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Thank you from members of Radyr Methodist Church to everyone who supported the collection of food and financial donations in August which were passed to Cardiff Foodbank. The next local collection will be on Saturday 12 October 2024. As the Radyr Chain is being published less frequently at the moment, please also publicise this by word of mouth to your friends and family.

Please deliver donations on Saturday 12 October 2024 to any of the following addresses between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. –

• 30 Pentwyn, Radyr CF15 8RE,
• 20 Walnut Tree Close, Radyr CF15 8SX,
• 13 Heol Roald Dahl, Radyr CF15 8GT,
• 17 Cuckoofield Close, Morganstown CF15 8FR

Donations will also be accepted at the morning service at Radyr Methodist Church at 10.30 a.m. on Sunday 13 October.

The foodbank currently needs

• Coffee
• Condiments e.g. ketchup, salt, pepper, mayonnaise
• UHT milk
• Fruit juice (long life)
• Tinned custard
• Sweets and chocolate
• Tinned potatoes
• Nappies (size 5 and above)
• Deodorant
• Toothbrushes and toothpaste

They have enough pasta, baked beans, tea, and cereal

The foodbank is unable to accept fresh, home-made, or perishable food. Every donation, of whatever amount, is appreciated so please consider whether you can help.

Thank you so much.

Volunteers met on Monday, 2 September 2024, to agree a future for a printed local newspaper for Radyr & Morganstown to continue being known as the Radyr Chain.

The view of those present (and those who couldn’t attend but had sent comments with their apologies) were strongly that the local institution that has been the Radyr Chain for over 40 years delivering a, well recieved and appreciated, paper newspaper to every house across Radyr and Morganstown – and to do this a new team of volunteers will be required.

At that meeting, an editorial Board was formed and it was agreed that, whilst an October edition might be overly ambitious, there should be an edition before Christmas (most likely in November to highlight upcoming pre-Christmas activities) and another in the New Year before the May Festival to allow a combination of celebration of individual and group achievements alongside promotion of upcoming local events.

Now we need volunteers and content! The Editorial Board are keen to build a relationship with all local groups to ensure that the Chain can showcase the diversity of activity happening across Radyr and Morganstown in future editions and will be writing to those groups in due course. Interim Chair of the Editorial Board, Ruth Marks, said she “wanted to acknowledge and give thanks to those who had given so much time to produce the Chain over its history including the work of the recent editors, printers, distribution and delivery teams”. She was “aware we may have to start small but that should not allow us to limit our ambitions for the future of the Chain as a printed newspaper delivered to every house in Radyr and Morganstown”.

Can you help draft an article or deliver copies for the Radyr Chain?

Please send your offers of voluntary assistance and your article submissions to chain@radyr.org.uk

On 2 September 2024 approx 15 people attended a meeting to discuss the possible future of The Radyr Chain.

Allan Cook facilitated the discussion that followed a suggested agenda to encourage everyone to share their past involvement, current views and hopes for the future.

A number of points were agreed by those present as follows:

1. Agreed to aim to produce a hard copy of The Radyr Chain before Christmas, another before the Festival and then to review future timetable.
2. Agreed that ideal content could comprise a mix of articles from the many clubs, associations, schools, churches and other bodies eg medical surgery, pharmacy etc in the community. Photos and illustrations were also recommended.
3. Agreed to seek continuation of adverts.
4. Agreed that the aim and purpose of the hard copy of the newspaper is to contribute to the sense of community across Radyr and Morganstown.  To achieve this by appealing to  people of all ages, to celebrate individual and group achievements, to provide advance diary notice of forthcoming events. To produce hard copies at appropriate times during the year and align as much as possible with web content and social media.
5. Agreed to establish an Editorial Bard and initial volunteers noted from amongst the group plus some support from others not able to attend the meeting.
6. Agreed to accept the in principle offer of governance support from the Radyr and Morganstown Association Executive Committee and noting the importance of this for insurance and banking reasons.
7. Noted with thanks that most of the current distributors and deliverers will hopefully be able to continue with the distribution and delivery of The Chain and noted with thanks that Chris
   Wills current Head of Distribution will double check this with those involved.
8. Agreed that alternative printing and storage arrangements would be considered and arranged by the new Editorial Board who would take advice from others who were both in the
   meeting and those who were unable to attend.
9. Agreed that notes of thanks and recognition should be arranged for the previous editors, printers, treasurer, distribution and delivery teams.
10. Agreed to follow up enquiries with the previous team regarding the bank account, current finance arrangements and contacts with advertisers.
11. Noted with thanks that several people in the meeting will communicate to their contacts across the community to let them know of the agreement and aim to produce a hard copy
    Chain before Christmas.
12. Agreed to communicate this message via web and social media as soon as dates agreed by the new Editorial Board.

Names of initial Editorial Board: Alex Parry, Ed Parry, Angharad Thomas-Richards, Ian Thomas and Ruth Marks

The Editorial Board can be contacted through the e-mail address  Chain@radyr.org.uk  both for identifying additional volunteers and submission of articles.

Good fun was had by all who attended the Summer Sumba sessions in Windsor Gardens organised by registered Zumba instructor Natasha Young with support from the RMA and the Radyr and Morganstown Community Council.

When sharing some photos of the four 1 hour events, Natasha said:

“I just wanted to take a moment to extend a heartfelt thank you to both the Radyr and Morganstown Association (RMA) and the Radyr and Morganstown Community Council (RMCC) for supporting my outdoor Zumba sessions during the summer holidays. I really appreciate it! Although the weather didn’t always cooperate, it didn’t dampen the community spirit. It was fantastic to see so many local adults and children having a great time dancing together. I’ve attached a few photos/videos for you to enjoy!

Please keep me in mind if you’re ever looking for some dance fitness fun, either personally or at any future local events!”

Like many local businesses, Natasha’s details for her regular Zumba classes or private sessions and parties can be found in the Directory of this website.

Summer Zumba 2024

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The Radyr Chain is a print publication currently delivered free to all households within Radyr and Morganstown six times a year. It is compiled and distributed by a group of local volunteers, and shares matters of local interest for Radyr and Morganstown. The current team have stepped down and so new volunteers are being sought to keep this important local communication channel alive.

An archive of recent editions of the Radyr Chain newspaper is available on the Radyr & Morganstown community website: https://radyr.org.uk/chain

Do you want to see the Radyr Chain continue and develop? A group is gathering to share some ideas and skills and some time to see what is possible.

Can you spare an hour on Monday 2 September, 19.00 – 20.00 at The Old Church Rooms to see what might be able to be achieved?

Could you be the next Community Councillor for the Radyr South Ward on the Radyr & Morganstown Community Council?

The council are looking to fill this vacant seat through Co-option and ask anyone interested to read the full details available from the Community Council website before contacting the Clerk to the Community Council.

Closing date for applications in this round is 11 September 2024.

Congratulations to all across Radyr and Morganstown who have received exam results over the summer.

Press release from Radyr Comprehensive School on Thursday 22 August 2024

Pupils, parents and staff are celebrating excellent GCSE results at Radyr Comprehensive School today, with a fantastic 74% of pupils achieving 5 A* – C grades including Maths and English.

Our hardworking pupils achieved highly across the board with a Capped Points Score of 406. 83% of pupils achieved C or better in either English or English Literature, with an Average Points Score (APS) of 45. In Mathematics/Numeracy, 77% of pupils achieved at least a C, with an APS of 43. An impressive 74% of pupils achieved a C in Science, with an APS of 43. Performance in Intermediate WBQ was also strong, with 74% of pupils achieving WBQ National, an APS of 43 and 90% achieving the Skills Challenge certificate.

Radyr are paricularly pleased with the proportion of pupils achieving at least 5 A*/A grades which is an impressive 34%.

A phenomenal 35 pupils achieved 5 or more A* grades, with 25 of these achieving 8 or more A*s, 14 pupils achieving 10 or more A*s, and 9 pupils achieving 12 or more A*s.

Among these phenomenal results notable performances include Balen Abdullah, Lewys Condon, Impgen Downe and Indiana Rayner who all achieved a staggering 13 A*s, along with a distinction in Additional Maths. An incredible achievement”

Headteacher Andrew Williams commented, “Everyone in the school community is absolutely delighted with these results, which are a true reflection of the consistent hard work of our staff and pupils. Congratulations, year 11, you are an absolute credit to Radyr, and we are so very proud of you all!”

Press release from Radyr Comprehensive School on Thursday 15 August 2024

Superb Sixth Form Results at Radyr Comprehensive School

Congratulations to our year 12 and 13 students for achieving a brilliant set of results this year.

This year, a staggering thirty-seven year 13 students achieved at least 3 A grades, with nine students achieving at lead 3 A* grades.

Our overall provisional percentage figures are as follows:

• A* A – 52%
• A* B – 74%
• A* C – 90%
• A* E – 98%

We are increadibly proud of each and every one of our students, but some notable performances include:

Chidambaram Nachiappan who achieved 5 A* grades in Chemistry, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics and the Welsh Baccalaureate.

Jasmin Nicholls who achieved 5 A* grades in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Further Mathematics and the Welsh Baccalaureate.

Luca Southworth who achieved 5 A* grades in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Further Mathematics and the Welsh Baccalaureate.

Cerys Griffiths who achieved 4 A* grades in Chemistry, Mathematics, Business Studies, Welsh Baccalaureate and an A grade in Psychology

Megan Grills who achieved 4 A* grades in Biology, History, Mathematics and Welsh Baccalaureate.

Headteacher, Mr Andrew Williams, says “We are absolutely delighted with this set of results, our year 13 students are a credit to Radyr, themselves and their families and we wish each and every one of them the very best as they embark on the next chapter in their lives.”

Congratulations must also go to our year 12 students who performed exceptionally well.

Are you interested in what your County Councillors are doing to represent you? Read their latest reports.

The UK General Election will be held on Thursday 4 July 2024. This will include election of our representative for the Cardiff West Constituency in the UK Parliament.

In order to help voters decide who to vote for, the RMA have organised a hybrid hustings event for Monday 24 June 2024 starting at 19.30. You can either attend on-site at the Old Church Rooms or online via Zoom.

Our long-standing Member of Parliament, Kevin Brennan MP is stepping down in this election. He will be replaced by a new representatives for the re-shaped Cardiff West Constituency following the reduction in the number of Welsh Constituencies recommended by the Boundary Commission.

Update (27/06/2024)

The 5 (of 9) Candidates who attended* were:

• Alex Barros-Curtis (Labour)
• James Hamblin (Conservative)
• Keira Marsall (Plaid Cymru)
• Neil McEvoy (Propel)
• John Urquhart (Independent)

We apologise that, due to technical difficulties on the night, the video quality is not what we had intended. Whilst we have captured candidates audio for the whole evening there is also a short portion where the cameras cut out all together. Also, during the meeting a decision was taken to permit questions from the floor after candidates final speeches. This was not an expected part of the format. Where these are not picked up by our microphones, we have attempted to overlay summaries of the questions asked but they are only interpretations as best the Zoom operator could achieve in real-time.

Watch on YouTube

*All candidates on the ballot paper for Cardiff West were invited to this non-selective hustings. Those listed above are the candidates who have responded positively to this invitation.

Who can I vote for and Where do I vote?

The Democracy Club aims to provide accurate, non-partisan information on every election and candidate across the UK. Their widget, below, offers free impartial information about who is standing in our area.

Voter ID

Voters who want to vote in person at a polling station must take photographic ID. The list of allowable ID is on the Electoral Commission’s Voter ID pages

Voters without one of the listed types of photo ID can apply for a voter authority certificate (VAC). The Electoral Commission’s Applying for a Voter Authority Certificate pages explains how to apply.

Have you registered to vote?

Finally, a reminder that Tuesday 18 June 2024 is the last possible date to register to vote in these elections.

If you have not yet registered, it is quick and easy either online or by post – https://gov.uk/register-to-vote 

Thank you to everyone who volunteered to make the Radyr and Morganstown Festival 2024 such a successful event.

We are pleased to announce that, whilst we are still waiting for final totals to come in, we can already confirm over £8,000 has been raised for Alzheimer’s Society Cymru.

The year of support for Alzheimers Society Cymru by the RMA now continues until December so there is still time to support at the Halloween event, Christmas Lights across Radyr and Morganstown, Santa’s visit on his sleigh or any of the individual coffee mornings and other events being put on by the local committee this year.

A summary of all events held this year is available on the Festival website at: https://www.rmfestival.org.uk/festival-update/

Radyr and Morganstown Festival 2024

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Thursday 2 May will see polling for the Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC) across the UK, including the PCC for South Wales which covers Radyr & Morganstown. For the first time voters in our Wards will need to show ID at the polling station for this election.

Who can I vote for and Where do I vote?

The Democracy Club aims to provide accurate, non-partisan information on every election and candidate across the UK. Their widget, below, offers free impartial information about who is standing in our area and where your local polling station is.

Don’t forget your ID

Voters in Wales need to show photo ID to vote at polling stations in some elections.

This applies to:

• UK parliamentary elections, including general elections, by-elections and recall petitions
• Police and Crime Commissioner elections

Read more on accepted forms of photo ID on the Electoral Commission Website

Have you registered to vote?

Finally, a reminder that to vote you must be registered. The last date to register to vote in the PCC elections was Tuesday 16 April 2024. However, with a UK General Election on the horizon, if you have not yet registered to vote and are otherwise eligible it is quick and easy either online or by post – https://gov.uk/register-to-vote 

Following the Winter suspension and Industrial Action by Unite the Union over Pay, Terms and Conditions for refuse workers, Cardiff Council have now announced that Garden Waste Collections will re-start across Cardiff from Tuesday 2 April 2024.

Radyr & Morganstown will see a fortnightly collection cycle of green, Garden Waste, bins from Tuesday 2 April 2024. This will be the alternate weeks to those for collection of black bins containing general waste and the blue glass bin. Recycling in either the new blue/red separated sacks or the green mixed waste bags continues on a weekly cycle and we hope this becomes more reliably on the published days now that the Industrial Action period has come to an end.

From the Council’s A-Z of Recycling on Garden Waste.

You can put small branches and twigs, leaves, grass cuttings and flowers in your garden waste.

Garden waste is collected in either re-usable garden waste sacks or green wheelie bins. You may need to register for garden waste collections if you do not have a bin or sack at your property.

Please do not place items such as bark, wood chippings, soil or rubble in your garden waste.

If you have moved into a property that does not have a green wheelie bin, or if you need to replace a lost or stolen bin, please contact C2C on 029 2087 2087.

Joan passed peacefully away at her home in Radyr, Cardiff, on Tuesday 13 February 2024, at the age of 100.

Joan was deputy head of Radyr Comprehensive School for many years and she will be sadly missed by her family, former colleagues and her many friends.

Mrs Webley was a 100 years old and a prominent member of the Radyr community for years. As well as deputy head at Radyr School, she was an enthusiastic member of the local Labour Party and a volunteer at the Museum. We think that a number of her friends in Radyr would like to pay tribute to her at her funeral on 22 February and wanted to make sure that the date is communicated to a large audience.

The funeral service will be held on Friday 22 March 2024 in the Wenallt chapel, Thornhill Crematorium at 11am. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to Cancer Aid at Green Willow Funerals.

The Radyr & Morganstown Community Council are looking for a new Clerk.

This is a Part Time role of 23 hours per week, working primarily from the Community Council Offices at the Old Church Rooms in Radyr but with some home working allowed, subject to the needs of the Council and with some regular evening meetings.

The main duties of the post require attendance at all meetings of the Council, preparing agendas, taking minutes, dealing with all correspondence, actioning the council’s decisions, keeping parts of their website up to date and acting as the Council’s responsible financial officer maintaining all financial records. The role will also involve liaison with the council’s Consultant Accountant regarding financial matters and supervising the work of the Assistant Clerk.

Closing date for applications: Monday 18 March 2024

Full details available from the Community Council website

The Festival Committee have been busy preparing for the Radyr & Morganstown Festival 2024 which will be the 37^th time that this annual Festival will run in the first two weeks of May.

Whilst the full programme will come out in the April edition of the Radyr Chain and the Box Office open shortly after to get those hot tickets, we wanted to share some of the highlights of what is planned so that you can get those dates into your diaries.

A message from David Silver, Festival Chair.

This year our selected charity is Alzheimer’s Society Cymru. They were last our charity in 2018 and have a thriving local group of volunteers. Many local people or their families have
been affected by Alzheimer’s or related diseases, so please support the Festival and the charity and buy lots of events tickets and draw tickets. All proceeds from the raffle go directly to the charity and there will a book of tickets included with the Festival programme in the Radyr Chain as well as draw tickets being available at all Festival events.

As usual, the Festival extends over two weeks and three weekends. Full details of all events will be found shortly on our Festival website, www.rmfestival.org.uk and in the printed programmes in the April edition of the Chain. Regular updates can be found on our Facebook Page @RadyrAndMorganstownHub and also on X (Twitter) @RMHub.

This year’s theme is “Magical Moments”. This recognises the magical memories we hope to make across the community as we get together for our annual Festival as well as the memories and magical moments that can be preserved through the research work of Alzheimer’s Society Cymru.

There is a packed and varied programme, some of the highlights include:

• Fete on the afternoon of Saturday 4 May in the grounds of Radyr Primary School
• Opening concert organised by Cardiff West Rotary also on the opening Saturday 4 May featuring Castell Coch Choral Society
• The Science with a Pint night was a successful new event last year, and this is being repeated this year on Friday 10 May, but moved to the Old Church Rooms and obviously covering different topics.
• Wine and Cheese evening hosted by Tom Pinder of the Welsh Cheese Company based in Taffs Well on Wednesday 15 May which sold out so quickly last year, with many people unable to get tickets.
• Jazz night is now back in the programme on Friday 17 May as are our normal Friday lunchtime concerts.
• Dog show, Vintage Tractors & Family Games competes with our Vintage Afternoon Tea for your attention on the afternoon of Saturday 18 May.
• The final event on the evening of Sunday 19 May will be a concert, at Christ Church, organized by the Alzheimer’s Society, where all the proceeds go to charity.

Please do put the dates in your diary, come along to as many events as possible and bring your friends and neighbours with you.

We look forward to seeing you all at the events.

A new Youth Club started at Radyr Hub on Monday 5 February 2024.

All those aged 11 to 16 are welcome on Mondays 6.00 until 8.30pm and on Thursdays 3.00 until 7.00pm, excluding school holidays where other activities will hopefully be put on.

The Youth Club is being delivered by the Cardiff Council Youth Services in conjunction with Radyr & Morganstown Community Council.

Cardiff Youth Service also continue working in the Radyr and Morganstown area with their street based team delivering Youth work to young people around the community either on foot or based in their branded white van. You may see Youth Workers in the village or in the parks. Youth Workers are all qualified either locally or nationally and hold current DBS certificates issued by the local authority. Workers will also have branded uniforms on that say Cardiff Youth Service and ID badges.The Youth Workers’ role is to engage young people they see in the area and offer them opportunities to get involved in activities, projects and programmes.

A number of recycling changes come in across Radyr & Morganstown on Tuesday 20 February.

Those areas that were on green single use bags for mixed recycling will be transitioning to the segregated blue and red cloth bags. Red bags for metals and plastics (now including tetra pack style packaging), Blue bags for paper and cardboard.

For those who have been involved in the various trials you will already have a blue caddy for your glass bottles and jars. The council advise that only 40% of residents put their blue caddy out each week. Based on the data collected during the pilot, and to ensure the new service is as efficient and cost-effective as possible, these caddies will now only be collected once every two weeks.

From 19 February 2024, blue glass caddies will be collected every two weeks, on the same day as your black wheelie bin.

Brown caddies for food waste will continue to be collected weekly for all houses.

If you require further collection bags, or have not received yours and your neighbours have then further/replacement items can be ordered from the Cardiff Council website.

The RMA’s year of support for Alzheimer’s Society Cymru kicked off with a bang as the Radyr and Morganstown Alzheimer’s Society Volunteer Fundraising Group organised an opening concert by Cardiff Arms Park Male Voice Choir, compered by Frank Hennessy on Saturday 14 January at Christ Church, Radyr.

Alzheimer’s Society Cymru will now continue as the RMA’s charity throughout 2024 including the May Festival and Christmas Lights events amongst other smaller occasions through they year.

Alzheimer’s Society Cymru has a vision for a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. They seek to make one of the UK’s biggest killers less frightening, giving help to everyone living with dementia today, and hope for the future.

Dementia is the UK’s biggest killer.

One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime. Yet it isn’t the priority it should be. There are currently estimated to be 900,000 people in the UK with dementia. Many undiagnosed and facing the realities of their condition sometimes alone.

Dementia devastates lives, but it’s not an inevitable part of getting old. We can do something about it. Funding new research means we can find life-changing treatments and cures. We can work with local and national government to deliver lasting change. And we can continue to help people living with dementia from day one. But we can’t do this without your support.

Arrangements for the May Festival are well underway and local residents will receive the printed brochure in the April edition of the Chain but details of individual events may start to appear on the Festival website sooner.

You don’t have to wait for further events to start, you can donate to Alzheimer’s Society and start adding to our total today – https://www.justgiving.com/page/rma-2024

Concert for Alzheimers

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As many of you will know the Radyr & Morganstown Association (RMA) changed the dates of their annual charity to change at the end of each calendar year rather than during the Summer Holidays. Charities will still be supported for 12 months each but we will start in the Spring with an introduction to the charity, support them through our May Festival and then end our year of support with the Christmas Lights across Radyr & Morganstown and other Christmas related events.

Last year – 2023 – the chosen charity was the British Heart Foundation Cymru and we are happy to announce that the RMA raised a grand total of £11,060 for the charity.

A message of thanks from Carys, the BHF Cymru Fundraising Manager for South East Wales who we have been working with in 2023:

(N.B. drafted before our final contributions were added to the tally)

I’m writing to celebrate and pass on our heartfelt thanks for the support throughout 2023 with the community events and activities. We’re delighted to share a certificate for the total sum of £10,800 raised through the partnership for BHF Cymru and would like to say again how grateful we were of the opportunity to engage the community in Radyr and build our presence as a charity locally.

Donations like these have played a part in every breakthrough we’ve made over the last 60 years and will continue to do so. They have helped to power pioneering research that has given us machines that can restart hearts, the ability to fix arteries in tiny babies, devices to correct heartbeats, the power to give someone a heart they weren’t born with, and so much more! We have brought about some of the greatest breakthroughs in medical history – including pacemakers, heart transplants and statins for lowering cholesterol. But we couldn’t do this without public support and there are around 7.1 million people in the UK living with the daily burden of heart & circulatory issues that are waiting for the next breakthrough.

Your generosity will help us to fight for every heartbeat and bring us closer to the day when we’ve beaten heart disease for good.

Today, the world’s best scientists are turning ideas the once seemed like science fiction into treatments and cures, making advances in vital research into heart and circulatory diseases like heart attacks, stroke and vascular dementia, and the risk factors that can cause them, such as diabetes and high blood pressure. And your support to continue this innovative work will have a significant impact on many families across the UK and, in fact, the world.

Thank you once again for supporting us in the fight for every heartbeat.

Your sincerely

Carys Jenkins

Fundraising Manager, South East Wales

The RMA Web Team encourage all residents to act responsibly and safely when looking to dispose of any real trees this year.

Following the news that the Industrial Action by refuse collecting workers across Cardiff was to restart from 28 December 2023, Cardiff Council have announced a number of reductions in planned services including that they will no longer be providing the Christmas Tree collection services for real Trees that had been advertised before Christmas leaving those who had purchased a tree on the basis that this service would be available stuck.

There are a variety of options for disposal of trees but one that has come to the attention of the Web Team is that is being provided by Tree Rex on behalf of the Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital Charity.

Back by popular demand, for its 3rd consecutive year! The Tree Rex Ltd. Charity Christmas Tree Collection 23/24, in aid of Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital.

Our collection will start on Wednesday 3rd January 2024. We will collect ALL unwanted and spent real Christmas tree’s regardless of size in exchange for a donation to this great cause. In 2020 we noticed our streets littered with finished with tree’s and a massive spike in fly tipping.  The Tree Rex Ltd team decided in 2021 to volunteer their time to come to you, raising well over £4,000 already. All the trees collected will be processed on the move through our road towable wood chipper and turned into a re usable bio-mass by product.

All we ask in exchange please, is a minimum donation of £3 per home. This is processed by the collection form on our website, linking to Paypal. We are unable to accept cash donation for pre planned collections. If you catch our teams during their rounds, they will be carrying Noah’s Ark donation pots for cash transaction. Please give as generously as you are able too, especially for substantial sized trees. We will be collecting real trees ONLY of ANY size (we’ve got the tools to handle this). No wreaths due to the wire / fixings within it. All trees must be completely stripped of all decorations and materials.

Book a collection today on the Tree Rex website

As the Council are not offering a free service this year we expect Tree Rex will be in demand so please get your requests in early to secure a spot on their route.

The alternative provided by Cardiff Council is:

You can bring your Christmas trees to us at Heath Park on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 January 2024 between 10am and 4pm. You do not need to book an appointment to drop off your Christmas tree.

You can also take your Christmas tree to your local recycling centre throughout January without having to make an appointment. However if you are taking other items, you will need to book an appointment for your visit.

Your tree will need to be brought loose. We cannot accept any netting, sacks or bags. You must remove all decorations from the tree before dropping it off.

However you get rid of your tree this year, please ensure it is done responsibly and not dumped illegally.