Wartime food at Caerphilly Fire Staion!

Here are some pictures of the wartime food that Rudry Lunch Club ladies prepared for our meeting on the 13th march 

Spam sandwiches, beetroot sandwiches, fish paste sandwiches and bread pudding! It was all delicious!

Ruperra SoldiersDVD at Caerphilly Fire Station march 13th.

We gathered to watch the DVD about the soldiers who trained at Ruperra castle during World War Two. It was chosen specially by the Ministry of Defence as an ideal place for soldiers to train, as it overlooked the Bristol Channel where enemy planes were flying in to attack. 

At first many of the soldiers were coming back from the dreadful experiences at Dunkirk and were so pleased to be staying in such a lovely place. 

The in 1941 tragedy struck. An accidental fire burnt

out the insides of the castle. The 60 soldiers there escaped. Fortunately the rest of the Searchlight regiment was out on the site by the Black Cock on Caerphilly Mountain. 

After the fire, the soldiers had to sleep in the stable block or in tents. Since then there has been no attempt to repair the Castle.

Perfect Day for the Llanfedw walk February 13th

This shows you where Llanfedw is. It was possibly a part of an area connected with the Church, but was moved in the 16th Century from Monmouthshire to Glamorganshire. That is why it now lies in the County Borough of Caerphilly. We heard and saw a lot of the ancient and medieval history of the area. Under the map is a picture of the group on the top of Coed Ruperra enjoying a view of the landscape all around. Then we went to the Cefn Mably Arms!

The first walk of the year!

This will be a shorter walk than usual in case the weather is still wintry. We will have a look round at the interesting parts of Llanfedw that were there before Ruperra Castle was built. As usual Anthony Rees at Ruperra Home farm is willing for us to park there. 
After the walk we'll call in at the Cefn Mably Arms to refresh ourselves.

Postponement ofJanuary wlk.

We're postponing the January20th  Landscape Walk hopefully until February.
More news soon.

Website update

The link to Blogger News and Events is now fixed.
Please visit www.Ruperra.wales.

Geophys surevy at Home Farm Ruperra.

Monday 17 December, Dr. Tim Young hopes to complete the survey of New Mansion Barn in a field at Home Farm Ruperra   NP10 8GG. The aim is to discover how important the house was in the 15th Century and whether there us any indication of  a garden there.
The event will depend on the weather.  Members are welcome to go along during the day to observe but please check with me first to confirm. 07713 634854

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