Get ready for the Big Event, name the Learning Centre, market comedy night, Pontypool business celebrates milestone

08/06/2018

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Get ready for the Cwmbran Big Event

The annual Cwmbran Big Event takes place this weekend (Saturday 9 June) at Cwmbran Boating Lake from 12pm-5pm.

The event includes sporting competitions, raft race, craft and food stalls, and a wide variety of music and dance acts, including headline act, the Borough Blues Band.  

Parking will be available at Llanyrafon school just a short walk from the boating lake itself. Visitors are also encouraged to walk or cycle to the event if possible, or take the X24 bus from raft race sponsor Stagecoach which passes the event every 10 minutes. More details here

Paratowch ar gyfer Digwyddiad Mawr Cwmbrân y penwythnos yma

Bydd Digwyddiad Mawr Cwmbrân wrth Lyn Cychod Cwmbrân y penwythnos yma (Dydd Sadwrn 9 Mehefin) o 12pm-5pm.

Mae’r digwyddiad yn cynnwys cystadlaethau chwaraeon, ras rafftiau, stondinau crefft a bwyd ac amrywiaeth o berfformwyr gerddoriaeth a dawns, gan gynnwys y brif act, Borough Blues Band. 

Bydd parcio ar gael yn ysgol Llanyrafon sydd ond taith fer o’r llyn cychod ei hun. Anogir pobl i gerdded neu seiclo i’r digwyddiad os yw’n bosibl, neu cymerwch fws X24 noddwyr y ras rafftiau, Stagecoach, sy’n pasio’r digwyddiad pob 10 munud. Darllenwch stori lawn...

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Can you name the Torfaen Sixth Form/Post 16 Learning Centre?

It’s not really a catchy name is it?

Torfaen Council and Coleg Gwent need your help to choose a name for this new £20 million purpose built learning centre which will be the home of all English Language A Level education in the borough.

The centre will also offer level 2 and 3 vocational qualifications, foundation degrees and the Welsh Baccalaureate. It will serve all pupils in the borough and will become the pathway for students into higher education, training and employment. Click here to have your say


Dyw e ddim yn enw bachog iawn yw e? 

Mae Cyngor Torfaen a Choleg Gwent angen eich help i ddewis enw ar gyfer y ganolfan ddysgu bwrpasol £20 miliwn newydd hon a fydd yn cartref pob Lefel A Saesneg ei hiaith yn y fwrdeistref. 

Bydd y ganolfan hefyd yn cynnig cymwysterau galwedigaethol lefel 2 a 3, graddau sylfaen  a Bagloriaeth Cymru. Bydd yn gwasanaethu holl ddisgyblion yn y fwrdeistref ac yn dod yn llwybr i fyfyrwyr i addysg uwch, hyfforddiant a chyflogaeth. Darllenwch stori lawn...

 


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Pontypool pizzeria celebrates birthday with pizza and prosecco night

A popular Pontypool pizzeria is hosting a pop-up pizza and prosecco night on Thursday 21 June to celebrate its 30th anniversary in the town.

Family run Porky’s Pizza, which opened in Pontypool town centre in 1987, will take over the indoor market for the event. Full story here

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Pizzeria ym Mhont-y-pŵl yn dathlu pen-blwydd gyda noson pizza a prosecco

Mae pizzeria poblogaidd ym Mhont-y-pŵl yn cynnal noson pizza a prosecco ar nos Iau 21 Mehefin i ddathlu 30 mlynedd yn y dref.

Bydd y busnes teuluol Porky’s Pizza, a agorodd yng nghanol tref Pont-y-pŵl yn 1987, yn cymryd drosodd y farchnad dan do ar gyfer y digwyddiad. Full story here


Britain's Got Talent star to headline Pontypool comedy night

Surreal stand-up star Noel James, fresh from his recent performance on Britain’s Got Talent, will headline the quarterly comedy night at Pontypool Indoor Market on Thursday 28 June.

Noel, a veteran of more than 25 years on the UK comedy circuit, made it to the semi-finals of the ITV show in May but narrowly missed out on a place in the finals.

He will headline a diverse line up that including Sarah Breese, Kris Davies and the award winning Josh Elton.

Contact 01495 742757 or pontypoolmarketmanager@torfaen.gov.uk for more details.

Seren Rhaglen Britain's Got Talent ar frig rhaglen noson gomedi ym Mhont-y-pŵl

Bydd Noel James, seren comedi stand-yp, yn ffres o'i berfformiad diweddar ar Britain's Got Talent, yn un o uchafbwyntiau'r noson gomedi chwarterol ym Marchnad Dan Do Pont-y-pŵl ar ddydd Iau, 28 Mehefin.

Fe wnaeth Noel, sy'n hen law ar y gamp ers dros 25 mlynedd ar gylched comedi'r DU, gyrraedd rowndiau cynderfynol y sioe ar ITV ym mis Mai, ond fe gollodd ei le yn y rownd derfynol o drwch blewyn.

Bydd yn arwain criw amrywiol, sy'n cynnwys Sarah Breese, Kris Davies a'r enwog Josh Elton.

Cysylltwch ar 01495 742757 neu pontypoolmarketmanager@torfaen.gov.uk i gael mwy o fanylion.


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