T.L.C. (Ty-Sign and Local Community Partnership)

To provide lighting and fencing to a multi use games area children’s park and small skateboard park in the Ty-Sign area. This facility is only currently used in the Summer due to insufficient lighting and lack of security for the children/youth.

What does your charity/project do?

By all agencies working together with different age groups and canvassing their opinions these improvements have come out top of their agenda to improve their community. We are working together to make this happen. The changes that we wish to make will benefit everyone and give the youth an area to call their own. This should reduce anti social behaviour and provide a safe environment for years to come.

How does your charity/project support the local community?

The TLC provides service for all ages within the community. They provide a cafe, bingo for the over 50’s, Under 14’s youth club etc. The committee is made up by local members and supported by many different services, one of which being Caerphilly youth service who work at street level in the community and support local policing teams dealing with anti social behaviour, this is the main concern for local residents.

What do you plan to use the CommunityForce award for?

In the middle of the estate is a large field which has in the past had funding to create a skate park and children play area. Due to its location this field is surrounded by houses, which causes areas of vast darkness in the winter months meaning the field is not used, and parents concerned over safety. The funds offered would be used to create adequate lighting and fencing to make the area safe and secure so it can be used the whole 12 months of the year.

THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS

By JOHN BUNYAN

AS I walked through the wilderness of this world I lighted on a certain place where was a Den and laid me down to sleep. As I slept I dreamed a dream. I saw a man clothed with rags, a book in his hand, and a burden on his back. Reading in the book, he broke out with a cry: “What shall I do to be saved?”

Jesus replied ” If anyone loves me , he will obey my teaching. My Father will come to him and make our home with him.”

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Richard returned home after having to flee his home when it was attacked by Ugandan rebels in 2003. after losing almost everything he had,Richard was in despair and had turned to drink.

But everything changed when he heard a church message describing Jesus as the cornerstone. what he heard spoke directly to his heart, and he was compelled as he says “to make my life straight”

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There are two ordinances that were given to the New Testament church. An ordinance, by definition, is an outward physical act that portrays an inward spiritual experience. And the two ordinances given to us in the New Testament are namely Baptism and The Lord’s Supper. What these two events share in common is that they focus on the cross of Jesus Christ. They focus on His death and on His resurrection.

The act of Baptism, whereby somebody goes down into the water, is a picture of dying with Christ, being buried with Him, and then being raised again to walk in newness of life. 

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