Since starting this blog I’ve been pleasantly surprised at the hit-rate of about 100 every week; I wasn’t expecting anywhere near this number. Another surprise has been the number of comments received and which I’ve been able to post on the blog.
But the most pleasing result of all has been the private emails I’ve received (not published on the blog of course) from people I knew many years ago in Pontypool. Many of these have jogged my memory about things I had – temporarily – forgotten and which I’ve been able to incorporate, sometimes retrospectively, into some of the posts.
So if any long-lost friends would like to email me to share a few memories, please feel free to do so at: david.hughes43@ntlworld.com
In case your memory – like mine – needs jogging, I append below a 1947 portrait. I won’t scare you with the 2009 version!
Best wishes,
David (Dewi) Hughes
September 29, 2009 at 9:00 am |
I am trying to trace any person who remembers my father who lived in pontypool and new inn is name was william newman or is brothers peter arther newman
November 4, 2009 at 3:36 am |
I seem to recall Pete and his wife (God they used to smoke some cigs between them in a day!) living in East View and Arthur living in Brynwern or maybe North Road.
Didn’t Arthur have a daughter who was born in the very late 50’s or early 60’s?