Pontypridd Town Council Announces Partnership with Your Pontypridd Business Improvement District
Pontypridd Town Council • August 11, 2021
Share post
Pontypridd Town Council Announces Partnership with Your Pontypridd Business Improvement District
The accompanying image is of Lynda Davies, Chair of Pontypridd Town Council’s Regeneration and Museum Committee and James Payne, Your Pontypridd BID Projects Officer.
Pontypridd Town Council has added to its growing list of partnerships, with Your Pontypridd Business
Improvement District (BID) becoming the latest local organisation to collaborate with the body on
projects to develop and improve the area for residents and visitors alike.
The partnership is part of the Town Council’s ambitious plans to create a Community Hub in the newly
redeveloped basement of Pontypridd Museum, which was badly damaged during the flooding in February 2020.
The Community Hub will house several key organisations working across a variety of sectors in
Pontypridd, including the Your Pontypridd BID and Pontypridd Children’s Book Festival and will provide
a space for community groups and individuals to meet and conduct activities.
Lynda Davies, Chair of Pontypridd Town Council’s Regeneration and Museum Committee said,
‘We’re pleased to continue to grow and develop our relationships with local organisations, and we’re
delighted to collaborate with the Your Pontypridd BID team at such a crucial point in Pontypridd town
centre’s history. With major redevelopment work taking place in the town currently, this is a tremendously exciting time for the area. We’re looking forward to working together to harness Pontypridd’s potential and deliver long lasting improvements for businesses, residents and visitors.’
Your Pontypridd BID will work with the Town Council on continuing to improve the town centre, with
the input of local businesses at the heart of the decisions taken. The partnership will bolster the work
already being undertaken by Your Pontypridd BID, who are focussing on working toward a safer, more
accessible and attractive Pontypridd town centre and greater say for business in the area on the decisions
that affect them.
Following the successful outcome of a ballot process at the beginning of 2021, the Your Pontypridd BID’s second five year term of work began back in April. Your Pontypridd BID Projects Officer James Payne said, ‘The partnership with Pontypridd Town Council gives us a fresh start, and a new home with the relocation of our office to the town’s new Community Hub. This will allow us to focus on the next five years and to work closely with the Town Council to improve Pontypridd. We’re glad to be working with such a forward thinking team.’
For updates from Pontypridd Town Council, follow:
Twitter: @PontyTC
Facebook: @pontypriddtowncouncil
Instagram: @pontypriddtowncouncil
For updates from Your Pontypridd BID, follow:
Twitter: @yourpontypridd
Facebook: @yourpontypriddBID
Instagram: @yourpontypridd
Recent Posts
COMMUNITY AND PROJECTS DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 20 hours per week Actual Salary: £14,740 (based on NJC SCP 11 FTE £27,269 pa) This post is funded until 31 st March 2026 after which a decision will be made on retaining the role subject to funding. Following a review of the Town Council’s community engagement work and the asset transfer of a local community centre into our community asset portfolio, the Town Council wish to recruit an energetic Community and Projects Development Officer who will work closely with the Community Development Manager and her team to implement our community engagement plans using various assets across the Town Council area. This role will be crucial in continuing the work of establishing the Town Council as a key anchor organisation within the area and ideally will develop or community engagement strategy as part of the Council’s Forward Development Plan (which is available on our website). This role will be fundamental to the ongoing work of the Community Development Team. The right candidate for the post will be creative and enthusiastic and be excited to work with us to expand and enhance our community offering and help establish new projects at our various community hubs. Ideally you will have previous experience of working in community and project development work, dealing with community groups and the public and initiating forward facing projects and events. If you feel you meet the requirements, then please contact us. There will be an opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme. Please apply using the application form answering all questions and addressing the job description and person specification in detail. The application form should be submitted along with a covering letter and no CVs are required. The closing date for applications is Sunday 9 th March at midnight. Interviews will take place week beginning Monday 17 th March. To apply please visit: Latest Staff and Casual Vacancies For further information please email info@pontypriddtowncouncil.gov.uk or telphone: 01443 490740.
COMMUNITY AND OUTDOOR INITIATIVES OFFICER (PRIMARILY BASED AT MEADOW STREET COMMUNITY GARDEN) 34 hours per week Actual Salary: £25,058 (based on NJC SCP 11 FTE £27,269 pa) This post is funded until 31 st March 2026 after which a decision will be made on retaining the role subject to funding. Following recent staff changes, the Town Council wish to recruit an energetic Community Engagement and Outdoor Projects Officer who will work closely with the Community Development Manager and her team to implement our community engagement and outdoor project plans primarily based at our award winning Meadow Street Community Garden but also assisting at our various assets across the Town Council area. This role will be crucial in continuing the work of establishing the Town Council as a key anchor organisation within the area and ideally will develop or community engagement strategy as part of the Council’s Forward Development Plan (which is available on our website). This role will be important in continuing the development and success of the Community Garden and taking the learning from this project to other projects. The right candidate for the post will be creative, knowledgeable in this area, enthusiastic and be excited to work with us to expand and enhance our community offering and help support, grow and expand this project, dealing with community groups and the public and initiating other forward facing projects and events. If you feel you meet the requirements, then please contact us. There will be an opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme. Please apply using the application form answering all questions and addressing the job description and person specification in detail. The application form should be submitted along with a covering letter and no CVs are required. The closing date for applications is Sunday 9 th March at midnight. Interviews will take place week beginning Monday 17 th March. To apply please visit: Latest Staff and Casual Vacancies For further information please email info@pontypriddtowncouncil.gov.uk or telphone: 01443 490740.
Celebrate Christmas with Pontypridd Town Council