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.
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Skewen’s Silent Soldier
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 visit to the Newport Ship Museum 17.6.2025
Society members enjoyed a trip to the Newport Medieval Ship Project yesterday where we were given an interesting and informative guided tour.
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- Society members outside the Ship Museum Newport
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- A model of the ship
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- Timbers from the ship in storage
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- Members listening to the guide
Free tours are available on Fridays and Saturdays. More information can be found at: https://www.newportship.org/
Skewen Library celebrates its 120th anniversary
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
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- Skewen Art Group’s work
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- Early arrivals for the event
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- Sandra preparing for her talk
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- The cake celebrating the 102th anniversary
Society Secretary Launches her Novel
The Society is proud to announce the launch of a new book, authored by our secretary Miss Sandra F Davies. “Fleeting Shadows” is an imagination based on the factual attempt to establish Gnoll College at Neath in 1857.
The book can be purchased at Neath Mechanics’ Institute, 4 Church Place, Neath, SA11 3LL at a cost of £10.00.
(The Institute is open Monday and Thursday 09:30 to 12:30 and 13:30 to 16:45).
All proceeds from the book will be donated to the aid agency CAFOD.”
