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The Garw Valley Heritage Society is currently involved in plans for exhibitions and talks throughout this year, in various venues up and down the Garw valley, now that there is more freedom of movement and the virus hopefully losing its grip. Details of these will be announced on the GVHS website and also on our…
Wishing you joy at Christmas and prosperity in the coming year, from all at the Garw Heritage Society.
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From earliest times sheep have been a prominent feature of the landscape of the Garw Valley. The Cistercians who were settled in the abbey of Margam under the Normans in the 12th century held vast estates, or granges, in the uplands around Llangeinor, and along with the monks at Tintern, were the richest wool producers in South Wales….
by Alun Rees Taffy is a Welshman,Taffy is no thief.Someone came to Taffy’s house,And stole his leg of beef. Taffy made no protest,For he does not like a row.So that someone called on Taffy once again,And stole the bloody cow! They have stole his coal and iron,They steal his water too.They try to steal his…