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History Society April Meeting Report
A report on the April meeting of Resolfen History Society The speaker this month needed no introduction since it was none other than Jeff Childs, erstwhile of Pontardawe who spoke on the legacy of steel and tinplate in the town, especially that of the Gilbertson’s work. This was Mr Childs’s sixteenth visit to the Society. […]
April meeting of The Resolven History Society
RESOLVEN HISTORY SOCIETY APRIL MEETING Monday, 8 April 2024 at 7.00p.m. St David’s Church Hall Speaker is Mr Jeff Childs Subject: ‘Sheet Steel and Tinplate in Pontardawe’ ~ ~ ~ ~
Resolven History Society Report on the March Meeting
Huw Williams makes a glorious return This was sixth occasion that Huw Williams of Merthyr had spoken to the Society, and despite the long break during the pandemic he had lost none of his enthusiasm and indeed his humour. He noticed that numbers were down on past years , however he maintained that the Society […]
Ynysfach Primary School Exhibition
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Jack_Walkaholic continues to North Pembrokeshire
Walking the coast path in North Pembrokeshire …… The June sun, already setting records for the hottest, blazed down on my back as I crunched over the rocky coast path. Whitesands Bay stretched behind me, a turquoise jewel framed by golden cliffs. Not a bad view, all things considered, especially considering the disaster that was […]
March meeting of the Resolven History Society
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Report of the February Meeting of Resolven History Society
In 2015 an article appeared in the history journal Morgannwg on Friendly Societies in Neath and Mr David Michael of Neath Antiquarians was invited to speak on the topic to the History Society. Owing to work commitments, clashing dates and a pandemic, some nine years later Mr Michael made it, and it was well worth […]
Resolven History Society February 2024 Meeting
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Report on the January Meeting of the Resolven History Society
This is a Report on the January Meeting of Resolven History Society Despite the cold, new-year weather, some sixteen members attended this month’s meeting. They were not to be disappointed, since the speaker this month was Mr John Richards who was to speak on the death of Richard the Third in 1485. The Chair , […]
Funeral Notice for Mr Roy Jenkins
December 21, 2023 by HL & LLLetter from Resolven Community Council
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Jack_Walkaholic in South Pembrokeshire
Part 2 We Continue with the next instalment (around South Pembrokeshire) from Jack_Walkaholic as he resumes his journey to complete the wonderfully scenic walk around the Coast Path of Wales. ~ ~ I look at the map of Wales and don’t realise how big Pembrokeshire is; it’s the same distance around as from Chepstow to […]
Resolfen History Society – January 2024 Meeting
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Resolven Miners Welfare Hall invitation to View Plans
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