Design and Maintenance by Opus IXThe Parish of Penllyn sits in one of the most beautiful parts of The Valeof Glamorgan in South Wales and contains the villages of Penllyn andCraig Penllyn, together with Pentre Meyrick. It was largely untouchedby the industrialisation of the 19th and 20th centuries, insteaddepending on its farming. Affluence and demographic trends havealtered the community and now agriculture is concentrated on a smallnumber of farms.The parish contains a number of notable buildings including PenllynCastle which dominates the moors over which it looks, the churches ofLlanfrynach and St John’s and a pub each for Penllyn and CraigPenllyn. ROADS PETITIONThe Penllyn and Craig Penllyn Village Committee are organising a petiton to lobby the Vale of Glamorgan Council to properly repair the roadsthrough the village .Obviously the more signatures they get the better! So if you would like better roads, please sign the petition here.GRAIG & PENLLYN 5 YEAR STRATEGYThe purpose of this draft strategy is to act as a discussion document to allow the Joint Penllyn Committee to formulate the strategy and then to consult the residents before it is adopted. This document was accepted at the Committee meeting on Feb 9th 2012 as suitable for wider circulation and comment.You can download a copy here or read it here.LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLANThe Draft Local Development Plan written by the Vale of GlamorganCouncil can be downloaded here, and there is more informationon ourdedicated page, also accessible via the Village Information menu itemabove. The initial period of public consultation on the Plan ended onApril 2nd and the Council are now considering any amendments thathave been put forward during that period.VILLAGE NEWSLETTERThe new edition of the Village Newsletter for Spring 2012 is now outand if you haven’t received your own copy, then you can read it online here.For the next edition Val Caple would like any contributions - articles,photos, comments and so on - you might have as soon as possible but before June 14th. See the Contact page for her email addressVILLAGE BOOKThe book: “Penllyn - A Celebration of the History of a Vale of Glamorgan Community”is available from the Cowbridge Bookshop at £14.99 or email val.t.caple@care4free.netPOLICINGThe Cowbridge neighbourhood officer is PCSO Hilary O’Callaghan. You can contact her by email here, or by telephone on 07805 301401 or meet her for an informal chat at The Red Fox on July 19th at 11am. But please use the usual emergncy numbers for reporting crime. More information and Crime Maps can be found on the Cowbridge Policing Team website.THE QUEEN’S 60th DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATIONSThe Joint Village Committee is organsing two brilliant celebrations: the Jubilee Cabaret Evening on June 2nd and The Village Jubilee Party on June 3rd. Click for full details but the Committee needs your help to make it all a success. See how you can help here.