Information Shops

Torfaen Youth Service Young People's information service was the first in Wales to be awarded the Canllaw-online quality mark for the standard of its information service to young people. As at November 1st 2002 we are the only information service in Wales that has Canllaw-online OCN level 3 qualified staff. The training course was piloted in Torfaen and the completion of this, coupled with the quality of our provision, enabled us to receive the award from Jane Davidson, the Welsh Assembly Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning at a ceremony in Newport on October 30th 2002. In 2004 the contract for the information provider for young people in Wales was awarded to Careers Wales and their new website CLIC was launched on October 1st. Information about the service the new national provider will be offering can be read on this pdf document or via this link.
Ashley House Youth Centre, Mount Pleasant Road, Pontnewydd, Cwmbran, Torfaen, South Wales. Telephone 01633 482345. Email Ashley House From Here	Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday	6.30pm-9.00pm 6.30pm-9.00pm 6.30pm-9.00pm 6.30pm-9.00pm
Blaenafon Information Shop. CANLLAW INFORMATION ZONE The Doorway, 69/70, Broad Street, Blaenafon, Torfaen. NP4 9NH. Tel: 01495 793109 email Blaenafon Info shop from here	Monday Friday Sunday	5.30pm-8.00pm 6.00pm-9.00pm 2.00pm-5.00pm THE DOORWAY IS A DIGILAB CENTRE
New Inn/Info Shop, CANLLAW INFORMATION ZONE Zone 2, The Old Caretakers House, The Highway, New Inn, Pontypool, Torfaen. NP4 0PH. Tel: 01495 762859 email New Inn Info Shop	Monday Tuesday Thursday	1.00pm-3.00pm 1.00pm - 3.30pm 7.00pm - 9.00pm 11.00am-2.00pm 7.00pm - 9.00pm plus youth centre opening times
St Dials Youth Centre, Cocker Avenue, Cwmbran, Torfaen, South Wales. Telephone 01633 861190. email St Dials Youth Centre from here	Monday Wednesday	6.30pm-9.00pm 6.30pm-9.00pm
Thornhill Wye Court 25 Wye Court Thornhill Cwmbran Telephone 01495 758868 for details email Wye Court from here		WYE COURT IS A DIGILAB CENTRE
Thornhill Youth Centre, CANLLAW INFORMATION POINT Thornhill Community Centre, Leadon Court Thornhill, Cwmbran, Torfaen. Tel: 01633 ****** email Thornhill Youth Centre	Wednesday Friday	6.45pm - 9.00pm 6.45pm - 9.00pm
Ty Rosser Gwyn. CANLLAW INFORMATION POINT Youth Activity Centre, Flats 1 & 2, Ty Rosser Gwyn Road, Varteg, Pontypool, Torfaen. NP4 7SQ. Tel: 01495 774320 email Ty Rosser Gwyn Youth Centre	Tuesday Thursday	5.30pm-8.00pm 5.30pm-8.00pm

The New Inn Information Zone and The Blaenavon Information Zone or "The Doorway"

Both zones provides a wealth of literature on issues concerning young people and also provide free Internet access to the web under the guidance of appointed Information Shop Youth Workers. Both Information Shops are equipped with a number of computers that are used in an Internet cafe scenario as well as being used for a number of OCN IT courses including the BBC "Webwise" course.
Staff are on hand to help young people who require information and also to act as tutors for basic IT skills courses such as word processing, database management, desk top publishing etc..

The Doorway, Blaenafon and Wye Court, Thornhill, Cwmbran are both Credu Digilab centres.

Ty Rosser Gwyn Youth Centre in Garndiffaith is a Canllaw-On Line Information Point, Ty Rosser Gwyn is also hosting the same range of OCN computer courses, including the BBC "Webwise" course and free Internet Access.

Thornhill Youth Centre, Ashley House Youth Centre, Coed Eva Youth Centre and St Dials Youth Centre are satellite information points based in youth centre provisions. All have free Internet access and email facilities. All offer free telephone calls for information service purposes.