Margam

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village

very nice place to live on the left is the shop by the bus stop and railway crossing
A memory of Cymmer contributed by philip owens

born and bred a jersey marine girl

There's alot to be said about Jersey Marine,it will always be home to me. I come from a well known family "Huxtable" and most of them are still there today. I've very fond memories of growing up there, climbing the many mountains, getting dirty from swimming in the canal, getting into trouble from my mother for going up to Stan Gorvett's stables (too far out of the village about 500yards lol) going up to "the tap" (now the towers) finding new places to build dens.  Jersey Marine I think it's the best place in the world for bringing up children, there are so many adventures to go on, every one knows everyone, everyone is your aunty or uncle even if they're ...read more here
A memory of Jersey Marine contributed by rebecca williams

I grew up here

My first recollection of living in the valley was at Duffrin where my sisters Pat and Pam Smith also lived, later we moved to the Gwynfi, and that is where I lived and was educated in the local infants school at the bottom of the hill near the river and bowing green, then to the local Secondary Modern at the top of the hill, from there to Cymmer, left there in 1953, memories for me was one of poverty and like most a true sense of pride.
Poverty even if you were in full time employment, the weekly wage just about got you through the week. Pride even on men with ashen faces who could no longer work, and came from ...read more here
A memory of Abergwynfi contributed by Kenneth Smith

Days of long ago.

My father had a very good friend who was a coal miner in this colliery, they lived in Abergwnfi. The name was Ad & Ivor Morgan.
A memory of Abergwynfi contributed by Brenda Vanderwert