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Rainbow Pooch in the Park / Rainbow Pooch yn y Parc

Sun, Oct 11, 10:00 AM UTC · Dare Valley Country Park, Aberdare, UK
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  "createdAt": "2026-09-07T14:18:29Z",
  "description": "### **Join our LGBTQIA+ social dog walk, followed by a free hot drink to warm up!**\n\nJoin us for Rainbow Pooch in the Park, a social dog walk dedicated to honouring the unique role that our Rainbow Pooches play in supporting LGBTQIA+ lives. Held in beautiful country parks, this event celebrates our dogs as quiet heroes who provide powerful mental and physical support to our community. Whether you’re a dog parent or a dog-loving ally, come and connect with others who share a love of canine companionship and an appreciation for the positive impact it brings to our lives. After the walk, we'll warm up indoors with a complimentary hot drink and doggie treats, giving you and your Rainbow Pooch a chance to relax and unwind together.\n\n#### **What to Expect**\n\n**Community & Connection**\n\nEnjoy a relaxed setting where fellow LGBTQIA+ individuals come together to celebrate pride and the deep, meaningful connections we have with our four-legged friends.\n\n**Mental & Physical Wellbeing**\n\nBreathe fresh air, feel the calm of nature, and take a step towards better wellbeing with a Rainbow Pooch by your side, whether they’re leading the way or walking alongside.\n\n**Silent Support, Unconditional Love**\n\nOur Rainbow Pooches offer quiet but powerful support, strengthening our sense of belonging and helping us thrive - one paw at a time. Join us to say ‘thank you dogs’ to these superheroes in dog disguise.\n\n**Free Hot Drink**\n\nEnjoy a complimentary tea or coffee after the walk and relax with the community.\n\n#### **Event Details**\n\n**11am - 1pm: Social Dog Walk**\n\nTo keep the experience comfortable and inclusive, we welcome up to six dogs per walk, with one ticket required per dog. Our route includes a gentle, on-lead start, and well-adjusted dogs may go off-lead in safe areas at the discretion of the Event Coordinator. Be sure to wear appropriate footwear, as we’ll be exploring trails that venture off designated paths.\n\n**1pm - 2pm: Unwind**\n\nJoin us indoors in a private function room for a complimentary hot drink and cakes. You can also bring your own lunch. We have stim toys, books, settle mats and dog chews to help you and your Rainbow Pooches relax and unwind.\n\n#### **Booking**\n\n**Dogs attend for FREE ** but we invite a ** minimum donation of £1 per person ** with the promise a lot of doggie treats in return!\n\nWe've also established a Discretionary Fund enabling  **individuals facing financial barriers to attend for FREE. ** Please select 'Discretionary' at point of sale.\n\nWhether it's a humble pound or a generous sum, your support is invaluable to us. Your contribution covers essential costs and supports the continuation of our work in the community.\n\n#### **Venue Details**\n\n**Dare Valley Country Park, Aberdare**\n\nSet in 500 acres of outstanding countryside, Dare Valley Country Park was the first country park in England and Wales to be created from land previously utilised by industry. Nineteen pits and drift mines once featured, but today the river Dare tumbles and meanders from the mountains in the northwest of Cynon Valley through a valley of oak, birch and alder.\n\n**Directions: ** If using a sat nav or GPS please use the post code CF44 7PS. This will bring you to the entrance of the park. Please note: the postcode currently available on Google will take you elsewhere rather than the park.\n\n#### **Parking**\n\n**Main car park: ** Parking is in the car park nearest to the visitor centre and Caffi Cwtsh and is free of charge. What three words location is stone.forgotten.rating, and the postcode CF447PS.\n\n**Overflow parking: ** Accessed off Bwllfa Rd, Aberdare, CF448UH. What three words location is cocktail.hound.loose. Please note, overflow parking is a considerable distance from our meeting point.\n\n#### **Meeting Point**\n\nThe courtyard outside the visitor centre, next to the café and leading off from the main car park. Our Event Coordinator, Eleanor, will be wearing Rainbow Pooch Pride branded clothing. **The walk will leave the registration area promptly and no later than 11:15. **  \n \n\n#### **Frequently Asked Questions**\n\n**Q: What if it rains?**  \nA: We walk in all weathers but we also want to ensure your safety. If the event is cancelled due to  unsafe weather conditions we will let you know not later than one hour before the event.\n\n**Q: My dog is currently in training. Can they come?**  \nA:Only well-socialised dogs are allowed on the walk. Participants sign a disclaimer indicating full responsibility for their own dog and themselves. Our Walk Lead also assesses dog suitability on arrival. If you wish to join with your trainer, please email us at [**hello@rainbowpoochpride.com**](mailto:hello@rainbowpoochpride.com) well in advance for more info.\n\n**Q: My dog is on the banned dog breeds list. Can they come?**  \nA: The following banned breeds cannot attend unless you have a you are allowed to join if you have a Certificate of Exemption issued by the court and proof of third party public liability insurance: Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, Fila Brasileiro, and XL Bully. Please bring them along as you will be asked to present it. For further guidance visit: [https://www.gov.uk/control-dog-public/banned-dogs](https://www.gov.uk/control-dog-public/banned-dogs)\n\n**Q: Does my dog need to be muzzled?**  \nA: It is mandatory for these breeds to be muzzled and on lead at all times: Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, Fila Brasileiro, and XL Bully. If your dog's breed is not listed, you are not legally required to muzzle your dog. If your dog is regularly muzzled on walks and/or benefits from being muzzled, they are more than welcome to be!  \n   \n  \n**This event is only open to individuals aged 18 years plus who identify as LGBTQIA+. Rainbow Pooch Pride is a trans-inclusive organisation. We celebrate and support our trans and gender-diverse community. We have a zero-tolerance policy for discrimination or disrespect. This is a space where everyone deserves to feel safe and seen.**\n\n**Allies are welcome to join as volunteers where training in LGBTQIA+ allyship will be provided. For more information email hello@rainbowpoochpride.com.**\n\n**This event is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund.**\n\n**This event is delivered in the English language.**\n\n* * *\n\n### **Ymunwch â'n taith gerdded gŵn cymdeithasol LHDTCIA+, ac yna diod boeth am ddim i gynhesu!**\n\nYmunwch â ni ar gyfer Rainbow Pooch in the Park, taith gerdded gŵn cymdeithasol sy'n ymroddedig i anrhydeddu rôl unigryw mae ein Rainbow Pooches yn ei chwarae wrth gefnogi bywydau LHDTCIA+. Yn cael ei gynnal mewn parciau gwledig hardd, mae'r digwyddiad hwn yn dathlu ein cŵn fel arwyr tawel sy'n darparu cefnogaeth feddyliol a chorfforol pwerus i'n cymuned. P'un a ydych chi'n rhiant i gi neu'n gynghreiriad sy'n caru cŵn, dewch i gysylltu ag eraill sy'n rhannu cariad at gwmnïaeth cŵn a gwerthfawrogiad am yr effaith gadarnhaol mae'n ei gynnig i'n bywydau. Ar ôl y daith gerdded, byddwn yn cynhesu dan do gyda diod boeth rhad ac am ddim a danteithion cŵn, gan roi cyfle i chi a'ch Rainbow Pooch ymlacio gyda'ch gilydd.\n\n#### **Beth i'w ddisgwyl?**\n\n**Cymuned a Chysylltiad**\n\nMwynhewch leoliad hamddenol lle mae cyd-unigolion LHDTCIA+yn dod at ei gilydd i ddathlu balchder a'r cysylltiadau dwfn, ystyrlon sydd gennym ni gyda'n ffrindiau pedair coes.\n\n**Lles Meddyliol a Chorfforol**\n\nAnadlwch awyr iach, teimlwch dawelwch natur, a chymerwch gam tuag at well lles gyda Rainbow Pooch wrth eich ochr, boed yn arwain y ffordd neu'n cerdded ochr yn ochr.\n\n**Cefnogaeth Ddistaw, Cariad Diamod**\n\nMae ein Rainbow Pooches yn cynnig cefnogaeth dawel ond pwerus, gan gryfhau ein hymdeimlad o berthyn a'n helpu i ffynnu - un bawen ar y tro. Ymunwch â ni i ddweud 'diolch gŵn' wrth yr archarwyr hyn mewn cuddwisg cŵn.\n\n**Diod Poeth Am Ddim**\n\nMwynhewch de neu goffi rhad ac am ddim ar ôl y daith ac ymlacio gyda'r gymuned.\n\n#### **Manylion Digwyddiad**\n\n**11am - 1pm: Taith Gerdded Cymdeithasol gyda Chŵn**\n\nEr mwyn cadw'r profiad yn gyffyrddus a chynhwysol, rydym ni’n croesawu hyd at chwe chi fesul taith gerdded, ac mae angen un tocyn i bob ci. Mae ein llwybr yn cynnwys cychwyn ysgafn, ar dennyn, a gall cŵn sydd wedi'u hyfforddi fynd oddi ar y tennyn mewn ardaloedd diogel yn ôl disgresiwn Cydlynydd y Digwyddiad. Gwnewch yn siŵr eich bod yn gwisgo esgidiau priodol, gan y byddwn yn archwilio llwybrau sy'n mentro oddi ar lwybrau dynodedig.\n\n**1pm - 2pm: Dadweindio**\n\nYmunwch â ni mewn ystafell ddigwyddiadau breifat dan do ar gyfer diodydd poeth a chacennau am ddim. Gallwch ddod â'ch cinio eich hun hefyd. Mae gennym deganau stim , llyfrau, matiau setlo a theganau i’w cnoi i'ch helpu chi a'ch ci neu gŵn ymlacio a dadflino.\n\n#### **Sut mae'n gweithio**\n\nBydd ein Cydlynydd Digwyddiad, Eleanor, yn cwrdd â chi yn y cwrt y tu allan i'r ganolfan ymwelwyr (wrth ymyl y caffi ac yn arwain o'r prif faes parcio) i gofrestru a'n cyflwyno i'ch ci a byddwn yn gosod rhai ymarferion syml yn seiliedig ar ddanteithion fel ein bod yn dysgu ychydig mwy am eich ci a'r hyn sydd ei angen arnynt i gael profiad llawen ar y daith. Bydd rhan gyntaf y daith ar dennyn gyda rhai yn cael eu gwahodd i fod oddi ar y tennyn/ neu ar dennyn hir am y gweddill. Fe'ch gwahoddir i ddod â'ch danteithion eich hun i weithio gyda'ch ci, ond bydd gennym gyflenwadau wrth law hefyd. Bydd y daith yn gadael yr ardal gofrestru yn brydlon a dim hwyrach na 11:15.\n\n#### **Cadw Lle**\n\n**Mae cŵn yn mynychu AM DDIM**  ond rydym ni’n gwahodd ** isafswm rhodd o £1 y person**  gyda'r addewid o lawer o ddanteithion cŵn yn gyfnewid!\n\nRydym ni hefyd wedi sefydlu Cronfa Disgresiwn sy'n galluogi  **unigolion sy'n wynebu rhwystrau ariannol i fynychu AM DDIM**. ** ** Dewiswch 'Rwyf am gael mynediad at y Gronfa Disgresiwn' yn y man gwerthu.\n\nBoed yn bunt ostynedig neu’n swm hael, mae eich cefnogaeth yn amhrisiadwy i ni. Mae eich cyfraniad yn talu costau hanfodol ac yn cefnogi parhad ein gwaith yn y gymuned.\n\n#### **Manylion y Lleoliad**\n\n**Parc Gwledig Dyffryn Dâr, Aberdâr**\n\nWedi'i leoli mewn 500 erw o gefn gwlad rhagorol, Parc Gwledig Dyffryn Dâr oedd y parc gwledig cyntaf yng Nghymru a Lloegr i gael ei greu o dir a ddefnyddiwyd yn flaenorol gan ddiwydiant. Roedd pedwar ar bymtheg pyllau a mwyngloddiau drifft unwaith yn ymddangos, ond heddiw mae afon Dâr yn cwympo ac yn crwydro o'r mynyddoedd yng ngogledd-orllewin Dyffryn Cynon trwy ddyffryn o dderw, bedw ac gwern.\n\n**Cyfarwyddiadau: ** Os ydych chi'n defnyddio sat nav neu GPS defnyddiwch y cod post CF44 7PS. Bydd hyn yn dod â chi i fynedfa'r parc. Sylwer: bydd y cod post sydd ar gael ar Google ar hyn o bryd yn mynd â chi i rywle arall yn hytrach na'r parc.\n\n#### **Parcio**\n\n**Prif faes parcio: ** Mae parcio yn y maes parcio agosaf at y ganolfan ymwelwyr a Chaffi Cwtsh ac mae'n rhad ac am ddim. Lleoliad what three words yw stone.forgotten.rating, a'r cod post CF447PS.\n\n**Parcio gorlif: ** Mynediad oddi ar Ffordd Bwllfa, Aberdâr, CF448UH. Lleoliad what three words yw coctail.hound.loose. Sylwer, mae parcio gorlif yn gryn bellter o'n man cyfarfod.\n\n#### **Man Cyfarfod**\n\nY cwrt y tu allan i'r ganolfan ymwelwyr. Bydd ein Cydlynydd Digwyddiad yn gwisgo dillad brand Rainbow Pooch Pride.\n\n \n\n**Mae'r digwyddiad hwn yn agored i unigolion 18 mlwydd oed a throsodd sy'n nodi fel LHDTCIA+ yn unig. Mae Rainbow Pooch Pride yn sefydliad traws-gynhwysol. Rydyn ni’n dathlu ac yn cefnogi ein cymuned drawsrywiol a rhywedd-amrywiol. Mae gennym bolisi o beidio goddef unrhyw wahaniaethu neu ddiffyg parch. Mae hwn yn ofod lle mae pawb yn haeddu teimlo eu bod yn ddiogel ac yn cael eu gweld.**\n\n**Mae croeso i gynghreiriaid ymuno fel gwirfoddolwyr lle bydd hyfforddiant mewn cefnogi LHDTCIA+ yn cael ei ddarparu. Am ragor o wybodaeth e-bostiwch hello@rainbowpoochpride.com.**\n\n**Ariennir y digwyddiad hwn gan Gronfa Gymunedol y Loteri Genedlaethol.**\n\n**Cyflwynir y digwyddiad hwn yn yr iaith Saesneg.**  \n \n\n![](https://r2.dandelion.events/2025/11/28/16/12/42/2688fa08-caf4-45b3-ba7e-725f1810bb0f/62d6d0d8-e215-4ac6-947c-89b38ebe2108.jpeg)",
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