Rhiwbina Living Issue 10 Spring 2010

AAtt tthhee hheeaarrtt ooff tthhee ccoommmmuunniittyy Issue 10Spring ‘10

The warm days are lengthening and there are fresh, clean days upon us. Windows are thrown wide open to welcome the spring season and all that it brings.

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WHAT’SINSIDE

Exclusive interviewwith rugby legendJohn Dawes

History: Castell Coch - TheFairytale Castle

Competition:Win tickets to see

Laughter in the Rain

Pets’ Page

A Dog’s Tale - A Real Life Story

Kids’ Activities

Memories ofRhiwbina

Spring Recipes

Local News

Welcome

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Rhiwbina Living & Whitchurch and Llandaff LivingEditors/Advertising: Patric Morgan & Danielle DummettAddress: 222 Pantbach Road, Rhiwbina,

Cardiff CF14 6AGTel: 07772 081775 and 07974 022920Email: [email protected]: www.rhiwbinaliving.co.uk

While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of thecontents, the publisher cannot accept any responsibility forerrors or omissions, or for any matter in any way arising fromthe publication of this material. Every effort has been made tocontact any copyright holders. Rhiwbina Living is anindependent, apolitical publication.

Advertising booking and copy deadline for Issue 11 - 17th May 2010. Issue 11 publication date - mid June 2010.Rhiwbina Living is published 4 times a year.

INSIDE

3, 4 News

5 LettersLetters to the Editors

7 CompetitionsWin tickets to see aWMC show or a Cardiff Blues game

10 Exclusive InterviewWales and Lions legend John Dawes

15 Kids’ Pagewith Squidgy the Squirrel

18 HistoryThe story of CastellCoch

22 From Trinidad to RhiwbinaMeet Bakka thePompek

25 Pets’ PageYour questions answered

29 Memories of Rhiwbina

33 Spring Recipes

35 Crossword

Welcome to your new-look spring issue of Rhiwbina Living.Over the cold winter months, we have locked ourselves away andworked hard at redesigning the magazine and website. We hopethat you like the new look!This issue we were honoured to speak to Wales and British and

Irish Lions legend, John Dawes. With the Six Nations competitionnow in its closing stages, his story to the top is inspirational.Our history page this time features the well-known local landmarkCastell Coch. This historic monument serves to remind us not onlyof medieval history, but of the grandeur of Victorian design.On page 22, you will find a feature about a very special little dog.Bakka the Pompek was born in the rather more tropical location ofTrinidad but after much travelling, has finally settled here inRhiwbina. Make sure you have some tissues to hand.Rhiwbina past is fondly remembered by a former resident on page29. Her anecdotes may bring back a few memories for olderreaders, and will perhaps raise a smile to the younger generation.Squidgy the Squirrel gives a few tips to keep the youngsters busyin their spare time and we also have our regular recipe page forthose who like to experiment! We do of course have that puzzling crossword, should you findyourself tucked up warm away from those spring showers.And you’ll also find all the latest news here too. With spring aboutto burst into full bloom, it’s an exciting time to be in Rhiwbina.

Enjoy this issue!

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Patric and Danielle

Rhiwbina Living mascot,Squidgy Squirrel was the guestof honour at the 2009 VictorianFestival, where he turned onthe lights of the spectacular20ft Christmas tree.The rain failed to dampen thefestive spirits of the village-goers who turned out in forceto usher in the Christmasseason. The local shops and stallswere busy throughout theevening, but the highlight wasthe grand ceremony to turn onthe lights.Squidgy looked very dashingin his Victorian costume andmade lots of new friends. Heeven had time to get a shortback and sides and enjoy a‘small’ brandy at the localbarbers shop.

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SQUIDGY TURNS ONTHE LIGHTS

LOCAL RESTAURANTS RAISE £25,000 FOR HAITI EARTHQUAKE APPEAL


Squidgy with the lights

Squidgygets a trim withRoss the barber

A presentation was held atRhiwbina restaurant, theJuboraj, to celebrate helpingraise £25,000 for thoseaffected by the Haitiearthquake.Ana Miah, Managing Directorof the Juboraj Group, togetherwith Dilaboor Hussain and AliAhmed, sprang into actionwhen they saw the eventsunfold on television.Mr Miah told Rhiwbina Living:“I think we all felt the samewatching the pictures of thedisaster on TV. Coming fromBangladesh, I understand theimpact that natural disastershave. We got in touch with theDisasters EmergenciesCommittee and they told usthat we had eight days tocome up with something if wewanted to help.”140 restauranteurs acrossthe city and beyond answeredthe call and a charity eveningwas held in restaurants acrossCardiff on the 27th January.50% of all proceeds made thatnight were donated to theappeal, helping to raise£25,000. The recent presentation wasgraced by the presence of

representatives of IslamicRelief, who co-ordinated therelief work. Guests of Honouralso included Julie Morgan MP,and former First MinisterRhodri Morgan.Speaking at the presentation,Mr Morgan told delegates:“I know first-hand the impactthat devastation like this cancause. Here in Wales, we stilllive with the memories ofAberfan. In Haiti, their plight ison such a grander scale. Iwant to thank you all for thegoodwill and organisation thathas made a difference to thepeople of Haiti.”Julie Morgan mirrored herhusband’s words, and alsospoke of the need for a long-term plan to continue the goodwork.Mr Miah added that theinfrastructure is now in placeshould a relief effort be neededagain.“We hope and pray thatdisasters like this don’thappen. What we have donemay be just a small drop in theocean, but if we have savedone or two lives as a result,then we can be happy with ourefforts.”


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A local schoolboy has recentlysung at a show on Broadway.Chorister Geraint Llyr Owenheaded to America for theperformance of his life afterbeing spotted singing onYouTube.13 year-old Geraint’sperformance was picked up onthe popular website by showproducers, and hesubsequently received aninvitation to perform as asoloist for Karl Jenkins at theprestigious Lincoln Centre onBroadway in New York justbefore Christmas.Geraint’s solo performance ofPie Jesu at the MillenniumCentre had been posted on theinternet after he sang there inNovember last year. Hisperformance was spotted byDistinguished ConcertsInternational New York.The Llandaff schoolboy wasthen asked to perform thesame piece at the specialMartin Luther King Jr DayConcert on January 18 held inNew York.“It was like an earlyChristmas present.” saidGeraint. “I have always wantedto see Broadway, but toperform on Broadway is adream come true.”Geraint’s father Hefin said:“We were absolutely thrilled.”

LOCAL SCHOOLBOYWINS INVITATIONTO BROADWAY

Rhiwbina reader, Ben Coganwas a recent winner in acompetition aimed atpromoting books to youngchildren.The local 4 year-old beat offstiff competition to win a ratherspecial prize of the furry kind.Over 200 entries werereceived by Cardiff Bookstartin response to the specialBookstart "Nursery RhymeCompetition" to celebrateNational Bookstart Day lastOctober. Winners from each branchlibrary received their very ownlarge blue Bookstart Bear and

Nursery Rhyme Treasurybook, whilst runners upreceived a smaller Bookstartbear and a Sing-along NurseryRhyme book.Children and parents wereasked to complete thesentence "I like Bookstart Bearbecause....". The judgesparticularly liked Ben’s entry:"Bookstart Bear makesReading Fun! That's why he is Number one!" Ben submitted his entry atRhiwbina Library and ispictured below with therunners-up, Max Anderson andTegan Jones.

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Ben Cogan (left) and runners up Max, aged 4 and Tegan, aged 3.

15 women from Cardiff haveraised nearly £100,000 forBreast Cancer Care and TyHafan after partaking in asponsored climb ofKilimanjaro.The women were part of theWelsh Women Walkingproject, which funded itself to

take part in the expedition.Kilimanjaro is the highestmountain in Africa, rising toover 15,000ft.

WELSH WOMEN WALKING HIT THE HEIGHTS

Dear Editors,Your Winter Issuecorrespondent, (a frustratedbut hopeful Pantbach Roadresident) would I am sure,attract the considerationhe/she craves from fellowmotorists by following a simplepiece of advice from TheHighway Code: Paragraph 177advises motorists “when usinga driveway, reverse in anddrive out if you can”. I believeother drivers will be preparedto let him/her pull out if itmerely involves slowing-uprather than having to stop inorder to facilitate a reversingaction. It also has the addedattraction of being safer andreducing the blocking of thepavement which is both illegaland dangerous.A helpful and frequentlygenerous spiritRhiwbina

Dear EditorsJust a few words to say thankyou very much for the ticketswhich I won to see theCappuccino Girls. It was agreat show and my daughterand myself had a wonderfultime.It was a double celebrationfor me as I grew up with MalPope in Swansea and thenworked with him at the BBC. Itwas lovely to meet up with himagain. Thank you again for theopportunity.Marilyn JarrettRhiwbina


Letters to the Editors

Dear Editors,In my story in the Winterissue, I said that DonaldSampson, my neighbour at129 Pantbach Road was inrocketry in Australia. This is wrong and I havebeen taken to task by hisbrother Stanley. Donald was aScientific Officer involved withthe development of radar. Hewas eventually based in GreatMalvern. Donald always had anabsorbing interest in ‘wirelesstransmission’ during hisschooldays and entered thisfield in industry when he leftschool at the age of 16 in1941.I regret that Donald will notreceive my apology - he diedon Christmas Eve 2009.Bob LewisRhiwbina

Dear EditorsI feel that I must respond tothe article 'Double Trouble' inthe Winter issue of RhiwbinaLiving.Car parking on Heol y Derihas been a nightmare for itsresidents and motorists formany years.

The indiscriminate parking hascaused lengthy tailbacks,drivers to behave irrationally,many near misses and housedrives to be blocked byvehicles left by inconsideratedrivers.I raised these issues with ourlocal councillors and theHighways Department severalyears ago. To their credit, theyagreed that there was aproblem and that somethingmust be done. Since that time, the HighwaysDepartment of the councilhave carried out surveys,liaised with residents andothers over various options toremedy the problems, andconsulted to obtain ademocratic decision as to whatwe would like doing.Our councillors have workedfor the residents over thisperiod to investigate delaysand urge completion of theworks.The double yellow lines willbe positioned to ensure thatparking on both sides of theroad is prevented. Provisionshave been made to allow carparking on one side. Shopperswill still be allowed to park,hopefully in a position thatdoes not jeopardise the safetyand convenience of others.I feel that your article is quitemisleading and represents ashop-keepers view only. Notdoing anything about thecurrent situation is bothundesirable and potentiallydangerous. Gareth LlewellynHeol y DeriRhiwbina

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Calendar Girl, Little Devil,Stairway to Heaven andAmarillo are songs that bringgreat memories flooding backfor everyone who remembersthe originals. And what awonderful introduction to theseiconic hits for those whoweren’t lucky enough to havebeen there the first timearound!You’ll be fascinated by thisinspirational true story oftriumph against the odds,played out here in Cardiff.

Rhiwbina Living is delighted tobe able to offer a pair of ticketsto see this fantastic show atthe Wales Millennium Centrewhen it opens its doors on24th May. The show’sproducers have had manysmash hit Rock 'n' Rollmusicals, includingDreamboats and Petticoats,The Roy Orbison Story & ElvisThe Musical. You and a guestcould be there by answeringthis simple question:

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DAWESJohn Dawes, former Walesand Lions player and coach, istaking centre stage as usual.Flanked on either side by BarryJohn and Mervyn Davies, Johnis talking tactics.Except this is not a colourful,riotous scene at the Arms Parkon international day. Nor is thisbeing played out on somehostile New Zealand pitch faraway from home. Instead, thisteam talk is taking place amidthe gentle banter of theButcher’s Arms in Llandaff.The three rugby legends aresat enjoying a pint on an icyJanuary afternoon. The talkhas turned to Wales’s chancesin the Six Nations this year.Mervyn Davies eventually getsto his feet and towers over us.“I’m popping outside gents”he announces, pulling on hissheepskin coat and stepping

outside. Barry John flicksthrough a past copy ofWhitchurch and Llandaff Livingthat is lying on the table in frontof him, and he asks after hisold pal and team-mate,Howard Norris.John eventually takes us to aquiet table so he can unfurl hisprestigious career in his ownwords.“Soccer was always my firstsport as a child. In fact, itwasn’t until I went got toPengam Boys School that Iwas first introduced to rugby. Istarted off as a hooker and itwasn’t until I left school andstarted playing for Newbridgethat I actually played atcentre.”Born in Chapel of Ease inAbercarn, John Dawes willalways best remembered forhis exquisite onfield skills as

well as being a mastertactician of the game. “I went to university atLoughborough and eventuallymoved to London where Ibecame a chemistry teacher.London Welsh in those dayswas a flourishing side, withmany of the greats playing forus - Mervyn, Gerald, JPR andthe like. There were no officialleagues as such back then, butLondon Welsh was consideredat the top echelon of rugbysides. The crowds that werepacked to the rafters weretestament to the type ofexciting rugby we played. My first cap for Wales came in1964; we were in Dublin andthere were no replacementsallowed back then. DK Jones,the former Llanelli and Cardiffplayer dropped out and I wasbrought in. I was fortunate


Exclusive Interviewenough to score on my debut.The commentator said that Iwas ‘revelling in anoutstanding game’ but I’m notsure which game he waswatching as I only touched theball twice throughout the wholematch!”Dawes went on to captainWales to a Grand Slam in1971.“Winning a Grand Slam in

the Five Nations was such anachievement. It was practicallyunheard of, but we had such agreat team full of fantasticplayers.” 1971 was also the year thatDawes was appointed captainof the British and Irish LionsTour of New Zealand. The tourwas a success, and to this day,is still the only Lions team tohave beaten the All Blacks ona tour. Dawes’ skills as aplaymaker proved a pivotalrole in their success.“The tours of 1971 and thesubsequent one of NewZealand for which I was coachin 1977, could not have been

any more different from eachother. As a player under coachCarwyn James, we enjoyedglorious sunshine. We nevergot wet. In 1977, we neverstayed dry. The weather wasawful. The two New Zealandteams were also grosslydifferent to each other. For thatreason, we had to adapt ourskills and strengths. As it were,we went down 3-1 in the seriesin ‘77 but we did run them veryclose!”Dawes had retired frominternational rugby in 1971, butdid lead the 1973 Barbariansto their famous win over thetouring All Blacks. Dawesplayed a starring role in ‘thattry’, widely regarded as thebest-ever try to have ever beenscored on a rugby field.Dawes went on to becomethe Welsh national coach from1974 to 1979. The team hasgone down in rugby folklore forits collection of Five Nationssilverware.“I went on to become theWRU coach organiser

throughout the nineties. Rugbyhas been my entire life. It’sbeen good to me and I hopethat I have been good to it.”John Dawes will go down inhistory as one of the all time rugby greats. He will also godown as one of rugby’s truegentlemen - and a modest onetoo.“I had a lot of help from thegreat players around me. Thelegends that came out of thatera are still remembered andspoken about fondly today. ButI also learnt a lot from theplayers I played against. I gotto play against the best playersand teams in the world. You’dbe foolish not to learn fromanother team.”

Dawes scores on the Lions Tour of New Zealand

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Get on your bikes, rollerblades, or skateboards and getmoving. Find a safe, smootharea away from traffic, such asa bicycle path and mount yourwheels. You can all do thesame thing or try a variety ofactivities. Enjoy the feeling offreedom, energetic movement,and open spaces as you sprintalong together in the open airand crisp breeze.

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Castell Coch (the Red Castle)sits proudly on the side of a hilloverlooking North Cardiff andthe valley that carries the RiverTaff.

Its fairytale appearancebelies the history that thebuilding contains in its stones.There has been a fortress onthe site since the end of the11th century when an earthand timber motte castle wasbuilt there by Norman lords todefend their land. Both IforBach and Gruffud ap Rhys aretwo Welsh rulers ofSenghennydd whose namesare linked to the castle.

During the 13th century, thede Clare family, the Normanlords of Glamorgan madegreat gains against the Welshin the upland regions of theirdisputed territory. It was duringthis time that it is thought thecastle was reconstructed into astone one, with a small ovalcourtyard with three circular

towers. It was probably Gilbertde Clare (the builder ofCaerphilly Castle) who addedthe towers in the 1280s. It isthe spur buttresses at the baseof the round towers thatsuggest it was of Normandesign, but it seems that thecastle was abandoned in 1316after Llewellyn Bren led anarmy against the de Clares in1316. It was never repairedand the castle fell into ruin.

By 1871, like many othercastles in Wales, the castlewas an overgrown ruin.Crucially however, it happenedto be owned by John Crichton-Stuart, the 3rd Marquess ofBute - one of the richest menin the world. The Marquesswas a landed aristocrat and anindustrial magnate, owing a lotof this wealth from his fatherwho had risked a long-termstrategy in building Cardiff intoone of the busiestcoal-exporting ports in theworld.

Lord Bute had a great interestin religion, medievalism, theoccult, and architecture. Hehad already enlisted theservices of William Burges toremodel Cardiff Castle in hisown unique style of gothicfantasy.

In 1872, Bute began hisproject of Castle Coch byasking Burges to look into thepossibility of restoring thecastle. Burges produced thereport and work began in1875. The castle was to betransformed into a summerhome for the Marquess. Therestoration was a completeone, but Burges was not to seethe finished article. He died in1881, ten years beforecompletion of the work. Hisdetailed drawings of theinteriors allowed his team ofcraftsmen to complete the taskwithout him. It took sixteenyears for the castle to betransformed into the buildingwe know and recognise today.

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The castle may have anauthentic medieval look to theexterior but the interiors areVictorian fantasy, richlydecorated and highlyimaginative. After a visit toCastell Coch, it is worth visitingnearby Cardiff Castle to seethe ultimate example of thecollaboration between LordBute and William Burges. Atthe time of completion, thecastle represented a medievalstructure, but it did have all themodern conveniences of itstime - flushing toilets, centralheating and a working kitchenmade it habitable. Burges alsoleft behind some justificationsfor his use of the conicaltowers, which some historiansquestion for authenticity.Burges wanted them simply forvisual effect.

The Keep Tower, the WellTower and the Kitchen Towerincorporate a series ofapartments; of which the mainsequence, the Castellan'sRooms, lie within the Keep.The Hall, the Drawing Room,Lord Bute's Bedroom and LadyBute's bedroom comprise asuite of rooms that exemplifythe High Victorian Gothic stylein 19th century Britain.However some of the poorerinterior decorations can beattributed to work carried outafter Burges' early death in1881. Some of the painteddecoration is based onpatterns found in Welshcastles. The Drawing Roomand Lady Bute's bedroom haveceilings and wall paintings thatare almost equal to the bestachieved at Cardiff Castle.

The decoration and even thesmallest details - such as the

door handles and the windowlatches were carefullyconsidered. Even some of thewalls feature paintings ofvarious animals, includingbirds, monkeys and squirrels,as well as mythological beings.

The uppermost story of theKeep Tower holds Lady Bute'sBedroom, painted in brilliantcolours with gilt and mirrorslighting up the double-domedchamber. Apart from the largebed, the furniture in LadyBute's Room is simplistic anduncomfortable - a result ofBurges determination to keeptrue to the medieval characterof the castle.

In 1950, the 5th Marquess ofBute placed the Castle in thecare of the Ministry of Works. Itis now administered by CADWon behalf of the NationalAssembly for Wales.

Castell Coch has madenumerous appearances in TVand film productions. Driverscan also spot the magical-looking castle from the M4 asthey pass the CorytonInterchange.

A Spring Walk

Start at the entrance to Castell Coch. There is apath to the left of the exit asyou face it. Follow this path.It will take you through thewoods. You arrive at a postwhich has no markings.Follow the smaller pathdown to the right. Twohouses appear through thetrees on the right. The pathwill lead down to Heol yFforest.Soon you will arrive at aninformation board. Continueahead, passing the paths oneither side. The path takes asharp right. Stay on this pathas it gently rises. You reacha marker post. Turn left ontothe wide path that comes infrom the left. Continue untilyou reach a road.Cross over the road andenter into the forest. You willreach an arched entrancewith the ‘Lost and FoundTrail’ to your right.Head through the archwayand continue along the widepath to the ‘Sculpture Trail’.A wooden barrier on the leftwill guide you to a viewpointthat overlooks the valley. Onyour right will be Craig yr Alltand on the left, The Garth.Head left down the pathwith the wire fence on yourright. You will reach a smallcross-roads. Go straightahead, being careful tofollow the path that leads downwards. Continue untilyou reach the forestry track.Turn right here and continueto the finger post on the left.Follow the left path to takeyou back to Castell Coch.

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Beulah United Reformed ChurchBeulah is the church at the crossroads in the village. We are a large,lively but liberal church with a range of activities for all ages seekingto be alive to life and alive to Christ.

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Palm Sunday 6pm Easter Music: Joint Choirs of All Saints,Bethany & Beulah

Mon – Tues 7.30pm Holy Week prayersWeds 7.30pm Concert: Music for Holy WeekMaundy Thursday 7.30pm Communion in the Upper Room Good Friday 9.30am Activities and drama for children

and young people12 Noon service7.30pm Evening Meditation

Easter Sunday 8.45 Worship in the Church Garden followed by breakfast10.30am Easter Celebration Service6.00pm Easter Evening Communion

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Lunchtime Recital 1.05pm£5 concessions £6 full waged

March 24thLeslie Craven – clarinet with Michael Pollock - pianoWNO orchestra

Evening ConcertWednesday 31st March at 7.30pm."Music for Easter Week" A concert followed by a buffet. Artists include, John Cheer - keyboard; EileenNewington - clarinet; Alison Henson Jones -mezzo soprano; Rachel Wilson Dickson - violin;Claudine Cassidy - cello.Tickets £8 / £6 concessions £5 buffet

Create Art group new timeCome and get creative with our artist inresidence, Jo Jones. This art group is aimed atchildren in Years 3 to 6. it costs £4 and runs from5.30pm-6.30pm on Wednesdays in Beulah’sCanolfan.

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Evening ConcertWWeeddnneessddaayy 3311sstt MMaarrcchh at 7.30pm."Music for Easter Week" A concert followed by a buffet. Artists include, John Cheer - keyboard; EileenNewington - clarinet; Alison Henson Jones -mezzo soprano; Rachel Wilson Dickson - violin;Claudine Cassidy - cello.Tickets £8 / £6 concessions £5 buffet

Create Art group new timeCome and get creative with our artist inresidence, Jo Jones. This art group is aimed atchildren in Years 3 to 6. it costs £4 and runs from5.30pm-6.30pm on Wednesdays in Beulah’sCanolfan.

More details from Rev Dr Peter Cruchley-Jones,20693517 [email protected]

My name is Bakka thePompek. Pompek is theTrinidadian word for a cute,fluffy little dog. I was born around 1999 in theWest Indies. Trinidad, where Iwas born was always hot andsticky. I was brought up deepin the country. Huge jungle-likeplants surrounded the areawhere I lived. Although myfamily had little time for me, Ihad food and I felt safe. When I was four years old mybeautiful fur started to thin andI began scratching. It was veryuncomfortable, but one day mymaster put me in his old carand drove into the city. Off wewent - I was hopeful that hewas taking me to see someonewho could help me. The carstopped and my masteropened the door. I felt a pushfrom behind and I fell out ontothe hot tarmac, but before Iknew it, my master was drivingoff as fast as he could go. Ichased after him, but the othercars hooted at me and I soongot very confused and tired.After a while, I fell into the

gutter and I lay still. I was verysad and very lonely - a longway from my home and mybed. It was a long few hours in thatgutter. Any hope that mymaster was coming back hadsince long gone, and I wasgetting hungry and tired. Suddenly, I felt someonestood over me.His name wasMarley and he crouched downto stroke me. Marley had longdreadlocks and a wonderfulsmile. His gentle strokes mademe feel better.Marley was even poorer thanmy first family. His job wascleaning cars and every nighthe slept in his makeshift shackon a vacant plot near the citycentre.He made me a kennel and

gave me my new Islamicname, “Bakka” because hewas a Muslim. Over the nextfew months, I sometimes wentwith him to work andsometimes stayed behind andslept in the sun. When hecame home he would put foodin my little tin dish and watch

me eat. Then he would talk tome. Soon I loved Marley morethan I could imagine lovinganyone.At first, Marley wasn’t tooworried about my baldpatches, but as time went on,they got worse. Then Marley’sfriends told him they wouldcatch something from me, soafter that I always stayed athome. By then I looked terrible.My skin was thick and greyand sore and all my fur wasgone. Poor Marley was at hiswit’s end.

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and Marley told me they weretaking me to see a vet whowould try to make me better. Itwas an embarrassing wait atthe clinic. All the other animalsseemed so clean and healthyand none of them would comeanywhere near me. The vet said I had mange anda hormone problem. I wouldneed baths for a few weeksand hormone tablets for therest of my life. Marley wasupset and said he couldn’tcope so they all decided Iwould be fostered for a fewweeks with the lady and herhusband, to get me on theroad to recovery. My new owners, Cathy andJohn already had four bigPothounds (Trini speak forstreet dogs that lick the potsand pans) but the house wasbig and they made room forme. After a few weeks I gotbetter and the time came forme to return to Marley. Ithought he would be happyand he was, but he then said Ineeded more care than hecould give, and could Cathyand John please keep me. They decided that was bestbut I never forgot Marley.Every so often, after one of ourdrives to the beach, we wouldcall on him to see him. Heloved seeing me but never gotanother dog. One day, John decided totake us all to Cairo in Egypt.There were five of us dogsgetting on the aeroplane andwe made quite a convoy.Arriving at Cairo was awful.Our papers were all in order,but it still took us seventeenhours to get out of the airportand John and Cathy had to goto the British Embassy andsign lots of papers before theywould let us through customs.

Egypt was very different fromTrinidad. We settled in andmade new doggy friends andeven found a new vet. Four years flew by and thenwe were on the move again.This time we were heading toBritain but something calledquarantine was causing bigproblems. To avoid it, we couldgo to mainland Europe and getour Pet Passports and staythere for six months and thengo on into Britain withouthaving to be locked up. We flew into Frankfurt and I soon realised Frankfurt wasonly one bit of Europe. Wewere going to go in a campervan and travel about and seelots of new places. During thenext six months, we went tofourteen different countries andsaw lots of different things. Everywhere we went peoplesaid how well behaved we allwere. Every day we had newadventures. Some of the bestones were in the Austrian Alps,where we went up in a cablecar and then spent the daywalking down. If it was toomuch for my little legs, Johnwould put me in the bag andcarry me down. I also liked hunting for harvestmice in the campsite in theCzech Republic. They were

some lovely memories. Butthen it was time to get on aferryboat and we sailed to aplace called Dover. After we were settled inDorset, John’s mother, Joyce,came to visit and she startedgoing on about how she wouldlove a dog just like me. One day, I heard my familydiscussing me. They werewondering if I would be happierliving with Joyce. But theywere not sure. Maybe it wasn’tfair to move me, maybe Iwouldn’t like it. Very politely Isidled up, wagging my tail. “Really,” I said, “I would loveit”. I’d always been a bit of anodd one out in this family buthere was my chance to be thespoilt and only dog I hadalways dreamt of being. And so it was, that in June2009, they packed up myleash, bed, bowls, pills andtoys and drove me down to alovely village called Rhiwbina. Within a few days it felt as if Ihad lived with her all my life. Now I know I shall never moveagain. Rhiwbina is my home.I still think of Marley. He willnever know that his littlePompek visited seventeencountries over three continentson the way to her final home inWales.

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There are three main types of worms that affectdogs in the UK: tapeworms, roundworms, andthe (new) lungworm.To become infected with tapeworm, dogshave to eat a tapeworm cyst inside anotheranimal, the “intermediate host”. In the UK,intermediate hosts for tapeworms can affectdogs are rabbits, sheep, horses and fleas. Sothere is no risk of Jambo picking up tapewormsfrom the Park.Roundworms are a different matter. The eggsof roundworms are directly infectious to otherdogs, and can also affect children on very rareoccasions. So contact with dog faeces or soilcontaminated with faeces carries a risk ofpicking up roundworms. You should worm yourdog at least every three months; not only does

this protect him against worm infestation, but italso protects other dogs and children byreducing the level of contamination of our parksand other public placesRecently, a new worm has become a problemin the UK. This is the lungworm, called“Angiostrongylus”. Infection causes lungdisease, sometimes bleeding problems, andcan easily be fatal. Angiostrongylus is aroundworm, but requires an intermediate host,in this case slugs and snails. The disease hasbeen seen in areas of West Wales andSouthwest England for several years butrecently it has spread to other parts of thecountry. The first case I have seen was recentlydiagnosed in a dog which had never leftCardiff, so unfortunately it looks as thoughAngiostrongylus is now in our area. Fortunately, there are several very goodde-worming products available. The best onesare only available on prescription, so youshould get them from your vet. Many of thepet-shop wormers are only partially effectiveagainst round and tape worms, and none ofthem work against lungworm.

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I moved to Rhiwbina when Iwas 7 years old and attendedRhiwbina Primary School. Iused to walk to school, backhome for lunch and then backto school again in theafternoon. After all that, it wasa walk home again at the endof the school day - a distance Iwould think of about 4 miles.I wonder how many parentswould let their children walkthat distance now - and alone!It had to be a very bad daybefore my mother would giveme the penny to go on the bus.At the end of our garden inHomelands Road was a largearea of wasteland where laterthe Monico Cinema was built. Ispent many happy Saturdaymorning matinees there. Sadlyof course, the cinema nolonger exists.I also went to St. ThomasChurch in Pantbach Road, andlater in my teens I would go tothe Church Hall where SybilMarks held a dance everySaturday night.I recall joining the Brownies inthe Scouts Hall in BeulahRoad, and whilst there, theboxer Jack Peterson, whohimself was a Scouts Leader,got married. We presented himand his wife with a ‘shoe box’as a wedding present, which Ithink the Scouts had madethemselves.

We used to go to the Wenalltblackberry picking and I canremember there a planecrashing killing both the pilotand passenger.When I was 10, we moved toCaerphilly Road and I went toBirchgrove Primary School. Ileft school at 14 withoutpassing the 11 plus, so I wentback to Rhiwbina to work in afruit and veg shop owned byFred Broome. My first job in the morningwhen I arrived was to wash thefish under freezing cold wateroutside, then skin rabbits andcut them into pieces for theshop window. I then had to sortout the bad fruit andvegetables. On a Friday, MrBroome would go on one of his‘country rounds’, and I wasexpected to pack up all theorders and load them into thevan meaning that I wouldn’tleave work until 7 o’clock in theevening.By this time, the air raidswere very bad and I used towalk back to Caerphilly Roadwith shrapnel flyingeverywhere. It was very scary.Altogether, I think I workedabout 50 hours a week in theshop. I had hardly any breaksand was earning about 8shillings (40p) week. I used togive my mother five shillingsand I had three. While there,

the Broomes had a son. Theirsecond child, who they namedDavid, went on to become thewell-known show-jumper.After about six months, Idecided that the job wasn’t forme and so I went to a MrsBond in Ty-Wern Road to learnshorthand typing and book-keeping. This led to me gettinga job in Cardiff.I have now lived in the Vale ofGlamorgan for 60 years, but if Iever moved from here, Icouldn’t wish for a better placeto live than Rhiwbina. I havesome very happy childhoodmemories of Rhiwbina andremember it with greataffection.

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