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Visitors wanting to see the moving,
steaming, mechanical Man Engine when it begins its
grand tour of Wales in Blaenavon are advised to plan ahead for the event.
The
huge mechanical puppet, which resembles a giant miner, is set to visit
Blaenavon for a day of celebration on Sunday 8 April.
It will start its journey at Big Pit with an opening event from 11am until 1pm.
Between 1pm and 2pm it will travel via the Gilchrist Thomas Industrial Estate
to the main event at Blaenavon Ironworks, which runs from
2.30pm until 4.20pm.
Parking in the local area is limited and visitors are encouraged to use free
shuttle buses which will run regularly between Old Mill Car Park in Pontypool
and Blaenavon Ironworks from 10am. The buses will stop at every marked bus stop
on the route and the last bus will leave Blaenavon Ironworks to return to
Pontypool at 5:50pm.
Shuttle buses will also run to the Ironworks from the overflow car park in Garn
Lakes and Blaenavon Heritage Railway car park.
There is limited parking at Big Pit but due to the road closures in place for
the event visitors will need to be parked up by 10am and will be unable to
leave until 2pm.
Limited disabled parking is available at
Blaenavon Ironworks for anyone displaying a valid blue badge.
No parking will be permitted on the Gilchrist Thomas Industrial Estate, Kennard
Place or Estate Road for the duration of the event.
The event at the Big Pit Museum and the parade through the Gilchrist Estate are
free and un-ticketed. Tickets for the Ironworks are £3 and can be booked via
Ticketsource: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/FFGJHM
More detailed travel information is available at www.visitblaenavon.co.uk
Notes
Park
and ride
Free
shuttle buses will run a 15-30 minute service between Old Mill Car Park in Pontypool
and Blaenavon Ironworks, with the first bus departing Old Mill Car Park,
Trosnant Street at 10:00. The last bus will leave the Ironworks at
17:50. The buses will stop at every marked bus stop en-route and will run
via both Cwmavon and Varteg Hill. Visit www.visitblaenavon.co.uk
for a full timetable.
Car parking
Parking in the Blaenavon World Heritage Site is limited and we would
encourage visitors to use the free shuttle buses wherever possible. Limited
parking will be available at the Garn Lakes overflow car park and the Blaenavon
Heritage Railway car park. A shuttle bus picking up from these car parks and
taking visitors to the Ironworks will run every 15/20 minutes.
Disabled parking
Limited parking for drivers displaying a valid Blue Badge is available at
Blaenavon Ironworks car park.
Big Pit car park
There is limited parking at the Big Pit, with a parking charge of £3.
Due to the road closures for this event, access to this car park is only
available before 10am, and users will not be able to leave the site until 2pm.
Anyone needing to leave before 2pm should find alternative parking.
Road closures
There will be a full road closure in operation from 10am until 5:30pm on
the Gilchrist Thomas Industrial Estate, Kennard Place and Estate Road.
In order for the event to run smoothly, we request that no vehicles are
parked along Gilchrist Thomas Industrial Estate, Kennard Place and Estate
Road. In addition, parking cones will be placed along Church Road from
Kennard Place to Stable Row to ensure ease of access for the shuttle bus and
other vehicles.
Toilets
Portaloos will be located in Rhymney Brewery car park and Blaenavon Ironworks
car park. There are also toilets available at the Big Pit and Blaenavon
Ironworks.
First
aid
St
John’s Ambulance will be attending the event and a first aid point will be
located in the Blaenavon Ironworks car park.
Lost
children
St
John’s Ambulance will provide the point for Lost and Found children, located in
the Blaenavon Ironworks car park.
Waste
and recycling
There
will be waste and recycling bins located in Rhymney Brewery car park and
Blaenavon Ironworks car park. Please dispose of any waste in these bins or take
it home with you.
Cynghorir ymwelwyr
sydd eisiau gweld y Man Engine mecanyddol, symudol pa fydd yn cychwyn ei daith
o gwmpas Cymru ym Mlaenafon i gynllunio ymlaen llaw ar gyfer y digwyddiad.
Mae’r pyped mecanyddol anferth, sy’n edrych fel glöwr
mawr, i ymweld â Blaenafon ar gyfer diwrnod o ddathlu ar ddydd Sul 8 Ebrill.
Bydd yn cychwyn ar ei daith yn y Pwll Mawr gyda digwyddiad agoriadol o 11am hyd
at 1pm. Rhwng 1pm a 2pm bydd yn teithio trwy Stad Ddiwydiannol Gilchrist Thomas
i’r prif ddigwyddiad yng Ngwaith Haearn Blaenafon, sy’n rhedeg o 2.30pm hyd at
4.20pm.
Nid oes llawer o le i barcio yn yr ardal leol ac anogir ymwelwyr i ddefnyddio’r
bysus gwennol am ddim a fydd yn rhedeg yn rheolaidd rhwng Maes Parcio’r Hen
Felin ym Mhont-y-pŵl a Gwaith Haearn Blaenafon o 10am ymlaen. Bydd y bysus yn
stopio ym mhob arosfan bws ar y llwybr a bydd y bws olaf yn gadael Gwaith
Haearn Blaenafon i ddychwelyd i Bont-y-pŵl am 5:50pm.
Bydd bysus gwennol hefyd yn rhedeg i’r Gwaith Haearn o’r maes parcio ychwanegol
yn Llynnoedd Garn a maes parcio Rheilffordd Dreftadaeth Blaenafon.
Mae ychydig o le i barcio yn y Pwll Mawr ond oherwydd y ffyrdd a fydd wedi cau
ar gyfer y digwyddiad bydd angen i ymwelwyr fod wedi parcio cyn 10am ac ni
fyddant yn medru gadael tan 2pm.
Mae peth lle parcio
i bobl anabl ar gael yng Ngwaith Haearn Blaenafon i unrhyw un sy’n arddangos
bathodyn glas dilys.
Ni chaniateir parcio ar Stad Ddiwydiannol Gilchrist Thomas, Kennard Place nac Estate
Road trwy gydol y digwyddiad.
Mae’r digwyddiad yn Amgueddfa’r Pwll Mawr a’r orymdaith drwy Stad Gilchrist am
ddim ac nid oes angen tocynnau. Mae tocynnau ar gyfer digwyddiad y Gwaith
Haearn yn £3 a gellir eu trefnu drwy Ticketsource: www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/FFGJHM
Rhagor o wybodaeth fanwl am deithio ar gael yn www.visitblaenavon.co.uk
Nodiadau
Parcio a reidio
Bydd bysus gwennol am ddim yn rhedeg gwasanaeth 15-30
munud rhwng Maes Parcio’r Hen Felin ym Mhont-y- pŵl a Gwaith Haearn
Blaenafon, gyda’r bws gyntaf yn gadael Maes Parcio’r Hen Felin, Stryd Trosnant
am 10:00. Bydd y bws olaf yn gadael y Gwaith Haearn am 17:50. Bydd y
bysus yn stopio ym mhob arosfan bws ar y daith ac yn rhedeg drwy Gwmafon a
Varteg Hill. Ewch i www.visitblaenavon.co.uk i
weld amserlen lawn.
Parcio ceir
Dim ond ychydig o le i barcio sydd ar Safle Treftadaeth y Byd Blaenafon a
buasem yn annog ymwelwyr i ddefnyddio’r bysus gwennol am ddim lle bo modd. Bydd
ychydig o le i barcio ar gael ar faes parcio ychwanegol Llynnoedd Garn a maes
parcio Rheilffordd Dreftadaeth Blaenafon. Bydd bws gwennol yn codi pobl o’r
meysydd parcio hyn a mynd â nhw i’r Gwaith Haearn yn rhedeg bob 15/20
munud.
Parcio i bobl anabl
Mae peth lle i barcio i yrwyr sy’n arddangos Bathodyn Glas dilys ar gael ym
maes parcio Gwaith Haearn Blaenafon.
Maes parcio’r Pwll Mawr
Mae peth lle i barcio yn y Pwll Mawr, gyda thâl o £3. Oherwydd y ffyrdd
sy’n cau ar gyfer y digwyddiad hwn, mae mynediad i’r maes parcio ar gael dim
ond cyn 10am, ac ni fydd defnyddwyr yn medru gadael y safle tan 2pm. Dylai
unrhyw un sydd angen gadael cyn 2pm gael hyd i le arall i barcio.
Cau ffyrdd
Bydd y ffyrdd yn cau yn llawn rhwng 10am a 5:30pm ar Stad Ddiwydiannol
Gilchrist Thomas, Kennard Place ac Estate Road.
Er mwyn i’r digwyddiad hwn redeg yn llyfn, gofynnwn nad oes unrhyw gerbydau
yn cael eu parcio ar Stad Ddiwydiannol Gilchrist Thomas, Kennard Place ac
Estate Road. At hyn, bydd conau ffordd yn cael eu gosod ar hyd Church
Road o Kennard Place i Stable Row i sicrhau bod y bysus gwennol a cherbydau
eraill yn medru mynd heibio.
Toiledau
Bydd Portaloos yn cael eu lleoli ym maes parcio Bragdy Rhymney a maes parcio
Gwaith Haearn Blaenafon. Mae toiledau hefyd ar gael yn y Pwll Mawr a Gwaith
Haearn Blaenafon.
Cymorth cyntaf
Bydd Ambiwlans Sant Ioan yn mynychu’r digwyddiad a bydd
pwynt cymorth cyntaf ym maes parcio Gwaith Haearn Blaenafon.
Plant coll
Bydd Ambiwlans Sant Ioan yn darparu pwynt ar gyfer plant
coll a phlant a ganfyddir, wedi ei leoli ar faes parcio Gwaith Haearn
Blaenafon.
Gwastraff ac ailgylchu
Bydd biniau gwastraff ac ailgylchu wedi eu lleoli ar faes
parcio Bragdy Rhymney a maes parcio Gwaith Haearn Blaenafon. Gwaredwch unrhyw
wastraff yn y biniau hyn neu ewch ag o’n ôl gartref gyda chi.
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