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Drama in Pontypool
You might have seen the recent TV series where the question is asked: “What have we done to our kids?” I suppose the answers to this question are many and varied, but I think one answer … more →
Reminiscences of Old Pontypool
Drama in Pontypool
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wrote 9 months ago: You might have seen the recent TV series where the question is asked: “What have we done to … more →
Pontypool's Secret Society
wrote 10 months ago: Few people know that, in 1945, there was set up in Pontypool a secret society which operated cland … more →
The games we used to play in Pontypool
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wrote 11 months ago: Despite all the doom and gloom preached today about global warming, the warmest decade in living m … more →
World War II shipbuilders of Pontypool
wrote 12 months ago: It’s not widely known that, during World War II, two fleets of ships were built in Pontypool: … more →
Climbing the mountain with the help of Watkins the tinsmith
wrote 1 year ago: One day, as I was playing inside my house at 7 Wern Terrace, I heard a rather peculiar clanking so … more →
Pontypool park for fun, frolics and fairs
wrote 1 year ago: Putting green, Pontypool park 1948 My house is a split-level with the lounge and kitchen upstairs … more →
Going to the pictures in Pontypool
wrote 1 year ago: My friend, Eric Smith, who lived next door, had a sister who was considerably older than he was. Lik … more →
Comics, magazines and other literature
wrote 1 year ago: Having two older brothers, there was always a plentiful supply of boys’ books and literature a … more →
Arriving in Pontypool
wrote 1 year ago: One of my favourite comic characters, Popeye the Sailorman, made his entry into the world the same y … more →
