Dic Penderyn Society – Annual History Day – Merthyr Tydfil

Bristol Radical History Group are very pleased to be invited to this year’s Dic Penderyn Society, Annual History Day at the Merthyr Labour Club, 1 Court Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8DU. Roger Ball (11:15am) and Colin Thomas (13:15), both BRHG members, will be speaking at the event. BRHG will also be running a bookstall.

The programme for the day:

9.45-10.00am REVOLUTIONARY SONGS BY THE COR COCHION CAERDYDD

10.15-11.00am HUW WILLIAMS: “ART REPRESENTING REALITY” IMAGES OF MERTHYR TUDFUL

11.00-11.15am TEA / COFFEE BREAK

11.15-12.00am ROGER BALL: ‘SOLIDARITY ACROSS THE SEVERN’: Merthyr, Newport and the Bristol Riot of 1831

12.00am-1.00pm BREAK FOR LUNCH

1.15-2.00pm COLIN THOMAS: “PUTTING WORKERS ON FILM”

2.00-2.15pm TEA / COFFEE BREAK

2.15-3.00pm DR. BLOOMFIELD: “1911 THE DAY THE VALLEYS CAUGHT FIRE”

3.00-3.30pm Open Discussion on the Talks

3.30-3.45pm Closing Address by Society Vice-Chair Huw Williams

TEA / COFFEE RAFFLE AND PRIZES BOOK STALLS

NOMINAL ENTRANCE FEE £5.00

ALL ARE WELCOME