December 13, 2021 by Gareth Brookman
My father Franklyn Brookman was born in 1926 and lived at 14 Railway Terrace, growing up in an era before the war when the Tongwynlais population was one thousand five […]
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November 2, 2021 by admin
There seems to be no end to Val’s literary talents. Here she shares 3 poems about characters from the village starting with her Grampa. My Grampa, Daniel Davies, retired coal […]
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January 13, 2021 by Sarah Barnes
Whilst this post title may seem a little ‘Mills and Boon’, the actual story is far, far more unbelievable. For me, it began last Sunday morning. I was searching for […]
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October 24, 2020 by Sarah Barnes
I was recently contacted by Val Bowden (nee Davies) who had written a memoir of her childhood in Tongwynlais. ‘I Have Often Walked Down These Streets Before‘ is Val’s personal […]
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