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forced to abandon their work for the day. When they gotback to their works-van the workers discovered that thebees had preceded them down the mountain and settledover half of the van.

Not wanting to fall foul of the “Curse of Bran” theTwmbarlwm Society thought it would be an idea to try andappease the legendary king before we undertake anyfurther repairs to the ancient monument. We thereforeapproached local brew-masters, Tudor Brewery, with theaim to produce a suitable beer to honour the mountain.

The Llanhilleth based brewery already produces a rangeof beers named after other Welsh mountains – the likes

of The Skirrid, The Blorenge, The Sugarloaf are allrepresented – and they were happy to develop aunique recipe for us that would please the ancientguardian of Twmbarlwm and support the society.

As a further tilt to the legend it was decided theale should have a touch of local honey added to thebrew. The honey used comes from hives kept ashort distance from Twmbarlwm, in fact, thebeekeeper is able to identify that much of the honeywas probably produced from the heather andwimberries that grow on the slopes of the mountain.

Twmbarlwm Honey Ale is a craft-brewed, rubycoloured bitter beer with a subtle sweet note

provided by the honey. It will be available in casksand bottles in local pubs and direct from the

brewery’s online shop - www.tudorbrewery.co.uk. We can’t guarantee that the ale will protect you from

Bran’s ferocious bee army but it will certainly help with theTwmbarlwm Society’s continued work on the mountain.

Cheers folks.Terry Evans - Chairman, Cymdeithas Twmbarlwm Society

The Legendary Taste of Twmbarlwm

CTS meet at the car park for a litter pick and volunteer workday on thelast Sunday of every month to which everyone is invited, it’s not all hardwork and it’s a great opportunity to find your way around up there. Weorganise walks and other events up the mountain and at Crosskeys RFCthroughout the year so watch our website and Facebook page for details –come and join us some time. www.twmbarlwm.co.uk

Mynydd Twmbarlwm, the iconic mountain of Gwent,is shrouded in myth and legend. Some claim that itwas the place of judgement for ancient druids whotossed the guilty to their deaths into the valley belowand many have heard strange ethereal soundsemanating from the Tump itself - maybe it’s themournful cries of those who fell victim to the druids.

One popular tale from folklore concerns wasps andbees, even as far back as the 1880s author WirtSikes wrote about battles between bees andwasps in his book “British Goblins”. Accordingto Sikes, bees were fairies in disguise,representing good, while wasps representedevil and one could often find thousands ofbodies of these winged protagonists on the hilltop.

Some of these tales have their basis in the Mabinogionand the Red Books of Hergest where it is said that thegreat Silurian chieftain, Bran, is buried atop a hill awaitingto rise up and save Wales. Most scholars say that is the“White Hill” where the Tower of London now stands, butI believe that local story-tellers borrowed the story toattribute it to the folklore of Twmbarlwm.

Local legend says that an ancient chieftain, maybe Bran,is buried under the Tump and is guarded by a swarm ofbees which if disturbed will rise up and attack the intruders.

This prophecy was given credenceas recently as the 1980s when agroup of council workers, led byTerry Wilmot, were sent torepair erosion on the Tump.They were digging into theTump to install new stepswhen thousands of beesstarted flying around theirheads and the men were


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Places of Worship

Benefice of Lower IslwynSt. Mary’s Risca Sunday 10.00am 1st and 3rdSunday of the monthSt. Margaret’s PontymisterSunday 10.00am 2nd and 4thSunday of the monthSt. Margaret’s PontymisterWeds 10.00amReverend Martyn Evans [email protected]

The Salvation ArmySunday – 10.30am & 5.00pmParent & Toddlers, Tuesday9.30amLuncheon Club –Wednesday12.00pmRainbow Weds 5.00pmBrownies Weds 6.00pmGuides Weds 6.30pmCaptain John Stark01633 613794www.riscasalvationarmy.org.uk

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Hope Baptist Church,CrosskeysSunday 11.00am; 6.00pmTuesday Prayer Meeting 7.00pmWednesday Luncheon Club12.15pmThursday Sisterhood 7.00pmFriday (term time) K’s Childrensmeeting 6.00pmContact: Stuart Godfrey 01495 272227

Clyde Street PentecostalChurchSunday Communion 11.00amSunday Evening Service 6.00pmTuesday Prayer Meeting 7.30pm

Ss. Anthony and Clare (RC)Risca Sunday Mass 11.00amTuesday Mass 7.00pm Wednesday Exposition 9.30amfollowed by Mass 10.00amChurch open to visitors 10.00–1.00pmwith coffee and tea in the ChurchHall

Our Lady of Peace (RC)Newbridge Sunday Mass 6.00pm Thursday Mass 1.30pm Church open to visitors 12.00–2.00pm

The Sacred Heart (RC),Pontllanfraith Saturday Mass 6.00pm Sunday Mass 9.30am Monday 11.00am Friday Exposition 10.00am

followed by Mass 10.30am

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Sunday 10.30am; 6.00pm

Sunday School 11.00am

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Sunday 10.30am

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After a much earned break ofonly a few weeks, Risca MaleChoir were back in action onSaturday 9th September for acharity concert arranged bythe Lions Club of Mineheadin aid of local charities, thevenue was the Regal TheatreMinehead in Somerset.

The choir opened the eveningwith songs supporting atraditional Welsh theme,‘March of the Men of Harlech’and ‘Llef’ being especiallyrequested by the Lions Club.This was followed by ‘Sure onthis shining night’ by Lauridsenand ‘Blow, blow thy winterwind’ the words written byWilliam Shakespeare. The firsthalf concluded with twospirituals ‘Angels watchingover me’ and ‘Where shall I be’written by the late Welshcomposer Bryan Davies.

The comical and satiricalGilbert & Sullivan's ‘Entrance

and march of the peers’ fromIolanthe and ‘RequiemAeternam’ arranged by MusicalDirector Geraint Daviescommenced part two of theprogramme, the choircontinued with contrastingsongs from the shows bySondheim and Lerner & Lowebefore finally concluding withthe much loved hymn ‘MorteChriste’ by Emrys Jones.

The evening was well receivedby the capacity audience whoshowed their appreciation withlong and loud applause aftereach and every song and witha generous standing ovation atthe end. The concert alsoincluded a selection of music

performed by several talentedlocal young artistes, the musiccovering many genres bywoodwind and strings.

The choir again looks forwardto an extremely busy period upto Christmas with nine events,concerts and performancesplanned, that commenced witha return concert to Nailsea onSaturday 7th October. With thefestive season rapidlyapproaching, the Christmasconcerts will soon be upon uswith the first of which being inthe Congress TheatreCwmbran on Saturday 24thNovember, so now really is theperfect time to join the choir.

Cliff James

Risca Male Choir back in action

Rehearsals commence for these Christmas concerts everyThursday 7-9 pm and Sunday 6-8 pm. And it's your

opportunity to join us and be part of them. So come alongto our rehearsal rooms in St. Mary's Street Risca, you'll be

sure of a warm welcome.

The choir in Arras cathedral

Regal Theatre Minehead



The symbol of the Christmas tree

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In Britain, the Christmas tree wasintroduced in the reign of GeorgeIII and by his Queen, Charlotte ofMecklenburg-Strelitz in early 19thcentury, but the custom was onlyreally enjoyed by the royal family atthis time. As a child Queen Victoriawas familiar with the custom and atree was placed in her room everyChristmas. By 1841 the custom became more widespread throughout Britain followingQueen Victoria’s marriage to herGerman cousin Prince Albert. A Christmas tree is propagated

from the seed of a harvested cone, itis usually grown in nurseries forabout three years and is then readyto be sold to Christmas tree farms.The remaining development of thetree depends on the climate and soilquality. It normally takes betweeneight and twelve years to reach aheight of seven feet. There are approximately 50 different kinds ofconifers sold today, common typesinclude pines, spruces and otherfirs.

When the tree is secured in place itcan be decorated and traditionally itwas decorated with edibles such asapples, nuts and dates. In the 18thcentury, it was illuminated by candles and then withelectrification the candles were

replaced with Christmas lights.Today there are a wide variety ofdecorations available such as tinsel,candy canes, baubles, bows, ribbons, tree ornaments (birds andsnowflakes) and chocolate sweets.An angel or star may be placed atthe top of the tree to represent thehost of angels or the Star of Bethlehem from the Nativity. Regardless of how the tree is decorated it still symbolizes a timeless Christmas tradition offamilies gathered together exchanging gifts and embracing aspecial time together.

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Christmas pudding is also knownas plum pudding. It originated inmedieval England, with theRoman Catholic Church's decreethat the ‘pudding should be madeon the 25th Sunday after Trinity,that it be prepared with 13 ingredients to represent Christand the 12 apostles, and that everyfamily member stir it in turn fromeast to west to honour the threewise men and their supposed journey in that direction’.

Many households have their ownrecipe for Christmas pudding, somehanded down through families forgenerations. Essentially the recipebrings together what traditionallywere expensive or luxurious ingredients, notably the sweetspices that are so important in developing its distinctive richaroma, and usually made with suet.It is very dark in appearance, almostblack as a result of the dark sugars

and black treacle in most recipes,and its long cooking time. The mixture can be moistened with thejuice of citrus fruits, brandy andother alcohol.The rich and heavy pudding isboiled or steamed. The puddingsused to be boiled in a pudding clothbut today they are usually made inbasins.

After the pudding has beensteamed, it is kept in a cool dryplace for several weeks. To serve,the pudding is reheated by steamingonce more. It can be decorated witha sprig of holly or drizzled withwarm brandy which is then setalight Many households put silver coins(for wealth), tiny wishbones (forgood luck), a silver thimble (forthrift), a ring (for marriage), or ananchor (for safe harbour) into themixture. When served, whoeverhad the lucky serving would be ableto keep the charm. Today smalltoken coins and other objects aremade just for this use.Christmas pudding is eaten withbrandy butter, rum butter, cream orcustard. Sometimes a pudding issaved for another holiday, such asEaster or even the next Christmas.

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An Introduction to CoalMining in the Old Boroughof Islwyn The Borough of Islwyn lies on the south-eastern rim of the South WalesCoalfield. The eastern limits of both thecoalfield and the borough roughly coincide, and the outcrop of coal seamsruns from Risca to Pontypool.

Many fine seams of coal were discoveredin this area and exploited to the full. Fromthe shallow lying Mynyddislwyn seam tothe deep lying Old Coal (Five-Feet/Gel-lideg) seam, the workings have varied fromone man ‘scratchings’ to huge 2,000 men collieries. I have traced over one hundredsuch workings and have probably missedas many more.

By 1913, ten thousand eight hundred andsixty-five men were employed in coal mining within the confines of the modernborough. By 1927 there were 15 SouthWales Miners’ Federation Lodges: CelynenSouth, Prince of Wales, Crumlin Navigation, Abernant, Llanover, OakdaleNavigation, Rock, Gelli, Nine Mile Point,Risca, Argoed, Wyllie, Celynen North,Markham’s Navigation and Cwmcarn.

Before Nationalisation in 1947, the areawas dominated by three big companies:the Tredegar Iron and Coal Company in thenorthern Sirhowy Valley; the Ebbw ValeSteel, Iron and Coal Company (later Partridge Jones and John Paton and Company) in the Ebbw Valley; the UnitedNational and then the Ocean Coal Company in the south of the area.

When the National Coal Board took controlof the nation’s coal mines which employedmore than 12 men underground, they thenhad the responsibility of employing 10,602men in lslwyn.

This number remained fairly consistent with

10,303 men producing 2,500,000 tons ofcoal in 1960, until the massive closure policy of the 1960s.

In 1981, three thousand miners produced1,500,000 tonnes of coal. A decade later allthe borough’s mines had passed into history.

I was born and bred in the borough and aminer for 25 years. I have witnessed therapid decline of the industry to a stagewhere, soon, all traces of our heritage willhave disappeared forever.

Finally, two requests. If you are researchinglocal industrial history:

1. please do not trespass on anyone’s property, you will find that most landown-ers are not only willing to let you cross theirland, but will give you a wealth of information as well. If they refuse you access, please accept their decision.

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Sequence DancingTuesday 8.15pm–10.15pm (dance and

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Saturday 8.00pm–10.30pm (social

dancing)

Channel View Community Centre (off

Lower Wyndham Terrace)

Contact: Les 01495 270798

ShadeA self help group for people with

depression and anxiety. Every Tuesday

7.00–9.00pm and Thursday 1.00–3.00pm,

Danygraig Church Hall.

No charge, all welcome

Risca Male ChoirSunday 6-8pm and Thursday 7-9 pm at

the old Risca UDC offices in St. Mary

Street.

Further information may be obtained from

chairman David Rowlands

(01495 222702), secretary Alan Davis

(01495 272664) or by visiting our website

www.riscachoir.net

GWENT CHORALE supported byCOLEG GWENTWe are a community choir of ca.

70 choristers. We meet at the Risca Male

Voice rehearsal rooms in Risca on

Wednesdays at 7pm.

New choristers are always welcome.

Please call 01633 894914 for more details.

Sequence Dancing

Monday 8.00pm

St Margaret’s Church Hall, Risca

MC’s Paul & Bella. All are Welcome

Contact 01633 612823 for more details


Risca

LIBRARYRisca Palace Unit B, 75 Tredegar Street

01443 864780www.caerphilly.gov.uk

Reading Groupmeet on the 1st Tuesday of every month

from 11am-12pm(The reading groups are fun, friendly discussions about a book we have all

chosen to read over the month. Tea andcoffee provided)

Crafters Cornermeets weekly on Friday’s at 11am-12pm

(Informal craft session over tea and coffee, bring your own projects)

Story Time and Crafts (for children under4) – weekly on

Tuesdays and Saturdays from 11am-12pm

Monday 9.30am - 1.00pm2.00pm - 6.00pm

Tuesday 9.30am - 1.00pm2.00pm - 5.00pm

Wednesday 9.30am - 1.00pm2.00pm - 6.00pm

Thursday 9.30am - 1.00pm2.00pm - 5.00pm

Friday 9.30am - 1.00pm2.00pm - 5.00pm

Saturday 9.30am - 4.00pm

Crosskeys Indoor Short Mat Bowls Every Thursday 11.00am until 1.15pm

at the Rugby Ground Crosskeys.

£2 a game. All ages and abilities welcome

For more information please

Contact Derek Haines on 01633 601302

Reading Group – Risca Library1st Tuesday morning each month

11.00am –12noon. For full details please

contact Gill Bartlett – 01443 864780

Story, Rhyme and Play SessionFor children under 4 at Risca Library

Tuesday & Saturdays 11am–12noon (term-time

only). Contact: Risca Library 01443 864780

Moriah Baptist ChurchFriday Parents and Tots 9.30am-11.30am

Secretary: Sylvia Ware 01633 612789

www.moriahrisca.org.uk

5th Risca Scout Group –Beavers/Cubs/ScoutsBeavers: Tuesday 5.15pm–6.15pm

Cubs: Tuesday 6.30pm–7.30pm

Scouts: Wednesday 7.00pm–9.00pm

Contact: Gareth Tanswell (Group Scout Leader)

08432 891272

The Samurai Judo Club – CrosskeysSt Catherine’s Church, Gladstone Street

Wednesday 6.15pm-8.00pm

For more information contact: 01633 614356 or

01633 601256

Total Body Defence Ju JitsuSelf Defence Classes

Risca Leisure Centre – Tuesday

Contact: Alun Williams 07948 965526

Agape Community Church, Ty-SignMonday 9:30am-11:30am Ty Sign Tots at

Channel View Community Hall

Friday 5:30pm -9:00pm Youth Clubs at St

David’s Church Hall, Ty Sign

Contact 07446 518742 for details

Really Cuckoo CompanySing, Dance, Act and have Fun

www.cuckoos.org.uk

Risca Mini & Juniors RFC U13s Our training sessions are held every Wednesday

night at Fire Station Fields, Risca throughout the

rugby season.

We are actively seeking new players under

13 years old.

Contact Andrew on 07751 033507 for more

details.



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The old Risca ColliersInstitute building waspurchased by the localauthority in 1995 usingEuropean Heritage fundingand volunteers from theOxford House IndustrialHistory Society were invitedto establish and run the RiscaMuseum on the ground floor.

The Museum has enjoyed asupportive relationship with thelocal authority, originally IslwynBorough Council and, morerecently, Caerphilly CountyBorough Council (CCBC), viathe Oxford House AdultEducation Centre.

However, inorder to make

financial savings, CCBCdecided to dispose of thebuilding and, after manymonths, they found anorganisation which wasprepared to acquire the buildingunder a Capital Asset Transferagreement. Unfortunately, thisagreement and did not includeany protection for the continuedexistence of the museum.

The Museum is now required topay an additional £3000 peryear over and above the sumpreviously paid to CCBC.

Financial reserves will coverthe required payments for afurther year or so but newsources of funds will have to befound to enable the Museum tocontinue into 2019 and beyond.

Whilst open to any other ideas,initially it has been decided toform a Friends of RiscaMuseum for those who wish toensure that this local amenitycontinues to exist. This willcommence immediately with anannual donation of £10registering you as a Friend ofRisca Museum for thesubsequent calendar year.

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