Congratulations to Coedpenmaen Primary School on winning this year's School Challenge

Pontypridd Town Council • July 17, 2019

Pontypridd Town Council School Challenge 2018-2019

Congratulations to Coedpenmaen Primary School for their winning entry to this year’s School Challenge. The school’s Senedd completed a really interesting project about air pollution and how it affects their community.

They began the project by putting diffusion tubes around the school to test the air quality. These have been sent off for analysis and they are awaiting the results. They then began to raise awareness of air pollution in the school. Posters were created and placed around the school. There are plans to place some posters in the local area as well.

The older children in Years 5 and 6 created presentations and stories to help the younger children understand what is meant by the term ‘air pollution’ and what causes it. The presentations were created with the help of the children's dads, grandad and uncles during the ‘Men Mucking In’ day at school.

Next, they organised a ‘Clean Air’ day and encouraged parents to either walk to school or turn the car engine off whilst parked. They have also asked parents for donations of plants to sell. Monies raised will go towards purchasing window boxes for us to fill with plants-mainly air purifying ones.

Loretta Tomkinson, Mayor of Pontypridd presented the children with the trophy and prize money for £100.00.

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Meet Pontypridd's New Mayor - Cllr. Carol Morgan

By Pontypridd Town Council • July 4, 2025

Councillor Carol Morgan was elected Pontypridd Town Mayor on May 22nd 2025 at the Annual General Meeting of Pontypridd Town Council. She succeeds Councillor Desmond Paul, who served as Mayor from 2023. Councillor Morgan represents the Upper Rhydyfelin and Glyntaff ward and is a member of the Welsh Labour group. Councillor Aminur Kabid, who represents the Treforest ward, will serve as Deputy Mayor. Mayor's Statement I feel very honoured and privileged to have been elected to the position of Pontypridd Town Council Mayor for 2025-2026. I was born and brought up in Rhydyfelin Pontypridd. I married in 1968 and moved to England in 1970 due to my husband’s work commitments. On retirement in 2004, I returned to Pontypridd. I was involved with the Rhydyfelin Community Centre for many years and I am still part of the Rhydyfelin community group. My main priorities as Mayor are to serve the community to the best of my ability and to raise as much money as possible for my chosen charities, Velindre Cancer Centre and Coronary Care Unit (CCU) at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital. I regard both hospitals as extremely important to the community as a whole, particularly having personal experience of the highly professional care offered to me by the staff at CCU. I look forward to representing Pontypridd over the next 12 months as the town Mayor.