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Issue 12 Autumn ‘10
My memories of Rhiwbina by Alan Wilkins History: North Cardiff at War
Competition: Win Family Tickets To Swan Lake On Ice
Squidgy’s Summer Festival Review Out and About: Caerphilly Pets’ Page
Memories of Melingriffith
An Autumn Walk Latest News
The nights draw in as Rhiwbina nestles down for autumn. Across the village, kitchens are busy creating warm dishes with the mellow fruits of the season.
Enjoy your Autumn Issue of Rhiwbina Living
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INSIDE News
Letters Letters to the Editors
Competition Win family tickets to see Swan Lake On Ice at the WMC Interview The Face of Sport Alan Wilkins
Kids’ Page with Squidgy the Squirrel Pets’ Page Your questions answered
History Rhiwbina at War Memories of Melingriffith
Photo Gallery Rhiwbina Sports Day 1962
Out and About Local village Caerphilly
Autumn Walking Savouring the autumn season in Rudry Autumn Recipes Crossword
Welcome Croeso Welcome to your autumn issue of Rhiwbina Living, Rhiwbina’s official magazine. The last few months have been very hectic for us here at Living Magazines. In July, we launched our very own ‘blog’ on our new website - www.livingmags.co.uk. Our new blog allows us to publish all our past features, interviews and stories onto the internet. It also allows us to update people with news stories as soon as we get them. We aim to support local business as much as we can so we also offer free editorial to all our advertisers, which is proving very popular. This issue is packed with interesting features. We were most honoured to hear from Alan Wilkins, whose face you’ll recognise from many TV shows. Alan now lives in Singapore, working for sports TV channel ESPN, but he got in touch to reminisce about days gone by in Rhiwbina. Our History page this issue covers the time when the village, and indeed the country, was on the brink of invasion. Rhiwbina at War will bring back memories for some, and for others, it will give a flavour of what life was like during World War II. If you’re wanting to stretch your legs, we’ve got a walk through the woods at Rudry. If you’d rather stay indoors, we’ve got plenty more to keep you occupied during the autumn months so put the kettle on, sit back and enjoy your autumn issue of Rhiwbina Living. In the meantime, we’ll be busy putting together your Christmas issue! Please continue to support our faithful advertisers and look out for their special offers and promotions. See you in the winter!
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While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the contents, the publisher cannot accept any responsibility for errors or omissions, or for any matter in any way arising from the publication of this material. Every effort has been made to contact any copyright holders. Rhiwbina Living is an independent, apolitical publication.
Advertising booking and copy deadline for Issue 13 October 22nd. Issue 13 publication date - mid/late November 2010. Rhiwbina Living is published 4 times a year.
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SERENADE WIN TOP AWARD
One of Rhiwbina’s stalwart businesses has won a prestigious award for their contribution to the community. Serenade card and gift shop, owned by husband and wife team Paul and Mags Ballard were awarded the They’re the Business Award, which is presented by the South Wales Echo and the Park Inn. Paul told Living Magazines: “We were pleased to be nominated but going on to win the award is brilliant. What we’re most pleased about is that this is an award decided upon by the public. We’re planning on running a window display to thank all of our loyal customers. We do things for the community because we want to, not to win awards. But this has made us both really proud.” Paul and Mags bought the business in the heart of Rhiwbina nearly nine years ago, and it has become one of the focal points of the village. Living Magazines co-editor Danielle Dummett was delighted to hear the news of the award. She said: “Paul and Mags have always fully supported the community spirit and thoroughly deserve this award. They were our very first advertiser when we set up Rhiwbina Living three years ago. They said they’d do it to support local business. They have always been at the heart of Rhiwbina’s events, and really helped develop the sense of community here in Rhiwbina.” Paul and Mags collected their award in August.
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NORTH CARDIFF COMMUNITY SITE LAUNCHED
A new website for North Cardiff has been launched by Living Magazines to help provide the residents of the area with a one-stop source of news and features, and to help promote
local business. Co-editor Patric Morgan said: “We are always looking at ways to improve and the new community site shows our commitment to delivering content that is relevant, readable and real. It means that news stories can be published in an instant. We are also supporting our advertisers by offering them free publicity to persuade people to buy local.” You can see the website at www.livingmags.co.uk/blog
ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIND SPARKS HUNT FOR MISSING QUEEN OF RHIWBINA
A history enthusiast from North Cardiff is seeking help in tracking down the owner of a 60 year old locket found in a field. Alex Kemp from Llandaff North, found the locket while metal detecting in fields close to a Rhiwbina farm. “I was recently detecting some fields. I had a good signal and came across a silver brooch. It had a floral design and was inscribed with the words: ‘Presented to the Queen, Rhiwbina Fete 1950’. About a foot away, I found another signal and found a tiny shield which I presumed was part of the brooch as it fitted in the middle perfectly. The hallmarks
indicate the brooch was made in Birmingham in 1947.” Alex attended Rhiwbina Junior School as a child, and attended many fetes at that time. “On the shield, there appear to be some letters roughly scratched into the surface - it reads LB or 2B. I am not sure if they are initials or a class number. Presuming the Fete Queen was about 16 at the time, then she would be about 76 now. It would mean a great deal to me if I could re-unite the brooch with the ‘queen’ or the queen’s family.” If you have any information, please contact us at editor@livingmags.co.uk and we’ll put you in touch with Alex.
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BEULAH HALL WARMS UP FOR AUTUMN CONCERTS For the last two years, Beulah URC Church has been successfully organising classical music concerts for the community. Some of the distinguished artists who have performed to date include Elinor Bennett, Michael Pollock, Cerys Jones and Kate Woolveridge. The artists are asked to choose a programme with a wide appeal. The concerts start at 1.05pm and end by 1.55pm. The concerts are open to everyone in the community and are proving to be most popular. There are two concerts planned for the autumn: 27th October: the internationally renowned guitarist John Mills will be giving a solo guitar recital. John studied with some of the greatest guitar teachers and he has been on the faculty at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama for many years.
24th November: mezzo soprano Joanne Thomas together with her duo partner, harpist Amanda Whiting, will be giving a beautiful programme of Spanish and French music ending with some Gershwin and Weill. Joanne is a Welsh National Opera artist and a former winner of the prestigious Welsh Singer of the Year competition.
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FIRE STATION TO LIGHT UP THE AUTUMN SKY
By Whitchurch Fire Station Manager, Stuart Rookes
Since becoming Station Manager of Whitchurch Fire Station, I have been asked by members of the local community about our charity event on November 5th and what charities benefit from the evening. The bonfire and fireworks display at our station started back in 1978 and 2,000 members of our local area attend the evening each year. The primary aim is to provide a community event that allows the people of Cardiff to attend a safe, inexpensive firework display. Last year, £1,800 was spent on fireworks alone. All the remaining money raised after costs, has been used to buy equipment for children with special educational needs or disabilities. This is requested by letter from the head Occupational Therapist, Anne Moffat from the Children’s Centre at St David’s Hospital, Cardiff. Examples of equipment bought are specialised car seats, electric page-turners, weighted vests, blankets and sensory toys such as musical mattresses and bubble tubes. These items are always gratefully received. The items (apart from the car seats) are often recycled and used by the children that attend the
Occupational Therapy department and are resident in Cardiff. This really shows how your fire station supports local causes. Anne is one of our many volunteers helping alongside fire personnel and other helpers. Gareth Greig and Darren Salter are two fire-fighters based at Whitchurch, who for the past nineteen years have been the main co-ordinators for the evening. Gareth is going to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in January 2011 for the Velindre Cancer Centre and will be fully supported by all station personnel. If you are unable to come to our bonfire and firework display, but would like to support Gareth in his climb in aid of the cancer charity, donations can be made online on the following link. www.justgiving.com/ gareth-greig
FRAGRANT 227 CELEBRATES 20 YEARS IN RHIWBINA
September marks the 20th anniversary of Fragrant 227 trading in Rhiwbina. Originally founded in 1990 by Jinette Pitten as ‘The Aromatherapy Clinic’, it has been providing luxury holistic treatments and products for women in Cardiff and beyond. Long time client Joanne Davies took over the business in 2009, having trained in relevant therapies.
Letters to the Editors
Dear Editors It was interesting to read the piece about the history of Rhiwbina Garden Village in the Summer Issue of your magazine. Whoever wrote the article had obviously done their research. However, I was surprised that there was no mention of the book Rhiwbina Garden Village: A History of Cardiff’s Garden Suburb which was written and published by my friend Wynford Davies in 1985. Wynford was the last Chairman of Rhiwbina Garden Village Society’s Management Committee and he was closely involved with the winding up of the Society’s affairs in the late 1970s.
Wynford signing copi es of his book in 1985 Wynford was concerned that there should be an accurate history of Cardiff’s Garden Village, and decided that the best course of action was to write it himself. He paid the production expenses, rather than trying to find a publisher. If I remember correctly, 1,000
copies were produced in 1985 and Wynford was delighted when enough were sold to cover the printing costs. I think I’m right in saying that he also arranged a further run to be printed. After Wynford’s death in 2003, the few unsold copies remaining were given to Rhiwbina Residents’ Association. For your interest, I am sending a copy of the book on to you. You’ll see that it describes the background of the Garden City Movement, before providing a detailed account of the history of Rhiwbina Garden Village itself. The book is probably out of print by now, but copies were purchased by Cardiff Public Libraries, so your readers should be able to track one down in Rhiwbina Library. Tessa Hartog Pentyrch Cardiff
Editors’ Response: We would like to thank you for taking the time to write to us. We would also like to thank you for your generosity of enclosing the book about Rhiwbina Garden Village. We had heard of the book’s existence, but feel very honoured and privileged to have been sent an actual copy. We will certainly look after it, and keep it as a legacy for generations to come. Thanks once again for your kindness. Patric and Danielle
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“Why was the Rhiwbina Garden Village built? What were the aims of its founders and how did they hope to achieve these aims?” These are the questions laid out by Wynford at the start of his book Rhiwbina Garden Village: A History of Cardiff’s Garden Suburb. “The action of these people is certainly remarkable...they were not rich tycoons and the financial risks they ran were very great...and had no hope of making a profit because they set up a non-profit making company.” The book describes in great detail the people, the places and the passion that saw the Garden Village Company build 189 houses, amid two World Wars, a major economic depression, and without subsidy from government or local authority. Their legacy lives on today in our village for us all to enjoy, while Wynford’s book provides a full and detailed account of the creation of our village.
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MELIN GRYFFYDD GETS A CHANCE TO SHINE WITH WORLD-CLASS CRICKETERS
Rhiwbina primary school Melin Gryffydd recently took part in a day of cricket activity for Brit Insurance National Cricket Day. It was part of a national event to raise awareness of Chance to Shine supported by Brit Insurance, The Cricket Foundation’s charity campaign to educate two million children through cricket by 2015. 24 pupils from the Welsh speaking school took part in a special cricket-themed lesson to give the curriculum a cricketing twist, while 60 got involved in break-time batting
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The world’s premier theatrical ice skating company, The Imperial Ice Stars, return to the WMC with their award-winning production of Swan Lake on Ice. If you were lucky enough to catch any of their previous visits, then you will know that the specially frozen Donald Gordon stage is transformed into a Winter Wonderland where thrilling ice skating takes you to a whole new world.
Set to Tchaikovsky's glorious music, Swan Lake on Ice is performed by 25 World, European and National Championship skaters, including the critically
and bowling. Glamorgan Cricket in the Community officer Peter Edwards and Melin Gryffydd teacher Alun Higham took the class which taught the children geography by asking them to identify cricket playing counties.
Peter said: “I think it’s great for the children to learn cricket during curriculum time. The Chance to Shine scheme is a fantastic opportunity for the youngsters to get involved with local clubs and give them the chance to get on the rung of
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the ladder, while having a lot of fun.” Alun said: “The pupils at Melin Gryffydd love cricket and we actively encourage them to play during their lunch breaks. This kind of event only boosts the sport’s profile. “It was a privilege to have well known players and cricket representatives at our school.” Glamorgan batsman Mike Powell, Glamorgan bowler Huw Waters, and Director of Cricket, Peter Hybart, all attended the event.
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acclaimed Olga Sharutenko (who previously appeared on ITV’s Dancing on Ice) in the role of Odette, the magical white swan who awaits the vow of eternal human love in order to break her spell.
The Imperial Ice Stars are renowned for taking ice dance to new limits and for their unique style of story-telling. You will be swept away as they perform dazzling and intricate moves that have never been seen before in figure skating some of which are so daring that they will quite literally take your breath away. The Daily Telegraph said that Swan Lake on Ice was “...inspiring, original and great theatre.”
We’ve teamed up with the Wales Millennium Centre to offer you the chance to win family tickets to see the show on the 26th October. All you have to do is to answer this simple question: Who wrote Swan Lake?
Answers on a postcard to our postal address or to our email address (see inside front cover) by Friday 15th October 2010.
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Why I love Rhiwbina by Alan Wilkins
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hiwbina was one of the most beautiful places a child could hope to grow up in. I still have the fondest memories of my childhood years there. We lived in Pen-y-Dre and we had family up and down the road, with wonderful friends and their families. I loved the area because I had so many friends and it was one of the closest communities a youngster could ever have dreamt of growing up in. I went to Rhiwbina Junior School, which was just wonderful. Mr Walters was our Headmaster and Mr Ball was our cricket master who used to ferry schoolboys around for cricket matches in his own car. Mrs Thomas was my Form Teacher - a formidable woman, very strict, but instilled in all of us a sense of pride in our work and in our presentation. She scared the
Alan Wilkins is one of the most recognised faces on Welsh TV. The former professional cricketer now lives in Singapore, working as a commentator for ESPN
hell out of me! Rhiwbina Junior School has a beautiful playing field and it was an absolute joy to play cricket on that field. My father, Haydn Wilkins, was a wonderful cricketer, and it just seemed the natural thing to do to follow what my Dad did. My mother Anne also played a key role in my early cricketing days because she ensured that I turned out in immaculate cricket whites, always with a crease down the trousers and always with a starched collar! After school, all the boys used to play cricket in the little park called Parc-y-Pentre these were absolutely memorable games of cricket, played with a tennis ball and with such passion and fun. I can still see us all playing and imagining ourselves to be the great cricketers of the time. Boys' imaginations and a safe green environment to play cricket in...it didn't get much better! Parc-y-Pentre
was our Lord's Cricket Ground! Years later, the injury to my left shoulder - my bowling shoulder - was devastating because I had just had two of the most successful years of County Championship cricket with Gloucestershire County. I had left Glamorgan CCC at the end of 1979, which at the time seemed the right thing to do, but maybe in later life, I may have regretted leaving my Welsh county. But two years with Gloucestershire definitely made me a better cricketer and I had hopes of playing for England. The pain in my shoulder began when I was coaching and playing in Pretoria in the off-season for English cricket around February 1982. When I got back to the cold of England in April 1982, the pain was unbearable and I had no control of the ball. Subsequent surgeries on my shoulder meant that I missed the entire
1982 first-class season for Gloucestershire. I went back to South Africa, but this time to Johannesburg, to The Wanderers Club, and it was my ambition to break into the world of sports broadcasting. My shoulder recovered and I played some great cricket with The Wanderers Club, and then I returned to Glamorgan for the start of a new season in 1983. In fact, I took a wicket with the very first ball of my first game for Glamorgan on my return. (Essex at Cardiff and the unlucky batsman was Brian Hardie!). 1983 though, was not my happiest six months in cricket and I knew that I wanted to get out of the game: my bowling was not the same pace and I felt that if injury was to crop up again, I needed a more solid career. Broadcasting was the obvious choice and I wanted to return to South Africa. At the end of the 1983 season I packed my bags and left for Johannesburg. I knew I was not going to be back playing cricket the following year even though I had played just one year of a three-year contract with Glamorgan. In my mind, I was ready to do something different. My early forays into broadcasting started during that last season with Glamorgan - the summer of 1983 - when Ron Jones, who was then with BBC Radio Wales, and was the regular cricket reporter - asked if I would like to sit with him in the commentary box and maybe add a few comments on a Saturday afternoon. I loved it! It was the start of my second career. I had also met Peter Walker years before. Peter, in
my eyes, was a fabulous cricketer and he was then on BBC Television and was the face of cricket for the Beeb. Peter was a marvellous source of encouragement and in subsequent years, I worked with Peter professionally when his company with David ParryJones - Merlin Television used to produce and broadcast Glamorgan's matches. Peter was one of the most engaging personalities I could ever have hoped to meet. I loved his energy. I loved his television company. He and David were so good at their jobs and it was a privilege to work for them and alongside them. I have been living in Singapore now for almost eleven years and working for ESPN Star Sports, the sister company of Sky Sports in the UK. I am the company's most senior television presenter and commentator, and the last decade has been the stuff of dreams. I present Wimbledon on site and this year was my twelfth Wimbledon working alongside the great Indian tennis player, Vijay Amritraj, who has become one of my dearest friends. I have covered the US Open Tennis from Flushing Meadows, New York, and the Australian Open. I have been on every Indian Cricket Tour around the world Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, England, the West Indies, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. In golf, I have now presented The Masters from Augusta for the past four years and closer to home I am the lead commentator and presenter for Asian golf in the Asia-Pacific region. World Cups in rugby and cricket and
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a life at 35,000 feet on a Singapore Airlines jet makes my life one of the most envied in the world. I count myself a very fortunate man to be where I am. Singapore has been my home for the last decade and I hope to stay here a few more years yet. I love Asia. I travel a great deal so I am always learning about new countries and meeting people from all over the globe. I return to Rhiwbina at least once a year - when I fly back for Wimbledon and take a drive down the M4 to Cardiff and I love to drive around the places where I had such a happy childhood. My brother, Howard, also lives in Rhiwbina with his wife, Piera, and daughter, Carla, and it is good to see them on an annual basis. But going back to Rhiwbina reinforces not just my fondness for the village, but also my gratitude to my parents, Anne and Haydn, for the most rewarding upbringing in life a young boy could have hoped for. My wonderful life all started in Rhiwbina.
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There I was - minding my own business up in the Wenallt, when I got a call from the Editors of Rhiwbina Living, asking if I would attend this year’s Summer Festival. My last appearance in the village involved me turning on the Christmas Lights at the Victorian Evening last December. This time, I was told that it was a Summer Festival. The sun rose over my drey in the Wenallt on Saturday 3rd July and by 9am, it was already warm.
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On my table, I had the latest issues of Rhiwbina Living, plus a box full of brightly-coloured balloons. Then I realised that I had to blow them all up! Luckily, I had borrowed a balloon pump from the nice man and lady in Serenade Card and Gift Shop. It made things a lot easier and before long, I had hundreds of balloons on sticks ready to give out to all the kids in the village. Soon enough, the kids started arriving and my balloons started quickly disappearing. I had to get my friends Danielle and Patric to help me blow up some more but as soon as they were ready, there were more kids wanting them! I met lots of lovely people. I also met some lovely animals.
I met a lovely red dog called Atticus, who gave me a kiss! I also met a nice lady who wanted her picture taken with me and my balloons. By 2pm, the Festival started to quieten down and I had the chance to have some muchneeded orange juice. I had a wander through the Festival and saw people singing, some people dancing and even people doing martial arts. There were also some lovely items for sale on the stalls and all the people waved at me when I headed home, back to my drey in the Wenallt.
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How many hours of sleep should a canary get?
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How do I stop my cat from jumping onto the cooker?
This is something you really need to do from an early age – always discourage your kitten from jumping up to your kitchen work surfaces, and she is not likely to jump up onto the cooker either. Often people like to feed their cats up on a work top, so the dog can’t steal the cat’s food. For reasons of basic hygiene, I think it is advisable to do this only in a utility room, not the kitchen. If your cat is jumping on the
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stove now, it must be because she has found some reward for doing so. She probably doesn’t distinguish between stove and work surfaces – it’s all “up” to her. Do you feed her up there? Do you pet her if she jumps up when you’re working there? Is she there en route to a high perch on top of the cupboards? Whatever the motivation for jumping up is, you must remove it to stand any chance of successfully retraining her. Having removed her reward for jumping up, you may find that all it needs to end the behaviour is some gentle admonishment on a few occasions. If she persists, or only does it when you aren’t there to tell her off, a mild deterrent may help. A squirt from a water pistol usually works well – it is unpleasant for her but not painful, and as long as you don’t make a lot of fuss at the same time, she will probably associate the unpleasant experience with jumping up onto the worktop, not with your presence.
Can you feed canned dog food to cats?
domestic) situation, dogs are primarily meat-eaters but also scavenge and eat all sorts of other food. Consequently, their digestive system can deal with a wide variety of food types. Cats, however, are pure carnivores and require a diet with a lot of animal protein and fat in it. Their digestion and metabolism doesn’t handle carbohydrates very well, unlike dogs, and they require high levels of some amino acids and other nutrients which dogs don’t need. Most dog food (canned and dry) contains moderate amounts of meat, bulked up with cereals, as this is the cheapest way to provide a balanced diet. This is unsuitable for cats as the protein levels are too low, carbohydrates are too high and for cats, there are often lower than optimum levels of vitamins, amino acids and essential fats. Conversely, cat food would provide good nutrition for a dog, but because it is very rich, could cause digestive upsets and weight problems.
Dogs’ and cats’ nutritional needs are surprisingly different. In the natural (non-
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History
North Cardiff at War 70 years ago, britain was at war with germany. the country s existence hinged on the contributions of each and every individual
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rom the moment that Hitler invaded Poland in 1939, its impact was felt almost immediately over a thousand miles away in North Cardiff. September 1939 saw the start of the great evacuations from the major cities of Britain for fear of bombing. Millions of children, expectant mothers and the blind were sent to more rural locations for their safety. North Cardiff was considered safe enough, and began taking its share of evacuees. Ann Sullivan who lived in Thornhill recalls: “A double-decker bus arrived
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at our house one day. It was full of evacuees. My mother was told to go out and choose one. She decided she’d get a five year old as company for me. She brought this little girl into the house and the bus waited outside. Once inside however, this little girl just stood there and screamed and cried. “I couldn’t understand why she was crying - I was too young to understand. Some of these children must have been mentally scarred for life with experiences like that. Mum had to take her back and we got Doreen instead. She was a young girl about ten years old and had been
bombed out in Birmingham.” Rationing began in late September 1939, and so too did what was called the ’Phoney War’. Public places, such as cinemas and theatres were closed. The Monico Cinema in Rhiwbina was transformed into a communal air raid shelter, while gas masks were made compulsory. Rhiwbina’s village shops kept their residents stocked as well as they could. Smart’s Garage, which was based on Heol-y-Deri closed its small
zoo but the tea garden continued to provide refreshments for those from Cardiff who were heading to the Wenallt - a popular destination in those days. The Home Guard (established in 1940 as the Local Defence Volunteers under the Secretary of State Anthony Eden, but later renamed under Churchill) provided an invaluable service to the residents of North Cardiff, rescuing victims of bombing raids, clearing rubble, guarding damaged buildings and putting out incendiary bombs. Pill boxes were set up in the area for guard duty, which was undertaken by able-bodied men from the ages of 17 to 65 who were not in military service. Rhiwbina and Whitchurch had their own Home Guard Battallion called the 11th Battallion A Company. The battallion comprised of men of varying backgrounds from engineers to bricklayers. But by 1943, 25% of civil defence workers were women, who acted as air-raid wardens, medical services and the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service, who helped look
after refugees from all over Europe. The Royal Ordnance Factory in Llanishen was the tempting choice for Nazi bombers in 1944 due to its output of munitions. The factory had a large population of female workers and the work was hard and unrelenting. Employees worked eleven or twelve hour shifts, making guns and ammunition for the armed forces. The factory took a hit in the spring of 1944 from an antiaircraft shell. 33 people were injured and nine were killed. Rhiwbina’s Wendy House was set up as an Air Raid Warden’s Post, run by Mr Bassett of 18 Y Groes. Air raid trenches were built along Heol-y-Bont but were later abandoned after they repeatedly filled with water. Blackouts, aimed at preventing German bombers from recognising landmarks from the air, were introduced. Windows had to be blacked out and all traffic had to run on reduced lights. This did however cause an increase in traffic accidents. Bob Lewis was a small boy during the war. He lived on Pantbach Road, and was hidden under the stairs of his family home when it was hit by a Nazi bomb. “We didn't hear it coming but we felt it when it arrived. The house shook violently; the fridge stopped; pots fell from shelves, bricks and masonry fell down the stairs. There were a lot of noises but no big bang as such. “Nos.131, 133, 135 and 137 were totally wrecked. Our upstairs bedrooms were
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open to the skies and full of rubble - we would not have survived if we had stayed in bed. There was a car on its roof at the bottom of the garden and our car had been crushed in the garage by the weight of the sub-soil. “I remember the two candles that still burned brightly after the raid, even though the room was wrecked.” Further bombing occurred on Wenallt Road and Whitchurch School, but North Cardiff got away with little bombing compared to other areas of Cardiff. By law, all residents of the UK had to carry a gas mask. Stirrup pumps were installed across North Cardiff to assist with putting out fires. Whitchurch Hospital also played an important role during the war. It became classed as an ‘Emergency Hospital’ in 1940 and remained that way until the end of the war in 1945. It looked after civilian patients but also took D-Day casualties and those returning injured from the front lines of Northern France. Patients would be brought to the hospital by train via Cardiff General and the Coryton line.
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pats’ - the black beetles that came in with the coal. They came out as soon as dusk arrived, and covered the walls and ceilings. She also told me of a huge spider that came out most evenings and walked along the picture rail. Neither of my parents could bring themselves to kill it. The day I was born, it never came out and was never seen again! My mother also told me that the women fetched water from the well more than the men. They used to hitch up their skirts but the men would get their trousers wet unless they wore wellies as the water from the well constantly gushed out in those times. The water was always really cold, even on the hottest days. Getting to sleep was a problem, as you could hear the mice running around the attic. One night, my parents could hear ‘clink, clink, clink’. Dad lit the lamp to find a mouse running around in a mug that had a spoon in it. Dad was Head Boy of the
‘cold rolls’ at the age of 14. He then became a foreman and after the death of Ivor Mercy, was made Foreman of the Tinplate Works until it closed in 1957. The well is still there. I’ve tried several times to get it cleaned out and rebuilt. A lone voice perhaps. Maybe if we all got together, something could be done to save it. It’d be well worth it as it was built in the 18th century. I believe it was built by the Harfords who also built Sunny Bank and New Houses. A famous sportsman, Jack Peterson, Heavyweight Champion of Wales, who was friendly with Dad, would often break his run and pop in for a few minutes. He’d pick me up and juggle me about on his knees, before heading back out to continue his run.
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cleared and farming spread to the uplands. Bronze Age burial tombs still pepper Caerphilly’s ridges today. They can be found at Cefn Gelligaer, Mynydd y Grug above Ynysddu, Twmbarlwm and on Mynydd Eglwysilan. They appear as small mounds of stone and earth. By 1000BC, the peaceful settlements were beginning to experience unrest. Climate change forced settlements to protect their fertile lands. It is thought that the Silures controlled a lot of the area at this time. Over the following five hundred years, they built hillforts such as the one at Coed Craig Ruperra. In 43BC, the Romans landed on British soil and within the next four years, had taken all of Britain east of the River Severn. Needing a boundary, they formed their western frontier here, and the Silures launched many raids against the Romans, angered at the
Romans’ advancement. By 57AD, the Romans had had enough and began silencing the Silures with invasion. It took 13 years to complete. The Romans then set about creating a network of road and forts across Wales. A fort was constructed at Gelligaer that would have housed a thousand soldiers. This can be seen today on the road between Cardiff and Y Gaer, near Brecon. The Silures were integrated into Roman life, following in the footsteps of others that had successfully been conquered and integrated into the Roman way of living. This was commonly known as ‘Romanising’ and was a key aspect of Roman success. But by the end of the fourth century, the Roman grip on Wales, and Britain, was loosening. Attacks by the Barbarians were causing difficulties and the Romans
found themselves abandoning its territories and withdrawing troops back. A great deal of uncertainty and turbulence filled the vacuum that had been left by the withdrawal of the Romans. Various factions struggled for power. In the latter half of the eighth century, the AngloSaxon King Offa ordered the construction of an earthern dyke that seemed to cut off ‘Wales’ from England. By now, Morgannwg had evolved as an administrative area. The King of Morgannwg would often visit the various areas of the ‘cantrefi’ and be wined and dined by the local lords. It is probable that one of these locations was at Is Caiach. By 1266, 20 years after the Battle of Hastings, all of England was under complete Norman rule. Norman lords were encouraged to push into Wales. One such lord, Robert fitz Hamo launched incursions from his base in Cardiff and took most of the lowlands. He was hesitant not to make any attempt on the higher grounds though, having come off second best once in a raid on Gelligaer in 1094. Over a hundred years later, the Lordship of Glamorgan was in the hands of the DeClares. DeClare commissioned the building of Caerphilly Castle to counteract the threat by the Lordship of Senghenedd. A stand-off between Earl Gilbert deClare and Llewellyn ap Gruffydd, the Welsh Prince of Wales ensued. Ap Gruffydd’s patience finally ran out and he attacked Caerphilly Castle. DeClare’s army managed to fend off the
attack and ap Gruffydd became increasingly under threat from the AngloNormans. He retreated to Brecon and never set foot in Caerphilly again. By the end of the 12th century, the Welsh Church had gained influence and had set about creating dioceses. Caerphilly fell under the Diocese of Llandaff. There followed a substantial build of new churches, which continued well into the 14th century. St. Barrwgs Church in Bedwas is a good example of a church built at this time and retains a lot of its original build and features. The Cistercians, of Norman origin, lived a life of poverty and silence and in 1179, they built Llantarnam Abbey, four miles to the east of Caerphilly. Outlying farms provided sustenance for the monks. One such farm was located at Cefn Rhyswg. Edward I was crowned King of England in 1272, and immediately set about flushing out the Welsh. Llewelyn ap Gruffydd and his brother, now forced back to North Wales rebelled, but paid the ultimate price. In 1294, after much simmering resentment, the Welsh attacked Caerphilly
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Castle and burnt the town. Twenty years later, in 1314, Llewellyn Bren instigated a revolt. He gathered an army of ten thousand men who besieged Caerphilly Castle and left the town in ruins. A great battle took place at Cefn Onn, where Edward’s men joined the local Anglo-Norman lords in crushing the rebellion. Bren was captured and imprisoned in the Tower of London. Caerphilly as a town began to flourish around the time of Owain Glyndwr in the 15th century. Over the following centuries, trades such as wool and iron developed. Abercarn was one of the locations of a furnace, and coal to fuel the furnaces was mined on Caerphilly Common and from Rudry Woods. By the end of the 18th century, the coal industry had revolutionised the area. Canals and roads cut through the landscape, and with it came the population. Churches, shops and schools sprung up to cater for the new inhabitants of the area. Motorised transport and the introduction of electricity during the early 20th century brought about many of the changes that still exist today in Caerphilly.
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Wrap up warm and head to Rudry where you can experience the crisp delights of autumn. You will need to head to the Maenllwyd Inn, which you can find by travelling east on the A48 out of Cardiff, then turning left onto the B4288. Sturdy footwear is highly recommended as this can be a challenging walk, especially in wet weather.
Start your autumn walk in the car park of the Maenllwyd Inn. There is a picnic area, which now that the colder weather has arrived, should be relatively quiet. There will be a footpath if you turn right at this picnic area. Negotiate the stile and head up the path that leads up into the woods. Power lines will be overhead as you move up the path for about a kilometre. Stay on this track – (this is the Rhymney Valley Ridgeway footpath) and you will pass through a gate, over a stile and the path will lead up to a wire fence. Follow the path that continues along the ridge. The fence should be on the right. There will be another two stiles to pass before you arrive at a road where you will see Cefn Onn Farm.
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which you will find on the right between the houses. Turn right into the main toad. Waterloo Terrace should be on your left. Pass over the stile here on the left before the sign and follow the fence for another 40 metres or so and then turn left. Follow the fence and look for the stile in the hedge. Once you find it, pass over it and you will come to a small stream. Turn immediately right when you arrive at a thicket of trees and then you will soon turn left and head uphill to the fence at the top. Follow the hedge along to the right, and head to the stile and gate ahead. Cross over the road and then over another stile. Go directly ahead, uphill in a southeasterly direction, (ignoring the gate path to the right) to the rock formation. Continue in a south-easterly direction for about 250 metres to the gate in the far left hand corner of the field. Continue south east on the track and through the second gate. Head across the field, following the track and passing through a third gate. Head left up the gradient. You will see Penhow Farm on your right. Head to the gate in the fence at the edge of the woods and follow the path to the forest track. Ignore the path on the right. Turn right and follow the track to the T-junction. Head right along the forest track for about 400 metres and leave the woods at the gate on the right. Head left down the road for about another kilometre back to the Maenllwyd Inn.
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Autumn is the time of year to bring the best of the harvest into the kitchen. Across Rhiwbina, casserole pots will be bubbling on the hobs and warm cakes will be rising in the oven. Here are a few recipes to whet your autumn appetite.
Autumn Salad
400g (14oz) butternut squash 1 small frisée lettuce, washed 40g (1½ oz) lamb's lettuce, washed 85g (3oz) Blue Vinney cheese, rind removed 55g (2oz) walnuts, roughly chopped Salt and black pepper 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 tbsp walnut oil 1 tbsp sherry vinegar Halve the squash lengthways and scoop out the pith and seeds. Peel each half, then cut into 3mm (⅛ in) slices. Transfer the slices to a saucepan and add plenty of boiling water. Bring to the boil for 30 seconds, drain in a colander, then run a cold tap water over to cool. Set aside to drain. Tear the frisée into a salad bowl. Add the lamb's lettuce and mix briefly. Crumble the cheese over the salad, then sprinkle with the walnuts and drained squash. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Put both oils and the vinegar into a small screw-top jar, cover and shake vigorously to emulsify. Trickle over the salad, toss gently to coat, then serve with granary bread.
Beef and Pumpkin Stew
1 beef topside roasting joint 1 litre beef stock 500ml water 4 tbsp polenta (coarse or fine) 8 red potatoes, cut in half 1 onion, quartered 750g fresh pumpkin 2 ears sweetcorn, cut into thirds 1 carrot, cut into thick slices 1 small red pepper, seeded and cut into pieces 1 stalk celery, cut into chunks 1 leek, split in half, then cut into pieces 1 tsp minced fresh oregano 1/4 tsp mild paprika salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste generous handful coarsely chopped fresh coriander Cut the piece of beef into 6 large chunks (one per serving). Place the beef into a large saucepan; pour in the beef stock and water. Bring to the boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium, cover and simmer until nearly tender,
for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Stir the polenta into the stew along with the potatoes and onion. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Cut the pumpkin into six serving-sized pieces, and add to the stew along with the sweetcorn, carrot, red pepper, celery and leek. Simmer until the vegetables are tender, adding more water if needed to barely cover. Stir in the oregano and paprika during the last five minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle into serving bowls, and sprinkle with chopped coriander.
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500g thinly sliced apples 60ml orange juice 100g plain flour 200g caster sugar 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg 1 pinch salt 125g butter Preheat oven to 190˚C/Gas 5. Lightly grease a 23cm pie dish. Place sliced apples in the pie dish. Sprinkle with orange juice. In a medium bowl, mix the flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Scatter over the apples. Bake in a preheated oven for 45 minutes. Serve warm.
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