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Pontarddulais ([pɒntʌθi:lɑɪs]) is a town in the City and County of Swansea, south Wales, known by locals as "The Bont". It is situated 16 km (10 miles) north west of Swansea city centre. It falls within the Pontarddulais ward. The town's schools are Pontarddulais primary school, Pontarddulais Comprehensive School, Bryniago School and a few other Welsh language schools. The Comprehensive and primary schools are English-speaking schools, but do teach the Welsh language. The local railway station is served by the Heart of Wales Line.
The town which is by far the largest settlement in the Pontarddulais ward has about 28% of its population being able to speak, read and write Welsh.(External Link

) Pontarddulais is home to Cor Meibion Pontarddulais or Pontarddulais Male Voice Choir, the most successful competitive choir in Wales, having won the main choir prize at the Welsh National Eisteddfod a record 14 times and the International Eisteddfod prize on two occasions.(External Link

) The choir also performed choral parts in the Pink Floyd film 'The Wall' (External Link

)and recorded with Roger Waters on his hit single 'The Tide is Turnng'

Famous people

Ieuan Evans, Welsh international rugby player
Dan Mathews, drama director
John Walters, from Fforest, produced English/Welsh Dictionary 1770-94
Eifion Jones, Glamorgan CCC county cricketer
Derwyn Jones, Wales rugby international
Terry Price, Hendy, Wales rugby international
Eric Jones, composer
Robert Croft, from Fforest, Glamorgan county cricketer and England cricketer
James Harris, Glamorgan county cricketer
Dennis O'Neill, tenor
Wyn Matthews, Welsh Bowls International
Michael Richards, AKA "Mike the Bike" Welsh Paperboy Champion 2001 to 2008

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