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Newyddion y Cyngor Cymuned
Nid oes fawr o amheuaeth bod problemau traffig wedi cyrraedd y penawdau dros yr wythnosau diwethaf. Mae'r cyfryngau cymdeithasol lleol wedi bod yn brysur gyda chwynion am oedi i fodurwyr, yn enwedig yn ystod yr amseroedd teithio brig. Mae hwn, wrth gwrs, yn fater yn bennaf i Blasdwr a Chyngor Caerdydd. Fodd bynnag, rydym wedi cael trafodaethau aml am y mater hwn gyda'r datblygwyr - a buom yn cyhoeddi unrhyw wybodaeth newydd ar ein gwefan. Mae'r sefyllfa rhywfaint yn anochel, wrth gwrs, wrth i 6,000 o gartrefi gael eu hadeiladu ar garreg ein drws - ond mae'r methiant i ddefnyddio goleuadau traffig digonol, synhwyrol, wedi'u hamseru'n optimaidd ar hyd y gwaith ffordd ar Llantrisant Road yn bwynt isel sylweddol ar gyfer Plasdwr a'i gontractwyr. Fel y gwnaethom adrodd ar ein gwefan (ym mis Mehefin) bydd y gwaith ffordd hwn gyda ni tan haf 2020 o leiaf. Byddwn yn pwyso ar Plasdwr am adroddiad 'gwersi a ddysgwyd', yn deillio o'r anghyfleustra difrifol a achoswyd i breswylwyr yn ystod yr wythnosau diwethaf - gyda cynlluniau ar gyfer sut y byddant yn ceisio lleihau aflonyddwch yn y dyfodol. Yn y cyfamser, rydym yn parhau i gysylltu â Chyngor Caerdydd ynghylch gwella ffyrdd yn Radyr a Threforgan - gyda'r bwriad o wneud ein ffyrdd yn fwy diogel - a gwneud y mannau cyhoeddus y mae ein prif ffyrdd yn mynd drwyddynt mor ddymunol â phosibl. I'r perwyl hwn, rydym wedi datblygu syniadau mewn perthynas ag ardal Ffordd yr Orsaf - yr ydym yn gobeithio ei rhannu gyda'r gymuned yn y dyfodol agos. Bydd llawer o ddarllenwyr wedi gweld yr orsaf Nextbikes newydd y tu allan i McColls ar Ffordd yr Orsaf. Nod hyn yw annog mwy ohonom i ddewis opsiwn 'teithio egnïol' wrth inni symud o amgylch ein cymuned a'r ddinas. Ydych chi wedi defnyddio'r Nextbikes? Gadewch inni wybod eich barn amdanynt, trwy gysylltu â ni trwy ein gwefan. Mae ein gwaith i wella maes chwarae'r plant ger Ffordd Drovers yn parhau. Yn ddiweddar cynhaliom gyfarfod safle gyda swyddogion draenio Caerdydd, ac ar ôl hynny datblygwyd datrysiad i'r broblem o fwd a dŵr yn llifo ar draws y maes chwarae. Dylid gwneud y gwaith hwn cyn diwedd mis Ionawr - ac yna, o'r diwedd, bydd yr offer chwarae newydd yn cael ei osod. Ar yr un pryd, mae Cyngor Caerdydd wedi cytuno i gynnal astudiaeth ddichonoldeb, i ystyried newid yr ardal chwarae tarmac (ger maes chwarae Ffordd Drovers) yn Arena Gemau Aml-ddefnydd 3G. Byddai hyn yn newyddion gwych i blant a phobl ifanc ledled Radyr a Morganstown. Rydym hefyd wedi cyhoeddi gwahoddiadau i sefydliadau ac arbenigwyr lleol i weithio gyda ni i ddatblygu syniadau o ran darparu cyfleusterau a chyfleoedd i'n pobl ifanc. Rhan bwysig o'r gwaith hwn fydd ymgysylltu â phobl ifanc ledled y gymuned - i ddarganfod beth yw eu barn am Radyr a Threforgan - a'r hyn y dylid ei wneud yn eu barn hwy i wella bywyd iddynt. Rydym wedi cyfarfod â sawl swyddog ar draws Cyngor Caerdydd i drafod y syniadau a gyflwynwyd gennym ar gyfer eu rhestr syniadau seilwaith. Roedd y rhain yn amrywio o osod llochesi bysiau iawn i neuadd gymunedol newydd ar Gae'r Twmpath. Mae'n amser anodd iawn yn ariannol, wrth gwrs, ond byddwn yn eich diweddaru am unrhyw ddatblygiadau. A byddwn yn parhau i gysylltu â Chyngor Caerdydd i sicrhau bod ein cynigion yn cael eu cofio wrth i arian ddod ar gael. Gallwch weld ein cynigion seilwaith ar ein gwefan (chwiliwch am 'infrastructure' ar ein gwefan). Mae gennym ni biano newydd yn yr OCR! Roedd gan yr hen un bedal cynnal wedi torri - ac roedd yn dechrau swnio'n muffled iawn! Gobeithio y bydd grwpiau sy'n defnyddio'r OCR yn mwynhau'r offeryn newydd! Mae ein clwb cinio yn parhau i gwrdd yng Nghlwb Golff Radyr - lle rydyn ni bob amser yn cael croeso cynnes iawn a phrydau blasus iawn. Mae hyn yn cwrdd amser cinio dydd Mercher, ddwywaith y mis. Dilynir cinio gyda sgwrs (rydym wedi clywed am waith GCHQ, hanes mapiau a llawer mwy). Cysylltwch â'n swyddfa os hoffech chi fynychu. Bydd croeso mawr i chi! Rydym yn parhau â'n gwaith ym Mharc Pentwyn, lle cymerwyd camau i glirio'r pyllau mawr a gasglodd ar hyd y llwybr troed yno yn dilyn glaw. Rydym hefyd yn gweithio i ailadeiladu'r wal rhwng y parc a'r maes parcio y tu ôl i'r fflatiau cyfagos. Mae'r gwaith yn Radyr Woods yn parhau, hefyd. Mae hwn yn adnodd hynod werthfawr - ond rydym yn brin o wirfoddolwyr i helpu i ddatblygu a chynnal y goedwig. Cysylltwch â ni os hoffech chi helpu. Gwrthwynebasom yn ddiweddar y datblygiad arfaethedig o 45 cartref mewn coetiroedd y tu ôl i Danescourt. Mae'r coetir hwn yn rhan o'r llwybr coediog gogoneddus sy'n arwain o Radyr i Llandaf. Gallwch ddarllen ein gwrthwynebiad ar ein gwefan (chwiliwch am Taff Housing). Y Cynghorydd Huw Onllwyn Jones Cadeirydd Cyngor Cymuned Radyr a Threforgan Tachwedd 2019
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Community Council News
There can be little doubt that traffic problems have hit the headlines over the past few weeks. Local social media sites have been busy with complaints about delays for motorists, especially during peak travel times. This is, of course, primarily a matter for Plasdwr and Cardiff Council. We have, however, had frequent discussions about this issue with the developers - whilst posting any fresh information on our website. There is, of course, a degree of inevitability about this situation - as 6,000 homes are built on our doorstep - but the failure to deploy adequate, sensible, optimally timed traffic lights at the road works on Llantrisant Road constitutes a significant low-point for Plasdwr and its contractors. As we reported on our website (in June) these road works will be with us until at least the summer of 2020. We will press Plasdwr for a 'lessons learned' report, arising from the serious inconvenience caused to residents in recent weeks - along with plans for how they will seek to minimise disruption in future. In the meantime, we continue to liaise with Cardiff Council about road improvements within Radyr and Morganstown - with a view to making our roads safer - and making as pleasant as possible the public spaces through which our main roads pass. To this end, we have developed ideas with regard to the Station Road area - which we hope to share with the community in the near future. Many readers will have seen the new Nextbikes station outside McColls on Station Road. This is aimed at encouraging more of us to chose an active travel option as we move around our community and the city. Have you used Nextbikes? Let us know way you think, by contacting us through our website. Our work to improve the children's' playground near Drovers' Way continues. We recently held a site meeting with Cardiff's drainage officials, following which a solution to the problem of mud and water flowing across the playground was developed. This work should be undertaken before the end of January - and then, at last, the new play equipment will be installed. At the same time, Cardiff Council has agreed to undertake a feasibility study, to consider altering the tarmac play-area (near the Drovers' Way playground) into a 3G Multi-use Games Arena. This would be fantastic news for children and youngsters across Radyr and Morganstown. We have also issued invitations to local organisations and experts to work with us to develop ideas with regard to providing facilities and opportunities for our young people. An important part of this work will be engaging with youngsters across the community - to find out what they think of Radyr and Morganstown - and what they think should be done to improve life for them. We have met with several officials across Cardiff Council to discuss the ideas we submitted for their infrastructure ideas list. These ranged from installing proper bus shelters to a new community hall on the Mound Field. Times are very hard, financially, of course, but we will keep you posted about any developments. And we will continue to liaise with Cardiff Council to ensure that our proposals are borne in mind as and when money becomes available. You can see our infrastructure proposals on our website (just search for 'infrastructure' on our site). We have a new piano at the OCR! The old one had a broken sustain pedal - and was beginning to sound very muffled! We hope that groups using the OCR will enjoy the new instrument! Our lunch club continues to meet at Radyr Golf Club - where we always receive a very warm welcome and some very tasty meals. This meets on Wednesday lunchtimes, twice a month. Lunches are followed by a talk (we've heard about the work of GCHQ, the history of maps and much more). Please contact our office if you would like to attend. You will be very welcome! We continue our work at Pentwyn Park, where steps have been taken to clear the footpath of the large puddles that collected there following rain. We are also working to rebuild the wall between the park and the car park situated behind the adjacent flats. Work at Radyr Woods continues, also. This is a hugely valuable resource - but we are short of volunteers to help develop and maintain the site. Please contact us if you would like to help. We objected recently to the proposed development of 45 homes in woodlands behind Danescourt. This woodland is part of the glorious wooded footpath that leads from Radyr to Llandaf. You can see our objection on our website (search for Taff Housing). Cllr Huw Onllwyn Jones Chair Radyr and Morganstown Community Council November 2019 Newyddion y Cyngor Cymuned (English version below)
Yn gyntaf oll, gobeithio eich bod chi i gyd wedi cael haf da a gwyliau braf - yn rhywle poeth yn ddelfrydol - ac ymhell i ffwrdd o wae Brexit, gwaith - a goleuadau traffig Llantrisant Road. Rydyn ni wedi bod yn gweithio'n galed dros yr haf, gan ddatblygu nifer o brosiectau ar draws Radur a Threforgan. Mae'r rhain yn cynnwys: Mae Cyngor Caerdydd wedi ein gwahodd i gyflwyno syniadau ar gyfer ei restr syniadau seilwaith newydd. Bydd y rhain yn brosiectau y gall Caerdydd eu hariannu trwy arian Adran 106 (a ddarperir gan ddatblygwyr tai, fel rhan o'u cytundebau o ran caniatâd cynllunio). Rydym wedi casglu syniadau preswylwyr trwy arolwg ar-lein - a thrwy'r RMA. Mae gennym ni ein syniadau ein hunain hefyd! Mae hwn yn gyfle cyffrous iawn i Radur a Threforgan - a byddwn yn cyhoeddi ein cyfraniad at y rhestr yn y dyfodol agos. Gellir cyflwyno syniadau newydd ar unrhyw adeg, gan y bydd Caerdydd yn cadw eu rhestr fel dogfen 'fyw'. Mae angen 'health warning' ar gyfer hyn, fodd bynnag, gan ei bod yn annhebygol y bydd Caerdydd yn derbyn pob syniad am gyllid. Ond os na chyflwynwn unrhyw syniadau - ni chawn unrhyw arian! Byddwn hefyd yn cwrdd â thîm Adran 106 Caerdydd yn y dyfodol agos, i drafod ein syniadau. Diogelwch ar y ffyrdd: cawsom gyfarfod rhagorol gyda thîm Trafnidiaeth Cyngor Caerdydd ar 10 Medi. Gwnaethom drafod sawl eitem, gan gynnwys gosod safle Nextbikes y tu allan i McColl's ar Ffordd yr Orsaf (gyda mwy o safleoedd yn cael eu hystyried, gan gynnwys beiciau trydan yng Ngorsaf Radyr). Mae dechrau'r gwaith wedi'i gynllunio ar gyfer Ionawr / Chwefror 2020 ar gyfer ein tair croesfan sebra newydd, ger Heol Syr Lewis, Ty Mynydd Close a Rectory Close. Mae'r paratoadau cyfreithiol ar y gweill i gyflwyno parth 20mya ar draws Radur a Threforgan (ar wahân i Barc Radur). Dylai'r cynllun gael ei gyflwyno yng ngwanwyn / haf 2020. Mae Golf Club Lane i fod i gau - gyda'r gwaith yn cael ei wneud yn haf 2020. Ac mae'r Cyngor wedi gofyn i ni gynnig gwelliannau i ardal Ffordd yr Orsaf, er mwyn gwella ei rôl fel lle ar gyfer y gymuned i gwrdd, siopa a chymdeithasu. Byddwn yn cynnal arolwg ar-lein am hyn, yn fuan, i ofyn am farn a syniadau gan breswylwyr. Ac rydym, wrth gwrs, wedi mynegi ein pryderon ynghylch goleuadau traffig Llantrisant Road. Gallwch ymweld ag adran Newyddion ein gwefan i ddarllen mwy am y cyfarfod. Mae Caerdydd yn ymgynghori ar ysgol gynradd newydd i'w hadeiladu ar safle Plasdwr. Ysgol ddwyieithog fydd hon, gyda ffrydiau Saesneg a Chymraeg. Unwaith eto, gallwch ddarllen mwy am hyn ar ein gwefan. Mae Hen Ysgoldy'r Eglwys wedi cael mân wellliannau dros yr haf, gan gynnwys gosod teils 'oak-effect' yn y brif neuadd. Rydyn ni'n credu ei fod yn gwneud i'r ystafell edrych yn fwy, yn well ac yn oleuach. Bydd hefyd yn llawer haws i ddefnyddwyr y neuadd lanhau ar ôl eu digwyddiadau. Dim mwy o olchi Camembert o deils carped ar ôl parti caws a gwin. Dim mwy o ymosod ar staen win coch gyda lliain gwlyb. Dim ond mopio ac ysgubo! Rydym hefyd wedi bod yn trafod prynu piano newydd ar gyfer y neuadd - a fyddai’n plesio’r grwpiau hynny sy’n defnyddio’r Ysgoldy ar gyfer ymarferion côr a chyngherddau. Yn y dyfodol agos byddwn yn ystyried darparu cyfleusterau, gweithgareddau a chefnogaeth i'n pobl ifanc. Gwneir y gwaith hwn ar y cyd â nifer o asiantaethau a sefydliadau - yn ogystal â phobl ifanc o bob rhan o Radur a Threforgan. Rydyn ni am iddyn nhw fwynhau ystod o weithgareddau - a chael lleoedd da i gymdeithasu - tra'n rannu'r gwerthoedd sy'n helpu i wneud Radur a Threforgan yn lle gwych i fyw ynddo. Rydym wedi ymateb ar ein gwefan i'r ymosodiad llosgi bwriadol ar guddfan adar wedi'i leoli yn Forest Farm. Er nad yw hyn yn Radyr a Threforgan, mae'n ardal y mae aelodau ein cymuned yn ei mwynhau. Mae'n drueni mawr bod rhai pobl o'r farn bod rhoi adnodd cymunedol ar dân yn rhywbeth sy'n werth ei wneud - ac mae'n anodd credu bod ganddyn nhw unrhyw barch at eu cymuned a'u cymdogion. Efallai nad ydyn nhw'n ymwybodol o'r cosbau y gallen nhw eu hwynebu, pe bydden nhw'n cael eu dal. Nodir y rhain yng Nghanllawiau Dedfrydu'r Cyngor Dedfrydu. Gall tân fel yr un hwn, sy'n achosi difrod cymedrol i safle cyhoeddus, arwain at ddedfryd o garchar yn amrywio rhwng 6 a 26 wythnos. Mae cosbau tebyg yn bodoli am ddifrod troseddol. Dylai unrhyw un sydd ag unrhyw wybodaeth am yr ymosodiad gysylltu â'r heddlu. Yn olaf, rwy'n falch iawn o gyhoeddi penodiad dau aelod newydd i'n tîm. Yn ymuno â ni fel cynghorydd ar gyfer ward Treforgan mae Vina Patel. Mae Vina eisoes yn aelod gweithgar o'n cymuned - ac edrychwn ymlaen at elwa o'i phrofiad wrth inni ddatblygu ein gwaith. Rydym hefyd yn croesawu Michelle Lenton-Johnson i'n tîm. Er nad yw'n gynghorydd, bydd yn ymuno â ni yn ein cyfarfodydd cyngor - gan ddod â gwybodaeth leol werthfawr a'i brwdfrydedd aruthrol i'n gwaith. Croeso i'r ddau! Y Cynghorydd Huw Onllwyn Jones Cadeirydd Cyngor Cymuned Radyr a Threforgan Medi 2019 Community Council News
First of all, I hope you all had a good summer and a nice holiday - preferably somewhere hot - and far away from the woes of Brexit, work and the Llantrisant Road traffic lights. We've been working hard over the summer, developing a number of projects across Radyr and Morganstown. These include: Cardiff Council has invited us to submit ideas for its new infrastructure ideas list. These will be projects that Cardiff can fund via Section 106 Money (which is provided by housing developers, as part of their planning consent deals). We have gathered residents ideas via an online survey - and via the RMA. We also have our own ideas! This is a very exciting opportunity for R&M - and we will publish our contribution to the list in the near future. New ideas can be submitted at any time, since Cardiff will be keeping their list as a 'live' document. This needs a health warning, however, since it is unlikely that every idea will be accepted by Cardiff for funding. But if we don't submit any ideas - we won't get any money! We will also be meeting Cardiff's Section 106 team in the near future, to press our case. Road safety: we had an excellent meeting with Cardiff Council's Transportation team on 10 September. We discussed several items, including the imminent installation of a Nextbike stand outside McColl's on Station Road (with more stands being considered, including electric bikes at Radyr Station). Start of works is planned for Jan / Feb 2020 for our three new zebra crossings, near Heol Syr Lewis, Ty Mynydd Close and Rectory Close. The legal preparations are underway to introduce a 20mph zone across all of R&M (apart from Parc Radur). The scheme should be introduced in spring / summer 2020. Golf Club Lane is to be closed - with work carried out in summer 2020. And the Council has asked us to propose improvements to the Station Road area, to improve its role as a place for the community to meet, shop and socialise. We will be conducting an online survey about this, soon, to seek views and ideas from residents. And we have, of course, expressed our concerns about the Llantrisant Road traffic lights. You can visit the News section of our website to read more about the meeting. Cardiff is consulting on a new primary school to be built on the Plasdwr site. This will be a bilingual school, with English and Welsh language streams. Again, you can read more about this on our website. The Old Church Rooms has had a minor upgrade over the summer, with the installation of oak-effect floor tiles in the main hall. We think it makes the room look bigger, better and lighter. It will also be much easier for hall users to clean after their events. No more gouging Camembert from carpet tiles after cheese and wine parties. No more dabbing at red wine stains with a wet cloth. Simply mop and sweep! We have also been discussing buying a new piano for the hall - which would please those groups who use the OCR for choir practice and concerts. In the near future we will be considering the provision of facilities, activities and support for our young people. This work will be undertaken in liaison with a number of agencies and organisations - as well as young people from across R&M. We want them to enjoy a range of activities - and to have good places to socialise - whilst sharing the values that help make R&M a great place to live. We have responded on our website to the arson attack on a bird hide located in Forest Farm. Although this is not in Radyr and Morganstown, it is an area enjoyed by members of our community. It is a great pity that some people think that setting fire to a community resource is something worth doing - and it is difficult to believe that they have any respect for their community and neighbours. They may also be unaware of the penalties they could face, if caught. These are set out in the Sentencing Council's Sentencing Guidelines. A fire such as this one, causing moderate damage to a public amenity, can result in a prison sentence ranging from 6 to 26 weeks. Similar penalties exist for criminal damage. Anyone with any information about the attack should contact the police. Finally, I am very pleased to announce the appointment to our team of two new members. Joining us as a councillor for the Morganstown ward is Vina Patel. Vina is already an active member of our community - and we look forward to benefiting from her experience as we develop our work. We also welcome Michelle Lenton-Johnson to our team. Although not a councillor, she will join us in our council meetings - bringing her valuable local knowledge and her tremendous enthusiasm to our work. Welcome both! A Welsh language version of this report is available above. Cllr Huw Onllwyn Jones Chair Radyr and Morganstown Community Council September 2019 Newyddion y Cyngor Cymuned: (English version below)
Unwaith eto, mae wedi bod yn gyfnod prysur i'r cyngor cymuned. Ym mis Mai fe'm mhenodwyd yn Gadeirydd. Rwyf wedi byw yn Radur ers 2002, gyda fy ngwraig a'n mab, sydd yn ei arddegau. Rwy'n gyn was sifil (wedi gweithio i Lywodraeth Cymru) a deiliad tocyn tymor gyda Cardiff City. Rhaid diolch yn fawr iawn i'n Cadeirydd sy'n ymddeol, y Cynghorydd Ralph Vaughan. Bu yn y swydd am ddwy flynedd - gan arwain y cyngor yn wych iawn. Mae cynghorwyr - a staff y cyngor - wedi bod yn delio â'r materion canlynol: Cyfarfuom â swyddogion cynllunio Cyngor Caerdydd i drafod ein pryderon bod barn trigolion Radur a Threforgan weithiau'n cael eu hanwybyddu wrth i geisiadau cynllunio gael eu hystyried. Fe'n sicrhawyd nad yw hyn yn wir; addawyd arweiniad syml i ni ar y materion hynny sy'n ystyriaethau perthnasol o ran ceisiadau cynllunio - a chytunwyd i gyfarfod yn rheolaidd i drafod cynllunio o safbwynt cyffredinol - yn ogystal ag effaith datblygiad Plasdwr ar ein cymdogaeth. Yn y cyfamser, gwnaethom ysgrifennu at Gaerdydd i gefnogi gwrthwynebiad trigolion lleol i gais i adeiladu saith o dai yn Springfield Gardens, yn Nhreforgan. Mae ein gwaith ar ddiogelwch ffyrdd yn parhau. Mae'r Cynghorydd Rod McKerlick wedi arwain ar y mater hwn ers blynyddoedd lawer - ac erbyn hyn mae ei waith rhagorol yn cael ei ategu gan ein Gweithgor Diogelwch ar y Ffyrdd, dan arweiniad y Cyng. Kieran Webster. Rydym wedi cael sawl cyfarfod gyda swyddogion trafnidiaeth Cyngor Caerdydd (a drefnwyd i ni gan y Cyng. McKerlich). Arweiniodd y rhain at nifer o gynigion, fel tair zebra crossing ychwanegol ar Heol Isaf a Ffordd Tŷ Nant - a'r cyfyngiad arfaethedig o 20mya ar gyfer Radur a Threforgan. Rydym yn parhau i bwyso am welliannau ffyrdd. Mae'r gweithgor hefyd yn trafod beicio diogel gyda Sustrans - ac yn datblygu syniadau i roi mwy o deimlad 'pentrefol' trwy Radur a Threforgan, er mwyn atgoffa gyrwyr eu bod yn gyrru drwy ardal poblog - nid ar hyd ffordd wledig. Buom yn gweithio'n agos gyda Chyngor Caerdydd i liniaru effaith cau Ffordd Llantrisant (am dair wythnos, o 22 Gorffennaf). Yn dilyn hyn, fe welsom y Cyngor yn gwrthdroi ei benderfyniad i godi'r gwaharddiad ar deithio HGV drwy Radur a Threforgan yn ystod y cyfnod. Gwnaethom hefyd yn siŵr y byddai trigolion Clos Parc Radur yn gallu ymuno'n rhywdd a'r rhwydwaith ffyrdd yn ystod y cyfnod. Rydym wedi lansio system newydd i archebu ystafelloedd yn yr Hen Ysgoldy'r Eglwys. Bydd y broses yn gwbl ar-lein - ac yn hawdd i'w defnyddio. Gellir dod o hyd i'r system newydd ar ein gwefan - a rhaid ei defnyddio i archebu digwyddiadau i'w cynnal o fis Medi ymlaen. Ar ddiwedd mis Gorffennaf, bydd contractwyr yn gosod llawr newydd yn Ystafell y Garth. Bydd hwn yn edrych fel pren - gan roi golwg ysgafnach a mwy cyfoes i'r ystafell. Rydym hefyd yn prynu piano newydd ar gyfer y neuadd - gan fod y model pymtheg oed yn dirywio'n araf. Mae ein gwefan newydd yn gyfredol ac yn mynd o nerth i nerth. Ewch i www.radyrandmorganstown.org. i gael gwybod am ein gwaith, newyddion lleol a mwy. Mae'n cynnwys ein harolwg ar-lein cyntaf, sy'n ceisio barn am ddigonolrwydd cryfder signal ffonau symudol yn ac o gwmpas Radur a Threforgan. Hyd yn hyn, mae'r ymatebion yn awgrymu nad ydym yn cael ein gwasanaethu'n dda. A fyddech cystal â chymryd rhan yn yr arolwg - fel y gallwn gael darlun mor dda â phosibl o'r gwasanaeth? Yna gallwn gyflwyno'r canfyddiadau i Ofcom Cymru - a gofyn iddynt sicrhau ein bod yn cael gwell gwasanaeth. Mae gennym hefyd ffrwd Twitter brysur, yma: @RandMCCouncil. Mae baw cŵn yn parhau i fod yn broblem! Nid yw'n ymddangos bod rhai perchnogion cŵn yn deall y drefn! Mae baw ci yn ffiaidd! Mae Radyr Beavers wedi gosod dispensers bagiau baw cŵn mewn llawer o'n parciau - felly mae yna hyd yn oed lai o esgus i adael baw eich ci lle gall pobl sathru ynddo. Felly os ydych chi'n un o'r lleiafrif o berchnogion cŵn nad ydynt yn glanhau ar ôl eich ci annwyl, dechreuwch wneud hynny! Gadawodd rhywun goeden wedi'i thorri yn ein parc ym Mhentwyn! Mae hyn yn eithaf peryglus. Gallai unrhyw blant sy'n chwarae yn y gornel honno o'r parc ddioddef anaf. Gallai brigau miniog ar y canghennau dyllu llygad. Bydd yn rhaid i'r cyngor cymuned dalu i ddelio â'r goeden (gan ddefnyddio'ch arian!) I wneud yr ardal yn ddiogel. Mae gwaith yn parhau ym Mharc Pentwyn. Rydym wedi gosod rhigol ddraenio a soak-away i leihau llifogydd ar y llwybr. Rydym hefyd yn datblygu cynlluniau i osod wal gynnal rhwng y parc a'r maes parcio y tu ôl i'r fflatiau ar Gae'r Graig. Rhaid diolch yn fawr i'r Cynghorydd Helen Jones am ei gwaith caled dros nifer o flynyddoedd, gan arwain ar hyn a phrosiectau amgylcheddol di-ri. Mae gwaith yn parhau i ailddatblygu'r maes chwarae i blant yn Clos Parc Radur (lle mae llawer o'r offer wedi cael ei symud, ar ôl i'r sylfeini gael eu rhydu i ffwrdd gan fwd a dŵr yn llifo dros yr iard chwarae). Rydym eisiau atal llif mwd a dŵr cyn gosod offer newydd. Mae arolwg draenio wedi ei gwblhau - a bydd y gost o ddelio â'r broblem oddeutu £15,000. Rhaid dod o hyd i'r arian hwnnw cyn y gallwn osod yr offer newydd (y mae Cyngor Caerdydd eisioes yn ei storio). Mae croeso i ddarllenwyr annog Cyngor Caerdydd i ddod o hyd i'r arian i wneud y gwaith draenio. Mae angen diolch yn fawr iawn i Jamie Grundy, preswylydd lleol, am ei waith yn sefydlu ymgyrch ariannu torfol i 'lenwi chwarter olaf' yr iard chwarae. Cododd y cyngor cymuned, Cyngor Caerdydd a Chwmni Rheoli Parc Radyr ddigon o arian (£30,000) i lenwi tri chwarter y cylch - felly bydd gwaith Jamie yn sicrhau, am y tro cyntaf erioed, y bydd y parc yn llawn offer chwarae. Diolch hefyd i bawb a gyfrannodd at yr ymgyrch ariannu torf - a lwyddodd i fynd heibio'r targed o £2,500 yn ddiweddar. Mae ein clwb cinio yng Nghlwb Golff Radur yn parhau i ddarparu cyfleoedd i breswylwyr gyfarfod dros blât o fwyd cynnes - ac i fwynhau siaradwyr gwadd ac ambell gwis. Mae croeso i bawb! Gweler ein gwefan, neu cysylltwch â'n clerc am ragor o wybodaeth. Mae gennym swydd wag ar gyfer cynghorydd newydd. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer ceisiadau oedd 8 Awst - a byddwn yn rhoi gwybod i chi pan fyddwn yn penodi cynghorydd newydd. Llongyfarchiadau hefyd i Gymdeithas Radur a Threforgan am eu gwaith anhygoel wrth godi £12,000 i Gweithredu dros Blant. Maent yn gwneud hyn trwy drefnu'r ŵyl ym mis Mai - felly sicrhewch eich bod yn cefnogi digwyddiadau y flwyddyn nesaf. Ac, os ydych chi am helpu'r RMA gyda'i waith, gallwch gysylltu â nhw drwy eu gwefan. Y Cyng. Huw Onllwyn Jones Cadeirydd Cyngor Cymuned Radur a Threforgan Gorffennaf 2019 Community Council News
Once again, it's been a busy period for the community council. In May I was appointed as Chair. I've lived in Radyr since 2002, with my wife and our teenage son. I am a retired civil servant (having worked for the Welsh Government) and a season ticket holder with Cardiff City. A huge thank you must go to our retiring Chair, Cllr Ralph Vaughan - who held the position for two years and led the council very well indeed. Councillors - and the council's staff - have been dealing with the following issues: We met with Cardiff Council planning officials to discuss our concerns that views sent to them by Radyr and Morganstown residents sometimes seem to be ignored as planning applications are considered. We were assured that this is not the case; promised straightforward guidance on those issues which are material considerations with regard to planning applications - and agreed to meet on a regular basis to discuss planning from a general perspective - as well as the impact of the Plasdwr development on our neighbourhood. In the meantime, we wrote to Cardiff to support local residents' objection to an application to build seven houses at Springfield Gardens, in Morganstown. Our work on road safety continues. Cllr Rod McKerlick has led on this issue for many years - and his excellent work is now supplemented by our Road Safety Working Group, led by Cllr Kieran Webster. We have had several meetings with Cardiff Council's transport officials (which were arranged for us by Cllr McKerlich). These resulted in a number of proposals, such as three extra zebra crossings on Heol Isaf and Ty Nant Road - and the proposed 20mph limit for Radyr and Morganstown. We continue to press for more road improvements. The working group is also discussing safer cycling with Sustrans - and developing ideas to give the road through Radyr and Morganstown more of a village-feel, to remind drivers that they are driving through a densely populated area - not along a rural road. We worked closely with Cardiff Council to mitigate the impact of the closure of Llantrisant Road (for three weeks, from 22 July). This saw the Council reversing its decision to lift the ban on HGV travel through Radyr and Morganstown during the road-work period. We also made sure that the residents of Clos Parc Radur would have easy access to the road network during this period. We have launched a new system to book rooms in the Old Church Rooms. The process will be entirely on-line - and easy to use. The new system can be found on our website - and must be used to book events to be held from September onwards. At the end of July, contractors will lay a new floor in the Garth Room. This will be a wood-effect finish - giving the room a lighter and more contemporary look. We are also buying a new piano for the hall - as the fifteen year old model slowly falls apart. Our new website is up-and-running - and going from strength to strength. Please visit it at www.radyrandmorganstown.org. to find out about our work, local news and more. It includes our first online survey, which is seeking views about the adequacy of mobile phone signal strength in and around Radyr and Morganstown. To date, the responses suggest that we are poorly served. Please take part in the survey - so that we can get as good a picture of the service as possible. We can then present the findings to Ofcom Wales - and ask them to ensure that we get a better service. We also have a busy Twitter feed, here: @RandMCCouncil. Dog poo remains a problem! Some dog owners don't seem to get it! Dog poo is disgusting! Radyr Beavers have installed dog poo bag dispensers in many of our parks - so now there is even less of an excuse to leave your dog's poo where people can tread in it. So if you're one of the minority of dog owners who don't clean up after your beloved pooch, please start doing so! Someone dumped a felled tree in our park in Pentwyn! This is quite dangerous. Any children exploring that corner of the park could suffer an injury. Sharp twigs on the branches could pierce an eye. The community council will now have to pay to deal with the tree (using your money!) to make the area safe. Work continues in Pentwyn Park. We have installed a drainage gully and a soak-away to reduce flooding on the path. We are also developing plans to install a retaining wall between the park and the car park behind the flats on Cae'r Graig. A huge thanks must go to Cllr Helen Jones for her hard work over many years, leading on this and countless other environment projects. Work continues to redevelop the children's playground at Clos Parc Radur (where much of the equipment has been removed, after the footings were rusted away by mud and water flowing over the playground). We want to prevent the flow of mud and water before installing new equipment. A drainage survey has beeen completed - and the cost of dealing with the problem will be around £15,000. That money has to be found before we can install the new equipment (which Cardiff Council has in storage). Readers are welcome to encourage Cardiff Council to find the money to undertake the drainage works. A huge thank you needs to go to local resident Jamie Grundy for his work in setting up a crowd-funding campaign to 'fill the final quarter' of the playground. The community council, Cardiff Council and the Parc Radyr Managemnrnt Company raised enough money (£30,000) to fill three-quarters of the circle - so Jamie's work will ensure that, for the first time ever, the park will be full of play equipment. Thanks, also, to all those who contributed to the crowd-funding campaign - which recently passed its target of £2,500. Our lunch club at Radyr Golf Club continues to provide opportunities for residents to meet over a plate of warming food - and to enjoy guest speakers and the occasional quiz. All are welcome! See our website, or contact our clerk, for more information. We have a vacancy for a new councillor. The deadline for applications was 8 August - and we'll let you know when we appoint a new councillor. Congratulations, also, to the Radyr and Morganstown Association for their amazing work in raising £12,000 for Action for Children. They do this by arranging the R&M festival - so be sure to support next year's events. And, if you want to help the RMA with its work, you can get in touch with them via their website. A Welsh language version of this report is available on our website (under 'Our work' / 'The Chair's Blog'). Cllr Huw Onllwyn Jones Chair Radyr and Morganstown Community Council July 2019 H O Jones: Councillor report for full Council meeting
17 June 2019 On 16 June Huw Jones was appointed Chair of Radyr and Morganstown Community Council.
Huw has lived in Radyr since 2002, with his wife and their teenage son. He is a retired civil servant (having worked for the Welsh Government) and a season ticket holder with Cardiff City. You will hear more from Huw in this blog. Previous entires are from our departing Chair, Ralph Vaughan. These last three months have seen a great deal of activity. Council were delighted to welcome the First Minister, Mr Mark Drakeford, to the January meeting .In his introductory remarks, the Minister stated that he would be recommending a 20m p h speed limit in all residential areas, towns and cities throughout Wales. Several prepared questions were asked. All were pertaining to our areas. These questions included road safety and transport infrastructure, the possible increase in both atmospheric and noise pollution, health care and education facilities associated with the forthcoming increase in the local population, the future role of Community Councils, housing and the position of landlords who provide tenancies for vulnerable people. .He would consider these questions and send responses. Some have arrived and are available for residents at the Council Office. He also accepted an invitation from the Council that Mr Kevin Brennan, the local M P and he, held two political surgeries every year in our community as well as those regularly held at the Cardiff West Constituency Office. The dates for these surgeries have now been confirmed as Friday, the 5th of April and Friday the 4th of October 2019 between 1700-H and 18-00 H at the Old Church Rooms. Further information can be obtained from the Council Secretariat or at the Cardiff West Constituency Office.
Road safety THROUGHOUT Radyr and Morganstown remains a Council priority. In the last newsletter, I reported that a Council delegation had met with Mr Paul Carter at the Planning Department. As yet, there has been no further correspondence. However ,following several complaints, I met with Mr Gavin Colman from the Highways Department and inspected three sites. The first was the hedgerow running from the motorway bridge upwards towards the Scout Hall. The hedge needs cutting back as it has grown onto the pavement Secondly ,the area on Windsor Road where there is neither a pavement nor an official crossing. Thirdly, the dreadful state of the pavement from Ffordd Las down to the entrance to the Golf Club. A report is awaited.The state of Bethel Chapel and the graveyard along side is not only an eye sore but also an insult to those who have been interred . Councillor McKerlich and I have dispatched letters to those who are responsible for this quite disgraceful state of affairs. It is a pleasure to report that the Council has supported various local developments. Grants have been awarded to the Parents Teachers Associations at both primary schools and to the very successful Cricket Club. The latter have plans to increase their facilities and the Council will assist with a grant of £13,000-00 [which will cover 10% of the development costs ]. It is a pleasure to record that several of their female playing members have been awarded national honours. All the local schools have received books written in English and Welsh regarding World War One. Lastly, your Council is supporting the Radyr and Morganstown Festival which will commence in May this year. Residents will recall that your Council supported the establishment of the Radyr Tap. Not only has this venture been successful but it also provides an additional service to the Community. With this in mind, a letter is being been sent to the person responsible for the old Spar shopping area, to encourage the development of the premises to bring another service to the Community. There are several developments about to commence at The Old Church Rooms [O C R ] which is much used by residents and many societies .The first is repairs to the roof which has developed a leak. The second is to replace the carpet in the Garth Room which is much used by many different groups. The third is the replacement of apparatus in the all important kitchen. Finally, a new retaining wall will be built at the east end of the building. At times, car parking can be a problem at the O C R particularly at school times. It is of particular concern during the times when the Nursery School Pupils are in residence and later in the day when the after school activities commence. Residents are respectfully asked to consider these activities and avoid parking in the O C R carpark. The environment activities in the community are reduced due to Springtime and, in particular, by the onset of bird nesting. However, the work at Pentwyn Park continues so that the pathways are free of large puddles .A retaining wall behind the commercial area is in the planning stage. Furthermore, work continues on the Pilgrims Way as it traverses Radyr. It is hoped that this way, starting in Llandaf and ending at the site of the Holy Virgin at Penrhys, will be opened later this year. The improvements at the Drovers Way Play area are proceeding albeit at a slower pace than anticipated, The organisers, who have worked hard and raised considerable funds, are still awaiting confirmation of an input from Redrow .Your Council will also contribute financially to this development with a grant of £5,000. The civil engineering works at the south end of Heol Isaf continue to be a source of frustration to residents who need to travel to their places of work. It is hoped that the delays experienced by residents and other motorists will decrease in the near future. The 50+ lunch club, held on alternate Wednesdays, continues to welcome its many guests. All are welcome. The lunch is usually followed by a talk from a speaker on his/her favoured subject What is required currently, are more volunteers to pick up and return attendees to their homes .Council are very grateful to Councillor Huw Jones and Mrs Hashumati Patel for their enthusiasm and dedication which has led to the increasing popularity. Further information can be obtained from the Council Office. It is a pleasure to welcome the Reverend Vicki Burrows to the Parish. I am sure that all residents will look forward to meeting her and hope that her term of office will be both pleasurable and rewarding. This will be my last newsletter to residents as Chairman of the Council. I do hope these letters have been of benefit. I would very much like to thank my fellow councillors for their considerable help and support over the last two years. Finally, I am deeply indebted to the senior clerks, Mrs Ceri Mortimer and Ms Lynne Thomas. I would also like to pay my considerable thanks to our Assistant Clerk, Mrs Julie Hopkins, who ran our office most efficiently between the departure of Mrs Mortimer and the appointment of Ms Thomas. January 10 2019 Two O C R Meetings
January 14 2019 City Hall –Signing Charter January 17 2019 Full Council Meeting January 18 2019 Meeting at the City Hall with Mr Paul Carter. January 22 2019 P A C T Meeting at the O C R. January 23 2019 O C R Management Committee. January 28 2019 Morganstown Village Hall Meeting February 7 2019 Environment Meeting at O C R February 8 2019 Hearing Loop Demonstration at O C R. February 15 2019 Park Road Primary School with H Onllwyn Jones Meeting with Mrs Hannah Bird at the Radyr Medical Centre February 18 2019 Meetings at Radyr Comprehensive School . Photoshoot at the O CR with representatives of Radyr Cricket Club February 20 2019 Hall Management Committee Members at the O C R . February 21 2019 Full Council Meeting |
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