www.net-cymru.co.uk Eich Gwefan Chi / YOUR Site on the Internet

---

Pontypridd and Valleys

---

Although few people knew it at the time the Miners' Strike of 1984-85 represented the last gasp for the South Wales coal industry. With the resistance neutralised, the Conservative Government embarked on a programme of pit closures. Within a decade there were none left, apart from the Tower Colliery in Hirwaun, which survived as a workers' cooperative. A minor industry has taken its place - that of building memorials to the industrial past. Shown here is the statue of a miner and his wife, erected in Llwynypia in 1993. The man is carrying a typical miners' lamp. His wife is carrying her baby in typical Welsh fashion - wrapped in a shawl.

Area Covered

Pontypridd Rhondda Valleys (Porth, Tonypandy, Treorchy, Maerdy, Ferndale) Cynon Valley (Aberdare), Vale of Glamorgan (Llantrisant)


Local Businesses and Services

Do you have work which needs to be done? Looking for tuition for your children? Before you reach for the Yellow Pages have a look in the Local Business Directories. There's no need to look through columns of numbers to find out who's offering their services near you.

Business Directory - Cynon and Taff Valleys Business Directory - Vale of Glamorgan Business Directory - Rhondda Valleys



Local Organisations
Details of organisations active in the area.

Regular Weekly Meetings
Regular weekly meetings in the area which are open to the public.

Local Notices
News items - brief and to the point.

Club Entertainment
Find out what's on in local clubs

Mystery Tour
A quiz for locals. A list of sights to see for visitors.

Portrait of the Area
A portrait of the area - geography, history, social issues.

Local Attractions
Local attractions - days out, museums, etc.

Local Places of Interest
Local places of historical interest - mostly known only to locals.

Local Agenda 21
The Council's statement on Local Agenda 21 - the environment and sustainable development

Taff-Ely (including Pontypridd) - Nürtingen
Taff-Ely (which contains Pontypridd) is twinned with Nürtingen in Germany.

International Links
The Community centred around the Llanfair Uniting Church in Penrhys maintain links with similar organisations in three countries.

Local Business
Reports on local enterprise.

Local Links
Links to local websites.

Local Markets
Local street markets and other markets.

Local Transport
Responses to the Council's Draft Transport Plan.
Users' views of the Public Transport Service.

Local Events Diary
Diary of events open to the public

Events - Pontypridd and Valleys

This Website contains information from a variety of sources. References on this site to individuals and organisations does not imply a support on their part for net-cymru - see Site Objectives and Policies

This page was last updated on 9 July 2001 __________ Back to:net-cymru Home Page