A group of around 15 volunteers met this morning to clear up a stretch of the Monmouthshire and Brecon canal in Cwmbran. They worked on the ‘B & Q section’ and met at the Pets at Home store car park. This is where the canal stops and ‘goes under’ Cwmbran Drive before opening out again in […]
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Audioboo with the captain of Cwmbran youth rugby team
Cwmbran youth RFC played their first league game of the 2011/12 season today. The home match against Blackwood attracted a good crowd of around 200. Club captain Mike Davies led his team to a 17-0 win. I asked him for a quick chat and you can listen to the audioboo (1min 59secs by clicking here. Mike […]
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The set for the Bang Goes The Theory in Cwmbran’s Congress Theatre
I couldn’t get any pics during the show.This is just before the presenters came out.
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BBC 1’s Bang Goes the Theory comes to Cwmbran
Gwent Square is full of people of all ages trying out various science experiments. I spotted some staff in t-shirts from Cardiff’s Techniquest looking after a few stands and helping visitors. The ‘ square-wheeled’ bike intrigued me. See the pic below. The TV show is filming inside the Congress Theatre over four sessions today and […]
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Fishing and walking at Cwmbran Boating Lake
When was the last time you visited Cwmbran boating lake? I popped there late yesteday afternoon with my daugher to go fishing. The car park was packed. We probably go there once a month to walk around the lake and play in the park. An arson attack demolished the old boathouse a few years ago. […]
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Cwmbran’s first Supper Club
Cwmbran’s Julie Nelson set up a catering business earlier this year after being made redundant. In just a few months she has sold out her first Supper Club and started producing her own unique lemon curd. This is in addition to making the most of local food suppliers to use her culinary skills to cater for […]
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Cwmbran’s Willy Wonka opens a sweet shop in Pontypool
When I heard that a guy I knew while growing up in Cwmbran had set up his first business I thought his story would be good to share on this blog. David Williams used his redundancy cash to set up a sweet shop in Pontypool. The shop is run by his son, Phil. It is a […]
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Free tickets to BBC1’s ‘Bang Goes the Theory Live’ in Cwmbran
Visit this link for free tickets to the shows in Cwmbran’s Congress Theatre on the 2 / 3 September http://www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/events/bang_theory_cwmbran