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Rhinndda landscape

Wandering

By: Catherine Craven, 2007

"We would be off first thing in the morning and back in the evening without a care." Catherine remembers walking everywhere with friends in her childhood.

Jackie

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By: Jackie Davies, 30 November 2007

"Now I've got blue scars on my left leg." Jackie Davies, from Porth, finds that certain smells trigger memories of the Rhondda.

Les

The Miners' Struggle

By: Les Rees, November 2007

"It was the one day in the year when they brought the horses to the surface." Les tells his story about the Ferndale Carnival of 1926.

Reg Jones

Changes

By: Reg Jones, June 2005

"We would run along the blast pipe, never seeing any danger." Reg remembers playing near to, then working at the local colliery.

Rescue, Porthcawl beach

Rest Bay Lifeguards

By: Chris Page, October 2007

Pamela Anderson made it look so easy! But in the often freezing water of the South Wales coast, it's not always quite so glamorous.

Cwm Elan

The Lost Valleys

By: Betty Davies, February 2003

"I know what was lost is lost. But we still keep the memories alive." Betty's knowledge of the area's history is second to none.

A diamond

Rainbows Over Machynlleth

By: Alison Coleman, January 2005

"Once I found a diamond on the bus ..." A tribute to Machynlleth and its community, from one of its greatest fans.

Catherine

Achieving Things

By: Catherine Downs, September 2006

"Watching the cars passing and even playing knock knock ginger." Hope and optimism abound for young Catherine, but not so long ago she didn't know what to do with her life.

Andrew in Flanders

Inspiration

By: Andrew Vollans, January 2003

"I can remember my mother reciting 'In Flanders Fields'." Andrew tells us how his grandfather and his Great War generation inspire him.

Close up of a school photograph

Prague Revisited

By: Desider Golten, October 2004

"I always promised myself that I would keep in touch." Desider wanted to keep in touch with his classmates before the Iron Curtain made it impossible.


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