Within the channel this surficial layer varies in thickness from approximately 1.5 m thick at the seaward end of the channel to less than 0.5m below the seabed at approximately 1.5 km from the harbour entrance. Cllr Del Morgan will be the Deputy Mayor for 21/22 with his wife Anne as Deputy Mayoress. [4] The memorial has been Grade II* listed since the year 2000. "It's clear that Neath Port Talbot should be a target for the government's so called levelling up strategy. Potential future development currently centres around the peripheral distributor road to the south (the dual carriageway road in the Margam and Taibach areas was finished in 2013), Baglan Industrial Park and Baglan Energy Park to the west, Port Talbot Docks to the southwest, Margam Country Park to the east and the Afan Valley to the north. The Middle Mother Ditch and the Lower Mother Ditch flow northwards along the eastern boundary of Port Talbot steelworks, where they intercept drainage from a reen network around the Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir. TV programmes such as Doctor Who and The Sarah Jane Adventures have filmed in the town. Port Talbot sea floor topography ranges from 0 to 15 metres (0 to 50ft) within Swansea Bay. [52] The road has a speed limit of 50mph (80km/h) enforced with automatic number-plate recognition speed cameras in both directions. and Goytre United, all based in the town. [10] The new leadership was formally confirmed at the annual council meeting on 7 June 2022. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Afan Forest Park to the north of the town has a number of dedicated mountain biking trails including the 'Penhydd', 'Y Wl', 'Skyline', 'White's Level' and 'W'. Last edited on 12 February 2023, at 10:41, Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales, "Memorial Park, Talbot, Port Talbot, Wales", "Grade II* listed War Memorial, Port Talbot", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Port_Talbot_War_Memorial&oldid=1138918738, This page was last edited on 12 February 2023, at 10:41. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. As well as supporting steel production in South Wales, the port handles project and heavy lift cargoes, steels and other metals, building aggregates and cargoes to support the offshore energy sector. [21][22] The north-western edge of the town is marked by the River Neath. Port Talbot coastguard celebrated its centenary in 2008. The stretch through Port Talbot town centre is a particular traffic congestion blackspot and there have been calls to close the slip roads at junctions 40 and 41 to improve traffic flow. [36], Within Port Talbot lowland areas groundwater can observed in all geological units such as Made Ground, aeolian sands or estuarine alluvium, and the second beneath a silty clay stratum in the underlying alluvial strata. Getty Images offers exclusive rights-ready and premium royalty-free analog, HD, and 4K video of the highest quality. The Margam deer herd was first introduced by the Romans. 1298 Walter Kacheurens. Other teams in the town include Afan United and Tata Steel FC. The River Ffrwdywllt passes beneath the M4 motorway, flows through Port Talbot then at the A4241 it enters a culvert beneath the road, and then emerges to the north of Port Talbot Docks, and ultimately discharges into the docks. [60], In January 2021, permission was granted for a new 200m adventure resort to open in the Afan Valley. A local life-saving club operates during the summer months. This year's festival will include: Friday 11 November 2022 (7pm) The Mayor of Neath Port Talbot's Armed Forces Festival Concert. School's out! Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council is the local authority for the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, one of the 22 principal areas of Wales. For the latest information on the Mayors activities and Charities, you can follow the Mayor on Facebook, The Mayor of Neath Port Talbot County Borough, The Mayor of Neath Port Talbot Citizen Awards 2023 - April 21st Margam Orangery. This page is not available in other languages. The pennant sandstone is made up of two formations which are the Rhondda Member and Brithdir Member. [15][16] Other offices are located at the New Neath Civic Centre, and The Quays in Baglan Bay. Rank. The M4 motorway passes through the town from southeast to northwest, crossing a central area on a concrete viaduct, junctions 38 to 41 serve Port Talbot, with junctions 40 and 41 being in the commercial heart of the town. The Margam campus was previously called Afan College. [citation needed], Coal seams within the Pennant sandstone run north west-south-east and eastwest. (Solicitor General). This busy urban stretch of the M4, with tight bends, two-lane carriageways, short narrow slip roads and concrete walls on both sides, was the first length of motorway in Wales when it opened to traffic in 1966. In April 2012, Michael Sheen returned to attend the world premiere of the feature-length film The Gospel of Us based on The Passion. For the inshore area between Swansea Docks and Port Talbot, which includes the River [7][8], The earliest evidence of humans in the Port Talbot area has been found on the side of Mynydd Margam where Bronze Age farming ditches can be found from 4,000 BC. Some of these wards are coterminous with communities (parishes) of the same name. Louisville at the capture of the Arkansas post, 10 and 11 January 1863. The war memorial at Port Talbot, Wales, commemorates local men killed in the First World War and Second World War.It is located in the Talbot Memorial Park, where it was erected in 1925; the names from the Second World War were added later. Port Talbot is bounded on the south-west by Swansea Bay, which is part of the Bristol Channel. 1908. U.S.S. Here flows are typically rectilinear and are The 1994 Act originally specified that the borough should be called "Neath and Port Talbot". A glimpse of past NPT Mayors from Google images. The play began at 5:30am on Good Friday with a seafront scene, inspired by John the Baptist's baptism of Jesus, which was watched by hundreds who had heard about it by word of mouth. Hon. It should be highlighted that this survey was undertaken prior to a capital deepening of 2.6 m along the approach channel which occurred in 1996, and therefore the base of the maintained channel is expected to be medium sands. The most north-westerly building retains the framework of a steel gantry, the base for a rectangular radar transmitter/receiver array, known as a 'bedstead array' from its wires and framework, and is believed to be a unique survivor within the British Isles. into the channel on the ebb. Upper Aquifers includes saturated made ground overlying alluvium / estuarine deposits; or saturated aeolian / estuarine/alluvial deposits overlying alluvium / estuarine deposits. For the area identified as inshore east, there is a further flow divergence centred on Port Talbot. As this invaluable book shows, almost anyone with . [48] In May 2019, the mural was moved to a gallery in the town's Ty'r Orsaf building.[49]. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. See. Omissions? Your feedback will help us improve this website. By 2018 the air quality had improved to meet the WHO's recommended limit of 10g/m3. The sandstone formed in Carboniferous swamps 300 million years ago. 1332 David Appedoun. This means that the tide cannot be accurately predicted due to additional factors like currents, rip current, river mouths and precipitation. Port Talbot offers over 68ha of development land, ideally located next to deep water and efficient road and rail links. Mayor of NPT's Armed Forces Festival 2022. The name 'Port Talbot' first appears in 1837 as the name of the new docks built on the south-east side of the river Afan by the Talbot family. His portrayal of Aberafan as a small, struggling village suggests that the port was not in great use, especially as traffic to and from Margam Abbey would have ceased following its dissolution in 1536. These are areas where sand is collected for the construction industry. In contrast, the mean neap tidal range within the bay is around 4m, still considerably greater than spring tidal ranges experienced in most locations elsewhere in the UK. [6], The park is designated Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales. As of 2021, Neath Port Talbot was the 11th least densely populated of Wales' 22 local authority areas, with around two people living on each football pitch-sized area of land. Inaugural Mayors procession, Port . The Swansea-based daily South Wales Evening Post and the weekly Courier and Tribune are distributed in the town and are published by Media Wales, part of the Reach plc group. [2] It was sculpted by Louis Frederick Roslyn, and was unveiled on 4 July 1925 by Sir William R. Robertson. The town also has become a popular seaside resort. A second bus station opened in the town in 2017, at Port Talbot Parkway railway station. Outside the approach channel (along its length), the subtidal benthic survey suggests that seabed sediments predominantly consist of slightly gravelly sands. The coal seams arise from the South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation, South Wales Upper Coal Measures Formation, South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation, Rhondda Member and Brithdir Member. North of the Tawe valley the county borough . 1 talking about this. David Lloyd George (Prime Minister). The two drains converge near the Port Talbot steelworks eastern boundary and are culverted beneath the site which combines with the Arnallt Culvert and discharges at the Abbey Beach Outfall. 1665 David Leyshon. Together with the Port of Swansea, Port Talbot supports almost 10,000 jobs nationally and contributes over 670 million to the economy every year. 2023 Associated British Ports. Political control of the council since 1996 has been held by the following parties:[6], The leaders of the council since 1996 have been:[7]. Port Talbot was part of the historic county of Glamorgan. Corrections? The towns growth, as an outlet for the Afan valley collieries after a dock was built in 1837, intensified when rail links were established with neighbouring mining areas (including the Rhondda valley), but from the early 20th century the towns dominant concern was steelmaking. Cllr Warman's wife Lesley will be Mayoress. The immediate past Mayor of Neath Port Talbot, Cllr Dennis Keogh, raised a total of 16,073.78 for two local charities during his 2018/19 year of office. The town is part of the Ospreys rugby union region, by which it is represented at the top level of the sport. Designed to guard against enemy surface craft and submarines in the Bristol Channel, the station comprises three squarish concrete buildings with flat roofs, set on the Margam ridge facing south-east and overlooking the Channel. greater than 6 m), with a mean spring tidal range of between 8.46m (Mumbles Head) and 8.60m (Port Talbot). including a Remembrance Service. Cwmafan in Port Talbot is built upon alluvial and glaciofluvial deposits, formed from glacial meltwater. ABP DevCo creates value from non-port-related development of underutilised land by working collaboratively with stakeholders. Also, there is a Latin inscription: FECIT BRANCUF or perhaps BRANCU which when translated reads 'was made by Brancuf'. The deputy mayor for 2022-23 is Councillor Chris Williams. Port Talbot, town, port, and urban area (from 2011 built-up area), Neath Port Talbot county borough, historic county of Glamorgan (Morgannwg), southern Wales. Neath Port Talbot Council elects a new mayor for each civic year. The lower aquifer would more likely be recharged by downward leakage from the upper aquifer and / or through hydraulic connection with groundwater up-gradient. [11], The Cross of Brancuf an early Christian Sculptured Stone which stands in the church of St Catharine at Baglan. Margam Moors is drained by a network of drainage ditches (reens). Originally it stood in the old St Baglan's church but that fell into ruin in the late 19th century and the slab was removed to St Catharine's. [9][10], Ffynnon Pedr is a holy well which flows from the hillside through a 16in 16in (400mm 400mm) stone culvert in Margam. Swansea Bay experiences a hyper-tidal range (i.e. In 2008, the former mayor of Port Coquitlam, Scott Young, continued to work in his position even as he served 18 months probation after pleading guilty to two counts of assault and breach of . The Arnallt Brook passes beneath the M4 motorway and flows through Margam and enters a culvert at the A4241. 1521 Ieuan Lloyd. Between the River Neath and Port Talbot in the eastern side of Swansea Bay, fine and medium sands are found across Aberafan Sands and the shallow subtidal region is largely characterised by sand and slightly gravelly sand. The seabed gradually deepens to a maximum of 20 metres in its outer extent, but this varies due to the presence of significant sand bars, banks and submerged rocks. A geophysical and geotechnical survey of the Port Talbot approach channel (Fugro, 1995b) identified that a surficial layer of mud and muddy sand is present along the channel (with occasional pockets of clay). The 2017 crime drama television series Bang is set in Port Talbot. Port Talbot inshore lifeboat is operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and operates in the docks, at Aberafan Beach and in the navigable sections of the local rivers.[62]. A landmark in the town is the Port Talbot Steelworks. Port Talbot is home to a number of youth organisations. Elections take place every five years, electing sixty councillors. Pennant sandstone is a micacous sandstone which has a brown colouration with areas of red staining where iron from pyrite in coal has weathered creating a rust colouration. Peak ebb currents tend to be greater than [19] The Civic Centre is located in Port Talbot, and the town is represented by three of the 64 councillors that make up the county council.[20]. The deputy mayor for 2022-23 is Councillor Chris Williams. The war memorial at Port Talbot, Wales, commemorates local men killed in the First World War and Second World War. Faults have an orientation of North West-South East, eastwest and northsouth. It is situated at the mouth of the River Afon on Swansea Bay (an embayment of the Bristol Channel) and adjoins the locality of Margam to the southeast. The town is the administrative centre of Neath Port Talbot county borough. Cllr Warman took up his new role at Neath Port Talbot Councils Annual General Meeting on March 17th where the swearing in ceremony took place. In April 2011, actor Michael Sheen led a 72-hour National Theatre Wales production of a modern retelling of The Passion. [38], The variability of tidal currents across Swansea Bay demonstrates four main areas: They also have an exchange with the seabed through periods of deposition during calm events or erosion in response to higher energy events. On one side it depicts a boy playing in what appears to be snowfall, but the other side shows the snowfall is ash falling from a bin fire. Terrestrial fossils include fern tree branches, trunks, leaves and roots. Drawing on 60 years of experience, ABP Marine Environmental Research (ABPmer) provides specialist marine environmental research and consultancy services. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. In 2005 the area was granted its first radio station when Afan FM, the inspiration of a group of local young people, was awarded a five-year licence by Ofcom to serve Port Talbot and Neath. The film was also shown daily from Easter Sunday to the following Thursday prior to its UK-wide release the next day. The Rt. 4,000 BC. Radio Phoenix also operates a 24-hour hospital radio service for the patients & staff of Neath Port Talbot Hospital in Baglan Moors. Great Western Railway and Transport for Wales serve the station with services westbound to Neath and Swansea and West Wales Line and eastbound to Bridgend, Cardiff Central and London Paddington. A campus of Neath Port Talbot College is located in the Margam area. Tidal flows across the inshore area from Mumbles Head to Swansea Docks are typically weaker and exhibit a rotary pattern formed around the headland. A gateway to South Wales, Port Talbot comprises the Tidal Harbour, which handles cape-size bulk vessels, and the docks, which can accommodate smaller heavy-lift, project, and general cargo vessels. Cllr Keogh chose to support mental health charity Hafal and the Friends of Ty Seren (Tomms Care), which works with young adults with Autism . He was the organiser for the Campaign against Severn Tolls (CAST) group which lobbied Parliament helping towards the abolition of the Severn Bridge Tolls. Over recent years, Mayors of Neath Port Talbot have raised around 100,000 between them, with various amounts distributed amongst nominated charities including: Ive spent the past 25 years working with organisations to help them create, develop and deliver their employment story. Swansea is visible on the opposite side of the bay. The following table lists council wards, communities and associated geographical areas. Margam Forest to the northeast of the Port Talbot is used as a venue for a stage of the annual Wales Rally GB. William B. Talbott (1812 - September 5, 1899) was an English soldier who served in the Union Navy of the United States during the American Civil War. Baglan Moors, Fairfield and Port Talbot town centre are built upon tidal flat deposits (tides were higher 12,000 years ago allowing sandy deposits to accumulate). The centre of the town is covered by the Port Talbot ward for local council elections. It serves as a distributor road through Port Talbot to the southwest of the M4, beginning at M4 Junction 38 and ending near Junction 41. 1331 John Crugan. [40], Morphology and Bathymetry The festival is designed to pay tribute to the Armed Forces and their families in Neath Port Talbot, both the fallen and veterans from the two World Wars and other global conflicts. Sources of suspended sediment may be local, or more remote from a specific area, and will Cllr Del Morgan will be the Deputy Mayor for 21/22 with his wife Anne as . As well as carrying out hundreds of civic duties during the year, chairing meetings of the full Council and attending annual events, the Mayor is involved with a programme of events designed to raise awareness of all the good work being carried out across the county borough and/or raise funds for the Mayors Charities. The local beach is known as Aberafan Sands and is situated along the edge of the bay between the River Afan and the River Neath. The resort will include ski slopes, zip wires, tree top high-wire courses, Bear Grylls Survival Academy, an aqua adventure park, an equestrian centre, mountain biking, BMX and skate parks, a luxury spa, central plaza with shops and restaurants, 100 bed hotel and 500 luxury lodges. Port Talbot, town, port, and urban area (from 2011 built-up area), Neath Port Talbot county borough, historic county of Glamorgan (Morgannwg), southern Wales. It is situated at the mouth of the River Afon on Swansea Bay (an embayment of the Bristol Channel) and adjoins the locality of Margam to the southeast. Port Talbot Les Davies Funeral Director William James HANFORD (Will) Of Brook Street, Taibach. Over time it came to be applied to the whole of the emerging conurbation. 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