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Nelson
Caerphilly
CF46 6HA</address>
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Bryn Road
Blackwood
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New Street
Glynneath
SA11 5AA</address>
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Nile Street
Treforest
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Pendre Close
Brecon
LD3 9EA</address>
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Heol yr Ysgol
Trethomas
Caerphilly
CF83 8FL</address>
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Unit 5 Pavillion Industrial Estate
Pontnewynydd
Pontypool
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                <homepage>https://www.facebook.com/dulaisvalleyfoodbank/</homepage>
                <shopping_list>https://www.facebook.com/dulaisvalleyfoodbank/</shopping_list>
            </urls>
            <address>Seven Sisters RFC
Neath
SA10 9EL</address>
            <lat_lng>51.7557292,-3.7245258</lat_lng>
        </foodbank>
    </nearby_foodbanks>
</foodbank>