Rhiwbina Ward – Ready to Listen, Ready to Act

Photographs courtesy of Rhiwbina Baptist Church

Join your Rhiwbina Councillors for Coffee, Biscuits and a chat in the ever popular Olive Branch in the heart of Rhiwbina Village, Heol y Deri.  The Olive Branch is on Twitter – their account is @OBRhiwbina

We will be at the Olive Branch between 10.30am – 12 Noon on Monday 21st May 2012.

If you are unable to attend the Coffee Morning and have any problems or concerns, please contact us.

Jayne Cowan T: 029 2062 7757 M: 079 7001 3332 E: jcowan@cardiff.gov.uk

Adrian Robson T: 029 2062 7757 M: 079 7314 5116 E: arobson@cardiff.gov.uk

Eleanor Sanders M: 078 02225425 E: elliesanders1@aol.com

The weather thankfully improved when the Car Boot Sale at Llanishen Fach Primary School was in full swing today.  Lots of cars packed with goods – something for everyone -from toys to books to webcams to chess sets.

Congratulations to everyone involved in making the event so successful and enjoyable.  Future events will be taking place at the school, and we will keep you posted via the website and Twitter.

It was good to catch up with Giles, the Deputy Head this morning at his stall.

For more information about the school, please log on to http://llanishenfachprm.cardiff.sch.uk/

Care and Repair Cardiff invite you to a Cream Tea in Canolfan Beulah, Beulah Road, Rhiwbina, Cardiff on Monday 11th June 2012, between 1.30pm – 3.30pm.

Care & Repair Cardiff

Information taken from South Wales Community Messaging Service

SOUTH WALES NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH CARDIFF NEXT MEETING

From Jo Huntley chair

Hello to all co-ordinators, deputy co-ordinators and watch members formerly associated to the Old Cardiff West group or any new prospective watches

We are working hard to get Neighbourhood Watch back on track and that will continue to form part of the agenda for our next meeting.

At the next meeting we will be discussing the setting up of new watches and maintaining a good Watch.

Members of new and established watches are welcome to attend and contribute to this meeting.

Next month also sees NW celebrating its 30th anniversary in June 2012, this meeting provides an ideal opportunity for any member of the public in Cardiff, to attend and receive good advice in relation to setting up a new watch.

We have recently changed venue for our meetings.

The next meeting will take place at 7.00pm on Tuesday 22nd May 2012 at the All Nations Centre at Sachville Avenue off Whitchurch Road.The! meeting room is on the ground floor and there is good parking facilities at the venue

Please respond and give us contact details. Our watch e-mail address is contact@cardiff nhw.org.uk

Or alternatively contact the Chair Jo Huntley on 02920 616008.

ALL EXISTING AND NEW MEMBERS WELCOME

Cancer Research Wales and the Rhiwbina Rugby Club were delighted to welcome Sam Warburton and his family and friends to the Fun Run in sunny Rhiwbina on 13th May 2012.

Pictured below is a family taking part in the fun run having great fun!  We had the sunshine, a great turnout and so many things to do!

We were expertly looked after by St John Wales volunteers.

The barbecue was very popular!

A fantastic 4 piece quartet entertained the participants and guests.

Laura from Cancer Research Wales made the announcements.  Looking forward to hearing about the grand total in the coming weeks.

Congratulations to Dave Hobbs, Laura and Cancer Research Wales, John Holloman from the Council’s Protocol Team, The Local Policing Teams and everyone else who assisted.

Rhiwbina Baptist Church was the venue on Saturday night for a wonderful Fashion Show in aid of Bobath Cyrmu, based in Cardiff.

The packed audience were treated to musical performances, dancers and models who were modelling clothing from the Bobath Shop which could be purchased on the night.

The evening was really enjoyed by the community and raised valuable funds for such a worthy cause.

Eleanor’s husband Ian was in charge of the PA, and everything ran very smoothly.

Many local residents and their families attended the excellent Rhiwbina Girlguiding Jubilee Fete on Saturday.  When you approached All Saints Church, you were invited to take part in outside games.

Inside All Saints Church Hall were many stalls including homemade cakes, raffles, homemade cards, bottle stall and books. Something for everyone.

Eleanor, Adrian and Jayne all enjoyed the event and are looking forward to the many Jubilee Themed events taking part in Rhiwbina this year.

Congratulations and thanks to everyone who has worked so hard to raise money for the Lord Mayor’s nominated Charity Cancer Research Wales.

Jayne, as his Deputy, and Adrian, as Jayne’s consort, have enjoyed organising fundraising events, and supporting the work of the Charity alongside The Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress.  A lot of support has been given by John Holloman from Cardiff’s Mansion House, and the Protocol Office Team.

Events organised have ranged from a charity quiz with The Chaser’s Mark Labbett, to a wonderful choir performance in the magnificent Cardiff Castle to events in the Mansion House.

This municipal year has been splendid for so many reasons, and for Cancer Research Wales to benefit from £66,000 (plus more being raised currently) really is excellent news.

The Local Police, Councillors and Community meet at regular intervals throughout the year to discuss Policing and Council issues.

The next PACT Surgery is being held on Tuesday 12th June between 1pm – 2pm outside Rhiwbina Library on Pen y Dre.  There will also be opportunities for people to have their bikes coded.

The next PACT Meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 10th July at Rhiwbina Baptist Church, Lon Ucha (opposite Rhiwbeina Primary School).

Sunday, 6 May 2012

Squirrels go nuts for promotion

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Rhiwbina celebrate after dramatic win.

There was late drama in the promotion crunch match between Rhiwbina and Nelson, with both teams gunning for the runners up spot.

Rhiwbina gained promotion to Division Two thanks to a dramatic last minute 22-21 win over rivals Nelson at Caedelyn. With Nelson leading 21-15 going into the closing moments, centre Joe Casella crossed for a try in injury time, and the dependable Richard Saltmarsh kept his composure to kick the extras to send the 1000 strong crowd into raptures.

The Squirrels took a 15-9 lead into the interval with their first try coming inside five minutes when wing Brett Chatwin gathered a chip ahead to race away beneath the posts, injuring his hamstring in the process, however, and was consequently substituted from the field. The hosts went further ahead when centre Saltmarsh broke through the Nelson defence to score under the posts, also slotting the simple conversion. The visitors in response were restricted to two Paul Emmanueli penalties and one from Dan Jones, although their dangerous backs remained a constant threat.

After the interval Nelson, who sat in the coveted second spot at the start of the day, stormed into the lead with tries by replacement scrum half Iestyn Heard and a magnificent individual try from centre Chris Pitt, with Emmanueli converting the former to lead 22-15.

Try as they could, the Squirrels just could not breach the Nelson defence, and it looked like they would hold on to clinch second place and automatic promotion. However, Casella broke out of defence and the ball was carried into the Nelson 22, and Casella popped up again to cross for the try. The cool Saltmarsh slotted over the conversion as the final whistle blew, sending the record crowd wild.

Rhiwbina have therefore secured back to back promotions and now join neighbours Llanishen in Division 2 – a great end to their Anniversary season.

Pill Harriers also ensured they will be playing Division Two rugby next season after they secured the runners up spot in Division Three East with a 20-10 home success over rivals Senghenydd.

The Harriers outscored their rivals three tries to one with touchdowns from Ross Madden and a double from David Leith, while Gareth Hopkins slotted a penalty and a conversion.

The Saints, who will now end the season third, will have to see if they finish as one of the best third placed teams to also bag a place in Division Two next year.