Llafur: The Welsh People’s History Society

Poster for course titled 'Statues and Beyond: Memorials in Modern Wales' depicting statue of Betty Campbell in Cardiff.

Online course - starting soon!
www.aber.ac.uk/en/lifelong-...

War memorials, plaques, placenames, controversial statues, graffiti & more.
All welcome!

Free for @aberuni.bsky.social students & staff.

@interpolaber.bsky.social @pssatweets.bsky.social @rcahmwales.bsky.social @llafur.bsky.social

Micaela Panes (Cardiff) on Labour women’s political activism in south Wales and south-west England, c.1920s-1969. My thesis explores the experiences of socialist women throughout south Wales and south-west England across a period of rapid political, social, and economic change (c.1920s-1969). Local histories o…

Micaela Panes is researching Labour women’s activism in south Wales and south-west England for her PhD thesis. We were delighted to help her visit a range of archives with one of our research bursaries. Read more on our website.
@dwi-micaela.bsky.social
sslh.org.uk/2026/01/13/m...

This week we’re sharing some of the new material received by the Archives during 2025.

This is Flying Officer William Austin Harvey. His papers arrived at Glamorgan Archives in September. He was born in Gilfach, Bargoed, in 1922. He served with the RAF during the Second World War.

Gavin McCann on the libraries of the South Wales miners Gavin McCann is researching a book on libraries, trade unions and education. Here he writes about his visit to the South Wales Miners’ Library in search of a lost culture of socialist educati…

Gavin McCann visited @swminerslibrary.bsky.social to research his book on libraries, trade unions and education with the help of an SSLH bursary. Read his report and find out more about our research bursaries here 👇
sslh.org.uk/2025/11/28/g...

A very interesting day at Theatr Soar for 'History and Heritage in Merthyr' with @llafur.bsky.social and the Cyfarthfa Foundation 📚

Wonderful to learn so much about the town my family call home 🏠

#Wales #History

Thank you again to everyone who attended today’s conference!
Special thanks to the Cyfarthfa Foundation, Theatr Soar, and all of today’s speakers 👏

📔If you want to stay updated and receive our annual journal, you can join Llafur for just £15 a year: www.llafur.org/membership/

And we finish the day with the Cyfarthfa Foundation Public Lecture given by Dr Stephanie Ward on ‘The Women of Merthyr: Town, Region and Nation’

Session 4: The Stories We Tell - History, Heritage and Next Steps
Panellists: Sian Williams, Rhian Hall, Kelly Powell, Steph Mastoris and Darren Macey
Chaired by Jess Mahoney (Chief Executive, Cyfarthfa Foundation)

Session 3: History, Culture and Art
Diolch yn fawr:
Prof. Jane Aaron: ‘Representing the ‘New Woman’ in Wales: Remembering Ursula Masson’
and Dr Peter Wakelin: ‘Activism and Inspiration: Dowlais and the Merthyr artists’

Session 2: Politics, Society and Internationalism
Thank you to both our speakers:
Dr Marion Löffler on ‘Merthyr’s European Connections’
and Dr Martin Wright on ‘James Kier Hardie MP: Merthyr, Wales and the World’

Session 1: Industrial Beginnings
Diolch yn fawr to:
Dr Marian Gwyn on ‘Iron and Empire - Anthony Bacon and the global roots of Cyfarthfa’.
and Huw Williams on ‘A Crawshay come to life town!’

Keynote, Geraint Talfan Davies, has started the day off with ‘Cyfarthfa - which stories to tell?’

The ‘History and Heritage in Merthyr’ conference has begun!
We’ll be keeping you updated with today’s programme ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Harry Griffiths (Bangor) on anti-fascism in South Wales and the North West of England My PhD research examines the development of anti-fascist activism within industrial communities in twentieth-century Britain. It explores localised anti-fascist movements and how factors such as cl…

We supported Harry Griffiths with a research bursary. His report is on our website 👇
sslh.org.uk/2025/11/27/h...

Tomorrow! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

🚨REMINDER🚨
Join Llafur and Cyfarthfa Foundation at our joint conference 'History and Heritage in Merthyr!
📅This Saturday (28/11/25) from 9:30am
📍Theatr Soar, Merthyr Tydfil
Free tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/llafu...

Join Llafur, in collaboration with the Cyfarthfa Foundation, to explore the rich history of Merthyr and the next steps in the story of its heritage.
Also including the Llafur AGM 2025.

📆 Saturday 29 November
🕰️9.30am - 6pm
📍Theatr Soar, Merthyr Tydfil

🎟️https://tinyurl.com/yb9cv7tm

Thank you to everyone involved in the @llafur.bsky.social event on the 1925 strike in Ammanford yesterday. To Aled, Robert, Ioan and Sian for their brilliant talks, and to all who were able to attend and join in discussions.

Interested in learning more about what we do? Visit the Llafur website.

🚨REMINDER🚨
Join us tomorrow to explore the 1925 anthracite strike and its legacy ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Reminder that we'll be in Ammanford tomorrow to talk all about the 1925 anthracite strike. Come and join us @llafur.bsky.social and our brilliant speakers.

Join Aled Eirug in discussion with Adrain Master discussing his book Dafydd Elis-Thomas: Nation Builder

📆 30th October 2025
🕣 6.30pm
📍Storyville Books, Pontypridd

🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/Storyville-B...

Huge thanks to Sandie Hicks for sharing her amazing images of Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp with us. Aren't they splendid?

Find more incredible images here in our visual archive ➡️ buff.ly/CqTzlAb

#GreenhamCommonWomensPeaceCamp #Activism #Peace #Protest #Feminism #AntiWar #AntiNuclear

19/10/2025: History on Film: Fascism & Oil – Documentary Double Bill

Compelling double bill exploring Welsh voices standing against oppression, featuring Facing Up to the Fascists and Pouring Water on Troubled Oil!

More info: thewelfare.co.uk/Shows/histor...

19 and 23/10/25: Art & Activism at the Coalfields: Community Sharing

Celebrating Arts & Activism in the heart of the Coalfield through shared memories and stories.

More info: thewelfare.co.uk/Shows/art-ac...

16/10/25: Diversity in Mining: A Conversation

A panel of historians, including Dr Steven Thompson, Myya Helm and Norena Shopland, covering women in mining, disability in mining and Black mining history, followed by the opportunity to ask any questions!

More info: thewelfare.co.uk/Shows/divers...

The Welfare Ystradgynlais have a great line up of coalfield events this month! Check out what's on 👇👇👇

Time is running out to sign up for this! A great gateway to studying local history, heritage policy & full of case studies and real world issues from Wales & beyond.
#Heritage #History #WelshHistory #Memorials @aberuni.bsky.social @rcahmwales.bsky.social @llafur.bsky.social @interpolaber.bsky.social

A wonderful evening in Portmeirion last Thursday to celebrate Aled Eirug's new biography of Dafydd Elis-Thomas.

Diolch to everyone who attended, to Aled, Elliw Gwawr, Mabon ap Gwynfor, Gwyneth Glyn and Twm Morys for their contributions, and to Portmeirion for such a memorable evening.

Join us online for a live event to kick off Conference 2025 - Museums Association Live event | St Fagans online tour and Q&A Monday 6 October1500-1535 Join us online for this special live event …

It's almost time for us to kick off conference, and we'll be opening proceedings with the exclusive premiere of our newly commissioned video tour of St Fagans 📽️

At 3.00pm all delegates will have the chance to join us for the first screening followed by a live Q&A 👇

#Museums2025

Are you of African/Caribbean descent with ties to the Valleys? The Black Valleys Project would love to hear your story!

Help support the creation of new Black Welsh History resources for local schools.

🗓️Friday 24th October
🕰️2pm
📍Rhondda Heritage Park Museum