Charity No. 1187117
The Garw Valley Heritage Society, in conjunction with CADW’s Open Doors events, will be holding an exhibition of Garw Life through the ages. Photographs, maps, articles and artefacts will be on display, together with a non-stop projection show of people and places. VENUE: Tabernacle chapel vestry in Meadow Street Pontycymer, CF328HG TIME: 10am- 4pm FREE…
The Garw Valley Heritage Society, in conjunction with Calon y Cwm, will be holding a Cadw Open Doors event at the William Trigg Centre (Dan y Mynydd) next Saturday September 10th. …
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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…
Rona Cracknell, Summer 2020 My solitary walks are in the local cemetery. I read as I start walking – there’s a plaque beneath each tree: “Aged 21”, “Killed on the Somme” or he was “Lost at sea” Beyond this avenue of trees commemorating strife Are further texts remembering a loving family life: “Sacred to the memory of a beloved wife” The graveyard’s on a hillside, the…