Talks

 Talks

LVHS Speakers Over the Years
Date
Oct  2026
Nov 2026
Dec 2026
Jan  2027
Feb 2027
Mar 2027
Apr  2027
Date
Oct  2025	Kieran Gibbons	Battle of Brynglass
Nov 2025	Roy Meredith	Samuel Harper
Dec 2025	Jude Brigly	History in 10 objects
Jan  2026	Stephen Jones	Local Art works
Feb 2026	Jonathan Hill	Pembrokeshire Murders
Mar 2026	Roy Meredith	History of Maesteg vol 1
Apr  2026	Anna Rankin	Maid of Cefn Edfa
Date
Oct  2024	Graham Lovelock Edwards	Notable Public Houses of Wales
Nov 2024	Paul Reynolds	Parsons Folly
Dec 2024	Royston Evans	History of Cartoons
Jan  2025	Dr Richard Lewis	High Sherrifs Office
Feb 2025	Chris Jones Jenkins	Neath Abbey Iron Works
Mar 2025	Rob Evans	The Hidden Society
Apr  2025	Huw Thomas	Working with Royalty
Date
Oct  2023	Byron Gage	Abergwynfi Hall
Nov 2023	Roy Meredith	Listed Buildings
Dec 2023	Graham Lovelock Edwards	Edward ii and Maesteg Myth
Jan  2024	Dr Brian Gibbons	Miners Lung Disease
Feb 2024	Royston Evans	Graph Zeppelin and other airships
Mar 2024	Tony Mullins	Maesteg Operatic Society
Apr  2024	Arthur Cole	His career in the Police
Date
Oct  2022	COVID
Nov 2022	Dean Powell	Dr William Price
Dec 2022	Ray Savage	Aberdulais Tinplate Works
Jan  2023	Richard Marks
Feb 2023	Roy Meredith	Mining in the Llynfi Valley
Mar 2023	Jude Brigley	Shops in Maesteg
Apr  2023	Jeffrey Lewis Jones	Margam Chapel
Date
Oct  2021	COVID
Nov 2021
Dec 2021
Jan  2022
Feb 2022
Mar 2022
Apr  2022
Date
Oct   2020	COVID
Nov  2020
Dec  2020
Jan   2021
Feb  2021
Mar  2021
April 2021
Date	Speaker
Oct  2019	Byron Gage                    4	Aspects of the history of Cymmer
Nov 2019	Beverly  Gulley	Women in World War 2
Dec  2019	Mike Jones	The Neath and Tennant Canals
Jan   2020	Dr Bryan Gibbons       2	Jane Austin, Sean Connery and myAunty Betty
Feb  2020	John Richards	The Celts in South Wales
Mar 2020	Ray Savage	Swansea Castle
Apr  2020	Roy Evans	UB91 in World War 1
Date	Speaker
Oct  2018	Rhian Rees	Daniel James ( Calon Lan)
Nov 2018	Non Thomas	Welsh Mam to modern Woman
Dec  2018	Dr Brian Gibbons             1	1916 Easter Uprising
Jan   2019	Ciaran Gibbons	Israel / Palestinian Border
Feb  2019	Jude Brigely                      4	Maesteg’s Chapel Architect
Mar  2019	Gwerfyl Gardner               2	The Treachery of the Blue Books
Apr   2019	Byron Gage                      3	Maesteg history in Photographs
Date	Speaker
Oct  2017	Gwerfyl Gardener             1	Dyffryn Gardens and the Cory’s
Nov 2017	Colin James                      2	The Merthyr Rising of 1831
Dec 2017	Jude Brigely                      3	Famous Welsh Americans
Jan  2018	Dr Jonathan Hicks	Mametz Wood
Feb 2018	Dr Christopher Turner	Religious Revival  1850
Mar 2018	Bernard Lewis	Swansea  Workhouse
Apr  2018	David Lewis               2	Destinations of Llynfi Valley Coal
Date	Speaker
Oct 2016	Byron Gage             2	World war One
Nov 2016	Dean Powell	Music in the Rhondda Valleys
Dec 2016	Gary Marsh	Gyto Nyth Bran
Jan  2017	Peter Rees	Tinplate in South Wales
Feb 2017	Roger Morgan	Chepstow Castle
Mar 2017	Phil Bowen	Life on the Mary Rose
April 2017	Lilian Charles	The Emperor Xian
Date	Speaker
Oct  2015	Roy Meredith xx	Mining Disasters in the Llynfi Valley
Nov 2015	Dean Powell	Glyn Houston
Dec  2015	Peter Rees	Swansea Copperopolis
Jan   2016	David Lewis                     2	Colonel North
Feb  2016	Karl James Langford      3	The Archaeology of disease
Mar  2016	John Ashley	Buffalo Bill in Wales
April 2016	Alan Jones	Dylan Thomas
Date	Speaker
Oct  2014	Dean Powell	Dr William Price
Nov 2014	Illtyd ap Dafydd	Llynfi Valley and WW1
Dec  2014	Dr Roger Morgan              4	Roman Medicine
Jan   2015	Peter Sampson	History of Flatholm
Feb  2015	Colin James                      1	Joseph Parry
Mar 2015	Bruce Hawkins                 3	Whiskey Galore
Apr  2015	Andrew Vollans	Trevithick engine v Mumbles Railway
Date	Speaker
Oct  2013	Cynwyd Thomas	Royal Observer Co Maesteg
Nov 2013	Karl James Langford        2	The Romans in South Wales
Dec  2013	Howard Mortimore         3	Paul Robson
Jan   2014	Stephen Maddern	HMS Hamadryad
Feb  2014	Harris Drake	Growing up in Aberkenfig
Mar  2014	Dr Roger Morgan             3	Roman Medicine
Apr   2014	David Lewis                      1	The Port Talbot Railway
Date	Speaker
Oct  2012	Howard Kimberley	Maescadlawr
Nov 2012	Dr Roger Morgan            2	Jack the Ripper
Dec  2012	Howard Mortimer           2	Harry Parry Davies
Jan   2013	Stephen Jarvis	Those were the Days
Feb  2013	Neville Granville              2	Mid Glam  Colliery Communities  1900’s
Mar  2013	Karl James Langford        1	Landscape Archaeology
Apr   2013	David Bostock	Christopher Williams Artist
Date	Speaker
Oct  2011	Bruce Hawkins                 2	Wicked Women in History
Nov 2011	Prof Christopher Williams	1921 Coal Strike
Dec  2011	Howard Mortimer           1	Ivor Novello
Jan   2012	Joseph Payne	Royal Mint
Feb  2012	Dr Roger Morgan             1	Surgery on Ships 1805
Mar 2012	Brian Davies	Geoffrey of Monmouth
Apr  2012	Jude Bridgely                    2	The Cinema in the Llynfi Valley
Date	Speaker
Oct  2010	Jude Bridgely                    1	Maesteg in 1930’s
Nov 2010	Bruce Hawkins                 1	The Great Stink
Dec  2010	Jeff Childs	Parish Churches of Gower
Jan   2011	Andrew Vollens	Maesteg in the Great War
Feb  2011	Neville Granville              1	The Park Slip Disaster
Mar 2011	Stephen Jones	Brunel and Maesteg
Apr  2011	Brian Davies	Welsh Speaking Indians of the USA