Notice of the Exercise of Electors’ Rights Audit 2024/2025

Please see the full notice via the link in the line below: Audit Notice GVCC 2024-25

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Armed Forces Covenant

The Garw Valley Community Council has committed to honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and supporting the armed forces community.  Please see the full covenant in the link below: GVCC Armed Forces Covenant

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VE Day 80th Anniversary 8th May 2025

Garw Valley Community Council is marking the 80th Anniversary of VE Day on 8th May in the following ways: A short service will be held at the war memorial in Pontycymmer There will be a 2 minute silence at 12.00 midday throughout the UK. Church bells will ring at 6.30 pm.   There is a UK […]

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Nominate for our Community Awards for 2024.2025 (closes 9th May 2025)

Once again this year we are inviting you to nominate people in the community for our two awards – one a general community award the other for sport.  Please see the full notice in the line below along with the entry form in the line beneath the form: Community Awards 2024.5 Community Award Nomination For […]

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Ysgol Calon y Cymoedd Needs Your Help

We Need Your Help Transforming Our Outdoor Area Can you: Plant? Paint? Build goalposts? Move rubbish? Move metal? Cut wood? Provide materials? Provide tools? Provide refreshments on the day? We Need You: Dear Community Members, We are excited to be working on improving our school’s outdoor area, and we would love your help! We want […]

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South Wales Listens

South Wales Listens leaflet

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Co-option Vacancy to serve on the Garw Valley Community Council (Blaengarw) – closes 7th March 2025

We currently have a vacancy on the community council for a councillor to serve the Blaengarw ward. If you’d like to apply to be co-opted onto the council please see the following co-option notice:  Co-opted Councillor Vacancy Advert Blaengarw Ward February 2025

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Co-option Vacancies for 2 Councillors to Serve on the Community Council (Closing date 7th February 2025)

We currently have two vacancies on the community council for councillors to serve the Bettws and Blaengarw wards. If you’d like to apply to be co-opted onto the council please see the following co-option notices: Bettws Ward Blaengarw Ward

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New Bin Pontyrhyl and Bus Stop Cleaning

The Garw Valley Community Council has recently purchased and installed a new bin on the post to the side of the bus stop on Beech Road.  In addition, at the council’s request the bus stop has been cleared of weeds and cleaned. Below is a photo of both before and after the work was completed: […]

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Electoral Arrangement Review Bridgend County Borough (closes 7th April 2025)

Bridgend County Borough Council has undertaken an Electoral Arrangement review of all Town and Community Councils across Bridgend County Borough. The review has considered the following: The number of Town and Community Councils – including the option of mergers, alterations or creating new ones. Electoral arrangements – including the number of councillors, the number of wards, the number of councillors elected in each […]

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