This is the first punchbag to be hung in Torfaen Warriors amateur boxing club’s new home.
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Cwmbran Life blog. Visitor numbers.
This blog was set up just over two weeks ago on Wednesday 24 August. One of the main reasons I set it up was to learn more about the web. Technology is advancing so fast that I think I’m five years behind everyone else. Blogging seems a bit old fashioned but probably still is a pretty good place to […]
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Graffiti artists needed in boxing club in Cwmbran. Blog and You Tube
Do you know any talented graffiti artists? Torfaen Warriors amateur boxing club is decorating its new gym. There are a few nice white walls that would look great with some artwork. Watch the video to see Mike Felkin talk about the gym and what they need. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3ewe-iHvcA]
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Scott Quinnell joins former rugby stars in Cwmbran
Rugby legend Scott Quinnell is in Cwmbran next week as the guest speaker for a charity dinner. Rugby fans can buy tickets now to enjoy an evening dinner with the former Llanelli and British Lions number eight. The Welsh Charitables RFC dinner is being held at Greenmeadow golf club on Friday 16 September. Tickets are […]
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1999 Cwmbran skateboarding competition
This is great video showing a skateboarding competition in the town centre in 1999. There are some very talented skaters jumping over trolleys and even off a phone box. Lee Dainton, from Dirty Sanchez is tagged but I’m not sure which skater he is in this clip. Lee Jenkins is announced as the winner at […]
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Cwmbran town centre shops in 2009
Ok, so it is not as interesting as remembering the shops in 1989 but You Tube was not around then. You will still spot a few changes in the last two years. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhcehS2EE_4]
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Cwmbran man helps organise Cardiff Blogs #cdfblogs
Tzevai Chong who runs http://dodgykneesanddirtyballs.com/ I went to the free Cardiff Blogs meeting tonight in Jolyon’s Hotel on Cathedral Road in Cardiff. This blog is all about Cwmbran so it was great that the first person that Sarah Mia (Twitter @miametro), who met me on arrival, introduced me to was her fiancé Tzevai Chong (Twitter @digitalshades). He is from Cwmbran […]
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Volunteers at canal clear up in Cwmbran. Video, audioboo and photos
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 […]