Merthyr Tudful is keen for some positive regeneration and progressive resurgence, and why not? but hopefully they do not ''throw the 1831 baby out with the bath water''. I have heard a few people express the oppinion that images and talk of Red Flags and Revolution, is hardly the way to brand a town in the 21st century and it does not exactly inspire confidence in capitalist investors. This of course is a mistaken view, and Merthyr should be more than just proud about the stand made in 1831, for it was against tyrrany and oppression and the flag raised was for liberty. So Merthyr, should not just have immense pride in this history but boast loudly about it far and wide as does the City of Ballarat in Austrailia regards a similar insurrection that took place there in 1831, see website links below.
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But we do not have to go as far as Austrailia to see a City really proud and boasting about it's Insurrection, I mean of course Newport Rising 1831, the council over the years have errected a number of statues, placed history markers plus seen created an excellent mural. Merthyr Tudful, as far as I know has a plaque placed by voluntary effort on the Library, oh yes! there is a Weatherstone pub named after Dic Penderyn. Newport has a John Frost Square does Merthyr have any streets named after those who participated in the Merthyr Rising? Possibly they do, so please inform if so ok! also correct me if I have ignored other markers of the Merthyr Rising 1831. I am aware of the excellent presentation of the revolt at the Museum at Cyfarthfa Castle, and no doubt if Merthyr gets the Peoples History of Wales that will also tell the story of 1831. You will also note that any sense of regret about the Paris Commune in the Paris District of Montmarte has long been abandoned, so to regards America's forgotten Civil Revolts as the Shay's Revolt and Whiskey Rebellion, see link > The Whiskey Rebellion - Friendship Hill National Historic Site The Whiskey Rebellion took place throughout the western frontier. There was not one state south of New York whose western counties did not protest the new ...www.nps.gov/frhi/whiskreb.htm - 16k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this.
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However, of more comparative relevance is the Eureka Stockade Rebellion at Ballarat in 1854 which for many decades was a source of embarrassment to this growing successful town moving towards becoming a major City of Victoria State, Austrailia, see link > Eureka Stockade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Eureka Stockade was a gold miners' revolt in 1854 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, against the officials supervising the mining of gold in the region ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_Stockade - 84k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this. But no embarrazment now as Ballarat embraces it's history and wants the world to know about it, not least as it is now so central to the making of a modern and confident Austrailia.
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Ballarat, Victoria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gold was discovered near Ballarat in 1851, and the influx of over 10000 miners in less than a year transformed it from a pastoral town into Victoria's ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballarat,_Victoria - 105k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
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The above in mind, I draw attention to a meeting in Merthyr on Monday 12 May sponsored by the Bevan Foundation, see link > The Bevan Foundation Website - Home - 2 visits - 13:40 Then you should join the Bevan Foundation for just £25 a year. Click here for details. Bevan Blog. The Bevan Foundation's blog keeps you informed and ...www.bevanfoundation.org/ - 12k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this . The following information below about this meeting, is taken from a blog via the above BF website:
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Rethinking Regeneration in the valleys In the last five years ago I have heard many derogatory things said about Merthyr - "it's like Beirut, the best have left, the problem is their attitude, why don't they get on the train to Cardiff" etc etc. I also have seen the Heads of the Valleys programme, announced nearly 4 years ago, full of good intent but with not enough money or action on the ground it has achieved little other than a mess in the town centre and the threat of a Status Quo concert in the park in the summer. So, I have put pen to paper and written a pamphlet - Rethinking Regeneration: the Heads of the Valleys. I hope it will put to rest the insulting myths that swirl around the chattering classes of Cardiff and generate some real commitment to improving matters. It's being launched on 12th May at Merthyr College Theatre 4 p.m. - there will also be a 'question time' with local AMs and MPs. It's free too but you need to register in advance. The pamphlet will be available there or you will be able to download it from our website.
And, if you want more of this kind of thing, then you should JOIN the Bevan Foundation because that is the only way we can raise any money.
Posted by Victoria Winckler at 08:29
Rethinking Regeneration in the valleys In the last five years ago I have heard many derogatory things said about Merthyr - "it's like Beirut, the best have left, the problem is their attitude, why don't they get on the train to Cardiff" etc etc. I also have seen the Heads of the Valleys programme, announced nearly 4 years ago, full of good intent but with not enough money or action on the ground it has achieved little other than a mess in the town centre and the threat of a Status Quo concert in the park in the summer. So, I have put pen to paper and written a pamphlet - Rethinking Regeneration: the Heads of the Valleys. I hope it will put to rest the insulting myths that swirl around the chattering classes of Cardiff and generate some real commitment to improving matters. It's being launched on 12th May at Merthyr College Theatre 4 p.m. - there will also be a 'question time' with local AMs and MPs. It's free too but you need to register in advance. The pamphlet will be available there or you will be able to download it from our website.
And, if you want more of this kind of thing, then you should JOIN the Bevan Foundation because that is the only way we can raise any money.
Posted by Victoria Winckler at 08:29
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Details of Meeting as follows: The challenge of the Heads of the ValleysMonday 12th May 20084 p.m. (refreshments from 3.30 p.m.) Merthyr College Theatre, Merthyr Tydfil A debate to mark the launch of the Bevan Foundation's latest pamphlet which challenges the Welsh Assembly Government and other bodies to more to ensure the Heads of the Valleys enjoys the same standards of living as the rest of Wales. With Leighton Andrews AM, Leanne Wood AM, Dai Davies MP and Victoria Winckler. All welcome but prior registration is essential - email events@bevanfoundation.org Sponsored by the Paul Robeson Trust Cymru
.I cannot myself attend this meeting, but anyone who is and whom might be enthusiastic about ideas and suggested Initiatves in this post or other posts in this RR Blog, please feel free to use in discussions at this or any other similar meeting regards Merthyr and any 1831 Commemoration. See further information on Eureka - Ballarat as good example for Merthyr to follow:
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Ballarat Eureka Stockade - 13:43 Information on the Eureka Stockade, Ballarat. ... The original Eureka flag, first raised on Bakery Hill and then flown over the Eureka Stockade and torn ...www.ballarat.com/eurekastockade.htm - 6k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
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Eureka Stockade - Australia's Culture Portal An article about the 1854 Eureka rebellion, often referred to as the Eureka Stockade, which arose because of widespread opposition on the part of goldfield ...www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/eurekastockade/ - 26k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
Eureka Stockade - Australia's Culture Portal An article about the 1854 Eureka rebellion, often referred to as the Eureka Stockade, which arose because of widespread opposition on the part of goldfield ...www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/eurekastockade/ - 26k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
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Eureka Centre Ballarat Eureka - Home Premier Bracks Eureka Address The Significance of Eureka The Eureka Precinct Eureka Stockade Gardens Eureka Trails Guide Annual Report About the Eureka Flag ...www.eurekaballarat.com/ - 20k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
Eureka Centre Ballarat Eureka - Home Premier Bracks Eureka Address The Significance of Eureka The Eureka Precinct Eureka Stockade Gardens Eureka Trails Guide Annual Report About the Eureka Flag ...www.eurekaballarat.com/ - 20k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
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Eureka Stockade - The Film ...Site Created by Jargon Marketing & Design · Skip Intro >>>. Last updated November 22 2002.www.eurekastockadefilm.com/ - 3k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
Eureka Stockade - The Film ...Site Created by Jargon Marketing & Design · Skip Intro >>>. Last updated November 22 2002.www.eurekastockadefilm.com/ - 3k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
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So once Merthyr decides to go down the Ballarat - Eureka Road, next I suggest going down the Tolpuddle Martyrs Road with a major annual 'Head of Valley's Insurrection 1831 Commemoration Festival , as follows may inspire:
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Tolpuddle Martyrs The Tolpuddle Martyrs - their own amazing accounts in 'The Victims of Whiggery' and 'The Horrors of Transportation', written on their return from ...tolpuddlemartyrs.online-today.co.uk/ - 11k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
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Welcome to the Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum The Tolpuddle Martyrs Museum tells the harrowing tale of the Martyrs arrest, ... This Website has been created with the generous financial support of ...www.tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk/ - 8k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
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Trades Union Congress - About the TUC The TUC is not responsible for content of external internet sites Tolpuddle Martyrs Online Please also see the complete list of web site links. ...www.tuc.org.uk/the_tuc/index.cfm?mins=75&minors=75 - 24k - Cached - Similar pages - Note thisMore results from www.tuc.org.uk »
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MerthyrRising : Merthyr Rising 1831 - the beginning Merthyr Rising 1831 Commemoration - Cardiff Dic Penderyn was executed 13 Awst 1831: Outside the market on St Mary Street, Cardiff near the spot where he was ...merthyrrising.blogspirit.com/archive/2006/01/05/merthyr-rising-1831-the-beginning.html - 20k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this
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L'actualité de la Commune - 09:45- [ Translate this page ] L’Association des Amis de la Commune de Paris-1871 a mis en place des commissions, comme l'avait .... Gilles Plas. 77470 Trilport. PAROLES DE MILITAIRE. ...lacomune.club.fr/pages/Actua2005B26/pageactua/page6.html - 52k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this .
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Montmartre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 2 visits - 14:20 Many artists had studios or worked around the community of Montmartre such as Salvador Dalí, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh. ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montmartre - 45k - Cached - Similar pages - Note thisMore results from en.wikipedia.org »
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That's about it, if you want to make any enquiries, I can be contacted at g.apgruffydd@ntlworld.com Further note, Sian Ifan has been researching for over a year for a book on Lewis Lewis, Lewsyn yr Heliwr, taking the Insurrection beyond, just of Dic Penderyn and the ''Cult of Martyrdom''. Yes! some Revolutionary Revisionism!!! Sian can be contacted at s.ifan@ntlworld.com
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