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V.E. Day Celebrations in Resolven - 8 May 2020
All of the colourful and patriotic bunting, photographs and various memorabilia displayed around Resolven on the 75th anniversary of V.E. Day in 2020 gave a feeling of pride mixed with sadness while remembering a past generation of the…
My Cousin Mary's V.E.Window
My cousin Mary was born in John Street, Resolven in 1940-- too young to remember being carried into the cwtch under the stairs by her mother Elsie during air raids. But thanks to her grandmother Mrs Elizabeth Baker, she…
Our "Lockdown " Village Celebrates V.E. Day in Style!
Not being able to hold street parties in style as in years gone by didn’t mean Resolven couldn’t pull out the stops to do it in a new style . to satisfy the need to commemorate the sacrifices made over 75 years ago
Along with the need…
V.E. Day Ready Steady Go!
People might be unable to go out shopping for decorations to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe but that hasn’t stopped them using what is at hand and creative imagination to make their own .
Here is just a small collection…
Nik Samuel Remembers Gran and Getting the Coal In
Just another memory..
Ow, what’s for tea Gran
Bugger tea she’d say
There’s a ton of coal out back
And don’t take all bloody day
Well? Gran would say
I’d go and change into my scruffs
The barrow…