Newtown Heritage Hub

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Archives and Memories are our assets to forge our community and this regions identity and foster pri

Preserving and promoting our Cultural Heritage attractions and events. Be part of it, to turn this aspiration and vision into reality. These projects will bring the community together and create new skills, apprenticeships and employment opportunities. Raising awareness of our cultural heritage, protecting and preserving by digitally recording for future generations. By uniting cultural heritage custodians and local communities to preserve,to share and promote our cultural heritage with global audiences.

30/10/2026

One hundred and fifty years ago Newtown Co-operative Society was established. We were hoping to have the Newtown Heritage Trail plaque on Charlies Store in Market Street but we are still awaiting the Charlies MD approval. The History of Wales People's Collection Wales StoriPowys Cwmpas

23/10/2026

14/10/2026

The Newtonian Journal has been recording our local history and built heritage stories for over 25 years.

Newtown Local History Group Newtonian Journal needs more stories on Newtown Hospital, were you born at the Hospital ? or had a operation there when these services and wards were in use?. Did you work there and what was your job.

14/10/2026

After the History Talk on Newtown Hospital and local author Emma Snow's First NHS Book Talk which covered her pioneering great grandfather's John Tomley's work together with MP David Davies of Llandinam they made Newtown Hospital the first NHS Hospital in the UK in 1910. The Newtown Hospital TB Dispensary Ward medical officer was appointed and statistics regarding the patients and diseased were all incorporated and became part of the dispensary's role. The History of Wales People's Collection Wales StoriPowys

04/10/2026

Newtown Local Author will tell the story of the NHS in Newtown on Saturday 10th October at 2pm in the Monty Club with Newtown Local History Group sharing the 115th anniversary of Newtown Infirmary. The History Group and Newtown Mayor along with Emma will unveil the Newtown Heritage Plaque for the Hospital which will later be taken up to the Hospital. Also the Newtonian Journal will reveal some interesting stories. What's on in Newtown, Powys WalesOnline BBC Cymru Wales BBC Wales News

Newtown's NHS history inspires fresh fight for local healthcare

03/10/2026

This humble drapers apprentice at the age of 12 years old went on to pioneer modern day home shopping on this day from his first drapers shop in Broad Street Newtown Powys Mid Wales. history timeline included Sir Pryce Pryce-Jones. StoriPowys

15/09/2026

Did you get married in the 1980s? What style of wedding dress did you wear?

Here’s Louise Williams on her wedding day in Rhayader, Powys, 1981, in her Laura Ashley dress.
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📷 Louise Williams / Laura Ashley: Heritage Hub 4 Mid Wales

15/09/2026

Some iconic Laura Ashley Wedding dresses, when and where was this fashion show?.

14/09/2026

Pryce Jones Royal Welsh Warehouse, Laundry and Mills provided thousands of jobs and a social environment for their staff and community for over one hundred years.

10/09/2026

Did you know the very first 1838 Chartist demonstration in Wales took place in Newtown Montgomeryshire Mid Wales.

Newtown Local History Group Chartist History Talk at Newtown Library Friday 11th September - at 2pm FREE ENTRY

We are looking for volunteers for research and writing stories of people, places and events for our Newtonian Journal and new publications. Also if you are interested in photographic editing and making films for the group. Please email [email protected]

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http://www.heritagehub4midwales.co.uk/

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