2024 | Oct | Sep | Jun | May 23
EVAN GRIFFITHS (Ieuan Ebblig)
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MINISTER of the Independent Church, TRANSLATOR, AND PRINTER.
Evan was born on the 18th of January ...”
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2022 | Dec 22
The Wizards Of Wood Street
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By Don Macivor
During the 1930s the Pontycymmer Refuse Dump, was more commonly known as 'The ...”
05 | Sep 15 03
Cadw Open Doors Event
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The Garw Valley Heritage Society, in conjunction with Calon y Cwm, will be holding a ...”
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2021 | Dec | Jun 03
We need your help!
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We love to read your stories, so we have made a new webpage for you ...”
| Feb 16
Sheep of the Garw
“From earliest times sheep have been a prominent feature of the landscape of the Garw Valley. ...”
Taffy
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by Alun Rees
Taffy is a Welshman,Taffy is no thief.Someone came to Taffy's house,And stole ...”
14
Outdoor Pursuits
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Years ago an elderly Betws gentleman, sadly no longer here, was well-known for his wealth ...”
13
Rag, Tag and Bone Tales
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This particular story does not relate to the Garw valley, but to an earlier childhood ...”
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2020 | Dec | Sep 27
Lockdown Walks- a poem
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Rona Cracknell, Summer 2020
My solitary walks are in the local cemetery.
I read as I start walking - there’s ...”
Love and Betrayal at Gelli Lenor
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Near the village of Llangynwyd lies the farm known as Gelli Lenor. This was once owned by ...”
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2019 | Nov | Oct | Sep | Jun 29 23
Resurrection Cheese
“About the years 1860-64, a Mr. Plowden, of Trefenty. Nr Llanfihangel, permitted a local shepherd ...”
13 | Mar 23 15
Spring Newsletter
“Here's our spring newsletter. You can find it up and down the Garw Valley at ...”
| Feb 25 07 04
Entombed in a drift: exciting rescue attempt.
“All day Wednesday, and througout Tuesday, a band of miners made heroic efforts to extricate ...”
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2018 | Dec 08
Winter Newsletter
“Here is our Winter newsletter - we hope you enjoy it. Merry Christmas to you ...”
07
Place Names
“http://www.Cymdeithasenwaulleoeddcymru.org.uk would be interested in any place-name collecting that anyone is collecting. Local knowledge can ...”
03
Taking Care
“The following instructions were found within a book of carbon copy business letters dated between ...”
| Oct | Sep | Jul 14 09
Summer Newsletter 2018
“We have distributed our most recent newsletter throughout the valley. You can find it in ...”
| Jun | May | Apr 18
Billy's Bands 1940-1998
“By William T Parker
Copyright Applied For
"Tongue it, tongue it you flamers.” These were the first ...”
| Mar 27
Spring Newsletter 2018
“We have just published our Spring 2018 newsletter, which will be distributed throughout the Garw ...”
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2017 | Dec 03
Winter Newsletter 2017
“Here is our Winter newsletter. It is distributed throughout the Garw Valley. You can find ...”
| Oct 27 20 10
Our Autumn Newsletter 2017
“Here is our Autumn newsletter. It is distributed throughout the Garw Valley. You can find ...”
07 | Sep 30 19 12
Bonfire Night by Roy Davies
“The Garw Valley Heritage Society are proud to present a story by Roy Davies, remembering ...”
| Aug | Jul | Jun 05
Summer Newsletter 2017
“https://issuu.com/garwheritage/docs/newsletter_summer_2017_draft2
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Pontyrhyl Police Station
“By David JK Jones
How many people even knew that there was such a place? Not ...”
| May | Apr 10
Poisoned by Wild Carrots
“Poisoned by Wild Carrots
Seven Garw Children Affected
All the children were poisoned by eating 'Wild Carrots' ...”
The Story of Brynmor
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Submitted by Roy Davies
Brynmor wiped a thin smear of dust from his mother's photograph with his ...”
| Mar | Feb 28 21 11
Beryl's Brush
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As a reminder that Spring-cleaning may soon be necessary, one of the Garw’s older residents, ...”
10 06 05
Pontycymer Child's Fall
“On Thursday of last week little Willie Clifford Hawkins, aged five,son of Mr. and Mrs. ...”
| Jan 17
The Old Mill, Llangeinor
“The Garw Valley is divided into the upper and lower sections by a geological feature ...”
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2016 | Dec 22
Llewellyn Jones
“Llewellyn Jones was not originally from the Garw Valley he was actually born in Llantwit ...”
Shouting On The Sabbath
“Glamorgan Gazette 15/12/1916
Seven small boys hailing from Pontycymmer and Blaengarw, viz., Francis J. Healey (9), ...”
13
Winter Newsletter 2016
“https://issuu.com/garwheritage/docs/newsletter_winter_2016_final_”
10 01 | Nov | Oct 27 15
The Flying F.R.O.G. or Flight of the Phoenix
“When I was about 13 years old I remember getting for Christmas what I considered the ...”
The Betws Pioneers
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It was in September, 1949, when Betws saw the beginning of an influx of new ...”
14
Memoirs Of A Garw Delivery Boy
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Home delivery is not a new-fangled idea at all. Back in the 60s I was ...”
11
Unruly Language in a Public Place
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FROM A 1914 EDITION OF THE GAZETTE.
A woman was out shopping in the town recently ...”
10 03 | Sep 27
Pontycymer Poltergeist: Woman Attacked by an Apparition
“Original article in the Glamorgan Gazette of 10/1/1908.
A scene of outrage played out at the ...”
| Aug | Jul 01
Summer 2016 Newsletter
“We have published our Summer 2016 newsletter, which will be distributed throughout the Garw Valley. ...”
| Jun | May 22
G.V.H.S. Exhibition at Bettws Social/Community Club
“Gerard's Diary Notes from the Exhibition
DAY 1
The set-up for this 3-day event went very well ...”
21
Football Fines
“A serious crime in April 1915....
FOOTBALL FINES
Ernest Watts (15), 57 Victoria St, Pontycymmer. David Morgan (16) ...”
20 | Apr | Feb 25
Sapper Howard H. Rees (542)
“Sapper Howard H. Rees (542) and his letter to his brother D. J. Rees, Pontycymmer ...”
24
Spring Newsletter 2016
“Here is our Spring newsletter. It is distributed throughout the Garw Valley. You can find it ...”
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2015 | Dec 31
Honoured aged 96 - Lena Charles, from Blaengarw.
“New Year Honours: Volunteer, 96, delighted with BEM
Among the New Year Honours in Wales is ...”
| Nov 30
Lest We Forget: World War I
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Here is a poignant reminder of how the young boys of a hundred years ago ...”
27
Not One for the Derby
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Tom Kinsey had driven a horse and cart for the Coop for quite some time ...”
26
Our Winter Newsletter 2015
“Here is our Winter newsletter. It is distributed throughout the Garw Valley. You can find ...”
16 11
Pontycymer Memories.
“Bob in Pontycymer
Bob and his fascination with Pontycymer. This was shared with us via our ...”
07 06
Cyril “BUNNY” Eddington
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Bunny was a well-known sportsman in the Garw Valley in the 1930s and 40s. He ...”
| Oct 12
Cynefin Project
“Discover what your farm's fieldnames were in the 1840s on this website.
We can see Betws and ...”
| Sep 20 17
Autumn 2015 Newsletter
“Here is our Autumn newsletter. It is distributed throughout the Garw Valley. You can find ...”
| Jun 15
Summer Newsletter 2015
“We have published our Summer newsletter, which will be distributed throughout the Garw Valley. You can ...”
| May 08
Pte Moses Phipps.
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Pte Moses Phipps: Well Known Pontycymmer Footballer Killed In Action.
'Much sympathy is felt throughout ...”
| Apr 23
The Garw Valley Now and Then
“Our member Colin Simper has been working on a set of photos to show Garw ...”
21
Spring Newsletter 2015
“We have published our Spring newsletter, which will be distributed throughout the Garw Valley. You can ...”
15 12
Noisy Newspaper Seller
“From the Glamorgan Gazette, 4th Dec 1914.
William. H. Radcliffe, Schoolboy, Pontycymmer, was summoned to court for ...”
04 | Mar 29
On this day in 1915 we are mostly reminded that.....
“Mr and Mrs John Wile of 1 the Avenue, Pontycymmer have 5 sons, all of ...”
24
Luther Stephens: Lloffwr Arall
“Luther Stephens was born in 1888 in Llanelli. His father was a Brewery Dray man.
Luther ...”
18 13
A letter from Pte Emmanuel Goss, Somerset Light Infantry
“Written in 'Buzzer' dug-out, Somewhere in France. Feb 1916.
" We have been getting that sort ...”
SAD RETURN OF WOUNDED BLAENGARW SOLDIER
“12/3/1914.
On Wednesday of last week the second son of Mr. Bailey, of 7, Greenfield Terrace. ...”
10
"Parrot Swore at Police": Blaengarw Club Raid Incident
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The following story comes from the South Wales Echo of 7/4/1937
A parrot, which was alleged ...”
05 | Feb 28 24 14
Pte Frank Shaylor and The Retreat from Mons
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The following letter was received by Mr. and Mrs. Shaylor, Pontycymmer, from their son. Pte F. ...”
| Jan 03 01
Happy New Year! Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!
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Traditional black and white film of men in the village of Llangynwyd carrying out the ...”
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2014 | Dec 30
Our Year Online
“Half way through 2014 we switched to Jetpack, an application that tracks activity on our ...”
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Glamorgan Gazette Article
“Readers may like to know that we had reason to make a correction to a ...”
12
Winter Newsletter 2014
“We have published our Winter 2014 newsletter, which will be distributed throughout the Garw Valley. ...”
| Nov 21
Christmas Gifts and Cards
“CHRISTMAS CARDS of LOCAL VIEWS
4 to choose fromBlaengarw, Pontycymer, Llangeinor, the Lakes65 pence each, or ...”
| Oct 18
Isaac and Priscilla Thomas: their story.
“Written and researched by Maureen Browning & Sandra Hayes (nee Heycock)
Isaac Thomas was born in1851, ...”
| Sep 26
Exhibition in Blaengarw
“The Garw Valley Heritage Society will be holding its last WW1 exhibition for this year ...”
11
WW1 Exhibition in Llangeinor
“The Garw Valley Heritage Society will be holding their fifth exhibition of 2014 in the ...”
01
The Beginning of a Mining Community
“Submitted by Colin Davies
As far as the history of mining communities in the Garw is ...”
| Aug 05
Our Summer Newsletter 2014
“We have published our Summer 2014 newsletter, which will be distributed throughout the Garw Valley. ...”
01
Digital Bridgend, and what it means for Bridgend’s Heritage
“With more and more people owning smartphones and tablets, and being able to use these ...”
| Jul 19 03
2014 A.G.M. News
“2/7/2014 saw the 6th A.G.M. of our society, and as our membersare often asked what ...”
| Jun | May 14
Help Request!
“Has anybody seen our gunboat plaque?
In 1942-3, during War Savings Week, the people of the ...”
| Apr 25
World War 1 Booklet Published!
“We have great pleasure in presenting our World War 1 Booklet. The booklet has been ...”
13
Exhibitions News
“To mark the centenary of the outbreak of World War1 the Garw Valley Heritage Society ...”
10
The Flat Rat of Brunel's Waiting Room
“Submitted by David Dimmick
This is the true tale of the discovery of a mummified ...”
| Feb 27
1927 School Pupil's Poem, "River"
“Here is a poem by Ffaldau School pupil written in 1927 about the Garw River. Edna ...”
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2013 | Dec 11
WW1 Requests!
“We are looking for household items that would have been used in the Garw Valley ...”
| Nov 21
Request!
“The Garw Valley Heritage Society is looking to expand its website (www.garwheritage.co.uk) and urgently needs ...”
| Oct 14
All Mod Cons
“Submitted by Colin T Davies
Although I was born in Bridgend my parents moved away ...”
07
A PIT ACCIDENT 26/11/1961
“Submitted by Keith Brocklebank
I went to work on the afternoon shift on this day, my ...”
01
The Stormy Flight of' 'Taffy' Jones, by David Dimmick
“Submitted by David Dimmick
During the late 1970s I worked as a foreman renovating a WW2 ...”
| Sep 15
Autumn 2013 Newsletter
“The Garw Valley Heritage Society has produced its 4th newsletter, for Autumn 2013, and includes ...”
| Aug | Jul 02
World War One Help Needed
“In 2014, the Heritage Society is proposing to develop an exhibition and display of articles ...”
| May 04
“The Welsh School” Bridgend Road, Pontycymmer
“Submitted by David JK Jones
Having lived in Upper Adare Street for a few years ...”
01
Jack's Station Cafe Memory
“When Italy won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1964, I was a 15-year-old boy growing ...”
| Apr 17
With Beards Frozen to our Coats
“My father was John James Dimmick, and he enlisted in the South Wales Borderers in ...”
| Mar 25
Spring Newsletter 2013
“We have just published our Spring 2013 newsletter, which will be distributed throughout the Garw ...”
15
Christopher Carlyon: Pontycymmer's unsung aviation pioneer
“An interesting article from the BBC website here on Christopher Carlyon: Pontycymmer's unsung aviation pioneer.”
08
From the archives: a more recent memory....
“Demolished during the 1990s on the demise of the railway line and the diversion of ...”
| Feb | Jan 20
Griffith J Griffiths: Betws twinned with Hollywood
“Griffith Jenkin Griffths was born on the 4/1/1850 at Penybryn farm, Bettws to Morgan and Margaret ...”
14
Our First Newsletter 2013
“We recently printed our first newsletter, and distributed it throughout the Garw Valley. You can ...”
01
Pontycymer to Blaengarw - On the train in 1966
“Kindly submitted by By David J K Jones
On the 11th September 1966 aged ten ...”
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2012 | Nov 22
Heroes and Legends: Richard Price
“Here is our society member Gerald Jarvis telling the story of Ricahrd Price, an audio ...”
| Oct 31
Heroes and Legends: Samuel Pitt
“Here is our society member Jean Fowlds telling the story of Samuel Pitt, an audio ...”
11
Overview of the Year
“Well what a busy year this has been for our Society. As well as attending ...”
| Jul 01
Daniel James (Gwyrosydd)
“Daniel James was born on the 23rd of January 1848 in a cottage in Llangyfelach ...”
| Jun 25 21
Treboeth Heritage Society's Calon Lan walk
“On Wednesday June 20th, the G.V.H.S. played hosts to the Treboeth Heritage Society (Swansea). A ...”
17
Choral Singing, Blaengarw & Llangeinor
“Kindly submitted by C Davies, written by his father, T.H. Davies
Choral singing has a long and ...”
14 05
G.V.H.S. at Braichycymer / Pontyrhyl Jubilee Fete
“On Monday the 4th of June, G.V.H.S. were invited to set up a stall outdors ...”
01 | May 24 | Apr | Mar | Feb | Jan 19 13
Garw Heritage Society News
“The Society was represented at the Community Transport Forum, held in Cefn Cribwr on 21 ...”
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2011 | Oct 09
William James Stennings
“Information kindly supplied by Mrs D.Stanley (neé Hayes)
William James was the only son of the ...”
07
The Betws Show
“The Society would like to thank everyone who came to see us at Betws Show, ...”
| Sep 15 14
Dilwyn FRANCIS, 1922
“The society has been asked by Robert Lapes to help trace friends and family of ...”
05 | Aug 31
Calon Lan Guided Walk
“A free guided walk will be taking place in Blaengarw on Saturday 17th September.
The theme ...”
22 | May | Apr 22 21 14
A Child of the Valley, Part 3
“Part Three, by Ann Leitch
In September 1943 I set off down The Avenue to begin ...”
| Mar 30
Garw Valley, A Short History
“Garw Valley, A Short History, 1850 - 1950
Submitted by Colin Williams, with this introduction......
In 1987 my ...”
16
Richard Price of Llangeinor
“By Gerald Jarvis
Richard Price was born at Tyn Ton farm on February 23rd in 1723.His ...”
11
Newsletter March 2011
“Continuing our aims of gathering materials to archive, we have made considerable progress on ...”
04 | Feb | Jan 06 05
Changes to archived photos
“Please note we are updating our archive system and so some photo numbers may not ...”
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2010 | Sep 09
New Photos
“We have added new photos to our gallery. There is a new set devoted to ...”
| Jul 20
Llangeinor Show Success
“The Heritage Society showed off the new banners we have purchased and these proved useful ...”
| Jun 29 19
Index of Archived Photographs
“The society is busy cataloging and indexing all the photos it receives. Here is the ...”
14 | May 17
Forthcoming Events
“Have now put a list of events the society will be attending. Stop by and ...”
| Apr 14
Community Consultation
“Llangeinor Arms, 27th April, 6-8pm.
Groundwork Bridgend are holding a community consultation for the St. Cein's Rural ...”
02 | Mar 25 |