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After nearly 32 years, Priscilla Llewelyn is handing the reins of Penpergwm House Ltd to her sons, Hugo and Ben Llewelyn with support from their sisters -Virginia and Joanna. Priscilla, 75, is retiring from an industrious 31-year career in social care during which she co-founded Penpergwm House, which was once her family home. The grandmother-of-nine…

Last week we went to The Winding House in new Tredegar. We went to see “The Life of Elliot”, which is the current exhibition celebrating the life of  the Elliot Colliery: one of the first of the modern “super pits” to be sunk in the Rhymney Valley. The mine was owned by the Powell Duffryn…

I managed to catch up with two of our energetic Day Care Centre guests this morning, taking full advantage of autumn’s array of transformative colours, all the better in bright, still warm sunshine. As with many of our guests, the simple joy of ambling through our gardens is a lovely precursor to a hearty lunch.…

We had a triumph of a trip last Wednesday to The Postivi-Tea Party at Blaenavon Workmen’s Hall.  The organisers spoilt us with the most wonderful buffet; cakes and refreshments galore followed by lots of music and we were involved in a quiz too. Nora even had an opportunity to get her hair done for free…very…