Survey regarding the improvement of facilities at Bettws Football Club

Architects Dyer are working with the Bettws Community Partnership (a partnership between Bettws FC, Tanio and Garw Valley Youth Club) to explore the potential to improve the facilities at Bettws Football Club and the surrounding public open spare. They’ve prepared an online questionnaire for the members of the community to complete so they can understand […]

Christmas Kitchen 2025

Do you, or someone you know, need a bit of extra help this festive season?

Garw Valley Community Council Christmas Gifts for Schools

Once again this year the Garw Valley Community Council has purchased gifts for all 5 primary school’s children – 684 in total. Councillors, and two additional helpers, came together to pack the gifts into bags and deliver them to the schools for distribution to the children.

Coychurch Crematorium Christmas Service

This will be held on 11th December 2025. For full details click on this link

Daffodil Bulb Planting

The Garw Valley Community Council wishes to thank all the community helpers, especially the schoolchildren who helped plants bulbs in Bettws, Blaengarw and Pontycymer, without you we couldn’t do it. Below are photos of some of the children of Blaengarw Primary School planting bulbs on the Strand:

Garw Valley Community Council Christmas Concert Bettws

Once again this year we are organising a Christmas Concert which will be held at Bettws Primary School at 7.00 pm on 4th December 2025. Tickets are available from either Bettws Primary School or on the door on the night. Adults £3 children free. .

Garw Valley Community Council Remembrance

On Remembrance Day Sunday 9th November 2025 Councillor William ‘Billy’ Davies led a service at the memorial on Victoria Street, which was very well attended. In addition, a remembrance wreath with a personalised message was laid in all four wards of the Garw Valley by councillors at the following locations: Bettws Ward – Tommy Silhouette […]