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Cefn Onn halt railway station – more info
In additon to the link to information about the old station below you may interested in more old photos at the iRazoo website.
Friends AGM announced for Wednesday 27th June 2012
Lisvane Old School, Lisvane, Cardiff, from 7 – 8 pm. We hope you will be able to attend our AGM this year. Top of the bill will be the Council Principal Landscape Officer who has very kindly agreed to tell … Continue reading
February 2012 Workday
Thanks to all who turned out on 19th Feb to help clean the steps up to the Summer House and also re-discover the overgrown path and steps opposite. This latter path has not been used for a few years and … Continue reading
Workdays for 2012
We have now finalised and agreed with the Council and Alec our Park Ranger the dates for 2012. The first is 22nd January and the second 19th February. For details of what we get up to on Workdays see the … Continue reading
Top loop path now open for business
Thanks to all the volunteers who turned out for our October 2011 Workday. As promised at the beginning of the Summer, Cardiff Council repaired the eroded footpath, diverted the stream, built a new bridge, and delivered a few tons of … Continue reading
Summer Workdays 2011
As in the July News item below, the Friends summer workdays have concentrated on refurbishing the currently closed top-loop path which is in the very upper reaches of the park. Today, 18 September, saw the majority of the work we can … Continue reading
Cardiff Out of the Woods Festival
We are pleased to announce that the Friends Group will be hosting a stand at this years’ CARDIFF OUT OF THE WOODS FESTIVAL on Sunday 21st August, 10.30–16.30, Coopers Field, Bute Park. Admission is FREE. This is a woodland event … Continue reading
Recent improvements in Cefn Onn (July 2011)
Regular visitors will have noticed a few improvements over the last month or two. Firstly, after a Friends Group request last year, the Council have manged to fix the almost constant water leak running across the path as you exit … Continue reading
Old Cefn Onn halt railway station, Cardiff
There is a fascinating history of Cefn Onn halt railway station on the urban75 website. The halt used to serve only the Park and closed in 1986 with opening of Lisvane/Thornhill station 500m down the line. The article includes lots of … Continue reading
Friends AGM announced for 27 June 2011
Early each summer the group must hold an AGM that has the purpose of electing the Executive Committee, providing chairman’s and treasurer’s report, and generally informing members of what has been taking place and what the plans are for the year … Continue reading