LATEST NEWS
In this section of our website we have combined our previous News Page with our Noticeboard page to keep you up to date with news from the Breconshire Local & Family History Society, and other developments in local history and family history in general. In order to keep this news page a manageable length, we will periodically move the older news items into our News Archive.
We also have a Facebook page @ https://www.facebook.com/breconblfhs
AGM 2020
The AGM of the Breconshire Local & Family History Society took place through a postal and email vote this year.
The minutes of the AGM held in June 2019 were approved. (If you are a member, you can download a copy from our Minutes page).
The Financial Report for the period 1st June 2019 – 31st May 2020 was agreed. (If you are a member, you can download a copy from our Minutes page).
The following members were voted to serve on the Committee for the coming year:
| Chair | Glen Harris |
| Secretary | Alison Noble |
| Treasurer | Eirwen Jones |
| Membership Secretary | Hilary Williams |
| Newsletter Editor | Sue Ashton |
| Web Officer | Jennie Williams |
| Programme Secretary | Margaret Sommers |
| Photography Editor | Rob Eckley |
The members did not raise any queries or questions about the business of the Society in the past year.
The Committee thank all the members for taking part in this AGM and look forward to working for the Society in the coming year.
6th July 2020
Previous Meetings
We have been experimenting with a new format for allowing our members who are not able to come to our monthly meetings to experience them - videos.
So far we have uploaded two:
No-one In Particular by Helen Ball from February 2017
Ewenny Pottery by Ieuan Evans from August 2018
We hope you enjoy this new format and if you have any comments, please get in touch.
Hopefully more will be added over the next few months.
5th April 2020
Parish Pages (members only)
Several new parishes have been added to our website:
Llandefalle
Llanfihangel Nant Bran
Llangammarch
Llangattock
Llangors
Talachddu
Vaynor
New transcriptions have been added to the Talgarth and Llanwrytd Wells Parishes
Bethania Chapel, Talgarth
Bethlehem Chapel, Talgarth
Gelynos Chapel, Llanwrtyd Wells
We are intending to continue adding more parishes over the next couple of weeks. So please keep checking back.
5th April 2020
Monthly Meetings
Dear Friends,
We have decided to cancel all social activities connected with our Society, until further notice. This is in line with Government advice and is needed to protect our Members and others who attend our meetings.
Thanks for your understanding and stay safe.
16th March 2020
Powys War Memorials Project
As part of the Powys War Memorials Project a number of films were made featuring World War One stories and Town Walks from all over the Powys area including the following in Breconshire:
Crickhowell & Llangattock Town Walk
These films have been uploaded to YouTube channel for Grow in Powys where you can access all the films that have been made.
These links have also been included in the Website sections of the relevant Parish Pages.
21st January 2020