Some History from PenyFal, Abergavenny

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1973

Back Row L-R K.Didcote,B.Rumsey, M.Davies,B.Ewers,T.Hulbert,R.Davies, M.Steele.

Front Row L-R R.Thomas, M.Garland,R.Hamer,P.Rumsey, D.Nicholls

1981

Back Row L-R B.Collings, S.Viveash, N.Martin, G.Hicks, H.Sidwell, D.Nicholls, D,O’Connell

Front Row L-R S.Thomas,C.Meadows,M.Powell,R.Hamer, P.Sussex

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Nursing School of 1981-1984

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1991

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Nevill Hall Lodge opens in July 1991, four Pen-y-fal residents moved in.

The Lodge a former staff residence and surplus to requirements was

offered by the Health Authority and Chris Meadows Senior Nurse –

Rehabilitation and Bill McNulty Abergavenny Locality Manager became

interested as a further annexe to Larchfield and Pen-y-fal Lodge. CPN

Paul Sussex was to hold clinical responsibility for the four residents/

Pictured Left- Mary

Thomas and Brian

Pothecary residents

at The Lodge,

Penyfal.

Below

Diane

Waterhouse(Powell)

Gordon Lias,Mary

Thomas,Brian

Pothecary,Desiree

Pearce and Kay

Scaddon

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1993

Pictured left 1993

With Keith Chegwin

is Andy Boyle-

telephonist at

Penyfal

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Paul Sussex 11 August 2004

Left to Right- Gordon Devoir,David Meadows, Gary Samuel, Kneeling

Simon Crawford.

Ty Skirrid and Deri Villa moving to a new future

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1993

Among those pictured are: Alan Davies, Andy Williams,Mike

Baillon,Steve Bennett, Colin Davies, Sid Dibble, Alf Brewer,Alan Powell,

Andy Aston

BME working circa 1993

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1995

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1996

1997

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February 1995

Dr Less Rudd appointed Chief Executive, St David’s Foundation

137a Commercial Street

Newport the home of South

Gwent Community Health

Council. Roger has been in

post since 1993

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February 1995 Continued

Jane Ann Hamilton Parker commonly known as Mrs P the mainstay of Radio PYF

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February 1995 Continued

The 3rd

Annual CPN Conference 1995

L-R Jeremy Wiles(Dista)Mike Tonkin (Welsh Office)Fiona Peel, Marion Bull, Colin

Jones, Jim Eddyshaw (NED) Sue Gregory,Joe Pateman

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Opening of the Talygarn Unit- County Hospital 1995

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March 1996- Grange gets going, Chief Exec Bob Hudson said “ This is excellent

news and now paves the way for re-starting the re-settlement programme from

Llanfrechfa, and the final de-commissioning of the Grange by the end of 1997”

The four winners of our ZURICH MUNICIPAL competition

April 1996

Its now a year since our new community hospital in Ebbw Vale was ‘christened’

Ysbyty’r Tri Chwm, the name was suggested by Malcolm Neads- The hospital of he

three valleys

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Phase two of the new community hospital on the County site was officially named Ty

Syriol (Pleasant House)

1996

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June 1996- Usk Ward St Cadoc’s

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June 1996

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June 1996

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June 1996

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Locality Commission takes off 1996

St Cadoc’s Hospital Cricket Club

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July 1996 -Glenys Phelpstead

July 1996- Sister Wendy Harries retires after 40 years service at St Cadoc’s

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Tri Chwm opening by Glenys Kinnock

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ORCHID ENTERPRISES

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Orchid moved to Nevill Street in Abergavenny

The New Talygarn Unit

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Hawthorn takes on the added role of day hospital and respite service

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Hundreds say farewell to Pen-y-fal

Saturday

August 17th

1996

Goodbye

Party

At Penyfal

Hospital

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User Forum Circa 1996-Talygarn plus Psychology Rules OK

November 1996- Big

Commitment to T&D

Risky Business 1996- Meryl

Griffin and Dave Stamp form a

group to look at Violence Policy.

Anne Drinkwater, Sue O’Grady,

Dylan Mallett,Gary Hicks, Gaynor

Griffin

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December 1996

Gwent Health Golf Society- 1996

Plans for RED BARN the proposed mental health facility on the Nevill Hall site,

Abergavenny are being reassessed.

Xmas 1996

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William Hague Secretary of State for Wales opens Ty Siriol Monday Feb 3rd

1997

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Bottom Right

Judith Hall, Bev Dale and Gwynneth Moss

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March 25th

1997 Gwent Community Trust gain provider status in Caerphilly

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Dr Eleanor Kapp Retires

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NHS 50th

Anniversary Committee

1997 Conference

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April 1st 1998 New Chairman and CEO

Pictured Left are the new Chairman and

Chief Executive and below are the various

speakers at the “innovations in the care of

the elderly in the nineties” held at Nevill

Hall Conference Centre

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September 1998

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November 1998

1998 Conference- Parkway Hotel

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