Rhydycar Leisure Centre

Rhydycar Leisure Centre

Merthyr Tydfil

Rhydycar Sport and Leisure Centre

The first phase of this project was opened in 1975 with facilities for archery, badminton, basketball, boxing, cricket, football, golf, gymnastics, hockey, netball, table tennis, tennis, trampolining and volleyball.

The hall is also used for large functions such as parties, fashion shows, exhibitions and concerts.

Rhydycar Leisure Centre - April 1976.

Rhydycar Leisure Centre in the 1980's.

Merthyr Tydfil Bowmen At Rhydycar - Circa 1975.

Top Row L-R: John Thomas, Trevor Vale, Graham Howells, Gordon Francis, Gordon Shand.

Front Row L-R: Raymond Evans & Steven Richards.

Raymond Says:

"We were paid about £50 to £70 by the Council to do the Fete and Gala. We used to charge about 50 pence to try and

hit a five pound note with three arrows if you did you won the five pounds. All the profit we made was used to hire Rhydycar

hall every Thursday for the club to shoot indoors in the winter months.

Sadly, the Merthyr Bowmen disbanded around 1995 after many happy years travelling to competitions all over Wales with

members including myself shooting for the South Wales team and Wayne Sheen and Martin Moss for the Welsh team wining

many times against the larger clubs."

(Photograph & Information Courtesy of Raymond Evans)

A new leisure centre is currently (2008) under construction on the old playing fields next to the current centre.

To view information on the new leisure centre please click the image below.

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