The Society will have a stand at the “Local History Book Fair” at Swansea Museum on Saturday, 28th October from 10am to 4pm. Call in and see us.
Author Archives: Annie
Society joins Facebook
The Society now has its own Facebook page – here is the link.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/skewenhistorical/
Memorial trees attacked for second time
Sadly, the Memorial Trees planted by the Society to commemorate the men of the village who fell in World War One, have been vandalised for a second time. In the first attack one of the trees had its main trunk damaged, in the second attack it would appear that they have been poisoned. One tree has died but hopefully the second one can be saved.
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- Chairman Bill Payne and Secretary Kitty Griffiths next to damaged tree
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- Bill Payne and Kitty Griffiths examine the damage
Society Visit to Aberglasney Gardens 3rd July, 2017
Thanks to Social Secretary Ann Harries for organising another very interesting Society visit, this month to Aberglasney Gardens.
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- Aberglasney House
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- An interior of the house
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- The Yew walk
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- An example of the original pathway
Society Awarded Lottery Grant
The Society is very pleased to announce that it has been successful in obtaining a grant from Awards For All: The Big Lottery Fund to run a programme of visits to celebrate its 20th anniversary year. Currently the visits will include:
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- Tewkesbury Abbey
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- Picton Castle
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- Longleat House
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- Llancaiach Fawr
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- Baddesley Clinton
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- Hanbury Hall
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- Caerphilly Castle
Further details will be given in the next meeting to be held at the Carnegie Hall on August 7th.
The Society expresses its great appreciation to the National Lottery organisation for enabling this programme of visits to take place.