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Goytre Village Hall (GVH)

Address
Newtown Road, Penperlleni
Pontypool, NP4 0AW United Kingdom Get Directions

Goytre Village Hall (GVH) is our base during the winter for our Thursday evening talks. There is ample free parking. You can arrive after 7:40pm for talks that usually begin at 8.00pm and last about an hour. We ask you to vacate the hall by 9.45pm please.

Goytre Sports and Social Club (GSSC), situated in the same building but independent of the village hall, has a bar where drinks can be purchased at favourable prices. We are very welcome in the GSSC and our arrangement with them is that gwentmc members should purchase annual membership of GSSC for a nominal sum (£5) prior to using the facilities each winter.

Grid Reference:
– 6-figure: SO 324046
– 10-figure: SO 32409 04645

Sat nav coordinates:
– Latitude, Longitude (decimal)
51.736420, -2.9802108
– Latitude, Longitude (degs, mins, secs)
51°44′11″N, 002°58′49″W

Events at this venue
Today

  • Annual General Meeting

    Goytre Village Hall (GVH) Newtown Road, Penperlleni, Pontypool, United Kingdom

  • Talk: Risk and adventure

    Goytre Village Hall (GVH) Newtown Road, Penperlleni, Pontypool, United Kingdom

  • Talk: High Mountains of Papua New Guinea

    Goytre Village Hall (GVH) Newtown Road, Penperlleni, Pontypool, United Kingdom

    Join Peter for an audio-visual presentation about an international expedition that visited Papua New Guinea to climb two of the highest mountains, encountering some of the many tribes along the way.

  • Talk: Why catchment management matters – by Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water

    Goytre Village Hall (GVH) Newtown Road, Penperlleni, Pontypool, United Kingdom

    Many of the hill areas of Wales enjoyed by walkers and climbers are located in drinking water catchments. Human activity in the catchments can result in both positive and negative impacts. This talk provides an overview of Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water drinking water catchments, risks and risk mitigation, regulatory standards and customer expectations. It willContinue reading "Talk: Why catchment management matters – by Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water"

  • Talk: Walking the Cumbria Way

    Goytre Village Hall (GVH) Newtown Road, Penperlleni, Pontypool, United Kingdom

    Alex will regale you with tales of his 70 mile walk through some of Cumbria's most stunning scenery, from Ulverston in the south to Carlisle in the north.