Heritage Day 2018

Saturday 20th October 

TICKET PRICE – £15

Tickets can easily be bought through our online shop

Celebrating Women in the 20th Century

9.30 – 15.30

…a little bit about our speakers…

ALAN BURGE – Minnie Pallister

Alun first came across Minnie Pallister forty years ago when researching the labour movement in South Wales. Two years ago he put aside the history of the co-operative movement on which he was working to dedicate himself to finding out more about Minnie which has taken him far and wide including Bexhill, Welwyn Garden City and Almondbury.

Alun lived and worked in Latin America for years and then worked for 10 years in the Department of Social Justice of the Welsh Government.

DAVID LLEWELLYN – Marie Stopes  

Dr David Llewellyn is a keen and experienced family and local historian, particularly with regard to Abertillery, where he was born and bred. An academic research molecular biologist by training and former profession, he is now involved professionally in landscape and community-based development and research, involving storytelling approaches amongst others. He established the original Abertillery Online website back in 1995 where the Tyleri Tales section featured little-known stories of the area’s heritage, including the Marie Stopes connection.

He is currently heading up the development of the proposed Valleys Landscape Park with the Valleys Taskforce team in Welsh Government.

PETER STRONG – Women in WW2

Peter Strong is Secretary of Caldicot Local History Society and of Gwent County History Association.  Before retirement he was Head of History at Caldicot Comprehensive School. He is the author of the chapters on the two world wars in the five volume History of Gwent published by University of Wales Press.

He is currently co-ordinating a lottery-funded ‘Journey’s End’ project to commemorate the centenary of the 1918 armistice.

DR. ELIN JONES – Suffragettes and Winning the Vote for Women  

Our  full and varied programme looks at the important roles women have played throughout the years.

Venue 

Ty Ebbw Fach, Six Bells

Chapel Road, Six Bells, 

NP13 2ND

01495 211732

Located within walking distance of Guardian, this recently refurbished former Coaching Inn offers a relaxed atmosphere with good quality food and refreshments.