Rhiwbina Living Autumn 2023

Inside this issue
Welcome / Croeso
Llanishen Fach
Primary
It's all laughter
and music at
Rhiwbina's School
of Rock
The Road to
Rhiwbina
Nigel Lewis takes
a look back at
the history of
Pantmawr Road
Hibernation
The urge to
hibernate at this
time of year is a
real one - here's
what you can do
about it
Poetry
Seasonal poems
that capture the
time of year -
from local poets
and writers
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The history of
the houses and
mansions that
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Wales
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Welcome to your Autumn issue
of Rhiwbina Living.
Compared to last year, our
summer this year was a bit of a
non-event. Even so, that hasn't
stopped the dramatic onset of
autumn - and all its glorious
colours and textures. So to start
our celebration of the autumn
season, we're publishing a
collection of seasonal poems
from local poets.
It's this time of year that we
often feel like hibernating. But is
it humanely possible? We look to
answer that question and provide
some practical alternatives
to achieving some sense of
contentment.
Keeping warm is one of our
priorities as we hurtle towards
winter so we've hand-picked
some bits and bobs on our
centre pages that can keep you
toasty.
The garden is one place where
some take solace but even as
life seems to fade with the light,
there's plenty to do to prepare
our green spaces for the cold
season and beyond into next
year. We're here to give you
some guidance. You'll also find
our gardens and parks littered
with seed pods that have fallen
from the trees. And if you've ever
wondered what trees they are,
we've got a handy guide to help
you out.
Llanishen Fach Primary School
certainly know how to make
education fun and we hear about
their School of Rock and how
pupils and teachers alike are
benefiting.
We're also got some wonderful
local features thanks to our
readers. Awen's Nigel Lewis
charts the history of Pantmawr
Road, today a busy thoroughfare;
its history stretches back to
ancient times. We also have a
special feature about the Holm
Islands, the two lumps of land
out in the Bristol Channel. They
may look deserted, but they
possess both an interesting
past and a multitude of natural
wonder.
We take a whistle stop tour
of some finest mansions in
South Wales and coming full
circle back to home, we've
put together some wonderful
autumn recipes for you to enjoy.
Finally, we sign off with a short
story from award-winning author
(and Rhiwbina Living co-editor)
Patric Morgan.
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Enjoy the delights of the
Autumn season and we'll see you
in our next issue.
Danielle and Patric
Editors
@RhiwbinaLiving
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