No Courgettes Please, We Are From Aberdare

Raising the Bar for Blogging standards … Reaching out to Readers…

It is with pride that we announce the following immediate improvement…

From henceforth Aberdare Blog will contain no courgettes.

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


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.


King of Comedy


Elvis Preseli on Aberdare Blog
The King of Comedy… it’s the one… the only Mr Elvis Preseli.

Geraint Benney is the only bald, Welsh-speaking Elvis in the world.

Wonderfully photographed by Morganne Bajai

Click here for a LARGE version of this photograph.

The King of Comedy makes a great desktop wallpaper :)


Welly Week in Aberdare

Welly Week is a national campaign that everyone in the UK can get involved with. Forget your kitten heels, ditch your brogues, put your wellies on and join us in going Welly mad!

Welly Week in Aberdare

Welly Week is organised by Garden Organic to raise funds to help educate and inspire people about organic gardening, farming and food for a sustainable future for ourselves, our children, our environment and our planet.

During Welly Week everyone is invited to host a welly walk or wear their wellies to work and celebrate all that’s good about organics!

Welly Week in Aberdare Find out more about Welly Week events and how to get involved.


Santa Spotted in Canon Street, Aberdare

Aberdare Blog - Santa Spotted in Canon Street, AberdareWe thought sure we had caught the genuine Santa Claus outside the ‘Pound Shop’ in Canon Street, Aberdare, however this was a friendly Santa-lookalike.


Throw Santa out of Aberdare …

Only joking … it’s just a game. Requires Macromedia’s Flash Player.

See if you can beat 323 metres….

Click here for Throw Santa Game

Aberdare Blog - Throw Santa Game