Diolch Mr Jones who came and delivered a fantastic assembly this morning to make us aware of the dangers of litter dropping! We were amazed to find out a plastic bottle takes 450 years to degrade! We can’t wait to keep where we live tidier! Garnteg Primary Torfaen Council 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇦

Ms Richards. headteacher's fortnightly vlog - live from the Year 11 Prom last night (27.06.25). #learningrespectambition

Retired Henry vacuums are being given a new lease of life, thanks to the council's schools' cleaning team. They're being turned into plant pots to be donated to playgroups and nurseries.

If you’ve spotted bright red bags next to public bins, they’re a sign litter volunteers have been working in your local area. Find out more: orlo.uk/2Pw9T

Every summer, we must contact households to check whether the Electoral Register is up to date. Households will receive letters from next week - please check and respond if necessary.

Help shape Torfaen’s Active Travel network If you wheel – scooter, bike, wheelchair, etc - or walk around the borough, we’d like to hear from you. Visit orlo.uk/iFelZ by 31/8/25 to find out more and have your say.

If your recycling collection was missed this week, please take your bags and containers back in and put back out on Monday and leave out. We expect to resume green waste collections on Thursday July 3. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.

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REMINDER Green waste collections are suspended today, tomorrow and Wednesday, but we expect them to resume on Thursday the 3rd of July. This is due to crews who normally collect green waste being directed to helping clear the backlog of recycling.

Help shape Torfaen’s Active Travel network If you wheel – scooter, bike, wheelchair, etc - or walk around the borough, we’d like to hear from you. Visit orlo.uk/5Gk04 by 31/8/25 to find out more and have your say.

Torfaen Play Service has opened 7 new sensory rooms for children with disabilities and additional learning needs. They're available for hire by parents, carers, community groups and professionals for free although donations are welcomed. Find out more: orlo.uk/EGV7Z

Good luck to everyone taking part in this year’s Cancer Research Relay for Life at Pontypool Park on Saturday. 28 staff from Torfaen Council will be among those taking part in the 24hr event. For more information or to make a donation, visit: orlo.uk/JEjE8

Every summer, we must contact households to check whether the Electoral Register is up to date. Households will receive letters from this week - please check and respond if necessary.

REMINDER: Recycling & green waste collections Green waste collections will restart tomorrow, so please tell your family and friends.

Have your say on the Active Travel network in Torfaen. Find out more about our face-to-face engagement events and take part online too. orlo.uk/PVv3W

Help shape Torfaen’s Active Travel network If you wheel – scooter, bike, wheelchair, etc - or walk around the borough, we’d like to hear from you. Visit orlo.uk/NOaQ0 by 31/8/25 to find out more and have your say.

Update Work to repair a collapsed canal drain south of the Cwmbran Tunnel has been completed and is now fully navigable to Five Locks basin .

A Neighbourhood Watch group has signed up to the council’s dog poo deterrent campaign. The collaboration is another step forward in the fight against dog fouling. Find out more about the campaign:orlo.uk/EkZlP

A new 3G pitch has been officially opened at Ysgol Abersychan School It’s part of investment into a range of new sports facilities at the school which are also available for community hire. #NotInMissOut

Learn about Torfaen’s newest Local Nature Reserve at an event to mark the start of Wales Nature Week. Find out more: orlo.uk/mglcZ