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As part of the country-wide commemmorations to mark the start of the First World War, the GVHS has arranged exhibitions of posters, photographs, artefacts and medals, including personal letters and stories of those who went from the Garw to serve in the war. Exhibitions have been held in Bettws, Bryngarw House, Braich-y-Cymer and Pontycymer, and…
We have great pleasure in presenting our World War 1 Booklet. The booklet has been published to accompany our exhibition, on World War One in the Garw Valley which as well as containing the Roll of Honour, will give biographical details of some of the men who went, the hardships they endured, and the medals…
To mark the centenary of the outbreak of World War1 the Garw Valley Heritage Society will be holding a series of exhibitions between the end of April and the end of October. The exhibition will show posters, maps, banners, and photographs, as well as artefacts from the battlefields and letters written by Garw soldiers from…
In 2014, the Heritage Society is proposing to develop an exhibition and display of articles relevant to the centenary of the outbreak of World War 1. We would like to be able to show how this event was recorded in the Valley; how people lived here at that time and what their lives were like….
Well what a busy year this has been for our Society. As well as attending local shows such as Llangeinor & Braich y cymmer fetes which we all enjoy, our members have once again taken part in the Bridgend Heritage’Open Door’ events with the Dr. Richard Price walk and the increasingly popular Calon Lan walk.