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Praise for predecessors and ‘Freak’ snow caused crash POLICE were called after two vans collided in the Beacons following a “freak downpour” of snow. A Ford Transit in maiden speech van and a Fiat Doblo NEW Tory MP has paid tribute to Ariane Brumwell nonetheless.” Johnathan Evans in the 2000s – she said her devoted to their service - championing what crashed on the A470, the last Conservative to represent Brecon and Reporter Ms Jones also paid tribute to her Lib first job was as a stagiare in his office at the they do to produce world class food and just north of the Storey before her, calling him a “good [email protected] Dem predecessor , the MP from European Parliament. steward our precious natural environment.” Arms, on Wednesday, person”. August until November last year and the first The MP, who also previously worked Ms Jones, who also brought up her January 15. In her maiden speech in the House of Ms Jones, who lives in Brecon but is woman to be MP for the constituency. for Prince Charles, said she was proud intention to help tackle climate change with There were only Commons on Tuesday, January 21, Ms Jones originally from , was supported She said: “I want to pay tribute to Jane and fortunate to be in Parliament: “I feel the help of farmers, mentioned local events minor injuries from the said wherever she goes in the constituency, by her father Gwilym Jones, former Dodds. Jane’s brief tenure in this house was enormously fortunate to be in this House such as the Brecon Jazz Festival and Green crash, which happened Chris Davies is praised as a “good person”. Conservative MP for Cardiff North from marked by her principled and courageous today for many reasons but largely because of Man Festival and the Hay Festival, described just before midday, and Mr Davies lost the seat due to a recall 1983 until 1997, who was sat in the public stance. the area I represent. as the “Woodstock of the mind”, and the late shut the road briefly petition after he was convicted of expenses gallery of the House of Commons when she “She continued in the long tradition of “Brecon and Radnorshire encapsulates ‘king’ of Hay-on-Wye, Richard Booth. while the vans were irregularities last year. He then failed to delivered her first speech in Parliament at distinguished Liberal Democrats to represent everything I am passionate about - farming, Of the Nepalese community within Brecon recovered. regain it in an August by-election won by the around 3pm yesterday. Ms Jones said it was Brecon and Radnorshire - many members books and the military.” and the links to the Ghurka regiment Ms Brecon Roads Liberal Democrats. a special moment for her, especially as one of will remember Roger Williams fondly, and Ms Jones, who spoke about the “beauty” Jones said: “One military link I am especially Policing Unit tweeted Ms Davies, who celebrated her 35th the first female Conservative MPs in . indeed the late Lord Livesey. of the landscape in Brecon and Radnorshire keen to promote. During the election I was about the incident and birthday on Sunday, said: “Chris Davies, my She said: “I feel humbled and privileged “I was struck during the election campaign said she is looking forward to championing pleased to meet Major Khusiman Gurung to thank drivers for immediate Conservative predecessor, is a to be here this afternoon, serving as the just how many constituents still refer to Welsh farmers and farming families. who served as Gurkha Major of the First their patience. man I look up to enormously. Member for Brecon and Radnorshire. Lord Livesey’s passion for Brecon and The MP, who described farming as Battalion of the Royal Gurkha Regiment. The The tweet said: “We “Like Lord Livesey, he was an outstanding “I am only the 17th person to have Radnorshire - something which I understand the “beating heart of ”, said: Gurkhas are well known for their strength dealt with a road traffic steward for his constituency. You cannot go that honour - and it is an honour and a and share.” “I am enormously proud that Brecon and in battle but also their devoted service collision on the A470 into a pub, a livestock market or a coffee responsibility I will never forget. Ms Jones, who also spoke about her career Radnorshire is home to thousands of farmers to the Crown. With the strong Gurkha just north of Storey shop without someone confirming they know “It is also very special for me to be one of working for the National Farmers Union and and farming families – all of whom ensure community living and working in Brecon, Arms earlier today due Chris well and what a good person he is. the first three female Conservative Members the Department for Environment, Food and that our villages and have a positive the relationship between Brecon and the to a freak downpour of “I will strive to be as devoted a champion of Parliament from Wales – a mark in history Rural Affairs, as well as for former Brecon future. Gurkhas is special, last year the was snow.” for my community as Chris was.” which is long-overdue but very welcome and Radnorshire and later Cardiff North MP “In this chamber and in this job, I will be twinned with Dhampus, Nepal.” Phone scam can be abusive POLICE are warning residents in the History group area to be careful after reports of phone scammer, claiming to be from wants council to BT, becoming abusive. Ystradgynlais Police tweeted a warning on Sunday, January look again at its 19, to say they’d had reports of the criminals becoming abusive when challenged. slaver’s tribute The tweet said: “Please do not hand A PLAQUE commemorating Twm Owen any details out over the a slave ship captain should be News editor phone. If in doubt, hang removed unless it is amended, [email protected] up the phone.” a history group has said. done really easily, or if they are The warning came The plaque, which was first not able to do that the plaque only days after the proposed in 2009 and erected should be removed.” force said it had in 2010, is mounted on a wall Ms Caldicott said she been supporting an at Captain’s Walk in Brecon, understands the council elderly resident in adjacent to an area that is could discuss the plaque at its Ystradgynlais who had currently being revamped as monthly meeting next Monday, become a victim of part of a new garden walk January 27 where she is hoping courier fraud. linked to the £13 million y the council will agree to take Victims receive Gaer museum and library. some action over the plaque. a phone call from a But a history group has She said the history group fraudster claiming to said as the £600 slate plaque has been angered not only at be a police officer or a makes no direct reference to the failure to acknowledge bank official who then Captain Thomas Phillips’ role Phillips’ role in the slave trade says there is an issue in the grim transatlantic slave but the plaque ignores how at with the victim’s bank trade it fails to tell the true least 328 of the 700 Africans so they can gain access history of the man who lived the slavers were taking to the to financial details. at Street in Brecon West Indies died during the For more information and who the walkway is voyage. or report an incident understood to be named after. “The plaque doesn’t explain call Action Fraud on Phillips documented his he was the captain of a slave 0300 123 2040 or visit journey, in 1693, carrying ship and what happened on that its website. humans stolen from Africa to ship. It is misinformation,” said captivity and forced labour in Ms Caldicott. No source to the Caribbean, on the ship he She said she had only burning smell captained, the Hannibal, in his discovered there was a plaque Members of Brecon Town Council at the unveiling of plaque in 2010 with nuns who lived nearby and inset the journal. During the journey controversial wording on the plaque FIREFIGHTERS were commemorating Phillips, by called to a building in more than 300 of the captured, chance, after finding a copy including women and children, there were people campaigning against Ms Caldicott also said it is important despised for their colour a following of his journal, A Voyage slavery during his lifetime. that Wales’ links with slavery are seeing what they cannot help reports of a burning died and its feared some were Made in the Hannibal, online thrown overboard. The plaque “To the ordinary person not knowing acknowledged and said cloth made and the effect of the climate smell but they were from an American museum the true history, and why would they?, in Brecon was also trade on the west God has given them. unable to find a fire. acknowledges Phillips as the while researching her book author and as a captain but coming across that plaque on the tourist coast of Africa in exchange for people “I cannot think there is s e e n Two crews from on women sailors, including a trail they would have no indication of and said she regretted objections to the any basic value in one colour Rhayader and there is no mention of slavery. black woman who disguised as a pioneer of anti-racist Rosemary Caldicott, of the story of the tragedy of the Hannibal. plaque hadn’t been made by a group in more than another, nor that sentiment. Brecon Town Council said herself as a man to work as “If something said he was responsible Wales. white is better than black, only we think were called to a the Bristol Radical History a soldier-sailor onboard the the agenda for Monday’s meeting hasn’t Group, said it would like to see for the deaths of more than 300 African She said: “It must be remembered so because we are so.” been agreed as yet. The garden project, property on East Street Hannibal. people that would be better, at least it Wales has huge connections with the But Ms Caldictott said those remarks in the early hours Brecon Town Council, which “I was shocked and appalled linked to , has been funded by commissioned the plaque, would be the truth, and there would be slave trade, through the ironworks it is have been taken out of context and County Council, which owns of Sunday morning, and found it (the journal) an educational reason for putting it up. connected to Africa and the West Indies she said it may have been Phillips was January 19. take action to either ensure the deeply disturbing and then to the museum and library, and has no plaque references Phillips’ role “There is a responsibility that goes and the geopolitics of that era.” seeking to minimise his responsibility responsibility for the erection or upkeep Firefighters discover someone had put a along with heritage tourism and it At the time the plaque was unveiled for the deaths during the voyage. conducted a full in the slave trade or remove it. plaque up to this man, I found of the plaque. She said: “I think the council requires it upholds morals and an ethical Brecon Town Council had defended When the plaque was unveiled Wales’ Prisoners during the Napoleonic investigation of the it inconceivable. It is not right value to tell the truth. its erection by referring to what it leading expert on slavery, Professor property, including has an ethical duty to provide that someone who committed Wars and held in Brecon also reportedly further information with “For example people go to visit the considered “liberal remarks” made by Chris Evans, then of the University exercised in the area and that has also with a thermal imaging such heinous acts is recognised Holocaust (concentration) camps and Phillips in his journal. of Glamorgan, dismissed the idea that camera, however they the correct history of what and it can be said it was a long been citied as being behind the name of happened on the voyage of the there is a responsibility to inform them He had written of his captives: “I Phillips’ remarks were particularly the Captains Walk path. found no visible signs time ago but during that period what went on there.” cannot imagine why they should be unusual for the time or that he could be of smoke or fire. Hannibal, and that could be many people were abolitionists, See Letters Page 10. Trespassers end public clear out n Continued from Page One with the business name front and back, windows and fire escapes left open purposely. Doors will be closed to the public by the end of the day if it carries on.” However at 9pm on Monday, a post to the Facebook page threatened that a dog would be patrolling the old building and asked parents to be mindful of the location of their children. At Rock Park, Llandrindod Wells and Plough Lane, The page, which is understood to be run by the contractors in charge of clearing the school, said it had reported the problem to Brecon High School, Dyfed-Powys Police and . It said: “The school will now be patrolled inside by dogs. Anyone entering the building by forcing entry will not be met with a warm welcome. “Could all parents in the Brecon area please warn their children that the old school building is not a play area and the Rottweiler onsite will be our eyes and ears for the next few nights. “Several children have entered the building tonight via various illegal and trespassing criminal damage ways. “If your child is out around town right now then they may well be the owner of the leg that hast just, in the last 20 minutes, disappeared out of a window upon hearing footsteps entering the room. “Police have been informed as well as the school and the council.” Following the initial problems with trespassing, criminal damage and theft at the old school site, the building was originally going to close to the public with individuals still able to visit by the means of booking an appointment. However the Facebook page was taken down at midnight, since contact from The Brecon & Radnor Express, with no updates other than to say the former high school building is closed. The final post, after 10.30pm on Monday, said: “This page is being deleted from midnight. No one is permitted to enter the school. “It was lovely meeting most of you, we had a great first week with Powys schools and organisations. We wish you all the best.” It is unknown whether the old building is still available for visits with an appointment, however authorised visitors said one of the reasons they attended was to reminisce over their school days. Dyfed-Powys Police was asked for a comment NOW but failed to respond before going to press. ONLINE www.brecon-radnor.co.uk • www.brecon-radnor.co.uk 10 Wednesday, January 22, 2020 Letters The Brecon and Radnor Express Right to reply Should society to jump overboard and escape. the slaves, including women, were perhaps it is too early to say pre-fabricated roof that seems day. Hopefully they will want to (Phillips writes in his journal of dumped overboard by the crew whether that is the case. not to have benefitted from a see what is inside, notably the Mr Mike Cooper wrote (B&R letters memorialise a Slave how men who jumped overboard while still alive, as had happened Certainly the public will be multi-million pound spend. restored assize courtroom. If the 8/1) “While he nor I can predict for Trader? would then be eaten by the many previously on other slave ships. disappointed if they turn up on a A showcase devoted to the library had not been built, since anyone” sharks that swam in the shallows). We need to consider who the Monday, Wednesday or Sunday legendary singer Brecon already had a purpose- Unfortunately I can . For instance If you were to walk around the Phillips also states in his journal plaque is for. For example, is the (traditionally a popular day if the would sit more comfortably in built building, it could have the continued misery that those rear side of the former house that before boarding the ship all memorial for the towns’ people to weather is wet), when both venues the vacant library space together been refurbished at a fraction of on the accursed Universal Credit and home of Captain Thomas the slaves, including around 50 enjoy? are shut. with the more immediate the cost. suffer, which will carry on for years Phillips in Brecon, located along children, would be branded on the Or, perhaps it was erected as Also disappointing is the memorabilia of Brecon town, The museum apparently has a to come. Captains Walk, you will notice chest with a small capital “H” to a signage marker for tourists? Is closure of the main entrance to the since the historical document reserve collection of works yet Or the daily humiliation suffered a rather handsome slate plaque claim them for the Hannibal. the plaque to act as an elegant Museum beneath the huge portico section is located in the library to be seen. I am curious to know by those with the bedroom tax who memorialising his life erected Phillips writes in his journal that landmark to gentrify the town of and an imposing flight of steps, section, although as yet I have where they will be displayed . have a severely disabled partners. Or eight years ago. It reads innocently the branding left a white mark and Brecon along the Captains Walk denying a sense of occasion. been unable to find it’s precise Terry Reeks the workers with dreadful contracts enough: ‘generally’ healed up within 4 to trail? The entrance through a side door location. Brecon whose lives will get even worse CAPTAIN THOMAS PHILLIPS 5 days because of their ‘applying Can it be that the honouring of in the library, which has wheelchair Equally disappointing is when Johnson revokes the worker’s Havard House, Brecon palm oil before hand to smooth the Captain Phillips is meant to educate access, is not straightforward, the promised space for art Misleading headline rights instituted by the EU. Worse First made this Captain’s Walk wound’. the children who come across his involving several sets of heavy fire exhibitions. to come is the constant fear of so Author of A Journal of a Voyage This effectively meant they were name that the town has produced doors. The present showing By including the word ‘gypsy’ many as the NHS crumbles and the Made in the Hannibal 1693-94 in fact frying human skin and quite a few famous seafarers? Having reached the museum consists of a joint exchange in your main headline (B&R ugly spectre of the Tory privatisation To Africa and Barbadoes guilty of torturing their captives, Perhaps the plaque is a mixture of reception area to purchase a with the watercolour society 15/1) you have managed to give of healthcare comes to haunt us all. The plaque has a glaring including the children. Phillips all of the above? guidebook or postcards, a return of Nordic countries and Wales, the impression that travellers They have privatised everything omission in the chosen inscription knew that his activities were Disappointingly the plaque fails journey is required to pay for the originally shown in Iceland in living on the King’s Meadow else, their pals need what rich at the time of its conception. In immoral because he wrestled with to mention that Captain Phillips items inside the library. the renowned Norvic House. site are responsible for causing picking are left. Yes we can all see what should be more enlightened his conscience whilst writing his was a slave trader which is a The new premises are clearly It seems an embarrassment to sickness to some other group, the bleak future, it is the Toryland times, we still find a memorial in journal. serious inadequacy considering two separate identities and not the be hung in the former gallery referred to as the ‘residents’. of No Hope and very little Glory. situ that fails to mention a sincere Phillips was deeply involved that this is the only fact that integrated facility that seemed to space. But they are the residents! A land not fit for heroes only fit interpretation of the life and in the slave trade, by which he characterises Phillips as a notable have been the intention. Although new temperature They themselves are the ones for privatisation profiteers who barbarous activities of Captain had hoped to make a great deal in history. There is little or no attempt to controls have been installed, who are suffering from poor will glory in the money they make Thomas Phillips. of personal wealth by selling his That is, other than the fact bring the two functions together, without climate-controlled conditions on the site - and it is out of the dying carcass of Britain. Phillips, at the age of 29 years tortured and humiliated human that, few slave-ship captains had with, for example, no extension of blinds the rooms are dark and certainly not self-inflicted, as is It is a strange country that awards was the captain of the infamous cargo. Their suffering was of little presided over such catastrophic museum display into the library shutters are kept firmly closed. very clear from the article itself. a Knighthood to someone who has slave ship the Hannibal. Under or no consequence to Phillips. suffering and loss of life in a section. The spotlights vary, while many Not everyone has time to made the destitute poorer! his command he was directly In his journal he appears to single voyage. Not something to The only concessions appear to of the watercolours are hung so read or digest the detail of a Lets hope out of this suffering responsible for the tragic deaths attempt to offer a sort of reasoning commemorate is it? be a shelf of history books on the high on the wall that they are news item, and some readers comes a new group of people to of 328 (47 per cent) of the 700 to justify his cruelty, this being R Caldicott museum side, and a Victorian post difficult to view. may well take away from your bring back decency and social enslaved African women, men and based on the fact that black slaves Bristol Radical History Group box on the library side. Similarly, the permanent headline a message that arouses justice to this country and make it children on board, along with 18 of were heathens and as such were a It seems that the museum has collection of work by Welsh or confirms a prejudice against again a Land of Hope and Glory. It his crew of 70. lower caste than Christian people. Y Gaer is a low-key lost out in that respect and whereas artists is displayed in an even a certain section of society. is up to the young and vigorous to A very large number of people When the ship arrived in the the library seems to be enjoying smaller darkened room. At This is the last thing we need work hard against the oppression of died in the cruellest of ways, people West Indies during 1694, only 372 attraction bright airy surroundings in its new present it remains undecided, or at a time when there are already the poor the weak and the vulnerable who would still have been in shock enslaved Africans out of an original The opening of Y Gaer, the new home, a major part of the museum at least unannounced, what will too many chasms sadly opening They need to re-create the New having being stolen from their number of 700 remained alive. cultural hub in Brecon, has so far collection has been reallocated to occupy the vacant areas in the up between different groups in Jerusalem that people like the Late families, homes and culture. Horrifically 328 women, men and been a low-key event. an overcrowded attic. library. Britain. Clement Atleee and Aneurin Bevan Let me be frank about the sort of children had died while in transit. At a cost of over £13 million, Reaching it entails four flights This would seem to present I hope you will give more fought to build and now is being man Captain Phillips was. Before Some had succumbed to an has it been worth it? The project, of stairs if you are unable to the opportunity to integrate careful thought in future to how destroyed by callous politicians boarding the Hannibal the male outbreak of dysentery and smallpox funded by Lottery Heritage Fund, locate a lift. Housed at the top of both the museum and library the paper might play a positive whose motives are only governed by slaves were cuffed to one another because of the dreadful conditions included refurbishment of the the building staff have no doubt into a shared lively and part in healing divisions rather profit and self aggrandisement. in irons, and in pairs at their wrists on board, while others perished due Museum and a new library. worked hard to arrange exhibits informative space. than reinforcing them. Alan Rigby Marr and legs to prevent rebellion and to jumping overboard out of terror. 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