rhiwbina living issue 16 - autumn 2011

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RUGBY LEGENDS:The Men Of North Cardiff

Who Took On The World NAKED FIREMEN TO ROW THE ATLANTIC:

North Cardiff Firemen In Bid To Raise £100k

ROAMING REPTILE:Cardiff Binman Finds

Lost Rhiwbina Tortoise

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While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy ofthe contents, the publisher cannot accept any responsibility forerrors or omissions, or for any matter in any way arising fromthe publication of this material. Every effort has been made tocontact any copyright holders. Rhiwbina Living is an

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Advertising booking and copy deadline for Issue 17 - Friday 21 October 2011. Issue 17 publication date - November 2011Rhiwbina Living is published 4 times a year.

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55 LLeetttteerrssLetters to the Editors

1100 IInntteerrvviieewwTV DaredevilMatthew Pritchard

1155 NNaakkeedd FFiirreemmaannMeet the two firefighters who planto row the Atlantic

1166 NNoorrtthh CCaarrddiiffff’’ssRRuuggbbyy GGrreeaattssThe men from ourvillages who havetaken on the world

1199 BBuussiinneessss iinn FFooccuussLocal traders

1199 BBuussiinneessss iinn FFooccuussSerenade Gift Shop

2211 RReeaaddeerrss’’ RRoooommStories from thepens of readers

2255 PPeettss’’ PPaaggeeYour questions answered

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3311 BBaacckkllaasshhCup of tea anyone?

Welcome to your autumn issue of Rhiwbina Living - the official magazine of thevillage.Last issue, I spoke about looking forward to long summer evenings and balmyweather. It’s a shame it never seemed to arrive. But autumn is certainly beginningto make its presence known.North Cardiff is such a beautiful place at autumn. The crimson colours comecreeping down from the valleys and create a patchwork of yellows, golds andreds.It was about this time four years ago that we were planning the first issue of

Rhiwbina Living. We never expected the magazine to become such a treasuredpart of the local community. But it has, and we are delighted to continueproducing a magazine that reflects the special community spirit we have here.Our featured interviewee this issue is probably already well-known to fans of

MTV. Matthew Pritchard, star of ‘Dirty Sanchez’ is renowned for his daring on-screen antics. But there is another side to the North Cardiff stuntman andskateboarder. Read more on page 10.With the 2011 Rugby World Cup on, we thought we’d highlight the men of NorthCardiff’s rugby heroes over the years. Most recently of course, Rhiwbina’s veryown Sam Warburton captains the Welsh team who are looking to progress to thelatter stages of the World Cup Finals this autumn.If you’ve always fancied yourself as a writer, we’ve started a new page devoted

specifically to local writers who would like to see their work in print.To find out why local firemen are getting naked, their epic story starts on page

15. It’s not a story for the faint-hearted.Lon-y-Dail is our focus for our ‘Local Photo Album’ this issue and we’ve got afantastic £170 worth of spa treatments up for grabs in our competition.Our Christmas issue will be out early in November. It will feature details of theannual Victorian Festival. Until then, enjoy all that autumn brings.See you in November!

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Staff from Rhiwbina’s Heath Vetsare donning shorts and trainers inOctober in a bid to help localanimal and cancer charity.The staff are currently preparing

for the Lloyds TSB Cardiff HalfMarathon to raise as much moneyas they can for Four Paws andchildren’s cancer charity, Latch.The event takes place in CardiffBay on October 16. 15,000 runnersare expected to take to the streetsand run the 13.1-mile route aroundthe city.Among them will be Heath Vets

staff Fiona Drysdale, 41, RoxanneWelham, 26, vet principal ChrisTroughton, 51, veterinary nurseVanessa Turnbull, 45, and practicemanager Gavin Hill-John, 35.“We’ve decided to take part in the

half marathon and run it for twocharities.” said Roxanne. “We’ll besplitting the fundraising betweenthem.”For Chris and Gavin, running the

half marathon will be a newexperience. The route will takerunners from Cardiff Bay to theheart of the city and the historiccivic centre before heading north.They will pass such iconiclandmarks such Cardiff Castle, theRiver Taff and Cardiff City Stadium.“We’re looking forward to it nowand to raising money.” saidRoxanne.

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An exhibition of Rhiwbina as it wasthen, and how it is today, is to beheld on Saturday 17th September. The exhibition will take place atCanolfan Beulah. At this event, theartist Harry Holland will be presentas well as the famous screenwriterAndrew Davies, who grew up inRhiwbina and who will be present torelaunch his father's book "RhiwbinaGarden Village - A history ofCardiff's Garden Suburb".The film - 'Rhiwbina 2011 - ascrapbook of memories' - producedby Harley Jones, will also bescreened, where residents recordtheir memories of living in Rhiwbinaover the past fifty years.The exhibition runs from 10am-4pm and has been arranged by theRhiwbina Civic Society.

Rhiwbina, like most parts of Cardiff,will be getting a new bin daystarting the week commencingSeptember 12th.Friday will be the new day for

Rhiwbina residents to put theirrefuse out. Food waste will be collected every

week, along with the green cyclingbags. Residual waste andgardening clippings, meanwhile, willbe collected fortnightly.A fortnightly nappy and hygiene

collection, where needed on non-black bag collection weeks, will alsobe introduced for those who requestit.The new collection calendar, is

designed to save the authorityabout £800,000 a year.


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On Monday 1st August 2011, PcRyan, PCSO Westlake and all theRhiwbina Ward Councillors attendedthe first Rhiwbina Street Surgery.The meeting was in response toresidents concerned about thenuisance caused by teenagers onFriday and Saturday evenings.The meeting was very productiveand as a result a strategy wasdecided upon from speaking to thedeveloper of the estate to securegates to the area concerned. It wasdecided that the teenagers would bedealt with by the local policing team.There have also been reports ofsheds in Rhiwbina being targettedby thieves.South Wales Police have issuedsome guidelines to keeping yourproperty safe:» Secure all access to your shed orgarage by locking all your gates» Fences should be in good repairwith no climbing aids alongside.» Fit external security lights.

» Shed doors require specialattention. Use strong padbars andclose shackle padlocks.» Up and over garage doors shouldbe fitted with standard lock fittings.Use a fixed steel grille plate insidethe windows or fit reinforced glass.

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A Rhiwbina man has thanked arefuse worker for returning histortoise after it escaped from hisgarden.Tortie the Tortoise headed out from

Peter Brown’s garden in July. Peterhas owned the tortoise since hewon him a prize at a school fêteover 45 years ago.A refuse collector discovered thetortoise in an adjoining street. Afterunsuccessfully trying to track downthe owner, the refuse collector tookthe tortoise home to look after.But Tortie was eventually reunitedwith his owner at the council wastedisposal depot at Lamby Way.Peter said that Tortie was probably

out "looking for lady friends" andput out an appeal for help in tracinghim.“They say a dog is for life but atortoise is life - a tortoise will outliveyou.”


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As your Neighbourhood BeatManager, I continue to fight thisbattle on a daily basis. I woulddescribe “rogue trading” from theaggressive selling of items door todoor, unwanted building work andthe purchasing of shares from nonexistent companies.Regretfully, the residents ofRhiwbina are seen as vulnerable andeasy prey for those unscrupuloustraders who are driven to get themost money for often shoddyproducts and inadequate workcarried out.Through partnership work with the

local trading standards team, westrive together to reduce theopportunity for these practices to becarried out. As a multi agency

approach, I have participated in anumber of proactive operations.The operations have been very

successful. During the exercises,persons have been dealt with forminor drug offences, reported by theDepartment of Works and Pensionfor claiming incapacity benefit whilstworking, reported by Customs andExercise officers for using vehicleswith “red diesel” (the duty has notbeen paid on the fuel), the list isendless. By carrying out theseoperations, we are able to monitorand obtain intelligence of the traderswho working in your neighbourhood.If residents adhere to the followingpoints then we can all fight the battleagainst the rogue traders:» All work carried out and productspurchased should be of asatisfactory standard.» Cancellation rights in writing by laware required to be given by the

trader.» Contracts/invoices should becompleted prior to work beingcarried out. It is imperative that youknow the price and what work is tobe carried out.» Use a trader who has beenrecommended by a friend orneighbour.» Have a family member or friendpresent when the work is beingagreed.» If you have not asked for any workto be carried out or requested aquote, make sure that you send thetrader away.» Report any suspicious activityconcerning these individuals.Please contact South Wales Policeon 029 20 222111/101/999. You canalso call Cardiff City TradingStandards 02920 872059 or emailthem [email protected]

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Cardiff and District Woodcraft Clubare offering the opportunity forbeginners or those with a love ofwood, to join them in their woodcraftclasses.The group meets twice a week in

the evening, at an easily-reachedlocation off Maes-y-Coed Road. OnMondays, members meet to learnand to produce everything fromplatters and goblets, to bowls on thelathe. Other woodworking equipmentis available to use. Thursday nightsare carving nights, where membersmostly work on lovespoons andfigures - but members are onlylimited by their own imagination!The group are fortunate enough to

have gained an award from theNational Lottery last year. They alsohave excellent equipment availableto members. This includes an audio-visual set-up which enables

members to see regulardemonstrations on their new state-of-the-art lathe. If you have ever thought aboutworking in wood, but have neverdone anything about it, now is thetime to change.New members are welcome to

come along on the evening of theirchoice - Mondays or Thursdays,7pm to 9pm. Contact Dave Povey on 02920

616545 or Frank McLean on 02920899467 for more details on thegroup, and to start creating your veryown wooden products!

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DDeeaarr EEddiittoorrssHere is a photograph of the1937-1938 Melingriffith FootballTeam. My husband Victor Tickner ison the back row, third from right.He started work on his 17thbirthday until the Admiralty tookover in the war. When theyfinished, Victor went back towork until Melingriffith ended. Hewent on to work until hisretirement at 65 years old. Hedied aged 67. There are a few other faces thatI remember in this photograph.Back row, second from left isJohn Harry and seated on thefloor right is Bill Llewellyn. I’mafraid that they must have nowall passed away, but I hope that the picture will bring back some

memories for some readers. The photograph is very old and Idoubt that many people will haveseen it. RRoowweennaa TTiicckknneerrCCaarrddiiffff RRooaaddTTaaffffss WWeellllCCaarrddiiffff

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DDeeaarr EEddiittoorrssMy son Nick Salter, a 16 year oldpupil of Whitchurch High Schoolwho has just completed hisGCSEs, has turned his attentionto another fund raising event forthe Wales Air Ambulance, thecharity organisation that savedhis life.In 2007, Nick was involved in abiking accident and sufferedserious facial injuries. While out on a scout camping

holiday, he was off roadmountain biking in the Forest ofDean, when he hit a rock. Hewent over the handle bars and

fell face first down the mountain,knocking himself out andsustaining severe facial injuries.He also fractured his elbow.Because of the remoteness ofthe mountain and the severity ofhis injuries, the Wales AirAmbulance were called and tookhim to Hereford Hospital. Withoutthe prompt action of both Nick’sScout leaders and the Wales AirAmbulance (and her crew), thedoctors said Nick wouldn’t bearound today.Nick was joined by fellowstudents and staff fromWhitchurch High for the 55 milesponsored bike ride from Breconto Cardiff Bay on Sunday 26thJune.

His next sponsored event is aparachute jump and possiblyclimbing Mount Kilimanjaro,Nick has a huge debt to payand I don’t think he’ll ever stopfundraising for them.If anyone would like to donate

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Muddy Bum BikesCelebrates First Year ofNew ManagementFor Rhiwbina trader, Sam Lawrence,bikes and the local village havebeen part of his upbringing.“We lived at the top of Rhiwbina

Hill. My brother and I were cyclingeverywhere from the age of 11. “I was quite happy in my last job

this time last year but word got tome that the shop was up for sale. I was waiting at the traffic lights oneday, and happened to be stoppedoutside the shop. It was then that Idecided to go and see what theowner was wanting for it. Once I’dspoken to him, it was a no-brainer.“I then set about trying to raise the

money for it. Luckily, I didn’t have toapproach the banks for it - all thefunds came by way of loan fromfamily and friends. “Unfortunately though, just as we

were good to launch, I fell off mybike and broke my leg. I had to askaround for help once again from

friends and family. They reallyhelped me.”The shop is now celebrating its firstfull year of trading under its newowners. And in that time, they’vemanaged to achieve a great deal.“The biggest thing we’ve achieved

is the fact that we have beenaccepted by the community - andthat’s something that we’re lookingto extend and become moreinvolved with. We donated a bike tothe Rhiwbina Events Committee forlast year’s Summer Festival. We alsooffer shop rides where we takecustomers out on local trails. We’retrying to engage with the grassrootcyclists in the area. “As a business though, we’re oncourse to beat the previous owner’sbest year in our first year alone.We’d like to think that this is down tothe positive reputation we’ve workedhard to build since we took over lastyear.”The shop has also launched theirown downhill race team, that will

compete nationally.“We’ve also got plans for creatinga team to compete in road racesnationally too. In fact, we’ve just gotback from Germany, where we wereasked to attend and test 2012products.” Sam remains tight-lipped about themedium-term plans for the shop. “We’ll be rebranding the store inthe next few months. We sell a lotonline too. Our bikes are all 99%ready to ride when shipped, whichmeans that customers don’t have togo assembling themselves. Ourshop has onsite repair facilities,looked after by my brother Ben.“Ben has worked at the shop sincewe started. His contract at Airbus inToulouse was coming to an end sowe snapped him and hisengineering skills up pretty quickly!”says Sam.AA:: 55AA BBeeuullaahh RRdd,, RRhhiiwwbbiinnaa,, CCaarrddiiffffCCFF1144 66LLTTTT:: 0022992200 6622 66116699EE:: iinnffoo@@mmuuddddyybbuummbbiikkeess..ccoomm

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Matthew Pritchard is a professional skateboarderand one quarter of MTV’s Dirty Sanchez Show.Born in Cardiff and a pupil of Llandaff North’s

Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf, Matthew’s careerhas taken him all over the world.

Living Magazines caught up with him before heset off to Ibiza to take part in an

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ttoo hhiimm aatt GGllaannttaaff::““GGooiinngg ttoo aa WWeellsshh--ssppeeaakkiinnggsscchhooooll wwaass iimmppoorrttaanntt ffoorr mmee.. II ssttiillllddoonn’’tt uunnddeerrssttaanndd wwhhyy aallll oouurrsscchhoooollss aarreenn’’tt WWeellsshh--ssppeeaakkiinngg-- iitt’’ss ddiissgguussttiinngg.. WWoouullddnn’’tt iitt bbeeggrreeaatt iiff wwee aallll ssppookkee WWeellsshh ttoo oonneeaannootthheerr??””DDeessppiittee tthhee aannaarrcchhiicc ssttyyllee tthhaattMMaatttthheeww pprreesseennttss,, tthheerree iiss aa ccoorreeooff ddeetteerrmmiinnaattiioonn wwiitthhiinn hhiimm tthhaattppuusshheess hhiimm oonn.. LLaasstt mmoonntthh,, hhee ttooookk ppaarrtt iinn aannIIrroonnmmaann ccoommppeettiittiioonn.. HHiisspprreeppaarraattiioonn iinncclluuddeedd ppeerrssoonnaallttrraaiinniinngg ffrroomm WWeellsshh pprrooffeessssiioonnaallrraacciinngg ccyycclliisstt aanndd OOllyymmppiicc ggoollddmmeeddaalllliisstt GGeerraaiinntt TThhoommaass MMBBEE..AAggaaiinn,, tthhiiss iiss ffoorr cchhaarriittyy,, aannddaaggaaiinn,, MMaatttthheeww iiss ggrraatteeffuull..""II ffeeeell vveerryy pprriivviilleeggeedd aannddggrraatteeffuull ttoo hhaavvee GGeerraaiinntt''ss ssuuppppoorrttaanndd eexxppeerriieennccee iinn hheellppiinngg mmeewwiitthh tthhee ccyycclliinngg ppaarrtt ooff mmyyIIrroonnmmaann cchhaalllleennggee.. CCoonnssiiddeerriinnggiitt''ss tthhee mmaaiinn ppaarrtt ooff tthhee cchhaalllleennggeeiitt wwiillll hheellpp aa ggrreeaatt ddeeaall..””

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A firefighter based at Whitchurch FireStation is attempting to raise£100,000 for charity this winter, whenhe and a colleague will attempt torow the North Atlantic.Jamie Windsor and Ely-based JohnHaskell are raising money for fourcharities - the Fire Fighters charity,Breast Cancer Care, Help for Heroesand the WRVS. They will be leaving the island of LaGomera in the Canaries on the 4thDecember, and arriving in theBarbados region some 3 monthslater. The “0 items of clothing” is causingthe most interest and concern, notleast for the crew. The reason for theprolonged nudity is that salt crystalsform over the body during the trip,and these then chafe the skin duringthe row causing open sores. Butnudity presents its own problems,mostly being sunburn and hungry seagulls.

Jamie told Living Magazines: “The two main aims of the trip areto raise money for the chosencharities, and not dying. The eventis a serious undertaking. We willface 40-50ft waves, sharks, tropicalstorms, navigation, winds andcurrents. More people have beeninto space than have rowed theAtlantic!”The duo will row the 3000 miletrip, using a 2 hour rotating shiftday and night burning 10,000calories each day. There pair willbe eating freeze dried food, andthe occasional bit of fish. (Theycannot fish too much as this willattract sharks!)The pair are also linking in withother organisations, principally touse the publicity they are gaining topromote fire safety and to talk with,and motivate young people, to dosomething interesting that helpsothers.John had the idea for thefundraising event after his wiferecovered from breast cancer. Giventhe support he received from thischarity, he wanted to give somethingback. Jamie has always supportedthe elderly as being a fire-fighter, hegoes into many homes and seesgreat people in need of somesupport.The team will be raising money atvarious events locally:• Fireworks night at Whitchurch firestation. (Tickets will be available asusual at the station soon)

• Car Washes• Corporate sponsors (the pairdesperately need more corporateinvolvement. If you can help pleasecontact them. Details below)• Marathon Treadmill runs atsupermarkets• Public donationIf you would like to donate anyamount it would be greatlyappreciated by the team and this can be done by visitingwww.atlanticdash.co.uk. Alternatively, you can contact Johnon 07920 045325 or Jamie on 07831455605. There are also updates on YouTube.Search for ‘Team Atlantic Dash2011’.You can also keep up to date withthe duo’s progress on their Facebookpage (search for Team Atlantic Dash2011). We will also post updates onour Living Magazines website.

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Sam Warburton2009- presentSam’s sporting interest started whenhe was just 10.“I was playing at primary school. Iwas always good at sprinting so theHead put me on the wing in Year 5rugby. I didn’t have a clue what to doto be honest, so I stood there for awhile until someone gave me theball.”A back row forward, he was captain

of the Wales Under-20 team for the2007–08 season. Sam made hisdebut for the senior Wales nationalrugby union team on 6 June 2009versus the USA. Versatile enough toplay anywhere in the back row, hemade his regional debut for theCardiff Blues away to Edinburgh in2009. On 18 January 2010 he was named

in the 35 man Wales national Squadfor the 2010 Six Nations tournament.He scored his first international tryagainst Italy in the 2011 Six Nations.Warburton captained Wales for thefirst time versus the Barbarians on 4June, at the age of 22 years and 242days becoming Wales secondyoungest captain after GarethEdwards. In August, he was namedas the Welsh Captain for the 2011Rugby World Cup in New Zealand inthe absence of the injured MatthewRees.Sam told Living Magazines:“As captain I try to lead by example

on the pitch, as opposed to goingaround thumping my own players topsych them up.”Sam has certainly made an impact

on Welsh rugby already.

Gerald Davies1966-1978Gerald Davies played club rugby forCardiff RFC and London Welsh. Hecaptained Cardiff for three seasonsin the 1970s, his most famous gamefor Cardiff probably being a 1977-8Welsh Cup game against Pontypoolwhen he scored four tries to earn hisside a 16-11 win.He made his international debut on

Saturday, 3 December 1966 againstAustralia in Cardiff. In total, he wascapped 46 times for his country. Gerald toured with the British Lions

in 1968 and 1971 and was part ofthe group of Welsh Seventieslegends. Invited to join the 1974Lions Tour of South Africa, he turnedthe opportunity down on his personaluncomfortable position at theconsequences and realities ofapartheid.“We lived in Wenallt

Road for six or seven years.I remember Rhiwbina being aconvenient and comfortableplace to live in. It was a nicearea - full of good people.The best thing about living inRhiwbina was the fact thatyou could walk 100 yards andyou’d be out in thecountryside. We used to gofor walks - we’d take ourdaughter up to the Wenallt.The views up there arespectacular - looking acrossto Caerphilly and out over thechannel”.Gerald has consistently been votedthe best-ever winger in world rugby.

Howard Norris1963-1966A Rhiwbina resident for over 40years, Charles Howard Norris wasconsidered a bruising No.8 whoactually earned more caps as aBritish and Irish Lion than he did forWales. He was selected to play forthe 1966 Lions Tour of New Zealand,Australia and Canada.“We played 33 games on

that tour - that would belaughed at these days.“We landed in Invercargill

on my birthday. The boysfrom the team had bought mea present - a beer tankardwith “Happy 30th” written onit. The boys were in on thejoke - it was in fact my 32ndbirthday but I had lied aboutmy age to the selectors whodidn’t consider anyone overthe age of 30.”Howard played in the first three

Tests against New Zealand, injuringhimself in the third and thus rulinghim out of the fourth. “At the end of the tour, three others

and I were invited to play for the NewZealand Barbarians. However, whenwe got to the pitch on the Sunday,we were told that our contract withthe Lions had ended at the finalwhistle of the last Test and thereforecouldn’t play.“Sitting dejected at the airport, a

gentleman turned up with the NewZealand Barbarian shirts that we hadbeen due to play in. We had tosmuggle them out as those jerseyswere never supposed to leave thecountry.”

North Cardiff’s rugby greats

As Rhiwbina’s Sam Warburton leads Wales to the 2011

Rugby

World Cup in New Zealand, we look at the men from N

orth Cardiff

who have pulled on the Welsh jersey to take on teams o

f the world

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North Cardiff’s rugby greats

Jonathan Davies1985-1997Jonathan Davies has played bothcodes of rugby and is nowrecognised as one of the foremostcommentators of the game.‘Jiffy’ was born in Trimsaran,Carmarthenshire in 1962. He signedfor Neath RFC in 1982 and after 35games for the club, he was selectedto play for Wales.His first game was in Cardiff ArmsPark against the age old enemyEngland. Jonathan gave a Man ofthe Match performance, scoring twotries in a Welsh victory.He played a very important part inthe Triple Crown success for Walesand between 1985 and 1997 he won37 rugby union caps.During 1988, he switched codes,leaving Llanelli to play for Widnes. In1991 he took on a further challengewhen he spent the summer inSydney playing for the CanterburyBull Dogs.In 1996, he was awarded an MBEand in more recent times, hasundertaken a lot of television andradio work both in the English andWelsh languages. He even hosts hisown chat show, Jonathan, which waslaunched on S4C in 2004. He is often been cited as one of the

best fly-halves that Wales has everproduced.Jonathan now lives in Llandaff with

his family.

John Dawes1964-1971“I went to university atLoughborough and eventuallymoved to London where I became achemistry teacher. London Welsh inthose days was a flourishing side,with many of the greats playing forus – Mervyn, Gerald, JPR and thelike. London Welsh was consideredat the top echelon of rugby sides.“My first cap for Wales came in1964; we were in Dublin and therewere no replacements allowed backthen. DK Jones, the former Llanelliand Cardiff player dropped out and Iwas brought in. I was fortunateenough to score on my debut. Thecommentator said that I was‘revelling in an outstanding game’but I’m not sure which game he waswatching as I only touched the balltwice throughout the whole match!”John went on to captain Wales to aGrand Slam in 1971.“Winning a Grand Slam in the FiveNations was such an achievement. Itwas practically unheard of, but wehad such a great team full offantastic players.”1971 was also the year that Johnwas appointed captain of the Britishand Irish Lions Tour of New Zealand.The tour was a success, and to thisday, is still the only Lions team tohave beaten the All Blacks on a tour. John is a regular visitor to Llandaffwhere he enjoys time with friends.

Dr Jack Matthews1947-1951Until his recent ill-health, Dr JackMatthews was a regular at Llandaff’sButcher’s Arms. Jack formed a centre partnershipwhich is regarded as one of thefinest in the game. He won 17 capsfor Wales and six with the BritishLions, though his career wascurtailed by the Second World War. Whilst stationed at RAF St Athan airbase in the Vale of Glamorgan in1943, Jack fought future worldchampion Rocky Marciano in anamateur boxing match. Marcianofamously ended his career havingwon every professional match hefought in, but only Jack had held himto a draw.A General Practitioner byprofession he travelled, with the1980 Lions on their tour of SouthAfrica as the team doctor.Before winning his first cap, Jacktook part in five Victory Internationalsfor Wales, including the win overFrance in which he was captain. Aswell as his 17 Tests for Wales, hewon six caps for the British and IrishLions on their 1950 tour of NewZealand and Australia.He was awarded an OBE in 1981and maintained his links to bothrugby and boxing.In 2009, Jack, once dubbed theIron Man, suffered a stroke, whichleft him unable to speak.


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reins. I’ve tried to inject some contemporary features intothe practice since I took over and I think we’ve nowmade this place a first choice for people who are looking for a professional, quality, caring service in NorthCardiff.”The business has certainly benefited, with Emily’shusband joining the team earlier this year.“Justin joined us earlier this year. He brings over 20

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Make no mistake about it though, mymother loved children, and lovedBilly. Perhaps unconsciously, she didnot always show it.For some time now, my parentswere increasingly concerned aboutmy youngest brother and hisrejection of life outside the familyhome. Maybe it was his misfortunethat the two older boys were suchmodel sons, shining academicallyand on the sporting field. Both hadwon the Victor Ludorum on theschool’s sports day and were in the1st Junior Rugby Team. Billy’sachievements…nil. He was a lonerand lived in his own secretive littleworld with his only friend – his dogBobby.We lived about ten minutes awayfrom my grandparents and saw themquite often. My grandfather spent alot of his time on his belovedallotment, which was a shortdistance away from their house. Butnow this was in jeopardy. His sightwas beginning to fail, so it was decided that one of his grand-children would accompany him. Iwas too young and my two olderbrothers

were busy studying. That left Billy tobe Grandpa’s escort and he patientlyagreed.Now, in the light summer eveningsand weekends, it was a familiar sight– Billy and my grandfather walkingalong the embankment en route tothe allotment, which was on the otherside of the River Taff.Generally, the supper table’s

conversation was dominated by Pauland Edward, my two older brothers.But after the first week of takingGrampa to his allotment, Billy wasanimatedly holding the floor. He toldus of Grampa’s father’s house inFaringdon. He told us of the farm heowned called The White Copse, andof the public house he owned calledThe White Hart. His gambling took itall away.“Grampa told me he couldremember the German dancingbears, who with their master, visitedthe White Hart every year.”One evening, an excited young ladbrought home an old yellowedauction catalogue dated WednesdayMarch 15th 1893. “Mum must have been very richthen – look at all the rooms here!”Billy opened the pages of thecatalogue which described the

seven bedrooms and the dressing room in White Copse Farm. The ground floor had a servants’ hall, a butlers’ pantry, a drawing room, a dining room, a library and an outside coach house.My mother was

fascinated by the ‘dimity’ curtains inthe bedrooms. It was the strangenames of the farm implements whichintrigued my father. What was ascuffler, a Cambridge roller or a flat-iron roller? Billy, a true animal lover,marvelled at the horses, the blackand chestnut geldings, the brown and bay mares.All had been named. There wasTurpin, Smiler, Tom and Diamond.Violet was the only roan mare.Billy was now regarded with a newsibling respect, as befitting of hisrole as custodian of the familyhistory. My father too, surprised hehad only vaguely known of hisfather’s pre-Cardiff life, found himselfturning to Billy for more information.The young boy who had hithertoshunned all outside interests, wasnow an enthusiastic boy scout, andhad joined the junior football club.So it was, all the cajolings of mymother, and all the inducements ofmy father, had done naught to cracktheir son’s shell. It was instead, arevered old gentleman with hisimpaired vision, who had seen andpenetrated his grandson’s armour,and made Billy a part of the outsideworld.

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reduced territorial marking anddefence, though the instinct to guardwill not be abolished, and thereduction in marking behaviour isusually regarded as a good thing.Dogs will also be less inclined toroam seeking a mate.Neutering is often blamed forincreasing a dog’s appetite, butthere is no evidence that this occurs.Owners of fat neutered dogs blamean increase in the pet’s appetite for the increase in weight, rather thanaccepting responsibility foroverfeeding it! Neutering is often done in theadolescent or young-adult stages of

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tea in his lifetime to float the QE2. There are several legends aboutthe origin of tea. The most prominentone involves a certain Shen Nung.As you can tell, he wasn’t a locallad. Shen was in fact, a Chineseemperor and had an fascination withherbs. The story goes that one day,there he was, boiling his water andminding his own business, whensome leaves from a nearby teashrub fluttered into his water. Beinga curious fellow, he tasted the brewand decided that it was tasty. Andso an institution was born. Clearly,he had left the lid off his kettle.By 3AD, tea was so popular in

China, that they had to invent a newword for it - ch’a (in its anglicisedform). For me and my siblings, achup-o-cha was my way of saying ‘acup of tea’. It was a staggering 1,600 yearslater before the Europeans clockedon to tea. Despite tea being a very‘British’ thing, it was in fact, theDutch who introduced tea toWestern Europe. The Dutch hadelbowed their way into thePortuguese shipping routes to theeast. The Portuguese had beenbringing some tea back in dribs anddrabs, but it was the Dutch whobrought it back en masse. It was the marriage of Charles II toCatherine of Braganza that sealedtea’s fate in Britain in the 1600s.Catherine was hopelessly addictedto tea. Even back then, the Britishpublic followed the trends of royalty.Not one to miss a trick, the EastIndia Company of London, began to import tea into Britain. Its first orderwas placed in 1664 - for 100lbs of China tea to be shipped from Java.

All this is all very well and good.But I wonder if all these historicalfigures have any idea of the delightand misery they’ve brought me viathe medium of tea.I went to see my doctor a few yearsago as I was getting palpitationspretty regularly. He asked me howmany cups of tea I drank per day. I told him. He leaned back in hisseat, bent his Biro and looked meright in the eye.“Ten cups of day Mr Morgan? I cansee exactly the reason why you’regetting palpitations. I suggest youcut down significantly on your teaintake. After a few weeks, you’ll feelthe benefits.”Thinking about giving up my teabrought me out in a cold sweat andpalpitations. I had to go home andhave a cup of tea to get over it (I’dlearnt from watching Eastenders,that if there was ever a problem, thefirst thing you should do is put thekettle on).I looked up the benefits to tea tosee if I could justify a reason fordrinking it. It was claimed thatdrinking tea has potential healthmaintenance benefits incardiovascular disease and cancerprevention. It was also apparentlyhigh in fluoride. I’d get palpitationsbut at least I’d still have teeth toclench while I had them.80% of office workers now claimthey find out more about what'sgoing on at work over a cup of teathan in any other way.Tea also contains half the amountof caffeine found in coffee.For me, the biggest benefit of tea

for many years, was the fact that itgot me out of working. I’ve hadsome very dreary call-centre jobs inmy time. Making tea became aregular way of getting off the

phones. This was in the case when Ilived in Cornwall and worked inPlymouth. I was appointed Chief TeaMaker for the entire office. Makingtea for 50 people was my kind ofwork. My success was however, mydownfall. They hired a lady calledJean, specifically to make tea. How Ihated watching her moochingaround with her stupid trolley andher beige cushioned shoes. Worse was to follow when theysacked her and replaced her with ahot drinks vending machine. And weall know what tea from them tasteslike.Tea for me these days is a crutch,as maybe a cigarette is for somepeople. I’ll happily admit that I’mprobably addicted. It’s the first thingon my mind when I wake up. Oncethe first cup of the day has beendowned, it’s on to the second. I stillprobably drink anywhere between 7and 10 cups of tea a day. These 7-10 cups have to be madein a certain way. I’ve often made themistake of accepting a cup of teafrom a friend, and been sadly letdown by the mug of elephant juice Iget handed to me.So here’s the definitive way ofmaking a perfect cuppa.1. Place a teabag in a mug.2. Boil kettle with fresh water. Watershould only be boiled once so don’tuse water that’s already been boiled.3. Pour boiling water instantly ontothe teabag. The teabag should puffup as the oxygen is released fromthe tea leaves.4. Wait until the teabag actuallysinks to the bottom of the mug. 5. Spoon out the tea bag, and addmilk to desired level. Do not stir.6. Congratulate yourself on a perfectcup of tea.Cheers.


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