdare Woolworths store which closed recently after 85 years history.
For the past fortnight the store in Commercial Street, Aberdare has been a hive of activity with workmen preparing the new layout ready its new owners.
What is the new Mystery Shop in Aberdare ?
Answers on a postcard to us please.
This man bears a heavy responsibilty on his shoulders…
Hard at work in October 2008, we photographed him at work carefully planting flower bulbs in the large raised flower ‘bowl’ outside Aberdare Library.
In late Februrary to March of this year – green fingers crossed – the flowers should come into bloom and brighten up a spring time Aberdare town.
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
Will Aberdare Woolworths in Commercial Street Close ?
Dylan Morgan takes a walk through Aberdare Woolworths on video …
Photos of this year’s Remembrance Sunday Parade in Aberdare are now available to view in the Gallery.
Please support your local business community.
Aberdare’s Assembly Member, Christine Chapman AM, pays her respect at the Aberdare Cenotaph memorial on the recent Remembrance Parade Sunday in Aberdare.
Enjoy a Refreshing Early Swim at your local Aberdare Swimming Pool.
Swimmers who like to make an early start to their day can head for Aberdare Pool, where Early Bird swimming sessions are now available. The sessions are every weekday from 6.30am-9am and cost £2.25 for adults, with discounts available.
Little Dippers swimming sessions for parents and babies are also being held on Mondays from 5pm-6pm and Fridays from 11.45am to 12.45pm.
Health suite opening times at the pool are now :
Monday: Female only 9.30am-3.45pm; male only 4pm-9.30pm
Tuesday: Male 9am-1pm; female 3pm-9.30pm
Wednesday: Female 9.30am-3.45pm; male 4pm-9.30pm
Thursday: Male 9am-1pm; female 3pm-9.30pm
Friday: Mixed 9.30am-2.45pm; male 2.45pm-9.30pm
Saturday: Mixed 9.30am-3.45pm
Sunday: Male 8am-1pm
For more information on the health suite or swimming sessions, call Aberdare Pool on 01685 874252
Photo Credit : Photo by MaHidoodi under a CC License
The firey coloured palette of Autumn slowly comes into focus across Aberdare.
These balmy blue-skied days this week bring out the rich red and golden leaves.
Passing Aberdare on the main A4059 road today, one could savour the young trees in the empty Duke Street Car Park.
Green-leaved trees become variegated and then slowly become deep radiant reds and golden coloured.
Click on the Thumbnails below to see Nice Big Beautiful Autumn Pics
Please observe a minute’s silence this week as a mark of respect for Aberdare’s Pound Shop which passed away recently.
Trading in garish blue in Canon Street Aberdare, the Pound Shop was always ready to offer shoppers comfort in the monotony of its pricing structure.
The Pound Shop passed away peacefully after a long illness brought on by recession in the retail sector.
Each of us hold special Pound Shop memories close to our heart, like the Christmas time a Half Price Sale was held, and thus for a fleeting few days it was the Half a Pound or Fifty Pence Shop.
Staff members brought a touch of colour to Aberdare town and were particularly fond of dressing up at Christmas Time.
It is difficult to estimate how many Aberdare shoppers walked through the doors – passing that huge sign saying “Pound Shop” – only to question the price of an item on display. We can only assume the question was asked many thousands, if not millions, of times.
We call upon Aberdare citizens and shoppers to erect a memorial stone for Aberdare’s Pound Shop etching those oft-used words which echoed around the lower reaches of Canon Street : “How much is that, love?”
Our condolences go out to former Staff at the Pound Shop who will miss a dear old friend and employer.
The most popular photos on Aberdare Blog for the past week have been those of Tabernacle Chapel, Aberystwyth.
Sadly the Chapel was destroyed in a great fire and subsequently demolished last Saturday.
This is such a waste. But perhaps we can draw a useful lesson from Aberystwyth by looking at our own communities and considering the empty buildings on our own doorstep!
We draw your attention today to a magnificent building several times larger than Tabernacle Chapel, Aberystwyth… the old school on the outskirts of Aberdare.
A Veterans Parade was held today in Aberdare celebrating the contribution made by all those who have served in the Armed Forces.
Plans for a Veterans Day were announced in February 2006 by the then Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, who said the aim was to ensure that the contribution of veterans was never forgotten. Every year since then, Veterans Day has provided a focus for the community to recognise the part played by veterans of all ages in conflicts both past and present.
Photos courtesy of John Rees Photography (Aberdare)
Click on the thumbnail for a larger photo.
There is no need to panic, the green-haired ‘aliens’ currently walking from Hirwaun via Aberdare to Abercynon are friendly!
And they are raising lots of hard cash for Macmillan Cancer Care Support as part of the annual Macmillan Walk.
Please feel free to liberate all spare change in your pockets, purses, piggy banks… it’s all for a good cause.
It’s back, it’s bigger, and this time… it’s bi-lingual.
Creative boffins at Rhondda Cynon Taf Council have spared no expense in bringing the people of Gadlys near Aberdare this giant poster advertising the European-funded Shape-It.org project.
Thirteen months ago the Shape It project advertised on the same spot in Gadlys with a poster that looked like an ad for a giant pink sex toy… see the photo and read the article here.
