Heroes and Legends: Samuel Pitt
Here is our society member Jean Fowlds telling the story of Samuel Pitt, an audio recording made for the Reach Heritage Website project called “Heroes and Legends.”
Overview of the Year
Well what a busy year this has been for our Society. As well as attending local shows such as Llangeinor & Braich y cymmer fetes which we all enjoy, our members have once again taken part in the Bridgend Heritage’Open Door’ events with the Dr. Richard Price walk and the increasingly popular Calon Lan walk.
Help Request
A member of our society, Colin Davies has asked for help in identifying these people. He asks, “Please does anyone recognise themselves, or a member of their family, in the photos? They were taken about 1948/1949 in the yard of my mother’s old home Maes-y Deri, just up behind Llangeinor Railway Stn. My mother and…
Choral Singing, Blaengarw & Llangeinor
Kindly submitted by C Davies, written by his father, T.H. Davies Choral singing has a long and creditable tradition in the Garw Valley dating back to 1886. Commenced with the formation of the then known Pontycymmer Male Choir. This party was very successful at many Eisteddfodau and reached its Zenith in 1891 by winning the National…
Mystery Carnival
An unknown carnival. Does anyone know when and where this was taken? And who may be in the photo?