tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5136347354743225562024-03-05T07:55:55.521-08:00Llanhilleth Miners' Institute, & Llanhilleth located near Abertillery,
South Wales Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03887302909932153797noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513634735474322556.post-5234027486271644892015-10-28T02:17:00.002-07:002015-10-28T02:17:58.275-07:00Llanhilleth Hotel (Top Hotel)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>A Brief History Of The Llanhilleth Hotel (Top Hotel)</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Researched by Graham George Bennett and published to Facebook.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I felt this was a useful addition to this blog but can be removed if Mr Bennett objects.</i><br style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;">I am not sure of the exact construction date of the Hotel, though Partridge, Jones & Co records shows deeds were issued August 7th 1891. It seems it was built with an Assembly Room attached. The first Landlord was Mr John Bohannah Yendoll, the Yendoll family was influential in the pub business and many of the Webb`s houses were run by members of the Yendoll family.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;">In November 1901 Mr J. B. Yendoll gave the Pontypool Magistrates use of his Assembly Room at the Hotel to hold Court Sessions and gave permission to turn it into a Court House for the Llanhilleth area. Previously all cases were heard at Pontypool though as the Llanhilleth Village was rapidly growing in population there was need for a local Court House to hold the sessions. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;">In August 1904 Mr Yendoll left Llanhilleth because of health reasons to a smaller place in Llangryney and put a manager in the Hotel to run it in his absence. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;">In Feruary 1906 Mr Yendoll severed ties with the Hotel, the new Landlord was named as being Mr and Mrs Henry Lewis.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;">In 1905 the Central Hotel was built but a licence was not issued by the courts because of objections from the Llanhilleth Hotel and the Walpole. After 4 years of legal wrangling the Central Hotel was at last given a full licence in March 1909 and was officially opened to the public on May 26th 1909, its first Landlord was Mr Albert Symmonds.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;">In 1926 it was reported that Mr H. Lewis was still the Landlord of the Llanhilleth Hotel but his name varied from different reports as being - Henry the Licencee and Harry the Landlord? Mr Lewis had appointed a manager Mr and Mrs W. E. Harper to look after the Hotel in this year.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;">In September 1929 the new Manager of the Llanhilleth Hotel was Mr William Brown, Mr Brown was well known and he had managed other pubs in Llanhilleth and Aberbeeg.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;">In December 1933 planning permission was applied for to construct a new Skittle Alley at the Llanhilleth Hotel. At the same meeting the Council was given permission by the Hotel Landlord Mr Henry Lewis to erect a Telephone Kiosk in front of the premises. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;">In 1936 a function was held at the Llanhilleth Hotel and the report stated the hosts were Mr & Mrs B. O`Reilly. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #010101; line-height: normal;">Graham Bennett - Out Of The Blue Artifacts.</span></span></div>
Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03887302909932153797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513634735474322556.post-60930171853469163712015-05-05T05:44:00.000-07:002015-05-05T05:44:02.166-07:00The Clock<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The clock visible at the
front of the building is a prominent feature of the ‘Stute and has played an equally
important part in the lives of the people of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">the Fields</i> and further away, over many years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was possibly not included in the original
1906 building, but added later, in 1910 or so.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Suggestions have also been made that it was added when the porch was
erected, around 1914-1920.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The clock face originally consisted
of ceramic, and the mechanism used counterweights attended regularly by the
Caretaker to ensure it kept the correct time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Cables extended away from the clock, down both sides of the gable end
and into the outside corner of the rooms on either side of the entrance hall. These
cables were encased in wooden boxes still visible though not obvious today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The timing could be adjusted by opening a
small door in the front of each of these boxes and placing old pennies on the
counterweight inside to adjust the balance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These pennies, were known to mysteriously disappear into little boys
pockets while everyone’s back was turned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We have already heard of an important use small boys would have for a
1d. – entry to the cinema upstairs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In 1947 Robert Roberts
(Bob), was the Caretaker of the Institute.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He ensured that the clock was always showing the correct time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Never a minute out.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He knew its importance for the miners
starting work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Often they would rely on
this clock as their only timepiece.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If
a minute late for work they were sent home immediately and would receive no pay
for the lost shift.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At a time when
alarm clocks were not always available or affordable, both men and women used
this clock to plan their daily lives.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A lady, now in her
seventies, remembers, aged 3 and living in GLANYNANT, using binoculars to view
the valley below from her bedroom window.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The more the wind and rain lashed the scene, the more she enjoyed the
view from above.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One thing she always
enjoyed looking down on, was the Institute clock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In later years girls, out
chasing boys, would use the clock to time the last bus home to Swffrydd, (boys
as well, I suspect.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They would catch the bus outside Peglers (one
of a chain of grocery stores), in the main street.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Courting couples would check the clock to
ensure they made the most of every minute of their allotted time, before the
girl was escorted home to her front door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The couple would arrive at exactly the allotted time, not a second over
the deadline, otherwise they would receive a tongue lashing and grounding from
her upset parents.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“You’re under the clock,” has had an ominous
ring to it over the years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Originally
this phrase was a euphemism, meaning you were due for a visit to the
Magistrate’s Court held every other Tuesday in what is now the “Red Ash
Cafe.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Parents, the world over, are
always ready to proffer a warning to their children, and the parents of
Llanhilleth were no different.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If they
felt the children were not trying hard enough in school or behaving themselves
in the street, they were warned, “If you don’t behave you’ll end up under the
clock,”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>inferring in later life they
would end up before the Magistrate’s Court.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Later, the same phrase was
used to mean you would be appearing before the Social Club Committee for some
misdemeanour such as swearing or fighting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A ban could last from a few days to a few weeks or more, depending on
the committee’s decision. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Over the years, this clock
has been part of the community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Children learnt (and still learn) to tell the time by its large friendly
face.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Come in for your tea when the
long hand is on the twelve and the short hand is on the four!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">On New Year’s Eve neighbours
would stand on their doorsteps along <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Fields</i> anticipating the strike of midnight, whilst nearly two hundred
revellers inside the Institute would sing “Auld Lang Syne” and burst balloons
let down from the customary ceiling net.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Inside the main hall, the
face of the clock was boxed in and hidden for many years as part of a
‘modernisation,’ but is now displayed as part of the current
refurbishment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The automated mechanism has
no need for winding or to be adjusted with pennies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Events in the ballroom are intermittently
disturbed by the clock striking the hour, but the original chime has not been
reinstated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Although watches and alarm
clocks are now commonplace, I like to think of people still using this clock to
check they are on time as they go about their business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The following song was
created with Cheryl Beer and is included in a book of community work, “Write in
the Heart of the Community.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
piece was created when the Institute was being renovated, but just before the
clock was refurbished.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial;">Heartbeat of the Village<br />
</span></u><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Inspired
by Hayley Brown<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">There
was a clock, tick tock,<br />
Told the children when it was time for tea;<br />
Told the men that the miners were free;<br />
Told the Mrs that her hubby might be late,<br />
Holding onto another beer at the Institute gate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">CHORUS<br />
But that clock has stopped ... ticking<br />
Time has stood ... still, till now<br />
And though the bells still ring out<br />
We must count the minutes somehow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">With
every penny, every shilling<br />
That the miners were willing<br />
Every brick is a piece of Llanhilleth<br />
each window frames a scene<br />
Of how your life might have been<br />
When the clock was the heartbeat of the village.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">CHORUS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So
do come and see<br />
How good it can be<br />
To read in the rooms<br />
Where your fathers have been.<br />
Do come and listen.<br />
See how the windows glisten.<br />
The floors have been re-laid,<br />
And the walls are skimmed clean.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">CHORUS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The
old dance floor shines, remembering times<br />
When Saturday nights<br />
Were full of dances and beer.<br />
Pull back the layers,<br />
Raise the wood ceiling,<br />
Close your eyes.<br />
It’s just like the past were here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">And
yes, I have travelled, and yes, I have roamed,<br />
And though I’m just passing through, somehow this feels like home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A
peace and warmth restored, they won’t stop<br />
Until life is breathed into ...<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
Institute clock.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03887302909932153797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513634735474322556.post-53482787514322320802015-01-08T07:13:00.005-08:002015-01-08T07:13:47.869-08:00Llanhilleth Heritage Centre, South Wales<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;">The Llanhilleth Heritage Centre is located at Llanhilleth Miners' Institute near Abertillery. The Centre is manned every Tuesday afternoon from 2.00pm to 4.00pm and anyone interested in the heritage of the Llanhilleth Ward, that's Aberbeeg, Brynithel, Llanhilleth and Swffryd, is welcome to call in and have a chat. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;">The aim of the Centre is to preserve and record the heritage of the ward. They have a Community Archive</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"> for photographs, documents and digital recordings - a link is given below. There is a Chronicle of Events which lists many interesting events from the 13th Century to the present day. A few are listed here. Do you have any you can add?</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><b> 1213 the completion of St. Illtyd's </b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><b> 2014 Llanhilleth RFC winning their League</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><b> 2014 Alun Davies AM opening the Heritage Centre. </b></span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;">This chronicle will never be complete and the Trustees are always looking for any additional information they can add. Anything interesting about buildings, people, sporting or cultural organistions is more than welcome. Display space is limited but small donated items can be accommodated.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://llanhilleth.gwentheritage.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://llanhilleth.gwentheritage.org.uk/</a></span></div>
Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03887302909932153797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513634735474322556.post-46759548695074224382014-06-02T06:55:00.004-07:002014-06-02T06:55:52.048-07:00Youth Committee, 1944<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">By 1944, and after D-Day, the Government drew up legislation concentrating on the Youth Service. All sixteen and seventeen year olds had to register and every area (including Llanhilleth and Aberbeeg) had to organise a local Youth Committee tasked to promote activities for that age group. H W Bailey then a pupil at Newbridge Secondary School became very much involved. Possibly too involved as in September 1945 he went to Caerleon (a College at that time,) for a two-year Teacher Training Certificate Course instead of doing a University Degree. Later he served two years national service with the Royal Navy. Men of 18 served full-time for eighteen months and then part-time in the reserves for four years. In 1950 this was changed to two years full-time, and three and a half years in the reserves.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> Many of the already established organisations such as the Scouts, Guides and Ambulance Cadets were helped and pre-service Air Training Corp and Girls Training Corp came into being. An Annual Youth Week Sunday Parade was followed by a Sunday Evening Rally in the Workmen’s Hall. Football and rugby matches between teams from Llanhilleth and Aberbeeg as well as other events were organised on a daily basis during these Annual Youth weeks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">On Friday Night would be a Dance in the Drill Hall which was always well attended. Volunteers ran all these organisations and events. They regularly gave their services without expenses or advantage of any kind, often for several nights each week. Respected members of the Community were often called upon as judges, referees and speakers, but all gave freely of their services.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Llanhilleth Workmen’s Hall Committee supported all of these events, and the use of the hall was freely given. Any charity could apply for free use of the committee rooms or the 500-seater theatre. Though no function was allowed to clash with Sunday Services.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><i>Note: The numbers for seating in the 'Theatre' varied with time and fire regulations. I believe today it would be nearer 200.</i></span></div>
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Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03887302909932153797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513634735474322556.post-47658926124068377232014-04-22T06:40:00.001-07:002014-04-22T06:40:18.247-07:00Glee Singers & St Illtyd's Operatic & Dramatic Society<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Illtyd Glee Singers were founded in 1919 by
seven enthusiastic singers, led by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>David
Edwards, who lived near St Illtyd’s Church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Fame was to spread far and wide and contributions to charities enriched
its reputation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hundreds of singers can
speak of their association with the “Illtyd,” but the solid foundations and
strict discipline insisted upon by the giants of those early days ensured the Society’s
success.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In 1926 the society, then known as Illtyd Operatic
& Dramatic Society organised its triumphant entry into “operatics,” with
the “Bohemian Girl,” to be followed by success with “The Gondoliers,” <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A great many folk still have cherished memories of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Blodwen, Aeis and Galatea and</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Belshazzar’s Feast</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The great singers of that day set a high standard
and team spirit ensured complete success.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">One
lady enthusiastically remembered a performance of the Mikado back in 1937.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Alf Bayber took the comic lead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately, I cannot find any information
on this gentleman although his name has cropped up in various places during my
research.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">War brought a halt to activities, but when
hostilities ceased there was an immediate return with the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Pirates of Penzance</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Traditions were maintained, but the cost of productions was rising, and
the search for talent ever more difficult.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Three
generations of a family were often involved in a single production.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This involvement could span perhaps 20-30
years of performances.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Roles were taken
seriously and many hours spent on learning lines and creating character.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People still remember a father or mother
‘living’ their role for the week of the performance, then reverting to their
original personality when the show was over.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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girls as young as 13 and 14 were involved with the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Pirates of Penzance</i> in 1951.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>One young lady can still remember performing the sailor’s hornpipe and
suffering afterwards with muscles aching from the strain.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">This
photograph of a performance on the Institute stage, around 1954-5 was donated
by Walter Harris and includes his mother and sister, Joyce in the chorus of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Gondoliers</i> by Gilbert &
Sullivan.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">The musical ‘The Arcadians,’ played to a packed
house </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">in the
Workmen’s Institute for a week in</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"> March 1954</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> The cast is listed under "The Arcadians" on this blog.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In
1956 very few households would have owned any entertainment technology, other
than a radio to be plugged into the electricity supply<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b>TVs were only just
appearing in homes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many were purchased
to view the 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being able to take part in, or go along to
watch an Operetta or Musical in the local hall was a real treat for
everyone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘The Illtyd’ performed the
musical <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Maritza</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mary Simmons took the romantic lead and in
1957, she also performed as Saffi in their 21<sup>st</sup> presentation since
1926, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Gipsy Baron</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>performed on six nights, commencing Monday, 18<sup>th</sup> November
1957, in the Workmen’s Hall <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">by kind
permission of the Institute Committee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i>See
Appendix 4 for a further history of the society included in that programme and
other details.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Participants
practiced for months, and costumes would have been made by Society members in
their spare time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During the years of
the Illtyd Operatic Society, large number of amateur artistes of great ability took
part and others provided services behind the scenes making every show a success
with many still remembered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A few names are listed below:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Musical Directors:-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>David Edwards, Harry Hill, Jack Jenkins, Luther Evans, Arthur Hill, Miss
L. Edmunds, Tom Watkins, Frank Watkins, Horace Grayford, Sam Mounfield, Martin
Budd.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Producers:-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Tom Addis, Emlyn<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Blissett, Albert
Price, Grantley Baker, Mrs Morfydd Davies-Green, J M Roberts, Fred Carpenter.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The list of non-performing members of the society,
during 1956, illustrates the huge local following of the Society, and the
importance of these annual performances to the community:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>County
Councillor George Gibbs, President of the society <br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>51 vice-presidents, <br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>25 Officers and Committee <br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hon. General Secretary<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>36 people “serving the
society” from stage mgr., stage carpenter to call boy.<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Producer, <br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Accompanist, <br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Musical Dir., <br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Guest Dir. <br />
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An advertisement for Webb’s brewery in the programme for 1956 “had pleasure in
drawing the attention of patrons of the society to Golden Bitter Draught, IPA Draught,
Golden Ale bottled, Special Ale bottled, CLEARLY THE BEST.”<br />
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Corona<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>advertised their fruit squashes
and sparkling drinks:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“For value,
variety and all occasions keep Corona at your side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you experience any difficulty in
obtaining supplies, just send a postcard to: Thomas and Evans Ltd. Head Office,
Porth, Glam.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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H. Kibby and Sons, probably later to become one of the first supermarket chains
in the UK , advertised as “Over 50 years in the trade, HIGH-CLASS GROCERS &
PROVISION MERCHANTS,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>THE STORES,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ABERBEEG, Telephone 247.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">H.Gore advertised ‘“Formica” hardboard.’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People handy with their hands would purchase
these sheets to glue over<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>their
Victorian wooden kitchen cupboard or table to make it ‘wipe clean.’”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Although
death often came suddenly during the first half of the twentieth century,
communication was difficult and news moved slowly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hence the note on C. Williams’ ad:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">“Wreaths and Crosses made
at short notice.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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performed by the Illtyd Amateur Operatic Society.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>The Bohemian Girl<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1926<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Gondoliers<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>1927<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Pirates
of Penzance<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1928<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>The
Yeoman of the Guard 1929<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>The
Mikado<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>1930<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Ruddigore<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>1931<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>The
Count of Como<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1932<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>San
Marino<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>1933<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Gretchen<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>1934<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Iolanthe<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>1935<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>San
Marino</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>1936<br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Mikado<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></i><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1937 <br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>BREAK<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>DURING WWII<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ruddigore</i><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>1947<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Mikado<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></i><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>1948<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Merrie England<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></i>1949<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Gondoliers<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></i>1950<br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Pirates
of Penzance</i><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1951<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Conductor H Crayford<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>A
Country Girl</i><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>1952<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Geisha</i><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>1953<br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>The
Arcadians</i><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>1954<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(March)<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lilac
Domino</i><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>1955<br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Maritza<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></i><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1956<br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>The
Gipsy Baron</i><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1957<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Nov)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>21<sup>st</sup> Presentation<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Gipsy Baron<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></i>1958<br />
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>The
Gypsy Princess</i><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1959<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(April)<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></span><br />
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although documented as the 21<sup>st</sup> Presentation, was, according to the
above list, in fact the 23<sup>rd</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Operatic Soc. often performed two or even three shows a year and they were
always a highlight of village life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Excitement
and anticipation grew as it became time to purchase tickets and dress up for
show nights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The audience would wear
their best clothes, generally reserved for Sunday chapel, for this special
night out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03887302909932153797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513634735474322556.post-64459637924756039132014-04-16T09:08:00.002-07:002014-04-16T09:08:41.411-07:00Ithel the Giant & Old Wives Tales<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">In 1947 Harold Wm Bailey
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“...the people (of
Llanhilleth) until comparatively recent times were very superstitious and their
lonely existence coupled with the vivid Celtic imagination (and perhaps, the presence
of a large number of public houses per head of population) makes it easy to
understand why Llanhilleth came to be regarded as the haunted mountain.”<o:p></o:p></span></em><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> M</span>aterial was gathered by Bailey from two folklore sources.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One, was Prophet Edmund Jones,</span></em><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> for many years pastor
of the congregation of Protestant Dissenters at the Ebenezer Chapel, near
Pontypool, and lived at 'The Tranch,' nearby.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He wrote and published two books, an <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Account
of the Parish of Aberystruth</i>, printed at Trevecca, and a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Relation of Apparitions of Spirits in the
County of Monmouth and the Principality of Wales,</i> printed at Newport;<em><span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bailey’s second source book was Wirt Sikes </span></em><em><span style="font-family: Arial;">British Goblins</span></em><em><span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">.<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">According to J A Brooks, Wirt Sykes, (or Sikes) was
the American Consul in Cardiff in the 1870s.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The following story is attributed to:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Anon. 1872. “St. Illtyd’s Church, Llanhilleth”, Archaeologia Cambrensis
XXVI, 153-8.<o:p></o:p></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Ithel
and Phillis were two friendly giants who lived in the Parish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ithel feeling the need for a dwelling-place
set off for Cefn Crib to collect some stones which he carried back in his
apron.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On one return journey however,
he let fall a load – thus forming the mound which is still to be seen next to
the old Parish Church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thus, according
to legend, did the place take its name and become known as Llanithel while
Phillis in like manner gave her name to Caerphilly.</span></em><em><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <o:p></o:p></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Author’s Note</span></em><em><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other versions state the castle mound next to
St Illtyd’s Church, was the result of Ithel dropping his stones.<o:p></o:p></span></em></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>As Thomas Andrew was coming
home one night, with some persons with him, he heard, as he thought, the sound
of hunting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was afraid it was some
person hunting the sheep, so he hurried to meet them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He heard them coming towards him, but he
could not see them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When they came near
their voices were small, but became louder as they went away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They went down the steep towards the River
Ebbwy, dividing this Parish and Mynyddislwyn, where he knew there were the
Cwn-wybir (Sky Dogs).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In central parts
of Wales these creatures are known as Cwn-annwn (Dogs of Hell).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These spiritual hunting dogs have been heard
to pass by the eaves of several houses before the death of someone in the
family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jones described Thomas Andrew
as “an honest religious man, who would not have told an untruth for fear or for
favour.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Andrews family are about
the oldest in the Parish, having lived in Pleasant View Farm for
centuries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Old Farmer Andrews was a
Church Warden in the time of “Parson Hughes.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Henry
Edmund of Hafodafel was one night visiting Charles Hugh, the conjurer of
Aberystruth, and they walked together as far as Llanhilleth where Hugh tried to
persuade his companion to stay the night with him at a public house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Edmund refused and said he would go
home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Edmund went out into the street
and was seized by invisible hands and carried through the air to Landovery, in
Carmarthenshire, a distance of fifty miles as the crow flies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There he was set down at a public house
where he had been, and talked with people who knew him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He then went out into the street, when he
was seized again and borne back to Lanhilleth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Arriving there the next morning at daybreak, the first man he met was
Charles Hugh.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">The next two tales were related to me by a resident
of Llanhilleth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been unable to
identify the particular<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr Frost mentioned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have names of several who practiced in
Llanhilleth, including one who laid a foundation stone at the Institute. This could, perhaps be him!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">‘Peggy’ Evans<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Dr Frost the new GP of Llanhilleth was relating his
urgent wish for a telephone to a local parishioner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He found it very difficult having to go to
the Post Office or the Police Station every time he needed to make a call.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He felt it was even more difficult for his
wife, isolated in Wales from her friends and family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">The parishioner then decided it was time the Doctor
was told of Peggy Evans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apparently
there was a young lad who went to work down Llanhilleth pit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was there for a few years before losing
his leg at age 13.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Hence the name
‘Peggy.’)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When he recovered, the
supervisor found him a new job signalling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The men organised for him to move himself about when necessary, but
mostly he sat and sent signals around the pit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This job he did very successfully for 42 years before he died.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then, according to the parishioner, he started
visiting the local doctor, Dr. Reynolds, (Dr Frost’s predecessor).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Doctor didn’t quite understand at
first.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But according to the tale told
by Dr Reynolds, if ever he was needed urgently at the pit, Peggy Evans would
appear in Dr Reynold’s lounge and signal by pulling the thick red bell-rope
with the big tassel at the side of the fireplace. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hence, Dr Reynolds had no need of a
telephone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr Frost reportedly only saw
Peggy Evans once.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Old Ben</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Dr
Frost had been up the mountain to visit a patient.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He usually took his pony Jason, but the
roadway was rough and unmade, so he decided to walk up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As he returned, it was turning dusk and he
decided to take a shorter route home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was then he came upon a tunnel of tall trees covering the lane.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Inside was black with not a chink of
light.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He tried to enter several times,
telling himself it was only trees, but he retreated back into daylight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Suddenly he realised there was a black and
white sheep dog standing next to him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The dog licked his hand and they entered the dark tunnel together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the darkness the Doctor felt the dog
beneath his hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They walked together
until the Doctor emerged at the other end.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Looking around, he found he was not fifty yards from Maescynew Farm
gate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A thatcher saw the Doctor, and
thought he appeared quite pale and shaken, so offered him a drink and a seat to
recover.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Doctor approached, but
looked around for the dog beneath his hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Not finding the soft fur, he thought the dog had changed sides.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But there was no dog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He questioned the Thatcher about the
dog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Oh, that’s old Ben,” said the man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“He won’t go any further than this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He only comes this far when he knows the
children are afraid.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They chatted
for a while, the Doctor being a little upset at being compared to a child.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the Thatcher felt Dr Frost had
recovered sufficiently from his scare, he explained that Ben had died at the
age of sixteen, three years earlier.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Railway Man</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Author’s Note:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><i>This tale was related to me a few years ago by a well-known local
resident who sadly died in 2011.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>More
recently (almost within living memory, so no names), a railway worker approached
and held a conversation with his colleagues, who knew him well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They carried on with their lunch break in their hut near the line, and
he left with a cheery word and a wave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But later, according to others, he had been killed a few hours before the apparent meeting, in a tragic train accident further down the line. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Bacon & Ham</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>There
is also the well-known disappearing act of the contents of a lorry which became
stuck on the bridge going into Llanhilleth late on a particularly icy winter's afternoon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The lorry contained bacon, and
ham, for delivery to shops further along the valley, but there was no
refrigeration in those days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>According
to rumour, after trying unsuccessfully to move his vehicle, the driver decided he could no longer continue his journey. He climbed down from his cab and said to the onlookers that had gathered to study his predicament, “that will all have to
go to waste now.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>When the driver
returned to his lorry the next day, apparently its contents had magically
disappeared, and despite his enquiries, and questions from the local police, it
was never seen again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Noticeable the
following day was a wonderful smell hanging over the village.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some say it was like bacon cooking<o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lucky Coal</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Coal
would have been lucky in several ways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Firstly it provided a living for the man of the house, and it also
provided warmth and hot water and allowed people to cook their food in the
fireside oven.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Version
1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">When someone moves
into a new house a matchbox containing a small piece of coal, bread and a coin
should be hidden within the house by a visitor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Should the inhabitants discover the item
they should leave it untouched.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
coal ensures the house will always be warm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The bread, that the inhabitants will never go hungry, and the coin, that
they will have money, although not necessarily be rich. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Version
2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">When walking
should you come upon a piece of coal, to ensure good luck, it should be thrown
over your shoulder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Alternatively, and
probably more realistically, it was more usually kept and thrown on the open fire at home,
also to bring luck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This second option
was probably introduced by those who couldn’t afford to waste coal by throwing
it away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Old Wives Tales, Cures and
Superstitions</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b><u>Please do not try any of these at home!!</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Generations have seen omens or predictions in
happenings we, today, would probably ignore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>With less knowledge of the world, they linked happenings and reverted to
‘cures’ we no longer use, but may seem very familiar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Superstitions were common in many parts of
the UK.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Valleys share was added to,
no doubt with those brought by migrants to the mining community:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">The skin inside eggshells, if played with by
children, would give warts.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Should anyone develop warts, then they should be
rubbed with raw meat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This meat should
be buried in the earth and as the meat rotted away, so the warts would
disappear.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Premonitions of death were made after hearing a
bird tapping or a bat bumping against a window pane, or a bird fluttering
indoors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A dog howling incessantly, or
a picture falling from the wall was also said to precipitate a death in the
family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Spiders if found in the house, should be put safely
outside, after, of course, brothers take the opportunity of teasing sisters and
mothers, threatening to let it loose on them. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you deliberately kill a spider you will
have bad luck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">A child named after a previous child who had died
in infancy would never thrive, and would be taken by the first child. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Abscesses and boils could be cured by a poultice of
cow dung.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Kitchen or table knives should never at any time be
crossed, otherwise this would lead to arguments and possibly violence within
the family.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Should there be lightning about, all mirrors should be
covered, all cutlery or shiny objects hidden away or covered, and curtains
closed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This practice would also be
carried out when thunder was heard, just in case lightning should appear.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">The prevalent “birds-eye,” or speedwell flower
should never be picked as birds would descend and pluck out the eyes of the
gatherer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">The dandelion, although very attractive, and
particularly prevalent along our roadsides today, should also never be picked as this would ensure the gatherer
would be teased by friends and even passers-by that they would inevitably “wet
the bed.” Despite this many households made dandelion wine from the yellow petals.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">A sweaty sock wrapped around the neck would cure a
sore throat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As would a piece of
goose-grease tied with string and repeatedly swallowed and retrieved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">--oo0oo--<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03887302909932153797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513634735474322556.post-23021387713944063692014-04-04T08:27:00.000-07:002014-04-04T08:27:09.384-07:00Entertainment after WWII at the Institute<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Entertainment</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">in
the Ballroom often consisted of a piano or organ and drums, the musicians living
and working locally.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One Drummer as
young as 15, given his chance to take part proved highly popular.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lloyd Griffiths lived and taught in the “Old
School.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was known amongst many to
have played the organ at the Institute.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">John
Scully came to the local area to sell organs in Oakdale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Accompanied by Keith Parry on drums, he
played all types of music on Saturday nights at the ‘Stute in the late 1960’s
and 70’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His party piece was to
produce the sound of a train whistle for the “Chattanooga Choochoo.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">At
this time John was teaching Kathryn Holley.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Accompanied by a drummer and
saxophonist, Kathryn went on to play the organ on weekends for over twelve
years in the late 1980’s and 90’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Earlier she had played in venues around the
valleys, with the Terry Davies Sound, a five-piece dance band<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She comments
how cold the ballroom was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were wall
heaters, but expensive to run, their use was very limited.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Another
wonderful organist, John Smith, held the position between John Scully and
Kathryn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Married to Hazel Lewis, he also
played the accordion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hazel is
remembered for her ‘comedy numbers.’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hazel’s
father, Tom Lewis played the accordion at the Institute, probably in the 1950s.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Gladys
Dean’s accordion band, from Abertillery, and Gladys Williams from Glandwr,
Aberbeeg, also played organ at the ‘Stute.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span class="Heading1Char"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Rachel Simpkins Dance Troupe</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc310339294;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Tap
Dancing lessons for 10 and 11 year olds were organised by Gail Evans around
1950, and this was followed by the The Rachel Simpkins Dance Troupe, unofficially
known as the Big Girls’ Ballet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
formed around 1953 and consisted of around a dozen children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The nearest existing dance troupe was in
Blackwood, which was difficult to get to, so Rachel saw a need for something
local.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dancers ranged up to 10 years of
age.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Angela, Rachel’s daughter, was 5 when she
first performed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Troupe was open to anyone, and children
from “The Fields,” flocked to join.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They practiced in the ‘Stute and the Godwin Hall, and performed mainly
for pensioners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes they
performed at concerts which would include the male voice choir.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The group’s success over several years was
due to Rachel’s love of children and her flair for organising as well as her
dancing talent.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Rachel,
although not professionally trained, loved to dance, and continued to ‘tap’
around the kitchen floor, and attend dance groups well into later life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With other mums from the group she made
all the costumes and outfits for the concerts, and had a flair for making
wedding dresses.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Joe
Phelps, whilst acting as Master of Ceremonies, would sometimes dress in a top
hat and play a fiddle to accompany the organ, but the fiddle had no
strings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their act would culminate in
Joe throwing his hat, his bow and then his fiddle at the head of John Scully who
continued playing whilst dodging the missiles.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">On
one snowy evening the artist failed to arrive and people started to drift
home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joe sat at the organ and began to
play to the remaining crowd.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They knew
him well and were unaware of his expertise at the organ.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were amazed, until they realised the
joke.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>John Scully was crouching below
the keyboard and playing whilst Joe sat on the music stool and pretended he was
playing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Although
not an organist, Joe Phelps played the euphonium in the local Brass Band and
was known for playing drums around the valley clubs and pubs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A Blaina Comedian</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">One
comedian from Blaina would appear as a tramp in the audience whilst another act
was on stage.The Master of Ceremonies would shout “You can’t come in here dressed
like that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Leave now.”The audience were
stunned into silence, watching what would happen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Up
to 150 people would attend a Saturday night dance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone wanted to go to the Saturday
Dance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>4pm the queue would start
outside the ‘Stute.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By 5pm it would
extend over the railway bridge and the doors wouldn’t open until 6.30pm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone tried to look smart, and wore their
best outfits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spot prizes would be
awarded for the best dancers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Many
people, some known nationally, others locally, came to perform at Llanhilleth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here are a few: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Acts</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Theatrical
Agencies supplied the Institute with artists and the archives holds lists of
singers and entertainers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whether many
of those named actually appeared at the Institute remains unproven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, locally and internationally famous
acts did appear, including those below.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Although the dates of performances are often hazy, they have lasted in
people’s memories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Edmund Hockridge</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> (1919 –2009) – “He sang for Kings,”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and was a well-known </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Canadian</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">baritone</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> and </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">actor</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> who performed in musicals, operas, concerts,
plays, and on radio for many years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
became a West End musical star in the 1950s and performed in such shows as <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Guys & Dolls</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">the Pajama Game</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Carousel</i>.<br />
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Los Paraquayos</u> (formed 1950) a group including musicians from </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Paraguay</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The group has featured many singers and
musicians during their career, playing guitars, bongo drums and a Paraguayan
harp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are most famous for </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Guantanamera</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">, and </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">La Bamba</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having retained their popularity, they have
sold many albums throughout the world to the present day.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Eric Delaney</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> (born 22
May 1924 in</span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London" title="London"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">London</span></a><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">,) an </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England" title="England"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">English</span></a><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drummer" title="Drummer"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">drummer</span></a><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandleader" title="Bandleader"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">bandleader</span></a><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">, popular in the
1950s and early 1960s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In 1954
he formed his own band and later signed with the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pye_Records" title="Pye Records"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Pye Record</span></a><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> label</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">. He made
three </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Variety_Show" title="Royal Variety Show"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Royal Variety Show</span></a><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">appearances, the first in 1956.</span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Delaney
specialised in up-tempo </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_hall" title="Dance hall"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">dance hall</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_n%27_roll" title="Rock n' roll"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">rock n' roll</span></a><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> music.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Delaney remained active, touring mainly
UK holiday resorts during the 1970s. </span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
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<u><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">George Melly</span></u> (1926 –2007)
came to Llanhilleth as a</span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">jazz</span></a><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues" title="Blues"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">blues</span></a><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer" title="Singer"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">singer</span></a><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">From 1965
to 1973 he worked as a film and television critic for </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Observer" title="The Observer"><i><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Observer</span></i></a><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> and lectured on
</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_history" title="Art history"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">art history</span></a><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In later life he reverted to his roots as a
singer, appearing on TV and touring.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
cherished his welsh heritage and gave two charity concerts at the Institute raising
much needed funds for the 1984 miners’ strike.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Billy Fury</u>, (1940 – 1982) a singer and heartthrob who died aged 42.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had to use the back steps on arriving and
leaving to avoid screaming girls at the front of the Institute building.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Probably most famous for his hits <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Halfway to Paradise</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Jealousy</i>, he appeared regularly on the
TV show <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Oh Boy</i>.<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>'He opened the door to our
future' - </span>Sir Paul McCartney<br />
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>'He was the James Dean of
rock 'n' roll'</span>- Sir Cliff Richard<br />
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<u><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Gerry Monroe</span></u> was a </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">pop</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">singer</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">, popular in the early 1970s. He came from </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">South Shields</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">, and was spotted on </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Hughie Green</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">'s </span><i><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Opportunity Knocks</span></i><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">TV show</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">, the forerunner of the current TV programme <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Britain’s Got Talent</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
had a high and distinctive </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">falsetto</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">voice</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">, probably recognised from
his version of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Its a Sin to Tell a Lie</i>.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Nat
Mills and Bobby</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> were comedians with distinctive whinning voices, often heard on
radio.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They made their debut in 1939 and
the act ended in 1955 when Bobby died and Nat retired.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><i>(Note: Many of the short bios above were taken from Wikipedia.)</i>
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<u>Margery Ralf and her all-girl accordion band.</u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Margery always played a red and silver
mother-of-pearl accordion on stage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her
band consisted of about a dozen young ladies and they played the popular music
of the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Margery was a daughter
from the Ralf family who owned Ralf’s Buses, a local transport company who ran a regular service through the eastern
valleys on a daily basis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
<u><br />
Emile Ford</u> (born 1937 in West Indies), <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His career started in the late 1950s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His most well-known song <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">What do you want to make those eyes at me
for? </i><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Stan
Stennet MBE FRWCMD </span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>has toured as a musician,
appeared in Pantomime in Cardiff’s New Theatre and on TV in Casualty and
Coronation Street.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><u>Marianne
Gill,</u> another local artist,</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> won many
eisteddfod prizes for her piano playing became an <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Associated of the London College of Music (ALCM)
in 1932.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She also trained as a fashion model (mannequin
in those days), at the Delarouche Academy in London.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Marianne,
later became married and became Marianne Gill Evans and took over the dancing classes
at the Institute from Joan Bettridge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Ann
Mason, when only three years of age, performed with Marianne on stage at the
‘Stute.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have more of Ann's memories which may be included later in this blog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Marianne wrote and
produced several reviews for annual performances at the Institute.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would often be a pantomime, but always
based around the performers she had available.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Accompanied by her uncle on the piano, she also directed and produced
these reviews.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Examples:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Babes in the Wood<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1956<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> </span>Goody
Two Shoes<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1957<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Both
Marianne and her father were gymnasts, Marianne becoming the Keep Fit Champion
of Wales,and they held regular sessions using vaulting and pommoll horses,
Indian club swinging, and precision marching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She held classes and appeared with her troupe of girls, performing
figure and sequence marching, skipping, and club swinging with Indian Clubs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
Lesser room was used as a dressing room for the young chorus, the older girls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>principals using rooms leading off the back
stairs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Working
not only with the community at the ‘Stute, she regularly took groups for exhibition
performances to halls around the area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Groups toured on buses to Chain Bridge, Abergavenny, Llandenny,
Cardiff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In
1952 she conducted the “Ladies Deryn Choir.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
Waywards</span></u><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">
were a local pop group in the 1960s and performed at the Institute in 1961.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People were by then dancing to records as
well as live music and a bouncer would have been stationed on the door to keep
order.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u>Other names include;<o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Roza Rae, Sonny Fagan, Valerie Guy, are
mentioned in the Swansea archive, but <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
have been unable to trace their details.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There were Variety Shows, Hypnotist, magician, children’s parties amateur
boxing, Women’s craft classes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">After
WWII, Dr Barnardo's had a touring variety show that came to the ‘Stute.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
have been unable to ascertain any further details.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><i>(Should anyone remember any of these acts I would be glad to hear from them.)</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">When the Institute was
built in 1906, there was little other entertainment in the area.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Compulsory deductions were taken from
miners’ wages to repay the loan to the coal owners, Partridge Jones & Co., who had loaned £4,000 to help build the Institute.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Miners felt the building belonged to them. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Membership meant they could have their say in
its management and stand to be elected onto the Committee.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></h1>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc295492155;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">But during the late 1950s
with motorcars more accessible, and television broadening people’s outlook,
people travelled further afield for their entertainment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Locally, there was competition from the
Royal Oak, the Llanhilleth (Top) Hotel, the Central Hotel, the Conservative
Club, the Walpole Hotel (Rugby Club), all licensed to sell alcohol on a daily
basis, and provide occasional entertainment.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc295492155;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Institute was becoming a little dilapidated and ‘old hat.’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although snooker was still
played downstairs, the rooms on the other two floors became almost empty.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
committee realised action was needed to save this building and increase its
membership.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A special meeting was
called to discuss the motion of becoming a Social Club.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The premises would become licensed and women
allowed in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> With even a 'women's lounge.' </span>This took a while to pass
through the courts, but was eventually granted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Registered Club 1964</span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In 1964 the
committee set about a modernisation scheme.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The top floor of the Institute changed to the Miners Social Club,
and an alcohol licence obtained.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
first Bar Stewards were Elwyn Williams and his wife.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(The Social Club Committee Room is now the
current Head4Arts office.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Richard
Rice, a magistrate was Chairman of the Institute and Chairman of the Colliery Lodge which held meetings on the
premises.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">False
ceilings were installed to reduce the height of the ballroom, and reduce heat loss. Bright
coloured paintwork covered the dark browns and greens, giving it a more modern feel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The full-sized stage was removed and a much
smaller one constructed in one corner of the room, to provide more of a cabaret
atmosphere.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">
Hiccough in the Alcohol Licence</span><o:p></o:p></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
drinks licence issued to the new Social Club in October 1964, was for
a provisional twelve months only.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately,
Committee members failed to request to renew this licence early enough at the end of the following
year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Clerk of the Court refused to
grant the new licence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Several times
the application was submitted, and several times it was refused as not all the
‘i’s had been dotted or all the ‘t’s crossed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Institute remained closed from October 1965 until four days before
Christmas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During this time they lost
business. But they still paid musicians booked to play on a regular
basis, for fear of them moving to the competition. In those days good local musicians were highly sought after. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Circa
1965 the Institute became a member of the Workingmens Club and Institute Union
(WCIU).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Membership
in 1967 cost 1/6d. (7.5p) a week for employed miners, but the unemployed and
non-miners were charged only 15s. (75p) a year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These non-miners were not allowed to vote or
take a place on the committee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Miners
had other perks over non-miners, these are mentioned elsewhere in this blog. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03887302909932153797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513634735474322556.post-65687805625959803452014-03-21T15:11:00.002-07:002014-03-21T15:11:41.915-07:00Magistrate's Court at Llanhilleth Institute<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">According to Kelly’s
Directory, when the Institute was opened in 1906, a Petty Sessional Division of
Pontypool Magistrates Court was established on site, and sessions were held
fortnightly on Tuesdays.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Court room
was situated where the Red Ash Cafe is today, with the witness box just in
front of the existing service counter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The first room on the right
as you enter the building was used as the Waiting Room
for the Magistrates’ Court.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Barristers and solicitors could meet their
clients there and witnesses were required to wait there before being called to
give evidence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over the years, I should imagine many people
spent nervous hours in this room awaiting decisions made within the court.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Again, according to Kelly’s
Directory, in 1914, Llanhilleth, along with several other communities came
under the jurisdiction of the County Court at Pontypool Town Hall, with His
Honor S. Hill Kelly, as Judge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A document from 1928 shows
the Petty Sessional Court was still held at the Institute on alternate Tuesdays
and was charged £50 per year for their use of the building.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clock position in the apex of the facade</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The clock in the Institute
soon gave rise to a local euphemism.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Under
the clock,” was used in the village for many years as a euphemism for going to
court.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“He’ll be under the clock in
the morning,” would explain clearly where ‘he’ would be going.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">“Back in the day,” I was
told a young man was, charged that his dog had been worrying sheep on the
mountainside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was required to
attend court and give his account of the charge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fortunately it was proved that he didn’t own
a dog, so was discharged with a clean record.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A husband and wife living in
Soffryd, date not provided, had an unpleasant experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The wife awoke to hear an intruder in the
house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She found him half-way up the
stairs, and very bravely pushed him back downstairs and out of the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The husband later attended court at the
Institute to give evidence against the intruder.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">---oo0oo---</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In 1959 two young lads, aged
17 were riding a motorcycle heading towards Hafodyrynys.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the bottom of the hill they were stopped
by a policeman.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When requested to
provide his licence, the driver removed his ‘L’ plates from his pocket.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The pillion rider had been riding with his
guitar slung across his back (almost a permanent fixture at that time).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The conversation that followed was recorded
by the policeman in his notebook, and later used as evidence when they appeared
in Court.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The lads had hoped Mr Richard
Rice JP would be presiding over their case.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He was well known as a kind and possibly lenient JP, but Mrs Bevan (the “dreaded
Mrs Bevan”) fined the pillion rider £4 for aiding and abetting the driver.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have no record of the fine for the
driver.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The lads were apparently
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mountainside above Hafodyrynys as they were underage for legitimate drinking and were hoping to obtain
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how they returned home later that evening.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">During the 1960s, a 16 year
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The young girl had to give
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Richard Rice was her friend’s father.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
perpetrators of the crime were convicted due mainly to this young girl’s
statement, which enabled her later in life to justify the harrowing experience. (No counselling or support for victims in those days.)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A local resident was sworn
in as a Magistrate in 1967.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By that
time the Magistrates’ Court was based in rooms beneath the Central Hotel in
Llanhilleth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In her nineties when we
spoke, she remembered her associate magistrates including Richard Rice and
Idris Pope, but could not identify the date the court moved from the Institute.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A letter to the Local Clerk to the Court also
produced no information.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03887302909932153797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513634735474322556.post-70999040608858453812014-02-24T02:16:00.001-08:002014-02-24T02:16:18.865-08:00The ‘Shale Lorries’<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In the late 1950’s Richard
Thomas & Baldwin planned to build Spencer Steelworks, later known as
Llanwern, near Newport in South Wales.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It opened in 1962 and employed 1600 people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The planned site was to the east of Moorland
Avenue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The name of the avenue was
significant, as prior to building the huge expanse of steel works buildings, the
‘moor’ had to be stabilised by laying millions of tons of hardcore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A request went out to the
local area for sub-contractors to provide the necessary material.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was the trigger for entrepreneurs in
the South Wales Valleys to become hauliers and buy one or more lorries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grocers, entertainers, coalmen, even the
retired joined the rush.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With payment
on results, two or more drivers often worked in a shift pattern to ensure
maximum usage and thus maximum financial reward.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not satisfied with the amount of slag they
could load, owners would often increase capacity by fitting ‘greedy boards.’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These were fastened along the top of the
lorry sides increasing their height.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then
they were held together across the top with chains to prevent sagging.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Owners searched the valleys for any unwanted
hardcore or stone waste they could take to make a profit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Slag and red ash tips that had stood for
generations from Pontypool to Blaina were swallowed by the marsh, revealing views and landscapes unseen by generations.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">With no bye-passes or
motorways, the result, in the narrow, twisting valley roads and busy villages
was frightening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Local authorities and
residents from Abertillery to Newport made continual protests.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People were harassed when trying to cross
the road, and deafened day and night, by the constant roar of revving engines
of often overloaded lorries, travelling at break-neck speeds along ill suited
roads to make their next delivery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Smelly,
steaming loads poured water as they travelled, as the dusty shale had to be
dampened down. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Llanhilleth, due to its position,
possibly suffered more than most, positioned on two steep hills. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Huge lorries thundered down Commercial Road,
towards Crumlin and Newport.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Unfortunately, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the
weight-to-power ratio often prevented their acceleration up the other
side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They would stall in the bottom,
near the railway bridge, or worse, skid and collide into houses or shops on the
way down. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In 1961, Mr Marples, the
Minister of Transport, in a written reply to Mr Llywellyn Williams, the
Abertillery Labour MP described the project as an “immense road transport
operation.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He revealed the extent of
the problem when he explained that between January 1960 and 1961, 980 road
accidents involving lorries had occurred, but, he was quick to add, in 750 of
those no one had been injured.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although
18 people had been killed and another 280 injured, Mr Marples commented,
according to the </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Times</i>, “no
accident was on so large a scale as to cause anything approaching a national
outcry.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">After sympathising with the
families of the 18 people killed and the 280 injured, we can acknowledge at least a few
advantages:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Firstly, the disappearance
of much of the hundreds of tons of coal waste and slag tips which had towered
over the welsh countryside for decades.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Secondly, the hope of the
creation of thousands of jobs, ancillary businesses, and a little prosperity by
ousting a few hundred wild birds and stabilising an area of Severn marshland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Thirdly, the valley landscape was re-emerging,
after a time when any free space was used as a dump for waste products from
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</span>Suddenly beautiful views across the valley, masked for decades by hills
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or even perhaps their grandparents.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Aberfan Disaster in 1966
ensured that finally, the remaining spoil heaps and waste tips in the valleys were all
thoroughly checked by the National Tip Safety Committee, and a plan created to
level them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Certain valley areas may
now, on occasion, look like “Telly Tubby Land,” but can be used for sheep
grazing or left to naturalise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But this
fragile grass environment can so easily be destroyed, as can be seen from the
black grooves and ridges created by off road motorbikes and four-wheel drive
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Llanwern steel works opened
in 1962, and its prospects have varied greatly over the years since.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03887302909932153797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513634735474322556.post-58209572203190762242014-02-23T02:38:00.001-08:002014-02-23T02:38:43.891-08:00Dr Reynolds of Llanhilleth<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px;">Records show that Harold Reynolds married Margaret Jenkins at Glandwr Baptist Church, Aberbeeg on 6 July 1917.</span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Dr Reynolds was well respected and an important person within Llanhilleth. He was very concerned that people helped each other and arranged for boy scouts to collect coal from the tips for the old people in the community who were to infirm to do it themselves. Local people, grateful for his presence in the village, freely maintained his large house and gardens. Any expenses for paint or other materials would be covered by a bill handed into the housekeeper.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The death of this mainstay of Llanhilleth community life was totally unexpected by his patients and his funeral became a grand event for the whole area. Dozens of local doctors attended as well as from London, Cardiff and the Royal Gwent, Newport. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">At the head of the procession to the cemetery was the Salvation Army Brass Band with teams of six people from each of twenty-five chapels and one church taking turns to carry the coffin the four and a half miles on foot. Shops in the village closed for the day, and their blinds were drawn in respect. The four public houses en route closed their doors until the cortege had passed. The local pawnbroker, although closed, placed chairs outside for the elderly or infirmed to rest while walking to the cemetery. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">School children stood at the roadside, the girls curtseyed and the boys bowed as the coffin passed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The flags at the Workman’s Hall were at half-mast – both English and Welsh and the many coffin bearers retired there for refreshment after the ceremony, but the Doctors who attended returned to Dr Reynolds' house for the funeral supper. The brewery at Aberbeeg sold tea at 1d. a cup from a stall set up for people who would not attend their public house.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Dr Reynolds' passing would be remembered. The villagers of Llanhilleth and Aberbeeg had paid their respects to a well loved local man whose duties were often called on in those days before Health & Safety Laws and ante-natal clinics.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03887302909932153797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513634735474322556.post-82878474376510422122014-02-22T07:34:00.002-08:002014-02-22T07:34:41.765-08:00Speedy Thayer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <b>That he could run from the Pentwyn Pub in Trinant down the valley, across the river Ebbw, and up through Llanhilleth to Brynithel and St Illtyds Church. Then he would make the return run down the valley, across the river and back up the slope to the Pentwyn Pub. All this to be achieved in 30 minutes.<o:p></o:p></b></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">On the day in question, crowds gathered along the route to watch this unbelievable feat. Bets changed hands and much talk was made about whether he would make it or fall by the wayside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> Speedy Thayer a tall lean man<br /> once a fabulous race he ran.<br /> He was in South Wales born and bred<br /> was educated, quite well read.<br /> In Llanhilleth Pit he earned his bread,<br /> would fight anything that’s born in bed.<br /> At this time, this place, he was the best.<br /> The others failed, we took the rest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> Speedy was a noted wag.<br /> When a bet he made, it was in the bag.<br /> He laid the scene, he made the bet.<br /> This would be the best wager yet.<br /> From mountain top to mount he’d run,<br /> in thirty minutes t’would be done.<br /> Down the hill and up again<br /> to strive with all his might and main.<br /> From Pentwyn to Old Church run,<br /> all in the heat of the summer sun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> Billy the pond would set the scene.<br /> For years, he had Llan’s bookie been.<br /> He too was quite a crafty guy,<br /> was ever poised for something to try.<br /> When he learned of Speedy’s run to make,<br /> made a book, the bets to take.<br /> T’was quite a feat, this proposed run.<br /> What wasn’t known, it had been done.<br /> It was supposed it would take place.<br /> This run had already been raced.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> Out of hearing, out of sight<br /> Speedy had run this race at night!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> Down the hill and back once more,<br /> sweat spouting out of every pore.<br /> For Speedy the result was known.<br /> God help him if the gaff was blown.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> The whistle blew, the race was on.<br /> When it was blown, Speedy had gone<br /> down the hill with nine foot strides,<br /> his arms were flailing at his sides.<br /> Down he went the Vale below<br /> with nine foot strides thro’ rivers flow.<br /> Brynithel Hill, its head did rear,<br /> t’was time to take a lower gear.<br /> Then up the hill, past Ty Graig School,<br /> his eyes were staring like a fool.<br /> Then up the zigzag hill he went.<br /> He reached the Old Church far from spent.<br /> He turned and looked out over the track,<br /> surveyed the way he must take back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> Down to the river, then once more<br /> the hill to face on the other shore,<br /> Glandwr, Cwmnant, y, Gynt, Pentwyn<br /> with pumping lungs he reached the inn.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> He won the race with time in hand.<br /> A mighty feat, oh it felt grand!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> Billy the pond paid out with glee.<br /> Well in pocket he would be.<br /> Most thought that it would not be done.<br /> None knew it was already done.<br /> None knew t’was done without the sun.<br /> Before the race was done at noon,<br /> t’was run by Speedy ‘neath the moon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Tales are still told in the village of the day Speedy ran his race. Some tell of Speedy arranging for people living in the terraces on the steep slope up to Brynithel from Llanhilleth to leave their front and back doors open. This meant he could run through their houses, and not have to zigzag along the terraced roads, dramatically reducing the distance covered. Still, a fantastic feat to be achieved in thirty minutes, not only once, but twice. Officially on the day, and previously a practice run by night. </span></div>
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Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03887302909932153797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513634735474322556.post-2843007515251444992014-02-19T09:31:00.001-08:002014-02-19T09:31:53.562-08:00William Godfrey <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">William Godfrey lived in Llanhilleth for only a few years, but I would like to think the Miners Institute was a familiar place for at least a few years. Born in Bristol in 1885 he and Joseph were twins. Along with their younger brother Edward, they came as young men to Llanhilleth in search of work.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">William settled (probably as a lodger), at Brynithel Terrace, Llanhilleth. In December 1910, aged 25, he married Margaret Meredith, aged 18, at the Glyndwr Ebenezer Baptist Chapel, Aberbeeg. (The marriage certificate shows his age as 22.) Margaret was a local girl and lived only a few doors away from William, at 21 Brynithel Terrace, and after their marriage, as was often the way, William possibly moved into the family home. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In 1912 Margaret and William were living at Argoed Cottages when Margaret Elizabeth, their first child, was born. William’s occupation on the birth certificate is shown as coal miner. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">On 29 January 1914 Gladys Mary, their second child was born. By then they were living at St. Illtyd’s Aberbeeg. World War 1, the War of all Wars was to start in the summer of that year.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">By the time William’s third child, Florence Margaret, was born in January 1916, they were living at 129 Brynithel, Aberbeeg and William’s occupation was listed as “Private 10<sup>th</sup> Battalion South Wales Borderers (coal hewer).” As a coal hewer he would have supervised a team of miners. He was more than likely working underground at the same time as serving as a member of the Territorial Army, attending the Drill Hall next to the Institute after work. Sadly Florence as was the case with many children at the time, only lived for 24 days. Both her birth and death were registered by her grandfather George on the same day, 4 February 1916.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Margaret, William’s wife, had two young children to care for, as well as coping with the after effects of childbirth and the sense of loss from losing this third child. She also endured the hard work involved with keeping house for a coal miner –boiling water on a coal fire for baths and washing and drying wet, dirty clothes, and removing the coal dust which quickly accumulated each day.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Sometime during this period, William went off to fight in World War I. During June 1916 he was fighting in France, at “Redhouse.” Records show William Godfrey, aged 31, (probably his real age), as “killed in action,” on 7 June 1916. Ironically, this was documented as a “quiet day.” His death certificate incorrectly shows his place of birth as ‘Wales.’ It seems in death at least Wales adopted William as he had already adopted Wales in his brief lifetime.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Pte William Charles Godfrey who died on a "quiet day" on the 7th June 1916. is buried at Rue-du-Bacquerot (13th London) Graveyard, Laventie, Pas de Calais, France. The 13th London Graveyard was begun by the 1st Royal Irish Rifles in November, 1914, and during and after the following December graves of the 13th London Regiment (The Kensingtons) were added. The cemetery was closed in July, 1916. It was known also as the Red House Cemetery from a ruined house, now rebuilt, on the South side of the road. </span><br />
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Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03887302909932153797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513634735474322556.post-74319316407087252432014-02-14T03:14:00.000-08:002014-02-14T03:14:03.209-08:00H W Bailey<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Arial; line-height: 18px;"><i>This was forwarded to me from Loughborough when Bill was in his eighties. Brief and to the point it was contained within three e-mails.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> My family came from Cornwall where my father was a fireman on the Great Western Railway. I was born in 1928, the youngest of three sons. In January 1938 the GWR promoted my father, Bill Bailey, from Fireman to Driver and sent him to work in the Aberbeeg Depot. In the run-up to the Second World War the Steelworks at Ebbw Vale was being re-built and most of the mines were active again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> It took my father three months to find a house and in Easter 1938 we moved into 93, Aberbeeg Road, just above the Prims Methodist Chapel. My elder brother Philip was almost 14 and started School at Brynhyfryd Central School. I was almost ten and with my eleven-year old brother Francis (known as “Mac”) started at the Aberbeeg Junior School.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> Mac and I welcomed the move to Aberbeeg as we realised we would have an opportunity to pass the exam to Newbridge Secondary School under what became later known as the “Eleven Plus”. Back in Cornwall this was only possible if your parents could afford to pay the fees. There was strong competition between the junior schools to “pass the Scholarship”. The candidates had to go to the Secondary School for the day and take the written examinations and the results were later sent to the junior schools in rank order and later published in the local “Argus”. There was always great rejoicing for those who had “passed” and heartache for those who had “failed.” My brother “Mac” was second in 1939 and I was top in 1940. My mother proudly sent these results to our old Headmaster in Cornwall who submitted an even prouder article to the “Cornish Guardian”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> My older brother, Philip was too old for all this, but left Brynhyfryd School in the autumn of 1938 to become an errand boy at a Chemist Shop in Abertillery. He earned ten shillings a week, but later followed his father on to the GWR (Great Western Railway.) The sons of railway men were given priority for jobs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In the War Years, Alderman George Gibbs was the local politician and chair of most committees. He often reminded us that the Llanhilleth Hall <i>(Institute)</i> originally had a swimmimg baths in the basement, but this proved to be unpopular and was changed into a Snooker Hall. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Any charity could apply for free use of the committee rooms or the 500-seater theatre. Though no function should clash with Sunday Services.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I remember there was a Library which was very popular.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Llanhilleth had its own Home Guard. Which met in the Drill Hall. I remember the older boys making wooden guns at Brynhyryd School .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">We had Air Raids during the early years of the War but the only bombs fell on the Farm at the top of the Zig Zag Hill above Aberbeeg and the Pant Side Farm between Crumlin and Newbridge which was later to become a Council Housing Estate created by Abercarn District Council.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> I was a pupil at Brynhyfryd School in the Summer of 1940 and during air raids those children who lived near enough had to run home while those, like me, who lived farther afield, were allocated to nearby houses to seek shelter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The War in Europe ended in April, 1945 and Winston Churchill called a General Election soon after in July – although the War in the Far East went on until August.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Churchill had been a very popular Leader and the Tory Party took the slogan “He Won the War, now let him Win the Peace”. I remember going to a Labour Party Rally at Llanhilleth Workmen’s Institute just before the Election. One of the Star speakers was a young man who had fought in the Spanish Civil War. The Election was a Labour Landslide.</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">By 1944 and after D-Day, the Government drew up legislation concentrating on the Youth Service. All sixteen and seventeen year olds had to register and every area (including Llanhilleth and Aberbeeg) had to organise a local Youth Committee tasked to promote activities for that age group. I was still at Newbridge Secondary School but became very much involved in this. In retrospect too involved, as I went to Caerleon College instead of doing my Highers and going to a University Degree Course.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Many of the already established organisations like the Scouts, Guides and Ambulance Cadets were helped and pre-service Air Training Corp and Girls Training Corp came into being. There was an Annual Youth Week with a Sunday Parade followed by a Sunday Evening Rally in the Workmen’s Hall <i>(institute)</i>. In these Annual Youth weeks there were events each day with football and rugby matches between teams from Llanhilleth and Aberbeeg and on Thursday night a “Go-as-you-please” competition which was held in a packed Workmen’s Hall. They were rather like the present day “Britain’s Got Talent” and the prizes were equivalent to a week’s wage.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The use of the Workmen’s Hall was freely given to all of these events. Respected members of the Community freely gave their services as Judges, Referees and Speakers.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">On the Friday evening of Youth Week there was a Dance in the Drill Hall which was always packed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">The County Youth Service organised a Monmouthshire Youth Sports for all the districts. The first one in 1944 was won by the combined Llanhilleth/Aberbeeg Team. I think I won the 880 for the under 17’s! Some our best runners came from Brynithel Boys Club which met in the Catholic Church. I remember that for one Youth Week we were without a piano for the Friday night dance in the Drill Hall; a friend and I took a day off from School and borrowed a trolley from Llanhilleth Station and used it to carry the Catholic Hall piano down to the Drill Hall. Permission was freely given by the Priest.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Workmen’s Hall supported all of these events. Thinking back these organisations were all run by unpaid volunteers who regularly gave their services often for several nights in each week.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; text-indent: 36pt;">In September 1945 I started my two-year Teacher Training Certificate Course at Caerleon College.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; text-indent: 36pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; text-indent: 36pt;">Normally you had to be eighteen before starting, but we were allowed to start at 17, and were then given a year’s deferment to complete the course before being called up to do our two year National Service.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; text-indent: 36pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; text-indent: 36pt;">So after the Summer of 1945 I had very little contact with The Hall.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <span style="color: #45818e;">(In 1947 Bill wrote his college dissertation on “The History of Llanhilleth,” which goes back to Roman Times. With his permission, excerpts have been included in this blog. The full document can be inspected at Newport Reference Library in the Local Collection.)</span><o:p></o:p></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Churchill had been a very popular Leader and the Tory Party took the slogan “He Won the War, now let him Win the Peace”. I remember going to a Labour Party Rally at Llanhilleth Workmen’s Institute just before the Election. One of the Star speakers was a young man who had fought in the Spanish Civil War. The Election was a Labour Landslide.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So I lost touch with the Llanhilleth Workmen’s Hall. However my daughter Julia who lives in Herefordshire, acts as a Consultant in Social Work. She had been to a Conference in the refurbished Hall and was full of praise for the excellence of the present facilities. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03887302909932153797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513634735474322556.post-56276475453526694532014-02-07T13:45:00.000-08:002014-02-07T13:45:13.221-08:00Llanhilleth born and bred!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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of the people I spoke with, and record in this blog, although they truly feel they are
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Godfrey came from Bristol as a young man looking for work in the pit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He then married and went to WW1 from
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Bailey contacted me from Loughborough. He was in his eighties and told me in a series of e-mails how he came to Aberbeeg as a child, after his father was
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Bancroft born in Llanhilleth, spoke of his grandfather working for the Midland
Wagon & Carriage Co. as a wagon repairer in the Midlands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His father was brought to Talywain as a
child, and later worked as Head Weigher at Roseheyworth where Jack was to join
him.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Many
families moved from the other side of the Severn Tunnel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As ever, Llanhilleth provided them with a
nickname.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> They were known as </span>“The Pilgrims,” as they had previously worked for Partridge Jones (the pit owner) and were following him for work.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Others,
born and bred in Llanhilleth contacted me from Australia, Bournemouth, Essex, Abergavenny,
Blaina.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some had moved for work, others
for family reasons.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">There
are currently many newcomers to the village, both from Britain and Europe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All love the area and plan to stay, but with little industry locally, many
now travel to Cardiff or Bristol for work.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="color: blue;">
A fantastic Facebook page is called Llanhilleth Past & Present. I attach a link to a photograph of Llanhilleth before a lot of it was built. Unfortunately I don't have a date for this photograph, but assume its late 1800's.</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10201711766849431&set=gm.491025474346592&type=1&relevant_count=1">https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10201711766849431&set=gm.491025474346592&type=1&relevant_count=1</a><br />
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<h1>
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=513634735474322556" name="_Toc297724074"></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc297724074;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Andrews the milk man</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Andrews had quite a reputation around the village. This story came from a document in Newport Library.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Andrews filled two gallon cans from the churn so his wife could take them to the bottom row
of houses, carrying them on a heavy wooden yoke laid across her shoulders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Andrews used a similar yoke to deliver milk to the top row.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Dr
Reynolds had warned Andrews about this practice, but he assured the Doctor that his
wife was used to carrying the heavy weights after fifty years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">“If
that poor woman drops dead in the street with that yoke, it would be
manslaughter, and you will hang,” threatened the Doctor.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
wife’s lips were blue, her cheeks firey red patches against the palour of the
rest of her face.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Andrews
noticed a police car watching them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“Get a move on, woman,” he shouted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He
wanted her out of sight, so the police wouldn’t see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But even his own yoke was heavy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> He suddenly had the thought </span><i>What if <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">he</b>
died?</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">He
was unable to access the milk float as the horse had moved on and was waiting at
the next stop a quarter of a mile down the road.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Puffing and panting, Andrews vowed to get a
man to do the top row as it was too much for his health.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><i>(I assume his poor wife carried on delivering to the bottom row.)</i></span></div>
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<h1>
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Joe Phelps <span style="font-weight: normal;">was well-know</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%;">n around Llanhilleth. Some of his recollections are quoted throughout this blog, but others are included on the Llanhilleth Institute website, link below:</span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.llanhillethinstitute.com/stute-stories/">http://www.llanhillethinstitute.com/stute-stories/</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Edward James Nicholls</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Edward
James Nicholls, or Ted as he was mostly known moved to Central Road,
Llanhilleth with his family, when he was very young.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He later moved along the road when he was
married.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As with many other miners, he
formed a long relationship with the Institute.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In 1942 he became Compensation Secretary, obtaining financial help for miners
suffering from industrial disease or injury.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In 1967 he received a letter from T S Edwards, solicitors, thanking him
for his 25 years service and noting that he had achieved the highest compensation
settlement after a mining accident, for a paraplegic.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 115%;">From
1957 he held the post of Institute Secretary for ten years, before being
appointed Chairman in 1967. He
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>All pubs were shut in Wales on Sunday</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;">By
ancient law, alcohol was not allowed to be sold in Wales on a Sunday.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Many people travelled across the border to England to avoid the law and buy alcohol. One Uncle I was told about, took his niece for a walk from Llanhilleth
up to Trinant every Sunday.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">A farmer
made his own cider there, which he ‘shared’ with the local community.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">
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<span class="Heading1Char"><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 115%;"><b>“Overfed, overpaid and over here”</b></span></span><br />
<span class="Heading1Char"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
American GIs arrived in the UK in 1942.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Their relaxed cheery manner meant they easily charmed the British Girls,
more used to the reserved British male.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>American soldiers were based in Ebbw Vale, Pontypool, Newport,
Crickhowell and Cardiff, and word soon got out that they had supplies of nylon
stockings, and chocolate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
sympathised with the war worn children and female population, which did not
usually impress the miners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Often they
held parties for the children with mounds of delicious food, winning both
hearts and minds, before leaving to fight on D-Day, June 1944.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">“Overfed,
overpaid and over here,” was to become a popular description for them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was used mainly by the older male
population as they watched the charm offensive on the younger females in their
family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Bloody tack,” was a term used
by some to describe the local women who succumbed to these charms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many, as young as sixteen years old,
married and travelled to America with their own GI.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<h1>
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Shops & Offices</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Abraham Hunt</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> opened his own business
in Llanhilleth in 1909.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He advertised
as a saddler, collar maker, and fancy leather goods dealer, specialising in colliery
requisites.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His three brothers joined
in with the expansion of his business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A second shop was opened in Llanhilleth, and then one in Blackwood. As part of his "colliery requisites" he was known to have made helmets for men who sunk pit shafts. To have special helmets for such a profession shows just how many pits were sunk in the area at the time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Co-operative<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(locally pronounced ‘Cwarp’)</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In
the Illtyd Operatic Soc. Programme for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The
Gipsy Baron</i> in 1957, the Co-operative Retail Services Ltd., Blaina Branch
at 53-54 High Street, Blaina advertised as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“If you pay £3 per week at one of
our 19 branches in this valley, you would receive:<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>1. £5 A year in
Dividend<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>2. £40 free Life
Assurance<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>3. Free
Convalescent Treatment<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In addition to best quality
goods at fair prices.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Many
people belonged to the Co-op for the benefit of the ‘Divi’ which was shared
annually.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The £40 free Life Assurance
was a big plus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At a time of
uncertainty and hardship, it gave reassurance, as it would help, if necessary,
to cover funeral expenses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">
1945 <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">After
the War, wages slowly improved, giving people a little extra cash each
week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was enough to take out a
Hire Purchase agreement on more expensive items, even luxury goods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Radios, radiograms, and later television
and motor cars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although HP had been
used as a form of purchase since the previous century, it now developed a “bad
name.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyone unable to pay the weekly
instalments would lose the goods to the finance company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Less reputable people took out an agreement
and then “did a midnight flit,” with the goods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the finance company unable to gain
information on their new address, the goods would be theirs to keep.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<h2>
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Emigration</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Between<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1945 and 1972 people were encouraged to
emigrate to Australia for the cost of £10 per person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many took advantage of the offer and went in
search of a new life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These included
people from Llanhilleth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some stayed and adopted their new home,
but many returned to the UK.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">One
of the emigrants, John Gwilym had worked in the engine sheds at Aberbeeg.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He took his passage in 1958 just after
completing his National Service.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He stayed
in Australia, and was a steward at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney returning
to the UK the following year to a welcome get-together of his old friends at
the ‘Stute bar served by ‘Shilling’ Smith.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Unfortunately, I have no image of John Gwilym, but his brother Arthur won the Mr Wales competition at the Institute in 1947, and his niece recently got in touch and sent me a photograph of her father, David Gwilym on his honeymoon in the 1950's.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arthur Gwilym</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David Gwilym</td></tr>
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<span class="Heading2Char"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">1947 – Coal Industry Nationalised – many pithead baths quickly followed,
although Llanhilleth’s</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> opened in 1944. Girls now remained at school until 15 years
of age.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Robert
Roberts was manager at the Institute, but due to his wife’s illness they did
not live on the premises.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
residence was occupied by the Assistant Manager.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span class="Heading2Char"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">1948 – National Health Service established.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
improved people’s<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>health and
inoculations for</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc306108658;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> children made the next
generation stronger.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Although
Legal Aid would offset the costs of divorce, women could not take out a
mortgage or hire purchase agreement without a male guarantor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(This was not changed until the Consumer
Credit Act 1974.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They could then,
however, remain working as a nurse even after marriage.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Some
women whose husbands were at war, found themselves with money from ‘helping the
war effort,’ and time on their hands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Local
girls working at the munitions factory near Usk, “the dump,” were paid very
well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Developing their independence
didn’t always bode well for a happy marriage when the husband returned from the war.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Numbers of d</span>ivorced women in Wales rose from 623 in
1932 to 4,935 in 1951.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Evacuees</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
pay for taking an evacuee was 7s. (35p) per week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many young children were traumatised, never
being away from home before, and living with complete strangers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One person recalled her evacuee wet the bed
every night and with no central heating or washing machine, it was difficult to
provide clean bed linen every night.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div>
<h1>
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">After WWII</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">After WW2 ended the coming of the Labour Government brought hope, optimism and opportunities became
available to young parents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But women
were still expected to give up employment when they married.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A job was only a stop-gap between school and
marriage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carnival at Llanhilleth Fields</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>“There’s no point in
educating a girl, she will get married and have children,” </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">was a common reason
for families giving priority and available financial means to educating their sons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To help the family finances, and with little education, in the event of
the husband being unemployed, or ill, women would often take in washing or
sewing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To add to their household
chores, they would go out cleaning for others or childminding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A housewife’s skill soon spread by word of
mouth and wallpapering for neighbours could prove lucrative.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Teacher
training was expensive and there were few opportunities for women. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As there was a marriage ban,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A woman would have to give up her teaching
post after her wedding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hence so many
spinster school teachers in those days, reluctant to give up an attractive
salary for household chores.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">During the 1950s and 60s, two thirds of the
population living around Llanhilleth and Brynithel worked in the colliery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
1950s saw the rise in catalogue shopping and packmen bringing goods around
door-to-door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>took orders for clothing to bring along the
following week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The housewife would pay
“a bob a week and missings.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She would
have the goods “on tic,” and pay each week, or when she could.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the present time the shops in the village
barely number double figures, but many house fronts along High Street and
Commercial Road provide clues to where some existed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carnival float - The original Toppers were a dance troupe appearing regularly on TV.</td></tr>
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<h1>
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">British Nylon Spinners</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A
new factory was built at Mamhilad, near Pontypool.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was to spin a synthetic yarn to make new
fabrics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A large manufacturing plant,
it required both production and office workers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As this was new technology, they also
required chemists and researchers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwQWRmBKOLW9APDPCbo6zpVqP6X3krILwZ1TudN89JL3ummsVSIc25xX496d4M8j0mnYaYGulCKm0y7VU7ZfRFsy1ZY7vFtyIWBRc1g1SAnIw-HXmJ7unRzNvZBng6ktuy6l8sV_8h74/s1600/BNS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwQWRmBKOLW9APDPCbo6zpVqP6X3krILwZ1TudN89JL3ummsVSIc25xX496d4M8j0mnYaYGulCKm0y7VU7ZfRFsy1ZY7vFtyIWBRc1g1SAnIw-HXmJ7unRzNvZBng6ktuy6l8sV_8h74/s320/BNS.jpg" height="136" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">British Nylon Spinners (BNS), later to become Du Pont, now closed</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Private coaches collected employees from the valleys and took them
directly to the factory site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> This provided necessary work for the ex-miners and other people from </span>Tredegar,
Abertillery, Blaina, Nantyglo, Llanhilleth and Pontypool. An exhibition of the history of British Nylon Spinners is on show at Pontypool Museum.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Across the dual carriageway from the factory was the Social Club, now demolished, which sported a snooker table, bowling alley, tennis courts, as well as a bar and dance hall with stage. Many famous singers and groups appeared there in the 1950s and 60s including the Moody Blues, Lulu, and Johnny Kid and the Pirates.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>Carnival</b></span></div>
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carnivals were held with a float from each street. There were walking entrants as well as
those on floats. The parade finished in the park where each entrant would be judged and prizes awarded.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A
group of girls in the hulla skirts spent a great deal of time making their
outfits from artificial flowers and raffia, but one Mum in the 1940s put her
foot down. Her daughter was not
allowed out unless she wore her vest underneath.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Boggsy
Woodward and Boyo Phillips carried the mace before the carnival queen, but
unfortunately I have no dates for these particular gentlemen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">National Service</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">was
compulsory for all boys aged 18. They
were required to join one of the armed forces for a period of two years. This was imposed in 1939 and continued until
1960. The legislation was repealed in
1963.<b>
<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Girls
were always attracted by boys in uniform when the boys were home on leave from
exotic places such as Hong Kong. Many
relationships that started by talking or dancing at the ‘Stute went on to
become very happy marriages, with the couples settling in the village itself or
nearby in Sofrydd, Aberbeeg or Brynithel.
Often couples would become engaged to be married just before the boy was
conscripted. These couples could be
parted for months or even perhaps years.
This was a difficult time, Christmas or New Year being particularly difficult
with little or no contact. Friends
would rally round to ensure the girl left behind had a good time, even if
tinged with sadness at her partners absence.
“It was a celebration of the New Year, but it was a sad time as well.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Annual Welsh Miners’ Gala Day</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">http://www.agor.org.uk/cwm/themes/Life/society/leisure_culture_sport.asp<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">South
Wales, unlike British coalfields, has no long tradition for galas, but they quickly
became important social and political miners’ gatherings. The first gala was held in June 1953 in
Cardiff, and the miners marched through the streets to Sophia Gardens with
brass bands and banners. They heard speakers
such as </span><a href="http://www.agor.org.uk/cwm/themes/people/aneurin_bevan.asp"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS ゴシック"; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;">Aneurin Bevan</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> MP for
Ebbw Vale, and Arthur Horner, Chief Secretary of the NUM, before joining in musical and sporting
competitions. Later, in the 1970s and
1980s, folk dancing and art and craft exhibitions were also included.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carnival Queen</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Monkey Walk</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Groups
of teenagers from Llanhilleth, as with many valley towns, did the ‘monkey
walk.’ The term seems well-known in
certain areas. Groups congregate
together and walk to and fro along a short stretch of road; perhaps the High Street of a town; perhaps between two landmarks. As these groups walk they overtake each
other, or pass each other coming the other way. This gives them time to ‘eye each other up,’
or make some brief comment. On the next
passing there would be a longer dialogue which could lead to a date.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Llanhilleth
youth would walk to Crumlin past the Royal Oak, or to Abertillery, hoping to
meet other groups doing likewise. It
was a way of meeting up without it costing anything. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">An
important national event occurred in
1961. The contraceptive pill was made
available, which immediately reduced
family sizes and changed the lives of teenage girls and women all over the world. The new generation would find freedom unheard of in their parents' days.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Other Inventions which changed lives…</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Late 1960s electric iron, vacuum cleaner, washing machine, refrigerator<br />1969 9 out of 10 had a Television with commercial advertising</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1977 Welsh Women’s Aid established.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1984-March 85 Bitter miners' strike – women had the confidence and time to provide support for their menfolk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">--oo0oo—<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>Mind your Head</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Living
along Commercial Road was a lady who was quite mischievous for whatever
reason. Miners walking beneath her
bedroom window at 5.30 in the morning would have to run the gauntlet of her
chamber pot being emptied out of the window.
Many men were caught unawares, but during the snow it was visible that
the footprints through the snow ran along the pavement until just before her
house, they then crossed over the road, and then a few houses along they
crossed back to the original pavement.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">One
man, hearing the rumble of the sash window opening, ran and shouted
‘missed.’ On his way home after shift,
probably tired and less aware, he fell victim to the dreaded chamber pot.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pit Closure</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Lanhilleth
Colliery closed 22 March 1969, and many moved out to find work. Others moved nearer their work, because the
passenger railway was abolished by Dr Beeching during the 1960s. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Inventions by year</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Late
1960s electric
iron, vacuum cleaner, washing machine, refrigerator<br />
1969 9 out of
10 had a Television with commercial advertising</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">1977 Welsh Women’s Aid
established.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">1984-March
85 Bitter miners' strike –
women supported<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03887302909932153797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513634735474322556.post-70666531311443202342014-01-17T14:10:00.001-08:002014-01-17T14:10:20.622-08:00Tom Arthur (2)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
An earlier piece in this blog questions whether Tom Arthur opened the Institute in 1906. With a swimming pool in the basement and sports facilities in the grounds and nearby park, health and fitness was one of the keystones for the Institute. Whilst his impeccable record would have made Tom an excellent role model for members of the Institute, it opened in 1906 which was right at the beginning of his career. <div>
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I have been unable to find any original documents to support the argument that Tom Arthur opened the Institute. However, I thought you may be interested in this phenomenal athlete...<br /><div class="MsoNormal">
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Tommy Arthur was born in Newport and ran for Newport
Harriers early in the twentieth century.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He achieved the title of Welsh Cross-country Champion for four
consecutive years between 1906 and 1909.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>1906, Wales staged the international cross country championships for the
first time at Caerleon Racecourse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Below are listed Tom Arthur’s racing results giving the date
of the Welsh Championships, the venue and his position in the race.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From the Welsh Championship’s team it was
customary at the time to select the International team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The last column gives the venue and Tom
Arthur’s position in the International Championships of that year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(These are now known as the World
Championships.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We believe 1914 was
Arthur’s last race, as he joined the forces in WWI and was killed shortly after.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<u><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Date</u><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Welsh Venue & Championship position</u><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>Int. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>position & Venue</u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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4th March 1905, Caerleon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>5<sup>th</sup><span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> Dublin 25th </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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3rd March 1906, Cardiff<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1<sup>st</sup><span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> Caerleon 17th </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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2nd March 1907, Caerleon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1<sup>st</sup><span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> Glasgow 42nd </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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14th March 1908, Swansea<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1<sup>st</sup><span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> Paris 37th </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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27th Feb 1909, Caerleon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>1<sup>st</sup><span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> Derby 32nd </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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19th March 1910, Caerleon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>4<sup>th</sup><span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> Belfast 30th </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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25th March 1911, Cardiff<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Not
in top 12 <span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> Caerleon </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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9th March 1912, Caerleon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Not
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22nd Feb 1913, Caerleon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>4<sup>th</sup><span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> Paris 25th </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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21st March 1914, Caerleon<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>4<sup>th</sup><span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> Buckingham 16th </span></div>
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A press cutting of the 1906 race says: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Arthur finished with a 50 yards lead in
splendid condition at a pace that would have done credit to a runner in a race
of half the distance.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Whilst running mostly for Newport Harriers, he also ran for
Llanhilleth in a road race in Cwmbran in 1908 winning the race from over 200
competitors.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Four mile track champion 1908-1909.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He representated Wales in the International
Cross Country Championship on 8 occasions 1905-1914.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This record was not equalled for 63 years
later until Malcolm Thomas<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in 1972.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A photograph of Tommy can be seen (P151), in
the History of Welsh Athletics edited by Clive Williams, published 2002.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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This biography of Tom Arthur is from the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">History of Welsh Athletics</i>, published in
2002, edited by Clive Williams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Only
prominent athletes have been included, and he has nine entries across volumes 1
and 2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The books include such athletes as Rhodri
Morgan, and Alan Currie with a forward by Colin Jackson.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03887302909932153797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513634735474322556.post-39000235307326335572014-01-17T13:44:00.002-08:002014-01-17T13:44:36.793-08:00St John's Ambulance<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<h1>
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=513634735474322556" name="_Toc303174671"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">St Johns Ambulance</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Henry Simmons</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> was a leader of St Johns
Ambulance for many years and unfortunately collapsed and died during an Operatic Society performance at the ‘Stute.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was
a plaque to him in the porch above the door.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">St
Johns Ambulance met regularly at the Institute for many years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Management still holds a rusting collection
tin labelled “Penny-A-Week Fund.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Its
appearance shows great age.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Miners were
trained by the St Johns Ambulance as First Aiders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They worked underground, and used their
skills for anything from minor injuries up to full-scale disasters; anything from a cut hand to a crushed limb or more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Men trained with St Johns could, possibly, have received an extra remuneration for acting as First
Aider.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> There was</span> no medical centre or
pithead baths until 1944.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One incident related to
me was of a youth ‘cut in two with blades’ in an underground accident.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First Aiders then attempted to piece him
together with bandages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A task
requiring great courage and strength of character.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Often
men enlisted with their friends to fight in World War I.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They would march to war as a group.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The St Johns Ambulance team of Llanhilleth
Pit were no exception.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They enlisted as
stretcher bearers.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Button found at the Institute from a St John's Ambulance uniform</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In
1923 The First Llanhilleth St. Johns Ambulance Team Instructed by Mr T Beeks
were the first winners of the Lawrence Cup.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In
1936 they offered First Aid Classes at the Institute (every Wednesday).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was the start of training for a young lad
who was to become part of a very successful colliery ambulance team .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The group entered county heats<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of the coal board competition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
team would perform the first aid within the confines of a mock up of a pit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They attended Margam, Pontypool and then
after success, moved on to Porthcawl and eventually Skegness and Derbyshire to
compete in the finals for the Martin Cup and Shield.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Members of the team also entered
competitions for individual prizes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In
1938 a young boy of 14 received terrible injuries underground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only St. Johns Ambulance member nearby
was 16 years old himself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was no
medical centre or pithead baths for the patient to be cleaned up, so patient
and first aider both went to the Royal Gwent;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the 14 year-old patient on a canvas stretcher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were both “black as the ace of
spades,” no time or place to wash.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
young lad waited in the corridor whilst his patient was taken into a
cubicle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a while, a nurse came out, crying.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She looked at the ‘guardian.’ “How
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Later
this same boy was injured himself whilst working underground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A horse slipped and fell across his legs,
damaging both his knees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The diagnosis was
severe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span> “You will never work
underground again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ask the Manager for
a light job.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The manager’s reply was
adamant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span> “There are no light jobs
here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s underground or nothing.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Needing the money, he went back down the pit
for another thirty years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But he later
attended Cardiff University and worked his way up through the ranks in various
pits around the valleys, eventually becoming Under Manager and Manager.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A well respected member of the Llanhilleth
community, he later advised mine owners in Borneo and the Phillipines. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A
new group of Ambulance team members decided in 1964 to build on the awards
already won by the well-trained team.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They doubled their training from one night to two nights per week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The obtained a new coach from outside coal
mining.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was from the steelworks in
Ebbw Vale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He increased their training
even further to include Sunday afternoons as well as the two evenings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After two years solid work they achieved the
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major titles in the next four years including the welsh National in
Aberavon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the Monday they won the
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>the Lady Lewis Cup, <br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>the steel and Coal Co. Cup and
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>the Challenge Shield<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>South Western Divisional Bowl
at Porthcawl (by a lead of 23 points) <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">They
won a competition in Cardiff and felt everything was going well, and then the
following week the closure of Llanhilleth pit was announced.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03887302909932153797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513634735474322556.post-23867807067352132702014-01-14T11:58:00.000-08:002014-01-14T11:58:23.930-08:00NCB & Stuff (National Coal Board)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">National Coal Board</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/themes/society/industry_coal03.shtml">http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/sites/themes/society/industry_coal03.shtml</a> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">On
1 January 1947, known as vesting day, the National Coal Board took over the </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">assets of over 800 private collieries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The contracts of their employees were
transferred, as were the coal deposits and other assets of the Coal Commission
and the functions and staff of the district selling schemes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">This day was welcomed by
miners as they believed they would be free from the coal owners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately, it soon became clear that the
NCB would continue to work much in the same vein as their predecessors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I
had the privilege to see a certificate issued to Thomas Thayer (undated) by the
NCB for his ‘long and meritorious service, and in recognition and appreciation
of 50 years loyal and efficient service to the Mining Industry and the
Country.’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was signed by the
Chairman of the Board and the Chairman of the Divisional Board. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Mining conditions</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The dangers of mining created a community spirit,
as with other mining areas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Men had to
trust and rely on each other during working hours, and especially after an
accident or during an emergency.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many
went down the pit in darkness, and emerged again to darkness, rarely seeing
daylight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each one knew when he would
next be going down the pit, but not whether he would be coming back up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Returning day after day, week after week,
needed a strong mental attitude and supportive colleagues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Unquestionably, the stress caused by such mental pressure often caused domestic and neighbourhood problems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Families found different ways of dealing with
the pressures, and some coped better than others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wives also had to live with this
stress whilst cooking, washing clothes, and cleaning the house from all the coal dust.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many relied on the support of
their families who lived in the same street, or nearby.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Often mothers, sisters, brothers and
grandparents, all lived within a few houses of each other, the men working together in the same pit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These families lived amongst other large
families, forming a cobweb of support throughout the terraced streets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This closeness helped unite the whole area.
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wives would watch out for each other
as husbands were brought home injured or killed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The men who worked together in such severe
conditions, also spent their leisure time together at the Institute, the
Conservative Club, the Walpole (later to be the Rugby Club), or the Central
Hotel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Royal Oak, Llanhilleth</td></tr>
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<h1>
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Iron Rations</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">During the
War many foods were rationed, but miners were allowed extra food rations including sugar rations because of their arduous work. The
normal cheese ration for a family was 2oz. <b> </b><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<h1>
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">March</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In 1952 a demonstration was held in Cardiff against
the withdrawal of Section 62 of the unemployment Insurance Regulations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The men marching represented all those
unable to, due to Pneumoconiosis – dust on the lungs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Old miners could barely walk a few yards
because of this disease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were a
well-known sight in valley towns standing on street corners for a chat with
other ex-miners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Walking slowly, then taking a
whiff* (rest) for a cigarette, a cough and a spit, probably several times before arriving
home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: normal;">*Whiff was originally the name of a popular cigarette but came to mean having a break, or stopping to get your breath back whilst having a cigarette. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St Illtyds</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><b><br /></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Open Cast</b></span><br />
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1957 St. Illtyd’s Church was forced to close, mainly due to opencast mining in the Mynydd Llanhilleth area which continued for a further 5
years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> St Illtyd's is now open to the public on Sunday afternoons (please check with Blaenau Gwent Council before visiting).</span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Mynydd Islwyn seams had been used on a small scale by farmers
for their own fires for decades.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After
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coniferous forest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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1966<o:p></o:p></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In 1966 a young lad on his way home from working
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it was obvious where he had been.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
spoke for a long time, and gradually the policeman persuaded the lad to join
the force.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">At that time a miners’ wages were £36 per week, and
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struggle to manage on much lower wages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Dangers of the pit were left behind, to be replaced by a different set
of dangers, thanks to a caring policeman.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<h1>
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">North Sea Gas & other reasons</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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</span>In 1967 the discovery of North Sea Gas ensured these figures were
reduced to 120 million tons by 1975. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<h1>
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Llanhilleth Pit closed 1969.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In
1967 when the Navigation Pit at Crumlin closed, Llanhilleth miners began to see the
possibility their beloved pit could also close.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After discrete discussions amongst the
workers, the word went out that the Monday afternoon shift would stay
down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A seven day sit-in followed, and
men from the Union Lodge regularly took down fresh lamps for the
protestors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Against regulations, they
also took down food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The mine was on
stop, so no work was carried out, the men chatted and kept up their spirits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sit-in was to try to keep
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Miners,
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Labour Government.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They held meetings, and rallies:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“We called but our call was not
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">As the coal industry in Llanhilleth was declining, and
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down the pit became diminished.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wives
no longer needed to look out for one another as the danger of instant widowhood
diminished.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The village lost the close
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October 1987, an article in the South Wales Argus, described Llanhilleth as the
most depressed village in Gwent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Many of the village shops were boarded up and closing down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Institute was losing its members and
lacked the finances to maintain the building. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Much has changed since that time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Llanhilleth is becoming a “Sleeper town,”
for people working in the surrounding area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The Institute attracts not only local people, but those from around the
valleys to join in events and see both up-and-coming and top artists.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With a baby clinic and a nursery as well as
a luncheon club, Afternoon Tea Dance, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>camera club, Zumba Dancing, it is again
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">At
Blaenavon we can still have an opportunity to see how these miners earned their living. Groups of visitors are taken down in the pit cage to 300 ft underground. A tour generally takes over an hour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The friendly guides are ex-miners and their
banter illustrates the comradeship these men shared.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They had to depend upon each other for their
lives as well as their livelihood.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">was
opened after the Lewis Colliery closed in 1986.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There you can visit a mock-up of a mine as well as a period village street and
enjoy enormous welsh cakes in the cafe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Cordell’s
books give a very harsh fictional perspective on life in the South Wales.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After closely studying<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the geography and buildings of the area,
Cordell used them to write one view of how our ancestors may have lived. Chris Barber now has recently republished several of his books, including "Rape of the Fair Country."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>Llanhilleth Pit, near Abertillery</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
shafts at Llanhilleth Colliery were as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>No. 1 Pit opened 1850<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>closed 1946<br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>No. 2 Pit opened 1891<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>closed 1969 (The estimated life of the pit was <span style="mso-tab-count: 4;"> </span>50
years, and it lasted just over 78 years.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In
1913, 99 per cent of coal was hewn by hand. (G E Jones, D Smith)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Between
1850 and 1920, 3179 miners died in South Wales.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(Thomas, Viscount Tonypandy, 1986)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">According
to Kellys Directory 1891, Michael McCarthy was the manager of Llanhilleth and
Six Bells Collieries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
Ebbw Fach was the most western valley of Monmouthshire, running from Newport to
Brynmawr.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the early nineteenth
century it was mainly a farming community of low population.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The demand for coal, black diamonds, started
the migration to these narrow valleys which soon turned into a proverbial
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mining communities grew, enticing speculators and entrepreneurs to create an
infrastructure of housing and shops.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This bringing together of large numbers of strangers into confined
valley areas, meant they learned to embrace each other and find common
interests by forming Societies, clubs, teams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This unity meant they enjoyed each other’s company in good times, as
well as the need to be there for each other in the frequent bad times.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
promise of good wages from the coal mines attracted farm workers working long
hours for a meagre existence to leave home and try their hand.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When relatives returned home to the farm
“flashing the cash,” and wearing new clothes, this enticed friends and family
to join them in this expanding industry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Farmland and cottages were often leased annually at Candlemass
(February), a time of year which saw many families looking for a new home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gradually the move from country life and
farm work to industry took over the valleys. The green wooded valley slopes
became the site of rows of quickly built cottages shelved row above row to
house the hundreds of people who moved into the area of Llanhilleth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The valleys became thick with dirt and
dust, buildings became encrusted with grime.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Gradually the clean country air became polluted with dust from the mines
and tips, and smoke from the vast quantity of open coal fires constantly burning
for cooking and hot water. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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winter the pollution became more noticeable as fresh fallen snow would soon be
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Undocumented Heroism at Llanhilleth Pit</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Several
retired miners I spoke with have used the words “Of course it was not
publicised because everyone was rescued” before recounting a miner’s act of
heroism that saved his comrades life.
These accidents, reluctantly were accepted as a part of daily life
underground. Men knew they were going
down to start their shift, but did not know whether they would be returning to
the surface at the end of it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">One
man was clearing debris in the tunnel so that a machine could be moved to the
cutting face. As he did so the tunnel
roof started falling and knocked him to the ground. He was being buried in front of his mate’s
eyes. Immediately, without thinking of
his own safety, a man leapt over the machine and on all-fours straddled the
injured man, protecting him with his own body.
Coal and stone continued falling and threatening to kill them both, but
he sheltered the injured man allowing others to pull him free. Everyone came out at the end of shift. The tale may or may not have been related to
wives on their return home, but no record was made as everyone survived.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">--oo0oo-- <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A
man was buried underground for three days.
When he was rescued with just cuts and bruises, he went home to bed. The following morning his family were shocked to see his jet black hair had
fallen on the pillow, and it never grew back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Accidental Death</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Mining
even with modern equipment will always be a dangerous occupation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Roof falls and accidents were daily
companions, often requiring quick actions and heroism to save serious injury or
death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These incidents were hardly
mentioned as the miners escaped with a few bruises and scratches or the odd broken bone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">But many serious accidents
and deaths occurred over the years in the South Wales coalfield and Llanhilleth
was no exception.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Research and time
could never document them all, but let these few examples stand witness:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">In March 1905 in Llanhilleth Colliery a serious
accident was reported in the South Wales gazette as ‘a most unusual
event.’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Seven men were badly injured,
one </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">later died.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Due to their injuries, this was originally </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">thought to </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">have </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">be</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">en</span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"> an explosion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">An
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Henry Martin a sixteen year old with eighteen months experience of coal mining.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His landlady was called as a witness and
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc303174659;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Disagreements</span></span></h1>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=513634735474322556" name="_Toc303174659"></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc303174659;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Strike 1910</span></span></h1>
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was handed over to the Strike Relief Fund and the difference was kept for
expenses.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">UK
Government control of the mining industry ended on 31 March 1921.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Coal owners immediately cut wages by up to
50 per cent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next day 1,000,000 miners
in the United Kingdom were idle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Troops
moved into the coalfields and the country was declared “in a state of
emergency.”</span><br />
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There are a few phenomena which exist today, and bring joy to hundreds if not
thousands all over the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These owe
their existence to this dispute;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the
Male Voice Choir, the jazz band and character band.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Abertillery Orpheus Choir helped
celebrate the November 2009 opening of the Institute.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<h1>
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=513634735474322556" name="_Toc303174662"></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc303174662;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">1926 General Strike</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">During
May 1926 Britain was paralysed by a General Strike.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The only men down Llanhilleth pit for nine
months was the Safety Crew.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They ensured
the pit did not flood, there was no accumulation of gas and the roof was well
supported.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Generally, they ensured the
pit was ready for the men to go back to work at a moment’s notice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A
local group of singers, including Capel Thomas toured the neighbouring district
raising money towards the strike fund used to support local families.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Transport
and Dock Workers, as well as printers and factory workers came out in support
of the miners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After eight days, the
national strike failed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The TUC
accepted the Government’s terms, but coal owners closed the doors to the miners' return.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With no wages, great
hardship ensued across the country.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">All
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Institute and their libraries were dramatically drained to feed and clothe the
community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Poverty was the accepted
state.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Extreme debt was owed to local
shopkeepers and the Poor Law Unions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>According to “The Feds,” this was estimated to be at least £2,500,000
for the South Wales area alone.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A
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putting on shows to earn money for the cause.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>With very little transport a good pair of boots were essential.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adults and children could be housebound
without adequate footwear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Boot
Fund provided children with boots to enable them to attend school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
known for members of the same family to share a pair of boots or place old
newspapers in the bottom to cover holes in the soles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
Lord Mayor of London, Sir Wm Pryke, set up a Relief Fund to raise funds for
Welsh miners.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In
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young and old men from the South Wales Coalfield were stranded and starving in
London with no money to get home.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In
November 1926 the miners eventually agreed terms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Starvation and poor conditions gave them
very little option.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But between May
and November the terms had become much less favourable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of the 218,000 South Wales miners in 1926,
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few men, some in Llanhilleth, refused to strike.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With ‘young uns’ to feed they continued at
the pit, working above ground until full work resumed.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The coal market suffered a post WW1
recession</span></h1>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The coal market suffered a post WW1
recession due to a move by shipping to oil power.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also overseas coal industries meant that men
were being laid off: 140,000 by 1936. South Wales lost 241 mines in the same
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Abersychan
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>“It was now official, four pits in
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>men, one for anthracite for
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>and slag, but softer for the
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">1920 saw the highest number of men to work
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Mining Conditions</span></h1>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">From the earliest days, men and boys worked underground in their normal
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The invention of the Davey lamp was a life-saver. Its fine mesh prevented its
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Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03887302909932153797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513634735474322556.post-30222845016703542452014-01-01T04:44:00.000-08:002014-01-15T03:33:38.888-08:00Partridge Jones and John Paton Ltd<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In 1864 William Bailey Partridge, Edward Jones, Charles Herbert and William T. Henley were co-directors of Varteg Works and Colliery. (William Bailey Partridge was a nephew of Crawshay Bailey of Merthyr fame.)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; text-align: left;">Partridge, Jones and John Paton held shares or owned many firms around the valleys. Although John Paton’s involvement with the Company began as early as 1895, his name was not included in the Company title until 1920</span><span style="font-family: Arial; text-align: left;"> when their interests were amalgamated to form Partridge, Jones & John Paton Ltd.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Below is a list of some of the companies owned by these wealthy entrepreneurs:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">Llanhilleth Colliery<br />Llanerch<br />Blaenserchan<br />Gwenallt<br />Marine Colliery owned from 1935 until 1947, 1540 employed 1947<br />Navigation Colliery Crumlin<br />Pontypool<br />Pontnewynydd Iron Works<br />Victoria No. 1 Pit (The Prince of Wales, Ebbw Vale) Production ceased 1929</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Waun Llwyd Colliery owned from 1935, employed 1,123 in 1938. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ebbw Vale Iron & Steel Co. purchased 1938<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Harsh
Penalties</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times; font-size: 24.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Times;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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“A Free press report in 1919 is witness to the harsh penalties imposed on
anyone caught ‘picking coal’ – a
Cwmffrwdoer widow convicted of stealing coal valued at 1s.(5p) from
Messrs Partridge, Jones & Co. Ltd. was fined 10s. (50p). It was
her first offence.”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16pt;"><i>This extract was
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In 1947 Nationalisation of Britain's coal mines passed ownership from Partridge, Jones & John Paton Ltd. to the government. This was greeted by the men as they believed conditions would improve now that they (the tax payers) owned the mines. Unfortunately some were soon disappointed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As can be seen from the advertisement in this article, the company still maintained a presence in South Wales.</span><br />
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Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03887302909932153797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513634735474322556.post-25301894477662560692013-12-26T09:35:00.002-08:002013-12-26T09:35:15.657-08:00Llanhilleth Institute re-opens 2008 and beyond<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=513634735474322556" name="_Toc296251012"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=513634735474322556" name="_Toc310339314"></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc310339314;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251012;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Llanhilleth Institute's
Launch Week,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>May 27-30 2008, (</span></span></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=513634735474322556" name="_Toc296251018">with Mgr,
Hannah Jenkins</a>)</span></h1>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251012;"><u><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: text1;">Tuesday:</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251012;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An evening of photographs with Harry Vagg.
“My Wales”<br />
Harry illustrated his talk with his photographs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Starting
at Pen-y-Fan pond<br />
he presented a guided tour around many of the beautiful sights of Wales.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251012;"><u><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: text1;">Wednesday:</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251012;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>7.30pm, Chunkie Russel, a Children's Show
with Folly Farm.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251012;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: text1;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251012;"><u><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: text1;">Thursday:</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251012;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>7.30pm, Open Mic - Poetry, and music night
with Llanhilleth writers group. open to everyone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Guest speaker:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>crime-writing author Babs Horton, with local
tenor Lesley Price.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251012;"><u><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: text1;">Friday:</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251012;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: text1;"> Swinging
Sixties Night with a top tribute show, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Welsh
Beatles</i>, disco, fancy dress optional.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251012;"><u><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: text1;">Tuesday
– Friday:</span></u></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251012;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-themecolor: text1;"> 10.00am-4.00pm, Carnival Arts, with a
carnival performance.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251012;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Prince Charles Visit, 23 October 2008</span></span></h1>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">On Thurs <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">23</b> October
2008 HRH Prince Charles was met by hundreds of well-wishers for the official
opening of the restored Institute.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>During his three hour tour of the building </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">the Prince was shown the
facilities including the function hall, Red Ash community cafe, training rooms,
IT facilities, interactive library and mobile creche. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">He met staff, volunteers and representatives of local groups who
used the building for education and leisure, as well as people involved with
its renovation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Prince was
accompanied by members of the press and TV, and Chris Smith, the Chairman of
the Institute management committee, met the Prince and explained that the
regeneration scheme had also included<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the new St Illtyds school and railway station as well as the bypass and
a new town square.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Chris is
the son of Bill (Shilling) Smith, a miner, and chairman of the Institute for 30
years (WHEN).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The new spiral staircase joining the 'Stute to the school.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">For
his final task whilst visiting the Institute, the Prince relaunched the
Prince’s Trust in Wales, a charity which has helped launch many new
businesses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Prince met people
involved with some of these businesses as well as local dignitaries including
the local Mayor and Welsh Assembly members.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=513634735474322556" name="_Toc310339317"></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc310339317;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">First Wedding</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
Institute has been known for many years as a suitable place to look for a
prospective partner, and later as the venue for the wedding reception.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Back
in the 1950s Llanhilleth Methodist Church celebrated the double wedding of
Mavis and her sister, two of the four daughters of Mr Smith the baker from
Herberts Bakers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The two white wedding
dresses were made along with the bridesmaids’ gowns by Mavis’ mother, and her
father made the four-tier wedding cake.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
reception for the two happy couples was held in the ballroom at the
Institute.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The mother of the brides
prepared the lunch including curing the ham and tongue for the cold salad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The table was loaded with food including HP
Sauce, which seemed very relevant as their surnames became respectively Hart
and Parry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The ballroom with its tall
windows and high ceiling, as today, made a very suitable venue, and the
couples, in turn, stood to have their photograph taken.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Later Mavis’ own daughter would stand at
the Institute’s arched doorway for her wedding photograph.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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any couple forwarding to the manufacturers, a wedding photograph displaying a
bottle of HP sauce next to the wedding cake would receive a free gift.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately I have been unable to find
evidence to support this statement.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Now
couples can take this a step further and take their marriage vows on the
premises.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">On
1 September 2009 Llanhilleth Institute received approval notification as a
venue for solemnisation of marriage and registration of Civil Partnerships in
accordance with Marriages Act 1949, amended 1994 and further amendments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">This
approval covered The Main Hall (Ithel) and the Ebbw Suite for the registration
District of Blaenau Gwent, which consists of Tredegar, Abertillery and
Brynmawr.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">On
14 November 2009 the ‘Stute held its first wedding ceremony for Rob and Nicola
Griffiths from Plymouth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tiered section of the Ballroom with new balustrades</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
Institute holds regular Wedding Fayres displaying the options and choices
available, and have catered for many weddings since.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the time of writing they have 41 weddings
booked for 2011.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Facilities & Statistics</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Over the year 2010 the ‘Stute had 18,000 visitors
with 161 organisations using the facilities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A
range of sound and lighting equipment has been installed in the ballroom to
enhance a variety of shows and provide a choice of stage effects.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It is interesting to see that the glitter ball
which was removed during the recent renovations has now been replaced along
with quite a sophisticated lighting system, enabling the ambience to be changed
to suit any occasion.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tiered section as many remember with solid panels.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Quotes from some of the
volunteers who help at the Institute:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“It’s a
fabulous building and everyone’s so friendly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Its relaxing, not like going to work at all.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">“I volunteer in the cafe a few days a week, but I
help with buffets, the bar, lunches and take courses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Recently I did a balloon course to arrange
them for weddings and parties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
push you, but in a nice way.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">“When I’m not working, I’m talking to the
customers.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first floor corridor in place of the Bar. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">“There’s computers and a youth club for the
kids.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t understand why more
Mothers don’t send their kids here.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A brown sign
indicating a historical building, has been erected at the junction into
Llanhilleth from the A467.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=513634735474322556" name="_Toc296251020"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=513634735474322556" name="_Toc310339319"></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc310339319;"><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251020;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Services available at the
‘Stute</span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251020;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251020;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In 2010 there are two
Doctor’s surgeries and a Flying Start Creche as well as the Communities First
office to bring in a rental income.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Weddings, room hire, buffets, conferences also contribute to the
cash-flow.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Currently it is run as a
registered charity with any profit going to contribute free events for the
local community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hallowe’en 2010 was an
example of this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Community Groups such
as the Karate Club and Tea Dance Club are subsidised to encourage local
involvement.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251020;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">As well as a Baby Innoculation
Clinic, Communities First support parenting classes for families with children
up to the age of primary school.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251020;"><span style="font-size: small;">Youth Work</span><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251020;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">St Illtyds Communities
First provide Outreach and detached programs for young people to help them link
into new and existing services and gain experience and self confidence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Advice is available on Employment, Sexual
health, general health and local services.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Events are held on bullying as well as street games and dance, and
sport.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A respect for the local
community is gained by holding community litter picks as well as activities
such as Action Camp, Ice Skating and the Youth Mayors Inauguration event. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Various issues have been identified and
tackled including alcohol abuse, and lack of youth provision in the area.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251020;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Tylorstown Institute</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251020;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251020;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Llanhilleth
Partnership Board and Institute are supporting Tylorstown Communities First in
restoring their local institute to its former glory.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251020;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Flying Start Nursery</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251020;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251020;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Flying Start Nursery
is funded by the WAG (Welsh Assembly Gov.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is based in a new section of the Institute with access from the
staircase linking the Ground and Upper Ground floors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This section of the building is light and
bright with a secure outside area where the infants can enjoy lively play
safely in fine weather.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251020;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The nursery provides free
supervision for 2-3 year olds from families who fit a set of criteria, within
the local catchment area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each session
lasts for two and a half hours.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Children are allowed to start the term after their second birthday and
remain until after their third birthday before progressing on to the Play &
Grow nursery located in the school building next door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Often parents are busy with work and
family problems, but the ethos of Flying Start is to encourage families to play
together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Monday sessions are for
babies aged 0-1 years, Tuesday for toddlers aged 1-3 years, and a baby clinic
is held on Wednesdays, for any problems the children may have and to keep a
check on their weight and developmental stepping stones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most families live within walking distance
of the Institute which also houses a Family Support Team and Health Visitor who
can make house calls and help support the family, finding child care if
necessary and generally encourage the family to ensure their child learns
through play.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251020;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Luncheon Club</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251020;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251020;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Billy Bennet, a comedian
from Neath appears regularly at the monthly luncheon club.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A three-course meal and bingo usually
completes the £5 entertainment. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251020;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Llanhilleth Institute
appears to have great support from the populations of Tredegar, Abertillery,
Blaina,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sofrydd, Nantyglo, Ebbw Vale and
beyond.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately this cannot
always be said of the local people of Llanhilleth village.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc296251020;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">GENERATE PROJECT</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">organised
by Communities First in 2011, was an intergenerational project designed to
bring Llanhilleth residents of different age groups together to discuss their
similarities and differences and find a better mutual understanding .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Young and old were paired together to
interview each other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These interviews
were recorded and played back at the Institute in front of an invited
audience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many of the questions on
screen brought discussion from the floor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Quoted below are comments, ideas and views of some of the people taking
part in those interviews:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Anti-social Behaviour</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Are
young people involved in anti-social behaviour these days any different from
the youth of fifty <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>years
ago?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Groups of young people outside
shops can be felt to be intimidating to older people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fifty
years ago, the young people,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>their<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>families would have been known to the older generation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many fewer motor cars meant people remained
in the village and had more local contact.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Older people spoke of when they were young, tying cotton to door
knockers to allow them to be activated from a distance without being
caught.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kids getting up to mischief, or
anti-social behaviour?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Access was
allowed to the tip and youngsters would take coal and make a fire on the
mountain to camp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Would this be<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>classed as thieving today?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It wasn’t then.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Football used to be played in the
street where everyone knew each other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was</span><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> perhaps a nuisance, </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">devilment.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Would this be tolerated
today?</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In
the 1950s and 60s there were 4 youth clubs, a cinema, sports clubs and lots of
things for young people to be involved wsith.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Teenagers of 15 and 16 would be running their own youth club with very
little supervision from adults.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
would have been possibly working at that age.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Once you started work you were treated as an adult and respected.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Education<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Fifty
or more years ago punishment would have been a slap with a ruler, a cane or
slipper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of pride amongst
classmates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Children would play outside
until dark.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were no after-school
events or social workers or careers guidance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>These
days teachers could not touch a child, and must have a parent’s </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> permission before keeping a child after school.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Volunteering<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Young
people enjoyed learning new skills and leadership away from the house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They met new people and had a sense of
achievement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today people are less
willing to share their time and experiences with the young.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Llanhilleth Institute provides a base for
volunteering opportunities for all ages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Young people enjoyed helping
others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It provided a good feeling and
helped them develop and gain confidence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The youth group at the Institute has been raising money for charity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In the 1950s it was easier to
organise volunteers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was no
requirement for a</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>CRB check or
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Employment<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Today
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>bus fare.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Years
ago there was plenty of employment:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the
pit, steel works, tin works.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>You went from one job to another quite
easily, but not today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The average pit <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>labourer earned £7.50 a week in
1950s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It could take an hour and a half
by bus and <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>walking to get to work
out of the area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perhaps two hours to
get home after you <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>missed the
bus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Often
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> today. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are no more jobs for
life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Environment<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
buildings, roads and river were dirty with a lot of smoke from the industries
and<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>pollution in the river.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The colliery washed the coal and dumped the
waste in the river.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would run black,
or brown from the steel works.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now
there are herons and fish, but there is still litter in the river.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were more people on the roads, you
walked everywhere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone used the
streets and housewives washed their front-door step and pavement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was no litter on the roads as there
was little money for luxuries, and ice-cream<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>and ice lollipops didn’t come wrapped in paper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were no fast-food outlets years ago
or takeaway food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People were not so
fussy about their back lanes though.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These were often full of litter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There used to be road sweepers with a wheelbarrow to keep the streets clean.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People couldn’t afford cars, so they stayed
in their own village.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They had more <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>The
mountains and streams were fairly clean.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>As a child in the 1950’s you </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>could
walk anywhere on the mountains, it was quite safe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You could take a picnic <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>and play all day in the ponds, light a
fire on the side and bake potatoes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There was <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>never any idea
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</span>Everyone looked out for one <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>another.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Today
people dump litter, and do whatever they feel like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They don’t care <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>about the problems it will cause in the future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are green spaces and nice <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>views, but children cannot play
outside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are no pathways to walk
along.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>There </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> are not <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>enough shops in the town centre
and too many serving food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>just </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> don’t look <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>attractive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The graffiti should
be cleaned up.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div>
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">--oo0oo—<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Communities
First has helped the generations to talk together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With everyone caring for their surroundings
and feeling part of the same community progress can be made towards a clean and
pleasant environment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03887302909932153797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513634735474322556.post-58162893112649966262013-12-26T08:58:00.002-08:002013-12-26T08:58:54.281-08:00Places around Llanhilleth<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Heading1Char"><span style="font-family: Arial; line-height: 115%;"><b>Jobby Jayne Fields</b></span></span><b><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc303181104;"></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">or Jobby’s Fields was the
site of great excitement back between the Wars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Walter Poskett, the driver of the local ash
cart, made twice daily collections from each household, as everyone had coal
fires creating buckets of dead ashes every day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone noticed with great interest that he was depositing the
ashes on muddy areas in Jobby’s Fields.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Why?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>This heralded the arrival of the Royal Horse Artillery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They camped on the field for a few days
whilst recruiting around the area of Trinant, Oakdale and Llanhilleth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately the valleys did not get a
glimpse of their grand regalia, merely their everyday khaki uniform.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Could this be Thomas Kennard standing on the Crumlin Viaduct ?</b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>Crumlin Viaduct</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This was erected in 1857 by
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MP.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Details obtained from </span><a href="http://www.crumlinviaduct.co.uk/History.htm"><span style="font-family: Arial;">http://www.crumlinviaduct.co.uk/History.htm</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">There was no major renovation
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dismantled in 1966.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Crumlin Canal</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">The Railway</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;">The
railway line running through Llanhilleth was opened in the early 1850’s,
providing new and swift transport of goods and passengers down the valley to
Newport.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The facilities at Llanhilleth
Station improved considerably when The Great Western Railway (GWR, which some
claimed stood for God’s Wonderful Railway), took over in 1880.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The passenger services came to an end in
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Workmen’s Club new premises</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Workmen’s Social Club
building near the sports pavilion, was especially built by Blaenau Gwent
Council for Llanhilleth Social Club.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This enabled them to move from the Insitute for it to be refurbished.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although the dance floor of the new building
was much smaller than the Institute, dances and social were held</span> <span style="font-family: Arial;">regularly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">February
2011,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> t</span>he Workmen’s Social
Club closed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Several o</span>rganisations within
Llanhilleth were interested in its use, but it is currently occupied by the Rugby Club.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ex-Workman's Club/ now Rugby Club from the fields.</td></tr>
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Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03887302909932153797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513634735474322556.post-8042227832605454252013-12-20T09:48:00.002-08:002013-12-20T09:48:21.565-08:00South Wales Developments, early 1900s<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal;">The
turn of the nineteenth/twentieth century saw vast changes and developments not
only in the Valleys of South Wales Valleys but in South Wales generally.</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-weight: normal;">The area was a hub for the world's industrial
revolution, with Cardiff</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> the largest
coal exporting port in the world. Here are a few places which opened around that time….</span></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
University of Wales in Newport was opened in 1893, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">the National Museum of Wales
in 1908, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">and the National Library in 1909.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Most
importantly Wales saw victory over the All Blacks on 16 December 1905.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Newport
and its docks expanded greatly around this time, due to the exportation of coal
and iron carried down from the valleys by canal, and railway.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
unusual <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Newport transporter bridge</u></b>
was opened in 1906 by Lord Tredegar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This bridge, now one of only six still working, in the world, crosses
the river Usk and was designed by F. Arnodin, a Frenchman.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To avoid obstructing the once busy shipping
lanes, the gondola, which carries passengers and traffic from bank to bank, is
suspended on a steel structure high above the river banks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The height above the river level may, at
first, appear excessive, but this river boasts one of the highest tides in the
country.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Closed
in 2008, a £1.2 million restoration saw the bridge reopened on 30 July 2010 and
although only open for 193 days during the next year, 40,000 crossings were
recorded by pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, and vehicles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Now a tourist attraction rather than part of the highways, it is not open daily. Check for details before visiting. On special days you can walk up over the top of the bridge as well as travel across in he gondola.</span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Ernest Thompson Willows</span></u></b><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> (1896-1926), designed a
way of powering and steering hot air balloons using propellers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Born in Cardiff, he made his first flight
in 1905. In 1910 he was the first person to fly across the English Channel,
from London to Paris.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Regrettably, but
perhaps inevitably, this pioneering welshman died in 1926 pursuing his love of
ballooning.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Railway through Llanhilleth</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">1906
saw the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Great Western Railway</u></b>
(GWR) complete a rail link from London to Fishguard<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on the west coast, enabling the shortest sea
passage across to Ireland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>GWR had
taken over the line in 1880.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Transport
became key both to move coal to the docks and steel works, and steel to the docks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>South
Wales provided metal track for railways being built across India and the
world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">In
1907 the Great Western Railway directors approved plans for a Goods Shed and
Sidings for Llanhilleth Station.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
passenger line through Llanhilleth was later closed in April 1962 as part of devastating
Government rail closures throughout the UK.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These were known as the “Beeching cuts” after the Transport minister at
the time, Dr Richard Beeching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03887302909932153797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-513634735474322556.post-59548177331737437592013-12-18T04:57:00.000-08:002013-12-18T04:57:17.914-08:00Pithead Baths at Llanhilleth <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=513634735474322556" name="_Toc303174665"></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc303174665;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Women’s Labour League</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
Women’s Labour League fought to improve the lives of everyday families.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>women were not women of wealth and upper class, they were involved in
the community and general living conditions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They became widowed through pit accidents, they saw children hungry in
the streets and babies die.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The League
put pressure mostly on the Labour Party not only for pithead baths, but for
baby clinics, school medical inspections, free school meals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Collette 1989)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Local Branch of the Women’s Labour
League was formed in 1910 in Abertillery and the Secretary was Mrs Davies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Every
day women had the back-breaking work of carrying bucket after bucket of cold
water from the outside pump, or later the kitchen tap, to boil on an open coal
fire, kept alight by carrying bucket after bucket of coal from the cwch on the
backyard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This coal had been carried
bucket after bucket from the back lane or the road in front of the terraced
house into the coal cwch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All this
heavy work resulted in premature births, miscarriages as well as scalds and
burns to women and children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
average life expectancy at 40, was less than the collier.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The men would walk from the Pit at Llanhilleth,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Navigation in Crumlin, or even across the
mountain from Abersychan, and arrive home dirty, dusty, sometimes wet or in
winter, possibly icicles on their clothes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Washing and drying such clothes without a washing machine was not an
easy task.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Meals were cooked on the
coal fire or in the fireside oven, and all this while children played
underfoot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Through
the Conference of the Women’s Labour League in 1914,Women’s Co-operative Soc.
and Women’s Welfare Groups there was demand for pithead baths.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These groups argued women’s work in the home
was as essential to the coal industry as the miners work in the pit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Coping with large families and
over-crowding, they also needed to heat quantities of water on coal fires for
the men to bathe with no bathroom, wash their clothes by hand, and clear up the
coal dust.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Women were determined.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pithead Baths<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>would make a big different to their lives.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Many of the
Miners themselves, reluctant to change, questioned who would pay for the
baths.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(As with most things, they
would, by compulsory contributions from their pay.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Would they accommodate all the
employees?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They could be a bad moral
influence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once clean and smart, would
men head for the pub instead of going straight home?<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">After
WW1, Elizabeth Andrews and the Women’s Section of the Labour Party in Wales
recommenced the fight for the baths.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She had left school aged 12 and became a suffragette.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1919 she was asked to give a speech
before Parliament.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although pithead
baths became compulsory during 1924 it took more than thirty years for every
miner to have access to this facility.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">When,
the first baths were opened, some miners were reluctant to use them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was mis-information that they would
have to stand naked and be hosed down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They believed that bathing and then going outside to walk home would
ensure they caught a cold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would
cause problems with their spinal chord and weaken them generally.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A miners health was always his priority as
illness meant no wages.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
Mining Industry Act of 1920 imposed a levy of 1d. per ton of coal raised, on
coal owners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Administered by the Miners
Welfare Commission.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It provided
amenities such as Pit Head Baths, Welfare Halls, and scholarships.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also provided grants and maintenance
costs for Institutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In 1952 the cash
and investments of the Welfare Commission were transferred to the Coal Industry
Social Welfare Organisation.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">By
this time, seven out of ten men had access to pithead baths, leaving three out
of ten still having to wash at home!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Once their trepidations and shyness had been overcome, true to their
chapel roots, the men would often sing hymns and take turns to wash each
others’ backs, as well as play pranks and sort out disputes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Vaseline was commonly used to clean the
delicate area around the eyes, and they possibly received a ‘soap and towel’
allowance in their wages for use at the pithead baths.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Llanhilleth
pit baths, of red brick and now derelict, are located on the horseshoe
bend.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were opened around
1944.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Towy Berrow was the
superintendent of the new building and remained until all the miners had gone
and the building was to be handed over to the Contractors in 1969.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scrupulously clean, he spent hours scrubbing
and washing the white tiles, even when it was to close.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“It was brand new and clean when I took it
over and it will be as new as I can make it when I hand it over.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Borrowed from "Old Pontypool" Facebook page<br />Many people still remember this image from their childhood.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">These
unassuming buildings, built mostly between 1920s and 1950s, improved the health
of mining families at a stroke.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Clean
men in clean clothes returning from work, no longer contaminated their home
with coal dust, dirty wet clothing and, some say, the black bats (cockroaches),
which were so common in coal miners’ cottages.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Then came the fear that clean men need not go straight home from
work.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">They were ‘tidy,’ so could go
straight to the pub.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">That was another problem.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Towy
Berrow, as related by his son Tony, was superintendent of the Pit Head Baths and
an officer of the St Johns Ambulance, from when the baths opened in 1940s until
the pit closed in 1969, when he retired.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sadly the baths quickly fell into ruin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In February 2008 it was announced that
“the eyesore was to be demolished.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Plans had been approved to build housing on the site.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Six years on and this has yet to be
carried out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<h1>
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=513634735474322556" name="_Toc303174667"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Marches</span></a><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc303174667;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Various marches within the valleys and to London
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These actions were to raise public awareness to the miners’ plight and poor
conditions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Government proposed unemployment benefit should
not be paid to marchers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A bill
prohibited any procession if it was likely to result in disorder or public
inconvenience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A fine, not exceeding
£50 and/or imprisonment for up to three months was the penalty for anyone found
guilty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many marches were quietly abandoned, workers
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</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, the largest hunger march
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Link to information on the hunger marches.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.agor.org.uk/cwm/themes/events/hunger.asp">http://www.agor.org.uk/cwm/themes/events/hunger.asp</a></span><br />
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<span class="Heading2Char"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The geology</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark: _Toc303174668;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> in South Wales greatly
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px;">Government’s statistics</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 17px;"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Between the early 19th and early 20th Century the population of Blaenau Gwent as a whole, rose from around 1,200 to well over 110,000.<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Government website reveals the population of Llanhilleth, Blaenau Gwent and Wales in the 2001 Census:<br /><br /><b><u>Population & Housing</u></b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">2001 Census 2,859,489 4,776 69,367 <br />Population 2,007,347 3,360 31,385 <br />Dwellings 1,274,501 2,404 32,385 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It is also interesting to observe the increase in population in the Rhondda over only thirty years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Year Population Population Population Miners Coal Output<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> <b>Of Wales Llanhilleth Rhondda Of Wales Of Wales<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1801 </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> 587,128 203<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1811 </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> 673,337 344<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1821 </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> 789,271 438<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1831 </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> 904,312 545<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1841 </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> 1,045,958 403<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1851 </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> 1,163,139 611<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1861 </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> 1,286,413 1,020 4,000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1871 </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> 1,412,583 1,172<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1881 </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> 1,604,821 1,383<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1891 </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> 1,788,639 1,956 163,000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1901 </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> 2,012,876 5,015 150,412 29,209,000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1911 </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> 2,420,921 3,683<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1921 </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> 2,656,474<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1931 </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> 2,593,332<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1951 </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> 2,596,850<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1961 </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> 2,644,023 106,000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1971 </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> 2,731,204 60,000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1981 </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> 2,790,500<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1991 2,811,965<br />2001 2,007,347 3,360<br /> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In the late nineteenth century the average life expectancy for the mining population was barely 20 years of age. Child mortality was high and people speak of local children visiting houses to see their late school friend laid out in their coffin. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The average life expectancy for women was 40, slightly lower than that of men working underground. The stress of child bearing, cleaning coal dust from their homes, heating water for men’s baths and washing, drying and ironing clothes all took their toll. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Childbirth was carried out at home with Mother or Mother-in-law helping with the delivery, and other children being cared for by close family. A midwife or Doctor would only be called if there were problems.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Often young couples lived in “apartments.” This would consist of perhaps the front room and a bedroom in someone else's terraced cottage, with use of the kitchen. If they were lucky they would be sharing the house with relatives, but even then, the family could have perhaps six children living in the other two bedrooms and the living room, maybe even a lodger. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">One young couple, three weeks before their wedding, found their plan for accommodation with the husband’s family had fallen through. The bride’s father, not willing to see his daughter disappointed, decided to take them in. Unfortunately the house had two double bedrooms and a single, taken up by the husband and wife, two daughters and a son. But the son worked night-shift. It was quickly organised that the newly weds could have one of the double bedrooms. The other daughter would sleep, during the week, in the single bedroom, while her brother was in work . The son would then take over possession of the bedroom during the day, while his sister was in work. On week-ends when he was home at night, she would sleep a few doors down at her auntie’s house. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">This situation lasted for nearly a year, until she married and moved out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Many families were unable or unwilling to pay the few pence for their child to attend school. Often being unable to read themselves they signed their name with a ‘X.’ Men would walk twelve miles over the mountain from Pontypool, and Abersychan to work at Llanhilleth pit. If they arrived one minute after the six o’clock starting time, they were turned away with no pay for that shift.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Sunday work was overtime with extra pay to carry out repairs to the shaft or the cables. To qualify, men would have to go on the “Sunday List” and the paymaster would call them in when they were wanted. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Community was partly created by the extended family. People rarely moved from the village, and even from the same street. Parents lived next door to sons or daughters, with grandmothers and aunts living perhaps only a few doors further away. A family support structure was within yards of the front door. The dangers of working underground required the men to be interdependent. They needed to trust and look out for each other, no one ever knew if the current shift could be their last. The women’s closeness was strengthened through the stress and worry of not knowing whether their men would be returning from that particular day's shift.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Every morning, women cleaned their house. No easy-clean polished wood floors, but flagstones or terracotta tiles in black and red and loose rugs to be shaken or beaten outside. Often rag-rugs would be made from a piece of sacking threaded with scraps of fabric from worn out clothing. These are now created as craft pieces and can fetch hundreds of pounds for even a small example. What would granny think?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> A coal fire was the only source of heating the house and providing hot water. The iron metalwork would rust if not looked after, so copious amounts of ‘black lead’ was rubbed on with a cloth and then removed with a brush until the metalwork gleamed. Sometimes the fender across the front of the hearth would have brass metal decoration, or even be made wholly of brass. Then the Brasso would be needed so that it too gleamed. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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