Welcome to St Paul's Church Hall
The 40 feet long Mural [ Click to view larger image..File size 133Kb]
On September 13th St Paul's Church Hall held a fete with a difference. The Fete included all the fun of a normal Fete's, such as stalls, face painting, hair spraying, raffles, games, and a Community Barbecue. This Fete also included the official opening of the Courtyard Arts Project, completed by the "Youth Club Members"
Some of the Names of the young artist involved in the project		Members of St Paul's Youth Club, which was founded two years ago, have been hard at work on the mural to improve the courtyard outside the parish hall where they meet. Overseen by two community artists from Pontpool, their ideas have been transformed into a striking mixed-media montage that does them proud. Featuring a design based on the Lake and hills at Cwmtillery and incorporating a living cross design worked in willow, the art work looks set to become a landmark in the area. It has been created with the support of thr Prince's Trust the Welsh Development Agency and the Communities First initiative. Father Peter King said "When we began some of the children said they could not draw, but in the end more than 50 were involved. The result speaks for itself, we have some very talented young people in Cwmtillery.South Wales Argus
		Father Peter King added, "we are very gratful to the artisted (left) for their work with young people Blaenau Gwent AM...Peter Law performed the official opening and was full of praise for the work that has been done by the youth club members. "Cwmtillery has a special atmosphere and this can be noticed in the way people have come together to achive this marvellous piece of artwork" he said "The Church is extremely fortunate to have Father Peter King here, he is a doer not a talker, and I congratulate him and all those associated with him - especially the youth club".
Above from left to right... Community Artists ..Joe Molloy and Lorna Lloyd Curate St Paul's..Father Peter King and Blaenau Gwent AM...Peter Law		Face painting and Community Barbecue
"The Communities First" Wishing Well. No water in this well....Just good ideas from the Community. The idea of the Wishing Well is to let the Community suggest improvments they would like to see in the area. From a new roller skating rink, to a new modern building for the youth club, all suggestion are taken away and disgussed by the committee of the Community First Partnership.