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The definition of a nice area and nice people.
A nice area is where the people are nice and they are friendly. Where I moved in the Swansea valley it was not a nice area at all. When people are horrible to their neighbours and talk badly about the… more →
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The four B's
wrote 1 month ago: Last weekend involved the four B’s. BREAD dough monster Firstly Mister B and I decided in our … more →
Ysgol Maesydderwen Sculpture;step by step
wrote 5 months ago: Groups from Year 10 made models on the Theme of the School Badge and Motto; ”Knowledge is t … more →
A Dandy, An Exile And Cult Pens
wrote 9 months ago: Went to the little village of Ystradgynlais this evening to see some new lithographs. They’re … more →
Beautiful Journeys
wrote 11 months ago: I have been travelling about Wales recently – not too far from home but thoroughly enjoyable. … more →
My wife Mollie's family
wrote 1 year ago: Mollie’s father, William John, was born in Radnorshire in about 1880 and, as a boy, worked on his un … more →
Another memory of the 1926 General Strike
wrote 1 year ago: I remember that during the 1926 General Strike everyone was getting short of coal, and burning every … more →
Tic Toc
wrote 1 year ago: The opening of the Anglo Celtic Watch and Enfield Clock factories in Ystradgynlais (affectionately k … more →
The Swansea Valley Railway
wrote 1 year ago: I now come to the railway. This replaced the canal, the first means of moving bulk traffic in the Sw … more →
Good Steak; What Every Man Should Strive For
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wrote 3 years ago: Unless you’ve experienced the same level of contentment you’ll have to trust me when I s … more →
The definition of a nice area and nice people.
wrote 4 years ago: A nice area is where the people are nice and they are friendly. Where I moved in the Swansea valley … more →
Some people in the swansea valley suffer prejudice and because of this they only see the bad in people even if there is no bad to see.
wrote 4 years ago: Sometimes I think it was fate that I was to buy a house where I did, because I have such high morals … more →
The twist in the tail - why did they prejudge me and why do they have such prejudice in the Swansea Valley
wrote 4 years ago: As a young man buying my first home and moving away from my family, I hoped that I had chosen a good … more →
Why does prejudice cloud peoples opinions of others in the Swansea valley?
wrote 4 years ago: Today I found out something about myself that made me both sad and made me wish I had known this bef … more →
prejudice is a bad problem in the area swansea valley
wrote 4 years ago: Before I had even met my neighbours, they had decided that they didn’t want me there because I was f … more →
Touratech Road Ride
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Touratech Travel Event - Day 3
wrote 4 years ago: The final day at the Touratech Travel Event was a good opportunity to catch up on any talks I had mi … more →
The First Touratech Travel Event
wrote 4 years ago: Friday – September 26 2008 The start of the weekend. The bar and food stands will be open on F … more →
