I came across this on You Tube tonight. A cyclist has a head camera on as he cycles down Myndd Maen towards the disused reservoir in Upper Cwmbran. The scenery is pretty stunning. Click this link to find out more about the Blaen Bran community woodland project and look at some photos of the area. […]
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Sunday lunch in the Mount Pleasant pub in Old Cwmbran
Sunday lunch in my house usually involves taking turns with my wife to go and pick up a 12 inch Subway BMT. This would not have impressed our visitors from Basildon, another new town like Cwmbran. We booked a table at the Mount Pleasant on Wesley Street. For many years this was our local pub […]
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Royal Wedding 2011. William and Kate- street party in Cwmbran
This is a video I’ve only just got around to putting together. It was filmed on 29 April 2011 in Ruskin Close in Fairwater. Neighbours from across the Silver Birches estate worked together to organise the party. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJNWSI2O1-4]
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Mill Tavern pub site in Cwmbran- An archaeological insight
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.