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  Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

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  Dave Batten

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  01443 490256 
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Information about this open space

Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, situated in the centre of Pontypridd, has a wide range of facilities, including a paddling pool with aqua slide, children’s play area, pitch and putt golf course, crazy golf, bowling greens, football, cricket pitches and tennis courts, bandstand and takeaway cafeteria and other refreshment kiosks. The park contains a wide range of specimen trees and shrubs, as well as colourful seasonal planting.  This historic park is the home to the Evan and James James memorial, composers of Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (’Land of my Fathers’) and the memorial to two World Wars and Falklands War.  The Park also plays host to a wide range of events summer and winter, eg. Summer music concert programme, food festival, vintage transport event, Christmas grotto to name but a few. It also encourages school participation in the form of flower planting and holding a ‘Teddy Bears Picnic’ involving up to 2000 pre school children.