Blaenau Gwent Heritage Forum
Fforwm Treftadaeth Blaenau Gwent
BGHF – Keeping Welsh history alive
Abertillery – Blaenavon – Blaina – Beaufort – Brynmawr – Ebbw Vale – Nantyglo – Rhymney – Tredegar
Established 2007
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© This photo is reproduced here with the kind permission of Brian Hillier
Aerial view of Blaenau Gwent
Blaenau Gwent
Blaenau Gwent and its surrounding area was at the forefront of the industrial revolution in the 19th century. It is a county rich with historic buildings, ancient monuments and important heritage sites, set within very attractive landscapes.
Gwent was the Welsh kingdom founded by Caradoc Freichfras that succeeded the Roman occupation of native Silurian territory in south Wales. It stretched from the river Rhymney to the river Wye, and it may also have extended east of the river Wye into to the area called Cantref Coch in Welsh and known in English as The Forest of Dean.
The Blaenau are the mountainous uplands of this historic Gwent kingdom and they extend from Blaen Rhymni to Blaen Llwyd.
The Heritage Forum therefore encompasses the history of the Rhymney area (now in Caerphilly Borough) and that of the Blaenafon area (now in Torfaen Borough) as well as the territory between these locations.
October Events
Thursday 11th October
Monthly Talk
Explosive Times!
Celebrating and Conserving Glyn Neath Gunpowder Works
Speaker: Ruth Coulthard
Bedwellty House – 2.00pm to 3.00pm
This is a free event and everyone is welcome.
Friday 19th October
Monthly Meeting
Tredegar Library 10.00 am – 11.00 am
Anyone interested in attending is welcome.
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Saturday 20th October
HERITAGE DAY 2018
Are you coming along?
Have you bought your ticket yet?
£15
Tickets can easily be bought through our online shop
Click on the blue ticket to buy.
Click on the poster to enlarge
Our full and varied programme looks at the important roles women have played throughout the years.
Guardian
The ticket price includes:
x4 speakers
-a delicious buffet lunch
-a guided tour of Guardian
-the opportunity to look at and buy some of our products
Ty Ebbw Fach
Six Bells
Within walking distance of Guardian, this former Coaching Inn offers a relaxed atmosphere with good quality food and refreshments.
Our Latest Publications
NEW – A Historical Walk around Beaufort
AUTHOR – Rodger Burchell
£2.50
Distance: About 2 miles
Time: Allow roughly 2 hours
Difficulty: An easy to moderate town walk with a steepish incline and a flight of steps with a handrail. The terrain is good quality paths and side roads.
It isn’t necessary to do this walk as a whole, or even to do it at all to enjoy the historical information contained within the booklet. It is a fascinating read and can easily be enjoyed relaxing in an armchair with a cup of coffee and small sections explored at a later date if desired.
Journal 22
EDITOR – Dr Colin Morgan
£2.50
Under new editorship, our latest journal, issue 22, has just been published.
It contains a variety of subject matter, covering a wide area which makes it a very interesting read.