Reminder

Full Weekend Road Closure
 
We would like to take this opportunity to remind you this weekend road closure will be from 20:30 on Friday 15th July 2016 to 06:00 on Monday 18th July 2016.

During the closure we will be working at high level above the carriageway in the Gorge in preparation for excavation and removal of rock, the existing rock face netting, boulders, tree stumps - between Pont Harri and Nany yr Hafod.  Trial rock fracturing and rock breaking and rock transport from between the Welsh Water - Sewage Treatment Works and Water Treatment Work and the switching of traffic in various sections.


During the course of the closures full access will be maintained through the site for emergency services vehicles which will be escorted by our traffic management team. Also we intend to maintain controlled access across the closure at the Saleyard and Gilwern junctions. A

We will be providing a minibus service to replace the Stagecoach Service 3 on Saturday.

The Glanbaiden roundabout will be fully open with traffic from Abergavenny being able to use the roundabout to access Gilwern.

For further information, please contact the South Wales Trunk Road Agent (SWTRA) on 0300 123 1213, select 1 for English, then select 2 for road maintenance issues.

Alternatively, should you have any queries please contact our Public Liaison officer Phil Baker on his e-mail, phil.baker@costain.com

or via the office project contact number: 01873 833 100

A few of us are off to Whitewalls this weekend. Guess as we're coming off before Gilwern then we'll be fine.

We know about the nearest caves to Whitewalls, but in case we need to go anywhere else, does anyone have any suggestions as to good trips nearby?

One that I was kind of interested in was the Quarry pot to the west, http://www.ogof.org.uk/blaen-onneu-quarry-pot.html

also, is Ogof Cynnes worth a look in?
http://www.ogof.org.uk/ogof-cynnes.html

I can recommend Blaen Onneu Quarry Pot.  The council have block off the track from the main road.  A bit of a pain as you cannot drive up to the cave anymore.

Ogof Cynnes is quite remote, but if the weather is fine, it makes for a nice walk and there is a good amount of cave to explore with some impressive mud in places.

Another interesting option is Llanelly Quarry Pot, the entrance rift is a little awkward, but then an easy pitch drops you to a fine streamway.

Have fun

Thank you Tony? and Mr Dudley CC.

Llanelly does look interesting, I guess (if we want to go) I'm best heading down the road that has Daren on it to Brynmawr and then picking my way through the town centre before heading east to the cave. http://www.ogof.org.uk/llanelly-quarry-pot.html

Ogof ap Robert and Ogof Tarddiad Rhymney also look interesting, we'll probably need to make a decision on the day I guess, too much to choose from as well as the bigguns near whitewalls.
http://www.ogof.org.uk/ogof-ap-robert.html
http://www.ogof.org.uk/ogof-tarddiad-rhymney.html

If the A465 is closed, then getting to Llanelly Quarry via Brynmawr does sound like the best option. The pot is a really good trip.

Cynnes makes an interesting trip. Fun if you like lots of mud!

As for Tarddid Rhymney and Ap Robert, bear in mind that the road is now closed at Trefil and it's a 3 mile walk from there to the quarry that Tarddiad Rhymney is in. Both caves, like Cynnes, can be tricky to find. A GPS would be useful.

Ogof Rhyd Sych, near Merthyr, is a good trip if you're not too portly.

Hope you have a good weekend.