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The Society meets in Clydach Community Centre, on Vardre Road on the third Friday of each month (except where shown), with a guest speaker giving a talk from 7pm. The talks are free for members and £3 for non-members (talks in Clydach library are still free), with free refreshments provided after the talk. Donations are always welcome on the night.
2025/26 Diary
September 19th
Coal out, copper home
Debra John
October 17th
History of St Mary’s Church, Clydach
The Reverend Canon Timothy Hewitt
November 21st
D-Day
Phil Barrow
December 12th (please note Second Friday to avoid the Christmas rush)
Celebrating Christmas – wine, mince pies and the Carmarthen Ukelele Singers
January 16th
Lloyd George – the Welsh Wizard?
Kathleen Boyce
Charles Tamlin Ruthen Architect, Engineer and Surveyor
Rob Johnston
March 20th
Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred Daniel Wintle MC: a very irregular soldier
Syd Howells
April 17th
Three 17th Century Dissenters from Swansea
Peter Russell
May 15th
Annual General Meeting – Remembering Clydach Past
Alun Griffiths
NOTE: Information about the Annual Trip will be made known to members well in advance by our Events Co-ordinator, Elizabeth Chandler.
Non-members are welcome to attend any event in Community Hall (£3 each visit)
All Clydach Library talks are on Mondays at 11 a.m. and the following have been confirmed for 2024. Additional talks will be advertised locally and in our newsletters. All library talks are free.
The Library talks continue with the following agreed, to date:
September 15th
Mining in the Afan Valley (told by the Miners)
Representatives from South Wales Miners Museum
September 15th
Mining in the Afan Valley (told by the Miners)
Representatives from South Wales Miners Museum
September 29th
150 years of libraries
Gwilym Games
November 3rd
Soap and Salem
Jean Williams
2026
January 5th
Ancestry/Genealogy
John Griffiths
February 2nd
The role of the supernatural in the First Crusade
Colin Wheldon James
March 2nd
Rhydowen to Wisconsin – the Man who built America
Jean Williams
If you would like more information regarding the events, you can contact the Chairman on 01792 911627.
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Venue address for all talks unless otherwise stated: Clydach Community Hall, Vardre Road, Clydach SA6 5LP. Talks are the 3rd Friday of the month at 7pm unless otherwise stated.
Further information is available at Clydach Library and there is a secure ‘post box’ in the Clydach Historical Society ‘corner’ if you wish to drop us a note. Information on Clydach Library
See our previous events: