News in Brief
Abersychan school came second in Gwent Road Safety Music Challenge. Pupils performed their own song which carried a hard hitting message on the dangers of drink driving. Chief inspector John Pavett of Gwent Police presented the band with £150 for their school.
Discover more about the birds, plants, insects and other wildlife that make up the distinctive and varied landscape of Torfaen in a free eight week course. Colin Titcombe, naturalist, author and broadcaster, will join Steve Williams, senior ecologist with Torfaen Council, for a series of informal classes covering all aspects of Torfaen’s rich natural heritage. They take place in the lecture Theatre, County Hall, Cwmbran from 7pm - 9pm. it starts on 15 January. To book your place call Rachel Spanswick on 01633 648428 or email rachel.spanswick@torfaen.gov.uk|
Torfaen Canal Volunteer Group was a runner-up in the Public sector Category of the Tidy Wales Awards 2007. Members of the Volunteer Group received a certificate from Jane Davidson AM, Minister for the Environment, sustainability and Housing. The group meet once a month at various locations along the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal in and around Cwmbran. Their work focuses on improving the environment along the canal and includes litter picking, removing rubbish from the canal, maintaining hedgerows, weeding and painting. The work of the volunteers and canal warden is part funded through the European Crosscut Interreg IIIB Programme which promotes the sustainable development of inland waterways. For more information call Hugh Woodford, the council’s canal warden, on 01633 648309.