Category: Groups
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March headstone - Lt Col Robert Preston Sandeman & Jessy
This is an interesting headstone with a carving of a sleeping dog at the foot of the cross - more information in the file below. The grave can be easily viewed via the gate on the left-hand side of Church Road as you go up to the church from the Gilwern direction. Lt Col Sandeman Read more
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Gilwern u3a Social History Project - 2024
SHARE YOUR STORY Gilwern u3a are undertaking a social history project for which we are asking long-term residents of Llanelly Parish to talk to us about their memories of growing up in the area. In this way we hope to create a permanent record via ORAL HISTORY of the memories of the long living residents Read more
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February headstone - Meredith Kenvin
For the first headstone to feature in our monthly update I have chosen the grave of a local man Meredith Kenvin who died in 1865 aged 71 years. You will see that he lived and worked at the Clydach Iron Works before moving to Aberbaiden. He was employed as an "iron baller". I have found Read more
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Living Stones - January Update
This is proving to be a challenging, yet fascinating project and we are making good progress. There are 5 plots around the churchyard (A - E) and we estimate there are almost 1,000 graves. Progress at the start was slow due to access problems and many headstones being very difficult to read. We are indebted Read more
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Art Group Celebrates Christmas
On 5th December the group enjoyed a very good Christmas lunch at the Beaufort pub followed by a quiz and other "Arty" activities at the Community Centre. The first meeting for 2024 will be on 2nd January. Read more
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Creative Writing Advisor on u3a Radio podcast
Marcia Humphries, the national adviser for Creative Writing for u3as, is interviewed in this podcast and mentions the Gilwern u3a member who won the short story competition in 2022/3. See minute 21 in the podcast to hear about the 'outstanding' story and its writer. Read more
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Local Artist - Linda Wood
The art group played host to local artist Linda Wood on 21st November. Linda specialises in textured art and lead the session showing us how to create a colourful background, then adding textured flowers in the foreground. Using canvas boards, palette knives and acrylic paint, it was something completely new to the group members. With Read more
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New Art for the Community Centre
In 2021, the U3A art group successfully produced artwork depicting local scenery which is displayed in the main hall at the Community Centre, and it was as a result of this that the Council asked if the group could produce another set to be displayed in the corridor at the Centre. Based on local street Read more