page_title: Pontypridd
section_title: Sport and recreation
hierarchical_section_title: Pontypridd / Entertainment and social history / Sport and recreation
caption_attribution_description: English: The paddling pool earmarked for removal in Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd, south Wales.
context_page_description: Pontypridd is both the county town of Rhondda Cynon Taf in Wales and a community. Often colloquially known as "Ponty", it is 12 miles north of Cardiff.
context_section_description: Ynysangharad War Memorial Park was opened by Field Marshal Viscount Allenby on 6 August 1923. It features a bandstand, pitch-and-putt golf course, a lido swimming pool (dubbed the National Lido of Wales), tennis courts, lawn bowls greens, a football pitch, a cricket pitch, and memorials to the war dead of Pontypridd and to the composers of the Welsh national anthem. It has also hosted festivals and music concerts, including the annual Ponty's Big Weekend festival.
  Pontypridd is home to Pontypridd Rugby Football Club, one of Wales' most notable rugby union clubs, with a successful junior rugby and Age-grade sections that frequently contributes players to the national team. Formed in 1876, Pontypridd RFC play in the Principality Premiership, SWALEC Cup and the British and Irish Cup.  Pontypridd RFC play their home games at Sardis Road, with their junior section playing at Taff Vale Park and Pontypridd High School Fields, Cilfynydd.
  Pontypridd Town A.F.C. is a Welsh football club which has achieved some success in the Welsh football league.
  Speedway racing was staged at Taff Vale Park in the town's Broadway area in 1929/1930.
  Pontypridd Bowls Club play in the top division in the Cynon Valley, Mid Glamorgan and the Cardiff League having been promoted in all 3 divisions following the 2009 season. They play their home games at Ynysanghard Park.
caption: The former paddling pool in Ynysangharad Park, now removed
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