COFNODION / MINUTES

Cyng. Dylan Lewis-Rowlands (Cadeirydd)

Cyng. Maldwyn Pryse

Cyng. Emlyn Jones

Cyng. Kerry Ferguson

Cyng. Mair Benjamin

Cyng. Jeff Smith

Cyng. Lucy Huws

Cyng. Glynis Somers

Cyng. Alun Williams

Cyng. Talat Chaudhri

Cyng. Mark Strong

Yn mynychu:

Will Rowlands (Clerc)

Wendy Hughes (Swyddog Digwydiadau a Phartneriaethau)

Carol Thomas (Cyfieithydd)

Cllr. Dylan Lewis-Rowlands (Chair)

Cllr. Maldwyn Pryse
Cllr. Emlyn Jones

Cllr. Kerry Ferguson

Cllr. Mair Benjamin

Cllr. Jeff Smith

Cllr. Lucy Huws

Cllr. Glynis Somers

Cllr. Alun Williams

Cllr. Talat Chaudhri

Cllr. Mark Strong

In attendance:

Will Rowlands (Clerk)

Wendy Hughes (Events & Partnerships Officer)

Carol Thomas (Translator)

Yn absennol efo ymddiheuriadau:

Cyng. Brian Davies

Cyng. Gwion Jones

Cyng Umar Aslam

Cyng. Owain Hughes

Yn absennol heb ymddiheuriadau:

Dim

Absent with apologies:

Cllr. Brian Davies

Cllr. Gwion Jones

Cllr. Umer Aslam

Cllr. Owain Hughes

Absent without apologies:

None

Dim

None

Nodwyd mai heddiw oedd Diwrnod Cededlaethol Epilepsy.

It was noted that today was National Epilepsy Day.

ARGYMHELLWYD gwahodd pawb a dderbyniodd Grantiau Cymunedol yn 2024 a’r rhai sydd wedi gwneud cais yn 2025 i ddigwyddiad i dderbyniad anffurfiol i roi gwybod am y cynllun. Fe’i cynhelir yn Neuadd Gwenfrewi ar ddydd Iau 13eg Mawrth rhwng 1-4pm

It was RECOMMENDED to invite all who received Community Grants in 2024 and those who have applied in 2025 to an informal tea party reception to inform of the scheme. It will take place at The Presbytery on Thursday 13^th March between 1-4pm.

I’w drafod ym mis Ebrill GM unwaith y bydd Cyngor Sir Ceredigion wedi pennu eu cyllideb ar gyfer 2025-26 a’r gost llogi Bandstand ar gael

To be discussed at next meeting, once Ceredigion County Council had set their 2025-26 budget and the bandstand hire cost was confirmed.

Agenda GM

ARGYMHELLWYD rhannu cyfleusterau gyda Chlwb Bowlio Plascrug. Costau i’w trafod ymhellach.

It was RECOMMENDED to share facilities with Plascrug Bowling Club. Costs to be discussed further.

ARGYMHELLWYD i eiriad y plac gynnwys:

• Enwau Joanne Julier a Libbie Lawrence

• Cwpled byr i’w cofio a’u cyfraniad i sîn gerddorol Ceredigion gan Bardd y Dref.

• Darn o’r gân ‘Farewell to Aberystwyth’ fel oedd wedi ei adael yn ffenest y siop.

Caniatâd perchennog tir i’w geisio.

It was RECOMMENDED for the plaque’s wording to include:

·         Names of both Joanne Julier and Libbie Lawrence

·         A short couplet to commemorate them and their contribution to the Ceredigion music scene by Bardd y Dref.

·         A piece of the song ‘Farewell to Aberystwyth’ as had been left in the shop window.

Landowner permission to be sought.

Commission plaque

Roedd trafodaeth gydag arbenigwr lleol wedi datgelu nad oedd gan Cranogwen gysylltiad cryf ag Aberystwyth. ARGYMHELLWYD yn lle hynny bod yr artist lleol Margaret Jones yn cael ei hychwanegu at y rhestr o ferched nodedig i goffau yn ei lle.

Geiriau plac ar gyfer Olive Gale a Margaret Jones i’w trafod yn y cyfarfod nesaf.

Discussion with a local expert had revealed that Cranogwen did not have a strong connection with Aberystwyth. It was instead RECOMMENDED that local artist Margaret Jones be added to the list of notable women to commemorate in her place.

Plaque wordings for Olive Gale & Margaret Jones to be discussed at next meeting.

GM Agenda

Gyda’r bwriad o chwynnu â llaw yn unig yn cyfyngu ar y gallu i orchuddio’r dref gyfan, ARGYMHELLWYD blaenoriaethu ardaloedd masnachol weithgar y dref, er enghraifft y Stryd Fawr a’r Porth Bach, gyda rhywfaint o hyblygrwydd yn rhan o’r amserlen chwynnu i ganiatáu ar gyfer targedu ardaloedd problemus sy’n codi.

With a view that weeding by hand only would restrict the ability to cover the whole town, it was RECOMMENDED to prioritise the commercially active areas of town, for example Great Darkgate Street and Eastgate, with some flexibility built into the weeding schedule to allow for problem areas that arise to be targeted.

Roedd nifer o newidiadau’n cael eu rhoi ar waith ar y rheilffordd gan Trafnidiaeth Cymru, gan gynnwys newidiadau i’r model trên a ddefnyddir. Roedd gan y trenau newydd fanteision ac anfanteision amrywiol, yn arbennig byddai llai o seddi a dim ond un toiled rhwng dau gerbyd. Cytunwyd i’r Cyng. Jeff Smith a Maldwyn Pryse i ddrafftio llythyr at Trafnidiaeth Cymru yn amlygu pryderon gyda’r newidiadau hyn, cyn gwahodd cynrychiolwyr i siarad â’r Cyngor.

A number of changes were being implemented on the line by Transport for Wales, including changes to the model of train used. The new trains had varying pros and cons, notably there would be fewer seats and only one toilet between two carriages. It was agreed for Cllrs. Jeff Smith and Maldwyn Pryse to draft a letter to Transport for Wales highlighting concerns with these changes, before inviting representatives to speak with the Council.

Darparwyd gwybodaeth gefndir gan y Cyng. Emlyn Jones. Roedd llwybryddion Wi-Fi y dref wedi’u hadnewyddu tua 3 blynedd yn ôl diolch i arian grant drwy gronfa arwain Cyngor Sir Ceredigion, Cynnal y Cardi. Talodd y grant hwn hefyd am nifer o flynyddoedd o ffioedd contract gwasanaeth a thrwyddedu meddalwedd. Nid oedd unrhyw gytundeb wedi bod ar y pryd ynghylch pwy oedd yn berchen ar y data a gasglwyd gan y Wi-Fi; cymerwyd yn ganiataol gan mai’r Cyngor Tref a gomisiynodd y gwaith, mai’r Cyngor Tref oedd yn berchen ar y data.

Background information was provided by Cllr. Emlyn Jones. The town Wi-Fi routers had been renewed around 3 years ago thanks to grant funding through Ceredigion County Council’s Cynnal y Cardi leader fund. This grant also paid for a number of years’ service contract and software licencing fees. There had been no agreement at the time as to who owned the data collected by the Wi-Fi; it was assumed that as it was the Town Council who commissioned the work, that the data was owned by the Town Council.

ARGYMHELLWYD rhoi’r awgrymiadau canlynol i Gyngor Sir Ceredigion ar gyfer gosodiad celf:

• Cerflun o rai offer mwyngloddio, i nodi’r cysylltiad hanesyddol pwysig rhwng yr harbwr a diwydiant mwyngloddio plwm Ceredigion.

• Gosodiad i nodi pwysigrwydd yr ardal fel man cychwyn i lwybrau beicio Rheidol ac Ystwyth.

• Cerflun i goffau llongddrylliad yr Aquila, a suddodd ym 1861 ac y dywedir iddo arwain at sefydlu gorsaf bad achub Aberystwyth.

Diolchwyd i Gyngor Sir Ceredigion am wahodd y Cyngor Tref i gynnig syniadau.

It was RECOMMENDED to give the following suggestions to Ceredigion County Council for an art installation:

·         A sculpture of some mining equipment, to note the important historical connection between the harbour and Ceredigion’s lead mining industry.

·         An installation to note the area’s importance as the start of both the Rheidol and Ystwyth cycle routes.

·         A sculpture to commemorate the wreck of the Aquila, which sank in 1861 and is said to have led to the establishment of Aberystwyth’s lifeboat station.

Thanks were extended to Ceredigion County Council for inviting the Town Council to suggest ideas.

Full Council Agenda

Full Council Agenda