This old tree in Greenmeadow Woods in Cwmbran was popular with children who play in the area. It blew down during the strong winds in February. You can see the blue rope around one of its branches where children used to have a rope string. Richard Davies, from the Cwmbran Ancient Society, said: “For […]

A seven year-old Cwmbran girl made an anti-bullying video and was the runner-up in a national competition against 2,500 entries Molly Haughton, a pupil at Llanyrafon primary school, used her voice and drawings to create the one minute video- Boudica and the Flea with her dad’s help. She entered the competition as part of her […]

If you are aged 8-14 quickly show your parents this story. If your kids are aged 8-14 call 01633 647662 now and book them a place on this quirky course at Greenmeadow Community Farm. Bushcraft is all about learning to live in the wild with whatever you can find in nature. Ray Mears is probably the […]

This stunning graphic really does show Cwmbran as a dinosaur. How many landmarks can you spot on Cwmbranasaurus? I’ll give you a starter. Can you see the Tower Block? Andy Council, a Bristol artist, created it in 2006. He told Cwmbran Life: “My style of working where I create a creature out of other objects […]

Are your kids bored? Have a nose at the daily activities at Greenmeadow Community Farm that are running every day until Sunday 2 March. If you want to do the ‘Candling & Handling” make sure you call 01633 647662 prebook a place. Everything else is just turn up and join in 🙂 10.30am – Farm Opens […]

Thanks so much to Gary for sending me these photos. The Cwmbran Life email account and Facebook inbox is always good fun to read and I try and get around to following everything up. Who remembers the PleasureDome nightclub? Girlings? Pyramids? He took these pics when it was being knocked down along with 1000s of […]

A Cwmbran teenager wants to set up an internet radio station for the town. Dan Williams, aged 16, from Thornhill, wants to bring his experience of helping to run shows on Newport City Radio and Flame Radio to the town. He told Cwmbran Life: “I think an internet station would be a success in Cwmbran […]

A couple that met whilst working at Cwmbran Shopping over 30 years ago have celebrated their silver wedding anniversary. Joanna and Mike Kirkham-Jones met when they were both worked at the town’s Woolworths store. They caught sight of each other in 1982 while working on adjacent counters at the store. After leaving their jobs, the couple reunited […]

Cwmbran Community Council is looking for over 70 playleaders and volunteers to help run four weeks of fun and activities for all Cwmbran children as part of its summer playschemes. You must be 18 or over by 28 July 2014 to be considered for a playleader role and 16 or over by 28 July to be considered […]