Picnic in the Park
On Saturday
8 June everyone in Pontyclun is invited to come to the Park – all members of
the family, from toddler to teenager, dad to hen,hen mam-gu.
It is all
free. You can bring your own picnic and, if you choose, leave your purse at
home – although there will be food and drinks for sale.
There will
be games, sports and family races. There will be a circus school and music.
Every group in Pontyclun has been invited to run a stall so that we can all
meet new people.
This picnic
is organised by Pontyclun Community Council so that we can all enjoy each
other’s company – knowing that there is always
more that unites than divides us.
The fun
starts at 1 pm and will continue all afternoon. You will get a great welcome.
A Summer of Fetes and Festivals
Congratulations
to Ysgol Llantrisant who ran a very successful ‘Gwyl’ on 18 May at the Rugby
Club to get out summer off with a smile and a song.
Pontyclun Falcons
Congratulations
to Pontyclun’s women’s rugby team who
reached the Welsh Super Final at the Principality Stadium on 10 May. They were
matched against the might of Swansea, Davina versus Goliath. Pontyclun scored
two magnificent tries on the hallowed turf but finally lost 33-12.
Congratulations
also Pontyclun’s men’s team who had a
good season, finishing third in their league, ahead of such prestigious teams
as Penarth and Penygraig.
Pontyclun Walking
Rugby
Pontyclun’s walking rugby team were also at the Principality
Stadium in the last month. They took part in the WRU’s first walking rugby
tournament. Pontyclun won as many matches as they lost and caused a lot of
interest by including local resident, JPR Williams, in their team. Also
included were Community Councillors Anne and Gwyn Jackson, and Mike Davies.
Every Wednesday morning at 10 am you are all invited to join
our walking rugby players in Pontyclun Park. There is an hour of rugby and an
hour of football. This has been organised by a partnership between Pontyclun
Community Council, Café 50 and Sport Wales.
On 4/5 May Pontyclun hosted
the 31st Celtic Challenge, the annual pétanque competition between Ireland,
Scotland and Wales.
There two full days of
intense competition which saw Scotland emerge as overall winners.
Congratulations all the players who were made very welcome in Pontyclun with a
tournament dinner taking place in Pontyclun Rugby Club which has done well to
develop an international arena for Petanque.
I was so delighted to be
invited to welcome the teams as Chair of Pontyclun Community Council that I
wore the Council Chain for my first time. You may think I spoiled the effect by
also wearing shorts and sandals.
I told our guests how we
were a small town with a long history and a big heart.
Margaret was better dressed to provide a welcome from RCT Council.
We should all thank the local Petanque players and organisers who put Pontyclun on the international map.
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