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ISSUE 64 MAY/ JUNE 2018

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Britain has a reputation for excellent animal moments. Slaughterhouses must all have an welfare standards in our farming sector. When official veterinarian present to oversee this farming animals for our own gains I believe process and assess the welfare of the animals. we must provide the best life for them that we Recently, CCTV has been made compulsory in can. However the issue of welfare at all abattoirs to assist monitoring. slaughter is a crucial one - we must also Unfortunately, this law on pre-stunning does not provide the ‘best’ death for these animals. apply to animals which are being slaughtered for Many vets across the country are growing religious reasons. A lot of media attention has increasingly concerned about the welfare of focused on criticising various types of religious animals who undergo religious slaughter and slaughter with petitions frequently circulating feel it is important to raise awareness of the online with titles such as ‘Ban halal and kosher issues. meat’ or ‘Ban all religious slaughter’. But the By law in Britain, animals that go through the issue of religion itself is irrelevant here and is traditional slaughter process must undergo a adding emotion and angst to what should be a pre-stun using electrical or mechanical methods. scientific debate. The crucial issue is whether or These ensure that the animal is immediately not the animal is stunned prior to slaughter. This rendered unconscious and so is completely pre-stunning is permitted in some types of Halal unaware and free from pain at the time of death. meat, but not all, and unfortunately is forbidden Once the animal is unconscious, the final in Kosher slaughter. Without this critical step, the slaughter takes place. This approach aims to animal can take up to two whole minutes to lose minimise stress and suffering in an animal’s final consciousness.

6 swdirectories.com May/June 2018 It is this period of suffering that concerns so Currently, there is no requirement to label meat many people across the country and prompted as stunned or non-stunned. Many believe this the following statement from the British would be a big step to enable consumers to Veterinary Association; “We believe that all choose meat with higher welfare standards. Until animals should be stunned before slaughter to this happens, look for the Red Tractor or render them insensible to pain. Scientific RSPCA logos on meat packaging - these evidence supports the use of pre-stunning to guarantee the meat has been stunned before improve animal welfare. Our concerns have slaughter. Buying local is another great way to nothing to do with the expression of religious make positive choices about the food we eat. beliefs but with the practice of killing by throat Your butcher will probably know what farm the cutting without pre-stunning.” meat came from, where it was killed and how. The number of animals in the UK slaughtered It is also important to raise awareness and without a pre-stun is increasing. According to the petition politicians and supermarkets alike to Food Standards Agency, in 2017 24% of sheep provide more information on this topic. Do not be and 19% of poultry slaughtered in the UK did not distracted by the religious discussions - this is a undergo a pre-stun. Some of this meat then goes question of animal welfare which, as a nation of into the mainstream market, and is used in animal lovers, should be our primary concern. hospitals and schools across the country. Some supermarkets have issued statements regarding their raw meat products but these do not Dr Emily Collier MRCVS address ready meals or processed meats, many Caerleon Veterinary Centre of which contain non-stun products. 01633 430053 Do not be distracted by the religious discussions - this is a question of animal welfare which, as a nation of animal lovers, “ should be our primary concern. ” Caerleon Veterinary Centre Complete Veterinary Care ALL species ...ALL the time We are available all day, all night and all weekend EVERY day of the year

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Malpas Road,Newport.Sunday Malpas RoadEvangelicalChurch Road. Sunday3.00pm Malpas CommunityCentre. Pillmawr Grace BaptistAssembly [email protected] Pastor PeteGreasley 01633 822211 Sunday 10.30am. Malpas Christchurch, OldMalpasRoad, Court. Rev. K.W. Jarvis01633277900 Revival &HealingCentre. Malpas Trinity Presbyterian 01633 420248 St. Cadoc’sChurch Reverend SuePratten01633 420248 Communion10.00am 1st Wednesday ofmonthHoly Sunday Sunday, ChoralEvensong2nd Sunday 6.00pmChoralEucharist1st service 1stSunday (included SundaySchool),Family Sunday 10.30amChoralEucharist Sunday 8.00amHolyCommunion Llanfrechfa andLlandegfedd All SaintsChurch Parishof Tel 01633763805 Assistant CurateRevJaneSims. www.stmarysmalpas.org.uk Cloister 10amto11.30am Friday free coffee &biscuitsinthe Wednesday 10.00amintheChurch welcome. Cloister RoomintheChurch. All Tuesday 11.00amCommunionatthe Sunday JuniorChurch 9.45am 6.30pm Sunday 8.00am;9.45am;11.30am; St Mary’sChurch, Malpas 10.00am. 01633815738 Sunday 10.30am.Wednesday St ThomasChurch, Church Secretary: 01633420800 www.lodgefarmchurch.org.uk website: other activitiescheckthechurch children. ForSundayeveningsandall Sunday ClubforPrimarySchoolage Servicewhichincludes Morning (top ofLodgeHill)Sunday11.00am Lodge FarmChurch [email protected] Elin Maher01633243700 [email protected] Sian Howley01633421427 www.mynyddseion.org.uk speakers andlearners. A warmwelcometofluentWelsh Philip Herbert01633892434 752941 or07971525774. please contact:StuartHerbert01495 Reading. Forfurtherinformation Thursday 7.30pm–BibleStudy Thanksgiving Monday 7.30pm–Prayer& Reading: 4.00pm–GospelPreaching Sunday10.30am –BibleStudy Ridgeway CommunityCentre Ridgeway ChristianFellowship C.D Westbrook 01633265581 8.00am;10.00am; details Various otherservices–pleasecallfor Sunday Risca Road St JohnBaptistChurch Pastor: LesTuckwell 01633764650 1st &3rd Sunday6.30pm Sunday 11.00am St Mary’sStreet, St Mary’sStreet BaptistChurch www.nantcoch.org.uk 10.30am; 6.30pm. 68 FieldsParkRoad.Sunday Nant CochChurch [email protected], Email Contact details01633267464, Sunday 9.30amHolyEucharist St Martins-in-the-Gaer www.newportcathedral.org.uk Website [email protected] Email Contact details01633267464 time only) 7.00pm ChoralEvensong(FriTerm 5.00pm EveningPrayer(Mon-Thurs) 8.15am HolyEucharist Prayer 8.00am Morning Every Weekday 5.00pm ChoralEvensong 10.30am CathedralEucharist 8.00am HolyEucharist Sunday allsaintsanne www.allsaintsrcnewport.co.uk/ Tuesday 10.30am.Tel: 01633265533 Community Club Sunday 9.00am.StAnne’s St Anne’sRomanCatholicChurch www.emmanuel-newport.org.uk website Various othermeetings–detailson Wednesday 7.30pmPrayerMeeting Young People Sunday 12.15pmRockfor Sunday 10.30amand6.30pm (opposite theRoyalGwentHospital) Rutland Place,Newport Emmanuel EvangelicalChurch, 10.30am and5.00pm.01633244453 Lower DockStreet, Newport.Sunday King’s Church 266076 www.stpaulsnewport.org.uk Street Sunday10.30am.01633 The oldPostOffice buildingonBridge St Paul'sCityCentre Church Rev DrPaulThompson01633252046 Communion Wednesday 11.00amHoly 10.30am SungEucharist Sunday 8.00amHolyCommunion St MarksChurch, GoldTops 6.00pm 8.30pm Tuesday HealingClinic6.30pm- Sunday Service6.30pm-8.00pm Friday Service7.00pm-8.30pm Stafford Road Orchard Lane CommunityCentre off Church Newport ChristianSpiritualist 01633 212327 www.bethelnewport.co.uk Pastor: Andrew Cleverly. 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May/June 2018 swdirectories.com 29 Of Powerlines, Dogs (or Their Owners) and Fishing line

As this article is being written, it is sobering to note it is, already, the last week of March, and the clocks have just been moved forward one hour; that's the start of British Summer Time although meteorologically speaking, with the passing of the solstice, spring was only just begun, and we, at Swan These’s only one winner if a swan Rescue South Wales were grounded for a total of four days flies into one of these because of snow. Extraordinary and most peculiar.

t the end of our last article cables. He was lucky to be no doubt March has been a tough we reported on the major spotted by a visitor to the reserve month with at least two fatalities Aproblems in Herefordshire from Swansea who raised the resulting from attacks by where fatalities now estimated to alarm, and then for us to find him uncontrolled dogs. These really equate to roughly 10% of the deep in undergrowth about two do give us just cause for intense grazing swan flock occurred, but hours later. We took him to the anger, they are totally avoidable if quite quickly Western Power Swan Sanctuary the following only their owners behaved Distribution (WPD) were in action day; the assessment was that the responsibly. One case was in fitting the latest and most break in his leg was at least a Swindon and the other nearer to effective version of flight diverters week old, and was lucky to have home, occurred in the Goldcliff to the considerable number of survived this long in such a area on the Gwent Levels. It cable spans which we identified handicapped condition. Now that involved a lone adult male swan as being the source of the he's in the best hands available, which had been part of the problem. This is relatively easy to he will survive with a funny walk, scenery in these parts for a fix, but sadly, the same cannot be but he will be fine. Sometime number of years. The dog was a said for the National Grid high later, another beautiful mature type of Shar Pei, on a lead, but voltage lines which cross the adult male swan was far less one of those long extendable Gwent Levels and, in particular, fortunate; he was killed instantly types which, in the circumstances the Newport Wetlands Reserve. when he flew into cables in a was about as much use as a On 10th March we received a call, remote area north of the M4 near chocolate fireguard, not intended which involved a seriously Magor. as a flippant description, but to distressed juvenile swan which What with these ongoing illustrate the total inadequacy of had obviously flown into these problems of cable strikes, there's the safety measures in place. We

30 swdirectories.com May/June 2018 hear it everywhere dogs are being swam briefly into marginal exercised in places where swans This dog bite vegetation on the island, and as are resident my dog wouldn't proved fatal he emerged it was clear some attack the swans. It simply isn't pieces of stick had become as simple as that; it requires only attached to the fishing line we for a swan to feel threatened, and knew he was trailing. This slowed the chances are there will be a him down, and caused a measure confrontation, the outcome of of panic. Steve managed to which can only be bad news. It is manoeuvre him close enough to for this reason that we would the bank for Josh, Gary's son welcome a requirement that dogs who very quick wittedly got in public should be on a short himself onto a position where he lead and muzzled. It is not only was able to net the swan, just as wildlife which is at risk; as has he was turning to escape again. been all too apparent in the news As is so often the case in these in recent times; vulnerable extreme situations, it was all a bit people, especially children are not brutal and undignified, but what necessarily safe in the company no better than recount a rescue of choice do we have? of dogs, particularly the larger a juvenile swan at the Wilderness Undoubtedly, the means did more powerful species. Pond at Porthcawl. This was one justify the ends. In this particular case, the owner of four cygnets still at 'base What we found was a medium did attempt to pull the dog off the camp' in mid January. For a sized micro-barbed hook in his swan, but not before deep number of days it was apparent tongue; the attached line had penetrating wounds had been he had become detached from caused a nasty slice wound inflicted on both sides of the his siblings, spent a lot of time underneath the tongue and itself lower back, and the spine had sleeping in a remote part of the had become entangled in a been exposed. Despite our best pond and was not feeding. He cluster of vegetation, all being

I’m sure they are doing their best Just imagine this in your tongue What I looked like when I was caught efforts, Pat who brilliantly caught appeared to have a length of wrapped around a leg. As the swan on the far side of the fishing line passing from his beak, carefully as we could, we reen, and our hospitalising him round his neck, and then managed to remove all this 'stuff', with Sue in Swindon, the swan disappearing under water. A and delivered him the next day to died three days later. In our view, number of land based attempts the Swan Sanctuary at there is little doubt an offence had had been made by Gary, our man Shepperton to recuperate (for the been committed under the in Port Talbot, to catch him, but all record, Admission No.0038). For Wildlife and Countryside Act of these failed so we had no company on the journey, there 1981. choice but to call upon our friend was another juvenile with a As this edition of the Directory is Steve for help with his trusted dislocated wing, yet another published, the end of the closed kayak. cable strike, rescued the previous season, where applied, for course For a while, even this looked as if day from a field of kale a mile fishing will be approaching. For it was going to fail. Our luck upstream from Monmouth. this reason we feel it appropriate changed when the fleeing swan to enter a plea to all course anglers to exercise great care Text by Peter; photographs by Ellen, Mike and Sue with their fishing tackle. By way of illustration of the consequences For swan and all other wildlife problems please contact; when things go wrong, we can do Peter & Ellen on 01633 895241 or 07802 472788

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This castle can be reached from Skenfrith by returning along the B4521 road, in the direction of Abergavenny, and after nearly six miles taking a signposted left turn for White Castle. Gwyn ap Gwaethfoed was the original owner of this castle and as his name means ‘white’ in Welsh; White Castle is a simple translation of Castell Gwyn. There is also a theory that the castle Gwyn could not have retained the these towers, on the north side, takes its name from its original castle for very long, for soon after were constructed to form the colour, as traces of white plaster this time the Normans began to Gatehouse, and the remaining have been found on the stone strengthen the fortress. White towers are equally spaced around walls. Castle was the most vulnerable of the outer wall. The whole castle is Gwyn was another brother of the the three castles and the Normans' surrounded by a wide and deep Bach family, who built Skenfrith. construction turned this into the water-filled moat. The south side of The brothers were sons of Cadivor most formidable of the trilateral of the ward contained the hall and ap Gwaethfoed, a onetime prince of castles. keep. Cardigan, who was also an ancestor The present castle dates from the Over the moat on the north side of of the Morgan family who became early 13th century and is a good the gateway towers lies the outer lords of Tredegar. This family being the ancestors of the notorious pirate Henry Morgan. The original fortress was again most likely constructed of wood placed on top of an earlier defensive earthwork. Legend tells us that Gwyn was old and blind, when his castle was besieged and seized by the Normans. He appealed to King Rufus for the chance to fight his Norman opposer on equal terms in a darkened room. His claim to the right of trial by combat was granted, and the two fought it out in a locked and unlit room. The example of a concentric castle. The ward, a large open space again elderly blind Welshman succeeded fortress is shaped like an elongated enclosed by a strong wall with four in overcoming his Norman hexagon, with an inner ward projecting towers. This also is opponent and his property was completely surrounded by a lofty protected by an outer moat. These then restored so the legend claimed. curtain wall linked with six circular combined defences are designed to This old story may be true, but towers of great strength. Two of provide a powerful barbican. The

34 swdirectories.com May/June 2018 castle contains no identifiable Llanvetherine Church remains of accommodation for the defenders, who were likely to have been housed in wooden lean-to shelters. Look down into the waters of the moat and see if you can spot any of the giant carp that swim here, but beware of any of the swan guardians who sometimes inhabit the moat. Rudolph Hess, the deputy Reichführer, who was allowed to exercise in the castle grounds when imprisoned at a nearby mental hospital, once fed these carp and swans. Climb to the top of the gateway tower, where a wooden platform has been constructed to The tower contains two bells dated allow us to enjoy the impressive 1582 and 1653. An oak tablet, fixed views. to the west wall of the knave, The most dominant landscape illustrates the five wounds of Christ. feature is the Skirrid Fawr The chancel holds two life-sized sometimes known as the ‘Holy effigies of a 17th Century Rector Mountain’, because on the summit, and wife. The Rector, Reverend 1,600 feet above sea level, are still a David Powell, is dressed in splendid few stones from St. Michael's period costume but his facial chapel. The soil from this site was embellishments are most considered holy, and was gathered impressive. A noble moustache by local folk to spread on the floors sweeps back to his ears and his of their cattle sheds. This was beard is composed of five plaits. The intended to ward off disease, I Rector's wife stands on the left and wonder if it would have kept ‘foot is dressed in authentic Welsh and mouth’ at bay? The great gash costume of the time. It is interesting in the southern flank has been to note that she wears her wedding variously blamed by the grounding ring on the second finger of her of Noah's Ark or caused by right hand, as was customary at that lightning strike in the storm date. The lady's feet are depicted, by following the Crucifixion, - take the sculptor, as would be seen from your pick! the side. The odd thing about these two Llanvetherine stone memorials is that whilst the After leaving the castle and heading Reverend Powell is recorded as towards Abergavenny, it is worth dying in 1621, his wife's memorial while briefly, pausing here to is dated 22ndApril 1715. The dress examine the village church, which style of the couple is contemporary, contains a few interesting, features. but the dates suggest that his wife The church is normally kept locked, outlived the Reverend Powell, by but access can be obtained from the some 94 years. It seems more likely occupant of Brook Cottage. Just that some vandal has adjusted the follow the path from the church date of Mrs Powell's memorial. entrance, go through the gate then From Llanvetherine carry straight continue on and turn left and cross on along the B4521 to reach over the brook bridge to the Abergavenny and thus complete cottage. your visit to the trilateral of three The oldest part of the church is castles, probably the tower which has an upper section corbelled out to project over the lower construction.

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Main photo: Brash covered Right: A sign warns cyclists of “live work” in the footpaths leave them unusable Cwmcarn Forest but does not prohibit entry - yet for many months. PRoWs remain closed to walkers far too long.

READERS OF THIS COLUMN have become aware of Another reason for the the work of the Twmbarlwm Society, such as litter- extended closure of PRoWs picking, fence and path repairs and our struggles is that NRW appears not to against off-roaders. But how many realise that CTS check that contractors campaigns on many issues that have an immediate have cleared the route of effect on the wider landscape of the mountain? Our the brash generated by members work continuously to lobby local the harvesting process. It authorities and government departments to get the is impossible to find the line of a right of best for our environment. way when it is covered in brash and it would be dangerous One such campaign concerns the actions of Natural to try to negotiate a way through. Many walkers, including Resources Wales (NRW) precipitated by Phytophthora Ramblers members, moan about the problem but do not Ramorum (aka Larch disease) that has affected forestry make a formal complaint. So the paths can stay “closed” throughout the UK and in particular, south-east Wales. for a very long time. The route may be legally open but Clearing the diseased trees in the lower Sirhowy and that’s no comfort when it is impossible to use it. Ebbw Valleys has had a major impact on the landscape. Additionally, extra forestry roads need to be installed to The harvesting process has taken longer than elsewhere extract the felled timber and in doing so PRoWs are due to the steep, and therefore, tricky terrain, which has compromised. Unfortunately, there seems to be little meant that every tree has to be felled by hand and then attempt to reinstate many of the rights of way and thus winched up to forest tracks. Locals have, for the although they still legally exist, they are in fact unusable. most part, been understanding about the NRW recently sent out a request that walkers length of time the forest paths have been obey the WARNING signs and not enter a closed, but there should be an expectation prohibited area, but when someone is on a of professionalism and balance from NRW. planned 8 mile walk and they come across a With felling on Machen, the Gwyddon WARNING sign, there is often no choice but to Valley, Mynyddislwyn, and the Cwmcarn carry on. Dragging a group back up a steep incline Forests around Twmbarlwm, occurring within a and extending the walk by a few more miles is just not relatively short space of time, walking routes have been possible, especially when the walkers are looking forward substantially reduced. NRW has the right to close forestry to the final stretch. Walking groups have to plan their tracks without consultation. However, permission must be programme in advance. It is an impossible task when sought to close public rights of way (PRoW). Initially information is non-existent or significantly out of date or permission can be granted by the local authority for up to maybe even totally incorrect. six months. If NRW needs longer it must apply for an The public expect professionalism from a government extension. If a short extension is needed, because of the body, and we expect the same level of commitment to magnitude of the exercise, it is understandable that the different types of users. NRW expects members of the correct procedure isn’t always followed. However, public public to play fair with them, but maybe NRW should lead rights of way have been closed in some areas for by example. substantially longer than six months. Maggie Thomas, CTS Trustee and Correspondent for the Open There is more than one reason for this. NRW tends to Spaces Society for Caerphilly and Torfaen County Boroughs apply to close PRoWs well before contractors are ready to move to that particular area. CTS meet at the car park below Twmbarlwm’s For instance, Restricted Byway 189 in the Nant Carn summit for a litter pick and volunteer workday on the Valley has been closed since December 2017, but at the last Sunday of every month to which everyone is beginning of March 2018 not only were there no WARNING invited, it’s not all hard work and it’s a great posters advising visitors of the closure, no work had opportunity to find your way around up there. We started on the byway. It is highly unlikely that NRW will meet organise walks and other events up the mountain and the six month deadline for reopening the byway at the end at Crosskeys RFC throughout the year so watch our of May. This is just one example, but it is far from an website and Facebook page for details. isolated incident. www.twmbarlwm.co.uk

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