For Women’s History Month, Linda explores the foundation and development of Mrs Hole’s Dame School in Uplands. Every child begins learning from birth, but what we now generally think of as the primary school years mark our debut along the …
Dylan Thomas loved to write letters. One of his first known letters was written to his older sister, Nancy, when he was about 11 years old, and it was the first of hundreds he wrote throughout his life. Most of …
‘Here in this spring’ Activity: Write and Decorate a Letter Read more »
In her second blog, Katie looks at the ways in which Edith Sitwell supported talented young writers, as well as exploring Sitwell’s own achievements as a writer. In her Face to Face interview with John Freeman in 1959, Edith Sitwell …
Katie takes a look at the influential poet Edith Sitwell, and the ways in which she encouraged and promoted Dylan Thomas’ poetry. Described by Charles Mundye in his article ‘Edith Sitwell, eccentricity and sounds’ as ‘one of the most overlooked …
Our last blog left Elaine at the doors of the Royal Institute of South Wales. Here’s what happened next. Elaine, with a meagre spot of torchlight to assist her, was able to grope her way to her desk in the …
Elaine Griffiths: Wales’ Youngest World War 2 Air Raid Warden Part 2 Read more »
