2011 Festivals - Zoom
Zoom is a young people's film and media development programme which incorporates a major international festival of children's film and media, offering young people across the south Wales valleys an opportunity to work with others to create their own film and media projects. Through Zoom's activities young people can make new friends, develop new skills and comment on the world around them. For more information about Zoom visit; www.zoomcymru.com.
Global Village Festival
During the early summer Cyfarthfa Park welcomes back the Global Village Festival established in 2005 to celebrate and raise awareness of the cultural diversity and heritage of Merthyr Tydfil and has continued every year since then, with the addition of community workshops in selected locations for two weeks prior to the main event day, since 2009, thanks to funding from the Arts Council of Wales. Merthyr Tydfil Global Village is a constituted group of volunteers, committed to working with statutory and voluntary organisations and with individuals to promote equality and diversity within the County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil. Global Village also receives funding from various sources including Big Lottery, MTHA, MTCBC, Arts Council of Wales, Communities First and others, together with in-kind support from MTHA, Merthyr Tydfil College, MTCBC, Glamorgan Gates, Menter Merthyr, Bridges Into Work, WAG and others. The 2011 event date will be Sunday, 22nd May. One of the Global Village aims is to celebrate and raise awareness of cultural diversity.
Bedroc Festival
June 2011 also welcomes back Bedroc; Welsh language music festival held in various locations in the village of Bedlinog, in the Taff Bargoed Valley. Past years have included ledgendary performers from the Welsh language music scene including Meic Stevens, Dafydd Iwan, Tebot Piws, Heather Jones and Bryn Fon together with many more established and up and coming performers including Merthyr’s very own Betti Galws. Details and performers for 2011 will be released closer to the date. For further information visit the What’s On guide at: www.merthyrtudful.com.
Treharris Gateway
On Monday 7th February at 5.00pm - 7.00pm, in the Taff Bargoed Communities First Office, 8 Perrot Street, Treharris, there will be a Community Consultation session where local people can make their voices heard. The participation of local people would be appreciated in the design of a gateway to link Treharris Town Centre and Parc Taf Bargoed. The Gateway theme is Mining Heritage, so if you have any old mining photos and memorabilia please bring it along. There will also be refreshments provided.
Merthyr Aloud
The Merthyr Aloud community choir voice workshops are now on Fridays at 10.30am until 12.30pm at the Canolfan Gymraeg, Neuadd Soar, Pontmorlais (current access through Castle Street Car Park, during the building work on Soar Arts Centre). All are welcome to come along to these drop in voice workshops to learn some beautiful harmonies from different musical traditions with Natural Voice Practitioner; Heather Murray. No experience is needed and all songs are taught by ear. These sessions can help to improve your health, you can meet new people, and have lots of fun! Cost per session is £1, which includes refreshment. For more information or to book call Clare at Glamorgan Gates on: 01685 729940
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