Hear from our Chair, Huw Jones...
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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
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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 |
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