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for the bookish14/5/2018 Come listen to our book talks at Treorchy Comprehensive school on Saturday 30th June. We have local writer Colin R Parsons, talking about writing adult and children's fiction. Labour MP Jess Phillips talking about her book 'Everywoman' and the late Rhodri Morgan's wife Julie Morgan and Kevin Brennan MP discussing his autobiography 'a political life in Wales and Westminster'.
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Treorchy craft fair9/5/2018 Treorchy Comprehensive are proud to announce that we have an Arts and Crafts fair as part of the first RAFT Festival. This event will be held for the community to come and visit on Saturday! Our family orientated fair is perfect for a day out and will involve plenty of dance and sports activities for people of all ages. Come and taste the delicious, award winning brand of ice cream Sub Zero. Sub Zero will be having a stand at the school so you can enjoy their tasty flavours! Also at the fair you can see The Treorchy Male Choir performing 12pm. During the day, keep up to date with all that's going on with local radio station, Rhondda Radio, who will be attending and broadcasting live!
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Comedy6/5/2018 We are super excited to announce that we have four of the UKs best headline comedians, as seen on Live at the Apollo, QI, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Russell Howard’s Good News, to name a few.Join us upstairs in the brand new “Lions Den Comedy Club”. Tickets are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment!! www.raft.cymru/comedy 
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Only men aloud3/5/2018 Back by popular demand, the Classical Brit Award winners are ready to thrill you with their unique blend of traditional and contemporary music. Expect an electrifying atmosphere where the hairs on the back of your neck tingle as pitch perfect harmonies and soaring voices create an astonishing wall of sound that breathes new life into Welsh hymns and folksongs, Opera and Musical Theatre favourites through to Swing and Pop anthems! This very special concert is part of Rhondda Arts Festival Treorchy– a week of events and activities celebrating creativity in Rhondda. Featuring Vikki Bebb and Callum Howells 
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Jools Holland to Headline!!2/5/2018 The King of boogie woogie, Jools Holland is a genuine British Legend. Famed for his exhilarating live shows featuring a thrilling mix of boogie-woogie, swing, jazz and R&B, his incredible 20 piece band and guests with show-stopping vocals, this legendary show is guaranteed to be the highlight of your year – and ours too! Soft Cell frontman Marc Almond has sold over 30 million records worldwide; his list of hit songs includes Say Hello, Wave Goodbye, Touch and Tainted Love. “I didn’t think anybody could play like that. Jools has got that left hand that never stops.”– BB King This very special concert is part of Rhondda Arts Festival Treorchy– a week of events and activities celebrating creativity in Rhondda. Featuring Gilson Lavis, with special guest Mark Almond, guest vocalists Ruby Turner, Louise Marshall & Rosie Mae, support: Galia Arad. 
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Welcome1/5/2018  Welcome to the Home of the very first Rhondda Arts Festival Treorchy (RAFT). The thriving town of Treorchy will play host as we fill every conceivable space with our favourite comedians, theatre, music, books, art and poetry, for a week in June. This is the very first Rhondda Arts Festival Treorchy (RAFT), our aim is to celebrate and showcase the creativity and talent in the Rhondda. Please like and share our Social media pages to stay up to date as new events are added in the run up to the Festival. |
