Hormonally Yours

Carry On Moving in Aberdare

It’s brrrr… getting colder in Aberdare. To keep warm keep moving.

Moving around is good for your health and generates extra body heat, so any exercise or activity will help keep you warm.

If possible, try and move around at least once an hour…

Please Adopt Me Eyes at Rheola Market

It’s hard to ignore the needy eyes staring at you in Rheola Market.

On walkabout today, these big brown eyes said “please adopt me”.

Click on the photograph to see a Larger Version

Bryn and Nessa on Comic Relief

Bryn and Nessa sing Islands in the Stream for Comic Relief in Las Vegas…

New Transport for Penywaun

You can’t change the weather but you can adapt and change your form of transport…

In the village of Penywaun, a few miles north of Aberdare, most of the village lanes and side-streets are snowed under making driving conditions very difficult.

That’s where four legs come in much handier than two legs or even four tyres.

Enjoy more Photos and News Stories on Penywaun Online

Protest Snowballs in Aberdare

Griffith Rhys Jones aka Caradog threatens to quit Aberdare claiming his snowballs are freezing cold.

The iconic octogenerian sculpture in Victoria Square has issued the local Council with an ultimatum.

He is demanding wooly mittens and hat, thermal underpants, and a willy warmer else he says he will be leaving Aberdare…

Aberdare has seen light snowfall for most of the day today – February 2nd 2009 – with near freezing temperatures. More snow is forecast for Tuesday.

Penguin Parade in Aberdare

Penguins are flocking to Aberdare this week to take advantage of the unusually cold weather snap.

Aberdare Traders will be holding regular Penguin Parades along Cardiff Street, Aberdare to encourage more shoppers into the town centre.

Expect near-freezing daytime temperatures for most of next week. Dress warmly, wear wooly socks, watch for ice underfoot and don’t forget to subscribe to the Aberdare Blog Newsletter below for further Alternative Weather Forecasts.

Photo by Tambako the Jaguar. Photo Licensed Under a Creative Commons License. See copy here.

Review – Tracys Tits and Other Stories

It’s only a matter of time before the police swoop on the publishers and confiscate all copies of Tracy’s Tits by Ponty author Amanda Weeks … so I thought I’d better blog a review here pretty sharp.

Tracy’s Tits is a collection of short stories by Amanda Weeks, a fresh and exciting new voice writing from Pontypridd, the second-most important South Wales Valleys town after Aberdare.

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The Fresh Fruit Song

Aberdare Weather Warning

Forget it, Mister.

They ain’t going to be no bikinis in Aberdare for months.

Dress warmly. Put the swimsuit and suntan lotion away.

It’ll be colder than a penguin’s chuff in Aberdare for the next few days.

Photo by Diana Schnuth. Photo Licensed Under a Creative Commons License. See copy here.

Give Way for Aberdare Goldmine

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

Strictly Cwm Dancing

Bereft of their beloved old Woolworths the people of Aberdare flock to the countryside to rid themselves of their sorrows dancing around old mineshafts and other totemic symbols of Aberdare’s industrial heritage. Thousands descended on Dare Valley Country Park recently in the largest show of public grief seen in a generation.

Music by Brad Sucks

Less Dogma for Aberdare

We aim to bring you the tastiest and healthiest blog in Wales … so we are cutting down on dogma.

That’s right… from here on 50% less dogma on Aberdare Blog.

Don’t worry. We are not barking mad or going bland.

You can still expect the usual tasty offerings.

No other blog in Wales uses healthy reduced-dogma recipes.

Photo by Mat Hampson. Photo Licensed Under a Creative Commons License. Copy here.

New Diving Pool for Aberdare

Faced with cutbacks in funding, Aberdare’s local council unveil their new frugal diving pool at the Ynys sports field …

Aberdare Weather Forecast

It’s cccccccold in Aberdare today.

It’s snowing.

A light, icing-sugar dusting type of snow.

We’ve put a few extra lumps of coal on the fire.

We forecast a very cold start to the early morning with many irate and blue-faced drivers having to de-frost their cars.

There will be frostbitten toes across the Valley.

And snowmen.

We hope.