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Bunny was a well-known sportsman in the Garw Valley in the 1930s and 40s. He was a miner, a good rugby player and a very hard and determined middleweight boxer. Bunny never got knocked out or stopped in the ring. Bunny fought Billy Thomas for the Welsh Middleweight Title in 1935 but lost a hard…
Discover what your farm’s fieldnames were in the 1840s on this website. We can see Betws and Llangeinor have entries and others will follow with our help, see below). Cynefin : Mapping Wales’ sense of Place Help us transcribe all the tithe maps of Wales – including their indexes. This crowdsourcing website also has superb georeferencing…
The story of Sarah Jane Howell, eldest daughter of George and Jennet Howell, Abergarw Farm, Brynmenyn. Assistant Mistress at Brynmenyn Council School. Who lost her life, aged twenty one, whilst attempting to save one of her pupils from drowning on the 19th December 1911. Buy here on Amazon.
Here is our Autumn newsletter. It is distributed throughout the Garw Valley. You can find it in libraries, Bryngarw House and other public buildings in our local area, or you can read it and download it below.
We have published our Summer newsletter, which will be distributed throughout the Garw Valley. You can find it in libraries, Bryngarw House and other public buildings in our local area, or you can read it and download it below.