Places I have lived in the UK - Pentre - Rhondda

Aerial view of Gelli, Ton Pentre, Pentre, Cwmparc, and Treorchy

We thoroughly loved living and working in the Rhondda Valley. We first lived in Pentre for five years. We adopted our dog Zoe there and she helped us win many friends as we walked the mountains.

The Corps had gone through some difficulties prior to our arrival but they soon got going again and the time seemed to pass too quickly. The Outposts at Gelli (OverSixties) and Porth (selling War Cry's) were also enjoyable situations.

Alpha was introduced, Sunday School had always been very well organized, the Singing Company at that time made some CDs, the whole corps kept performing musicals and plays and still do! If you can you must get to one of the many yearly performances. Their singing! It was great to see how the congregation began to see the advantage of putting these musicals on for mission and fellowship. God worked in many of their hearts, and so many people were brought in to help in all sorts of ways who then went on to join the fellowship and find a place of worship at the Army!
Some, I noticed in the Salvationist have recently been made Soldiers. I have heard through the grapevine that their Singing Company is large again because all the little ones are now much older! Some are in the Songsters -which has many faces I don't recognize and it is always good when that happens!

God Bless Pentre

So many good memories. The bandmaster was a driving instructior and he was very brave teaching me to drive. He is such a good instructior that I have still kept the many good habits he taught me. In all these years I have only crossed my arms a couple of times, Cyril! Philip drives a car now and he is also a very good driver! Cyril is getting a big head now!

People were so nice there, so caring and friendly. They apparently still talk about the Agers...in a good way...thank goodness!!