Aberdare Web Guide
Here's our pick of some of the most useful and entertaining websites from or about Aberdare and the Cynon Valley. If you know a website worth including here, get in touch.
Aberdare Online
http://www.aberdareonline.co.uk
Everything from library opening times, events and weekly classes, up to the minute discussion forums, interactive tours, and even a page with old school photos.
Aberdare News
http://www.aberdarenews.co.uk
News, photos, stories and more.
Shape-it.org
http://www.shape-it.org
Community news and information for Rhondda Cynon Taff, and an opportunity for local groups and societies to publicise their activities.
The Coliseum
http://www.rct-arts.co.uk
Find out what's happening at the town's civic venue - music, movies and more.
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council
http://www.rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk
Your local authority's website with details of council meetings, contact details for members and departments and an A-Z section if you're not sure where to find the information you're looking for.
Arriva Trains Cymru
http://www.arrivatrainswales.co.uk
Operator of Valley Lines, as well as local and regional services throughout Wales.
Aberdare College
http://www.aberdare.ac.uk
Offers qualifications including City & Guilds, HND, foundation level degrees and basic adult education.
Stereophonics
http://www.stereophonics.com
The online home of Cwmaman's finest - featuring news, views, chatroom, message board, and exclusive video clips and photos.
Aberdare RFC
http://www.aberdarerfc.co.uk
Keep in touch with all the club's activities, from WRU Division 4 South East to junior teams as young as under-8s.
Aberdare Cricket Club
http://www.aberdarecc.org.uk
Fixtures, reports, photos and more - including Fantasy Cricket and a guide to the Laws of the game.
Aberdare Little Theatre
http://www.aberdarelittletheatre.co.uk
Starting life in 1908 as the Trecynon Amateur Dramatic Society, the theatre's home is a former colliery engine shed.
Colstars
http://www.colstars.com
The Coliseum Operatic and Amateur Dramatic Society has provided high quality live entertainment for over fifty years.
An Open Door
http://www.anopendoor.org
This Christian charity based in Aberdare carries out missionary work in Africa and India, including a child sponsorship scheme in Uganda.
Aberaman Motorcycle Club
http://www.aberdare-park-road-races.co.uk
Be part of the action - watch the road races or join the club.
Cwmaman Institute
http://www.cwmamaninstitute.co.uk
A community arts venue with something for everyone, from live music, drama and movies to meetings of local societies.
Cwmaman Institute Silver Band
http://www.cwmamanband.co.uk
An Eisteddfod-winning band that rehearsals twice weekly at the Cwmaman Institute.
Cwmbach Male Choir
http://www.cwmbach.com
Founded in 1921, the choir based at Maesgwyn School, Cwmdare, has performed as far afield as South Africa, Hungary and Canada, and alongside Paul Robeson.
Cwmaman Workmen's and Social Club
http://www.cwmamanclub.co.uk
Known locally as Glynhafod Club or the Top Club, offering live music, snooker, skittles, bingo and more.
Aberdare Valley Snooker League
http://www.shape-it.org/Community/SportLeisure/Snooker/AberdareValleySnkrLg/
The fastest growing league in the valleys, with 3 divisions and 30 teams.
Cynon Culture
http://www.cynonculture.co.uk
A guide to the history and culture of the Cynon Valley.
Aberdare Boys Grammar School
http://www.abgs.org.uk
Photos and reminisences, mostly covering the 1957-1964 period when the website's editors were pupils.
Rob Lloyd - Photographer
http://www.roblloyd.fsnet.co.uk
See some stunning landscapes and themed galleries from around south east Wales and further afield.
Martyn Evans - Valleys Art
http://www.valleysart.com
Having spent much of his life in New Zealand, Martyn has returned to his native Aberdare where he uses his experience of Maori art to give a colourful view of the valleys.
Conway Inn
http://www.myspace.com/theconwayinn
Live acoustic sessions, open mike nights, poems and pints and more.
Loops and Links
http://www.loopsandlinks.co.uk
Local walks, cycling and horse riding trails drawn up by Groundwork Merthyr and Rhondda Cynon Taff.
Cymru Images
http://www.cymruimages.com
Photos of south Wales and beyond by Peter K Thomas, a mining engineer from Aberdare who took up photography full time in 1990.
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