Welcome to our ‘What’s On’ page. This is the place to discover all you need to know about the Forum’s, as well as other locally organised, upcoming events relating to the rich heritage of this area.
WHAT’S ON – Events organised and presented by BGHF
SATURDAY 12th OCTOBER
BGHF Heritage Day 2024
LAW AND DISORDER IN SOUTH WALES
£17.50
The ticket price includes a buffet lunch and teas and coffees.
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SPEAKERS
Chris Parry – China in Merthyr Tydfil
Tony Hopkins – Law and Disorder in Monmouthshire, the Quarter Session Courts
Elizabeth Belcham – Swansea’s ‘Bad Girls’, Crime and Prostitution 1870s-1914
Viv Pugh – Dic Penderyn
VENUE
Bedwellty House and Park, Tredegar.
10.00am – 4.00pm
Displays from a range of local museums
WHAT’S ON – Events organised and presented by others
VISIT
Sunday 7th April (proposed starting date)
St. Illtyd’s Church, Llanhilleth
Summer Opening
WALKS
Wednesday 10th April (starting)
North Gwent Ramblers – Stepping Stones Walks
TALKS PROGRAMME 2024
Venue: Bedwellty House, Tredegar
August – No talk
Thursday 12th September
- Speaker – Ceri Thompson
- Topic – Welsh Colliery Horses
Thursday 10th October
- Speaker – Keir Waddinton
- Topic – The Interconnections between Health and Pollution in Victorian and Edwardian Rural Environments. (This talk is BGHF contribution towards THE BEVAN FESTIVAL, Tredegar)
Saturday 12th October
- HERITAGE DAY – LAW AND DISORDER IN WALES
Thursday 14th November
- Speaker – Steve Keys
- Topic – Abergavenny to Merthyr Railway
December – No talk
MEETING DATES - 2024
Venue: Tredegar Library
Monday August 12th
Monday September 16th
Monday October 21st
Monday November 18th
Monday December 16th
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY - 2024
HERITAGE DAY – Saturday 12th October
This year we will be inviting four speakers who will be exploring the theme of LAW AND DISORDER IN WALES
CHRISTMAS LUNCH – Monday 16th December
Past Trips
Spring Trip 2024 –The Winding House and Llancaiach Fawr Manor
Autumn Trip 2023 – Nantgarw China Works and Museum
Spring Trip 2023 – Cyfarthfa Castle
Spring Trip 2022 – Blaenavon Ironworks
KEEPING WELSH HISTORY ALIVE