Charity No. 1187117
Here you will be able to read throught the local stories that have been submitted by the public or society members.
A farmhouse stands high above the Garw Valley, right on the edge of the steep hillside – with thick walls and comfortable low built rooms. In front of the house a clump of fir trees stand, as a bold landmark for the neighbourhood. It has been the home of many generations of yeoman farmers,…
As a reminder that Spring-cleaning may soon be necessary, one of the Garw’s older residents, Beryl Roberts has sent us this poem that she wrote one Spring. No batteries in its spotted handle No computer in its red and blue head No mouth to feed, just a weekly wash, And that is all it needs.
On Thursday of last week little Willie Clifford Hawkins, aged five,son of Mr. and Mrs. D.J. Hawkins, Oxford St, Pontycymmer, met with serious accident. Whilst playing on the side of the hill which lies between Thornton Crescent and the Public Baths, Pantygog, the little fellow rolled down the banking and into the river, the fall…
The Garw Gleanings appeared in the Glamorgan Gazette for many years. They were written under the name of Lloffwr Arall and were a mixture of news and comedy items that were regarded as being true. The names of the people in the stories were never written in the newspaper though most of the community would…
Glamorgan Gazette 15/12/1916 Seven small boys hailing from Pontycymmer and Blaengarw, viz., Francis J. Healey (9), Arthur G. Pullen (16), William Williams (14), Thomas Williams (15), Clifford Williams (12), Arthur Williams (12), and Bertie Williams (10), were summoned for “Noisily shouting out the newspapers on the Sabbath Day.” Police Sergeant Watts, in proving the case,…