0000079849 00000 n 0000054748 00000 n 0000050380 00000 n The first houses were completed in 1913 and an opening ceremony was held in Y Groes on 13 July 0000006304 00000 n The greenery and ambiance of Rhiwbina proved a fitting setting for part of the 2011 Doctor Who Christmas special 0000039268 00000 n "The criteria for "valid" mock exams is being reviewed by the regulator, hours after it published it.
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After a great weekend catching up with Tom, Laura, Mark and friends in Cardiff, I visited Rhiwbina Garden Village in north Cardiff.
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"Mrs Morgan added: "It's got something. 0000027573 00000 n Efforts have continued over the years to retain the garden village's character "I played on that green when I was a little girl," she said. 0000012370 00000 n 0000036590 00000 n To the north is the border with Caerphilly.The area is served by Rhiwbina railway station on the Coryton Line
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0000001071 00000 n Well, it's so friendly and everything is to hand - the train, the bus, the school, the library. People who come here say 'what a lovely place, I didn't know it existed'. 0000002394 00000 n 0000020247 00000 n "The middle classes moved in instead, with the village gaining a reputation for boasting a number of distinguished academics.These later included the man who went on to found the Welsh folk museum at St Fagans, scholar and poet Iorwerth Peate, whose former home in Lon-y-Dail is now honoured with a blue plaque.The fact that the houses were rented suited the academic way of life as young lecturers could easily move elsewhere following a promotion.Regardless of who lived there, efforts have continued over the years to retain the garden village's character.It became a conservation area in 1977 and most of the houses have been listed.The pride in the village endures and some of that will be reflected in celebrations to mark the centenary.These include an exhibition of photographs and memorabilia at the library during the week of the summer festival and a revamped plaque for much-loved community building the Wendy House.There is, however, more to a community than its bricks and mortar.As Mrs Clarke puts it: "It's nice here. Many of these farms were named after the ancient woods that surrounded them and Wenallt woods are the last of a forest that once stretched as far as Snowden.
0000036511 00000 n The house is ideally situated being within short walking distance of the village centre and may ideally suit a … "It's not like some places where people keep moving. "It's special to look out at it. "This was possible because it was built on land outside of the city sprawl at the time, at least until the north Cardiff suburbs finally caught up with it.The community was to be run as a co-operative by Rhiwbina Garden Village Society with residents renting their properties.The rental arrangement actually lasted until the 1960s when the houses were sold mainly to existing tenants.Mrs Morgan, who brought up her two children in the garden village, has many happy memories of those early years, including dancing in Y Groes. Rhiwbina is probably the best example of a 'Garden Village' in Wales. Rhiwbina Garden Village Posted by Richard Cotton on Jun 16, 2015 in Cool Buildings.