“Feel the warmth outside and inside. Let this July roll out
all your worries with its warm days and happening nights. Hello to July!”
Well June flew past in a bit of a blur. With all the
excitement of Picnic in the Park and the sun making an appearance on the day,
it managed to feel like summer may have finally started.
Sticking with all the fun, Pontyclun RFC have their annual
Ciderfest coming up on Saturday 13th July. A full day of fun, with a
BBQ and live music. Tickets are available behind the bar.
We will be back for our Food Festival on Saturday 24th
August. We have some delicious food traders lined up this year, entertainment
for all the family and of course our friends at The Pipeworks will be keeping
us all hydrated throughout the day.
The Llantrisant Folk Group have a full programme
throughout July at Pontyclun Athletic Club:
Wed July 3: Pete Morton -
an unruly mix of comment and humour.
Wed July 10: Rattle on
the Stovepipe - a touch of Old-Timey Americana.
Wed
Jul 24: Truckstop Honeymoon - hollerin banjo/doghouse
bass/witty songs.
Wed
Aug 7: Les Barker Tribute Night - a mirthful evening as we
remember Les.
All other Wednesdays are Song & Music Nights.
Moving on from the fun stuff, as many of you will have noticed, our gorgeous summer flowers have been planted and look fantastic. Unfortunately, this year we had 17 plants stolen out of them within the first week of planting. This is just awful and sad. The flowers come out every year, brightening up Pontyclun and making people smile. The cost to keep replacing them gets more expensive all the time. We have had to report this too police and thankfully most of the planters have CCTV covering them, so the footage will be reviewed.
I’m sure many of you will have seen or heard about the Safe
Roads Pontyclun group that has been set up to try and campaign against the
Forest Wood quarry plans. They held a protest in May on the zebra crossing and
a large number of supporters turned out – Wales Online and ITV also did
features on their work. Banners are available to show your support and they
have set up a Go Fund Me page to take donations to assist with costs going
forward. If you would like more information, please join the Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/saferoadspontyclun
Enjoy the final push before the summer holidays and lets
hope the weather stays kind. If you have anything you would like us to chat
about in our August piece, please get in touch on community@pontyclun-cc.gov.wales