Entries by Ed1

V-Trees Festival Report

Hi, Could I please give you some information regarding the recent Festival and fundraising that is being done for the village ?   V-Trees Festival was set up with a view to bring the community closer, generate revenue for the village and to try and put Resolven on the map (for a positive reason). Since […]

Challenge! Find Us on the UK Web Archive

  You can read stories featured  on RDN going as far back as April 2016  on the UK Web Archive — but only if you take a slightly complicated route.at the moment!  The site is being updated and there are earlier editions to be added too.. Also getting to RDN  is not yet straightforward.  The […]

Centenary Armistice Day Remembrance at Clyne War Memorial

  Father Andrew Davies took the short service in Clyne, We were all keeping an eye on the heavy clouds thankfully passing over, but fortunately for us it kept dry until the end. There was a good attendance  from the village Report and pictures and YouTube presentation by Mike Davies you tube link here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwceqSRa6gE […]

WW1 Soldier Remembered by Resolven Family on Whitehall March

On Sunday, Pam Jones (nee Welbourne) and her daughter Joanne will be taking part in ‘The Nation’s Thank You’ procession in London as part of the Armistice 100 commemorations. The march will be a unique opportunity for members of the public to take part and pay their respects to all those that served in the […]

The Little Ones Remember Too

Cherished Childminding and Amy’s Angels (Resolven Childminders) pictures show you’re never too young to learn about our history.     REPORT BY CLARE CASE        

Garfield Evans WW1 Exhibition

Victoria Gardens Neath will hold an exhibition of WW1 paintings by renowned Resolven artist Garfield Evans  November 10th-15th –Opening hours 10am-4pm   Except for Tuesday November 13th—12.30-4pm       Photographic images by Mike Davies  YouTube presentation-Click below   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzWkUe4Endo                                     […]

School Photos-are you here?

    Second showing for these photos as we  still haven’t managed to put names to all the faces-can you help an old schoolmate?  Here’s the email we received   earlier this year from  Helen Corps (née Nicholls and known at school by the name of Sally) Hello Resolven District News! I came across your site whilst […]

Head Shave for Macmillan in Resolven

    Angie Chillingworth  “Braved the Shave” for Macmillan Cancer Support in  Hers and Sirs salon Resolven  this week  Before the razor began its work,  Angie said: “Why I hear you ask??? Well I am doing this to pay respect to all those who have fought and lost the battle with cancer and for those […]

Neath’s Great War Poppy Trail Oct 27th

The Poppy Trail took place on a bitterly cold day with a biting wind. The Women Suffragettes gathered in Victoria Park, ready to march through the town in part of the centenary celebrations, and aims to tell the story of a select few of those service men who lost their lives in the conflict Images […]

New Shop in Village

THE CWTCH Emily Ridge and Lisa Stokes have opened for business on the Square selling take away food with many home made options on the menu. We wish them luck in their new endeavour and hope it’s a great success. Watch this space for 2 more new shops opening soon! REPORT by DIANE  SIMS  

New Debrillators for Resolven

Resolven Community Council are to be congratulated on acquiring funds from the Ffynnon Oer  Wind Farm Energy Project and from  Ynysfach W.I. to purchase a new defibrillator and three secure storage boxes from the charity Cariad.  Thanks have also got to be given to the Welsh Ambulance Service public access defibrillator scheme (especially our own […]