In additon to the link to information about the old station below you may interested in more old photos at the iRazoo website.

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 our members the fascinating history of the Park. A crowd of 30 or so enjoyed the historic walk she did last summer (after which even the kids present were asking her to repeat it for their class mates) so this time it is indoors – with historic photos!

This is only our second AGM and it will be a good chance for members to hear what we have been up to this year, for your Committee to outline what our vision is for the year ahead, and, assuming that our latest grant application is successful by then,  informing members of our exciting project for 2012. Most of the current Executive Committee have agreed to stand again so please don’t worry about the usual stuff in AGMs of being roped into something if you turn up! As members you have every right to influence the direction of the Group and we very much look forward to meeting you if you are able to attend.

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 for all the family run by the Council Parks Department. Attractions include a free fun dog show from 12.30, woodland arts and crafts, nature trails, paddling your own coracle and many other fun activities. Locally crafted products will also be available and as an added bonus you can enjoy a leisurely home made treat at the Hardwood Café.

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 the M4 underpass. They found a series of previously unmapped underground surface water drains of which one had a leak. Also most of the litter bins in the Park have been replaced with ones incorporating heavier lids to stop the squirrels removing the rubbish. And finally the during the Friends Workday on 17th July, we commenced work with the Council with the aim of re-opening the top-loop path that has been closed due to ground subsidence for over two years. There is still construction work to do before the ugly temporary fencing can be taken away – hopefully in September. Thanks ‘workers’ (photo)!

Cefn Onn Friends clearing the top-loop path

Hanes diddorol iawn gorsaf trenau Cefn Onn sydd i’w chael ar wefan urban75.

Dim ond y Parc yr oedd yr orsaf yn ei wasanaethu ac mi gafodd ei chau ym 1986 gydag agoriad gorsaf Llysfaen/Thornhill 500m i lawr y cledrau. Y mae’r erthygl yn cynnwys llawer o ffotos da. Diolch i Mike Slocombe a bostiodd yr erthygl yn 2004.

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 good photos. Thanks to Mike Slocombe who posted the article in October 2004.