View from Cwmbach; Wales' first Co-Operative store was opened in this street
Cwmbach is a village near Aberdare, in Rhondda Cynon Taff, South Wales, United Kingdom.
Cwmbach means 'Little Valley' in Welsh (Cwm = valley, Bach = little)
The village is served by Cwmbach railway station on the Merthyr Line - Aberdare branch (incorrect it is it's own line, it does not connect to merthyr, the merthyr line splits at pontypridd)
The Cwmbach Male Choir was formed in 1921 and were the first choir to sing at the famous Arms Park prior to an international rugby match. The Choir has shared the concert platform with some world famous artists, including Paul Robeson, Sir Geraint Evans, Stuart Burrows, Dame Gwyneth Jones, Constance Shacklock, Patricia Kern and the internationally renowned guitarist John Williams, to name but a few.
[edit] Wales' First Co-Op
In Cwmbach the first Cooperative Society in Wales was formed in 1860 in Bridge Street, Cwmbach. It was demolished in 1977.
[edit] Notable people
The poet Harri Webb lived in Cwmbach for a number of years (up until the mid 1990s).
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