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Glyntaff Estate/GTRA 30th Anniversary Celebrations in May 2010

Plus the 10th Anniversary - in 2009 - of Gtfm's first broadcast

Revitalised Bells Ring-out

The bells at St.Catherine's Church in Pontypridd are back in action after more than two decades.

See more photo's by clicking here. To hear the bells in action and learn more about them from the

Reverend Marcus Green, in conversation with Gtfm's Liz Brown, click here

LOCAL FLOODING ON 6TH JUNE 2009

A farmer with a rain guage who lives on the hilllside above Rhydyfelin estimated that 90mm (thats more than three and a half inches) of rain fell in just 4-5hours on the evening of Saturday 6th June! Many other places in the Pontypridd area were also affected, especially Cilfynedd and Treforest. An estimated 40 houses were flooded in Rhydyfelin alone and several families had to be evacuated. 15 people stayed overnight in the Elan Community Centre, while others stayed with friends and relatives, or were sent to hotels as far away as Culverhouse Cross.

Click here to see an 'Action Plan' Press Release issued by Jane Davidson AM on Thursday 11th June, following a meeting to discuss what should happen next in Rhydyfelin.

The Glyntaff Tennants and Residents Association provided a vital service throughout the crisis, organising hot meals, dry bedding and a whole lot more. They are based at the Elan Centre and can be contacted on 01443 402650 or via email at: gtra@btconnect.com

The photo below shows how a huge amount of water cascaded down the wooded hillside across Masefield Way and into nearby houses.

Local roads turned into rivers

Quite a lot of the problems appear to have been caused when culverts taking the streams which flow down the steep hillside under local roads became blocked by stones and other debris, leading to a build up of water and flooding. As clean-up operations began on Sunday excavators were used to clear the blocked culverts, as this photo shows.

And there was heart breaking damage to houses with many valuable possessions lost

The photo below shows the 'tide mark' on one house wall, clearly showing the depth of the flood water

Stay tuned to GTFM for the latest news of what happens next.