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# LATEST--Talks Programme at Ostreme Centre 2010
NEW # On the Turnpike Road to Mumbles and beyond
# MUMBLES HILL WALK-travel through Time
# Mumbles since 1870 to today with photos
# The Women of Mumbles Head and LIGHTHOUSE
# The Keepers of the Light at MUMBLES LIGHTHOUSE
# Mumbles Railway HISTORY from March 1807
# Some Lost Places of Mumbles
# THE MUMBLES TRAIN - we remember-The End
# Oystermouth CASTLE-history
# Why is the village is called Mumbles? More-
# Dredging for Oysters by Carol Powell
# Mumbles Lifeboat Disaster Roll of honour
# MUMBLES LIFEBOAT in the ninteenth century
# The Prince's Fountain-1863 at Southend
# The Origins of the Gower and Mumbles Dialect
# Cricket, Tea and Tragedy on the Mixon Sands
# MUMBLES LIGHTHOUSE in the ninteenth century
# PUBLICATIONS -Books, Leaflets, Trails and more
# ARCHIVE-Brecon-FIELD TRIP Saturday May 2010
Map of TALKS venue at Ostreme Centre
Archive -WALKS ON MUMBLES HILL 27 July 2010
Link to MUMBLES PAST -local people share memories
Link-MUMBLES WAR MEMORIALS - casualty information
Link-MUMBLES AT WAR -Local defences-WW2-records
LINKS -to many other local websites
Contact Information- address and phone numbers
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Oystermouth Historical Association
NEW Website-MUMBLES PAST-Where Mumbles people share their memories-
http://beehive.thisissouthwales.co.uk/ostremecentremumbles/

PROGRAMME 2010
Meetings are on Thursdays at 7-40 pm Ostreme Centre, Newton Road, Mumbles, on the dates listed-

Thursday 23rd September 2010
THE SANDFIELDS SWANSEA: PAST & PRESENT
A Heritage Lottery Project recording and archiving its history
An illustrated talk by Andrew Vollans

Thursday 21st October
THE SWANSEA WARTIME DIARY OF LAURIE LATCHFORD, 1940-1
A remarkable testament to civilian spirit during the Second World War
An illustrated talk by Kate Elliot Jones

Thursday 25th November
THOMAS PRANCE OF PENCLAWDD, ‘A man Born to the Sea.’
An illustrated talk by Rod Cooper

For more events in 2011 see
# LATEST Talks Programme Talks at Ostreme Centre

# Click any title on the left to open articles

MUMBLES LOCAL HISTORY
Choose from the pages on the left
-Subjects include-
NEW Turnpike Road,The Mixon Sands, Dredging for Oysters, Oystermouth Castle,
Mumbles Lighthouse and Lifeboat in the C19,
The Mumbles Train, Mumbles Hill-a Walk Through Time

An Ostreme Centre Fundraising event
WHY IS THE VILLAGE CALLED MUMBLES?
The very word sets you wondering what sort of a place is known by such a fascinating name.
-See the article # Why is the village called Mumbles?

OYSTERMOUTH HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
was established in 1981 and welcomes everyone interested in the history of the village of Mumbles, the Parish of Oystermouth and the surrounding area, to its illustrated talks.

We hold eight talks per year at Ostreme,from September to April and meetings are Thursday at 7.40 p.m. on the dates listed in our full programme on the next page.

PHOTOGRAPHS & INFORMATION
We would welcome any copies of photographs, or information and memories concerning the Mumbles area.

Our research includes the area from the river at Blackpill to the stream at Caswell Bay and all the villages within this area.

see 'Links' page for other Local Websites

Programme Secretary:
John Powell Tel. 520540



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