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SWANSEA REVISITED DAY TRIP DELIGHTS There was a time when around this point in the calendar, people from all walks of life seemed to set off on a coach trip. Every street, shop, works or social club had their own
Read MoreTHE PLEASURES OF READING READING ROUND This September the award winning novelist and poet, Jo Mazelis is beginning a new Reading Round group at Galerie Simpson on Swansea’s High Street. A reading round is a little like a book
Read MoreLETTER TO THE EDITOR May I thank you for publishing the item about our forthcoming John Mills guitar evening in Bay, complete with photo! I have had a number of enquiries as a result. You offer a truly invaluable service to local
Read MoreSWANSEA REVISITED LOLLY LICKERS! These ladies seem to have got it licked (see pic below). They were taking a break from their daily labours in the Fforestfach area of the city way back in the scorching sunshine of 1951.
Read MoreSAVE SWANSEA MUSEUM UPDATE FROM RISW Many thanks to everyone who signed our ‘Save Swansea Museum’ petition. The large number of responses (6,098 to date) and the comments many of you left show how much people in and beyond Swansea value
Read MoreBLACKPILL HISTORY SOCIETY DIARY DATES The doors of Vivian Hall Blackpill open at 10 am for a cup of something hot. Old, new and prospective members are welcome. Tea or coffee is free to members whilst a small charge is
Read MoreSWANSEA REVISITED GRAND TIMES We are not too far away from the launch of the Grand Theatre’s spectacular annual pantomime and back in 1955 these young ladies certainly brought some colour into the lives of audiences at the theatre.
Read MoreMUMBLES & GOWER THROUGH TIME – NEW PUBLICATION Published by Amberley Books this fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Mumbles and Gower have changed and developed over the last century. Juxtaposing images 100 years
Read MoreMARIE CURIE VOLUNTEER LEADER NEEDED Could you be a Marie Curie Volunteer? The local Swansea Volunteer Fundraising Group is dedicated to raising funds by hosting a range of fundraising and awareness events so that Marie Curie can continue to provide
Read MorePENLLERGARE WOODS GREEN FLAG AWARD WINNER The Penllergare Trust is proud to earn the right to fly the Green Flag at Penllergare Valley Woods. Keep Wales Tidy has awarded the trust this honour in recognition of their excellent facilities and
Read MoreChampagne champions! With the rugby season in full swing, teams everywhere will be trying their best to improve their position in whatever league they find themselves. That was certainly something that paid dividends for Dunvant RFC in 1993 when they
Read MoreSWANSEA-MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS! JUST THE TICKET Time was when if you wanted to go anywhere in Swansea you went with The Transport. South Wales Transport to be precise, the bus company that carried the people of Swansea far
Read MoreSWANSEA – MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS! HATS THE WAY Hats certainly seemed to have been the order of the day at least with the fashion conscious women members of the congregation of Wesley Memorial Methodist Church, Townhill, who
Read MoreKEEP RENOVATION WASTE OUT OF LANDFILL WITH A FREE APP Wales has been leading the way when it comes to reducing levels of waste sent to landfill and now a new iPhone app launched in April will help home-owners check
Read MoreRAJ PLUMBING AND HEATING WINNER ANNOUNCED Plumbing and heating engineer, Robert Jamison (left) came up with a novel way to reward his customers last year. Every householder who had a new Worcester Bosch boiler fitted by RAJ Plumbing and Heating,
Read MoreCAPPUCCINO GIRLS When Mal Pope first conceived the idea of a musical set in a cafe/bar he envisaged the audience being an intrinsic part of the production, sitting in the theatre, eating and drinking – the ultimate in audience
Read MoreLITERARY WORLD MOURNS UMBERTO ECO We asked our literary consultant Sarla Langdon for her thoughts after the sad news of the passing of one of the literary giants. The death of Italian octogenarian intellectual Umberto Eco on Feb
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