Garw Gleanings
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…
Garw Heritage News
Now that Christmas is over we are turning our attention to the large amount of written material that has been sent to us, cataloguing according to topic or locality – not an easy job as we are finding out! Gerald is working with staff at Ffaldau Primary School to introduce some exhibition material to fit in with…
Llewellyn Jones
Llewellyn Jones was not originally from the Garw Valley he was actually born in Llantwit Fadre in 1868. His parents Elias and Mary moved to Pontycymer when he was 12 years old. Elias Jones was following his trade as a coal miner/shaft sinker and this was the period of the Garw’s history when coal mining…
Shouting On The Sabbath
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,…