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  Rhymney Valley Information
The Rhymney Valley is a valley in South Wales, formerly famous for its coal mining and iron industries.
This valley is one of the South Wales Valleys, and its history largely follows theirs: sparsely populated until the nineteenth century; industrialised for iron, steel and coal; industrial decline in the 1980s and 1990s.
The 1990s brought improved road connections to the valley - a dual carriageway running north from Caerphilly - increasing access to and from Cardiff and the M4 motorway, and increasing the numbers of commuters from the valley to Cardiff.
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 Rhymney Railway branch in the valleys of South Wales
Taff Vale accusations that Rhymney Railway traffic received preferential treatment at Bute Docks were countered by a Rhymney Railway challenge to the surcharge which the Taff Vale placed on trains using the shared track.
is the Valley Lines equivalent of Budapest, and serves the communities of Gilfach (to the west) and Bargoed to the north.
The directors of the Rhymney Railway, however, had no such qualms, and allowed the inn to be built in its relatively restricted position.
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  Valley Lines services in the Rhymney Valley and the Coast between Penarth and Barry Island
Valley Lines is based at Brunel House, Cardiff and operates five principal routes radiating from Cardiff; two suburban services serving the north and west of the city; and a short spur serving Cardiff Bay.
Cardiff and Pontypridd; the Rhymney branch, and the coastal route to Penarth/Barry Island
North of the town are the formerly industrialised valleys of Llynfi, Garw and Ogmore, while to the west is the traditional seaside resort of Porthcawl.
www.hometown.aol.com /WalesRails/crcco.htm   (5366 words)

  
  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Caerphilly (county borough)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Bargoed (Welsh: Bargod) is a town in the Rhymney Valley, one of the Welsh Valleys.
Rhymney is a town located in the county borough of Caerphilly, traditional county of Monmouthshire, south Wales, United Kingdom.
The county borough was formed on April 1, 1996 by the merger of the Rhymney Valley district of Mid Glamorgan with the Islwyn borough of Gwent.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Caerphilly-(county-borough)   (1472 words)

  
 Valley Lines services in the Rhymney Valley and the Coast between Penarth and Barry Island
Valley Lines is based at Brunel House, Cardiff and operates five principal routes radiating from Cardiff; two suburban services serving the north and west of the city; and a short spur serving Cardiff Bay.
Cardiff and Pontypridd; the Rhymney branch, and the coastal route to Penarth/Barry Island
North of the town are the formerly industrialised valleys of Llynfi, Garw and Ogmore, while to the west is the traditional seaside resort of Porthcawl.
users.aol.com /WalesRails/crcco.htm   (5366 words)

  
 Rhymney Valley news, latest news in Rhymney Valley & South Wales - icWales
Rhymney Valley news, latest news in Rhymney Valley and South Wales - icWales
A LOVE of foreign travel helped to bowl one Rhymney Valley couple over when they met almost 70 years ago.
MEN and women who have dedicated their lives to caring for children and young people in need of foster parents have been praised by Caerphilly Council.
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 Walking Trails in South Wales
The Ogwr Ridgeway, Ffordd y Bryniau as well as the Rhymney Valley and Sirhowy Valley walks keep mainly to the open hilltops, while the Usk Valley Walk mainly includes stretches through low lying farmland.
The Usk Valley Walk closely follows the river Usk, from the Roman town of Caerleon to Brecon, in the heart of the Brecon Beacons National Park.
After crossing the river Rhymney the land becomes flatter until reaching the marshy Wenlooge levels, where the muddy foreshore is in marked contrast to the coast at the start of the walk.
www.btinternet.com /~cardiff.ramblers/ldwalks.html   (1863 words)

  
 Rhymney Valley adult dating for Rhymney Valley swingers.
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 Bridge Gallery
Stone bridges thoughout the Valleys were demolished along with the demise of the collieries and the local rail network.
Some of the Valley lines remain and the Rhymney to Cardiff is one of these - thanks to this some of the bridges are still with us.
These are just a few of the bridges along the Rhymney line and I'll be adding others in the future to complete this gallery.
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 high ways   (Site not responding. Last check: )
To the South of the Sirhowy Machen mountain dominates the Machen ridge between the Rhymney and the Ebbw.
The fertility increases rapidly from Henllys down to the valley of the Afon Llwyd where the Monastery at Llantarnam was established in the 12th Century.
The pace of industrialisation increased and by the early twentieth centurythere were large urban populations in the Rhymney and Ebbw valleys.
www.celticway.org /highways.htm   (7269 words)

  
 Caerphilly County Borough Council
It lies at the crossroads of the Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk, the proposed Riverside Walk, and the proposed cycleway route from Maesycwmmer to Nelson.
It is proposed to develop a riverside park from an existing area of woodland meadow situated between the River Rhymney and urban areas of Bedwas and Trethomas.
Given its location and accessibility to the urban areas of Risca, Pontymister and Crosskeys, it is felt that there is scope for the Canal and possibly some areas of adjoining land to be formally developed for leisure use, providing improved recreation facilities for the south eastern part of the Borough.
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 Sustrans Prosiect Cwm Rhymni Uchaf - Upper Rhymney Valley Project
Project Co-ordinator Robyn Hughes is working with members of the community to identify opportunities to change travel behaviour and increase people's physical activity levels in order to benefit their health and increase independence.
There are four weekly cycle rides and walks throughout the Upper Rhymney Valley and on Wednesdays the local disability day centre residents join in.
Active Travel Rhymney is working with National Children's Homes, the Children's Charity Fit for Fun initiative for tackling obesity in children, and Welsh Language Initiative Menter Iaith to provide bilingual cycle rides.
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 Athletics Development   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Increase the profile of athletics in the county borough.
Rhymney Valley Athletics Club is the main track and field club in the county borough.
The club is free to attend and runs at the same time and at the same venue as the athletics club.
www.caerphilly.gov.uk /sportsdevelopment/athletics.htm   (347 words)

  
 Demographic Impact of the Famine in Co. Waterford. Part 2
Along the Blackwater valley, quite good land such as at Knocknagappul and Ross was uninhabited as it was demesne land.
This upland plateau of between six and eight hundred feet is an extensive area of marginal land perched between the Blackwater Valley and the barren mountain.
Clonagam parish on the Suir valley also saw a population increase of some 5.8%, but this is entirely due to the expansion of the bustling cotton town of Portlaw; the rest of the parish saw a decline of some 39.5%.
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 Bryological tour through Monmouthshire
Rhymney Valley, Rhymney Hill and Mynydd Bedwellte, Sirhowy Valley, Ebbw Vale, Blaina and Abertillery, Mynydd Coity and Blaenavon
It is subdivided into 16 sections arranged in four north-running lines: from Chepstow in the south-east up the Wye Valley to Monmouth; from the Gwent Levels through Wentwood and Trellech to the far north-east; from Newport up the Usk Valley to Abergavenny; and from the western coalfield to the Black Mountains and Llanthony Valley.
The Carboniferous limestone of the Lower Wye Valley stretches, on the west side of the river, from Chepstow north to Tintern.
rbg-web2.rbge.org.uk /bbs/Bryodiversity/vc35/vc35site.htm   (11012 words)

  
 Adrian the Rock - Signals at Bargoed   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Bargoed is the topmost box on the Rhymney valley line.
Here the double line singles for the final section to Rhymney - this is the left-hand track round the curve.
The down platform is signalled bi-directionally; this signal (BD38) controls departures to Rhymney from this side.
www.roscalen.com /signals/Bargoed/index.htm   (253 words)

  
 Caerphilly County Borough Council
Access to the parcel can be gained from the A469, Rhymney by pass and the estate has excellent links to the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road located less than one mile distant.
The development of the Heads of the Valleys estate commenced under the benefit of a planning permission granted in May 1971.
Wider strategic improvements on the Mid Rhymney Valley relief road (A469) and the Newbridge to Maesycwmmer by pass (A472) have further enhanced the site's accessibility.
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 Rhymney Comprehensive School: Newsletter
It was against such a background that at the end of term on a hot summers afternoon the primary finalists congregated at the comprehensive school for the eagerly awaited final.
Pupils from Upper Rhymney, Lower Rhymney, Fochriw, Pontlottyn, Abertysswg and White Rose primary schools exercised their brains over five gruelling rounds of mathematical problem solving in pursuit of the prize money and more importantly the honour of being crowned
However I feel the Upper Rhymney Valley schools have established in the inter primary school 24 game competition an initiative which is an example of good practice to be followed by others.
www.rhymney.org /Newsletter/24Game.htm   (416 words)

  
 UK Free Online Dating and Personals and Dating in Rhymney Valley
All Rhymney Valley online dating agencies and personal websites have their pros and cons for Rhymney Valley online dating.
However we have tried and tested a few and the following are our highly recommended Rhymney Valley dating sites.
They are fast becoming a favourite with their state of the art online Rhymney Valley dating search facilities and matching capabilities.
www.explorelove.co.uk /wales/blaenau_gwent/rhymney_valley.htm   (0 words)

  
 Valley Vets   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Valley Veterinary Group was founded by Mr Derek Packer in 1949 as a single branch in Ystrad Mynach dealing with mainly with the farming community in the Rhymney Valley.
The Valley Veterinary Group has a wide range of modern equipment.
Valley Vets Limited is a company registered in England and Wales with company number 4672056
www.v-e-t-s.co.uk /valleyveterinarygroup.htm   (433 words)

  
 Rhymney, Wales News
Grenfell Jones, who died aged 72, was born in Hengoed, in the Rhymney Valley, on 13 June 1934.
The Sex Pistols had just released Anarchy in the UK They were public enemy No1 and basking in the notoriety of their first single Anarchy In The UK - but in 1976 the Sex Pistols met their match in Caerphilly.
TWO boys escaped from the Rhymney River today after their dingy capsized off Newport Road in Bedwas.
www.topix.net /uk/rhymney   (707 words)

  
 Words Without Borders -> from The Other Man
Through the details and ambiguities of the recounted story―an allegorical folk tale of the Rhymney Valley and the surrounding area, where they spent their childhood together―Daniel attempts to "locate" his friend again, feeling himself both possessed and enriched by Davies’ spirit and by his "bequest."
Toward the end of the nineteenth century, when the Church was enjoying one of its periodic peaks, the spirit of the 1859 Revival still roaming the land, sprouting and branching, taking hold in pockets of new life.
Drive along that road yourself: you can feel an energy there, a power; it seems to pull you through the place, as if the ground itself were unwilling to let you linger there; as if there were to this day, a portal there on the mountain.
www.wordswithoutborders.org /article.php?lab=MartellEng   (4637 words)

  
 The Valleys of South Wales: Southern Wales
The Valleys area is also proud of its proximity to the Brecon Beacons National Park.
The historic valleys of Rhondda Cynon Taff are reverting to their pre-industrial beauty, making the diverse and often spectacular built and natural environments one of the area's greatest assets.
Forests and Country Parks - The scenic splendour of the Valleys is shown off to its fullest at Cwmcarn Forest Drive, a seven mile forested route which includes panoramic views over eight counties of England and Wales across the Bristol Channel and towards the Brecon Beacons.
www.southernwales.com /en/valleys2.php   (847 words)

  
 Giornale Nuovo: How Green was my Valley
This time last week I was on my way to the town where I grew up: a place called Rhymney (pronounced ‘RUM-knee’), which can be found up at the wrong end of one of the South Wales valleys.
The valley was green indeed, and the sun shone brightly, making it feel like an altogether different place than the one I remember.
Note that the first picture above isn’t mine: it’s a detail from a panoramic view of the Rhymney valley a few miles south of where I was staying: I found it here.
www.spamula.net /blog/archives/000577.html   (348 words)

  
 Images of Wales
Pengam is a former coal mining community in the Rhymney Valley of South Wales.
Most of the village is on the east bank of the river, in old Monmouthshire, but those parts of the village on the west bank are known as Glan-y-Nant and are in the old county of Glamorgan.
The houses on the opposite side of the valley are at the top end of the town of Bargoed.
www.jlb2005.plus.com /walespic/pengam/index.htm   (1174 words)

  
 Our Community - Coal Mining in Gilfach   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Rhymney Valley was swarmed with coal workings for almost 100 years, beginning in the middle of the 19th century.
At the peak of it's lifetime the colliery employed over two and a half thousand men and Bargoed was the largest colliery in the Rhymney Valley.
Situated near Deri in the Darren valley it was sunk in 1868 by the Rhymney Iron Co. It had two shafts each, which reached the Brithdir house coal seam at 120 yards.
www.caerphilly.org.uk /gilfachfargoedprimary/Commun/coalmine.htm   (590 words)

  
 Class rhymney   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Rhymney Valley - Not the most scenic line in the UK but one which until recently was mainly operated by EWS 37/4s and there is still one diagram for the time being of a 37/4.
Here are a selection of photos of 37s between Cardiff Central and Rhymney...
On my first trip to Rhymney 37405 is seen here at Rhymney waiting to work back to Cardiff - 19/02/2005
www.jandmlphotos.co.uk /photo/line.asp?class=rhymney   (334 words)

  
 Bargoed at AllExperts
Bargoed (Welsh: Bargod) is a town in the Rhymney Valley, one of the South Wales Valleys.
It lies on the Rhymney River in the county borough of Caerphilly and straddles the border between the traditional counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire.
Some of the Grammar school's buildings in Park Crescent were used during from the 1980's until 2002 for the valley's first Welsh Language comprehensive school, Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni.
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 Welsh Transport Heritage :: The premier Welsh Road Transport site
We will put all our effort in pushing for the establishment of a Welsh Transport Heritage Centre in the former Adams stone quarry at Risca which will be a transport museum centre for all of Wales, and not just for the promoting groups.
This exciting project was the initiative of the Rhymney Valley Transport Preservation Society and had many doubters in the beginning, but with an increasing number of Caerphilly CBC councillors on board and the interest of other like minded groups, we expect to see an early announcement.
There are other projects at varous stages of developement, proposed bus museums in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, and Swansea and smaller proposals for a specialised museum in Cardigan.
www.freewebs.com /rhymneyheritage   (0 words)

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