Ruperra Planning Application news

Ruperra Planning Application is scheduled to be presented to the Planning Committee on Wednesday December 5 2007 at the Council Offices in Pontllanfraith at 5 pm. The County planners are recommending its approval with deferment for the completion of a Section 106 agreement to secure conditions. The Trust hopes that the councillors will refuse consent.

Once again information has been sent to each councillor on the planning committee, emphasising that 1. the scheduled status of the Castle indicates that the whole site requires protection on a par with Caerphilly Castle, Stonehenge and many other Scheduled Ancient Monuments. 2 consolidation of the monument as a ruin in a public park and garden could access huge amounts of public funding and is already applied to many ancient monuments. 3 members should not assume that the existing owner is the only possible saviour of the castle and should realise that his proposals are not an enabling development; but an irresponsible business adventure taking cynical advantage of the long standing plight of Ruperra castle. 4. the application is going ahead without Listed Building consent or Scheduled Ancient Monument consent or a full archaeological report

Ruperra Conservation Trust will be giving a presentation at the meeting and it would be good if as many people as possible could attend this meeting to show the strength of local support. If you hope to attend please would you check the weblog – www.ruperracastle.blogspot.com before hand to make sure that the meeting is going ahead. There have been so many false alarms.

This message is for information only for those who cannot attend for various reasons.
Once again it would be good to meet up at the nearby Penllwyn Manor after the meeting

Pat Moseley.
Ruperra Conservation Trust. 02920 885840

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News-next Friday will be a music quiz, I'll be running the quiz which will be a mix of pop and other styles of music, and will feature verbal and musical questions, there will be alcoholic prizes and a fabulous curry, pop along, it will be the best way to spend a Friday night in the Caerphilly area, a bar, a curry, some music, what more do you want?

The weekend starts here!

Rudry Fair-first pictures in-more soon

It was a good day, we have lots of pictures to add, but here is the first.

I'll edit this if anyone has any then please mail them over, this is from Sheryl Fussell.

Programme Competition Winner

The winning entry for the cover art of the programme for today is this fantastic drawing by Edward Lewis aged 8 of Rhydri Primary School. Well done Edward you have done a wonderful job.

Today is Rudry Country Fair

The weather in't too bad so far, there are lots of indoor activities if it rains, a bar in the village hall, we have tents gazebos and a huge indoor marquee so don't be afraid and pop along, it's the most fun you can have for a pound in South Wales today and children have free entry.

Rudry Fair -3 days to go

This will a fantastic fair, Paddy the Clown is making an appearance, I knocked his door today and after he threw a bucket of confetti at me he said that he would be entertaining all the boys and girls at Rudry Country Fair on Saturday 30th June, so pop along and join in the fun, come and have an ice cream, a cream tea and jump about on the bouncy castle, maybe in a different order than that, Rudry Village fair-this Saturday!!!!

Rudry Fair 1 week to go!

These were all taken last year and it was a fantastic day, don't miss out on the lovely rural setting and lots of stalls and entertainment and food and real ale and even a live band at 7 PM.

Be there or be a really funny shape indeed.