Llanelli Community Heritage: Useful Links

Bangor Civic Society
The all new Bangor Civic Society website. The Society campaigns for, and promotes, the built and natural environment of Bangor (North Wales). The Society is recognised by the Civic Trust for Wales, and by Gwynedd County Council for the purpose of development consultation. This website seeks to showcase Bangor by providing useful and entertaining information, but also highlighting some of the problems and challenges facing the city.
The Heritage Foundation
The Heritage Foundation encompasses Comic Heritage, Musical Heritage, Sports Heritage and Films & TV Heritage. The aim of the foundation is to combine paying tribute to Britain's wealth of talent who have bought pleasure and joy to millions through their performances or technical skills with raising funds for good causes through their charity "The Arts and Entertainment Charitable Trust".
British Association for Local History
The purpose of the British Association for Local History is to encourage and assist the study of Local History as an academic discipline and as a rewarding leisure pursuit for both individuals and groups.
Stradey Community Website
Web site created to allow the community surrounding Stradey Park to explain why they object to the proposed housing development and to suggest alternatives.
Grwp Hanes Glanymor & Tyisha History Group
Web site of the history group formed early in 2004 to delve into the local history of these two important wards in the southern half of the Llanelli and to tell their story. Included are articles from the books they have published.
Anglesy Mon Info Web
Heritage website for the county of Anglesey containing pages on the county war memorials, churches, ancient monuments, genealogy, and much more.
Llyfraur Ddraig
The web site of Llanelli's Welsh book shop. Based in Llanelli's Victorian arcade Llyfraur Ddraig sell all types of Welsh books in Welsh and English including many books on Llanelli's heritage and history. They also sell Welsh cards, CD's, video's, and CD-ROM's.
Seaside Association (Llanelli)
Seaside is a community within the electoral ward of Glanymor, situated in the southern area of Llanelli town. It has, in addition to the neighbouring ward of Tyisha, been declared a Communities First area, and positioned as the tenth most deprived area of Wales. The Glanymor ward has 6000 residents and Tyisha a further 4,500 residents.
Carmarthenshire Heritage Regeneration Trust
A new organisation committed to heritage. It aims to deliver economic growth through: Project Development and Implementation; Heritage Conservation; Cultural Tourism; and Training.
Llanelli - Birth of a Town
History of Llanelli from ancient times to modern day
Photos of Modern Llanelli
Modern photo's of buildings and views
South Llanelli
Photo's showing the changing face of South Llanelli
Felinfoel Brewery
Web site of Llanelli's only surviving brewery with a detailed history section
Dyfed Family History Society
A large amount of information and links to serve anyone interested in Genealogy within the three counties of Cardiganshire (Ceredigion), Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire.
Llanelli Historical Society
A local history society with monthly presentations.
Save Britains Heritage
SAVE was created in 1975 - European Architectural Heritage Year - by a group of journalists, historians, architects and planners to campaign publicly for endangered historic buildings. Through press releases, reports, books and exhibitions, SAVE champions the cause of decaying country houses, redundant churches and chapels, disused mills and warehouses, cottages and town halls, railway stations, hospitals, military buildings and asylums. SAVE has always placed a special emphasis on the possibilities of alternative uses for the historic buildings and, in a number of cases, it has prepared its own schemes for re-use of threatened buildings. SAVE compiles the only national register of Grade II listed buildings in the England Wales which is available through an annual catalogue and by subscription online.
www.workhouses.org.uk
The Workhouse is an institution that often evokes the harsh and squalid world of Oliver Twist, but its story is also a fascinating mixture of social history, politics, economics and architecture. www.workhouses.org.uk is dedicated to the workhouse - its buildings, inmates, staff and administrators, even its poets...
National Museums And Galleries of Wales
The National Museums & Galleries of Wales (NMGW) holds internationally renowned collections covering the art, archaeology, botany, geology, industry, social history and zoology of Wales; through their collections, they explore Wales and its place in the world. Because of this multi-disciplinary nature, the collections include prehistoric stone axes, medieval jewellery, contemporary art, insects, fossils, buildings, costumes and steam engines.
The National Library of Wales
The National Library is one of the great libraries of the world. Its home is in the seaside town of Aberystwyth in Ceredigion. The Library is not only a library. It has thousands of manuscripts and archives, pictures and photographs, maps, sound recordings and moving images, available for all adults to consult in the building. It's not possible to reproduce on a website the experience of being in the Library. But you'll find here a wealth of information, practical, educational and just fun.
BBC Wales South West Local History Pages
Take a trip into the past - with local history stories, family history and Celtic Heritage. These pages from the BBC contain a wealth of information and there are links to even more.
Llanelli Town Council
This web site is intended to act both as an introduction to what the town of Llanelli and surrounding area have to offer, as a portal to the services and facilities provided by Llanelli Town Council and as a link to other service providers.
Llanelli Rural Council
Llanelli Rural Council area is 12 miles west of the City of Swansea in South West Wales. It covers an area of 26.78 square miles and surrounds the whole of the urban town of Llanelli, reaching from Loughor Bridge in the east to Burry Port in the west and Pontyates in the north.
Carmarthenshire County Council
The website of the County Council with a wide range of information and facilities.
Carmarthenshire County Council - Planning Department Online
Various Planning Department resources such as online details of planning applications including a "comment on this application" link.
Carmarthenshire County Council - Planning Committee Agenda and Minutes
The Agenda and Minutes for past and future Planning Committee meetings.
Carmarthenshire County Council - Councillors
Online resource to find the contact details for your Councillor.
Cor Meibion Llanelli Male Choir
Cor Meibion Llanelli's web site which includes a memories page
Cor Curiad Ladies Choir
Cor Curiad is a ladies Choir based in Llanelli, South Wales. The aim of the Choir is to promote the Welsh language and culture of choral singing. While the majority of our members are bilingual we have an open door policy and Welsh learners and non-Welsh speakers are very welcome.
Llanelli AFC
The Reds web site which now includes detailed history of the club
Llanelli RFC
The Scarlets web site which includes a history section
World Wide Wales
World Wide Wales was created to promote Wales and its rich historical past, colourful and varied culture, and award winning tourist attractions. The website includes programmes on the history and area of Llanelli along with a programme on the life of Princess Gwenllian.
Silver Dragons
A detailed history of Britain's largest mainland T.T. races in Wales's Epynt Mountains. All the marshalls, stewards and competitors came from Wales's clubs including many from the Llanelli area. An account of the 1927 Cefn Sidan Speed Trials is to be added soon.
Sand Speed Wales
Holds images and text for Gower, Carmarthen Bay, Swansea Bay and Pendine events including the Land speed record attempt.
Cymru Ar Y We
Porth testunol sy'n rhoi mynediad i ddeunydd o ddiddordeb Cymreig ar y We Fyd Eang. Mae'n arweiniad ar-lein i wefannau o safon uchel a dilysiedig sydd yn darparu gwybodaeth dibynadwy ar Gymru a phob agwedd o'r bywyd Cymreig.
Wales On The Web
Subject gateway to material of Welsh interest on the world wide web. An online guide to high quality, validated websites offering dependable information relating to Wales and all aspects of Welsh life.
Agen Twin town of Llanelli
The town of Agen, located in the heart of the south-west of France, is the capital of Lot-et-Garonne, the department belonging to the Aquitaine region. The town has developed between the banks of both the Garonne and the « Canal lateral to the Garonne ». Its inhabitants are called the Agenais.
Llanelli Star
Llanelli's local newspaper with regular historical articles
South Wales Evening Post
Daily evening newspaper for South West Wales
Western Mail
Daily newspaper for Wales
Red Dragon Consultancy
Local web site consultancy service with special deals for those with local history and genealogy interests.
CMI Conference
Business & Personal Online Conferencing systems using VOIP Technology ( From just £20.00 a month - 500 seats).
Last updated 15th December 2007