I began my working life shortly after leaving school aged fifteen in 1958. At that time I could have chosen to work in ump-teen coalmines all within easy travelling distance of home. Nearly every town or village within the coalfield had its own colliery; some had more than one and with each colliery employing hundreds of men king coal ruled supreme in the area as the number one employer. Nowadays coaling mining is merely a distant faded memory in most minds and of course the young cannot remember anythin.

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By the time we get there we want to be able to speak Welsh. Site still under construction - a bit of catching up to do! Saturday, 4 April 2009. We made fairly good progress along this well defined path, albeit quite up and down. Or press on to Newport, which would make this one of our longes.

Het is al een week of twee heel mooi weer. Soms echte lentedagen, maar ook dagen met heel veel water. Vandaag sinds maanden weer een heerlijke duinrit. Wat was die dikke van mij braaf zeg. Een heel klein hupsje dat je bijna geen schrikken kan noemen. Rustig aan gedaan, maar wel lekker aan het werk. Omdat hij zo relaxt was heb ik zelf ook heel rustig kunnen rijden, zonder krachtpasterij. Kortom een heerlijke rit .