On a very warm Sunday afternoon in July (in the middle of a much needed short ‘heatwave’ with temperatures reaching over 30 degrees in some places in Wales) and with the Sun shining through the tall trees of the stunning setting of the Resolven Canal, with the kayaks sailing silently by, making the most of […]
Message from Cllr Dean Lewis I was lucky enough to have a look at the filmset up Melyncourt Waterfall. So I thought I would share some photos I took. The filming is for a six part Russian Spy series staring Oscar winning actor Mark Rylance, award winning actor and Director Simon Pegg and many others. […]
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Our thanks to Jamie Bowen for these two photographs taken recently ~ ~ ~ ~
The old fencing around the Resolven park is being treated to a much needed new coat of green paint and it is all due to the efforts and energy of Community Councillor Aylwin Jones and his wife Fran. They have been working tirelessly painting the fence for the past few months, but of course they […]
Getting expert tuition . YnysfachWI held their June meeting in the grounds of the Resolven Bowls Club and were blessed with a beautiful summer’s day. Twenty members assembled to enjoy an afternoon of chat and laughter in beautiful surroundings. We were delighted to welcome Carwen, Ceri and Christine from the ladies lawn bowls team, who […]
A Resolven born man has just achieved a personal ambition by climbing the Three Peaks of Wales in One Day. This is his story, in his own words:- It’s 4.30am, the sun is about to rise and the dark blue sky is highlighted by bright red clouds. Today is the day I’ve been waiting for, […]
Sandra, Chris and Ethan came into school today to do some gardening with some Year 3 pupils. They are able to do this thanks to funding they had from Pen Y Cymoedd Community fund and Glynneath training Centre. Pupils planted vegetables and herbs, they have helped to weed the raised beds that they made earlier […]
As a child growing up in the village of Resolven I have special memories of the Whitsun Marching and Whitsun Tea When all the Chapels and the Church came together to show their faith in Christianity The British Christian tradition of Whitsun is celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter It is believed to be […]
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Within 15 miles of the village of Resolven was the oldest continuously working deep-coal mine in the United Kingdom, and possibly the World, until its closure in 2008. Of course this was the well known Tower Colliery, situated along side the A4061 Rhigos to Treherbert road which is now being rejuvenated from a Colliery site […]