Good morning,
We are running a free Urology awareness event to help raise awareness among men about common urological problems, symptoms and when it may be appropriate to seek advice.
Please could you help us spread the word about this free event? All the details are below.
Everything You Wanted to Know About the Prostate… But Were Afraid to Ask”
📅 Wednesday 23rd September
🕕 6:30pm–7:30pm
📍 St Joseph’s Hospital
💷 Free to attend
🚗 Free parking
The evening will include a 45-minute presentation from Mr Cox, followed by a 15-minute Q&A, with refreshments available.
Please reply to this email if you are interested.
Best wishes,
Private Patient Coordinator
Harding Avenue, Malpas, Newport, NP20 6ZE
T: 01633 820300
www.stjosephshospital.co.uk
Pavilion for Hire – Perfect for Children’s Parties
Looking for a bright, welcoming venue for a small party or family celebration? Our brand-new pavilion at Ty’r Winch Playing Field is available to hire and is especially well suited to children’s parties.
The pavilion can accommodate up to 20 guests and includes tables and chairs, toilet facilities, and a small kitchen area. It is located next to the children’s play area, with swings and slides nearby, making it an ideal choice for younger children’s celebrations.
Hire charges: £5.00 per hour or £30.00 per day.
Why not come along and book this superb local venue for your next party?
For further information please contact our Clerk – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Press Release
Dedicated volunteers ensure Green Flag continues to fly at Ty’r Winch Playing Field
The hard work of dedicated volunteers has ensured that the prestigious Green Flag Community Award continues to fly at Ty’r Winch Playing Field, as Keep Wales Tidy announces the winners of the 2026 Green Flag Awards.
A record 330 parks and green spaces across Wales have reached the high standards required to fly the coveted Green Flag for 2026. This includes 93 sites which achieved full Green Flag Award status and 237 who received a Green Flag Community Award. Fourteen of these sites also achieved the supplementary Green Heritage Site Accreditation, supported by Cadw, for demonstrating a commitment to preserving and promoting their unique history.
The Green Flag Community Award flag was awarded to Old St. Mellons Community Council in recognition of its environmental efforts, excellent visitor facilities, and community involvement.
Green Flag Community Awards celebrate high-quality, volunteer-run spaces such as community gardens and local nature reserves.
For the third year running, Wales retains the honour of holding more Green Flag Community Awards than any other country delivering the scheme, with 237 Community Awards, up 14 from 223 last year.
The Green Flag Award scheme was founded 30 years ago and recognises well-managed parks and green spaces in more than 20 countries around the world.
In Wales, the awards scheme is run by Keep Wales Tidy. Owen Derbyshire, Keep Wales Tidy Chief Executive said:
“Wales is truly setting the standard when it comes to outstanding green spaces, with 330 places recognised in this year’s Green Flag Awards. From flagship parks and vibrant woodlands to historic sites and community spaces, Wales has shown year after year that it has an unwavering commitment to nurturing inclusive green spaces that can be enjoyed by everyone.
“We are especially proud of all our Green Flag Community Award winners which reach the award’s high standards due to the hard work and dedication of volunteers who give their time and skills to ensure these special places thrive and can be enjoyed by many others. Green spaces play a vital part in supporting the health and wellbeing of communities across Wales and we’d like to thank everyone who plays a part in that.”
A full list of award winners can be found on the Keep Wales Tidy website www.keepwalestidy.cymru
Press Release: New Pavilion
Completed at Ty'r Winch Playing Field
Old St Mellons Community Council is pleased to announce that the new pavilion at Ty’r Winch Playing Field is now in place.
The pavilion has been delivered by Ashdown Construction Group Ltd and marks the completion of a long-standing community project. Old St Mellons Community Council has worked hard over a considerable period to bring this facility forward and, although the project has been challenging at times, Councillors are delighted to see it completed for the benefit of the local community.
The new pavilion will be available to hire for children’s parties and other suitable community use, providing a welcome facility at Ty’r Winch Playing Field.
The project has been made possible through the use of Section 106 monies, helping to deliver an important improvement for residents and visitors to the playing field.
Old St Mellons Community Council would like to thank Ashdown Construction Group Ltd, Project Manager Mr Steve Knapton, all contractors involved and everyone who has worked hard to help bring this project to a successful conclusion.
Old St Mellons Community Council warmly invites residents and members of the community to attend an open day at the new pavilion on Saturday 20th June at 3pm. We look forward to welcoming everyone to see the completed facility and celebrate this important addition to Ty’r Winch Playing Field.
Proposals for a new Aldi food store at Plot A, Wern Fawr Lane, St Mellons, Cardiff, CF3 5E
It is our intention to submit a full planning application to Cardiff Council for these proposals in due course. However, before doing so, as required by the legislation, the draft planning application has been placed on deposit for a period of 28 days from Monday 16th March to Monday 13th April, as referenced in the enclosed notice.
Robert Hitchins Limited, regional property developers and owners of Eastern Business Park, in partnership with Aldi, the award-winning discount food retailer, are bringing forward proposals to open a new high-quality food store on land at Plot A, Wern Fawr Lane, St Mellons. The proposals will bring new purpose to surplus parking space, providing greater convenience for the community. With easy access on foot and via three bus routes, the store would cut unnecessary car trips, contributing to lower carbon emissions and helping to improve the local environment.
The proposed Aldi food store would improve the local supermarket offering, with only Tesco currently serving the St Mellons community. The proposals would mark a significant investment in the local economy, creating up to 40 new jobs, paid at an industry-leading rate, as well as further employment opportunities during construction and through Aldi’s UK supply chain.
Robert Hitchins and Aldi value the input of the local community and will ensure, where appropriate, that local perspectives are considered in shaping the proposals. As part of our statutory pre-application consultation, a virtual public exhibition will be held to present our draft proposals between Monday 16th March and Monday 13th April.
You may view our dedicated consultation website and inspect copies of the proposed draft application package at aldiconsultation.co.uk/st-mellons.
We will also be holding a public consultation event on Thursday 26th March 2026 at Old St Mellons Village Hall, Newport Rd, St. Mellons, Cardiff CF3 5UN. Community consultees and local residents are invited to attend, speak with members of the project team, ask questions, and share their views. The event will be open to the public between 3pm and 7pm.
Please click the following:
Aldi St Mellons - Article 2D Notice Bilingual
Safeguarding Children Around Dogs
The poster links to a short online course focused on child safety, recognising dog body language, and reducing risk around everyday child–dog interactions. It’s intended as an optional safeguarding resource rather than a sales promotion.
Good afternoon all,
Launch of the Llais National Project – The Health and Social Care We Want.
The Health and Social Care We Want | Llais
Too few people know their rights, what they can reasonably expect from services, or how they can play their own part in staying well and that is why Llais is leading The Health and Social Care We Want: a national conversation about creating clearer, fairer and more person-centred services.
Our Aim
We want to make it easier for people to:
- Know and understand their rights
- Know what to expect from health and social care services
- Know the part they have to play in their own health and care
At the same time, we want to support services to better meet people’s needs by listening to real experiences and using what they hear to make things better. It’s about building trust, reducing confusion and creating services that work for everyone.
How you can help
Your support is important in helping us reach communities, gathering views and understanding what’s working, what’s not, and what matters most.
You can get involved in a number of ways, including:
- Completing our We Want survey (The health and social care we want)
- Attend a Llais event
- Contact us directly: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
We would greatly appreciate if you could share on your channels – and any of your partner channels!
We Want: Open online session
12:00-13:00 - 7th August 2025
An interactive online session for people and organisations across Wales who want to discuss the health and social care systems we want. This session will provide an overview of the project, as well as providing you with the tools to have meaningful conversations to inform the project and help people to 'have their say'. (The Health and Social Care We Want - Online Session - 7th August 2025 | Llais)
We Want: Learning disabilities
10:00-11:00 - 20th August 2025
In this session we invite people with learning disabilities and the people and organisations who support them to join us for a look at our project. In this session we will look at how our engagement activities and tools can be adapted to help people with learning disabilities take part and have their say on what they would like health and social care to look like in the future, and to share their stories of using and accessing health and social care services in the past. (The Health and Social Care We Want - Online Session - 20th August 2025 | Llais)
We Want: Women's health
11:00-12:00 - 27th August 2025
We know that women's health issues are more likely to be dismissed or misdiagnosed and therefore, we wanted to hold a dedicated women's health session to create space for such health inequalities to be discussed and represented within our project. If you are interested in women's health or an organisation supporting women, then this session will give you an overview of what our project aims to achieve and how you can engage women in meaningful conversations about health and social care so that their voices can be represented within our project findings. (The Health and Social Care We Want - Online Session - 27th August 2025 | Llais)
We Want: Unpaid carers
10:30-11:30 - 3rd September 2025
We know that carers face poorer health outcomes including increased levels of stress and low mood and unreliable social care services, and that is why we want to make sure that their voices are represented in our project. We are conscious that carers may face restrictions on when they are able to engage with us that fit around their caring responsibilities. We are holding a dedicated online session to provide a remote opportunity for carers to connect with us and to find out how they can have their say on the future of health and social care across Wales. We also want to connect with organisations that work closely with carers to share our self-facilitation guide as a tool for them to be able to engage carers in meaningful conversation about health and social care, and to feedback their contributions to us. (The Health and Social Care We Want - Online Session - 3rd September 2025 | Llais)
We Want: Children & young people
17:00-18:00 - 10th September 2025
In this session we invite children and young people and the organisations who support them to join us for a look at our project. In this session we will look at how our engagement activities and tools can be adapted to help children and young people take part and have their say on what health and social care means to them, and what they would like health and social care to look like in the future. (The Health and Social Care We Want - Online Session - 10th September 2025 | Llais)”
Kind Regards,
Rachel Cook
Swyddog Gweinyddol / Administrative Support Officer
Llais Caerdydd a Bro Morgannwg / Llais Cardiff and Vale
Adeilad y Goron / Crown Buildings
Parc Cathays / Cathays Park
Caerdydd / Cardiff
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Press Release: New Pavilion Completed at Ty’r Winch Playing Field
Old St Mellons Community Council is pleased to announce that the new pavilion at Ty’r Winch Playing Field is now in place.
The pavilion has been delivered by Ashdown Construction Group Ltd and marks the completion of a long-standing community project. Old St Mellons Community Council has worked hard over a considerable period to bring this facility forward and, although the project has been challenging at times, Councillors are delighted to see it completed for the benefit of the local community.
The new pavilion will be available to hire for children’s parties and other suitable community use, providing a welcome facility at Ty’r Winch Playing Field.
The project has been made possible through the use of Section 106 monies, helping to deliver an important improvement for residents and visitors to the playing field.
Old St Mellons Community Council would like to thank Ashdown Construction Group Ltd, Project Manager Mr Steve Knapton, all contractors involved and everyone who has worked hard to help bring this project to a successful conclusion.
Old St Mellons Community Council warmly invites residents and members of the community to attend an open day at the new pavilion on Saturday 20th June at 3pm. We look forward to welcoming everyone to see the completed facility and celebrate this important addition to Ty’r Winch Playing Field.
Green Flag flying at Ty’r Winch Playing Field
Environmental charity Keep Wales Tidy has unveiled this year’s Green Flag Award winners – the international mark of a quality park or green space.
Ty’r Winch Playing Field has achieved the coveted Green Flag Community Award in recognition of its high environmental standards, cleanliness, safety, and community involvement.
Old St. Mellons Community Council has once again received this prestigious award and we are very proud to be winners again and continuing to provide excellent facilities and commitment to delivery great quality green space for our community.
180 community managed green spaces across the country have met the high standards needed to receive the Green Flag Community Award.
Now in its third decade, Green Flag recognises well-managed parks and green spaces in 20 countries around the world.
In Wales, the awards scheme is run by Keep Wales Tidy. Lucy Prisk, Green Flag Coordinator for Keep Wales Tidy said:
“Free access to safe, high quality green space has never been more important. Our award-winning sites play a vital role in people’s mental and physical well-being, providing a haven for communities to come together, relax and enjoy nature.
“News that a record number of community managed green spaces in Wales have achieved Green Flag status is testament to the dedication and hard work of hundreds of volunteers. We’re delighted to be able to celebrate their success on the world stage.”
A full list of award winners can be found on the Keep Wales Tidy website www.keepwalestidy.cymru
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Council’s coronation event receives funding boost from Welsh housebuilder
A Community Council in Cardiff has received a cash boost towards its community coronation event in May.
Old St Mellons Community Council has bagged £1,000 from Persimmon Homes East Wales through the housebuilder’s Community Champions scheme, which donates up to £50,000 a year to good causes across Wales.
The funding will be used by the Council to host a Children’s Coronation Tea Party in honour of King Charles Coronation on Sunday 7th May.
Chair of Old St Mellons Community Council, Cllr Dianne Rees, said:
“We’re thrilled to receive this generous donation from Persimmon Homes East Wales, which will help support our Children’s Coronation Tea Party in honour of King Charles’ Coronation on Monday 8th May.
“It’s a once in a lifetime event and these funds will also allow us to give each child attending a Coronation mug.
“It promises be a very special event for the children with a special tea and an entertainer and a memorable occasion for all involved.
“Persimmon has a significant local presence in our area with its St Edeyrns Village development and we are delighted to receive their support.”
Victoria Williams, Sales Director at Persimmon Homes East Wales, said:
“We’re delighted to be able to support the Council and the local community with this money for its special Coronation event next month.
“Persimmon’s Community Champions initiative is all about supporting the communities where we build, and our presence in the area only continues to increase through our delivery of much-needed new homes for local people at St Edeyrns.
“We would like to wish Old St Mellons Community Council and local families attending all the very best for the Coronation Tea Party next month.”
Persimmon Homes is currently building quality new homes at its St Edeyrns Village development. For more information, visit www.persimmonhomes.com.
To find out more or to apply for Community Champions funding, visit https://www.persimmonhomes.com/community-champions-2023
