of the dead, was installed at the school together with a montage of photographs showing the aftermath of the flood. Governance The electoral ward of Cwm Clydach is coterminous with the boundaries of the community. There is no community council for Cwm Clydach. The ward elects a county councillor to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. With the exception of 1999-2004 (when it was represented by Plaid Cymru) it has been represented by the Labour Party. Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council has its main offices in the community, at The Pavilions on the Cambrian Industrial Park. Cwmclydach Countryside Park and mountain forestry Clydach Vale Countryside Park lies between Cwmclydach's two lakes and is a haven for birds, flowers and butterflies. Two main routes are available for walkers and cyclists, with several access routes on to the surrounding mountains. Sport Clydach Vale is home to football team Cambrian & Clydach Vale B. & G.C, who play in the Cymru South. The village also has a rugby union club. Notable people See :Category:People from Clydach Vale Lewis Davies, librarian and philanthropist Rhys Davies, novelist, born at 6 Clydach Road, Blaenclydach Tommy Farr, heavyweight boxing champion Donald Houston, stage, film and TV actor Glyn Houston, film and TV actor Dr David Jenkins CBE, a former Librarian of the National Library of Wales, born in adjoining Blaenclydach Lewis Jones, political activist, writer of Cwmardy and We Live Tom Norris, Welsh heavyweight boxing champion Liam Williams, British and Commonwealth super-welterweight boxing champion Images of Clydach Vale Impacts on landscape and society of a century of coal mining are not fully obliterated, though surrounding slagheaps have been greened by environmental programmes. Former miners' cottages are renovated as low-cost housing for a new generation of young families. References Villages in Rhondda Cynon Taf Rhondda Valley 1905 disasters in the United Kingdom 1910 disasters in the United Kingdom 1941 disasters in the United Kingdom 1965 disasters in the United Kingdom