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slaughterhouse and pick up a large piece oftallow. He then broke this in two andsecreted both parts in his pocket. When heemerged, he was confronted and taken intocustardy. Thomas claimed he had onlystolen the fat to grease his boots,presumably for the purpose of waterproofingthem. But he was also accused of havingstolen other items from the abattoir beforeand when his accommodation wassearched, the police found beef tongue thathad been reported missing. By whom is notrecorded but I like to think it was the cow!Ultimately, the defendant was said to be anotorious thief, who was described as being"exceedingly fond of fat".Despite apprehending such crooks, the localpolice force was not always on the right sideof the law. In 1882, the Beacon reportedhow a constable called Griffith Davies hadbeen manhandled by an unruly crowd.Davies, who was off duty at the time, wasdrinking at a public house in Dock Streetwith a seafaring acquaintance. Anothercustomer became increasingly belligerentand Davies, still in his uniform, threatened toeject him if he continued. An argumentensued and soon, an inspector and sergeantappeared and instructed Davies to leave.When he declined, a mob of half a dozenmen grabbed the hapless constable andhoisted him onto their shoulders. He wascarried roughly through the town to thepolice station with his superiors seeminglycheering them on from behind. An enquiryfound that Davies was entirely blameless('Davies the Blameless' is surely a nicknameto rival that of 'Jack the Sailor') but theInspector and Sergeant were suitablychastised.Who knows what other peculiar treats residein the National Library of Wales archive butrest assured if I find anything of interest,you'll be the first to hear!

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where fatalities now estimated toequate to roughly 10% of thegrazing swan flock occurred, butquite quickly Western PowerDistribution (WPD) were in actionfitting the latest and mosteffective version of flight divertersto the considerable number ofcable spans which we identifiedas being the source of theproblem. This is relatively easy tofix, but sadly, the same cannot besaid for the National Grid highvoltage lines which cross theGwent Levels and, in particular,the Newport Wetlands Reserve.On 10th March we received a call,which involved a seriouslydistressed juvenile swan whichhad obviously flown into these

cables. He was lucky to bespotted by a visitor to the reservefrom Swansea who raised thealarm, and then for us to find himdeep in undergrowth about twohours later. We took him to theSwan Sanctuary the followingday; the assessment was that thebreak in his leg was at least aweek old, and was lucky to havesurvived this long in such ahandicapped condition. Now thathe's in the best hands available,he will survive with a funny walk,but he will be fine. Sometimelater, another beautiful matureadult male swan was far lessfortunate; he was killed instantlywhen he flew into cables in aremote area north of the M4 nearMagor.What with these ongoingproblems of cable strikes, there's

no doubt March has been a toughmonth with at least two fatalitiesresulting from attacks byuncontrolled dogs. These reallydo give us just cause for intenseanger, they are totally avoidable ifonly their owners behavedresponsibly. One case was inSwindon and the other nearer tohome, occurred in the Goldcliffarea on the Gwent Levels. Itinvolved a lone adult male swanwhich had been part of thescenery in these parts for anumber of years. The dog was atype of Shar Pei, on a lead, butone of those long extendabletypes which, in the circumstanceswas about as much use as achocolate fireguard, not intendedas a flippant description, but toillustrate the total inadequacy ofthe safety measures in place. We

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As this article is being written, it is sobering to note it is,already, the last week of March, and the clocks have just beenmoved forward one hour; that's the start of British SummerTime although meteorologically speaking, with the passing ofthe solstice, spring was only just begun, and we, at SwanRescue South Wales were grounded for a total of four daysbecause of snow. Extraordinary and most peculiar.


hear it everywhere dogs are beingexercised in places where swansare resident my dog wouldn'tattack the swans. It simply isn'tas simple as that; it requires onlyfor a swan to feel threatened, andthe chances are there will be aconfrontation, the outcome ofwhich can only be bad news. It isfor this reason that we wouldwelcome a requirement that dogsin public should be on a shortlead and muzzled. It is not onlywildlife which is at risk; as hasbeen all too apparent in the newsin recent times; vulnerablepeople, especially children are notnecessarily safe in the companyof dogs, particularly the largermore powerful species.In this particular case, the ownerdid attempt to pull the dog off theswan, but not before deeppenetrating wounds had beeninflicted on both sides of thelower back, and the spine hadbeen exposed. Despite our best

efforts, Pat who brilliantly caughtthe swan on the far side of thereen, and our hospitalising himwith Sue in Swindon, the swandied three days later. In our view,there is little doubt an offence hadbeen committed under theWildlife and Countryside Act1981.As this edition of the Directory ispublished, the end of the closedseason, where applied, for coursefishing will be approaching. Forthis reason we feel it appropriateto enter a plea to all courseanglers to exercise great carewith their fishing tackle. By way ofillustration of the consequenceswhen things go wrong, we can do

no better than recount a rescue ofa juvenile swan at the WildernessPond at Porthcawl. This was oneof four cygnets still at 'basecamp' in mid January. For anumber of days it was apparenthe had become detached fromhis siblings, spent a lot of timesleeping in a remote part of thepond and was not feeding. He

appeared to have a length offishing line passing from his beak,round his neck, and thendisappearing under water. Anumber of land based attemptshad been made by Gary, our manin Port Talbot, to catch him, but allof these failed so we had nochoice but to call upon our friendSteve for help with his trustedkayak.For a while, even this looked as ifit was going to fail. Our luckchanged when the fleeing swan

swam briefly into marginalvegetation on the island, and ashe emerged it was clear somepieces of stick had becomeattached to the fishing line weknew he was trailing. This slowedhim down, and caused a measureof panic. Steve managed tomanoeuvre him close enough tothe bank for Josh, Gary's sonwho very quick wittedly gothimself onto a position where hewas able to net the swan, just ashe was turning to escape again.As is so often the case in theseextreme situations, it was all a bitbrutal and undignified, but whatchoice do we have?Undoubtedly, the means didjustify the ends.What we found was a mediumsized micro-barbed hook in histongue; the attached line hadcaused a nasty slice woundunderneath the tongue and itselfhad become entangled in acluster of vegetation, all being

wrapped around a leg. Ascarefully as we could, wemanaged to remove all this 'stuff',and delivered him the next day tothe Swan Sanctuary atShepperton to recuperate (for therecord, Admission No.0038). Forcompany on the journey, therewas another juvenile with adislocated wing, yet anothercable strike, rescued the previousday from a field of kale a mileupstream from Monmouth.

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This castle can be reached fromSkenfrith by returning along theB4521 road, in the direction ofAbergavenny, and after nearly sixmiles taking a signposted left turnfor White Castle. Gwyn apGwaethfoed was the originalowner of this castle and as hisname means ‘white’ in Welsh;White Castle is a simpletranslation of Castell Gwyn. Thereis also a theory that the castletakes its name from its originalcolour, as traces of white plasterhave been found on the stonewalls.Gwyn was another brother of theBach family, who built Skenfrith.The brothers were sons of Cadivorap Gwaethfoed, a onetime prince ofCardigan, who was also an ancestorof the Morgan family who becamelords of Tredegar. This family beingthe ancestors of the notorious pirateHenry Morgan. The originalfortress was again most likelyconstructed of wood placed on topof an earlier defensive earthwork.Legend tells us that Gwyn was oldand blind, when his castle wasbesieged and seized by theNormans. He appealed to KingRufus for the chance to fight hisNorman opposer on equal terms ina darkened room. His claim to theright of trial by combat wasgranted, and the two fought it outin a locked and unlit room. Theelderly blind Welshman succeededin overcoming his Normanopponent and his property wasthen restored so the legend claimed.This old story may be true, but

Gwyn could not have retained thecastle for very long, for soon afterthis time the Normans began tostrengthen the fortress. WhiteCastle was the most vulnerable ofthe three castles and the Normans'construction turned this into themost formidable of the trilateral ofcastles. The present castle dates from theearly 13th century and is a good

example of a concentric castle. Thefortress is shaped like an elongatedhexagon, with an inner wardcompletely surrounded by a loftycurtain wall linked with six circulartowers of great strength. Two of

these towers, on the north side,were constructed to form theGatehouse, and the remainingtowers are equally spaced aroundthe outer wall. The whole castle issurrounded by a wide and deepwater-filled moat. The south side ofthe ward contained the hall andkeep.Over the moat on the north side ofthe gateway towers lies the outer

ward, a large open space againenclosed by a strong wall with fourprojecting towers. This also isprotected by an outer moat. Thesecombined defences are designed toprovide a powerful barbican. The

Bygones 8 by Steve Barber

(Part 4)The Welsh Triangle

‘y Tair Tref’white castle


castle contains no identifiableremains of accommodation for thedefenders, who were likely to havebeen housed in wooden lean-toshelters.Look down into the waters of themoat and see if you can spot any ofthe giant carp that swim here, butbeware of any of the swanguardians who sometimes inhabitthe moat. Rudolph Hess, the deputyReichführer, who was allowed toexercise in the castle grounds whenimprisoned at a nearby mentalhospital, once fed these carp andswans. Climb to the top of thegateway tower, where a woodenplatform has been constructed toallow us to enjoy the impressiveviews. The most dominant landscapefeature is the Skirrid Fawrsometimes known as the ‘HolyMountain’, because on the summit,1,600 feet above sea level, are still afew stones from St. Michael'schapel. The soil from this site wasconsidered holy, and was gatheredby local folk to spread on the floorsof their cattle sheds. This wasintended to ward off disease, Iwonder if it would have kept ‘footand mouth’ at bay? The great gashin the southern flank has beenvariously blamed by the groundingof Noah's Ark or caused bylightning strike in the stormfollowing the Crucifixion, - takeyour pick!

LlanvetherineAfter leaving the castle and headingtowards Abergavenny, it is worthwhile briefly, pausing here toexamine the village church, whichcontains a few interesting, features.The church is normally kept locked,but access can be obtained from theoccupant of Brook Cottage. Justfollow the path from the churchentrance, go through the gate thencontinue on and turn left and crossover the brook bridge to thecottage.The oldest part of the church isprobably the tower which has anupper section corbelled out toproject over the lower construction.

The tower contains two bells dated1582 and 1653. An oak tablet, fixedto the west wall of the knave,illustrates the five wounds of Christ.The chancel holds two life-sizedeffigies of a 17th Century Rectorand wife. The Rector, ReverendDavid Powell, is dressed in splendidperiod costume but his facialembellishments are mostimpressive. A noble moustachesweeps back to his ears and hisbeard is composed of five plaits. TheRector's wife stands on the left andis dressed in authentic Welshcostume of the time. It is interestingto note that she wears her weddingring on the second finger of herright hand, as was customary at thatdate. The lady's feet are depicted, bythe sculptor, as would be seen fromthe side.The odd thing about these twostone memorials is that whilst theReverend Powell is recorded asdying in 1621, his wife's memorialis dated 22ndApril 1715. The dressstyle of the couple is contemporary,but the dates suggest that his wifeoutlived the Reverend Powell, bysome 94 years. It seems more likelythat some vandal has adjusted thedate of Mrs Powell's memorial.From Llanvetherine carry straighton along the B4521 to reachAbergavenny and thus completeyour visit to the trilateral of threecastles,

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Newport and County Horticultural Society. Winter talks and summer outings.

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Line Dance Class for all levels7.00pm every Monday. Bassaleg & Rogerstone Social

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City of Newport Model Engineering SocietyEvery Wednesday 7.30pm - Bits or Natter

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We seek to be Word-centred and gospel-driven.The Word of God is crucial! The ministry of Grace Baptist Assembly will, we trust, alwayskeep God’s Word central. Why? The Holy Bible is God’s written Word; it is how He has

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READERS OF THIS COLUMN have become aware ofthe work of the Twmbarlwm Society, such as litter-picking, fence and path repairs and our strugglesagainst off-roaders. But how many realise that CTScampaigns on many issues that have an immediateeffect on the wider landscape of the mountain? Ourmembers work continuously to lobby localauthorities and government departments to get thebest for our environment.

One such campaign concerns the actions of NaturalResources Wales (NRW) precipitated by PhytophthoraRamorum (aka Larch disease) that has affected forestrythroughout the UK and in particular, south-east Wales.

Clearing the diseased trees in the lower Sirhowy andEbbw Valleys has had a major impact on the landscape.The harvesting process has taken longer than elsewheredue to the steep, and therefore, tricky terrain, which hasmeant that every tree has to be felled by hand and thenwinched up to forest tracks. Locals have, for themost part, been understanding about thelength of time the forest paths have beenclosed, but there should be an expectationof professionalism and balance from NRW.

With felling on Machen, the GwyddonValley, Mynyddislwyn, and the CwmcarnForests around Twmbarlwm, occurring within arelatively short space of time, walking routes have beensubstantially reduced. NRW has the right to close forestrytracks without consultation. However, permission must besought to close public rights of way (PRoW). Initiallypermission can be granted by the local authority for up tosix months. If NRW needs longer it must apply for anextension. If a short extension is needed, because of themagnitude of the exercise, it is understandable that thecorrect procedure isn’t always followed. However, publicrights of way have been closed in some areas forsubstantially longer than six months.

There is more than one reason for this. NRW tends toapply to close PRoWs well before contractors are ready tomove to that particular area.

For instance, Restricted Byway 189 in the Nant CarnValley has been closed since December 2017, but at thebeginning of March 2018 not only were there no WARNINGposters advising visitors of the closure, no work hadstarted on the byway. It is highly unlikely that NRW will meetthe six month deadline for reopening the byway at the endof May. This is just one example, but it is far from anisolated incident.

TwmbarlwmForest Walksneed ClarityMain photo: Brash coveredfootpaths leave them unusablefor many months.

Right: A sign warns cyclists of “live work” in theCwmcarn Forest but does not prohibit entry - yetPRoWs remain closed to walkers far too long.

Another reason for theextended closure of PRoWsis that NRW appears not tocheck that contractorshave cleared the route ofthe brash generated bythe harvesting process. Itis impossible to find the line of a right ofway when it is covered in brash and it would be dangerousto try to negotiate a way through. Many walkers, includingRamblers members, moan about the problem but do notmake a formal complaint. So the paths can stay “closed”for a very long time. The route may be legally open butthat’s no comfort when it is impossible to use it.

Additionally, extra forestry roads need to be installed toextract the felled timber and in doing so PRoWs arecompromised. Unfortunately, there seems to be littleattempt to reinstate many of the rights of way and thusalthough they still legally exist, they are in fact unusable.

NRW recently sent out a request that walkersobey the WARNING signs and not enter aprohibited area, but when someone is on aplanned 8 mile walk and they come across aWARNING sign, there is often no choice but to

carry on. Dragging a group back up a steep inclineand extending the walk by a few more miles is just not

possible, especially when the walkers are looking forwardto the final stretch. Walking groups have to plan theirprogramme in advance. It is an impossible task wheninformation is non-existent or significantly out of date ormaybe even totally incorrect.

The public expect professionalism from a governmentbody, and we expect the same level of commitment todifferent types of users. NRW expects members of thepublic to play fair with them, but maybe NRW should leadby example.

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Spaces Society for Caerphilly and Torfaen County Boroughs

CTS meet at the car park below Twmbarlwm’ssummit for a litter pick and volunteer workday on thelast Sunday of every month to which everyone isinvited, it’s not all hard work and it’s a greatopportunity to find your way around up there. Weorganise walks and other events up the mountain andat Crosskeys RFC throughout the year so watch ourwebsite and Facebook page for details. www.twmbarlwm.co.uk

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meeting in February fell on

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There can be few of us who have

not had any dealings with Velindre

Hospital as it is the primary

cancer care hospital in this area

and its director of cancer services

came to tell us about the

fundraising trek to Patagonia, she

made in 2015. This is exactly 150

years after the first Welsh settlers

set sail for Patagonia. Amazingly

the Welsh folk were welcomed by

the natives and they have lived

side by side since. Her talk was

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interesting photos, showing how

harsh the terrain was and in fact

still is. Now Patagonia is still a

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Argentina. The money that people

donate to Velindre is spent

enabling very sick people to

celebrate occasions that

otherwise might pass unnoticed

or indeed not happen at all, for

example weddings are

sometimes arranged or birthdays

celebrated, giving a richness to

lives that may be short.

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full and varied including a talk

about a soldier’s tour of

Afghanistan and how to make a

glass terrarium.

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offing, our Mint trip, a visit to

Wells and Cheddar culminating

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Gwent Fed trip to Blenheim

Palace to meet the Countryfile

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"S" club Sunday 12.00pm. Wednesday7.30pmwww.malpasroad.org.ukRev. Meirion Thomas 01633 854780Eglwys Annibynnol Mynydd SeionHill Street, Casnewydd NP20 1LZOedfa Gymraeg am10.30 Bore Sul acYsgol SulWelsh Language Service at 10.30am onSundays Croeso Cynnes i Bawb A warm welcome to fluent Welsh speakersand learners. www.mynyddseion.org.ukSian Howley 01633 [email protected] Maher 01633 243700 [email protected] CathedralSunday8.00am Holy Eucharist10.30am Cathedral Eucharist 5.00pm Choral EvensongEvery Weekday 8.00am Morning Prayer8.15am Holy Eucharist5.00pm Evening Prayer (Mon-Thurs)7.00pm Choral Evensong (Fri Term timeonly)Contact details 01633 267464 Email [email protected] www.newportcathedral.org.ukSt Martins-in-the-GaerSunday 9.30am Holy EucharistContact details 01633 267464, Email [email protected],Trinity Methodist Church, Rogerstone Sunday 10.30am Morning Worship (1stSunday of month — All-Age Service),6.00pm Evening WorshipReverend Gordon Gresswell 01633 272066Christchurch, Old Malpas Road, MalpasSunday 10.30amPastor Pete Greasley 01633 [email protected] Paul's City Centre ChurchThe old Post Office building on BridgeStreet. Sunday 10.30am. 01633 266076www.stpaulsnewport.org.ukKing’s ChurchLower Dock Street, Newport. Sunday10.30am and 5.00pm. 01633 244453Emmanuel Evangelical Church, RutlandPlace, Newport (opposite the Royal Gwent Hospital)Sunday 10.30am and 6.30pmSunday 12.15 pm Sunday Rock for YoungPeopleWednesday 7.30pm Prayer MeetingVarious other meetings – details on web-site. www.emmanuel-newport.org.ukReverend Bernard Lewis 07840672394Newport Christian Spiritualist ChurchOrchard Lane Community Centre offStafford RoadFriday Service 7.00pm- 8.30pmSunday Service 6.30pm-8.00pmTuesday Healing Clinic 6.30pm-8.30pmDuckpool Road Baptist Church, Duckpool RoadSunday 10.30am Family Service andYoung Church Evening Service at 6.30pmWednesday 7.30pm Bible Study andPrayer. Tel 01633 662094 A very warmwelcome to allSt Julians Methodist Church, CaerleonRoad Sunday 10.30am Morning Worship &

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