Connect - Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
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Taking vows<br />
Parc Bryn Bach<br />
and Bedwellty<br />
House are now<br />
both popular<br />
for weddings<br />
and other<br />
ceremonies.<br />
<strong>Blaenau</strong><br />
<strong>Gwent</strong>’s<br />
Register Office<br />
in Tredegar<br />
has been busy<br />
conducting<br />
naming<br />
ceremonies, citizenship ceremonies, marriages, civil partnerships and<br />
renewal of vows.<br />
The countryside centre at Parc Bryn Bach has already booked in many<br />
weddings for 2009 and the newly renovated Institute at Llanhilleth will<br />
also be available for ceremonies from February, 2009.<br />
In the future, the £6.4 million restoration of Bedwellty House and Park<br />
will provide an even more beautiful setting for ceremonies - as well as a<br />
new home for the <strong>Blaenau</strong> <strong>Gwent</strong> Registration Service.<br />
Planning a ceremony next year? Book the date, venue and time now.<br />
For Bryn Bach Park and Bedwellty House tel: (01495) 355326 For<br />
Llanhilleth Institute tel: (01495) 354675.<br />
Snap!<br />
Bethan Warburton won first<br />
prize in last year’s SNAP!<br />
Biodiversity competition<br />
for her picture of porcelain<br />
fungus. Entries for this year’s<br />
competition were due on Friday<br />
17th October 2008. We will let<br />
you know the results in future<br />
issues of <strong>Connect</strong> magazine.<br />
Public/private facility<br />
First - Llanhilleth Institute<br />
Second - Day Care Centre,<br />
Abertillery<br />
Third - Candy Stripes Nursery,<br />
Cwmcelyn<br />
Highly Commended - Market Hall,<br />
Brynmawr<br />
Organic and wildlife garden<br />
First - Nina and Jeffrey Wall, The<br />
Old Morning Star, Ebbw Vale<br />
Second - Bishop Street allotments,<br />
Abertillery<br />
Third - David George, Plot<br />
9a,Bishop Street Allotments,<br />
Abertillery<br />
Highly Commended - Cath Chivers,<br />
Plot 20A Bishop Street Allotments,<br />
Abertillery<br />
Commended - Nantyglo<br />
Comprehensive School, Nantyglo<br />
Commended - Bryngwyn Primary<br />
School, Six Bells<br />
Allotments<br />
Group<br />
First - Bishop Street allotments,<br />
Abertillery<br />
Individuals<br />
First - Mr G.Blackmore, Plot 6<br />
Glanffrwd Allotments, Ebbw Vale<br />
Second - David George, Plot 9b/17b<br />
Bishop Street Allotment, Abertiilery<br />
Third - Mr J.Davies, Plot 25b/26b<br />
Bishop Street Allotment, Abertillery<br />
Highly Commended - Brian Blake,<br />
Plot 22a/b Bishop Street Allotment,<br />
Abertillery<br />
Commended - Desmond Price,<br />
Plot 18a/b Bishop Street Allotment,<br />
Abertillery<br />
Commended - Mr D.B.Jones, Plot<br />
23a/b Bishop Street Allotment,<br />
Abertillery<br />
Special features<br />
First - Mr and Mrs Dean, 16 High<br />
Street, Six Bells<br />
Second - The Old Morning Star,<br />
Ebbw Vale<br />
Special features cont<br />
Third - Bishop Street Allotments,<br />
Abertillery<br />
Highly Commended - Dereka<br />
Hodgins, 118 Worcester Street,<br />
Brynmawr<br />
Commended - Plymouth Arms,<br />
Tredegar<br />
Commended - Mr and Mrs B.Turner,<br />
16 Clydach Street, Brynmawr<br />
Best new entry<br />
First - The Old Morning Star, Ebbw<br />
Vale<br />
Second - Llanhilleth Institute,<br />
Llanhilleth<br />
Third - Mr and Mrs B.Turner, 16<br />
Clydach Street, Brynmawr<br />
Highly Commended - Joint Day<br />
Care Unit, Alma Street, Abertillery<br />
Commended - Mr H.Bufton, Pen-y-<br />
Twyn, Tredegar<br />
Commended - Mr K.Jenkins, 5<br />
Vincent Avenue, Nantyglo<br />
for <strong>Council</strong> news & information visit www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk<br />
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