The Officers and members of the committee are pleased to announce that we have been granted the sum of £6,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund Wales.  This enables us to go forward with the research work needed on Skewen and District and World War One so that we can produce a book on the subject.

For the book to be a success we need as much information as possible from local people about the area in the period 1914 – 1919. Material may be donated to the Society, or we can copy/scan and return material.  It is not only the military aspects of the period that we looking at, but civilian life in the period also.

If you have anything that would be of  interest please contact any member of the Society’s committee, or bring it along to Heritage Day at the Carnegie Hall on Monday, September 1st.  Reminiscences will be recorded on Heritage Day also, so you tell us your family’s WW1 story.

We are very grateful to Heritage Lottery Fund Wales for this award.

The Society has now finalised its itinerary for the Lottery funded visits to take place 2013 – 2014.

We are delighted to announce that Awards For All Wales has awarded the Society the sum of £4,989 for the purpose of organising a programme of visits to places of historic interest over the next year.

The Committee with the cheque from Awards for All Wales.
Bill Payne, Kitty Griffiths, President Brian Lodwick, Anne Morgans, Virginia Jones, Vice President John Richards, Lynette Drake, Ann Davidson and Ann Harries

The First visit will take place on Friday,19th July to St. Davids.  Mrs. Ann Harries is currently organising this visit – contact her as soon as possible if you wish to participate.

Full details of the programme of visits for the coming year will be published as soon as  details are finalised.

The Committee is very pleased to announce that our Society has been chosen, along with 59 other groups, to receive a grant from the Red Nose Day Community Cash Fund (money raised through the Comic Relief Appeal).

We intend to use the sum awarded  – £650 – to enhance our Heritage Day to be held in October.  We will purchase two items, a new camcorder which will be an enormous help in our work of recording reminiscences on Heritage Day, and display boards, which will not only be used on Heritage Day, but also for events in which the Society participates, such as the Open Day at Neath Abbey on 6th July.

The Society wishes to thank Helen Fagan and her Community Foundation for granting us the funds that will help enable us to take the work of the Society forward into new areas.