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Canolfan Gorseinon Centre will, once again, be open to the public on Sunday, 13 September 2009, between 10am and 2pm for this year's Ty Agored Abertawe Open House weekend. The once a year free event to give the public a chance to see around buildings not always open to the public is now in its sixth popular year.
Guided tours of the BREEAM excellent rated Centre will be conducted, giving a behind the scenes look at the interesting environmental aspects of the building. The building has full disabled access, so please come along on the day for a fascinating tour. For more information on the Open House event please click on one of the following links:- www.tyagoredabertawe.com for Welsh Speakers
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Julien Maugis from Villemomble in France has joined the staff at the Trust Office in West Street to improve his English language skills on work placement under the Foreign Exchange Student Scheme. Julien is 18 years old and attends Le Corbusier college in
Cormeilles en Parisis and he will be at the Trust office until 17th April
2008. He will work as a land surveyor (Geometre Topographe) on
completion of his
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LASA Credit Union is a socially responsible provider of financial services within the City & County of Swansea and, for the first time ever, this service is operating out of the Gorseinon Info Shop at 12 West Street, Gorseinon. The photograph was taken on Thursday, 21 February 2008, and shows the first credit union customer, our current Town Mayor, Gill Evans, with volunteer collection officers, Hilary Thorpe and Christine Freeman, together with Claire Smith, Manager of Loans and Savings Abertawe Credit Union Ltd. This service is no longer
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A spectacular piece of artwork has been commissioned for display at the front of the new Canolfan Gorseinon Centre entitled "Blood, Sweat and Tears ", celebrating the local steel industry. |
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This year's Lantern Parade took place on Tuesday, 4 December 2007 with a spectacular array of lanterns on display in the parade. |
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Edwina Hart AM officially launched the new Market at Grovesend Miners' Welfare Association Hall on 27 October 2007 and the market will now take place every 4th Saturday of the month. |
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This year's Christmas Lantern Parade will be held on Tuesday, 4 December 2007 at 6:30pm and the Lantern Making Workshops are under way throughout Gorseinon. |
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A World War II British Missile was found by construction workers at the site of the new Canolfan Gorseinon Centre development at 9:40 am on Thursday, 13th September 2007. The Bomb Squad had arrived on the scene by 10.15 am.
After examination by the Bomb Squad, they affirmed that there was no explosive left in the missile and they departed the site at 11:10 am with the ordinance. Gorseinon Town Councillor, Malcolm Curtis, informed the Trust that Richard Thomas & Baldwin (RTB) operated a furnace on site until 1948, receiving old ordinance to melt down as scrap. Malcolm remembers climbing into the scrap yard, as a child, to find old military materials to play with. This is the most likely source of the missile as only one stray bomb landed on Loughor during the war. |
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Long Term Volunteer, Rosita Wilkins, has joined the Trust as our 5th member of staff running the "Monday Club", a group to support individuals who suffer loneliness, isolation and depression in the Gorseinon area. Rosita will start work on 13th August 2007 and works half a day per week coordinating and developing the group. The Group aims to start in September. For further information contact Rosita at our Trust office. The "Monday Club" is no longer operating. |
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As you may have seen from our Canolfan Gorseinon page, work on the Centre has now commenced by the Contractors, WRW Construction Ltd and the page will be kept up-to-date with progress photographs of the build. |
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The official launch of the new open access Information Shop took place on 31st August 2007 and was opened by Edwina Hart AM. The shop is situated at the current Trust Offices in West Street, Gorseinon and provides leaflets and advice on a wide range of activities and organisations. |
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The Gorseinon Game of Skate was held at Parc Melin Mynach on the afternoon of Friday, 1st June 2007, organised by Street Sports Swansea, together with the City & County of Swansea Parks Department. |
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A litter pick was organised for Parc Melin Mynach on 31st May 2007, where an amazing amount of rubbish was removed from the park. |
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The Trust offices also now host Gorseinon Town Council monthly surgeries, which commenced on Saturday, 30 June 2007 and will be held on the last Saturday of each Month from 11am to 12 noon. Drop in if you wish to raise an issue with your Town Councillor. Next Surgery: Saturday, 27 October 2007 |
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Shavaughan Davey and Wilson Baldemor joined the Trust Office on Monday, 9 July 2007 for two weeks for Work Experience.Both students attend Penyrheol Comprehensive School and are currently in year ten, moving into their final year in September. While at the Trust Shavaughan and Wilson will gain experience in answering the telephone, dealing with the public, mail, finance and the daily running of an office. Shavaughan is studying Business Studies, Business Communication Systems, History and Drama and Wilson is taking History, Geography, Music and Art. |
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