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DYFFRYN PAINTINGS CONSERVATION PROJECT Dyffryn House, at Dyffryn gardens is holding a paintings conservation project from the 22nd October-end of November. Visitors will get the chance to watch specialist painting conservators in action, as they repair the 3 paintings by prolific Welsh artist Margaret Lindsay Williams (1888-1960). Williams portraits are in the Royal collection , and the National Museum, Wales. […]
» Read moreMy Name Is Jacob Morgan Dear Wenvoe Residents; my name is Jacob Morgan. You may know me from the Wenvoe Arms where I have worked for the past few years or seen me around the village walking the dog. I’ve lived in Wenvoe for the past fifteen years, moving here at the age of three with my parents and younger […]
» Read moreProposed Care Home Following a Public Engagement Event held at the Village Hall in September, during which the applicant found it beneficial to discuss the proposal with interested local residents, proposals for the development at Glenburnie, Port Road have now been submitted to the local authority. Proposals comprise of an Outline application for the demolition of existing on-site structures and […]
» Read moreThe Scarecrow Festival Saturday afternoon the 21st of September brought crowds of people to view the different “scarecrows” sited in the churchyard, and to judge between one and another was a very difficult job. The cleverness and ingenuity in putting together a “Scarecrow” with a theme really tests the imagination and the results were, without doubt, a triumph. In addition […]
» Read moreWenvoe’s Part In The Battle Of Trafalgar The Battle of Trafalgar (21 October, 1805) is probably Britain’s most famous naval victory. The main facts are well known. The Royal Navy led by Admiral Lord Nelson, aboard HMS Victory, defeated a larger combined French and Spanish fleet under the command of the French Admiral Villeneuve. In what was to prove a […]
» Read moreThe Man by Tirion Davies 40% of men won’t talk to anyone about their mental health. In a 2018 study by Priory, 40% of men polled stated it would take thoughts of suicide or self-harm to compel them to seek professional help. Almost a quarter of respondents stated they would feel uncomfortable speaking to their GP or a psychiatrist as […]
» Read moreLittle Hamston For Howard Bevan The surge of green that overruns the kitchen garden, where it rests between hawthorn and stone, maroons the swimming orchard’s sharp harvest. Green shade, where the last bee drones, slows the chariot wings, compressed behind the brazen honeycombs and Time is stilled, and quiet, blessed. Welsh slates on the long roof leaden. Sky curves […]
» Read moreI am embarking on a project to document the history of music and record shops in Cardiff, Barry and Penarth and I would love to have some help from Wenvoe residents. I am hoping to publish a book which will document the hidden history of music and record shops from 1850 to the present day- the first 170 years. Very […]
» Read moreMeet the tutor 1-3pm 04/09/2019 Canolfan Wenvoe Community Centre Dewch am sgwrs â’r tiwtor If you pop into Pugh’s garden centre on a Monday morning you might notice a group of people chatting in Welsh over their coffees. Some may speak quickly and others throw in English words to keep the conversation going. This is because this self-organised group is […]
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