Charity No. 1187117
Has anybody seen our gunboat plaque? In 1942-3, during War Savings Week, the people of the Garw Valley contributed a large sum of money to buy a gunboat. Motor Gunboat no.57 (MGB57) was dedicated to the Garw with a plaque given. The gunboat itself was destroyed in a fire in the 2004, but the plaque…
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…
Submitted by David Dimmick This is the true tale of the discovery of a mummified rat under a hearthstone during a renovation project at Bridgend Railway station during the 1970’s. This discovery was made whilst I worked as a stonemason during the renovation of Bridgend railway station when the foreman and I were required to…
Here is a poem by Ffaldau School pupil written in 1927 about the Garw River. Edna Pritchard was in Form 1VB. Oh! List, thou black and sluggish stream, When now I think of thee I scream Can any call thee “River ” ? Daily to the sea thou crawlest, And my low’ring heart thou gallest Can…