Free Tonypandy memorial drop-ins set for 4 September

beehiveweb.co.uk editorial team 2026-08-27 15:00 3 min read

British World War One memorial with red poppy wreaths on stone steps.

Tonypandy residents will have two opportunities to examine proposed changes around the town’s War Memorial on Friday, 4 September 2026. Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is holding free drop-in sessions at Tonypandy Market from 10am to 2pm and Tonypandy Library from 3pm to 7pm.

The Tonypandy War Memorial Improvement Consultation Events are open to local residents, businesses, community groups and anyone with an interest in the area’s heritage. Council officers will be available at both venues to explain the proposals and receive feedback.

Two drop-in sessions across Tonypandy

The consultation has been split between two town-centre venues, giving residents an afternoon or evening opportunity to attend.

Schedule	Details
10am–2pm	Tonypandy Market
3pm–7pm	Tonypandy Library

Both sessions are described as free drop-in events. The notice does not provide street addresses, transport arrangements or event accessibility information, so visitors requiring those details may wish to check directly with the venues before travelling.

The plans remain proposals at this stage. The consultation gives attendees a chance to look closely at what is being considered, ask officers questions and explain how the memorial area is used and regarded locally.

Relocation and landscaping form the central proposals

One of the most significant elements is the proposed relocation of the World War I memorial currently standing within the grounds of Livingway Church. The Council wants to move it to what it describes as a more accessible position above the existing Tonypandy War Memorial.

A broader improvement scheme is also under consideration. Possible work includes re-landscaping the surrounding area, creating accessible planting spaces and removing the wrought-iron fencing around the existing memorial.

Free Tonypandy memorial drop-ins set for 4 September

The scheme would draw on Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s investment in local war memorials alongside funding from the UK Government’s Pride in Place Impact Fund. It forms part of the Council’s five-year, £250,000 war memorial programme, which runs from 2022 to 2027.

Councillor Maureen Webber BEM, the Council’s Deputy Leader and Armed Forces Champion, has encouraged residents, businesses and community organisations to inspect the plans and share their views. She said the proposed work could improve the memorial’s surroundings while making the World War I memorial at Livingway Church more accessible.

Families can help build a Tonypandy Roll of Honour

The Council’s Heritage Service will use the consultation day to collect material for a new Tonypandy Roll of Honour. Residents can bring the names of relatives or other local people from Tonypandy and surrounding communities who were killed during conflict.

Photographs, documents and family stories can also be shared. The aim is to identify and properly record local people whose service and sacrifice might otherwise be represented only by a name, or not yet included in the Heritage Service’s research.

This work sits alongside the Council’s War Memorial Digitisation Project, which researches the people commemorated on memorials across Rhondda Cynon Taf. The county borough is home to more than 7,500 Armed Forces veterans, and the authority first signed the Armed Forces Covenant in 2012 before reaffirming its commitment in 2018.

Anyone contributing material should bring it to either drop-in on 4 September. People who cannot attend may send names, photographs, documents or family stories for the Roll of Honour to [email protected].

Source: Rhondda Cynon Taf Council News

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