The Monmouthshire Walking Festival supported by Kate Humble kicks off on October 21st with ten days of action for everyone. There are over 30 walks with at least one ‘serious’ walk a day in the are of Monmouthshire plus a whole host of special interest walks and events. The Festival has collaborated with local groups [...]
Govilon Heritage group are running a guided circular walk along the picturesque Abergavenny to Merthyr railway and the Brecon and Abergavenny Canal in and around Govilon. We will view the site of an ancient forge, and discover how the industrial revolution changed this rural corner of Monmouthshire. The walk follows the abandoned railway track, quiet [...]
We understand that Govilon school has been destroyed by a fire.
Monmouthshire County Council has confirmed that fire fighters are at the scene and a full assessment will be made in the morning.
For further details, please follow Monmouthshire County Council on Twitter.
Update: 5th November 2010
Monmouthshire County Council has released a statement on the fire.
South Wales Argus [...]
Our next two summer guided heritage walks are almost upon us.
Saturday 10th July: Forge & Railway Heritage Trail
Start at 10.30 from The Forge Car Park, Govilon (SO 265133)
This 1.9 mile circular stroll along the picturesque old railway line visits the sites of an ancient forge, the Govilon aqueduct and Bailey’s canal wharf. Free parking, family [...]
The following press release has just been released by Monmouthshire County Council regarding the current severe weather conditions:
Services in Monmouthshire continue to be affected by the current severe weather conditions, although where possible our staff have continued to provide front line public services. Staff are working from local offices or home and essential front line [...]
MCC decided to review vacant places in Primary Schools in the Bryn y Cwm area but only look at schools outside Abergavenny – this is illogical, particularly as one Abergavenny school has 100 vacancies
They rushed to do the review before they looked at re-assessing the capacity of schools and before the Local Development Plans for [...]
Many Govilon people young and old, care deeply about the environment. The Welsh Assembly Government is, rightly, giving a very high priority to the future of our children and reducing our ‘ecological footprint’. Their new strategy ‘Towards Zero Waste: One Planet’ aims to reduce by drastically reducing waste and recycling. MCC have done quite well [...]
Budget
The County Council constantly pleads lack of resources but the final budget for the last year shows large underspends in a number of areas. The Audit Committee had only a couple of hours to scrutinise the budget and made numerous criticisms. Many of us will follow up with further questions.
Policing
Gwent police has now organised Community [...]
The B4246 between Llanfoist and the Blaenavon road junction will be closed on Sunday 31st May between 9am – 5pm and on at least two consecutive Sundays to allow urgent repointing of the Skew Bridge.
The Brecon Beacons National Park Authority apologise for any inconvenience caused.
This week, all residents of the village should have received a letter from the Governing Body of Govilon Primary School regarding the possible closure of the school.
1 May 2009
Dear Parents/Resident of Govilon
We have just discovered that we are one of three schools in the Abergavenny Area which are under threat of closure. There is a [...]
