FOR MOST OF US, HOLIDAYS ARE AN EXCITING TIME. HOWEVER, BLOOD SUPPLIES ARE CONSTANTLY NEEDED. WITH YOUR HELP HOSPITALS CAN BE SUPPLIED WITH THE 600 DONATIONS THEY NEED EVERY DAY. IN THE EXCITEMENT OF YOUR HOLIDAY PREPARATIONS, PLEASE DON’T FORGET TO GIVE BLOOD BEFORE YOU GO!
You never know when you might need us.
Be a horizontal hero – GIVE BLOOD SAVE LIFE!
The Welsh Blood Service will be in Aberdare on Friday 10th July at the Function Room, Michael Sobell Sports Centre, Ynys, Aberdare from 10.00am until 4.30pm
An Aberdare Town store has been banned from selling alcohol following a successful investigation and prosecution of the proprietors for allowing underage purchases.
Amarjit Singh Padda, aged 27, the proprietor of Mon and Shams on Canon Street, Aberdare and his employee Captain Peter Grewal, aged 47 of Seymor Street, Aberdare, both pleaded guilty to offences under the Licensing Act 2003.
On January 25th 2008 Trading Standards officers carried out a surveillance exercise at Mon & Shams supermarket following information from South Wales Police. During the evening officers identified that staff at the shop had sold alcohol to youngsters under the legal age of 18 on three separate occasions.
Appearing at Aberdare Magistrates’ Court on March 9th 2009, Padda pleaded guilty to three offences under the Licensing Act 2003 of underage sales and four offences of breaching licensing conditions. Grewal pleaded guilty to three offences under the Licensing Act 2003
Padda was fined £700 for the seven offences with £468.49 costs and a victim surcharge of £15. Grewal was fined £50 for each of the three offences, costs of £227.91 and a victim surcharge of £15.
An exhibition of sculpture and drawings by contemporary artist Dilys Jackson has been launched at the Cynon Valley Museum and Gallery.
The Aberdare venue is hosting “Inside and Out” until April 18th, and it features a selection of works by the Cardiff-based artist.
Dilys Jackson works at the Butetown Artists Studios and Berllanderi Sculpture Workshop. She has travelled and worked across the world, holding exhibitions in Ireland, Sweden, France Spain and the USA. She is an elected Associate of The Royal British Society of Sculptors, a member of The 56 Group Wales, The Welsh Group, Sculpture Cymru, The Women’s Arts Association and the Contemporary Art Society of Wales.
Her latest exhibition derives its inspiration from land and plant forms, with some pieces echoing the rounded slopes of the South Wales valleys.
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.
Duke Street in Aberdare is the scene of a shockingly beautiful piece of urban art. It is a large mural that forms a skirting around a building site being developed, behind Wilkinsons and nearby the Aberdare taxi rank.
It was completed in July 2008 and depicts a collection of bright, lovable looking characters like ‘Bryn the Builder’ (see photo).
Art work by B-boy Slammo of Elemental Force working with a local youth development team.
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
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.
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.
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Penguins are flocking to Aberdare this week to take advantage of the unusually cold weather snap.
Duke Street in Aberdare is the scene of a shockingly beautiful piece of urban art. It is a large mural that forms a skirting around a building site being developed, behind Wilkinsons and nearby the Aberdare taxi rank.
Enjoy a Refreshing Early Swim at your local Aberdare Swimming Pool.
Please observe a minute’s silence this week as a mark of respect for Aberdare’s Pound Shop which passed away recently.
A Veterans Parade was held today in Aberdare celebrating the contribution made by all those who have served in the Armed Forces.
