Choral Singing, Blaengarw & Llangeinor

Kindly submitted by C Davies, written by his father, T.H. Davies Choral singing has a long and creditable tradition in the Garw Valley dating back to 1886. Commenced with the formation of the then known Pontycymmer Male Choir. This party was very successful at many Eisteddfodau and reached its Zenith in 1891 by winning the National…

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Calon Lan Guided Walk

A free guided walk will be taking place in Blaengarw on Saturday 17th September. The theme for the walk will be the life of  Daniel James, a poet who lived and worked in Blaengarw during the 1880’s and wrote the words for the popular Welsh hymn “Calon Lan”. You will also hear stories about the mining and…

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