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Town Centres - Blackwood Town Centre is to undergo a <strong>major</strong> faceliftBlackwood - Defining <strong>The</strong> Futurewww.caerphilly.gov.uk www.caerphilly.gov.uk/cymraeg email/ebost: business@caerphilly.gov.ukA multi million pound regeneration packageis scheduled to take place over the next fewyears which will include:Cllr Tudor Davies Cabinet member forRegeneration said “Blackwood is set tobecome an important shopping centre andwill attract some top High Street names intothe town. Already the new northern retaildevelopment has seen national retailersrecognise the huge potential that Blackwoodoffers. <strong>The</strong> enhanced transportation linkswith the building of Sirhowy Enterprise Wayand a new bus station increase the town’sattractiveness to multiple retailers as aninvestment opportunity. <strong>The</strong> future looksbright for the people of Blackwood as thetown looks to deliver a wider choice of shopsmaking it a real alternative to Newport andCardiff.”Above and right: Artist’s impression of the new bus station.Uchod ac i’r dde: Argraff arlunydd o’r orsaf fysiau newydd.Disgwylir y bydd pecyn adfywio gwerth rhaimiliynau o bunnoedd, sydd i’w weithredu ynystod y blynyddoedd nesaf, yn cynnwys:Dywedodd Cyng Tudor Davies, aelodCabinet ar gyfer Adfywio, “Bydd Coed Duonyn dod yn ganolfan siopa pwysig a bydd yndenu enwau enwog y Stryd Fawr i’r dref.Mae’r datblygiad masnach ogleddol newyddwedi gweld masnachwyr cenedlaethol yncydnabod y potensial mae Coed Duon ynei gynnig. Mae’r cysylltiadau cludiant gwella’r orsaf fysiau newydd, yn ogystal â FforddFenter Sirhywi, yn cynyddu atyniad y dreffel cyfleoedd buddsoddi i nifer o fasnachwyr.Mae’r dyfodol yn edrych yn ddisglair i GoedDuon wrth i’r dref edrych tuag at ddarparudewis ehangach o siopau, gan ei wneud ynddewis gwahanol i Gasnewydd a Chaerdydd.”• A new bus station.• Enhanced public spaces and pedestrianareas.NEW BUS STATION<strong>The</strong> creation of an exciting new bus station for the town will becentral to the overall improvements. Demolition of the existingbus-station building will commence in January 2006. <strong>The</strong> works willbe restricted to non-market days in order to avoid potentialnuisance to the operation of the market. Construction of the newBus Station will be completed by Autumn 2006.Due to the temporary closure of the bus station it will benecessary for buses to set-down and pick-up on the High Street. It isproposed that six bus stops, three northbound and threesouthbound, will be situated on the High Street. Details of thesechanges will be well publicised.STREET SCENE<strong>The</strong> first project completed was the Hall Street scheme,completed in Autumn 2003, which links the old town centre with thenew Asda development. This won an Interpave Public Sector awardfor excellence in the design of public space. <strong>The</strong> second scheme isbased around the Wesley Methodist Chapel (adjacent to the Argosstore). <strong>The</strong> 12 week scheme, which commenced in September, willsee alterations to the existing junction as well as the creation of newseating areas, planting schemes and eye-catching public artwork.• Gorsaf fysiau newydd.<strong>The</strong> northern cross valley link in Blackwood.Y ffordd trawsgwm gogleddol yng Nghoed Duon.• Mannau cyhoeddus ac ardaloedd gwell igerddwyr.GORSAF FYSIAU NEWYDDBydd creu gorsaf fysiau newydd cyffroes ar gyfer y dref yn ganologi’r gwelliannau. Bydd dymchwel yr orsaf fysiau presennol yn dechrauym mis Ionawr 2006. Bydd y gwaith yn cael ei gyfyngu i ddiwrnodaupan nad oes marchnad er mwyn osgoi’r niwsans a allai achosi iweithrediad y farchnad. Bydd adeiladwaith yr orsaf fysiau newydd yncael ei gwblhau yn Hydref 2006.Oherwydd caead dros dro yr orsaf fysiau bydd hi’n angenrheidioli fysiau i aros a chodi teithwyr ar y Stryd Fawr. Awgrymir y bydd ynachwech arhosfan bws ar y Stryd Fawr, tri i’r gogledd a thri i’r de.Bydd manylion y newidiadau hyn yn cael eu cyhoeddi’n dda.AR Y STRYDY Prosiect cyntaf a gwblhawyd oedd cynllun Stryd y Neuadd,a gyflawnwyd yn Hydref 2003, sy’n cysylltu cyn ganol y dref â’rdatblygiad Asda newydd. Enillodd hwn wobr Sector CyhoeddusInterpave ar gyfer rhagoriaeth mewn cynllunio man cyhoeddus.Mae’r ail gynllun wedi ei leoli o amgylch Capel MethodistaiddWesley (gerllaw siop Argos). Bydd y cynllun 12 wythnos, agychwynnodd ym mis Medi, yn creu newidiadau i’r gyffordd bresennolyn ogystal â chreu ardaloedd newydd ar gyfer seddau, cynlluniauplannu a gwaith celf gyhoeddus drawiadol.• Traffic calming along the High Street.• Landmark building.<strong>The</strong> <strong>major</strong>ity of schemes are being jointly funded by the WDAand as schemes are completed building owners are being offered theopportunity to improve their buildings. One example of this is theformer Bierkeller, which had fallen into disrepair but has now beenrefurbished to create new shops and sets the scene to develop a cafestyle quarter.LANDMARK BUILDING<strong>The</strong> development of an iconic office building in Blackwood isalso central to the council’s Regeneration Strategy for Blackwood.<strong>The</strong> council’s Housing and Social Services departments are seekingaccommodation to serve the Blackwood area. Locating theseservices in the proposed new office building will contribute to bothregeneration and service delivery objectives of the Council.TRAFFIC CALMINGAlso in the New Year, following completion of the SirhowyEnterprise Way, traffic calming measures will be implemented alongthe length of the High Street to help address traffic problems andcreate a safer environment for pedestrians.• Mesurau tawelu traffig ar hyd y Stryd Fawr.• Adeilad tirnodol.<strong>The</strong> “ Singing Tree” - one of the proposed artworks.“ Y Goeden Ganu” - un o’r gweithiau celf arfaethedig.Blackwood town centre is a popular shopping destination.Mae canol tref Coed Duon yn lle boblogaidd i siopa.Mae’r mwyafrif o gynlluniau yn cael eu hariannu ar y cyd gany WDA a gan bod cynlluniau wedi eu cwblhau cynigir y cyfle iberchnogion adeiladau i wella eu hadeiladau. Un esiampl o hyn yw’rhen Bierkeller, oedd wedi dadfeilio ond sydd bellach wedi cael eiadnewyddu i greu siopau newydd, ac sy’n gosod yr olygfa ar gyferdatblygu ardal mewn steil caffis.ADEILAD TIRNODMae datblygu’r adeilad swyddfeydd eiconig yng Nghoed Duonhefyd yn ganolog i Strategaeth Adfywio’r Cyngor ar gyfer CoedDuon. Mae adrannau Tai a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol y cyngor ynedrych am lefydd preswyl a fydd yn gwasanaethu ardal Coed Duon.Bydd lleoli’r gwasanaethau hyn yn yr adeilad swyddfeydd arfaethedignewydd yn cyfrannu at amcanion adfywio a darpariaeth gwasanaethy Cyngor.TAWELU TRAFFIGYn y Flwyddyn Newydd hefyd, yn dilyn cwblhad Ffordd MenterSirhywi, bydd mesurau tawelu traffig yn cael ei gweithredu ar hyd yStryd Fawr er mwyn cynorthwyo gyda’r problemau traffig a chreuamgylchedd saffach i’r cerddwyr.Diffinio Dyfodol - Coed DuonCanol Y Dref - Bydd gwedd newydd i Ganol Tref Coed Duon

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