[Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health, Rhondda U.D.C.

  • Rhondda (Wales). Urban District Council.
Date:
1967
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Credit: [Report 1967] / Medical Officer of Health, Rhondda U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DEAF/BLIND SOCIAL/HANDICRAFT CENTRE Throughout the period under review Deaf/Blind persons from Rhondda attended a special Social Handicraft Centre held at Holly House, Pontypridd, These. Centres, which are organised by the Glamorgan Welfare Services Dept, , take place on the last Wednesday of every month. Each Deaf/Blind person attending is accompanied by a Social Welfare Officer with experience in the problems of the Deaf./Blind and who is able to communicate through the medium of the deaf/blind manual alphabet. In addition to those Services provided for the Blind by your Committee, blind persons are also provided with aids, services and amenities from Voluntary Organisations, particularly the Glamorgan Blind Welfare Association, GLAMORGAN COUNTY BLIND WELFARE ASSOCIATION Foremost among these is the Eisteddfod for the Blind, This was the thirteenth year for this function to be held and on this occasion its character was somewhat different from those previously held. Whereas in previous years East Glamorgan and West Glamorgan held separate Eisteddfodau in Pontypridd and Margam respectively, this year they combined to hold one Eisteddfod at the Afon Lido, Port Talbot, This extension of area provied an added incentive to the Blind Competitors for now there existed rivalry, not only between the respective Centres, but also between East Glamorgan and West Glamorgan, A total of 21 Blind Centres participated, and, as in previous years, competitions were divided into two main categories (a) stage, and (b) handicrafts. Rhondda competitors, however, were stimulated by the strength of the opposition and distinguished themselves in both the stage and the Handicraft Sections, as will be seen by the following results Duet 1st prize Treorchy Social Centre Soprano 2nd II 11 II Contralto 1st II 1 II II Quartet 1st ,f II II 11 Choral 1st II 11 II Canvas Backed Rug 2nd II II II 3rd Porth 11 II Stool Seating 3rd II II 11 Crotchet Work 1st II II 11 Cane Work 1st II II 11 Miscellaneous Craft 2nd If II 11