Rorke's Drift

Rorke’s Drift

Cymdeithas Twmbarlwm Society continue the Autumn/Winter Series of illustrated talks with… Rorke’s Drift An In-depth Study of the Legendary Action in the Anglo-Zulu War of…

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Bracken Bashing

Bracken Bashing

VOLUNTEERS WANTED for BRACKEN BASHING We will do this as part of our litter picking day – which is always the last Sunday of every…

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Sad news of a loyal supporter

Sad news of a loyal supporter

Alun Booth – long serving supporter of CTS It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of the Society’s oldest member, Mr Alun…

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Just a Quick Note - 26/04/23

Just a Quick Note – 26/04/23

Just a Quick Note 26th April 2023 The e-newsletter of the Twmbarlwm Society Hello Folks Before I remind you of things to come – lets…

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Newport Transporter Bridge

Newport Transporter Bridge

This talk has been and gone and was enjoyed by a good turnout of people – if you missed the talk and want to learn…

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Just a Quick Note - 21/02/23

Just a Quick Note – 21/02/23

Just a Quick Note 22nd February 2023 The e-newsletter of the Twmbarlwm Society Hello Folks Nothing much to report at the moment so here’s just…

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Just a Quick Note - 25/01/23

Just a Quick Note – 25/01/23

Just a Quick Note – 25th January 2023 The e-newsletter of the Twmbarlwm Society Hello Folks Probably too late to wish you a Happy New…

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Just a Quick Note - 03/11/22

Just a Quick Note – 03/11/22

BEING SANTA – AGM – QUIZ – LITTER PICK – ARCHAEOLOGY – SWARD MANAGEMENT – WIND FARM ON MYNYDD MAEN – NEWPORT CASTLE Just a…

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Just a Quick Note - 06/10/22

Just a Quick Note – 06/10/22

Just a Quick Note 6th October 2022 The e-newsletter of the Twmbarlwm Society Hello Folks It would appear that Autumn is well and truly upon…

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Being Santa

Being Santa

Cymdeithas Twmbarlwm Society presents an illustrated talk entitled: BEING SANTA The History of Father Christmas and Life in the Grotto An entertaining talk by ROGER…

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Just a Quick Note - 02/09/22

Just a Quick Note – 02/09/22

Just a Quick Note 2nd September 2022 The e-newsletter of the Twmbarlwm Society Hello Folks Well that was a busy August – three weeks of…

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Newport Castle - Why? When? Who?

Newport Castle – Why? When? Who?

Cymdeithas Twmbarlwm Society presents an illustrated talk entitled: History of Newport Castle – Why? When? Who? by Will Davies (of ‘Cadw’) Monday 10th October 2022 Crosskeys…

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Bio-Blitz Walks

Bio-Blitz Walks

  This event has been and gone and was very successful – we will publish a report about it very soon.      << HERE’S A…

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Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 - Week 3

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Week 3

Twmbarlwm Excavation 2022 – Week Three I’ve already given you my version of events for the past week but here’s a summary from lead archaeologist…

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Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 - Day 13

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Day 13

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Day 13 Wednesday 24th August 2022 Another misty start to the day – 5 volunteers today including one new one (although…

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Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 - Day 12

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Day 12

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Day 12 Tuesday 23rd August 2022 A few notes from Norman who heroically went up and down the mountain twice today…

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Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 - Week 2

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Week 2

Twmbarlwm Excavation 2022 – Week Two And here’s a few words from our man at CPAT, Wil Logan, on how he saw the events of…

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Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 - Day 9

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Day 9

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Day 9 Thursday 18th August 2022 Words yet to come – but here are the photos CLICK HERE to see a…

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Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 - Day 8

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Day 8

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Day 8 Wednesday 17th August 2022   A day off for me – so Norman signed the volunteers in and prepared…

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Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 - Day 7

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 – Day 7

Twmbarlwm Dig 2022 Day 7 Tuesday 16th August 2022 Managed to get up to the car park first today – a bit cooler today than…

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