Greenmeadow Burial Ground

Greenmeadow Burial Ground

Cymdeithas Twmbarlwm Society presents an illustrated talk… The February talk we had arranged on “The Lost Farms of Mynydd Maen” has been postponed until later…

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Just a Quick Note - 25/01/23

Just a Quick Note – 25/01/23

Just a Quick Note – 25th January 2023 The e-newsletter of the Twmbarlwm Society Hello Folks Probably too late to wish you a Happy New…

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Just a Quick Note - 03/11/22

Just a Quick Note – 03/11/22

BEING SANTA – AGM – QUIZ – LITTER PICK – ARCHAEOLOGY – SWARD MANAGEMENT – WIND FARM ON MYNYDD MAEN – NEWPORT CASTLE Just a…

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Just a Quick Note - 06/10/22

Just a Quick Note – 06/10/22

Just a Quick Note 6th October 2022 The e-newsletter of the Twmbarlwm Society Hello Folks It would appear that Autumn is well and truly upon…

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Being Santa

Being Santa

Cymdeithas Twmbarlwm Society presents an illustrated talk entitled: BEING SANTA The History of Father Christmas and Life in the Grotto An entertaining talk by ROGER…

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Just a Quick Note - 02/09/22

Just a Quick Note – 02/09/22

Just a Quick Note 2nd September 2022 The e-newsletter of the Twmbarlwm Society Hello Folks Well that was a busy August – three weeks of…

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Newport Castle - Why? When? Who?

Newport Castle – Why? When? Who?

Cymdeithas Twmbarlwm Society presents an illustrated talk entitled: History of Newport Castle – Why? When? Who? by Will Davies (of ‘Cadw’) Monday 10th October 2022 Crosskeys…

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Bio-Blitz Walks

Bio-Blitz Walks

  This event has been and gone and was very successful – we will publish a report about it very soon.      << HERE’S A…

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Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 - Week 3

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Week 3

Twmbarlwm Excavation 2022 – Week Three I’ve already given you my version of events for the past week but here’s a summary from lead archaeologist…

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Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 - Day 13

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Day 13

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Day 13 Wednesday 24th August 2022 Another misty start to the day – 5 volunteers today including one new one (although…

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Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 - Day 12

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Day 12

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Day 12 Tuesday 23rd August 2022 A few notes from Norman who heroically went up and down the mountain twice today…

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Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 - Week 2

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Week 2

Twmbarlwm Excavation 2022 – Week Two And here’s a few words from our man at CPAT, Wil Logan, on how he saw the events of…

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Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 - Day 9

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Day 9

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Day 9 Thursday 18th August 2022 Words yet to come – but here are the photos CLICK HERE to see a…

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Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 - Day 8

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Day 8

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Day 8 Wednesday 17th August 2022   A day off for me – so Norman signed the volunteers in and prepared…

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Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 - Day 7

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Day 7

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 Day 7 Tuesday 16th August 2022 Managed to get up to the car park first today – a bit cooler today than…

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Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 - Day 6

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Day 6

TWMBARLWM DIG 2022 – Day 6 Monday 15th August 2022 Don’t you just love the British weather – having called off the dig on the…

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Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 - The Lost Weekend

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – The Lost Weekend

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 The lost weekend 13th – 14th August 2022 SATURDAY After promoting this weekend as “Open Days” with various activities planned, it was…

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Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 - Day 5

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Day 5

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 Day 5 Friday 12th August 2022 CANCELLED After yesterday’s searing temperatures at the top and with the Met Office amber warning of…

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Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 - Day 4

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Day 4

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Day 4 Thursday 10th August Three volunteers waiting for me when I arrived at 9am and another old mate of mine,…

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Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 - Day 3

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Day 3

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Day 3 Wednesday 9th August I arrived to do my usual school teacher’s bit of taking the register of the volunteers…

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