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NEWS IN BRIEF Fun day at centre


AFUNday is to be held at the Serennu Children’s Centre in Rogerstone,Newport, on Saturday,April 12, 11am-4pm, to raisemoney for the centre, which aims to help children with disabili- ties.


Letter art show


UPMARKETGalleries atNewport market will hold an exhibition of artworks that incorporate and cel- ebrate the use of letter-forms and other writing systems fromApril 5 to 19. Visit upmarketgalleries. comor email info@upmarketgal- leries.com


Charity concert


CWMBRANand District Soroptimist International is hold- ing a charity concert today (Friday) at the Catholic church hall in OldCwmbranTheNew Harmony Singers andOur Lady of the Angels Primary School Choir will be performing.


Sport Relief help


ATEAMof volunteers fromUK SBS Ltd, aNewport non-for-profit business travelled toSwindon to staff the phones for Sport Relief onMarch 21.


YOUNG CLIMBERS: From left are Arton French, Katey French, Jasmine Bridges, Millie Manson, Evie Hond, Isabel Young and Mitchell Davies


AN 11-year-old girl will reach dizzying heights for char- ity this spring as she climbs Snowdon in memory of her aunt. Rogerstone Primary School


pupil Isabel Young, will climb Snowdon for the second time; along with four of her friends on May 9 to raise money for St David’s Hospice Care. Isabel, who tragically lost


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her aunt Diane Burrows to bowel cancer on February 3 last year, aged 70, will climb the peak with her father Ja- son Young, 42, and cousin, Evie Hond, aged nine.


Isabel first climbed the mountain aged just seven and will embark on the challenge again for the worthy cause. The group of ten will be camping overnight before


continuing their climb to the top on May 10. Her father said that they wanted to give back to the or- ganisation which helped Ms Burrows.


Stadium’s £2.2m overhaul is given councilguarantee


TORFAEN County Borough Council will act as guarantor on a loan for redevelopment works worth £2.2million at Cwmbran Stadium, on behalf of Torfaen Leisure Trust. Approval was given for the re- quest from the trust, which took over responsibility for deliver- ing leisure facilities in the bor- ough last year, by senior council- lors in cabinet. The trust – run by a board of nine independent trustees and two Torfaen coun- cillors – will be responsible for making the repayments over 15 years. It was said at the meeting that


it had failed to secure favourable rates from banks because it has no credit history. The report said: “The trust has approached the council to request that, in the same way it guarantees the Pensions Ad- missions Agreement, would it also guarantee the underlying financing arrangements for the proposed capital development programme.” The stadium redevelopment includes a new 3G pitch and an


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indoor climbing centre, a ton- ing suite and a new fitness suite. The current reception area will also contain a coffee shop. Risks were said to include the trust defaulting on the repay- ments, but this was said to be “minimal”. Cabinet members said the pro- ject was an example of the ben- efits from handing over leisure facilities to the trust. Councillor Anthony Hunt said: “The trust is providing a viable future for leisure services in the borough. I think the coun- cil needs to support the trust and help it flourish in its early years.” Cabinet chairman Cllr Bob


Wellington said: “This is the first money to be spent on sports facilities in Cwmbran for many years.” Leisure trustCEOSallyChurch


said when the stadium make- over was announced: “The trust is investing despite the current financial climate and signifi- cant spending constraints. It gives more people more oppor- tunities to be active.” But concern has been raised


by some users of the current facilities, who fear the changes will force a loss of national com- petitions at the stadium, which has hosted some of the biggest names and events in athletics.


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Friday, March 28, 2014 Pupil’s friends join her in charity climb


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