September has seen us venture both Our October meeting is “Lost for Treforgan WI far, to Malvern and Madresfield and Words”, a talk from Alan Badminton closer to home. Madresfield was and November will see us exploring AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2016 fascinating; the owners, the Lygon “Landscapes and Landmarks” with The sun has been smiling on family, had eclectic collections from Artist and Designed, Gayle Rogers. Treforgan WI this summer. In august all over the world to see. Treforgan WI meets at 1.15pm on members enjoyed a beautiful day the third Thursday of the month at walking in the Brecon Beacons. We Following on from an informative Morganstown Village Hall. set out from the Mountain Centre talk at our August meeting, and the views were stunning and members visited the Royal Mint to Visitors welcome. For more everyone basked in a real sense of find out more about how our money information, look us up on achievement by the end of the day. is made. Facebook.

Remembering World War One After a highly successful and much praised exhibition to commemorate the Great War in the summer of 2015, the R&M World War One Committee are organising another weekend of events this October. Thursday, 13 October at 7.30pm and Friday, 14 October at 3pm, Old Church Rooms. Two showings of the film The Battle of the Somme. This black and white film has been expertly restored by the Imperial War Museum and looks stunning on the large screen in the OCR. All are welcome and entry is free. In 1919 the then Parish Council organised a welcome-home event We have copies of the programme with the logo Grateful and for Radyr and Morganstown for this event. There must have the returnees’ initials, at the residents who’d fought in the war, been quite a number of men incredible price of two shillings one of those organising the event returning from the war as the (modern 10p) each. was Harald Dahl, who had newly Council bought 100 silver Vesta The WWI Committee have tried to moved into Ty Mynydd House. (match) cases to give as presents reproduce this event as closely as continued on page 5 Printed by J & P Davison, 3 James Place, Treforest, Pontypridd CF37 1SQ Tel. 01443 400585 RADYR CHAIN Free to every home in Radyr and Morganstown Number 226 October 2016 Radyr Golf Club Champions

Two of our young members were very successful in our recent Club Championship. Alice Thomas, aged 14,with a handicap of 6 became the youngest ever Ladies Champion. Osian Morris, also with a handicap of 6, won the Junior Championship

“ I had a brilliant time”

I have just returned from the International Youth Exchange Conference in Helsinki. There I made contact with Rotary District Youth Exchange Officers from all over the world. If you are between 15 and 17 years old Travel the world and discover yourself through Rotary Youth Exchange next summer, I can arrange a Family to people up to the age of 30. You can contact me for further Family Exchange. You would spend Read about all our programmes at information [email protected] up to three weeks with a family www.youthexchange.org.uk and Eric Blackwell abroad and then entertain your new register your interest for next summer. District 1150 Youth Exchange Officer friend in your own home. If you register now you are more likely Other programmes cater for young to get your trip of a lifetime. COMING EVENTS incontinence, post natal, prolapse, prostate pre & post surgery etc. The class will be DO YOU WISH TO SEND 1hr a week. Spaces are limited GREETINGS TO FAMILY & Please email me for further details and to register your interest. [email protected] FRIENDS THIS Thur 19:30 RMA FILM NIGHT. We will be CHRISTMAS? 27 showing "L’étudiante et Monsieur Oct Henri", a fantastic French film with Why not use Scout N.B. Details of all coming events can be found in English subtitles. Tickets £4 from the Diary section of the website ener-chi in Station Road; Allan Cook, 2084 Christmas Post 2016. www.Radyr.org.uk 3176; Nick Hawkins, 2084 2561 and on- line at. www.ticketsource.co.uk/rma. Old 09:30 Pilates Class. Beginner Level Once again, Radyr Scouts are Wed Church Rooms. Doors open at 19:10. providing the opportunity for you to 28 Pilates Class. At Radyr Guide Hall. Sept Every Wednesday. Contact Alyson Sat 10:00 CHARITIES' FAIR AND send Christmas Greetings through on 07548185319 for further details 5 COFFEE MORNING at RADYR the Scout Post to family and friends or just turn up. Cost:- £6 per class Nov METHODIST CHURCH. You are living in the and Vale areas. invited to our Annual Coffee Morning 19:30 Radyr and Morganstown WI If you wish to support scouting in Mon and Charities' Fair. Support the many "Medieval Medicines and Herbs" is Radyr and Morganstown, please 10 Charities by buying Christmas cards, Scout the topic for our October meeting. Oct stamps, gifts etc while you chat to friends purchase your scout post stamps New members welcome. old and new and enjoy a cuppa too! This is from the local area outlets: 10:30 Tenovus Coffee Morning at always a wonderful event. Wed Pugh’s Garden Centre, 12 Radyr Golf Club. Tickets £2 . Please 19:00 RCTS South Wales - The ring 20843108. Wed Morganstown Oct 9 Railway Society. The Robert Cakes,plants,tombola, raffles, etc All P’Zazz Hair Designers, Castle Nov Whitfield Collection : UK Steam welcome 1948-58. OCR - Details Peter Court, Caer Graig Solo Hair & Beauty, 1a Springfield Wed 19:00 RCTS - The Railway Society. Fortune 2084 3090 Gardens, Morganstown 12 A 1960s Journey around the M25 Wed 19:30 Radyr, Morganstown & Oct with my Father's Slides. OCR 9 District Gardening Club. "HOW DID Radyr Library, Park Road Details - Peter Fortune 2084 3090 Nov WALES BECOME GREEN?" an Ener-chi, Station Road illustrated talk by Dr.Christopher Wed 19:30 Radyr, Morganstown & Section Leaders and Members of Cleal. New School Rooms, Christ Church, 12 District Gardening Club. "A YEAR IN Radyr Scout Group Oct THE LIFE OF A FRUIT FARM" an Heol Isaf. Meetings are open to all, visitors illustrated talk by Scott Lewis. New and new members welcomed. Details - We are grateful to these local School Rooms, Christ Church, Heol Isaf. Richard Gregory 029 20842084 businesses that support scouting in Meetings are open to all, visitors and new Thur 10:30 NSPCC coffee morning. Radyr and Morganstown by selling members welcomed. Details - Richard 10 NSPCC Xmas Coffee morning at stamps during such a busy period. Gregory 029 20842084 Nov Radyr Golf Club Can I thank all those people who 19:30 The Battle of the Somme. A 19:30 Radyr and Morganstown WI. Thur Mon film about this historic battle from Come along and find out about have, in previous years, supported 13 14 "Women War Artists", our speaker Scout Christmas Post. Oct the Imperial War Museum, shot in Nov black and white and restored to its topic for this month. pristine glory. Presented by the R&M WW1 New members warmly welcomed. By purchasing your stamps locally, you are providing the Radyr scout Committee in association with the R&M 19:30 RMA GENERAL MEETING. Mon group with its largest source of fund Association and the Film Club. Old Chucrh 21 Come along to the R&M Association Rooms. Entry Free. Nov meeting in the Old Church Rooms raising during the year. to hear what is happening in your Sat 19:30 DEATH IN THE HILLS. Christ community. Kwai Lee and Wayne Duffin of Leaflets giving information on Scout 15 Church, Radyr. A programme of Post 2016 will be delivered to your Oct choral and instrumental music by Chase de Vere will be talking about Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Respighi, Investment Planning. All Welcome. Contact door and stamps will be available at Rutter and Parry to Commemorate the 2084 2561 or [email protected] for further the local outlets from the start of Great War. Given by the R&M Choral details. November. Society, Soloists and Orchestra. Tickets £5 19:30 RMA FILM NIGHT. We will be Thur Please note that scout post greetings from Ener-chi Station Road, Radyr, or 24 showing “Our Kind of Traitor ”, a Choral Society members. Presented by the Nov John Le Carre Thriller movie. will only be delivered to the Cardiff R&M WW1 Committee. Tickets £4 from ener-chi in Station and Vale areas indicated on the Road; Allan Cook, 2084 3176; Nick scout post 2016 leaflet. Wed 10:45 Diamond Pilates Course for Hawkins, 2084 2561 and on-line at 19 pelvic health. This is a 6 week www.ticketsource.co.uk/rma. Old Church The last date for posting this year is Oct course focussing on issues caused Rooms. Doors open at 19:10. by pelvic dysfunction, eg stress Monday, 5 December, 2016. Please use the post boxes provided Letters, articles, reports and other contributions are invited and should be submitted by November 15th. Submissions may be subject to editing at the Editor’s discretion. at the above outlets and the scout The views expressed in the Radyr Chain are not necessarily those of the Editors. hall. The price of the scout post Editor - Mary & Robert Pearce, 91 Dan-y-Bryn Avenue, Radyr CF15 8DQ. 2084 2615 stamp is 25p again this year. E-Mail address - [email protected] What’s On - Mary Pearce, 91 Dan-y-Bryn Avenue, Radyr CF15 8DQ. 2084 2615 Be prepared to post early and save Advertising - Linda Turner, 19 Sycamore Tree Close, Radyr. 2084 3562 money by using Scout Post, 2016. E-Mail address - [email protected] Hon. Treasurer - Ellis Jenkins, (to whom donations may be sent; they will be gratefully acknowledged) 62 Windsor Avenue, Radyr, CF15 8BY JBT Distribution - Chris Wills, 1 Llwyn Drysgol, Radyr. 2084 2197 www.radyr.org.uk is…a one-stopshop for local information 3 Remembering WW1 Radyr Parish … from back cover Music Group possible including the menu. Children from the two Primary presents Schools will sing some of the popular songs of the period. This will take place on Friday, 14 October at 12.30pm at the Old Church Rooms. Gilbert and The big event of this weekend will Sullivan’s take place on Saturday, 15 October at 7.30pm in Christ Church. The Radyr & Morganstown Choral Society, with an orchestra and The Gondoliers soloists under the baton of Peter At our first meeting of the new In addition, this year we are working Esswood, will present a season, our new Producer Linda on an exciting new venture with programme under the title Death Cleak and new Music Director Brass, a 15 piece brass on the Hills. The programme will Charlie Rennie took the company ensemble in Cardiff. We are joining consist of choral and orchestral through Gilbert’s usual convoluted forces to present ‘Tarantara Tzing music by Elgar, Vaughan Williams, plot of unrequited love and mistaken Boom’, an evening of Gilbert & Respighi, Rutter and Hubert Parry identity. RPMG will be performing Sullivan music. This will be at to commemorate the War. this G&S favourite at the Bishop of Morganstown Village Hall at 7:30 on High School from 22nd to Saturday 10th December. Tickets are Tickets at the special price of £5. 25th February 2017. available either by phone on 02920 from ener-chi, Station Road, Radyr 842 995 or online at As ever the company has an www.ticketsource.co.uk/rpmg-with- enthusiastic bunch of players but we cathays-brass. Profits from the are always happy to see new RADYR FOOD FOR evening will be going to Rubicon in members. Auditions for principal Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital For THOUGHT parts have already commenced but Wales who do wonderful work we still need more candidates for Venue: The New School Rooms, providing dance and movement for these roles. Entry to the chorus is Heol Isaf, Radyr children in hospital. This should be Time: Tuesdays 12.15-2pm without audition so if you have ever an entertaining evening so please Membership Fee: £20.00 fancied singing in a full on musical book it in your diary now! Lunch: £6.50. Talk only: £2.00 production with costumes, lights and orchestra, please check our web site MC Autumn Programme 2016 rpmgweb.weebly.com. 11 October – Women War Artists This year we would be Rosemary Challoner particularly pleased to 18 October – From the Egg to the recruit additional back Race, Jim Hooper stage staff. Helping with 25 October – Half Term props, make up, stage crew 1 November – Trip to Bath & etc. Our most urgent need Underground Tunnels is for a Wardrobe Person, willing to co-ordinate 8 November – Aspects of America Rosemary Scadden costume measuring and ordering. Experienced 15 November – It shouldn’t happen assistance is available but to a tour guide, Roy Gee we do need someone to 22 November – take charge. My mother was a cook, My father was a butler If you would like to join us, Yvonne Rees as a principal, in the chorus or back stage, please 29 November – The Belarus Experience, Val Cousins contact Judith, our Secretary on 6 December – Trip to the Royal Mint [email protected] or just 13 – Christmas Party drop in at one of our Friday evening rehearsals held in Telephone Number the New School Rooms at 2084 2461 or 20552610 Christchurch. www.radyr.org.uk is…a photo-archive for our local community 5 Radyr & Morganstown Community Council Cyngor Cymuned Radur a Threforgan

We welcome two new members to renovation project and the start of Saturday October 15 in Christ R&MCC: Cllr Michael Deem and a new school term. We are Church with music by the R&M Cllr Huw Jones. They were both enjoying the new facilities and Choral Society and the programme co-opted to represent Radyr South hope that you all do too. features pieces written during the but, like all R&MCC members, war. We hope you can come and work on behalf of the whole of As many will know, R&MCC has join us.Helena Fox R&M. We also say goodbye to been working with the community Julia Hallinan and thank her for her to commemorate WW1 through its service. If you are interested in Heritage Lottery Funded project: Clerk and Proper Officer. serving the community on the R&M: At Home and at War. We The Old Church Rooms, council, keep a look out for a are ending this two-year project Park Road, Radyr, Cardiff CF15 Notice of Vacancy in the next week with a lunch and concert. The 8DF or so and/or contact Helena Fox. lunch will replicate, as best we are Tel. 029 2084 2213 able, the meal held in 1919 by the Email : [email protected] The OCR is up and running at its then council to celebrate peace. usual full strength following the The concert will take place on

Radyr & touching on their historic use, Radyr website (www.radyr.org.uk) medicinal and culinary and how for programme details and any Morganstown they got their common names. She changes or contact any committee then went on to discuss the many member or our Chairman – District Gardening herbs available today, their Richard Gregory (029 2084 2084). Club cultivation, propagation and We hope to see you at our next modern day uses, all illustrated meeting. Summer has almost come to an end with samples. and it has been a busy one in the Our next meeting is on Wednesday garden and on the allotment; the 12 October when we have a talk by autumn colours are now beginning Scott Lewis entitled “A Year in the Memories of to show and the time is Life of a Fruit Farm” and on 9th approaching for tidying the garden November we will be joined by Dr. Roald Dahl and preparing for next spring. The Christopher Cleal with a talk I read with interest Matthew memory of the Club visit to entitled “How did Wales become White’s account in the August Coughton Court in June, enjoyed Green?” edition of the Radyr Chain by all those who came along is regarding his meeting with Roald fading as we now turn attention Meetings are open to all and take Dahl and was reminded that I too towards next season, browsing the place on the second Wednesday of met the great man, albeit much plant and bulb catalogues. each month from September to more fleetingly! April (with the exception of We have an interesting and It was around 1986 pushing my December) with illustrated talks stimulating programme of talks for two young children in their and demonstrations. Some 2016/2017 ranging from particular double buggy when a car speakers bring examples of the plants species, through gardens stopped in Woodfield Avenue plants they talk about and others and the driver was none other and parks to the trials, tribulations bring plants for sale. than Roald Dahl. His passenger and satisfaction in organising the in the brown coloured Saab was I local NGS Open Gardens New Members and Visitors will be made very welcome. We share an think his daughter Tessa and they programme. Our winter asked directions for St. John’s interest in gardens, plants and programme will be published in Church. I was able to direct him the “Chain” on the events page of generally growing things. So come to the church in and the Radyr website and village along – you will be very welcome. remember thinking this is a notice boards. All meetings (apart from visits) are moment I will enjoy telling my We started the programme on 14 at the New School Rooms, Heol girls about when they began to learn about his work. September when we welcomed Isaf starting at 7.30pm and are back Sheena Crossley. Sheena gave followed by refreshments. Lynn Masefield us an entertaining talk on “Herbs” Please see village notice boards and www.radyr.org.uk is…a window on our local history 7 mile moderate walk) on Friday, 7 News from Radyr October and Afternoon Bridge at History Ystradowen Village Hall on and Morganstown Saturday, 22 October. Society There is a change to the published Our meeting October takes place on WI programme for the next meeting of Monday, 10 October. The Speaker is Having spent a good deal of my Adrianne Jones and she will talk the History Society on October 20th working life in schools, I always about Medieval Medicines and at 7.30. think of September as the start of a Herbs. Dr Oliver Davis, lead archaeologist new year. The buzz in the hall on All our ancillary groups : book clubs, on the excavations at Caerau the eve of the September meeting Hillfort, will talk about his work reflected this – everyone greeting walking group, genealogy and craft and the fort. and chatting after the summer break have their Autumn programmes in and a sense of anticipation of the place so the Autumn term is now up One of the best preserved hill forts activities to come throughout the and running. in south Wales, it is surrounded by coming months. Prior to the end of the September housing and the A4232. It occupies Our speak for September was Wendy meeting, Anne Marie reminded us all the western tip of an extensive Maher of The Will Consultancy of the annual “Shoebox” appeal, ridge-top plateau in the western Limited in Pontypridd. Her talk which many members support. suburbs of Caerau and Ely, Cardiff. “Writing Wills” was an earnest and Mention of this appeal serves as a Caerau Hillfort is the third largest somewhat sombre topic for our timely reminder that once the Iron Age hillfort in opening meeting, but Wendy Autumn term for schools and enclosing 5.1 hectares (about the provided a great deal of useful and organisations is underway, size of four football pitches). thought provoking information Christmas is not so far away. Should Recent excavations by Channel which we all must address and you wish to partake in the many and Four’s Time Team showed that varied activities of the WI review regularly. occupation started about 600BC throughout the Autumn and Winter and lasted, probably not To move on to lighter matters, on months, just come along to a continuously, into the 3rd century Friday, 23 September, a lunch at meeting. Visitors are always Nant Nantgarw has been arranged welcome. AD. and plans are now in place for our birthday celebration in October. This For more information our email The meeting on 17th of November year, our WI will be 59 years. Our address is mail to : will be given a talk by Chris Dale [email protected] or Committee has given the format for on the Roman town of Ephesus, contact our President, Enid Brooker the celebration much thought as we now in Turkey. will not be celebrating at Radyr Golf on 029 2084 3412. Meetings take place at 7.30 p.m. In Club this year. We are, therefore, L.J.H. the Old Church Rooms. going to have a celebratory Afternoon Tea presented by All are welcome. “Tealicious Vintage Teas” at Christ Church New School Rooms on Thursday, 20 October – 2.30-4pm. Dress code for this event is “garden party posh” including hats. This latter item is strongly suggested but not obligatory. On Thursday, 10 November, a trip to the New Theatre to the matinee performance of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” will take place. This classic tale of Holly Golightly, written by Truman Capote and memorably portrayed by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film is being given a new lease of life as a stage play with music. It will be interesting to see how it compares with the iconic film. Two evens in October arranged by the Glamorgan Federation of Women’s Institutes include the Autumn Walk at Brynmenyn (a six www.radyr.org.uk is…a place for you to air your views on local matters 9 CHAIN COOKERY FILM CORNER CREAMY BEETROOT CLUB SOUP A stunning colour, this delicious and By the time that the two films highly nutritious beetroot soup is covered in this article hit the screen the perfect dish when you want to in the Old Church Rooms the new serve something a little different. projection and sound equipment Serves 6. should be fully up and running. Over the summer, the Film Club has 1 onion chopped been given a very expensive new 450g (1lb) raw beetroot, peeled screen, projection and sound and chopped equipment. Always adventurous 2 celery sticks chopped and eager to break new ground the 1/2 red pepper chopped second of this autumn’s films to be 115g (4oz) mushrooms chopped shown on Thursday, 27 October is in 1 large cooking apple chopped French with English subtitles. 25g (1oz) butter L’Etudiante Et Monsieur Henri. 30ml (2tbs) sunflower oil (The Student and Monsieur Henri). 2 litres (31/2 pints) stock or water 5ml (1tsp) cumin seeds Pinch dried thyme 1 large bay leaf Lemon juice – to taste Traitor, based on the novel by John Salt and freshly ground pepper Le Carré, stars Damien Lewis and Ewan McGregor amongst a star For garnish : studded cast. The Guardian said of 150ml (1/4 pint) sour cream it “The insecurity of the modern world Few sprigs fresh dill has brought John Le Carre back out of the shadows. Following Tinker Tailor, Place all chopped veg and apple in A Most Wanted Man and TV’s The large pan Night Manager, this movie finds the Add butter, oil and 45ml (3 tbs) author trading shamelessly on western stock suspicions about Mother Russia, Cover and cook gently for about 15 tossing troubled couple Naomie Harris minutes and Ewan McGregor into the Stir in cumin seeds and cook for 1 geopolitical cut-and-thrust after they minute befriend vodka-gulping heavy Stellan Add remaining stock, thyme, bay Skarsgârd during a make-or-break leaf, lemon juice and seasoning to Moroccan getaway”. taste Bring to boil, cover pan, lower heat All films start at 7.30pm and cost £4. to simmer bookable from ener-chi, Station Cook for approximately 30 minutes Road, Radyr, Nick Hawkins 2084 Strain veg and reserve liquid 2561, Allan Cook 2084 3176 or An elderly curmudgeon lets out a online at Process veg in processor until room in his large apartment rent- smooth www.ticketsource.co.uk/rma and free to a young student on condition any remaining tickets can be booked Return to pan, add reserved stock that she does everything in her and reheat on the door. For those who haven’t power to ruin his son’s marriage. If Check seasoning been before, although the film club that sounds like the premise for a is not licensed, audience members To serve, garnish each bowl with farce, it’s because that is precisely are welcome to bring their own swirls of sour cream how this movie started out in real drinks, alcoholic or otherwise and life. Ivan Calberac directs this Top with a few springs of dill. delicious Joe’s Mumbles ice cream is adaptation of his own stage comedy, on sale. a hit on the Paris boulevard scene. A.M.P. The November film to be shown on 24 November takes us back to more familiar ground. Our Kind of www.radyr.org.uk is…a record of the work of our Community Council 11 Radyr Post Office RADYR CHAIN After 30 years of service in the community, Mr and Mrs Brown have No 16 FREE TO EVERY HOME IN RADYR AND MORGANSTOWN NOVEMBER 1981 retired from Radyr Post Office. When they took over this Office in 1951 it was the Telephone Exchange as well as a Post Office counter. The ALL CHANGE RADYR Telephone Exchange was manned by five operators, three in the daytime and one at night with a weekend cover. The mail was sorted by five postmen in a building at the end of the garden. The new Post Master is Mr Brian Miles, who has lived in Radyr for five years. As a bank official with Midland Bank he must be ideal for the job along with his wife Carol. Alteration work is being carried out on the building to modernise the Post Office and Newsagency.

Radyr Methodist Church Radyr Post Office 1981 The impressive rebuild of the Methodist Church is now well on completion at the bottom of Windsor Road. The congregation over the last ten years has grown with the main hall able to seat around 140 people. The roof on the old church has been raised creating a first floor with two school rooms and a toilet. The total cost of the redevelopment is around £50,000 with grants and fund raising helping to finance the cost. It is hoped to use the facilities for community functions as well as providing more room for the church Methodist Church rebuild 1981 to increase its witness in Radyr.

Pedestrian Crossing – Heol Isaf The first pedestrian crossing has been installed in Radyr. The increase in traffic through the villages has made this essential, but the siting of the crossing at the bottom of Windsor Road, must be open to question. Certainly the young lady crossing the road in the photograph has little regard for it!

The first pedestrian crossing in Radyr - 1981 www.radyr.org.uk is…a one-stopshop for local information 13 Acapela “Gigs” OPERATION Most of us look towards Cardiff for CHRISTMAS our entertainment but a little lateral thinking suggests that there may be CHILD equally good entertainment at venues (Christmas Shoe Boxes) easier to reach and with easier parking. Operation Christmas Child is One such venue is Acapela in the world’s largest children’s . Acapela is an old chapel on project, run by the Christian the corner opposite the Lewis Arms in relief and development the centre of Pentyrch. The name organisation, Samaritan’s Purse. plays with the musical term and the It aims to meet critical needs of Welsh word for chapel. Its owners, victims of war, poverty, disease music producer Hywel Wigley and his and natural disaster. For many international harpist wife, Catrin Finch children it is their only have converted this Grade II listed Police Academy (tribute) and the Christmas present. chapel into a delightful music venue. Philip Clout Quartet, amongst others. Acapela consists of a music recording On average they present between five Each year we have a collection studio, a 180 seater music venue and a and ten “gigs” a month so it’s well of shoe boxes at Christ Church delightful bar and coffee area. worth looking at their website and this year our Shoe Box Over the coming months they will be www.acapela.co.uk or contacting their Sunday is on 20th November. presenting Beverly Craven, Kiki Dee box office, 08448 700 887. The aim is to fill a shoe box and Carmio Luggeri, The Epstein, A final thought – parking in Pentyrch Amy Wadge and Luke Jackson, The with items suitable for the age is easy in the evening. you have chosen. There are full guidelines on the leaflet. We now have flat pack shoe boxes available at 50p. These are available at Christ Church, St. John’s Church and from me. Last year we had a brilliant collection from you with a total of 273 wonderfully packed boxes. Jason Mohammad If anyone is interested in talks to the RMA joining in this project, please contact me. On 19th September, local resident Jason Mohammad gave a great talk Anne-Marie Phillips, Ty Gwyn, to the Association. He spoke about 1a Kings Road. Tel. 2084 2526. how he got into broadcasting, the lucky breaks he has on the way and the amazing people he has CharitiesFair& met. He also said how much he Coffee morning enjoys living in Radyr and what a fantastic community we have here! at He had also told us earlier that, as Radyr Methodist Church he did not drink, he didn’t want Saturday 5th November the usual bottle of whisky but, if 10am - 12 noon we could run to it, a new Maserati would be very welcome. At the end of his talk the Secretary duly Planning. There are many financial entrance £1.50 presented him with a model of a issues that affect people at different (Refreshments included) Maserati! times of their lives – saving for and The Association’s next meeting is buying a house, the cost of having Come and support various on Monday, 21st November in the children; if you have spare money charities - Christmas cards, OCR starting at 7:30pm. We have how you should invest it, planning Scout stamps, Traidcraft gifts two speakers, Kwai Lee and Wayne for old age, inheritance planning, and more. Duffin of Chase de Vere. They will etc. Come along and quiz them. All be talking about Investment welcome. www.radyr.org.uk is…a photo-archive for our local community 15 Winter Sunshine The Radyr & Morganstown Association will be bringing Swansea’s Lighthouse Theatre to Morganstown Village Hall on Thursday, 8 December in Shirley Valentine. The original play by Willy Russell was made into an award winning film in 1989 starring Pauline Collins as Shirley. Shirley is a 42 year old Liverpudlian whose marriage has gone stale. When her friend, Jane, wins a holiday on a Greek island she persuades Shirley to go with her. The trouble is that Jane immediately abandons Shirley for a holiday romance. Left alone, Shirley starts to fall in love with Greece, its food and its way of life. “Absolutely smashing” said the New She meets Costas, the owner of a nearby that fascinates her? Will she return to York Post and “A thrilling cheer-raising taverna, who introduces her to things grey and wet Liverpool? piece of theatre” said the Financial Times. she’s always wanted to do, like drink This delightful romantic comedy by one wine on the beach. He also takes her of the greatest writers of the second half Shirley Valentine is at the Morganstown around some of the islands in his of the twentieth century – Educating Rita, Village Hall at 7.30pm on Thursday, 8 brother’s boat. Blood Brothers – will introduce a great December. Tickets £9., £8. concessions, £4. students, bookable from ener-chi, When Jane returns she is surprised to deal of sunshine to Radyr and Station Road, Radyr, Nick Hawkins 2084 find that Shirley too is having a holiday Morganstown. 2562, Allan Cook 2084 3176 or online at romance. But is Shirley in love with Part of a sixteen venue tour, critics have www.ticketsource.co.uk/rma Costas or is it just the Greek way of life been unanimous in their praise.

Board of the TVR had decided to open be an important marshalling yard. A row Radyr Station another station at Pentyrch, actually of cottages was built near to the With the work on the Station nearing Morganstown, although at the time marshalling yard at Junction Terrace and completion – at the time of going to Morganstown was a cluster of cottages they are the earliest houses in modern press the lifts were still not usable – known as Ty'n y Berllan or Pentre Poeth, Radyr. perhaps its a good time to look at the so they decided to call the station history of Radyr Station. In 1883 a new station, the present Pentyrch Halt. Pentyrch Halt can still be station, was opened near to the The Taff Vale Railway was built to serve seen on the opposite side of the main marshalling yards with a waiting room the needs of the iron masters in Merthyr, line behind Pugh's Garden Village. It is complete with a Bible for passengers to it was only as the 19thc. progressed that now a private house. Pentyrch Halt was read. It's not clear whether the new coal became dominant. It was opened on moved to Walnut Tree Junction (Taffs station was sited to be close to the the 8th of October 1840 between Well) in 1863. marshalling yard or whether it was built Crockherbtown (near to the present The growth in the export of coal in the for the convenience of “docksmen” who Queen Street Station) and Navigation second half of the 19th century put great were starting to build large houses in House (Abercynon). Many of the pressure on Cardiff docks and in 1859 a Radyr. The docksmen included George tramways from the ironworks in the branch line was opened to as new set of Fisher who became Deputy Chairman of Merthyr area ended at Navigation and docks at Penarth. The point at which the the TVR in 1884 and who bought a late loaded their cargoes onto canal barges. It Cardiff and Penarth docks lines split was 18thc farmhouse called Ty Mynydd had two intermediate stations at called Penarth Junction, which grew to which he had enlarged and gothicised. Llandaff and Pontypridd. Passengers sat in carriages open from waist height, although these early trains seemed to have travelled at a good speed, taking 31 minutes from Cardiff to Pontypridd, little more than it does in 2016. The line was built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who was also working on the Great Western Railway. Because of the difficulty of the terrain Brunel decided to use a narrow gauge on what he called his “crooked little line in Wales”. Brunel favoured a much wider gauge on his main lines, it was only later that the gauge he used on the TVR became the “standard gauge” throughout the UK. Within twelve days of its opening the K-class 060 'Kitson' at Radyr Station scrapped in 1926 www.radyr.org.uk is…a window on our local history 17