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“ By Don Macivor During the 1930s the Pontycymmer Refuse Dump, was more commonly known as 'The ...”

“ The Garw Valley Heritage Society, in conjunction with Calon y Cwm, will be holding a ...”

“ We love to read your stories, so we have made a new webpage for you ...”

“From earliest times sheep have been a prominent feature of the landscape of the Garw Valley. ...”

“ Years ago an elderly Betws gentleman, sadly no longer here, was well-known for his wealth ...”

“ This particular story does not relate to the Garw valley, but to an earlier childhood ...”

“ Rona Cracknell, Summer 2020 My solitary walks are in the local cemetery. I read as I start walking - there’s ...”

“About the years 1860-64, a Mr. Plowden, of Trefenty. Nr Llanfihangel, permitted a local shepherd ...”

“Here's our spring newsletter. You can find it up and down the Garw Valley at ...”

“All day Wednesday, and througout Tuesday, a band of miners made heroic efforts to extricate ...”

“Here is our Winter newsletter - we hope you enjoy it. Merry Christmas to you ...”

“http://www.Cymdeithasenwaulleoeddcymru.org.uk would be interested in any place-name collecting that anyone is collecting. Local knowledge can ...”

“The following instructions were found within a book of carbon copy business letters dated between ...”

“By Roy Davies There was a quietness that sat in the streets of the valley in ...”

“By William T Parker Copyright Applied For "Tongue it, tongue it you flamers.”  These were the first ...”

“We have just published our Spring 2018 newsletter, which will be distributed throughout the Garw ...”

“by Ron Davies The big difference between now and then – the war years and just ...”

“Here is our Winter newsletter. It is distributed throughout the Garw Valley. You can find ...”

“Here is our  Autumn newsletter. It is distributed throughout the Garw Valley. You can find ...”

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“Poisoned by Wild Carrots Seven Garw Children Affected All the children were poisoned by eating 'Wild Carrots' ...”

“ As a reminder that Spring-cleaning may soon be necessary, one of the Garw’s older residents, ...”

“On Thursday of last week little Willie Clifford Hawkins, aged five,son of Mr. and Mrs. ...”

“The Garw Valley is divided into the upper and lower sections by a geological feature ...”

“Llewellyn Jones was not originally from the Garw Valley he was actually born in Llantwit ...”

“https://issuu.com/garwheritage/docs/newsletter_winter_2016_final_”

“When I was about 13 years old I remember getting for Christmas what I considered the ...”

“ Home delivery is not a new-fangled idea at all. Back in the 60s I was ...”

“ FROM A 1914 EDITION OF THE GAZETTE. A woman was out shopping in the town recently ...”

“Original article in the Glamorgan Gazette of 10/1/1908. A scene of  outrage played out at the ...”

“We have published our Summer 2016 newsletter, which will be distributed throughout the Garw Valley. ...”

“Gerard's Diary Notes from the Exhibition DAY 1 The set-up for this 3-day event went very well ...”

“A serious crime in April 1915.... FOOTBALL FINES Ernest Watts (15), 57 Victoria St, Pontycymmer. David Morgan (16) ...”

“Sapper Howard H. Rees (542) and his letter to his brother D. J. Rees, Pontycymmer ...”

“Here is our Spring newsletter. It is distributed throughout the Garw Valley. You can find it ...”

“New Year Honours: Volunteer, 96, delighted with BEM Among the New Year Honours in Wales is ...”

“ Here is a poignant reminder of how the young boys of a hundred years ago ...”

“ Tom Kinsey had driven a horse and cart for the Coop for quite some time ...”

“Here is our Winter newsletter. It is distributed throughout the Garw Valley. You can find ...”

“Bob in Pontycymer Bob and his fascination with Pontycymer. This was shared with us via our ...”

“ Bunny was a well-known sportsman in the Garw Valley in the 1930s and 40s. He ...”

“Discover what your farm's fieldnames were in the 1840s on this website. We can see Betws and ...”

“Here is our  Autumn newsletter. It is distributed throughout the Garw Valley. You can find ...”

“We have published our Summer newsletter, which will be distributed throughout the Garw Valley. You can ...”

“ Pte Moses Phipps: Well Known Pontycymmer Footballer Killed In Action. 'Much sympathy is felt throughout ...”

“Our member Colin Simper has been working on a set of photos to show Garw ...”

“We have published our Spring newsletter, which will be distributed throughout the Garw Valley. You can ...”

“From the Glamorgan Gazette, 4th Dec 1914. William. H. Radcliffe, Schoolboy, Pontycymmer, was summoned to court for ...”

“Mr and Mrs John Wile of 1 the Avenue, Pontycymmer have 5 sons, all of ...”

“Luther Stephens was born in 1888 in Llanelli. His father was a Brewery Dray man. Luther ...”

“Written in 'Buzzer' dug-out, Somewhere in France. Feb 1916. " We have been getting that sort ...”

“ The following story comes from the South Wales Echo of  7/4/1937 A parrot, which was alleged ...”

“ The following letter was received by Mr. and Mrs. Shaylor, Pontycymmer, from their son. Pte F. ...”

“ Traditional black and white film of men in the village of Llangynwyd carrying out the ...”

“Half way through 2014 we switched to Jetpack, an application that tracks activity on our ...”

“Readers may like to know that we had reason to make a correction to a ...”

“We have published our Winter 2014 newsletter, which will be distributed throughout the Garw Valley. ...”

“CHRISTMAS CARDS of LOCAL VIEWS 4 to choose fromBlaengarw, Pontycymer, Llangeinor, the Lakes65 pence each, or ...”

“Written and researched by Maureen Browning & Sandra Hayes (nee Heycock) Isaac Thomas was born in1851, ...”

“The Garw Valley Heritage Society will be holding its last WW1 exhibition for this year ...”

“The Garw Valley Heritage Society will be holding their fifth exhibition of 2014 in the ...”

“Submitted by Colin Davies As far as the history of mining communities in the Garw is ...”

“We have published our Summer 2014 newsletter, which will be distributed throughout the Garw Valley. ...”

“With more and more people owning smartphones and tablets, and being able to use these ...”

“2/7/2014 saw the 6th A.G.M. of our society, and as our membersare often asked what ...”

“Has anybody seen our gunboat plaque? In 1942-3, during War Savings Week, the people of the ...”

“We have great pleasure in presenting our World War 1 Booklet. The booklet has been ...”

“To mark the centenary of the outbreak of World War1 the Garw Valley Heritage Society ...”

“Submitted by David Dimmick This is the true tale of the discovery of a mummified ...”

“Here is a poem by Ffaldau School pupil written in 1927 about the Garw River. Edna ...”

“We are looking for household items that would have been used in the Garw Valley ...”

“The Garw Valley Heritage Society is looking to expand its website (www.garwheritage.co.uk) and urgently needs ...”

“Submitted by Colin T Davies Although I was born in Bridgend my parents moved away ...”

“Submitted by Keith Brocklebank I went to work on the afternoon shift on this day, my ...”

“Submitted by David Dimmick During the late 1970s I worked as a foreman renovating a WW2 ...”

“The Garw Valley Heritage Society has produced its 4th newsletter, for Autumn 2013, and includes ...”

“In 2014, the Heritage Society is proposing to develop an exhibition and display of articles ...”

“Submitted by David JK Jones Having lived in Upper Adare Street for a few years ...”

“When Italy won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1964, I was a 15-year-old boy growing ...”

“My father was John James Dimmick, and he enlisted in the South Wales Borderers in ...”

“We have just published our Spring 2013 newsletter, which will be distributed throughout the Garw ...”

“An interesting article from the BBC website here on Christopher Carlyon: Pontycymmer's unsung aviation pioneer.”

“Demolished during the 1990s on the demise of the railway line and the diversion of ...”

“Griffith Jenkin Griffths was born on the 4/1/1850 at Penybryn farm, Bettws to Morgan and Margaret ...”

“We recently printed our first newsletter, and distributed it throughout the Garw Valley. You can ...”

“Kindly submitted by By David J K Jones On the 11th September 1966 aged ten ...”

“Here is our society member Gerald Jarvis telling the story of Ricahrd Price, an audio ...”

“Here is our society member Jean Fowlds telling the story of Samuel Pitt, an audio ...”

“Well what a busy year this has been for our Society. As well as attending ...”

“Daniel James was born on the 23rd of January 1848 in a cottage in Llangyfelach ...”

“On Wednesday June 20th, the G.V.H.S. played hosts to the Treboeth Heritage Society (Swansea). A ...”

“Kindly submitted by C Davies, written by his father, T.H. Davies Choral singing has a long and ...”

“On Monday the 4th of June, G.V.H.S. were invited to set up a stall outdors ...”

“The Society was represented at the Community Transport Forum, held in Cefn Cribwr on 21 ...”

“The Society would like to thank everyone who came to see us at Betws Show, ...”

“The society has been asked by Robert Lapes to help trace friends and family of ...”

“A free guided walk will be taking place in Blaengarw on Saturday 17th September. The theme ...”

“Part Three, by Ann Leitch In September 1943 I set off down The Avenue to begin ...”

“Garw Valley, A Short History, 1850 - 1950 Submitted by Colin Williams, with this introduction...... In 1987 my ...”

“By Gerald Jarvis Richard Price was born at Tyn Ton farm on February 23rd in 1723.His ...”

“Continuing our aims of gathering materials to archive, we have made considerable progress on ...”

“Please note we are updating our archive system and so some photo numbers may not ...”

“We have added new photos to our gallery. There is a new set devoted to ...”

“The Heritage Society showed off the new banners we have purchased and these proved useful ...”

“The society is busy cataloging and indexing all the photos it receives. Here is the ...”

“Have now put a list of events the society will be attending. Stop by and ...”

“Llangeinor Arms, 27th April, 6-8pm. Groundwork Bridgend are holding a community consultation for the St. Cein's Rural ...”