Sara Miller was born in the late 1960s and attended Longfields from about age three. She was there for five years before moving to Morfydd House School and then Dyfatty School. Sara now goes to the Resource Centre in Llansamlet. Sara’s dad, Derek, was involved with Longfields for many years
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It was great to talk about the Legacy of Longfields Project yesterday at The National Waterfront Museum in Swansea. Thank you to the Historical Association, Swansea and The Royal Institution of South Wales for the invitation.
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Sadly on 7th August 2017, my good friend and colleague Denise Lucas passed away. It was around 1980 that Denise began to work in Longfields where she was employed in the office. Her eighteen years of experience and devotion to the Association made her the natural choice to succeed as
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As with similar charities Longfields relied heavily on public support. Fundraising activities and the backing of community groups played a significant part towards the success of the Association. The support from these sources was demonstrated as the Chairman’s Report of 1980 revealed. Over the years, the Association had dealt with
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Public meeting at the Ragged School The Association was established in April 1952 and the founders wanted to engage with more families who had children with cerebral palsy. They also wanted to gain wider support in establishing a school in Wales for these children. A public meeting took place with
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In researching the history of Longfields a few people have mentioned the ‘Tom Jones’ room. This was intriguing and needed further investigation! Press cuttings from 1975 have revealed the mystery behind the story. The story begins with the fund raising activities of the ‘Bridge across the Pond’ chapter of the
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Take a look at our project newsletter to bring you up to date with project activities! Summer 2017 newsletter
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It was a busy morning for Pen Y Bryn pupils on a recent visit to West Glamorgan Archives. These archives hold the ‘Longfields collection’ so there was a lot to research and discover about the association. Outside the weather was dismal, raining hard with a gusty wind coming in from
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It was on October 29th 1987 that Owen Davies passed his driving test. It took a few attempts but determination to achieve won through, despite one ‘Failure Sheet’ looking like a ‘Football Coupon’. Owen was delighted by his achievement. It’s not merely the freedom of mobility, but the satisfaction of
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This month a group of budding historians from Pen Y Bryn came to Swansea University to visit the Richard Burton Archives and the Egypt Centre. Their visit began with half of the pupils visiting the archives and while the others worked in the library researching the history of Longfields Association. Katrina and Sue
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