Charity No. 1187117
Pte Moses Phipps: Well Known Pontycymmer Footballer Killed In Action. ‘Much sympathy is felt throughout the Garw with Mrs. Mary Ann Phipps, of 8 Gwaun Bant, Pontycymmer. With the sad news that her son Pte 16771 Moses Phipps, D.C.L.I. was dead. Pte Phipps was a haulier with the Ffaldau Colliery, and at the outbreak of…
Our member Colin Simper has been working on a set of photos to show Garw Valley landmarks as they were in the past and today. Take a look at the gallery of photos. [AFG_gallery id=’23’]
We have published our Spring 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.
Submitted by David Dimmick. A little while ago I purchased a book called ‘Cardiff Clocks’ by William Linnard, which is described as ‘a comprehensive account of watch and clock makers in Cardiff, the Valleys, and the Vale of Glamorgan’. I had bought the book because my great-great-grandfather appeared in a 19th century census as a…
From the Glamorgan Gazette, 4th Dec 1914. William. H. Radcliffe, Schoolboy, Pontycymmer, was summoned to court for the ‘noisy selling of newspapers’. He was ordered to pay two shillings and sixpence! (about £10.47 in today’s money).