Pavilion for Hire – Perfect for Children’s Parties
Looking for a bright, welcoming venue for a small party or family celebration? Our brand-new pavilion at Ty’r Winch Playing Field is available to hire and is especially well suited to children’s parties.
The pavilion can accommodate up to 20 guests and includes tables and chairs, toilet facilities, and a small kitchen area. It is located next to the children’s play area, with swings and slides nearby, making it an ideal choice for younger children’s celebrations.
Hire charges: £5.00 per hour or £30.00 per day.
Why not come along and book this superb local venue for your next party?
For further information please contact our Clerk – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Press Release
Dedicated volunteers ensure Green Flag continues to fly at Ty’r Winch Playing Field
The hard work of dedicated volunteers has ensured that the prestigious Green Flag Community Award continues to fly at Ty’r Winch Playing Field, as Keep Wales Tidy announces the winners of the 2026 Green Flag Awards.
A record 330 parks and green spaces across Wales have reached the high standards required to fly the coveted Green Flag for 2026. This includes 93 sites which achieved full Green Flag Award status and 237 who received a Green Flag Community Award. Fourteen of these sites also achieved the supplementary Green Heritage Site Accreditation, supported by Cadw, for demonstrating a commitment to preserving and promoting their unique history.
The Green Flag Community Award flag was awarded to Old St. Mellons Community Council in recognition of its environmental efforts, excellent visitor facilities, and community involvement.
Green Flag Community Awards celebrate high-quality, volunteer-run spaces such as community gardens and local nature reserves.
For the third year running, Wales retains the honour of holding more Green Flag Community Awards than any other country delivering the scheme, with 237 Community Awards, up 14 from 223 last year.
The Green Flag Award scheme was founded 30 years ago and recognises well-managed parks and green spaces in more than 20 countries around the world.
In Wales, the awards scheme is run by Keep Wales Tidy. Owen Derbyshire, Keep Wales Tidy Chief Executive said:
“Wales is truly setting the standard when it comes to outstanding green spaces, with 330 places recognised in this year’s Green Flag Awards. From flagship parks and vibrant woodlands to historic sites and community spaces, Wales has shown year after year that it has an unwavering commitment to nurturing inclusive green spaces that can be enjoyed by everyone.
“We are especially proud of all our Green Flag Community Award winners which reach the award’s high standards due to the hard work and dedication of volunteers who give their time and skills to ensure these special places thrive and can be enjoyed by many others. Green spaces play a vital part in supporting the health and wellbeing of communities across Wales and we’d like to thank everyone who plays a part in that.”
A full list of award winners can be found on the Keep Wales Tidy website www.keepwalestidy.cymru
Press Release: New Pavilion
Completed at Ty'r Winch Playing Field
Old St Mellons Community Council is pleased to announce that the new pavilion at Ty’r Winch Playing Field is now in place.
The pavilion has been delivered by Ashdown Construction Group Ltd and marks the completion of a long-standing community project. Old St Mellons Community Council has worked hard over a considerable period to bring this facility forward and, although the project has been challenging at times, Councillors are delighted to see it completed for the benefit of the local community.
The new pavilion will be available to hire for children’s parties and other suitable community use, providing a welcome facility at Ty’r Winch Playing Field.
The project has been made possible through the use of Section 106 monies, helping to deliver an important improvement for residents and visitors to the playing field.
Old St Mellons Community Council would like to thank Ashdown Construction Group Ltd, Project Manager Mr Steve Knapton, all contractors involved and everyone who has worked hard to help bring this project to a successful conclusion.
Old St Mellons Community Council warmly invites residents and members of the community to attend an open day at the new pavilion on Saturday 20th June at 3pm. We look forward to welcoming everyone to see the completed facility and celebrate this important addition to Ty’r Winch Playing Field.
A vacancy has arisen for a Cleaner to start in May 2026 please see below contact details if you are interested
Terms & Conditions available at interview
CLEANER WANTED
To clean Village Hall & Pavilion 5 hours per week
ENQUIRIES PLEASE TO :
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CLOSING DATE: 1st May 2026
Proposals for a new Aldi food store at Plot A, Wern Fawr Lane, St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 5E
It is our intention to submit a full planning application to Cardiff Council for these proposals in due course. However, before doing so, as required by the legislation, the draft planning application has been placed on deposit for a period of 28 days from Monday 16th March to Monday 13th April, as referenced in the enclosed notice.
Robert Hitchins Limited, regional property developers and owners of Eastern Business Park, in partnership with Aldi, the award-winning discount food retailer, are bringing forward proposals to open a new high-quality food store on land at Plot A, Wern Fawr Lane, St Mellons. The proposals will bring new purpose to surplus parking space, providing greater convenience for the community. With easy access on foot and via three bus routes, the store would cut unnecessary car trips, contributing to lower carbon emissions and helping to improve the local environment.
The proposed Aldi food store would improve the local supermarket offering, with only Tesco currently serving the St Mellons community. The proposals would mark a significant investment in the local economy, creating up to 40 new jobs, paid at an industry-leading rate, as well as further employment opportunities during construction and through Aldi’s UK supply chain.
Robert Hitchins and Aldi value the input of the local community and will ensure, where appropriate, that local perspectives are considered in shaping the proposals. As part of our statutory pre-application consultation, a virtual public exhibition will be held to present our draft proposals between Monday 16th March and Monday 13th April.
You may view our dedicated consultation website and inspect copies of the proposed draft application package at aldiconsultation.co.uk/st-mellons.
We will also be holding a public consultation event on Thursday 26th March 2026 at Old St Mellons Village Hall, Newport Rd, St. Mellons, Cardiff CF3 5UN. Community consultees and local residents are invited to attend, speak with members of the project team, ask questions, and share their views. The event will be open to the public between 3pm and 7pm.
Please click the following:
Aldi St Mellons - Article 2D Notice Bilingual
Safeguarding Children Around Dogs
The poster links to a short online course focused on child safety, recognising dog body language, and reducing risk around everyday child–dog interactions. It’s intended as an optional safeguarding resource rather than a sales promotion.
The Council’s annual residents’ survey, Ask Cardiff, is now live. The survey captures views on a wide variety of issues, including the priorities of residents, their experiences of Council services, and the impact of major issues such as the Cost of Living on their lives, so it's important we gather as many views as possible.
We would really appreciate your support in promoting this year’s survey with residents in your areas.
The survey is available digitally at: https://online1.snapsurveys.com/HoliCaerdydd2025AskCardiff
Or at:
www.cardiff.gov.uk/askcardiff2025
www.caerdydd.gov.uk/holicaerdydd2025
If you require hard copies of the survey / posters please let me know and I will do my best to get some out to your offices
This year’s survey closes on Sunday 30th November.
CHRISTMAS FAYRE
Saturday the 15th November, 1.30pm ‘til 4pm.
A perfect opportunity for your Christmas present shopping.
There will be Craft stalls - jewellery, quilts, woodwork, knitting, cards, Christmas decorations etc.
home made cakes, jams and chutneys,
plants and lots more.
Refreshments will be available too.
Hope to see you there.
How was your same day urgent care?
In autumn last year we visited same day urgent care units across Wales to find out about people's experiences of emergency care.
People across Wales shared their experiences, highlighting serious gaps in care.
We produced a report and shared what people told us with Welsh Government and Health Boards.
We asked what they were doing to improve the situation. They told us about lots of work being done to make accessing and using same day urgent care better.
Between 20th October and 17th November, we are revisiting same day urgent care units to see how people are experiencing emergency care a year on.
We want to know if the changes made are leading to better care for people or if there is still more to be done.
When completing the online survey, users can toggle to Welsh should they wish to complete the survey through the medium of Welsh.
This is the link to the Survey:
Hello Neighbours,
The latest edition of our monthly newsletter is here.
There's a trend in the summer for specific types of crime to increase, often thanks to the warmer weather. That may come as a surprise, but opportunist criminals will take advantage our desire to get out, relax or travel. This August, find out what the risks are and how you can protect yourself whether at home, or away.
As always, this issue also has a host local news and special offers too. We hope you enjoy reading it.
P.S. Don't forget to share with your neighbours or to pass on any advice that might help someone you know.
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Launch of the Llais National Project – The Health and Social Care We Want.
The Health and Social Care We Want | Llais
Too few people know their rights, what they can reasonably expect from services, or how they can play their own part in staying well and that is why Llais is leading The Health and Social Care We Want: a national conversation about creating clearer, fairer and more person-centred services.
Our Aim
We want to make it easier for people to:
- Know and understand their rights
- Know what to expect from health and social care services
- Know the part they have to play in their own health and care
At the same time, we want to support services to better meet people’s needs by listening to real experiences and using what they hear to make things better. It’s about building trust, reducing confusion and creating services that work for everyone.
How you can help
Your support is important in helping us reach communities, gathering views and understanding what’s working, what’s not, and what matters most.
You can get involved in a number of ways, including:
- Completing our We Want survey (The health and social care we want)
- Attend a Llais event
- Contact us directly: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
We would greatly appreciate if you could share on your channels – and any of your partner channels!
We Want: Open online session
12:00-13:00 - 7th August 2025
An interactive online session for people and organisations across Wales who want to discuss the health and social care systems we want. This session will provide an overview of the project, as well as providing you with the tools to have meaningful conversations to inform the project and help people to 'have their say'. (The Health and Social Care We Want - Online Session - 7th August 2025 | Llais)
We Want: Learning disabilities
10:00-11:00 - 20th August 2025
In this session we invite people with learning disabilities and the people and organisations who support them to join us for a look at our project. In this session we will look at how our engagement activities and tools can be adapted to help people with learning disabilities take part and have their say on what they would like health and social care to look like in the future, and to share their stories of using and accessing health and social care services in the past. (The Health and Social Care We Want - Online Session - 20th August 2025 | Llais)
We Want: Women's health
11:00-12:00 - 27th August 2025
We know that women's health issues are more likely to be dismissed or misdiagnosed and therefore, we wanted to hold a dedicated women's health session to create space for such health inequalities to be discussed and represented within our project. If you are interested in women's health or an organisation supporting women, then this session will give you an overview of what our project aims to achieve and how you can engage women in meaningful conversations about health and social care so that their voices can be represented within our project findings. (The Health and Social Care We Want - Online Session - 27th August 2025 | Llais)
We Want: Unpaid carers
10:30-11:30 - 3rd September 2025
We know that carers face poorer health outcomes including increased levels of stress and low mood and unreliable social care services, and that is why we want to make sure that their voices are represented in our project. We are conscious that carers may face restrictions on when they are able to engage with us that fit around their caring responsibilities. We are holding a dedicated online session to provide a remote opportunity for carers to connect with us and to find out how they can have their say on the future of health and social care across Wales. We also want to connect with organisations that work closely with carers to share our self-facilitation guide as a tool for them to be able to engage carers in meaningful conversation about health and social care, and to feedback their contributions to us. (The Health and Social Care We Want - Online Session - 3rd September 2025 | Llais)
We Want: Children & young people
17:00-18:00 - 10th September 2025
In this session we invite children and young people and the organisations who support them to join us for a look at our project. In this session we will look at how our engagement activities and tools can be adapted to help children and young people take part and have their say on what health and social care means to them, and what they would like health and social care to look like in the future. (The Health and Social Care We Want - Online Session - 10th September 2025 | Llais)”
Kind Regards,
Rachel Cook
Swyddog Gweinyddol / Administrative Support Officer
Llais Caerdydd a Bro Morgannwg / Llais Cardiff and Vale
Adeilad y Goron / Crown Buildings
Parc Cathays / Cathays Park
Caerdydd / Cardiff
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T: 02920 750112
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If you write to us in Welsh, we will answer in Welsh. This will not lead to a delay in responding to your correspondence. If you wish to correspond further in Welsh please let us know.
Mae manylion ein hysbyseb preifatrwydd ar gael ar ein gwefan www.llaiscymru.org
Details of our privacy notice are available on our website www.llaiswales.org
LGBTQ+ Cuppa with a copper
BILINGUAL MESSAGE / NEGES DWYIEITHOG
Your local neighbourhood policing team will be at Milk and Sugar on 26th July between 1230-1330.
Come along and meet us. We can discuss any local issues, provide information on crime prevention, tell you about some of our local initiatives. These sessions are open to anyone and everyone.
Hopefully we will see you there!
Do you need to speak to the police but don’t require an emergency response?
You can make an online report via our website https://www.south-wales.police.uk, send us a private message via Live Chat, or call 101. In an emergency always dial 999.
Paned gyda'ch plismon
Bydd eich tîm plismona cymdogaeth lleol yn bresennol yn (insert location) ar (insert date ) rhwng (insert times between).
Dewch i gwrdd â ni. Gallwn drafod unrhyw faterion lleol, darparu gwybodaeth am atal troseddu, dweud wrthych am rai o'n mentrau lleol. Mae'r sesiynau hyn yn agored i unrhyw un a phawb.
Gobeithio y gwelwn ni chi yno!
Oes angen i chi siarad â'r heddlu ond nid oes angen ymateb brys arnoch?
Gallwch roi gwybod am fater ar-lein drwy ein gwefan https://www.south-wales.police.uk, anfonwch neges breifat atom drwy Sgwrs Fyw, neu ffoniwch 101. Mewn argyfwng, ffoniwch 999 bob amser.
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(South Wales Police, PCSO, Rumney NPT)
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