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The National Library of Wales is thecustodian of a treasure trove of Victoriannewspapers, which are available onlinefor free. It comprises a searchabledatabase and I often browse the storiesin the hope of finding some quirkynuggets to share. During my blissfulexcursions through the countless tales oflife and death in nineteenth centuryNewport, I happened upon the stories oftwo criminals, who had been broughtbefore the magistrate, James Brown (notthat one!) in 1854.The first of these was John Williams alias'Jack the Sailor', a name that surelydeserves to be remembered. According tothe Monmouthshire Beacon, Jack was aninfamous ‘ship-robber’, who operatedaround Newport. He had been convicted atMonmouth Assizes in 1850 and wassentenced to penal servitude for sevenyears. However, it would seem that Jackwas a model prisoner, which secured him anearly release. He was presented with a ticketso that he might return to British shores, anew set of clothes, and a generous £7.Unfortunately, no sooner had he arrived inNewport than he immediately jettisoned hiserstwhile obedience and resumed his oldtricks. After a fruitless attempt to steal aboat, he was apprehended and broughtbefore the court. The magistrate dischargedhim albeit with a warning that he riskedsevere punishment if his illegal behaviourcontinued. It is not known if Jack reformedhis character permanently.Beneath this report was another articleentitled, 'A Fat Thief'. You would be wrong if,like me, you envisaged a rotund desperadopilfering the possessions of others since thestory told of George Thomas, who wascharged with stealing fat from a butcher inPill. A witness informed the court that heobserved the accused enter the
slaughterhouse and pick up a large piece oftallow. He then broke this in two andsecreted both parts in his pocket. When heemerged, he was confronted and taken intocustardy. Thomas claimed he had onlystolen the fat to grease his boots,presumably for the purpose of waterproofingthem. But he was also accused of havingstolen other items from the abattoir beforeand when his accommodation wassearched, the police found beef tongue thathad been reported missing. By whom is notrecorded but I like to think it was the cow!Ultimately, the defendant was said to be anotorious thief, who was described as being"exceedingly fond of fat".Despite apprehending such crooks, the localpolice force was not always on the right sideof the law. In 1882, the Beacon reportedhow a constable called Griffith Davies hadbeen manhandled by an unruly crowd.Davies, who was off duty at the time, wasdrinking at a public house in Dock Streetwith a seafaring acquaintance. Anothercustomer became increasingly belligerentand Davies, still in his uniform, threatened toeject him if he continued. An argumentensued and soon, an inspector and sergeantappeared and instructed Davies to leave.When he declined, a mob of half a dozenmen grabbed the hapless constable andhoisted him onto their shoulders. He wascarried roughly through the town to thepolice station with his superiors seeminglycheering them on from behind. An enquiryfound that Davies was entirely blameless('Davies the Blameless' is surely a nicknameto rival that of 'Jack the Sailor') but theInspector and Sergeant were suitablychastised.Who knows what other peculiar treats residein the National Library of Wales archive butrest assured if I find anything of interest,you'll be the first to hear!
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At the end of our last articlewe reported on the majorproblems in Herefordshire
where fatalities now estimated toequate to roughly 10% of thegrazing swan flock occurred, butquite quickly Western PowerDistribution (WPD) were in actionfitting the latest and mosteffective version of flight divertersto the considerable number ofcable spans which we identifiedas being the source of theproblem. This is relatively easy tofix, but sadly, the same cannot besaid for the National Grid highvoltage lines which cross theGwent Levels and, in particular,the Newport Wetlands Reserve.On 10th March we received a call,which involved a seriouslydistressed juvenile swan whichhad obviously flown into these
cables. He was lucky to bespotted by a visitor to the reservefrom Swansea who raised thealarm, and then for us to find himdeep in undergrowth about twohours later. We took him to theSwan Sanctuary the followingday; the assessment was that thebreak in his leg was at least aweek old, and was lucky to havesurvived this long in such ahandicapped condition. Now thathe's in the best hands available,he will survive with a funny walk,but he will be fine. Sometimelater, another beautiful matureadult male swan was far lessfortunate; he was killed instantlywhen he flew into cables in aremote area north of the M4 nearMagor.What with these ongoingproblems of cable strikes, there's
no doubt March has been a toughmonth with at least two fatalitiesresulting from attacks byuncontrolled dogs. These reallydo give us just cause for intenseanger, they are totally avoidable ifonly their owners behavedresponsibly. One case was inSwindon and the other nearer tohome, occurred in the Goldcliffarea on the Gwent Levels. Itinvolved a lone adult male swanwhich had been part of thescenery in these parts for anumber of years. The dog was atype of Shar Pei, on a lead, butone of those long extendabletypes which, in the circumstanceswas about as much use as achocolate fireguard, not intendedas a flippant description, but toillustrate the total inadequacy ofthe safety measures in place. We
Of Powerlines, Dogs (or TheirOwners) and Fishing line
These’s only one winner if a swan flies into one of these
As this article is being written, it is sobering to note it is,already, the last week of March, and the clocks have just beenmoved forward one hour; that's the start of British SummerTime although meteorologically speaking, with the passing ofthe solstice, spring was only just begun, and we, at SwanRescue South Wales were grounded for a total of four daysbecause of snow. Extraordinary and most peculiar.
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hear it everywhere dogs are beingexercised in places where swansare resident my dog wouldn'tattack the swans. It simply isn'tas simple as that; it requires onlyfor a swan to feel threatened, andthe chances are there will be aconfrontation, the outcome ofwhich can only be bad news. It isfor this reason that we wouldwelcome a requirement that dogsin public should be on a shortlead and muzzled. It is not onlywildlife which is at risk; as hasbeen all too apparent in the newsin recent times; vulnerablepeople, especially children are notnecessarily safe in the companyof dogs, particularly the largermore powerful species.In this particular case, the ownerdid attempt to pull the dog off theswan, but not before deeppenetrating wounds had beeninflicted on both sides of thelower back, and the spine hadbeen exposed. Despite our best
efforts, Pat who brilliantly caughtthe swan on the far side of thereen, and our hospitalising himwith Sue in Swindon, the swandied three days later. In our view,there is little doubt an offence hadbeen committed under theWildlife and Countryside Act1981.As this edition of the Directory ispublished, the end of the closedseason, where applied, for coursefishing will be approaching. Forthis reason we feel it appropriateto enter a plea to all courseanglers to exercise great carewith their fishing tackle. By way ofillustration of the consequenceswhen things go wrong, we can do
no better than recount a rescue ofa juvenile swan at the WildernessPond at Porthcawl. This was oneof four cygnets still at 'basecamp' in mid January. For anumber of days it was apparenthe had become detached fromhis siblings, spent a lot of timesleeping in a remote part of thepond and was not feeding. He
appeared to have a length offishing line passing from his beak,round his neck, and thendisappearing under water. Anumber of land based attemptshad been made by Gary, our manin Port Talbot, to catch him, but allof these failed so we had nochoice but to call upon our friendSteve for help with his trustedkayak.For a while, even this looked as ifit was going to fail. Our luckchanged when the fleeing swan
swam briefly into marginalvegetation on the island, and ashe emerged it was clear somepieces of stick had becomeattached to the fishing line weknew he was trailing. This slowedhim down, and caused a measureof panic. Steve managed tomanoeuvre him close enough tothe bank for Josh, Gary's sonwho very quick wittedly gothimself onto a position where hewas able to net the swan, just ashe was turning to escape again.As is so often the case in theseextreme situations, it was all a bitbrutal and undignified, but whatchoice do we have?Undoubtedly, the means didjustify the ends.What we found was a mediumsized micro-barbed hook in histongue; the attached line hadcaused a nasty slice woundunderneath the tongue and itselfhad become entangled in acluster of vegetation, all being
wrapped around a leg. Ascarefully as we could, wemanaged to remove all this 'stuff',and delivered him the next day tothe Swan Sanctuary atShepperton to recuperate (for therecord, Admission No.0038). Forcompany on the journey, therewas another juvenile with adislocated wing, yet anothercable strike, rescued the previousday from a field of kale a mileupstream from Monmouth.
Text by Peter; photographs by Ellen, Mike and Sue
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This castle can be reached fromSkenfrith by returning along theB4521 road, in the direction ofAbergavenny, and after nearly sixmiles taking a signposted left turnfor White Castle. Gwyn apGwaethfoed was the originalowner of this castle and as hisname means ‘white’ in Welsh;White Castle is a simpletranslation of Castell Gwyn. Thereis also a theory that the castletakes its name from its originalcolour, as traces of white plasterhave been found on the stonewalls.Gwyn was another brother of theBach family, who built Skenfrith.The brothers were sons of Cadivorap Gwaethfoed, a onetime prince ofCardigan, who was also an ancestorof the Morgan family who becamelords of Tredegar. This family beingthe ancestors of the notorious pirateHenry Morgan. The originalfortress was again most likelyconstructed of wood placed on topof an earlier defensive earthwork.Legend tells us that Gwyn was oldand blind, when his castle wasbesieged and seized by theNormans. He appealed to KingRufus for the chance to fight hisNorman opposer on equal terms ina darkened room. His claim to theright of trial by combat wasgranted, and the two fought it outin a locked and unlit room. Theelderly blind Welshman succeededin overcoming his Normanopponent and his property wasthen restored so the legend claimed.This old story may be true, but
Gwyn could not have retained thecastle for very long, for soon afterthis time the Normans began tostrengthen the fortress. WhiteCastle was the most vulnerable ofthe three castles and the Normans'construction turned this into themost formidable of the trilateral ofcastles. The present castle dates from theearly 13th century and is a good
example of a concentric castle. Thefortress is shaped like an elongatedhexagon, with an inner wardcompletely surrounded by a loftycurtain wall linked with six circulartowers of great strength. Two of
these towers, on the north side,were constructed to form theGatehouse, and the remainingtowers are equally spaced aroundthe outer wall. The whole castle issurrounded by a wide and deepwater-filled moat. The south side ofthe ward contained the hall andkeep.Over the moat on the north side ofthe gateway towers lies the outer
ward, a large open space againenclosed by a strong wall with fourprojecting towers. This also isprotected by an outer moat. Thesecombined defences are designed toprovide a powerful barbican. The
Bygones 8 by Steve Barber
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‘y Tair Tref’white castle
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castle contains no identifiableremains of accommodation for thedefenders, who were likely to havebeen housed in wooden lean-toshelters.Look down into the waters of themoat and see if you can spot any ofthe giant carp that swim here, butbeware of any of the swanguardians who sometimes inhabitthe moat. Rudolph Hess, the deputyReichführer, who was allowed toexercise in the castle grounds whenimprisoned at a nearby mentalhospital, once fed these carp andswans. Climb to the top of thegateway tower, where a woodenplatform has been constructed toallow us to enjoy the impressiveviews. The most dominant landscapefeature is the Skirrid Fawrsometimes known as the ‘HolyMountain’, because on the summit,1,600 feet above sea level, are still afew stones from St. Michael'schapel. The soil from this site wasconsidered holy, and was gatheredby local folk to spread on the floorsof their cattle sheds. This wasintended to ward off disease, Iwonder if it would have kept ‘footand mouth’ at bay? The great gashin the southern flank has beenvariously blamed by the groundingof Noah's Ark or caused bylightning strike in the stormfollowing the Crucifixion, - takeyour pick!
LlanvetherineAfter leaving the castle and headingtowards Abergavenny, it is worthwhile briefly, pausing here toexamine the village church, whichcontains a few interesting, features.The church is normally kept locked,but access can be obtained from theoccupant of Brook Cottage. Justfollow the path from the churchentrance, go through the gate thencontinue on and turn left and crossover the brook bridge to thecottage.The oldest part of the church isprobably the tower which has anupper section corbelled out toproject over the lower construction.
The tower contains two bells dated1582 and 1653. An oak tablet, fixedto the west wall of the knave,illustrates the five wounds of Christ.The chancel holds two life-sizedeffigies of a 17th Century Rectorand wife. The Rector, ReverendDavid Powell, is dressed in splendidperiod costume but his facialembellishments are mostimpressive. A noble moustachesweeps back to his ears and hisbeard is composed of five plaits. TheRector's wife stands on the left andis dressed in authentic Welshcostume of the time. It is interestingto note that she wears her weddingring on the second finger of herright hand, as was customary at thatdate. The lady's feet are depicted, bythe sculptor, as would be seen fromthe side.The odd thing about these twostone memorials is that whilst theReverend Powell is recorded asdying in 1621, his wife's memorialis dated 22ndApril 1715. The dressstyle of the couple is contemporary,but the dates suggest that his wifeoutlived the Reverend Powell, bysome 94 years. It seems more likelythat some vandal has adjusted thedate of Mrs Powell's memorial.From Llanvetherine carry straighton along the B4521 to reachAbergavenny and thus completeyour visit to the trilateral of threecastles,
Llanvetherine Church
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Tai Chi Tydu Community Hall, Rogerstone NP10 9EQ
Monday 7.15pm. Contact Bill James 07814 571247
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Newport Centre - Wednesday
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Monday 7.00–8.30pm, Malpas Community Centre
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07979 500212
Legs Bums & Tums, Zumba, Pilates Rivermead Centre, Afon Village
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St Anne’s Roman Catholic ChurchSt Anne’s Community Club meet every Tuesday at
10.30am. Tel: 01633 265533
Christchurch, Old Malpas Road, Malpas www.christchurchnewport.org
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The Rotary Club of Newport Sec: Peter Landers 01633 213049
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For more information call 01633 213243
Gwent Family History Society (Newport Branch)Help Desk at Newport Reference Library
2nd Wednesday of each month 2pm-4pm
Beginners Class at the Civic Centre
7.00pm on the second Wednesday of each month.
Branch Meeting at the Civic Centre
7.00pm on the Last Wednesday of each month
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Newport Central WI We now meet in the Newport Centre, Emlyn 1 room,
Kingsway, 2nd Monday of the month at 1.30 pm. New
members welcome. For more information contact Gay
Thomas, 01633 274527 or [email protected],
or Gwent Federation office, 01633 864456 or
East Side Art ClubEveswell Community Centre, Eveswell Street
Tuesday 7.00pm-9.00pm
All abilities and media meet to draw/paint, hold
exhibitions and arrange workshops.
For more details ring 01633 674033
Newport Reading GroupTuesday 7.00pm-8.30pm
Ye Old Murrenger Inn, High Street, Newport
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information the group and contact details.
Newport Chess ClubMeets every Wednesday 7:00pm-10:00pm at the
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www.newportchessclub.org.uk
Contact Roger Lockyer on 01633 252003
MERCHED Y WAWR CASNEWYDD A’R CYLCH(for Welsh Speakers & Learners)
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The Lyceum Folk Club of Newport Held every Thursday at 8.30pm at the Crindau
Constitutional Club. Malpas Road Newport
For more details ring 07966 754366
Rogerstone Roses WI2nd and 4th Tuesday in the month 7.00pm, St Anne’s
Church Hall. Contact: Olive Sheward 07954 336098
Newport and County Horticultural Society. Winter talks and summer outings.
For further information contact Gay Thomas on
01633 274527
Line Dance Class for all levels7.00pm every Monday. Bassaleg & Rogerstone Social
Club. Tel 01633 262796 or just come along to join in
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Whist ClubCome and meet new friends, Blaen-y-Pant Centre
Tues, Weds & Sat at 6.30pm. For details 01633 853348
Rogerstone Bowling ClubNext to Rogerstone Primary School
Contact Derek Carpenter – email
John Walsh – Tel 01633 662776
www.rogerstonebowlingclub.co.uk
Beechwood Bowling ClubContact Ron 01633 672440
www.beechwoodbowlingclub.co.uk
Newport Indoor Bowling CentreThe Glebeland, Bank Street
Contact 01633 264343
www.newportindoorbowls.co.uk
Belle Vue Bowling Club Belle Vue Park runs two teams and is always welcome
new players of all ages to the game and the social
events organised by the club April - September.
Contact Tony Allen 01633 770777
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St. Julians Ladies Bowls Club Glebelands Bowling Green, new members welcome,
practice sessions Monday afternoons (summer) from
2.00pm. For more information contact Gay Thomas,
01633 274527 or [email protected]
Newport OrchestraCan you play an orchestral instrument?
The orchestra NOW rehearse weekly (in school term
time) on Monday 7.30-9.30 pm at Lysaghts Institute,
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Please contact the Secretary by e-mail at
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Ridgeway and Allt-yr-yn Community CentreMONDAY
OAP Keep Fit 2.00pm-4.00pm
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Art Class 10.00am-4.30pm
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Patch Work & Quilting 1.00pm-3.00pm
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Gospel Meeting 4.30pm–5.15pm
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City of Newport Model Engineering SocietyEvery Wednesday 7.30pm - Bits or Natter
Every Saturday 11am to 5pm - working on site, track
repairs tidying etc.
Glebelands Park, Newport (by the Newport Bowls
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Newport Royal Naval AssociationA warm welcome to ex matelots/marines,
Meet at Baneswell Club, Stow Hill
1st Tuesday every month. For more details
[email protected] or www.newport-rna.co.uk
The Newport Medieval Ship The Ship Centre is opened by volunteers – the Friends
of Newport Ship.
Open Fridays & Saturdays
All opening times are10.30am – 4.30pm
Unit 20 Estuary Road, Queensway Meadows Ind Est,
Newport, NP19 4SP
Newport Folk ClubEvery Thursday 8.45 at Newport Fugitives Athletic
Club, High Cross
Contact Terry Parsons on 01633 897923
Newport and Gwent Philatelic Society Meetings are held twice a month in Room 3 of the
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7pm every second Wednesday.All ages welcome. For more details pleasecontact Roy Bentley. 01633 892410 [email protected] Music SocietyWe are an amateur music society welcomingnew members on stage and back stage. We meet on a Wednesday at 7.30pm atChristchurch Church Hall, Newport.Contact the secretary for more details Martyn Brown 07896 284424www.christchurchmusicsociety.co.ukSouth Wales and Mon. NumismaticSociety1st Monday of the month in Newport foranyone interested in coins, tokens, Medals,Banknotes.For details please contact the Chairman on 01633 413238 or Secretary on 02920 561564Badminton club Rogerstone Primary School every Tuesdayand Friday 7.00-9.00pm.For adults and teenagers of all abilities. For more details please contact:Gary: 07967 146332Linda: 07952 583827 [email protected]: @PonthirBaddersFacebook: Ponthir BadmintonRisca Male ChoirSunday 6-8pm and Thursday 7-9 pm at theold Risca UDC offices in St. Mary Street . For more details contact chairman DavidRowlands 01495 222702, secretary AlanDavis 01495 272664 or www.riscachoir.net GWENT CHORALE supported by COLEGGWENTWe are a community choir of ca. 70choristers.The choir now rehearses every Wednesday at7pm atDan-y-Graig Church, Risca NP11 6DRNew choristers are always welcome. Please call 01633 894914 for more details or visit the web site, www.gwentchorale.com
Cwtsh Arts and Community Centre For details of events and venue hire checkout our website, follow us on Facebook &Twitter and sign up to our newsletter. 226Stow Hill, Newport NP20 [email protected] www.cwtsh.org
Bridge lessons Gwent Bridge Academy NewportContact [email protected] Tel 01633 222224 or www.gwentbridge.co.uk
Newport U3Afor those retired or near retirement, we meetat Shaftesbury Methodist Church eachWednesday, Thursday and Friday during termtime. Nearly 40 interest groups from Art toWelsh. New members very welcome. Formore details Contact Tony Mason 01633896094 or visit – www.newportu3a.org.uk.Friends of Newport Museum and ArtGallery (FoNMAG)Talks in Newport Art Gallery at 7pm March 13th & April 10th.Summer Excursions to be confirmedFind details and programme athttp://www.fonmag.org.uk/
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live. We are not an elite group of those who have ‘arrived’ and we are committed to continual change. We rest on and submit to the absolute, unchanging truth of the Bible;
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READERS OF THIS COLUMN have become aware ofthe work of the Twmbarlwm Society, such as litter-picking, fence and path repairs and our strugglesagainst off-roaders. But how many realise that CTScampaigns on many issues that have an immediateeffect on the wider landscape of the mountain? Ourmembers work continuously to lobby localauthorities and government departments to get thebest for our environment.
One such campaign concerns the actions of NaturalResources Wales (NRW) precipitated by PhytophthoraRamorum (aka Larch disease) that has affected forestrythroughout the UK and in particular, south-east Wales.
Clearing the diseased trees in the lower Sirhowy andEbbw Valleys has had a major impact on the landscape.The harvesting process has taken longer than elsewheredue to the steep, and therefore, tricky terrain, which hasmeant that every tree has to be felled by hand and thenwinched up to forest tracks. Locals have, for themost part, been understanding about thelength of time the forest paths have beenclosed, but there should be an expectationof professionalism and balance from NRW.
With felling on Machen, the GwyddonValley, Mynyddislwyn, and the CwmcarnForests around Twmbarlwm, occurring within arelatively short space of time, walking routes have beensubstantially reduced. NRW has the right to close forestrytracks without consultation. However, permission must besought to close public rights of way (PRoW). Initiallypermission can be granted by the local authority for up tosix months. If NRW needs longer it must apply for anextension. If a short extension is needed, because of themagnitude of the exercise, it is understandable that thecorrect procedure isn’t always followed. However, publicrights of way have been closed in some areas forsubstantially longer than six months.
There is more than one reason for this. NRW tends toapply to close PRoWs well before contractors are ready tomove to that particular area.
For instance, Restricted Byway 189 in the Nant CarnValley has been closed since December 2017, but at thebeginning of March 2018 not only were there no WARNINGposters advising visitors of the closure, no work hadstarted on the byway. It is highly unlikely that NRW will meetthe six month deadline for reopening the byway at the endof May. This is just one example, but it is far from anisolated incident.
TwmbarlwmForest Walksneed ClarityMain photo: Brash coveredfootpaths leave them unusablefor many months.
Right: A sign warns cyclists of “live work” in theCwmcarn Forest but does not prohibit entry - yetPRoWs remain closed to walkers far too long.
Another reason for theextended closure of PRoWsis that NRW appears not tocheck that contractorshave cleared the route ofthe brash generated bythe harvesting process. Itis impossible to find the line of a right ofway when it is covered in brash and it would be dangerousto try to negotiate a way through. Many walkers, includingRamblers members, moan about the problem but do notmake a formal complaint. So the paths can stay “closed”for a very long time. The route may be legally open butthat’s no comfort when it is impossible to use it.
Additionally, extra forestry roads need to be installed toextract the felled timber and in doing so PRoWs arecompromised. Unfortunately, there seems to be littleattempt to reinstate many of the rights of way and thusalthough they still legally exist, they are in fact unusable.
NRW recently sent out a request that walkersobey the WARNING signs and not enter aprohibited area, but when someone is on aplanned 8 mile walk and they come across aWARNING sign, there is often no choice but to
carry on. Dragging a group back up a steep inclineand extending the walk by a few more miles is just not
possible, especially when the walkers are looking forwardto the final stretch. Walking groups have to plan theirprogramme in advance. It is an impossible task wheninformation is non-existent or significantly out of date ormaybe even totally incorrect.
The public expect professionalism from a governmentbody, and we expect the same level of commitment todifferent types of users. NRW expects members of thepublic to play fair with them, but maybe NRW should leadby example.
Maggie Thomas, CTS Trustee and Correspondent for the Open
Spaces Society for Caerphilly and Torfaen County Boroughs
CTS meet at the car park below Twmbarlwm’ssummit for a litter pick and volunteer workday on thelast Sunday of every month to which everyone isinvited, it’s not all hard work and it’s a greatopportunity to find your way around up there. Weorganise walks and other events up the mountain andat Crosskeys RFC throughout the year so watch ourwebsite and Facebook page for details. www.twmbarlwm.co.uk
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I know this because finallythere is a hint of sunrise when Iget up in the morning and theevenings are definitely gettinglighter, also there are at leastfour snowdrops in my garden!Only four I’m sure you’rethinking but I’m proud of them.The daffs are also making avaliant effort to stand tall andstraight despite a brisk wind.And so, the year starts to roll byyet again, only the older you getthe faster they go.It was coincidence that our first
meeting in February fell on
Shrove Tuesday, so of course it
was pancakes for supper, after a
very topical table top quiz with
questions on pancakes, St
Valentine, whose feast day just
happened to be the following day
and songs with the word love in
the title.
Unfortunately, our trip to the
Royal Mint had to be postponed
because of snow but it has been
rescheduled for May and as every
cloud has a silver lining hopefully
the May date will be warm and
sunny.
The second meeting interestingly
was entitled “Arm Knitting” and
we were asked to bring along
some super chunky wool if we
would like to have a go. Our
speaker brought a huge array of
scarves and cowls that she had
made and as she chatted about
how she had got into arm knitting
she demonstrated how to cast on
and get going, which we duly
tried. After quite a number of
false starts some of us took off
and our scarves grew at a pretty
amazing rate, others I fear sadly
will need further instruction!!
Perhaps a recap in the future if
they can remember where they
put their super chunky wool.
There can be few of us who have
not had any dealings with Velindre
Hospital as it is the primary
cancer care hospital in this area
and its director of cancer services
came to tell us about the
fundraising trek to Patagonia, she
made in 2015. This is exactly 150
years after the first Welsh settlers
set sail for Patagonia. Amazingly
the Welsh folk were welcomed by
the natives and they have lived
side by side since. Her talk was
illustrated by some very
interesting photos, showing how
harsh the terrain was and in fact
still is. Now Patagonia is still a
Welsh speaking enclave in
Argentina. The money that people
donate to Velindre is spent
enabling very sick people to
celebrate occasions that
otherwise might pass unnoticed
or indeed not happen at all, for
example weddings are
sometimes arranged or birthdays
celebrated, giving a richness to
lives that may be short.
The forthcoming programme is
full and varied including a talk
about a soldier’s tour of
Afghanistan and how to make a
glass terrarium.
There are plenty of trips in the
offing, our Mint trip, a visit to
Wells and Cheddar culminating
with tea with Cheddar W.I., a
Gwent Fed trip to Blenheim
Palace to meet the Countryfile
Team and a theatre trip to see
Little Shop of Horrors.
We meet at St Anne’s Church
Hall, High Cross, the official
meeting starts at 7.30 pm but
members arrive from 7.15
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Nant Coch Church68 Fields Park Road, Sunday 10.30am;6.30pm. www.nantcoch.org.ukSt John Baptist ChurchRisca Road. Sunday 8.00am; 10.00am;6.00pm. Tuesday 9.30am. Wednesday7.00am; 11.30am. Thursday 9.30am. Friday 7.30am. Saturday 9.30amC.D Westbrook 01633 265581Bethel Community Church, Stow HillSunday Worship – 10.30am. Includes Children’s Church. Pastor: Andrew Cleverly. www.bethelnewport.co.uk01633 212327Ridgeway Christian FellowshipRidgeway Community CentreSunday10.30am – Bible Study Reading: 4.00pm – Gospel PreachingMonday 7.30pm – Prayer & ThanksgivingThursday 7.30pm – Bible Study ReadingFor further information please contact:Stuart Herbert 01495 752941 or 07971 525774Philip Herbert 01633 892434St Marks Church, Gold TopsSunday 8.00am Holy Communion.10.30am Sung Eucharist. Wednesday 11.00am Holy CommunionRev Paul Thompson 01633 252046St Thomas Church, MaesglasSunday 10.30am. Wednesday 10.00am.01633 815738St Mary’s Church, MalpasSunday 8.00am; 9.45am; 11.30am;6.30pmSunday Junior Church 9.45amTuesday 11.00am Communion at theCloister Room in the Church. All welcome.Wednesday 10.00am in the Church Friday free coffee & biscuits in the Cloister10am to 11.30am www.stmarysmalpas.org.ukAssistant Curate Rev Jane Sims. Tel 01633 763805St Anne’s Roman Catholic ChurchSunday 9.00am. St Anne’s CommunityClub. Tuesday 10.30am. Tel: 01633 265533 www.allsaintsrcnewport.co.uk/all-saintsanneTrinity PresbyterianRevival & Healing Centre. Malpas CourtRev. K.W. Jarvis 01633 277900Christchurch, Old Malpas Road, MalpasSunday 10.30am. Pastor Pete Greasley01633 [email protected] Mary’s Street Baptist ChurchSt Mary’s Street, BaneswellSunday 11.00am1st & 3rd Sunday 6.30pmPastor: Les Tuckwell 01633 764650Stow Park Church Centre, BrynhyfrydRd, NewportSunday 10.45amSunday 3.00pm Oedfa Gymraeg (WelshLanguage Service)Sunday 5.30pm Informal Service with Tea Wednesday Prayers 10.00am, Bible Class11.15am. Cafe with light meals and shop isnow open Tuesday to Friday only. Volun-teers welcome.www.stowparkchurch.org.uk 01633 843730Grace Baptist AssemblyMalpas Community Centre. Pillmawr Road.Sunday 3.00pmMalpas Road Evangelical ChurchMalpas Road, Newport. Sunday 10.30am& 6.00pm
"S" club Sunday 12.00pm. Wednesday7.30pmwww.malpasroad.org.ukRev. Meirion Thomas 01633 854780Eglwys Annibynnol Mynydd SeionHill Street, Casnewydd NP20 1LZOedfa Gymraeg am10.30 Bore Sul acYsgol SulWelsh Language Service at 10.30am onSundays Croeso Cynnes i Bawb A warm welcome to fluent Welsh speakersand learners. www.mynyddseion.org.ukSian Howley 01633 [email protected] Maher 01633 243700 [email protected] CathedralSunday8.00am Holy Eucharist10.30am Cathedral Eucharist 5.00pm Choral EvensongEvery Weekday 8.00am Morning Prayer8.15am Holy Eucharist5.00pm Evening Prayer (Mon-Thurs)7.00pm Choral Evensong (Fri Term timeonly)Contact details 01633 267464 Email [email protected] www.newportcathedral.org.ukSt Martins-in-the-GaerSunday 9.30am Holy EucharistContact details 01633 267464, Email [email protected],Trinity Methodist Church, Rogerstone Sunday 10.30am Morning Worship (1stSunday of month — All-Age Service),6.00pm Evening WorshipReverend Gordon Gresswell 01633 272066Christchurch, Old Malpas Road, MalpasSunday 10.30amPastor Pete Greasley 01633 [email protected] Paul's City Centre ChurchThe old Post Office building on BridgeStreet. Sunday 10.30am. 01633 266076www.stpaulsnewport.org.ukKing’s ChurchLower Dock Street, Newport. Sunday10.30am and 5.00pm. 01633 244453Emmanuel Evangelical Church, RutlandPlace, Newport (opposite the Royal Gwent Hospital)Sunday 10.30am and 6.30pmSunday 12.15 pm Sunday Rock for YoungPeopleWednesday 7.30pm Prayer MeetingVarious other meetings – details on web-site. www.emmanuel-newport.org.ukReverend Bernard Lewis 07840672394Newport Christian Spiritualist ChurchOrchard Lane Community Centre offStafford RoadFriday Service 7.00pm- 8.30pmSunday Service 6.30pm-8.00pmTuesday Healing Clinic 6.30pm-8.30pmDuckpool Road Baptist Church, Duckpool RoadSunday 10.30am Family Service andYoung Church Evening Service at 6.30pmWednesday 7.30pm Bible Study andPrayer. Tel 01633 662094 A very warmwelcome to allSt Julians Methodist Church, CaerleonRoad Sunday 10.30am Morning Worship &
Junior ChurchSunday 6.30pm 1st & 3rd Sunday ofmonth Evening WorshipMonday 2pm Monday ClubTuesday 1.30pm Toddlers
7.30pm Wives GroupWednesday 9.30am Stroke Association
2.30pm Women’s Fellowship6.00-7.30pm Brownies 7.30-9.00pm Guides
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StitchersSaturday 10.30 Coffee MorningA warm welcome to all above services &meetings extended to all. Minister Rev LesJones 01633 843322The Parish Church of St. Julians,Heather Road Sunday 10.00am and Daily 9.30amFather David MatthewsTel: 01633 258040www.stjuliansparishchurch.co.ukNew Dimensions124 Lower Dock Street. Newport. NP201EG. Tel: 01633 214264 (Facebook – NewDimensions, FWM )Services: Sunday 11am & Wed 6pmSpiritualist National Union Church29 Charles Street, Newport, Sunday6.30pm-8pmMon/Tues 7pm-8pm. 01633 895065Bishpool Methodist churchRingland Circle. Sunday worship 10.30amCoffee morning 4th Weds every month10.30am to 12.30pm.Holy Trinity Church Christchurch Newport NP18 1JJSunday 8.00am Holy CommunionSunday 10.30am Sung Eucharist 2nd Sunday of month 10.30am FamilyServiceSunday 6.00pm EvensongWednesday 10.30am Holy Communion (followed by Coffee and biscuits)REV MICHAEL JARMAN 01633 420701Newport City Church23a Mill Parade Newport NP20 2JRSunday 10.30am. Sunday Prayer andPraise 6.00pmPastors Robbie & Donna Howells. 01633 [email protected] Life CentreMonday- 19:00 Asian OutreachWednesday - 19:00 Bridge for lifeThursday- 19:30 Prayer meetingFriday - 22:00 Prayer Sunday- 10:30 Family Worship Pastor: Maldwyn Holland 58 Lower Dock Street, Newport NP20 1EGFacebook- Abundant Life Centre, NewportGear Christian Centre, Gear NewportSunday Worship 10:30amWednesday 10:30amRobert Davies 07598 750040Francis Davies 07818 406392Church of Christ (Iglesia ni Cristo)Llanthewy Road, Newport, NP20 4LDAdult Services on Thursday 6pm and Sat-urday 11am.Childrens Services on Saturday 1pmA truly Christian Church. All welcome.Website incmedia.orgBro Michael 07984 833645
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Nash Point Lighthouse is aniconic 19th century, grade 2listed, historic building. It is amajor part of our social andmaritime history and was the lastmanned lighthouse in Wales,being de-manned in August 1998.The station was built between1831 -1832 using stone quarriedfrom the beach below the station,which was then winched up thecliff and dressed on site by veryskilled masons. There is also oneof only a few sets of compressed-air, ‘Siren-type’ Fog Signals in thewhole country. These are nolonger used as an Aid toNavigation, being discontinued in
the mid 1990s. They wererestored between 2002 – 2006 byTrinity House engineers in theirspare time and using anyavailable spares and though it willnot damage or harm your ears (itmay make you jump) it can beheard from up to 20 miles away.The fog horn is currently out ofuse in order for an assessmentof its mechanical condition. Nash Point Visitor Centre is openon weekends and Bank Holidaysduring most of Spring, Summerand Autumn as well as onWednesdays during local schoolholidays. Opening times are from12.30-5.30pm during British
Summer Time and from 12.00-4.30pm during G.M.T. For more information about thebeaches please call Vale ofGlamorgan Tourism on 01446704867.
Nash Point is a headland and beach in the Vale of Glamorgan,popular with visitors who come to see the superb lighthouse andwith walkers who enjoy the stunning scenery on the CoastalPath. A short circular walk (approx. four miles) from Nash Point toSt Donats can be accessed along the cliff tops. Ample parking ischargeable when refreshment hut & WC is open. Dogs arewelcome all year round.
The 'fall of the fuller' or 'fallof the woollen washer' isthe lowermost of the threecelebrated falls on theMellte, which is within theWaterfall Country in theFforest Fawr section of theBrecon Beacons NationalPark. It is well worth visiting thisbeautiful waterfall andenjoying the wonders ofnature all around. It onlytakes just over one hour todrive to the waterfall carpark from Newport andthen about a one hour walkfrom the car park to thewaterfall.
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