News
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Chepstow and Wye Valley Branch Meetings
Chepstow & Wye Valley Branch are restarting meetings from October 2021. Please note new DAY and new VENUE Meetings will be held on the 2nd Thursday of each month from […]
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Newport – The Land of Song – Dean Powell
On 26th February 2020, Dean presented enthusiastically the history of the male voice choir movement in Wales. Its origins are based in the strength
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Newport – Money Making – Abigail Kenvyn
Our speaker, on 29th January 2020, is the Exhibition Manager of the Museum at the Royal Mint at Llantrisant. She started with an outline of the history of the Mint.
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Blackwood – Iris’ War
Our first meeting of the new year was held on Tuesday 21st January. Mr Ewart Smith, agreed to talk to us regarding his aunt who, during WW2, spent the war […]
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Blackwood – Social Evening
We met again on Tuesday 17th December for our monthly evening at Blackwood Comprehensive School. It being the festive season,
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Blackwood – Christmas Lunch
The branch met on Tuesday 10th December at the Halfway Inn in Gelligroes, where we held our Christmas lunch.
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Blackwood – “Being Father Christmas”
Our meeting on 19th November was well attended with 26 members and visitors present. Following the usual announcements, the branch settled back to hear our speaker for the evening, […]
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Newport – Medieval Newport – Robert Trett
Firstly the speaker (non 27th November 2019) must be congratulated for carrying on with his talk despite problems with his voice. His talk started with the earliest days of the […]
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Newport – Life and Times on the Wentloog Levels (Mary Spencer-Jones)
On 30th October, our speaker started with a survey of the Wentloog Levels with mention of their history and topography,
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Newport – The Green Meadow Burial Ground – Myth, Mystery and Renewal
Our August talk was given by Stephen Lyons. Although the original title was ‘The Black Vein Disaster’ and about the coal mine disaster at Waunfawr, Risca on December 1st, 1860 […]