EasyPacers

Walk, jog, run - A FREE running group aimed at beginners & improvers. Held every Mon, 7pm at the Olive Tree, Cwmbran. More people, more active, more often.

[Torfaen Council 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇦 @torfaencouncil]

The council has strongly condemned an unprovoked attack on one of its waste and recycling collection crew members which occurred yesterday at 10.30am (26th May 2020) on New William Street, Blaenavon...

Read more: https://t.co/gFu14MmF7G

[Torfaen Council 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇦 @torfaencouncil]

Today the council held its first virtual Cabinet Committee meeting using digital technologies from home.

Cllrs and officers have been working remotely since the onset of lockdown, to keep services running, coordinate the local response and to adhere to social distancing.

[Griffithstown Harriers @GriffHarriers]

We at Griffithstown Harriers have produced this message of thanks to the NHS and key workers while carrying out our daily exercise. We had 45 runners of all different abilities and ran approx 200 miles to complete this message 😁👍 We thank you all!! #NHSheroes #DailyExercise

[PharmaLucy @PharmaLucy]

Great to see volunteers ** especially high profile ones 🦇🦇** delivering prescriptions to those isolating. Freeing up pharmacy delivery slots is a big help- Thank You!! @BTorfaen cc @ABUHB_Rx @AneurinBevanUHB

[Torfaen Council 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇦 @torfaencouncil]

***Free School Meal Direct Payment Scheme update***

We have made 2,026 awards as part of our Free School direct payment scheme. Those who have been accepted to receive the payment, please be assured that you will receive payment by the end of this week.

[Bron Afon - Community Housing Association @BronAfon]

Public services doing wonderful work! Another top team in Torfaen 👏👏

[Torfaen Council 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇦 @torfaencouncil]

Free School Meals - from tomorrow - please retweet

We're providing 'grab and go' lunches for pupils who receive free school meals from Monday 23rd March. 4000 packed lunches which will be available for collection between 1 - 2.30pm.
For venues visit:
https://t.co/xWNk7l9YOe

[Torfaen Council 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇦 @torfaencouncil]

Free School Meals
We aim to provide around 4000 free school meals in the form of pack lunches from Monday. We will have a fleet of vehicles delivering meals at either midday or 1pm to around 20 locations spread around the borough.  We'll publish the list of venues on the weekend

[Torfaen Council 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇦 @torfaencouncil]

The council has set up a dedicated Coronavirus webpage to inform residents of service-by-service changes as they occur.

The webpage will be updated daily and can be found here https://t.co/momjByx2UH

[CwmbranLife @CwmbranLife]

Are you turning 70 on 4 November? That's also the 70th anniversary of Cwmbran becoming a New Town so a couple of organisations are trying to find someone born on that day. 🎂🎁🎉 There must be someone 🤞🤞🤞🤞@CwmbranCouncil

[Ben Black @BenBlack]

The man who made 1000s of people smile when he put a 15ft plastic dinosaur in his front garden in Cwmbran has died. Read the tributes from the family of Jerry Adams https://t.co/iZsalkoYAL

[Cwmbran parkrun @Cwmbranparkrun]

Penblwydd Hapus @paulsintonhewit ♥️! He started it all. He just wanted to spend time with his friends while he was injured & suffering with depression. This is how the “parkrun” phenomenon began. Many of us can connect & value the impact of parkrun. Hope you have a fab day! 🥳🎉

[Giles Paley-Phillips @eliistender10]

"I think the saddest people always try their hardest to make people happy because they know what it’s like to feel absolutely worthless and they don’t want anyone else to feel like that" - Robin Williams

[Cwmbran parkrun @Cwmbranparkrun]

Well done to all the volunteers today & a great run briefing by Iauan! Bumper turn out of fabulous runners, joggers and walkers! 😀 #loveparkrun

[EasyPacers @EasyPacers]

Brilliant effort by all our Easy Pacers at the Mic Morris 10k today 💙 Here’s a just a few of them! Well done to the organisers for yet another great race #RunningWithFriends

[Fiona Cross 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @CllrFionaCross]

Well done to everyone who took part in the Mic Morris Torfaen 10k. Fantastic to see so many people out running today & supporting this charity. Unbelievably proud of all the @EasyPacers who took part. Imagine where you were 18 months ago? Here’s just a few of them! Go Team! 💙

[EasyPacers @EasyPacers]

Good luck Easy Pacers taking part in the Mic Morris 10k today!

[Cwmbran parkrun @Cwmbranparkrun]

It’s parkrun day! See you at the start line #DFYB

[EasyPacers @EasyPacers]

Well done George one of Easy Pacers leaders!

[Cwmbran parkrun @Cwmbranparkrun]

Cwmbran parkrunner George Firth is Running Down Dementia! Please support him, and our official parkrun partner Alzheimer’s Research UK, on his journey #TeamARUKparkrun #Loveparkrun

https://t.co/UCVsNnkAGP