May 2026 will mark the centenary of the official opening of Skewen Park. As part of Coedffranc Town Council celebrations, Skewen & District Historical Society will be putting up a photographic display in the Memorial Hall showing images of the park throughout the last hundred years. Please come along on Monday 4th May and take a look…! Everyone is welcome.”
At this year’s A.G.M., Life Membership was awarded to our president The Reverend Canon Dr Brian Lodwick MA (Oxon) MPhil FSA FRHistS in recognition of his twenty years of service to the Society.
We are pleased to announce that Skewen now has its own silent soldier as a reminder of the fallen of the village in two world wars and other conflicts. The soldier was procured by the Society, funded by the Friends of Skewen Group and attached to the Carnegie Community Centre by Coedffranc Town Council, Thanks to all involved.
Society members enjoyed a trip to the Newport Medieval Ship Project yesterday where we were given an interesting and informative guided tour.
Free tours are available on Fridays and Saturdays. More information can be found at: https://www.newportship.org/
On 10th June 2025, to celebrate the 120th Anniversary of its opening, the Society’s secretary, Sandra Davies, gave an illustrated talk about the origins of the Carnegie Free Library (now Carnegie Community Centre) in Evelyn Road, Skewen
