‘What’s On’ in Blaenau Gwent? This is the place to find out all you need to know about our free monthly talks, trips and Heritage Day’ We also advertise upcoming events relating to the rich heritage of this area.
We invite everyone to our –
NEXT FREE TALK
THURSDAY 8th MAY 2025
BEDWELLTY HOUSE
2.00 – 3.00 pm
VOICE FORMS
– the life of Dowlais born singer, Margaret Watts Hughes (1842-1907)
Speaker – Chris Parry
Delicious refreshments are available in the Orchid House Tearoom
Please note: The number of guests attending our talks has increased a lot, so in order to guarantee a table it might be a good idea to book beforehand.
We invite everyone to our –
HERITAGE DAY 2025
SATURDAY 18th OCTOBER 2025
TABOR CENTRE (TABOR CHAPEL) BRYNMAWR
10.00am – 4.00 pm
TRANSPORT
£17.50
(cost includes a buffet lunch)
Speaker 1: Monmouthshire, Abergavenny and Brecon Canals – Jayne Collier
Speaker 2: The History and Practices of Droving – Mark Davis,
Speaker 3: Overtaken by Steam: George Overton and the Railway – Stephen K Jones and Stephen Rowson
Speaker 4:tbc.
Programme for 2025
- Date: 2nd Thursday every month
- Time: 2.00 – 3.00 pmVenue: Bedwellty House, Tredegar
- Refreshments: The Orchid House tearoom
Thursday 9th January: By Train into the Heart of the Black Mountains – Bob Burson
Thursday 13th February: The Baileys of Glanusk – from ironmasters to landed gentry – Eliane Wigzell
Thursday 13th March: Early Ironmaking in the Upper Sirhowy Valley – Dr. Rob Richards
Thursday 10th April: FREE TALK – Tin Town – Simon Wragg
Thursday 8th May: FREE TALK – Voice Forms – the life of Dowlais born singer, Margaret Watts Hughes (1842-1907) – Chris Parry
Thursday 12th June: FREE TALK –The Riots of August 1911 in Ebbw Vale, Rhymney, New Tredegar and Bargoed – Dr Stuart Broomfield
Thursday 10th July: FREE TALK – tbc The Development of Pit Head Baths – Ben Richardson (this talk will link into the Bevan Festival on 6th July 2025. The introduction of pithead baths had a profound impact on miners and their families, separating industrial dirt from the domestic environment and improving public health)
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August – NO TALK
Thursday 11th September: FREE TALK – Coal, Beer and Chartism: The World of Zephaniah and Joan Williams – Les James
Thursday 9th October: FREE TALK
Saturday 18th October: HERITAGE DAY
Thursday 13th November: FREE TALK
Monday 15th December – CHRISTMAS MEAL
Committee Meetings for 2025
- 3rd Monday every month 10.00 – 11.00am
- Venue: Tredegar Library
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
GWENT FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
Programme of Talks
24th April: Zephaniah Williams, the Chartist and his Family
Speaker- Les James
22nd May: The Charge of the Light Brigade
Speaker- Roger James
26th June: Pontypool Born Politician, Roy Jenkins
Speaker- Chris Johns
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BEVAN FESTIVAL
Sunday 6th July
Tredegar
12.00pm
