the Dyffryn Business Park). It opened in 1976. New Cottage Dance Centre The New Cottage Dance Centre is on The Bridge in Ystrad Mynach and is home to dance teams. The dance centre has six registered teachers on the IDTA website. The 'Ystrad Fawr' formation teams have been successful in the British Championships. Their teams being former British Champions. In 2016, the 'Ystrad Fawr Dancers' entered the talent contest, Britain's Got Talent and made it through the heats. On 21 May, it was then announced that the team got through to the semi-finals. They competed in the semi-final (23 May) and finished ninth place. Notable natives / residents Paul Atherton, film producer/director Richard Brake, actor Mervyn Burtch, composer Andy Fairweather Low, guitarist Morgan Lindsay, (1857–1935), British Army officer and racehorse trainer Lauren Price, Olympic Gold Medal winner Greville Wynne, spy See also 2353 (Ystrad Mynach) Squadron ATC References External links Ystrad Mynach College Welsh Coal Mines - check out the local pit history A photo of Ystrad Mynach in 1938 Union Cycliste Ystrad Mynach Towns in Caerphilly County Borough