Volunteer engine driver at Blaenavon’s Heritage Railway

I am a Blaenavonite and just as I am a unique human being, this town in which I live and, have always lived, is also unique. Sitting in splendid isolation at the top of the Eastern Valley, Blaenavon has the best of both worlds, - there is woodland, rugged moorland, scattered farmlands and an abundance of rural beauty and yet, the community of Blaenavon itself has its roots in industry – coal, iron and steel. The people of Blaenavon are proud of their heritage and its history has made the community what it is today – caring, independent and ever-hopeful for the future’.