Christmas Kitchen 2025

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

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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.

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Coychurch Crematorium Christmas Service

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

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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. .  

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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 […]

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Bridgend Carers Wellbeing

Supporting unpaid carers in Bridgend, for further information click on the poster in the link in the line below: Bridgend Poster A4.pdf 02.02.24

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Free Event Parc Calon Lan – Forest Arts 6th August 2025

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Community Work Update

Recently the Garw Valley Community Council has carried out the following works in the valley: the installation of 10 hanging floral baskets in each of the 4 wards – Bettws, Blaengarw, Llangeinor and Pontycymer the installation of two rail planters in Pontyrhyl and a sign planter in Blaengarw. the removal of a huge area of […]

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School Community Awards 2024/25

Once again this year the Garw Valley Community Council has gifted £50 in gift vouchers and a trophy to each of the 5 primary schools in the valley to present a community award to an individual or group that has given their time to the community whether through works, fund raising etc.    The awards […]

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Congratulations to the Community Award Winners for 2024

Following requests for nominees for our two awards from the public, the winners in each category were invited to attend the June 2025 Ordinary Council Meeting for a presentation.  Both were presented with an engraved shield to keep for a year, an engraved trophy to keep and a gift card, their accompanying guests were presented […]

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