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We all have blind spots: wordsthat we think mean one thingbut actually mean somethingelse entirely. If indeed they existat all. For example, I had beenmarried for a few years whenmy wife informed me that if therain poured from the heavens, itwasn't tippling down, it wastipping down. And so for thisarticle, I had thought I mightexplore the entomology ofvarious place names inNewport. However, this wouldhave been impossible since Ihave now discovered thatentomology is the study ofinsects whereas etymologyconcerns the origins of words.Like I said, we all have blindspots!Many moons ago, I researchedthe name of Bassaleg, which wasthought to arise from the wordbasilica, a church that housed thebody of a saint (in this case StGwladys). In much the same way,it transpires that St Julians takesits name from the chapel thatkept the remains of St Julius ofCaerleon. Along with St Aaronand St Alban, St Julius was oneof only three Christian martyrsfrom Roman Britain. Unsurprisingly, lots of Newportplace names are derived fromWelsh words or their anglicisedversions. For instance, Bettwstakes its name from the wordbetws meaning chapel. Thisrefers to the Church of St David, a17th Century place of worshipwhere John Frost is thought tohave been married. The derivationof Pillgwenlly is particularlyinteresting as it is believed tocome from pwll meaning pool orharbour and gwenlly, a corruptionof Gwynllyw, a local pirate whomoored his ships nearby.Meanwhile, Maindee is theanglicised word for maendy (astone house) and Lliswerry isanother English corruption, this

time for Llyswyry, which might betranslated as Maiden's Court. It issuggested that the name alludesto a former manor house ownedby a Welsh king, whose daughter

had strong ties to the property. Although now called Maesglas,the district in south west Newportwas originally known by thecorresponding English,Greenfield. According to localauthor, Leslie Thomas, it was alsoaffectionately called Moscow forwhen it was being built in the1930s, the winter was so harshthat the half-frozen workmengave it its Russian nickname.With all the evident English andWelsh heritage, it may come as asurprise to learn of a Frenchinfluence in name Malpas. Theword is said to come from malmeaning bad or poor and pasmeaning way or passage. In fact,the location was identified as LeMalpas in many early documents.Other Newport places reveal amilitary pedigree. Thus, Gaer isWelsh for fort, a reference to theIron Age stronghold that oncestood atop the hill that overlooksCardiff Road. In much the sameway, Caerleon translates as fort ofthe (Roman) legion. Rogerstonetakes a slightly different approachby honouring the Norman lordresponsible for the constructionof its now defunct castle, Rogerde Berechrolles (or Roger de Haiadepending on your preferredsource).The origin of Nash is bothunexpected and ultimately, a bitof a let-down. It is said to besimply a contraction of "An ash",suggesting it was a place wheresuch a tree existed. Anotherreference to ash trees occurs inthe name, Allt-yr-yn, which isactually a misspelling of Allt-yr-ynn, meaning slope of ash trees.With Cat's Ash to the east of thecity also in mind, it seems clearthat certain people in Newporthad a particular affinity for thistype of wood. One can onlyimagine the awkwardness of theconversation whenever they metsomebody from Beechwood!

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the opening credits on the Welshauditions of the next series ofBritain’s Got Talent. Regularreaders may remember that in2013 GG was filmed for theopening credits of the X Factorand shown for all of two seconds.I wonder how long we will get thistime, or if we even make it to thescreen!Passing Welsh culture anddancing onto future generations isof prime importance to GG, so in1981 we worked with primaryschools from the former county ofGwent, enabling many schools toset up 'after school clubs' wherehundreds/thousands of childrenhave danced and enjoyed Welshculture throughout the years.When some of these childrenbecame adults they even joinedGG, bringing the average age ofthe members downconsiderably!!! As well as schools,

we invite any other children’sorganisations who meet on aweekly basis to join Gwyl PlantGwent (translated: Gwent'schildren's festival). We haveretired members who are alwayswilling to give a helping hand toget you started.Gwyl Plant festivals for 2019 are:Newport - Newport SportsVillage, Saturday 15th June 10am-12pmCwmbran - Cwmbran Square,Saturday 22nd June 10am-12pmAbergavenny - AbergavennyCastle, Saturday 29th June11am-1pmMini Gwyl Plant - Tredegar HouseFolk Festival, Saturday 11th May11am-12pmIf you are interested please ring01633 892697 for further details.Come and join in with the childrenand parents, or if you prefer justcome and watch.

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During WW2 the house wasused by the RAF and UStroops, and the grounds andparkland were converted totemporary camps for US troopsin the build-up to D-Day. In1946 the Sisters of St. Josephbought the Abbey and part ofthe park, and they are still inresidence.

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In order to understand moreabout the history of the buildingand its context as series ofarchaeological projects will becarried out. These will besupervised by professionals butcarried out by volunteers andstudents, providing valuableopportunities for people toengage in research, survey andexcavation. This will have theadded benefit of enhancing therecorded history of the site and,potentially, informing newdesignations.

The friends group will work withlocal Wildlife Trusts to enhancethe environment around thebarn, creating new habitat,monitoring existing species andcontrolling invasive species,such as Himalayan balsam.

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Another year has gone by and it was another busyyear for the Society and probably an unforgettableone for Twmbarlwm and the surrounding area.

You all know that I’m referring to the wildfires thatdevastated vast areas of the Cwmcarn Forest andspread over the summit of Twmbarlwm causingextensive damage to the undergrowth andcompromising the underlying archaeology.

The fires raged around Twmbarlwm fornearly two weeks and once it wasover, CTS met on the mountain withfield officers from Cadw to examinethe damage. Then with advice from CCBC’s

ecologist and a Cadw appointedlandscape engineer it was decided that in the short termit was vital to attempt to stabilise the surface by re-seeding as much of the damaged area as possiblebefore severe winter weather did further damage to thelandscape.

Therefore the society set about raising the necessarymoney, primarily from Cadw and Trustees of the LlanarthEstates, to pay for a specialised mix of native speciesgrass seed.

With just three days before the proposed day to sowthe seed we put a call out on the internet for volunteersto help with the sowing - so it was a marvellous surpriseon 7th October when over 40 people turned up to help.It was a glorious sunny day with just a small breeze -perfect sowing weather - and we had the whole top ofthe mountain covered within three hours - it was amarvellous day and illustrates how the Twmp holds aunique place in the hearts of the local community.

We have kept our eye on the Twmp to check onprogress since the re-seeding. Unfortunately, stormCallum whipped through the area just a couple of daysafter re-seeding, this did us no favours in giving the seeda chance to germinate. The burnt areas had a realbattering from the heavy rain and strong winds, andareas that were fine ash and dust hardened into a solidclay consistency - not a good base for the grass seed.

Much of the seed was also swept off the crest of thesurrounding ditch leaving a few bare patches. So for thefirst few weeks our efforts seemed to be futile.

Over 40 volunteers helped sow grass seed over thescorched areas of the mountain top.

Re-seeding & Re-growthof Twmbarlwm

CTS meet at the car park below Twmbarlwm’ssummit for a litter pick and volunteer workday on thelast Sunday of every month to which everyone isinvited, it’s not all hard work and it’s a greatopportunity to find your way around up there. Weorganise walks and other events up the mountain andat Crosskeys RFC throughout the year so watch ourwebsite and Facebook page for details.

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Re-seeding & Re-growthof Twmbarlwm

Some of the re-seedingvolunteers show greatsowing technique onTwmbarlwm

Despite some horrendousautumn weather some areasare showing signs of regrowth

However, a month further on, I visited the mountain inearly December and I could see more promising signs.Now I’m no botanist, but even I could tell that there wasplenty of evidence that our newly sown grass wasstarting to show through as well as some original,surviving grass stock – there are also new shoots ofheather and wimberry coming up.

I await the experts’ verdict but I believe we did asatisfactory rescue job and expect more re-seeding willbe necessary in the spring – so watch our website forannouncements and come and join us next time.•


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Nares became married to MaryGrant, eldest daughter of aPortsmouth banker, in 1858. Theyeventually produced quite a largefamily of four sons and sixdaughters. In 1860 Nares wrote amanual named The Navel Cadet’sGuide, which was published underthe title of ‘Seamanship’ running toseveral editions and was regardedas the best manual of its day. In1862 he was promoted toCommander and in then 1863 tookover command of HMS Boscawenanother training ship.

In 1865 Nares was appointed tocommand a small paddle steamer,HMS Salamander sailing off theeast coast of Australia, where hisduties included surveying. Next in

1868 he commanded HMSNewport, a small wooden three-masted screw driven gun-ship, forhydrographical work in theMediterranean. This work includesa survey of the Gulf of Suez in 1869.The Suez Canal had beenconstructed between theMediterranean and the Red Sea bythe French under the supervision ofEngineer Ferdinand de Lesseps. Theofficial opening ceremony wasplanned for November 1869, andthe night before a large group ofships of various nations gatheredoutside the Suez entrance to thecanal, waiting to enter on thefollowing day. First in line was theFrench vessel L’aigle intended to bethe very first ship to lead into and

transit the canal. L’aigle was theFrench Imperial Yacht and wouldbe carrying the Empress Eugenie,wife of Emperor Napoleon thethird.When night fell, Commander Narescarefully conned and sneaked his570 ton gun-ship, without the aid ofany navigation lights, through the

dense mass of waiting ships to thevery front. The following morning,to the dismay of the French, thevery first vessel to enter the canaland leading the fleet was flying theBritish ensign. The name of thisship was HMS Newport.The French were enraged that thevery first ship to enter their canaland leading the procession makethe first transit should be a Britishship flying a British flag. TheFrench, obviously, made a verystrong complaint to Britain aboutthis interruption and desecration oftheir ceremony. Commander Naresreceived a very strong rebuke fromthe Admiralty for his impertinenceto the French. However, he wasmuch admired for his skill and the

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Llansantffraed andThe Nares Family

After our diversion in discussing American Presidential desks we willnow return to the Nares Family and resume looking at the eventfulcareer of George Strong Nares. Following his visit to the Arctic as mateon HMS Resolute, he returned back to this country and obtained meritedpromotion to Lieutenant. He was then sent on a gunnery course beforebeing posted to the Crimea, where he served two years in HMSConqueror mainly in the Mediterranean. In 1858 he joined the staff of atraining ship HMS Illustrious and from her transferred to the largerHMS Britannia.

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seamanship that he haddemonstrated. The Admiralty couldnot have been too disgusted by hisaction because, within a year, Nareswas promoted to Captain andcontinued to advance in his navalcareer.The ship, HMS Newport, wasprobably not named after our cityof Newport, but as she was laiddown in 1860 in Pembroke dockyard, her name, therefore, wasalmost certainly borrowed fromNewport in Pembrokeshire. She wasa small 570 ton three-masted ship,145 feet long, fitted with a two-cylinder horizontal single steamexpansion engine, developing justover 325 horsepower and driving asingle screw propeller. As a gunshipshe was armed with one 68-pounder smooth bore gun and two20-pounder breech loading guns.Her three masts wore a barquerigged sail plan. She was finally soldinto civilian service in 1881.Following the Suez Canal incidentCaptain Nares continued his servicein the Royal Navy. He was involvedin much further hydrographicalwork and oceanographicexploration, going on to makemany discoveries. We will discussmuch of his future career whichwould eventually lead to hispromotion to Rear Admiral in 1887and Vice-Admiral in 1892.

HMS Newport after enteringcivilian service was re-namedseveral times, changed owners andwas used for Arctic exploration. Shefinally ended up in Russianownership and was then named the

Svyataya Annaa (Saint Anne). TheRussian explorer, Georgy Brusilov,employed her in 1912 to explore theNorth East passage between theAtlantic and Pacific. In October1912 she became ice-locked in theKara Sea off the Yamal Peninsula.The ship was well stocked with

supplies and the crew expected thatthey would be released in the nextyear’s thaw. However, this did nothappen and they remained trappedthrough 1913 into 1914. Supplieswere now almost exhausted andscurvy broke out and their situationbecame desperate. Just one officerand a crewman attempted andsucceeded in trekking to safety onfoot, they were the sole survivors.The vessel and all her remainingcrew completely disappeared, andnot until 2010 was any tracediscovered. Bones of a crew-member with various artefacts anda logbook were finally discoveredon Franz Joseph Land. Theunfortunate crew must havesuffered a terrible fate resemblingthat of members of the betterknown Franklin expedition.Traditionally it has been held thatto change the name of a ship wouldbring bad luck to that vessel. Thisseems to be confirmed by thepresent case, the ship that startedlife named Newport was firstchanged to Pandora II then becameBlencathra and finally ended up asSvyataya Anna. In her final nameshe encountered a most unfortunateend.

(To Be Continued)

The opening of the Suez canal

Commander Nares


The Newport U3A Choir hashad an eventful 2018. Becauseof the involvement of MusicalDirector Stephen Berry in atwo-year project, ‘SteelRemembered’, whichresearched the histories of theemployees of Lysaghts OrbWorks who fought during WW1,the choir was heavily involvedthroughout the year, performingat the Welsh Government’sSenedd building in January andagain in the final project eventat The Lysaght in October.From this involvement they wereinvited to take part in an all-dayevent, ‘Journey’s End’, organisedby the Gwent branch of theWestern Front Association andheld at St Woolos Cathedral on10th November. Common to allperformances was the song ‘MyBoy Jack’, with words written bySarah Radford, formerly ofRogerstone but now living inShropshire, and music composedby the choir’s Musical Director. It

describes the 90-mile walk thathad been undertaken by theworkforce of the works when itrelocated from Wolverhampton toNewport in the years 1898 to1914, contrasting this with thewalk off to war. Both were initiallyfull of expectation; sadly, thisexpectation did not materialise forover 120 men who never returnedfrom the war.The Wolverhampton – Newportlink was strong, and NewportCounty AFC (initially made up ofsteel workers) adopted thecolours worn by WolverhamptonWanderers – Black and Amber.The South Wales Argus had apoet on its staff during WW1 andthis gentleman, known as Dyfrig,penned verses about the Blackand Amber Men, extolling theirvirtues and generally conveyingthe message that they were notto be trifled with! Stephen setthese to music also, and thissong was performed at the finalproject event and at the

Cathedral.In a fitting finale to the project, thechoir has been invited to sing thissong at the Newport County AFCCarol Service this year, asStephen has, for many years,been the organist for this event.‘Black and Amber Men’ wasperformed at the event on 13thDecember at St John’s church,Maindee.Newport U3A celebrated its 25thanniversary in 2018 and the choirperformed in the grand concertheld on 20th November to markthe occasion.All of these ‘extras’ have greatlyenhanced our already hecticschedule of regular concerts tovarious groups within a 10 mileradius of Newport and our‘singalong’ concerts at localresidential and nursing homesand our local hospitals. Busy?Certainly, but the pleasure whichwe both give and receive from allof these events make it allworthwhile!

Newport U3A Choir at Newport Cathedral. Musical Director Stephen Berry to left, one of our accompanists Pam Linton to right. Photograph – Tim Bowers

An eventful year for the Newport U3A choir


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Retired Persons Welfare ClubEvery Thursday. Caerleon Town HallContact: Val Stocker 01633 420158

Friends of Newport’s Ornamental Parks.If you would like to become a Friend ofNewport’s Ornamental Parks contact Kerry on01633 660716 or go to the websitewww.fonop.org.uk

Newport Central WI We now meet in the Newport Centre, Emlyn 1room, Kingsway, 2nd Monday of the month at1.30 pm. New members welcome. For moreinformation contact Gay Thomas, 01633 274527 or [email protected], or Gwent Federation office, 01633 864456 [email protected]

Beechwood WI Meets in Christchurch Church hall, Christchurch1st Monday in the month, from 7pm. For moreinformation [email protected] or Louise 01633 282439, Gwent Federation office 01633 854456 [email protected]

East Side Art ClubEveswell Community Centre, Eveswell Street Tuesday 7.00pm-9.00pm. All abilities and mediameet to draw/paint, hold exhibitions andarrange workshops. New members welcomeFor more details ring 01633 674033

Cwtsh Arts and Community Centre For details of events and venue hire check outour website, follow us on Facebook & Twitterand sign up to our newsletter. 226 Stow Hill,

Newport NP20 4HA. [email protected] www.cwtsh.org

MERCHED Y WAWR CASNEWYDD A’RCYLCH(for Welsh Speakers & Learners)Yr ail Nos Iau bob mis (Medi-Mehefin) am 7:30Yn Neuadd Capel Bethesda, T -du neu’rGanolfan DdinesigBYDD CROESO MAWR I CHI I GYDFfôn Bronwen Green 01633 894404 / Vivien Lee01633 894896

Newport and County Horticultural Society. Winter talks and summer outings. For further information contact Gay Thomas on01633 274527

Gwent Family History Society (NewportBranch)Help Desk at Newport Reference Library2nd Wednesday of each month 2pm-4pmBeginners Class at the Civic Centre 7.00pm on the second Wednesday of eachmonth.Branch Meeting at the Civic Centre7.00pm on the Last Wednesday of each month Contact 01633 421378

La Leche of NewportLa Leche League Groups provide mother-to-mother support by holding regular meetings onvarious aspects of mothering throughbreastfeeding. Location details or furtherinformation please contact Rhiannon 01633 892505

St. Joseph's (Casnewydd) RFCMini and junior rugbyNew players welcome from age 7 to 15.See www.stjosephsrfc.org.uk for details [email protected]

26th Newport Scout GroupBeavers - ages 5.5 to 7 - Tuesdays 5.45pm to6.45pm Cubs - ages 8 to 10.5 - Wednesdays 6.45pm to8.15pmShaftesbury Community CentreContact Paula on 07894 388340

Learn FREE Raja Yoga Meditationwith the Brahma Kumaris NewportFor information please contactRupdaye: [email protected]: 07908 221731

Beechwood Bowling ClubContact Ron 01633 672440www.beechwoodbowlingclub.co.uk

Newport Indoor Bowling CentreThe Glebeland, Bank Street. Contact 01633 264343www.newportindoorbowls.co.uk

St. Julians Ladies Bowls Club Meets at the Glebelands Bowling Green. Newmember’s welcome, practice sessions Mondayafternoons (summer) from 2.00pm. For moreinformation contact Gay Thomas, 01633274527 or [email protected]


Newport Community Choir Is a fun choir for men and women of all ages. Rehearsals are Wednesdays, 5.30-6.45pm atMalpas Court Primary School. For moreinformation go towww.facebook.com/newportcommunitychoiror contact [email protected]

Christchurch Music SocietyWe are an amateur music society welcomingnew members on stage and back stage. Wemeet on a Wednesday at 7.30pm atChristchurch Church Hall, Newport. Contactthe secretary for more details Martyn Brown 07896 284424www.christchurchmusicsociety.co.uk

Newport OrchestraCan you play an orchestral instrument?

The orchestra NOW rehearse weekly (in schoolterm time) on Monday 7.30-9.30pm at YMCA,Mendelgief Road, Newport.Please contact the Secretary by e-mail [email protected] or visit thewebsite www.newportorchestra.co.uk

The Lyceum Folk Club of Newport Held every Thursday at 8.30pm at the CrindauConstitutional Club. Malpas Road NewportFor more details ring 07966 754366

Newport Folk ClubEvery Thursday 8.45 at Newport FugitivesAthletic Club, High Cross Contact Malcolm Charnley on 07973 278932

The Newport Medieval Ship The Ship Centre is opened Fridays & Saturdays10.30am – 4.30pm

Unit 20 Estuary Road, Queensway MeadowsInd Est, Newport, NP19 4SP

Newport and Gwent Philatelic Society Meetings are held twice a month in Room 3 ofthe Civic Centre Newport, 7pm every secondWednesday. All ages welcome. For more detailsplease contact Roy Bentley. 01633 [email protected]

South Wales and Mon. Numismatic Societymeets on the 1st Monday of the month inNewport for anyone interested in coins, tokens,Medals, Banknotes.For details please contact the Chairman on 01633 413238 or Secretary on 02920 561564

City of Newport Model Engineering SocietyEvery Wednesday 7.30pm - Bits or NatterEvery Saturday 11am to 5pm - working on site,track repairs tidying etc. Glebelands Park,Newport (by the Newport Bowls Club)www.newportmodelengineering.uk

Newport Royal Naval AssociationA warm welcome to ex matelots/marines, Meetat Baneswell Club, Stow Hill 1st Tuesday everymonth. For more details [email protected] or www.newport-rna.co.uk

Book Club Last Tuesday in the month at 2.30pm – Justturn up at the Hand Post Pub. Contact: DaphneShirley 01633 257796

Whist ClubCome and meet new friends. Blaen-y-PantCentre. Tues, Weds & Sat at 6.30pm. Fordetails 01633 853348

Newport Chess Club Meets every Wednesday from 7:00pm-10:00pm at the Baneswell Community Centre.For further information, including directions,visit our website atwww.newportchessclub.org.uk or phone RogerLockyer on 01633 252003

Newport Scrabble ClubMeet at Malpas Community Centre everyTuesday 6.30pm to 9.30pm. Beginnerswelcome. For more details call 01633 858758

Bridge lessons Gwent Bridge Academy Newport.Contact [email protected] Tel 01633 222224 or www.gwentbridge.co.uk

Friends of the John Frost SchoolWe are part of the school community raisingfunds and supporting the school. We usually meet on the 2nd Thursday in themonth. See our web pages or [email protected]

Newport U3Afor those retired or near retirement, we meet atShaftesbury Methodist Church eachWednesday, Thursday and Friday during termtime. Nearly 40 interest groups from Art toWelsh. New members very welcome. For moredetails Contact Angela Robins 07980 970967or www.newportu3a.org.uk,

Friends of Newport Museum and Art Gallery(FoNMAG)Talks in Newport Art Gallery at 7pm March 13th & April 10th.Summer Excursions to be confirmedFind details and programme athttp://www.fonmag.org.uk/

Newport Diabetes UK GroupWe meet the third Thursday of every month 7-8.30 pm, St Julius and Aaron Church Hall,Heather Road, Newport, NP19 7JT. Come and join us for information about Type 1and Type 2 Diabetes and good company. Contact Sarah Gibbs 07743447331 or visitwww.newport.diabetesukgroup.org

Probus Newport is a club for retired Professional and Businessmen.Meet every other Tuesday morning at theGreenmeadow Golf and Country Club. The formal meeting at 11.00am, but comeearlier for a coffee and chat. Contact Stuart Murray on 07895695273 oremail [email protected] or visitwww.probusnewport.org.uk

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