"THE PEOPLE OF BARGOED".

Recorded on Saturday the 18 of November 2023 I interviewed the people of Bargoed and I touched on a little further about the history. I briefly mentioned the murder that took place in 1960 and I interviewed a man who opened the Fish kitchen that opened on the high street, established in 1931. Bargoed is a former mining town in the Caerphilly county borough of the South Wales valleys near Caerphilly and Cardiff.

[@Ekx-qu1ik]

So informative, a MUST WATCH! 10 out of 10. I think an indoor market would be great for Bargoed. Thanks for all your posts. Real dedication for your followers to film in those conditions. I never knew there were riots in Bargoed.

[@thecelticdruid7707]

Thank you, yes, August 1911, it's in the history books. It started in New Tredegar.

[@davidtims3851]

Hi Andrew great video as usual I love watching your videos bargoed is changing so much , I
Use to work with Mervin Paget on the council he was such a lovely fella i remember him standing at that doorway at the fruit shop , was that guy u were talking too in bus stop jeahova witness Paul Howells ?? That new chip shop
Looks amazing

[@thecelticdruid7707]

Always lovely to hear from you David. Thank you so much for your support.

[@eamonspillane]

A great video to watch if you know Bargoed or have some connection with the town. We lived opposite the RAFA until 1962. Great to see the streets even in the wet.
You did a great job of being camera man, interviewer and commentator in pretty rough conditions.
All the best

[@thecelticdruid7707]

Thank you so much, still couldn't fit it all in. My next video of Bargoed will be next year when I come back from Poole, Dorset,.. and in better weather. I'll mention the notable people like Alan Hoddinott.

[@cjsden7703]

Just catching up on your videos mate, I’ve got a few videos to catch up on and I must say I’m really enjoying. It’s great that your marking the history of Bargoed.

[@thecelticdruid7707]

Thank you CJ. I don't know if you have seen my drawings but I plan to draw a picture of you with Elvis, I'd thought I would tell you first to see if you agree to it.

[@cjsden7703]

@@thecelticdruid7707 Of course I agree to it buddy, you don’t need my consent lol.

[@tsl56]

I am guessing that last school you mentioned was originally Bargod North Boys secondary. I went there for only about 9 months before being transferred to the fascist dictatorship of Ceri Edwards at Bargod Grammar. Despite that, I have a lot of fond memories of Bargoed. We left in 1970. By which time many of my Bargod North pals were already heading to mining school at age 14. Oh well! Too tall for that myself!

[@boredweegie553]

shout out to my fellow Celts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Blackbutterflyaway]

Nice to see the old town.

[@thecelticdruid7707]

Thank you for watching and your comment. All the best from Andrew

[@tsl56]

Yes, I used to buy records in that place (Jax Bar) in the late 60s. It was run by a young and friendly music enthusiast. Yeah, I believe he was called Smiler. He certainly lived up to that name. I used to buy early Fleetwood Mac singles in there.

[@thecelticdruid7707]

@@tsl56 I know Smilers brother, his Nick name is Tigger, I see him in town and in Morrisons.

[@tsl56]

@@thecelticdruid7707 Glad you are back. I only lived in Bargoed for three years, but here I am more than 50 years later, living on t'other side of the World and I still want to talk about Bargoed. :-)

[@vincentneale2620]

My Grandfather (Frank W Benson) was a founder of the masonic lodge (Trinity) His portrait is on the wall in the main enterance

[@jackieroberts7895]

Cymru am byth ❤

[@thecelticdruid7707]

Croeso.