A post I wrote yesterday about the Mill Tavern in Cwmbran contained an error. I assumed the closed pub was being flattened for the homes to be built. That decision has not yet been made. The application to build homes on land around the pub was approved. Tonight I came across this fascinating blog post by […]
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Houses could be built on the Mill Tavern pub in Cwmbran
The pub closed three or four months ago following a good effort by the new couple who reopened it earlier this year. That was around early spring. They tried to attract new customers by introducing an annual membership (£3 per person £5 a couple) to make it a sort of social club and always served a few real ales. The last […]
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Cwmbran pub websites
Do you ever visit a pub’s website? Are they for ‘armchair’ pub fans or to attract new drinkers and diners? Here is a tour of the websites of every pub in Cwmbran in alphabetical order. I found it quite boring as the majority of the pubs did not have an official site so for those I’ve just […]
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Boyband Eli Prime switch on the Cwmbran Christmas lights. You Tube clip
This You Tube clip shows the Christmas lights bring turned on in Cwmbran town centre by Eli Prime. Gwent Square was packed with screaming girls for this event last Wednesday evening. Have a look at a photo the band posted of the crowd on their Facebook page by clicking here. Find out more about Eli […]
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Photos of Fairwater Comprehensive School in Cwmbran
Reading this story in yesterday’s South Wales Argus made me a bit nostalgic. The thought of your old school closing makes you think a lot about your classmates. Last Friday I bumped into an old mate who I had not seen for about 15 years. He has just left the army whereas as I have […]
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Fairwater and Llantarnam comp schools in Cwmbran could close
Click this link to read a story in yesterday’s South Wales Argus about council plans to close Fairwater and Llantarnam schools.
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Santa Parade in Cwmbran town centre. Photos on blog.
The annual Santa parade in Cwmbran town centre took place today. Here are some pics of the entertainers. DJ Mad Mel was in the bandstand playing the tunes. The one person I did not get a photo of was Father Christmas.
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Music workshops at Cwmbran Library
Sssssshhhhhhh!!!!!!!! Libraries are changing. Have a look at this video made as part of Libraries Fortnight (1-14 Nov). Young people went to Cwmbran library for three workshops, a silent recording studio, beatboxing and MCing. Listen to the positive comments by those who took part. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGGzV-gyuC0]
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Bike ride around Fairwater Shops in Cwmbran
The Co-Star project to build a community garden in the shops means local kids can’t ride up the red tile ramps anymore. But you can still have a fun bike ride in and around the shopping centre. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSBwi8d9j6M]
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Cwmbran youth rugby team fundraiser…with a gerbil
The youth team of Cwmbran RFC raised £325 for their tour to Spain next year with this unusual fundraiser. Players sold 350 numbered boxes on sheets of paper for £1 a go. That was the easy bit. The next step was finding someone who owned a hamster. A former Cwmbran RFC captain, John Hopkins, offered the […]