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JD WELSH CUP: FAWTV Visits Brecon Corries FC
Ahead of the JD Welsh Cup Round 2, FAWTV visited Brecon Corries FC, who are one of the lowest ranked teams left in the competition, as they prepare to face Welsh League Division One outfit Aberbargoed Buds. For more FAWales news and insights: Twitter: @FAWales Facebook: facebook.com/FAofWales www.faw.org.uk
Team, Place & City Details
Aberbargoed Buds F.C.
Aberbargoed Buds F.C. is a football club based in Aberbargoed. The team play in the Welsh Football League Division Two.
Llandrindod Wells A.F.C.
Llandrindod Wells Football Club are an association football club based in the town of Llandrindod Wells, Powys, Wales. The club won the Spar Mid Wales League 1 in May 2014 and its reserve team plays in the Mid Wales South League in the Welsh football league system.
Aberbargoed
Aberbargoed is a small town in the Welsh county borough of Caerphilly, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, south Wales. Aberbargoed once contained the largest ever colliery waste tip in Europe, although this has now been reclaimed and turned into a country park.
Aberbargoed Hospital
Aberbargoed Hospital was a National Health Service Wales hospital in Aberbargoed, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. At closure in 2011, managed by the Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board, it had twenty-eight beds for General Practitioner, respite and continuing care services.
Aberbargoed Grasslands
Aberbargoed Grasslands is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Mid & South Glamorgan, south Wales. It is managed by Caerphilly County Borough.
Aber Bargoed railway station
Aber Bargoed railway station was a small railway station in the valleys north of Cardiff. Opened as Aber Bargoed by the Brecon & Merthyr Junction Railway, the station went through several changes of name before closure.
Llandrindod Wells
Llandrindod Wells is a town and community in Powys, within the historic boundaries of Radnorshire, Wales.
Llandrindod railway station
Llandrindod railway station serves the town of Llandrindod Wells in Mid Wales. It is located on the single line Heart of Wales Line 51 3⁄4 miles southwest of Shrewsbury and is served by five trains each way on Mondays to Saturdays, two each way on Sundays.
Llandrindod Wells Victorian Festival
Llandrindod Wells Victorian Festival, known locally as Victorian Week, is a festival held annually at the end of August in Llandrindod Wells, Powys, central Wales. Many locals and some visitors dress in Victorian, Edwardian or other antique costumes, and many of the town's shops and other high-street businesses dress their windows or otherwise join in the spirit of the event.
Llandrindod Wells Deanery
The Llandrindod Wells Deanery is a Roman Catholic deanery in the Diocese of Menevia that covers several churches in Powys and the surrounding area. In the early 2010s, the Aberystwyth Deanery was dissolved and the churches in Aberystwyth and Aberaeron became part of the Llandrindod Wells Deanery.
Llandrindod Wells transmitting station
The Llandrindod Wells transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility located on high ground about midway between Llandrindod Wells and Rhayader, in Powys, Wales. It was originally built by the BBC, entering service in 1961 transmitting the now-defunct 405-line VHF television system and the original three FM radio services.Currently, the transmitter provides DVB-T digital television to the area, along with FM radio and a single multiplex of DAB digital radio.
Llandrindod East/West
Llandrindod East/Llandrindod West is the name of an electoral ward in the town of Llandrindod Wells, Powys, Wales.
Llandrindod Wells County War Memorial Hospital
Llandrindod Wells County War Memorial Hospital is a health facility in Temple Street, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, Wales. It is managed by the Powys Teaching Health Board.
Ysgol Calon Cymru
Ysgol Calon Cymru is a bilingual secondary comprehensive school with campuses in Builth Wells and Llandrindod Wells, Powys, mid Wales. It replaced Builth Wells High School and Llandrindod High School and opened at the former schools' sites in September 2018.