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	Cynon Valley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cynon Valley is a parliamentary constituency and area of Wales.
		It is an ex-mining area and near Rhondda.
		In 1996 the area became part of the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cynon_Valley (94 words)

	RHONDDA - LoveToKnow Article on RHONDDA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		In 1877 the ancient parish of Ystradyfodwg (with the omission of the township of Rhigos, which lies beyond the mountains to the north) was formed into an urban district bearing the parish name, the area having previously been part of a rural district under the Pontypridd rural sanitary authority.
		The development of the Rhondda coal-field was later in date than those of Aberdare and Merthyr, and it received, its chief impetus from the American Civil War.
		On the ridge of Cefn-rhondda between the two valleys was the Franciscan monastery of Penrhys, famous for its image of the Virgin.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /R/RH/RHONDDA.htm (900 words)

	BBC - History - The growth of the coal industry of the Rhondda Valley 1840 - 1900 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The Rhondda Valley came to be the quintessential valley of the south Wales coalfield.
		The Rhondda Upper Four Foot seam was struck in April 1853; there was a working colliery at Cwmsaerbren by 1855 and a branch of the Taff Valley Railway reached the colliery in 1856.
		The valleys of Rhondda Fawr and Rhondda Fach came to have 40 collieries.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/timelines/wales/coal_industry.shtml (262 words)

	Markets for Rhondda Coal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		The distance from colliery to port was short: from the Fernhill Collieries at the extreme of the Rhondda Fawr to the West Dock, Cardiff is 25 miles and from Maerdy at the extreme end of the Rhondda Fach it is 22 miles.
		Expressed statistically, the cost of rail haul in 1900 from the Rhondda Valley collieries to Cardiff via the Taff Vale Railway was 0.575d per mile compared to 1.0d per mile from the Pocahontas coalfields to the seaboard.
		However, it was unquestionably the insatiable demand for Rhondda steam coal for bunker purposes which was the dominant factor in the growth of the Rhondda’s markets in the second half of the C19th.
	therhondda.co.uk /facts/markets.html (1180 words)

	The Rhondda Valley: Touring Wales on Britannia
		Wherever in the world Welshmen and women gather, one of the hymns always sung is to the tune "Cwm Rhondda" (the Valley of the Rhondda).
		The Rhondda is really two valleys, Rhondda Fawr (including Treherbert, Treorchy, Tonypandy, and Porth) and Rhondda Fach (including Maerdy, Ferndale, and Tylorstown) separated by the nearly 2000 ft high Cefn Rhondda Ridge.
		The decline of the coal industry beginning in the 1930's brought tremendous hardship to the whole valley, dependent as it was upon one main industry, and the government has been very concerned and involved in the setting up of light industries to alleviate one of the highest unemployment levels in Britain.
	www.britannia.com /tours/wales/rhondda.html (295 words)

	Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Thomas Powell was one of the original pioneers of the sale-coal trade in the Cynon Valley and in Monmouthshire in the 1830s
		To the miners and their union, the South Wales Miners Federation, the initials 'P.D.' were sometimes said to stand for 'Poverty and Death' rather than 'Powell Duffryn' due to the animosity that grew up between the Company and its workers.
		The mining communities which grew up around their collieries still survive but to many people they are communities in 'crisis', having lost the pits which gave them their need to exist and therefore having no reason to continue to exist into the future.
	www.therhondda.co.uk (411 words)

	Cynon Valley: News 2
		Both VE and VJ days are to be remembered and celebrated in Rhondda Cynon Taf on the weekend of August 20 and 21st.
		In Rhondda Cynon Taf, nearly was been allocated to over 100 clubs from the community chest fund for 2004/2005.
		Councillors at Rhondda Cynon Taf Council have given their seal of approval to meeting the Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) for all of the Council's housing by 2012.
	www.cynonvalley.co.uk /news_2 (1882 words)

	The Heritage Park Hotel
		Rhondda people are renowned for their warm and friendly welcome.
		Set in the famous and beautiful Rhondda Valley, adjacent to the Heritage Park Centre & Museum, the hotel is an ideal base from which to explore South Wales.
		The Rhondda Valleys are transformed from being the centre of heavy engineering and mining, to being green and lush.
	www.heritageparkhotel.co.uk (135 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Debates for 14 Jan 1992
		The catchment area of the district general hospital and of the Rhondda valley is, by any socio-economic indicator, a poor region of Wales and of the United Kingdom.
		The Rhondda valley, which represents one half of the district, is obviously of particular concern to me. My constituents are extremely worried about the delay in the construction of a second community hospital in the lower part of the Rhondda.
		The health authority has received £16.5 million in total under the programme for the valleys initiative for 17 schemes, one of which was the new community hospital in the Rhondda, ysbyty George Thomas.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm199192/cmhansrd/1992-01-14/Debate-19.html (3910 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Wales \| Summit called to halt drugs 'plague'
		Rhondda MP Chris Bryant organised the meeting with key agencies in his constituency in a bid to address local problems.
		Mr Bryant highlighted the growing problems in the Rhondda valley during prime minister's questions last month, urging Tony Blair to commit more resources for a co-ordinated approach to drug abuse.
		Rhondda Cynon Taff Council was invited to take part in Friday's drugs summit, but declined to send a representative.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/wales/2043871.stm (436 words)

	Tour Britain Accommodation and Guide - South Wales Valleys (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Stretching from the Rhondda Valley in the west to the Ebbw Valley and Coity Mountain in the east, this region is filled with natural beauty and has a huge range of attractions for visitors.
		Rhondda once one of the largest and best known coal mining areas in Britain is now better known for its other great welsh tradition, music.The coal mines have gone but the brass bands and the choirs, like the Treorchy Male Voice Choir still remain.
		Merthyr Tydfil at the head of the Taff valley is surrounded by high hills and ridges which form natural boundaries that have shaped the town.
	www.tour-britain.com /area10.html (240 words)

	Rhondda Valley Websites: (28 Results) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Rhondda Heritage Park - Rhondda Heritage Park is part of Welsh heritage a living testament to the coal mining communities of South Wales.
		Rhondda on the Web - The site has been developed for residents of the Rhondda Valleys, and others who may find it useful.
		Tribute to the Rhondda Valleys - A short socio-economic history of the Rhondda Valleys during the period 1800 to 1950 when Coal was King.
	www.cantufind.com /rhondda_valley_websites.htm (532 words)

	Visibility Statement
		The County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff covers approximately 162 square miles stretching from the Brecon Beacons in the north to the outskirts of Cardiff in the south.
		The senior detective for the Rhondda is Detective Inspector Nigel Cottle.
		Rhondda CID is headed by Detective Inspector Nigel Cottle and is divided between Ton Pentre and Porth Police Stations.
	www.south-wales.police.uk /fe/master.asp?n1=20&n2=80 (1782 words)

	Prison Sunday 21st November (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Valley of Hope is at the cutting edge of ministry focused on reaching out to those who have no church involvement but every need for the Christian gospel of infinite value placed by God on each and every individual.
		When a person is referred to the project, a full assessment of their needs are carried out and a personal support plan is put in place to help them maintain a tenancy, learn life skills and assistance when ready in to some form of work or a course.
		Demand for the services provided by Valley of Hope has already overtaken the number of places available and funding is actively being sought to help expand the number of places and the services provided.
	www.churcharmy.org.uk /press_media/news/more_news/news_2004/prison_sunday.htm (1245 words)

	BBC - South West Wales Local History - Age Of The Train
		The Afan Valley is situated in the west of the old county of Glamorgan.
		To its North is the Rhondda Valley, to the east is the Llynfi Valley, to the west is the Neath Valley and to the South the coastal belt and the sea.
		Even though the valley is close to the coastal belt it was difficult to penetrate because of the terrain.
	www.bbc.co.uk /wales/southwest/sites/local_history/pages/afan_railways.shtml (681 words)

	Rhondda
		You walk over or near several Rhondda collieries but there is little evidence of them now other than the grassed over waste tips and the walk is mainly rural.
		In the valley to the right are Nantymoel and Price Town which had the Western and Wyndham Collieries.
		Near the bottom of the valley, as you approach a track, look towards the left-hand edge of the line of trees in the valley ahead where you should be able to make out a stile which we shall be heading towards.
	www.glamorganwalks.com /spare_1.htm (1058 words)

	When Coal was King in Wales' Rhondda Valley
		Though in popular parlance the name Rhondda has become synonymous with the mining district, the Rhondda itself is a dual-pronged valley rising north of Pontypridd.
		Collieries dotted the valleys, and tens of thousands of men made their livelihood cutting coal from the rich seams that ran from several feet to more than a quarter mile under the surface.
		This remnant keeps alive an important part of the valley's history, a dissenting gospel, and many of the grand Welsh hymns for which the region is renowned.
	www.thehistorynet.com /bh/blrhonddavalley (862 words)

	Valley Lines services in the Treherbert (Rhondda), Aberdare and Merthyr Valleys, along the Taff Vale corridor and in ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Valley Lines is based at Brunel House, Cardiff and operates five principal routes radiating from Cardiff; two suburban services serving the north and west of the city; and a short spur serving Cardiff Bay.
		Valley Lines Trains operated by Arriva Trains Wales run over about 68 miles of track and serves 67 stations, many of which have Park and Ride facilities to encourage drivers to park their cars and not to drive into already congested town centres.
		Across the valley from Merthyr Vale station is Aberfan cemetery, which has a memorial to the 144 people (mostly children) who lost their lives in October 1966 when a colliery waste tip slid down the mountainside and engulfed the village primary school.
	members.aol.com /WalesRails/crcva.htm (6695 words)

	Gwefan Cymru-Catalonia: Tarian y Gweithiwr 1897. Llythyra' Newydd gan Fachan Ifanc. Llith V (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		I don't know what part of Y Fenni the two were in at the time, if they weren't in the big house at the far end of the town, where those who usually talk nonsense lodge.
		The picture is fitting for himself, and is proof that he doesn't know much about the valley except what he saw in the blink of an eye (literally: the wink of the eye of a calf) in Porth station.
		There's no doubt that there are a lot of unruly Welsh people in these valleys, as in other valleys, but I believe that the ones like that have learnt it from the foreigners who are flocking to the coal pits from different parts of England, and other countries.
	www.estelnet.com /catalunyacymru/catala/sion_prys_032_bachan_ifanc_1e.htm (1458 words)

	A Walk Across The Welsh Mountains (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		I was staying with some friends at Treherbert nearly at the top of the Rhondda valley, South Wales, when one Sunday afternoon my friend took me to the top of the Abergarky mountain.
		My friend told me that it was a part of the Swansea range of mountains, I also saw from there, a road winding round the mountain that led to Aberdare and looking down from this mountain you could see the little town of Maerdy.
		So they were kind enough to put me on a road that would take me to the valley and on I went thankful to know I was safe at last.
	www.davenapier.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /civilf.htm (1376 words)

	GENUKI: Rhondda in the County of Glamorgan
		"The river Rhondda is a dark turgid, and contaminated gutter, into which is poured the refuse of the host of collieries which skirt the thirteen miles of its course.
		The industrial townships of this valley appear to be inseparably connected in one continuous series of streets of workmens' cottages to Pontypridd.
		Rhondda Cynon Taf Photographic Archive contains digital images of the people and places of Rhondda Cynon Taf taken from the collections held by Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Libraries.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/wal/GLA/Rhondda (419 words)

	Wales on the Web Rhondda Valley — A Movie of this beautiful Valley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		One of its hymns, Cwm Rhondda epitomises what non-conformist music has given the world; it was a great favourite of Diana, Princess of Wales.
		Rhondda has produced stars of the world of entertainment and sport.
		Rhondda did just that, and its future is assured because its people will continue to do so.
	www.worldwidewales.tv /html/movie-130.php (550 words)

	s p o r t i n g m a r v e l s
		The heart and passion that Sporting Marvels has for the lost and hurting in the Rhondda Valleys and beyond is very apparent.
		Rhondda is a wonderful part of Wales and...we praise God that visionary leaders have established this exciting venture.
		May the Lord richly bless the Sporting Marvels team and the church in the Rhondda, that the whole valley and the nation might be transformed.
	www.sportingmarvels.com /viewArticle.php?article_id=8 (2701 words)

	UKBookworld.com old, rare and out-of-print book database
		Gwyther, Cyril: The Valley Shall Be Exalted: Light Shines In The Rhondda.
		A realistic novel dealing with life in the valley of the Rhondda in the depths of the industrial depression of the early nineteen thirties.
		Rhondda a Tribute To the Servants of Steam
	www.ukbookworld.com /cgi-bin/search.pl?s_i_keywords=Rhondda* (401 words)

	Rhondda Rebels
		RHONDDA FACH SPORTS CENTRE, East Street, Tylorstown, CF43 5HR.
		Rhondda Rebels have been the success story of women's basketball since the turn of the century.
		Entering the National League in 1989, as Treorci, they were promoted to Division 1 at the end of their first season, as Champions, and spent the next decade steadily consolidating their position, both in and off court.
	pawprint75.co.uk /Clubs/Rhondda_Rebels.htm (424 words)

	Cynon Valley: News1
		Annual research by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has found that services at local car garages are not entirely up to scratch.
		Rhondda Cynon Taf's paddling pools are now fully open for the summer.
		Jones was found guilty of the offence in his absence when the courts agreed with the Council that action needs to be taken against those who fail to clean up after their pet.
	www.cynonvalley.co.uk /news_1 (1874 words)

	Rhondda Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taff from Carm1.co.uk - The Photographic Guide to Wales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Rhondda Heritage Park - As one of the premier tourist attractions in Wales, Rhondda Heritage Park shows how coal mining was an integral part of Welsh heritage and culture.
		The Rhondda - A short socio-economic history of the Rhondda Valleys during the period 1800 to 1950 when Coal was King...
		Wales-Calling.com - Coal and iron mines came and went from the valleys of South Wales in less than 150 years.
	www.carm1.co.uk /rhonddavalley (208 words)

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