General Interest Articles

Ystrad Mynach

Published 26th April 2023

On Thursday May 4th, we visited Ystrad Mynach. We were lucky enough to find Holy Trinity Church open so went in for a look around and have a chat about some notable local inhabitants: From the church we walked through the lovely churchyard and had a look at the unusual sculpture outside the church hall, […]

Llantwit Major

Published 31st March 2023

The April 2023 ‘Slow Train Coming’ outing was to Llantwit Major. Another fantastic turnout – thank you all for coming. Once again we were blessed with fine weather with just a few spots of rain. Our train out was a Sprinter on temporary lease from Northern Rail. I was impressed by how people managed to […]

Rhymney

Published 24th February 2023

Details of the forthcoming trip to Rhymney which will involve a look at: the poet Idris Davies, the much admired civil servant Thomas Jones, church architecture, brewery history and of course iron work and coal mining history. There will be some sculptures and the restored model village of Butetown.

Caerphilly

Published 10th February 2023

The Cardiff u3a Slow Train Running group had its inaugural trip in Feb 2023 up to Caerphilly.

Facebook

Published 1st January 2023

Social Media can be a bit like Marmite – you either love it or you don’t. When used nicely it can have many uses. It can be informative and help spread the news. Cardiffu3a has a Facebook page. The easiest way to find it is either via this link or by going to the top […]