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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.

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The opening of theSpencer Steel Works atLlanwern in the early

1960s resulted in the need formore houses to accommodatethe steel workers moving intothe area. In Risca this led to thedevelopment of the Ty-signhousing estate that resulted inthe loss of a number ofhistorical buildings. Amongthese buildings were HollyHouse and threenearby cottages(one of thesecottages waspreviously Ty-mawrfarm house).Holly House, reputedto have been the sceneof a murder in daysgone by, was locatedon the site of thechildren’s playgroundnear the junction ofHolly Road and RowanWay. Today, all thatremains of the house and itssurrounding gardens are fourelderly high trees. Holly House was built for theJacob family in the early 1860s inCae Berllan, the field adjacent toTy-Mawr farm house, then owned

and occupied byWilliam JamesJacob.Photographs ofthe front of HollyHouse show theinitials JRJ (John

Rosser Jacob),inscribed in the roundel on thegable on the left hand side, andalthough unreadable I think wecan assume the initials WJJ(William James Jacob), wereinscribed in the roundel on theright hand side gable.

The house was described innewspaper advertisements in1874 and 1878. ‘To be Let,HOLLY HOUSE, Risca. This large,commodious, and recently builtHouse is very pleasantly situated,commanding an extensiveprospect. It is surrounded by alawn of considerable extent, filledwith a great variety of ornamentalshrubs, and having plantationsclose adjoining. The kitchengarden is about half an acre,fenced in with high walls, suitablefor the cultivation of wall fruit

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trees. The house contains twolarge front sitting rooms, spaciousentrance hall, kitchen, larder,dairy, back kitchen, cellar and fivebedrooms.’At St Mary’s Church, Risca, onthe 15th November 1836, JacobJacob (38) of Cardiff marriedMary Rosser (36), daughter ofWalter Rosser of Risca. The 1841census shows Jacob(occupation, maltster), his wifeMary and their youngest sonWilliam James Jacob (born 1840),living in Smith Street, Cardiff.Their other son John RosserJacob (born 1837) was in Riscastaying with his grand-fatherWalter Rosser.By the mid 1840s Jacob Jacoband his family had moved toRisca and were living at GelliPistyll Farm. Jacob served on thejury at the Coroner’s inquest intothe deaths of the 35 miners killedin the Black Vein Colliery Disasterof the 15th January 1846. Jacob,described as a Farmer,Freeholder and Leaseholder ofHouses and Land, of Gelli Pistyll,Risca, died suddenly on the 27thApril 1848, aged 50 years. The1851 census shows the Jacobfamily living at Gelli Pistyll, Risca.Mary Jacob, widow, described asa Proprietor of Houses, and hertwo sons as scholars (theyattended a school in Machen, awalk of about three miles twice aday).In 1860 John and his brotherWilliam purchased the lease ofRisca Corn Mill (this was adjacentto the Mason Arms public house).On the 27th October 1860, anadvert in the Star of Gwentstated, The Jacob Brothers ofRisca Mill have great pleasure inannouncing to the public thatthey can supply Flour, BarleyMeal, Sharps, Grudging andBran, either Wholesale or Retail,of the best quality, at the lowestprices. Wheat and Barley groundat a moderate price.On the 5th March 1863 JohnRosser Jacob married Mary

Elizabeth Webb in the WesleyanChapel, Castleton, his occupationgiven as Corn and FlourMerchant. Trade directories of the1860s described him as a CornFactor and Miller of Risca Mill,living with his family in MillbrookHouse.Voter's lists for the early 1860sshow his brother William living atTy-Mawr farm. Described as aFarmer, he served on the jury atthe inquest into the deaths of the142 miners killed in the explosionat the Black Vein Colliery on the1st December 1860. Innewspaper advertisements datingfrom September 1864, Williamgave his home address as HollyHouse, Pontymister. Although hisfamily were staunch Methodists,in 1864 when William Jacobmarried Mary Wride, a Catholic,he converted to her faith. Sadlyshe died in 1865.In June 1868, William Jenkins(who was previously the Ministerat Moriah Chapel), was chargedwith shooting at Sarah Green,with intent to murder. Sarah was adomestic servant employed byWilliam Jacob at Holly House.She was in the garden when theprisoner called and immediatelyfired at her, but fortunately thebullet missed. Information wasgiven to the police who searched

his bedroom and found a six shotrevolver with one chamberdischarged. He was arrested andcommitted for trial at the assizeson the charge of murder.William Jenkins, who had twodays previously been examinedas to his state of mind, but wasdischarged, told the magistratehe shot the girl out of humility andthat he was perfectly sane. Thejury returned a verdict of notguilty, on the grounds that he wasinsane, and he was ordered to bedetained in custody during HerMajesty’s Pleasure.For many years William Jacobhad been a member of thePontymister Volunteer RifleBrigade, reaching the rank ofCaptain. In the late 1860s he wentto Italy and served as a captain inthe Pope's army. It was said thathe was the only Welshman toserve in action at the battle forRome in 1870. There he wastaken prisoner and harshlytreated. When he did return homehe was in a feeble state.After recovering from his ailmentsin 1874 he returned to Italy totake up the position as managerof a coal mine. Sadly, aftercontracting a fever he died inRome in April 1875.In January 1876 newspapersreported a Housebreaking in

Risca, ‘Last Sunday night, whenthe family was at the WesleyanChapel, the house of Mrs MaryJacob, a widow, was entered bythieves. Money they did not find,and having ransacked everythingin the house, they left’.In September 1878 Rees Williamsand two lads were charged withstealing fruit from the garden ofMrs Jacob, Holly House, Risca,on the 18th August. Defendantwas fined 2s. 6d. the others weredischarged.The census for 1881 lists MaryJacob, widow, Retired Farmerand Eliza Elms as her servant,living at the house. Mary Jacobdied at Holly House, Risca on the29th November 1884, aged 83years.The 1871 census shows theRisca Flour Mill as beingunoccupied, John Rosser Jacobhaving moved to Newport toconcentrate on his successfulcorn, flour and seed merchantbusinesses (he owned flour millsin Aberbeeg and Newport, and aCorn Merchant Store in the HighStreet, Newport).In 1874 he was elected as acouncillor for the North Ward inNewport, a position which he heldfor many years.He served as the Mayor ofNewport in 1880-81, and inSeptember 1881 laid thefoundation stone for the NewportFree Library in Dock Street.The 1881 census shows himliving at 22 Clytha Square,Newport. His occupation as, Cornand Flour Merchant, LocalMethodist Preacher, Mayor of theBorough of Newport, and Justiceof the Peace. In the late 1880s hereturned to Risca, and moved intoHolly House.The 1891 census for Holly Housegives John Rosser Jacob'soccupation as, Alderman, J. P.and Corn Merchant, and his sonJohn Reginald a Corn MerchantsAssistant. He was one of the firstcouncillors on the newly formed

Risca Urban District Council andled the cause for the building ofthe main valley sewer passingthrough Risca (said to be one ofthe biggest health improvementsin Risca).In the 1901 census the Jacobfamily are still living at HollyHouse, John Rosser now retiredand the Corn business beingmanaged by his son JohnReginald Jacob.In February 1902, Mr JR Jacoband Holly House are mentioned inlocal newspapers reporting on thedeath of Mary Stephens, wife ofRobert Stephens, coachman forMr Jacob.Mary had been found in front ofthe fire with severe burns to thehead. She died in hospital somedays later.When the Jacobfamily moved toAbergavenny in1903, Samuel Pope,his wife Isabella andtheir childrenmoved into HollyHouse. Samuelwas the ManagingDirector and partowner of thenearby BritanniaFoundry. WhenSamuel died in

early 1911, his son took over asWorks Manager.Following the death of his wife in1911 John Rosser Jacobreturned to Newport where hedied in 1915. The voter's registerfor 1915 shows John RosserJacob as the owner and JohnPrice as the occupier of HollyHouse.For the next 50 years the housewas occupied by the Price family.John Price died in 1933, his wifeHarriet in 1946, and their sonJohn Charles Price, the lastperson to live in Holly House, onthe 8th March 1965.The house then empty andvandalised, was acquired by thecouncil and demolished in thelate 1960s.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Gwent Family History Society (Newport Branch)Help Desk at Newport Reference Library2nd Wednesday of each month 2pm-4pmBeginners Class at the Civic Centre 7.00pm on the second Wednesday of each month.Branch Meeting at the Civic Centre7.00pm on the Last Wednesday of each month Contact 01633 421378

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Society of Friends (Quakers)Caerleon Town Hall. 1st & 3rd Sundays 10.30am01633 483039

Ss. Anthony and Clare (RC) Risca Sunday Mass 11.00amTuesday Mass 7.00pm Wednesday Exposition 9.30am followed by Mass10.00am. Church open to visitors 10.00–1.00pmwith coffee and tea in the Church Hall

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

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Newport CathedralSunday8.00am Holy Eucharist10.30am Family Eucharist (3rd Sunday in the month)

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Many readers will have heard ofthe Bermuda Triangle, but whatabout the Welsh Triangle? Thisparticular location inMonmouthshire, South Wales isnot renowned for mysteriousdisappearances, but more forbattles between the native Welshand their Norman invaders. Atranslation from the Welsh ‘y TairTref ’ is roughly the three towns -this covering the area of Gwentsometimes known as theTrilateral.

Grosmont, supported by the

neighbouring castles of Skenfrith

and White Castle, formed the

Military Trilateral Defence for Over

Gwent. This area was sometimes

known as Over Went - that part of

the county situated between the

River Wye above Tintern and the

River Usk above Usk town. This

group of Norman fortifications was

built to guard the borderland of

north-east Gwent.

Welsh Lords were the original

rulers of these areas, Gwyn the

owner of White Castle (at the time

of the Norman Conquest); and his

brothers Bach and Aeddan who

were, respectively, Lords of

Skenfrith and Grosmont. These

earlier Welsh castles would all most

probably have been constructed of

wood on artificial earthen mounds.

The Normans eventually replaced

them with more substantial stone

built fortifications. Thomas

Churchyard, the 16th Century poet

and historian, has left us the

following description:-

Three castles fayre are in goodlyground,

Grosmont is one, on hill it buildidwas;

Skenfrith the next, in valley it wasfound,

White Castle is the third, ofworthie fame,

The country round doth bearWhite Castle's name;

A statlie seat, a lofty princlie place,Whose beauty gives simple soyle

some grace.After 1066 the Normans, havingdefeated King Harold and theSaxons, commenced their conquestof Wales. They did not find theWelsh to be an easy foe toovercome, as they advanced intoWales, setting up their normal typeof Motte and Bailey castles - ortaking over existing native Welshconstructed defences.

The original Welsh inhabitants ofthis part of Wales were descendedfrom a Welsh tribe known as theSilures, who even the Romansfound very difficult to overcome.They possessed a weapon that theNormans had not encountered inthe Welsh form. This was the longbow, constructed from a stave ofnative elm, about six foot long andimmensely powerful comparedwith the shorter bows used by theNormans. The 12th centuryecclesiastical scribe and historianGiraldus Cambrensis (Gerald ofWales); recorded how arrows of theWelsh bowmen pierced the 4" thickoak gate of Abergavenny Castle.

Gerald also related how an arrow

penetrated the chain mail cladthigh of a Norman rider and killedhis steed. This long bow was laterdeveloped by descendants of theNormans, and constructed fromEuropean yew, took part in thebattles of Agincourt, Crecey andPoitiers etc. In these latercontinental wars the English nowused the long bow with devastatingeffect, but they also employed manyWelsh archers on their side.

The history of the castles has beenlinked since the 11th Century, andthe present-day ruins date mainlyfrom the period of Henry III.Following the defeat of the Welshthe castles were first held byHamelyn, who conquered NorthernGwent, followed by the de BraoseLords of Abergavenny. In the 13thCentury Hubert de Burgh tookthem over before passing them toHenry III, who later gave them tohis son Edmund Crouchback theEarl of Lancaster.

For the fit and energetic there is a19 mile path, passing throughscenic countryside, and known asThe Three Castles Walk which linksthese castles. It is provided andmaintained by MonmouthshireCounty Council, and way-markedthroughout with 'castle' discs andarrows. A Guide to the walk can beobtained from Tourist InformationCentres, bookshops andMonmouthshire County Council.

A suitable base and starting pointfor exploring this area and the threecastles is Abergavenny. FromAbergavenny take the A465 road to

Bygones 8 by Steve Barber

The Welsh Triangle‘y Tair Tref’

(Part 1)


Hereford,the three castles are all

within easy reach of the A465. Forthe purpose of this article we willtake a circular vehicular tour afterturning right on to the B4347 atPontrilas.

In the description of this tour wewill visit each of the three castlesforming the Trilateral and we willalso pick out and describe otherplaces of interest that we encounteron this journey. So, whenproceeding along the A465 pausewhen you reach Llanfihangel-

Crucorney, turn left off the mainroad and on your left you willsee the Skirrid Mountain Inn.This claims to be the oldest innin Wales and perhaps thesecond oldest in Britain. Itdates from the 12th Centuryand also once served as aCourt House and place ofexecution. The notoriousJudge Jeffreys is reputed to

have dispensed his form of justicein the 17th century, dealing withoffenders who took part in a localPapist plot, which occurred inGwent in 1679.

After visiting the Inn return to themain A465 road, turn left andcontinue onward to Pontrilas, fromwhere we will visit the three castles.

(To be continued)

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So, here's the first reason

for describing September

as peculiar; false alarms

for the first time ever was, in theevent, the most frequent reason

requesting our help. It is

important because we cannot

know until we have investigated

whether or not there really is a

problem which needs our input;

we do take all calls equally

seriously. It is important also

because, with the passage of

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continuing to decrease; we are

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provide material assistance.

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instances of dog attacks on

swans were reported to us. The

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Lleyn Peninsular, not exactly

South Wales; a sheep dog had

plunged into the water and

attacked a swan in the harbour.

Why don't people control their

dogs at all times and in areas

which are obviously sensitive,

keep them on a lead? The

second such attack was a few

days later near the Swansea

Enterprise Park. Catching the

bird was easy; the hard bit was

the round trip of over 370 miles

to obtain the best and most

appropriate treatment at the

National Swan Sanctuary at

Shepperton in Surrey, bearing in

mind the serious risk of

bacterial infection from a dog's

saliva. One can only repeat the

questions asked above,

endlessly, it seems.

Reason two for the description

'peculiar'; autumn is the time of

year when we expect gales, but

not

usually as early as mid-

September. These tend to

cause serious problems for

migrating birds. When you've

been rescuing 'creatures' for as

long as we have, it seems there

is a presumption we are game

for anything! So, welcome to

the Manx Shearwater season.

These birds nest in burrows on

the islands off the West Wales

coast, and then migrate to the

South Atlantic for the winter.

These are small birds and are

no match for strong south

westerly head winds. Many get

blown inland often, very far

inland and probably, sadly, the

majority of them are never

found. So far this year, we've

picked up two; one was so thin

and emaciated he didn't survive

the night, while the second one

was in much better shape and

There's No Doubt; SeptemberWas a Bit Peculiar

We categorise our swan rescue activity according to thereason for which we were called, e.g. angling related,territorial dispute, power cable strike, etc. In total thereare 22 of these, but only just over half of them arisecommonly. Included amongst them is 'False Alarm'.

Blackwall Magor. Surprising how badly a damaged toenail can bleed

Cwmbran Boating Lake Steve and 'target'cygnet with 'chinstrap'.


will have been released from a

cliff-top in north Devon after it

had been checked for

airworthiness at the RSPCA

Wildlife Hospital at Taunton.

Relaunching has to be done in

this way; they simply cannot

take off from flat level ground.

And then, just to emphasise the

point about 'diversity', we dealt

with an elderly male Peregrine

Falcon which turned out to have

a cataract on one eye, which,

combined with the high winds

resulted, we believe, in a wing

injury from a flying accident. In

this case, thank goodness for

the International Centre for

Birds of Prey at Newent.

And so back to our day job, just

for a change at Cwmbran

Boating Lake! From August, we

inherited the problem of one of

the three remaining cygnets

which was definitely not eating;

we suspected the cause was a

'chin-strap'. The bird obviously

wants to eat, but cannot

because it is unable to open its

beak wide enough. For our third

visit, we had involved our friend

Steve in his kayak, a

prescription which had never

yet failed us, but then there's a

first time for everything, so they

say. And yes, we did fail; over

an hour of strenuous paddling,

and on this occasion, we didn't

really get even close. Eventually,

five days later, success was

achieved by employing the

ultimate technique, jumping in

and catching him unawares,

made possible only by virtue of

the fact that on the morning in

question the swans were close

into the hard standing in front of

the boat house. Solving the

problem took just a few

seconds with a pair of scissors

to cut the line which can be

seen so clearly in the

photograph, so releasing the

tension, and thence back to his

family.

It's surprising how elusive even

injured swans can be. Amanda

called to advise there was an

injured swan on Blackwall at

Magor on Friday. We got there

as soon as we could, but

despite a lengthy search, the

swan was nowhere to be

found. It was a further four

days before it was seen

again. Capture, using a

swan hook was

straightforward enough, if a

little brutal, but what

choice was there...? The

problem, despite undoubtedly

being very painful, was nowhere

near as bad as it looked;

damage to one of the claws,

analogous to our toenails, and

we know how bloody, and

painful that can be. Another trip

to Shepperton for pain relief

and antibiotics, followed by the

best regime of tlc and

rehabilitation available.

Exit September and enter

October; we wonder what thrills

and spills that holds for us.

Text by Peter; photographs by Ellen and Amanda.For swan and all other wildlife problems please contact;

Peter & Ellen on 01633 895241 or 07802 472788

Caught at last Cwmbran Boating Lakecygnet with his chin strap

Family all back together

The rescuer

in all his

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Art of CombatTaekwon-Do has clubsbased in Rogerstoneand Cwmcarn. We are an open and welcoming

club that is passionate about

having the highest possible

standard of Taekwon-Do. We

take great pride in being a club

who accepts everyone from all

walks of life regardless to race,

religion, ability and

circumstances. Our goal is to

help unite communities through

our passion of martial arts and

bring people together to end

bullying and isolation. We

believe we can all unite from our

passion and to use our skills not

only to defend when necessary,

but to use our self control to

find understanding in times

when people need it.

Art of Combat students are

regularly involved in raising

money for charities and take

part in sponsored events once a

year to raise money to give to

those who need it most. We

take our skills we learn from

classes and find a way to give

back to the community.

We start students from as

young as 4 years old and take

them right the way through to

adulthood.

Email: [email protected] Website: www.artofcombattaekwondo.co.ukTel: 07891 054890

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In August 2014, a magnificentWelsh Dragon sculpture wasunveiled alongside the roadthat runs from Pilkem toLangemark. After the hugesuccess of getting theCromlech completed both theWelsh and Flemish Committeessuggested extra stones and aMemorial Garden tocommemorate the two WelshDivisions and five WelshRegiments that took part in theWar.

To that end Peter Jones and IvanBeatty went to Craig yr HesgQuarry in Pontypridd, that hadsupplied the huge stones for theCromlech and asked if it werepossible that they could obtainanother seven smaller stones forthe Memorial Garden, to whichthey said yes of course and theywere selected shortly afterwards.Peter and Ivan approached RhysDavies Logistics for thetransportation of the sevenstones over to the Memorial sitewhich is near Langemarch (Ypresarea) in Belgium and they agreed.The Committee will be forever intheir debt as they only chargedthe charity a small fee to get themover to the site.

The stones have the badges of

two Welsh Divisions and fiveWelsh Regiments. The twoDivisions are the 38th and the53rd, and five Regiments are theRoyal Welsh Fusiliers, the WelshRegiment, the South WalesBorderers, the Welsh Guards andthe Monmouthshire Regiment.

Earlier this year, on the 31st July aNational Service ofRemembrance took place inLangemark to mark the centenaryof the 3rd Battle of Ypres butmore commonly known as thebattle of Passchendaele.

Memorial Garden and extra stones added to Memorial site



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During the last two monthsof 1962 a biting north windhad blown down the valleyand on Boxing Day 1962 aheavy snowfall beganfollowed by very lowtemperatures. It was to bethe early spring of 1963before the last 10 feet couldbe added to theembankment. During whatwas one of the worstwinters of the 20th Centuryalmost all work on the siteceased for over 2 months.

Shands were badly affectedbut the grouting contractors,Foundation Engineering, faredbetter. By taking their watersupply from a manhole at thedownstream foot of theembankment, they were ableto continue their work oncetransport of cement to the siteresumed. The manholecollected ground water from asystem of drains under thedownstream shoulder of theembankment. The watercoming into the manholestayed at about 10 degrees F.above freezing point evenduring the coldest days. Oncemixed with cement to formgrout, the grout was quicklypumped deep into the ground.

With temperatures rising andthe censors showing reducedwater pore pressures, workthen resumed on placing the

last of the clay and shale tobring the embankment to itsfull height. Work also resumedon the tower, the laying stonepitching and the placing topsoil on the slopes of theembankment together with theroad across the top of thedam.

By the autumn of 1963, workwas advanced enough forimpounding of water to takeplace. Pumping from the RiverUsk began and the reservoirwas near to it’s top water levelby early 1965. For efficientoperating, the water levelshould be kept a little belowT.W.L. to avoid unnecessarypumping from the river shouldheavy rain fall on thecatchment. Water can bedrawn off at three differentlevels in the tower. Instead ofthe usual sluice or gate valves,‘siphons’ were installed wherecompressed air could be used

to close off the water flow bythe formation of air locks.Usually the highest draw-offgives the best water. Thetower also provides for anyoverflow to fall between theouter and inner walls of thetower and to the culvert.

Near the foot of the dam is apumping station to deliverwater drawn from the reservoirthrough a pipeline to the watertreatment works at Sluvad.From Sluvad most of thesupply area can be servedwithout further pumping.

Farms had been affected bythe land needed for thereservoir. Cwmbwrwch,Greenpool and Pettingale haddisappeared under the watersof the reservoir. Other farmshad been affected to a lesserextend. Tyn-y-caeau Farm hadlost some land and its privatewater supply but gained someGreenpool land together withthe spring that had oncesupplied the Greenpoolfarmstead.

Inspections of the dam arecarried out periodically by amember of a panel ofengineers appointed as beingcompetent for the task. Asystem of drains laid underthe downstream shoulder ofthe dam connect into achamber where the flow ofwater from the drains can be

A Dam StoryLLANDEGFEDD

RESERVOIR

The New Inn - Sluvad Road.End of December 1962

Part Three


Tower & Footbridge

The pumping station and tailbay

The dam and tower in latter stages

measured. Any significantincrease in flow that cannot beexplained by heavy rainfall,could be viewed as a leakageproblem developing and woulddemand investigation. Anyareas of subsidence would alsoraise concern.

Just downstream from the dam,a weir was constructed acrossthe Sor Brook and it is here thata discharge from the reservoirat an agreed flow(compensation water) ismeasured.

For half of a century, thereservoir has provided people inthe south-east of Wales withtheir water supply. In what wasa secluded valley known to fewothers than the ‘locals’, there isone of the largest areas ofinland water in South Wales. Aplace that has become popularwith anglers, boat people, birdwatchers and those who justwant to take in the view.

'Written with thoughts for thefarmers and others who wereaffected by the reservoir works'.

Pete Rogers

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The 1970s heralded an era ofmergers and acquisitionsinvolving Alcan Industries, amerger with James BoothAluminium led torationalisation and changes inproduction. Rogerstone’s firstever extrusion press (knownas no5) which by now hadgiven splendid service for 30years was moved out, to bereplaced by a bigger 5,000tonne press from the JamesBooth factory at Kitts Green.A 64 inch wide cold mill alsofrom Kitts Green was anotheritem to be transferred soonafter the merger, asRogerstone continued itspolicy of upgrading rolling millequipment.Soon after, in 1972, a £600,000modernisation of the three stand66 inch tandem cold rolling millwas started, to enable the mill totake coils weighing up to 10tonnes each, four times theweight originally designed to behandled. Shortly after even moremoney was spent installing a

new remelt furnace.In 1974, a major investment sawa foil plant installed atRogerstone. This followed AlcanBooth Industries continueddevelopment of the potential

markets for aluminium foil.In 1982, Alcan Booth Industriesmerged with its major U.K.competitor British Aluminium.The joining of these twoindustrial giants brought with itwidespread rationalisation thatresulted in some factory sitesbeing closed. Rogerstone waschosen to be the new group’smain sheet rolling centre and sobenefited greatly from themerger.As part of a major £35 million

scheme much equipment wasupgraded and new equipmentinstalled, all designed toimprove productivity andefficiency by enabling the millsto cope with 12 tonne starting

ingots, quite a contrast to thehalf-tonne ingots with which thecompany started 50 yearsearlier.The latest equipment includednew high efficiency preheatfurnaces for the hot line, majormodifications to both hot andcold mills, a new double sidedsingle pass ingot scalper and ahigh speed slitter.All this investment took theAlcan Works into the 21stcentury.

A History of Metal Industries in RogerstoneBy Brian Stephen (Rogerstone Local History Society)

Delivery of ingots

Coil stacked ready for the 24 inch mill

1970 Merger with James Booth

Ltd.Name changed to Alcan

Booth Industries Ltd.

1974 Foil plant commissioned.

1978 £35 million expansion

announced.

1982 Merger with British

Aluminium Co. Ltd.

Name changed to British

Alcan Sheet.

1988 Combined with British

Alcan Foil.

Name changed to British

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1989 Record hot mill output

18,000 tonnes in one

month.

1990 50 year Anniversary.

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