Santa is on his Tour of Broadlands......

Bridgend Round Table will be out with Santa again this year. We will be collecting in aid of Y Bwthyn Hospice.

They will be in the following areas including Broadlands

• Brackla Sunday  December 16th
• Cefn Glas Monday December 17th 
• Broadlands Tesco side Tuesday December 18th 
• Broadlands Wednesday December 19th

Their national website is : www.roundtable.co.uk

Bridgend Round Table will be out with Santa again this year

Bridgend Round Table will be out with Santa again this year. We will be collecting in aid of Y Bwthyn Hospice.

They will be in the following areas including Broadlands

• Brackla Sunday  December 16th
• Cefn Glas Monday December 17th 
• Broadlands Tesco side Tuesday December 18th 
• Broadlands Wednesday December 19th

Their national website is : www.roundtable.co.uk

Forthcoming Services at The Parish of Laleston and Merthyr Mawr

The Broadlands Residents Association  would like to make you aware of the following services to be held at our local Parish of Laleston and Merthyr Mawr. The churches of St David's and St Teilo's.

Regular Services at St David's Laleston are held at 8:00 and 9:45, and at St Teilo's Merthyr Mawr at 11:15 every Sunday. 

During Advent the Christingle service will be on December 16th at Laleston (9:45).

There will be a service of Lessons and Carols at Merthyr Mawr on the evening of 23rd December (exact time to be confirmed).

A Midnight Mass will be be;celebrated at Laleston on Christmas Eve at 11:30 pm, and further masses there at 8:00 and 9:45, as well as one at Merthyr Mawr at 11:15.

In addition, there will be a crib service especially for children on Christmas Eve, and a visit from Father Christmas on Thursday 20th December, both at Laleston.

The Parish website can be found here.

Many thanks to Reverend Mike Lewis for providing us with the information.

Carols at the Loft Lounge Christmas Eve 4pm - 6pm

We are pleased to inform you all that the Loft Lounge is organising Carols around the Christmas Tree on Christmas Eve from 4pm -6pm. The whole family are welcome.

Dont Forget BRA meeting Tonight 7pm

Yes  its here, the final meeting of the residents association of 2012! Everyone welcome, 7pm at the Loft Lounge Broadlands.....

Dont Forget BRA meeting Tomorrow Tuesday 4th December 19:00!!!!

Tomorrow night we meet to discuss issues affecting Broadlands as a community and start to plan next years Fun day!

Dont Forget BRA meeting This Tuesday 4th December

BRA December meeting at the Loft Lounge Broadlands on Tuesday 19:00!!!!

Its a good chance to meet with other fellow residents , have a soft drink, have a beer, have a coffee and to find out whats happening near you!

Christmas Tree Lights on the Broadlands Roundabouts @BroadlandsRes

Photo by @sim0nh0we

Residents Association Meeting Minutes

We've posted the minutes for September and October Meetings on the facebook page, we'll shortly arrange for them to be posted on this blog.

In the meantime you can find the minutes here: https://www.facebook.com/BroadlandsResidentsAssociation/notes. 

Your Bridgend #GoldPostBox is going to stay shiny and gold for good!

Amazing news! @royalmailnews Your Bridgend #GoldPostBox is going to stay shiny and gold for good! We're adding a commemorative plaque too.
— Aled Davies (@AledDavies2012) November 2, 2012

Forthcoming BRA Meetings

For those of you that dont follow our facebook site (where we publish our events), at present we meet on the first Tuesday of every month at the Loft Lounge at Broadlands. The next meeting is Tuesday 4th December.

Broadlands Residents Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/BroadlandsResidentsAssociation

There is forum on facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/broadlandsresidentsassociation/  - this is not run by the residents association however updates and meetings are added to this group.

After Christmas 2012, its likely the meetings will move to a Monday and we'll publish those dates on this website too.

Latest Information on School Catchment Changes

We recently contacted BCBC about the proposed change in school catchment for Maes-Yr-Haul.  Following many of the residents meetings we found that there were many residents still unclear about the situation.  Please read on if you have children due to attend Maes-Yr-Haul in 2013 onwards.

When does the change come into place?

The proposed catchment changes will go ahead for the September intake of 2013 at the school. 

I live on Broadlands - what postcodes are affected by the change?

• CF31 4DX
• CF31 4DZ
• CF31 5AA
• CF31 5AB
• CF31 5AD
• CF31 5AE
• CF31 5AF
• CF31 5AG
• CF31 5AR
• CF31 5BF
• CF31 5EU
• CF31 5EW
• CF31 5EZ
• CF31 5FJ
• CF31 5FN
• CF31 5FP
• CF31 5FQ
• CF31 5FR
• CF32 0HL

What is the status on Siblings having priority after the Catchment Area Changes?

The following is an extract from the Council’s Starting School booklet and appears in both the nursery and primary sections as the transitional arrangements are equally applicable to both ‘phases’. The Starting School publication will be issued to parents, seeking a nursery/reception place, later this term.

Parents/carers should note that the Council’s change to the catchment areas of Maes yr Haul Primary and Trelales Primary Schools will be implemented for the first time for admissions to both schools in September 2013. With effect from this date the area illustrated on the attached plan will form part of the catchment area of Trelales Primary School. As part of the proposed change the Council agreed a transitional arrangement for those families with older siblings already attending Maes yr Haul Primary School. For families living in the affected area and with older children at the school the transitional arrangement will afford them equal status to those parents living within the revised catchment area. In practical terms should the school be oversubscribed parents living in the affected area would not be disadvantaged and their application for a place at Maes yr Haul Primary School will be treated as if they are resident within the catchment area. It was agreed that this transitional arrangement would be initially for a period of five years and would be reviewed annually thereafter.

What is the situation for Nursery intake and I have a Sibling in the school?

 The above statements show that both nursery and primary sections of the school.

What is the status of the safe walking route to school (to Laleston)?

The Council’s Property Team is still negotiating with the relevant landowner to reach agreement to obtain sufficient land to create the safe walking route. The initial plan has changed and in order to minimise the amount of land take it is now proposed that a section of Gypsy Lane be closed to traffic to enable the lane itself to be used as the footpath. Lighting will be provided the length of the footpath. There will be a formal consultation period as is usual with any proposal on ‘highway’ changes. 

Maes Yr Haul School Catchment Changes

Its been a long time since the news about the school catchment area changes was published, for those newcomers to the facebook site, blog and twitter feeds, you can find the information here: http://maes-yr-haul-catchment.blogspot.co.uk/ We are writing to the local education authority to gain feedback on the latest position. Watch this space.

Broadlands Residents Planting 2012

October 7th saw a small group of Broadlands residents and their children give up their Sunday to plant 3 sacks full of Daffodil bulbs around Broadlands. In previous years, the planting has been undertaken on the main roundabout areas. This year, the planting has taken place at various locations around the main shop area and the north west areas. The following Google Map outlines where the planting took place this year.
View Broadlands Planting 2012 in a larger map For more information please visit the facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BroadlandsResidentsAssociation?ref=ts&fref=ts

Welcome to our website and Blog

In addition to our official facebook page, we will be using a blog for additional information. We'll shortly be bringing back the original website address however this is our temporary online home....