The aim of this website is to provide tools and information that can be used by older people wanting to get their voice heard AND by the professionals who want to engage more effectively with them.
Every year, about 2,000 children in care are adopted in Wales and England. Caerphilly County Borough Council are always looking for adoptive families. Becoming an adoptive parent requires flexibility, patience, understanding, sensitivity, commitment and dedication to the welfare of the child or children you adopt.
Bargoed town centre is facing an exciting future due to a range of dramatic and far reaching changes that are currently taking place in the area. For up to date news on the development, including investment opportunities, the Greater Bargoed Regeneration Scheme and shopping facilities visit the Bargoed's Big Idea website.
The Big Balloon festival has something to offer all the family, including spectacular mass balloon launches, colourful performances from a variety of street entertainers, live music and white knuckle rides on the funfair. The highlight of the weekend is the nightglow and fireworks display.
An extravaganza of street entertainers, living history encampments, music, dance, traditional funfair, folk dancing, falconry, fire eating, minstrels, troubadours and much more. Families from all over the country flocked to Caerphilly to experience this free fun filled programme of activities and entertainment.
BMI presents a variety of arts and entertainment events including well-known household names from the world of music and light entertainment. We also give you the opportunity to experience the best quality theatre, dance and opera companies on your doorstep as well as supporting performances staged by local organisations and much more!
Business Newsline brings you news on the Council's latest initiatives and local business success stories. Newsline also provides regular features on issues that can affect local businesses such as new legislation, environmental topics and the latest developments throughout the county borough.
People of all ages across can look forward to an exciting programme of events and activities throughout the festive season. You can also find out more about Council service arrangements over the festive period, including refuse collection times and council office opening hours.
Explore and discover history through the ages from the Stone Age to the present day as you take an unforgettable journey through the county boroughs past. Experience the life of days gone as captured on camera and in tales told by people who lived during the events that shaped our lives.
Over three-quarters of the county borough is countryside. The work of the Countryside and Landscape Service includes landscape improvements, creating new habitats, ensuring trees are safe, monitoring and protecting wildlife, improving access for all, working closely with farmers and landowners and managing 5 country parks.
365 days of cultural diversity.
The Family Information Service (FIS) provides free advice and information on a wide range of childcare options and activities for children aged 0-10, their families and their carers. This includes information on nurseries, childminders, out of school clubs, playgroups and parent and toddler groups.
Imagine giving a child a fair chance. We need more foster carers in Caerphilly county borough to give children a good start in life. As a foster carer you can make a tremendous difference to a child's life, while enriching your own. Children need to be cared for and looked after so that as they grow up they can lead full and happy lives. This is why foster carers have such an important role to play.
This summer Caerphilly Council is hosting a special festival to get more people active across the county borough. The nine-day 'Get Active' event will promote active lifestyles to people living and working in the area and encourage participation in a wide range of cultural, educational and physical activities.
HanGer81 is the place for all skaters, BMX bikers and inline skaters. It's one of the premier parks in the UK. The superb new 500 square metre in-door arena includes grinds, a 1/2 pipe along with a number of 1/4 pipes and many aggressive turns and ramps. Membership is £2.00 per year and £2.00 for a two-hour session.
Whatever your sports or fitness needs, you'll find what you want to lead a healthier lifestyle at one of Caerphilly county borough's leisure centres. Our services are spread over 10 sites and by taking advantage of the fantastic range of memberships available you can use the facilities at all sites.
Visit Llancaiach Fawr Manor and see and hear how ordinary people lived, the effects of war and the superstitions and folklore which were such an important part of life in 1645. The Master and his family are usually away from home but they leave the servants behind to welcome and guide you around the gardens and one of the most haunted houses in Britain.
This innovative scheme allows people using the National Cycle Network to more easily access the facilities in our towns and villages. It also opens up the spectacular countryside and tourist attractions that lie along the path of the cycleway.
An informative and fun-filled website that aims to educate children and parents on the benefits of eating a healthy diet and encourage viewers to discover more about Caerphilly county borough council's school meals and its commitment to healthy eating. The 'My School Lunch' website has previously won the prestigious marketing Award from Local Authority Caters Association.
Newsline provides you with news on the latest council initiatives as well as general information about the services we provide. There are regular features on events, contacting your councillor and how to contact council services. Newsline is produced 10 times a year by the council's communications unit to bring you news about what the council is doing in your area.
The regeneration and development of the former Oakdale Colliery site is a prime example of a development that encompasses long term strategic vision with partnership working to access funding from a range of sources including the European Union. The development has, and continues to, be sensitive to the needs of both the community and environment.
The "park" can be anything from the children’s playground at the end of the street, right up to our major parks that contain everything from flowerbeds to football pitches. You can use your local park to go and have fun, enjoy a family picnic or take a stroll in the fresh air and let the world go by. If it’s green and growing or if you and your children use it for play or recreation, it’s probably got something to do with Parks service.
Bringing up children is one of the most important things that we do, and most of the time it is very satisfying and rewarding. It’s also true to say that, at times, almost every family faces challenges in raising children. When things get difficult, or go wrong, it does not necessarily mean that someone has failed as a parent. Sound advice and some additional support can make all the difference.
Safer Caerphilly County Borough
The Safer Caerphilly County Borough Community Safety Partnership (Safer CCB) is made up of five main authorities and many local organisations that work together to reduce crime and disorder and the fear of crime in the county borough. We are committed to making the county borough a safe place to live, work and visit.
Access your libraries and leisure centres with a swipe of a card. Sign up for the new Caerphilly SMART card for a quicker, easier way to access facilities at your local leisure centre and library.
Sport in Caerphilly county borough is thriving and the opportunity for you to participate, volunteer, coach or spectate has never been greater. Make the Sports Development team your first point of call for all your sporting needs. We can help you discover how to take part in sport, become a coach, locate sources of sports funding and find out more about disability sport.
"Supporting People" aims to identify, provide and fund quality housing-related support services to vulnerable people to allow them to live independently at home for as long as they wish or are able to do so. Supporting People, which compliments existing care services is a partnership between the council, people who may require the service and those agencies that provide and support the programme.
Welcome to Caerphilly county borough council's website for you, the young people of the county borough. Find out about What's on, the latest news, your rights, our text messaging service, youth forum info and much, much more. Remember - this website's for YOU, if you have any ideas or suggestions on what we can include or do to improve this website please let us know.