Charity No. 1187117
Here you will be able to read throught the local stories that have been submitted by the public or society members.
The Jones Brothers’ Deaths and The General Strike, 1926 By David K Jones During the General Strike of 1926 the people of the Garw Valley had nothing. Soup kitchens sprung up in order that people, especially children, had at least one nutritious meal a day.
Part Three, by Ann Leitch In September 1943 I set off down The Avenue to begin my education at the Garw Grammar School. I was proudly wearing my new brown gymslip with orange sash, white shirt, striped tie and thick brown stockings. I mustn’t forget my smart brown blazer and heavy leather satchel. I had…
Garw Valley, A Short History, 1850 – 1950 Submitted by Colin Williams, with this introduction…… In 1987 my brother Alan H. Williams died, and when I was attending to his Estate I came across a handwritten essay by him entitled “A Short History of the Garw Valley”. This was done as a requirement of a “teaching course” funded by the…
By Gerald Jarvis Richard Price was born at Tyn Ton farm on February 23rd in 1723.His father was Rhys Price, a Dissenting preacher. Rhys was considered quite ‘well off’ because on the death of his first wife Mary, he had inherited all her property and money! He was well known for being quick tempered and…
I was four when I started at Tymeinor Mixed Infant and Primary School in 1936, which meant I was always youngest in class. All my teachers were spinsters, as after WW1 there was a surfeit of single women and only these were allowed to teach. Miss Robinson, the headmistress, was strict and maintained good discipline….