Richard Price Exhibition

2023 is the year of Richard Price’s 300th anniversary of his birth in Llangeinor. The Garw Valley Heritage Society will be holding an exhibition at the Richard Price centre in Llangeinor on February 23rd, with comprehensive material including photographs and copies of some of his original work. There will be guest speakers and commentators available,…

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The Wizards Of Wood Street

By Don Macivor During the 1930s the Pontycymmer Refuse Dump, was more commonly known as ‘The Ash Tip.’ This was located just below Park St, and the Bowling Green & Tennis club. All kinds of refuse was dumped there daily, but it was mainly ashes from all the coal fires in use at the time,…

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Outdoor Pursuits

Years ago an elderly Betws gentleman, sadly no longer here, was well-known for his wealth of stories about what he used to get up to as a boy. He used to tell tales of rabbit hunting down on the old Port Talbot railway line, where he would snare them on both sides of the old…

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William John Moore

Billy Moore was born in his Grandmother’s sweetshop at Greenmeadow Terrace, Llangeinor on the 17th February 1908. He resided with his parents there, Bertram and Lily Moore. His Grandmother was Fanny Moore, a Widow. Bertram was a Coal Miner, born in Bettws while Mam Lily was a Housewife. The family had previously lived in nearby Tynyrheol. Billy was a…

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