Pontypridd Town Council Announces Partnership with Your Pontypridd BID
James Payne • Aug 11, 2021
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Lynda Davies, Chair of Pontypridd Town Council’s Regeneration and Museum Committee and James Payne, Your Pontypridd BID Projects Officer
The partnership is part of the Town Council’s ambitious plans to create a Community Hub in the newly redeveloped basement of Pontypridd Museum, which was badly damaged during the flooding in February 2020.
The Community Hub will house several key organisations working across a variety of sectors in Pontypridd, including the Your Pontypridd BID and Pontypridd Children’s Book Festival and will provide a space for community groups and individuals to meet and conduct activities.
Lynda Davies, Chair of Pontypridd Town Council’s Regeneration and Museum Committee said,
"We’re pleased to continue to grow and develop our relationships with local organisations, and we’re delighted to collaborate with the Your Pontypridd BID team at such a crucial point in Pontypridd town centre’s history. With major redevelopment work taking place in the town currently, this is a tremendously exciting time for the area. We’re looking forward to working together to harness Pontypridd’s potential and deliver long lasting improvements for businesses, residents and visitors.”
Your Pontypridd BID will work with the Town Council on continuing to improve the town centre, with the input of local businesses at the heart of the decisions taken. The partnership will bolster the work already being undertaken by Your Pontypridd BID, who are focussing on working toward a safer, more accessible and attractive Pontypridd town centre and greater say for business in the area on the decisions that affect them.
Following the successful outcome of a ballot process at the beginning of 2021, the Your Pontypridd BID’s second five year term of work began back in April.
Your Pontypridd BID Projects Officer James Payne said, ‘The partnership with Pontypridd Town Council gives us a fresh start, and a new home with the relocation of our office to the town’s new Community Hub. This will allow us to focus on the next five years and to work closely with the Town Council to improve Pontypridd. We’re glad to be working with such a forward thinking team.”
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WE’RE HIRING: BUSINESS CRIME REDUCTION PARTNERSHIP CO-ORDINATOR
Take a look at everything happening in Your Pontypridd this Halloween and half-term break!
Bravery, innovation, leadership, selflessness: just some of the attributes that were celebrated last night with the return of the annual South Wales Police Awards last night. The awards, held at Brangwyn Hall in Swansea, recognised officers, staff, volunteers and partners who have gone above and beyond for the force and the communities served by South Wales Police. The Taff Neighbourhood Policing Team which serves the community of Pontypridd, were nominated for two awards - the Police Community Support Officer of the Year Award & the Police and Crime Commissioner Exceptional Problem Solving in Partnership Award. The Taff team were successful in securing both awards, a major achievement for the town's local Policing team. The first award for the Taff Neighbourhood Policing Team went to PCSO Hannah Lowe who was described as the "Heart and soul of Pontypridd town" - Hannah Lowe, who is committed to tackling crime and disorder and is an integral part of initiatives including Pontypridd Outreach, a Halloween trail and a building painting project. Please see the video below from South Wales Police Twitter page showing Hannah's reaction to receiving the award:
