A little bit about us …
Blaenau Gwent Heritage Forum is run by a small group of officers who are very ably and strongly supported by regular committee members. We meet monthly in Tredegar library.
Would you like to be involved?
More people are welcome to join us, and very much needed. If you are interested in local history and would like to join us please make contact through any committee member or through the Contact form. You don’t have to attend the committee meetings to help us. We would welcome volunteers to help in a variety of ways, particularly at the monthly Talks. The number of people attending these has grown significantly in recent months and we could do with another pair of hands to ensure everything runs smoothly on the day. Please let us know if you think you could help us in this way.
Committee Meetings for 2025
3rd Monday every month 10.00 – 11.00am
- April – Monday 14th
- May – Monday 19th
- June – Monday 16th
- July – Monday 21st
- August – Monday 18th
- September – Monday 15th
- October – Monday 20th
- November – Monday 17th
- December – Monday 15th
Committee Officers 2024-25
Martyn Morgan Jones
Chair
Treasurer
Martyn became involved with the Forum thanks to his late father, Peter Morgan Jones.
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His infectious enthusiasm for all aspects of history, especially regarding the area in which he lived rubbed off on him. Plus, as a Tredegar boy, with a great affection for the Valleys he wanted to maintain links with his hometown. He has a passion for the wonderful and significant industrial history and archaeology of the Blaenau Gwent area.
Rodger Burchell
Vice-Chair
Journal Editor
Rodger was brought up in Ebbw Vale and spent much of his life working at the Ebbw Vale steel works.
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He has worked as a lecturer in Archaeological fieldwork and Practice, spent 5 years as a geophysical specialist for SiteScan Archaeological, as a field archaeologist for Glamorgan Gwent Archaeological Trust, (GGAT), Church & Site Archaeology and CADW among others. is an active member of several history and archaeology societies and is a practitioner of the ‘Chartered Institute for Archaeology’. His studies included Welsh History and its sources, manuscripts, maps, etc, Archaeology, Industrial Archaeology, Local History, Landscape History and Archaeology. His MA (Wales) focussed on the history of Milling in Gwent and he has written several ‘historic’ walks for the surrounding area.
Janet Karn
Secretary
Sub Journal Editor
Janet worked as a librarian for Tredegar library and Local Studies Librarian for Blaenau Gwent.
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Since leaving Blaenau Gwent she has been employed by Monmouthshire County Council. Janet is particularly interested in genealogical research and has her own business where she may be hired to research family history.
Carolyn Jones
Website Administrator
Social Media
Carolyn worked as a Literacy teacher for pupils with Specific Learning Difficulties.
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Since retiring, she has focused on her interests of walking and local history. She has developed the website to make the work of Forum members easily accessible to the public.
