24th June 2022: Allan Cook “Pilgrimage and Pilgrimage Ways” Allan was a member of the team which re-created the Llandaff to Penrhys Way which goes through Pentyrch.
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Don Llewellyn
Er diffodd y golau erys gwres y fflam
The Society, with the support of the Community Council and several other Pentyrch societies, are planning to install a bench outside the village hall in memory of Don. Both the bench and plaque are now on order and we hope will be installed before our meeting in September.
We hope the design will reflect the many aspects of Don’s life and how he touched the lives of so many people in the village.
If you would like more information, you can contact us by e-mail on pentyrchistory@gmail.com, or phone on 02920 891 809.
Thank you, diolch, together we can provide a fitting memorial for our friend Don Llewellyn.
Pentyrch and District Local History Society was formed by a dozen or so interested persons in March 1993 to record for posterity what is known about local life in past times. One of our first acts was to produce a book entitled Archive Photographs of Pentyrch, Creigiau and Gwaelodygarth, published by the Chalford Press. This, in turn, helped to advertise the existence of our society and it began to grow quickly. We soon had a local membership list that would vary between 70 and 100 and also interest was shown by numerous former residents who now lived in other parts of the world. Our first meetings were held at the vestry of Horeb Chapel but for years we have gathered at the Pentyrch Village Hall. We meet eight times a year (but not in December, January, July and August). Over the years we have had hundreds of different speakers at our meetings which have been attended by an average of over 40 members. From time to time we have had trips to places of historical interest –among them: Cosmeston Medieval Village, Llancaiach House, Rhondda Heritage Centre, Tredegar House, the Stacks Library, Llantrisant Church, Fonmon Castle and Castell Cyfarthfa. Some ‘history walks’ have also been held in the locality.
We also hold census records for the parish from 1841 to 1911 and parish records for St Catwg’s Church back to 1695. We are happy to respond to requests for reasonable levels of family history research in these records.
Pentyrch & District Local History Society Cymdeithas Hanes Lleol Pentyrch a’r Cylch 