After 35 active and fruitful years The KENFIG SOCIETY is no longer active
Although there will be no more meetings or outings,
this website will remain active.
So look out for any announcements or new stories.
The books remain on sale (see Publications above).
Who knows, someone may wish to publish on a new aspect of Kenfig's history or natural ecology. We'll help!
Maybe an enthusiastic group might meet at The Prince of Wales, as they did back in 1989 and re-launch the Kenfig Society?
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Meanwhile there are still events to report on this web site
DENIS H JONES who wrote the book on Kenfig Carbide Factory passed away 22 April 2024 aged ~92
Sad to lose the author of the excellent book about the Kenfig Carbide Works. I wrote it up in the Glamorgan History Society Journal Morgannwg 2018 pp.222-9. Sadly Denis was not well enough to accept a visit from me, but I had some lovely correspondence written in his own impressive calligraphy. |
NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORIGINS OF THE KANFIG CARBIDE WORKS
Despite Churchill's complaints, England was preparing for war in the 1930s. This is shown by the recognition by HM Government as early as 1935 that a Carbide Factory would be needed in Britain. But where? One factory or two? To find out how the Factory came to Kenfig, click on the button below.
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