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Castell Coch Choral Society
Castell Coch Choral Society was formed in 1977 by their Musical Director, Linda Morgan. The mixed Choir has around 70 singers from Tongwynlais, North Cardiff and beyond. In addition to Christmas,...
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Tongwynlais Christmas 2012
There are so many events going on over Christmas in Tongwynlais. Here is a full list: Christmas Fayre Thursday 13th December, 6.00pm in the village Christmas Fayre Castell Coch Choral Society...
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Christmas Fayre 2012
I don’t know if it was the crisp winter evening, the sound of the carol singers and brass band or the smell of freshly cooked burgers but the Christmas Fayre was a great success. We started off by...
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Community Noticeboard
Creating a Community Noticeboard We’ve created a true community noticeboard for Tongwynlais. Why do we say “true”? You create the content. The community. We’re using a tool called n0tice to power a...
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Tongwynlais Picture Album
The Tongwynlais, Taff’s Well and Nantgarw Picture Album I’ve borrowed a set of books which feature historic photos of the village. The books were produced in the late 1980s and early 1990s and edited...
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Snowmageddon
A Winter Wonderland We were warned of the impending “snowmageddon” and it arrived. There was panic buying, closed schools, snowmen, community spirit and some beautiful scenery. Here are some photos we...
View Article6 Month Review
Tongwynlais.com was launched 6 months ago today. This is our review. We have 212 Twitter followers, 71 Facebook Likes and lots of people viewing our Flickr photos. In addition to this, we’ve set up a...
View ArticleNew Fitness Class
Starting next Monday, Steve from In House Fitness will be running an exercise class in the village hall from 7-8pm. The class is for adults only, costs £3 and is suitable for all fitness levels. Steve...
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Discover Fforest Fawr
Castell Coch Fforest Fawr is an area of beautiful woodland just north of Tongwynlais, providing a stunning backdrop to Castell Coch. Accessible via the car park off Heol-Y-Fforest, the forest has a...
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Paintings of Castell Coch
We’ve posted lots of photographs of Castell Coch so I thought it would be nice to share some paintings inspired by the Castle. Gayle Rogers Gayle Rogers – Castell Coch Contact Gayle on her site |...
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Tongwynlais Band win Welsh Regionals
Tongwynlais Temperance Band have won the Welsh Regional Brass Band Championships in Swansea. The win has secured the Welsh qualification place in the 2014 European Brass Band Championships to be held...
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New Hair Salon Opens
Wiggy’s Hair Salon A new unisex hair salon has opened on the high street. Wiggy’s is open to men and women of all ages. Rhian, Amy and Chelsea have 32 years combined experience and pride themselves in...
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Tokens for Tongwynlais Primary
ASDA charity tokens Tongwynlais Primary School have been nominated to take part in ASDA Coryton’s “Chosen by you, given by us” scheme. ASDA’s “Green Room” site explains that: “Every two months, 3...
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Spring Craft Fair
We braved the inclement weather to visit the spring craft fair in the village hall today. There were some familiar faces and some new stallholders selling everything from framed prints of Castell Coch...
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Keep Tongwynlais Tidy
Litter in the village Tongwynlais residents have organised a litter pick for the May bank holiday weekend. The idea came from Ellen, who attends Tongwynlais Primary School. She was so unhappy about...
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RHS Wheelbarrow Competition
Each year at the RHS Cardiff Show in Bute Park, a competition is held for schools to enter a planted wheelbarrow under a chosen theme. Gardening vouchers are awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. This...
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New School Fundraising Scheme
easyfundraising.org.uk Friends of Tongwynlais have signed up to easyfundraising.org.uk to raise funds for the school. If you shop online you could be raising money for Tongwynlais Primary School. Over...
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Tongwynlais Litter Pick
Plan of action The community litter pick is going ahead on Monday 6th May from 11:00am. Volunteers are meeting at the Lewis Arms and it’s expected to finish at 12:30pm. After considering the responses...
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Spring Community Litter Pick
The Spring 2013 Community Litter Pick was a great success with volunteers collecting over a dozen bags of litter. With help, advice and equipment provided by Richard Weaver from Keep Wales Tidy, the...
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