The man is Walter Halt who worked for Tom Vaughan. There are also discussions about staging an exhibition at their venue in Aberystwyth. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. I know people who have moved from the Gurnos or Galon Uchaf to posher areas and they have come back because people are not as friendly. Ive reared all my children here and they have all done well., Shirley - a cleaner at the estates Goetre Primary School added: Times have changed and I dont think people can fiddle benefits like they used to., It was reported in one of the papers that there is not a household that works and you think, Well, I work, my husband works, my family work.. Lets hope the kids there do and the future is bright for the Gurnos. in the 1980's. Craig Fawr y Gyrnos at 2 2s 0d annual rent. The only secondary school in the area is Pen-Y-Dre High School, there are also two primary schools; Goetre Primary School and St Aloysius Roman Catholic Primary School. They were beaming with happiness at the opportunity to show off their cooking skills. I would never move from here, Ive so many memories, the mum-of-four and grandmother-of-six said. Melanie is chatting at her fathers home on Elm Grove. Rhonda, who was bringing up six children and supporting an out-of-work husband, told me the new system would increase their benefits by just 57p a fortnight 57p more to feed the family. It has been dubbed sick note cityin the press. Back in the 1980s, Walter was working as an artist-in-residence at Pen-Y-Dre High School on the Gurnos Estate in Merthyr Tydfil. Prince Charles. So watch your tongue. In 1968 it was decided to build a new hospital in the Gurnos. The 59-year-old said one of the hardest parts of her job was dealing with claims children were being abused at home. looking North up Gurnos Road, before the Gurnos Estate was built. clean, uncontaminated land in the Borough of Merthyr Tydfil. Parry farmed the Gurnos Farm from the early 1950s to the 1970s and Once I worked as as an artist-in-residence I then became a community artist around the South Wales Valleys using photography as an educational and social tool, he said. At one time the precinct and a community centre. Its from the 80s and early 90s. David Lewis, originally from Carmarthenshire, as the farmer, If we are getting a reputation for being a benefits society then that should be sorted out from the core.. after late boxer the land for their Ironmasters. Denise, from Troed-y-rhiw in Merthyr, said: It looks a lot at the challenges I faced during my time in the school but also at the very positive experiences Ive had. Sign up to our free email alerts for the top Merthyr Tydfil stories sent straight to your e-mail. That cannot be said about an increasing number of children in Wales. eggs, milk and the woods provided fuel to burn on the great fires of There was not the same community support. As the ground was 1 Jan 2023 in Easyavvisi View details 20 pictures House For Sale 2 bedroom semi detached house for sale 130,000 Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil 2 bedrooms 1 bathroom I cant see much employment in the town, Anthony said. Adjacent to the estate is Coronation Park, once an area where iron ore was extracted for the Ynyscedwyn Ironworks but has now been landscaped for community recreation purposes. She said one of the worst experiences she had during her 27-year career at the school was when she took a child home and was absolutely devastated by what she saw. The precinct was given a 2.5m overhaul in 2010. This is according to the current Zoopla . But Rhonda is not one to let hardship grind her down. stream. 786 Houses in Merthyr Tydfil from 60,000. According to the 2011 census, it was 5,280.