... Quench your thirst at one of our local watering holes !

... The John Fielding, formerly the Moonraker, Town Centre ...

.. Click here for interesting information on John Fielding ..

The Oddfellows Arms - Pontnewydd

.. The Oddfellows Arms - Pontnewydd ..

 

The Pub sign of the ODDFELLOWS ARMS  - Unfortunately, the words on the scroll below the shield are misspelled.

It reads AMICA AMOR TEVERIDAS which in fact should read as AMICITIA AMOR et VERITAS

The Three Links above the shield represent the motto of the Oddfellows - Friendship, Love and Truth.

The Scroll holds the motto of the Oddfellows in Latin - 'Amicitia, Amor et Veritas'

The hourglass represents Time.

The Beehive represents both Industry (work) and Thrift (saving for the future).

The Crossed Keys represent both Knowledge and Security.

The Lamb and Flag are symbols used to represent Sacrifice and Innocence

The Oddfellows Society was officially set up in 1810 to protect and care for it's members, at a time when there was no welfare state, trade unions or National Health Service. It's aim then was to provide help to members when they needed it; a tradition that's very much alive today.

Being a non-profit making Society, owned by it's members, not shareholders, all profits are passed back to the members in the form of benefits.

The Society currently has 100,000 members nationwide all part of a thriving Branch network. These Branches organise many social activities in their local area - anything from a quiz night to a group holiday abroad - keeping alive the tradition of friendliness.

The Mount Pleasant - Wesley Street - Old Cwmbran  .. Click here for website ..

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Dorallt Inn, Henllys  Cross_Keys, Five_Locks_Road,_Pontnewydd.jpg   Old_Bridge_Inn, Commercial Street, Pontnewydd .jpg   Rose_and_Crown, Victoria Street,Old Cwmbran   The_Upper_Cock Inn ,The Highway, Croesyceiliog.jpg  

The_Yew_Tree, Maendy Way, West_Pontnewydd .jpg   Kings_Head, Station Road, Pontnewydd (November2006 ceased being a public House) .jpg  New Bridgend Inn,Greenhill Road,Pontnewydd   Mill Tavern , Coed Eva - Aug 2004   The Half Way ,Old Cwmbran   

The Queen Inn,Upper Cwmbran   The Blinking Owl,Coed Eva   Fairces, Pontnewydd  `Tamarind `opened May 31st 2005, formerly The Marlborough,GreenMeadow  Golden Harvest,Grean Meadow. 

  Terrace Inn, Pontyhydrun   The_Mount_Pleasant Inn, Wesley Street,_Old_Cwmbran  Six in Hand, Croescyceiliog   The Bush Inn Upper Cwmbran   The Crows Nest Llanyravon   

 The Greenhouse Llantarnam    The Mountain Air Upper Cwmbran   The Waterloo - Two Locks - Oakfield - Old Cwmbran  The Kingfisher, Thornhill,Upper Cwmbran

The Oakfield, Grean Willows,Oakfield    Fairwater House

Ashbridge Inn.

The Square Inn,Town Centre  Odd Fellows Arms, Pontnewydd  Castell y Bwlch, Hennlys

Cwmbran Town AFC Sports & Social Club,Old Cwmbran   Pontnewydd Workingmens`s club & institute,Chapel street,Pontnewydd  British Legion, Station Road, Pontnewydd   Llanyravon Social club   Cwmbran Working Mens Band Club Old Cwmbran

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Woodland Road Sports and Social Centre coffee bar,Llanyravon  Pontnewydd, Constitutional Club  Celtic Hotel Old Cwmbran web

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.. Click here to see the `demise` of THE CHERRY TREE Club ..

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I was in the Cherry Tree one Friday night back in 197? when we had earth tremors, at first I thought it was a heavy lorry passing by on the road but of course the road was too narrow to take such a vehicle. I then realised what had caused the tremor and as I looked out of the panoramic window a thought crossed my mind; if this building came off its foundations we probably would not stop rolling down the mountain until we reached the Oddfellows!

At that time there was no Thornhill estate to stop us.

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I remember the Cherry Tree Club well. When I was about 12 they had disco's every week. Mam and Dad (Jean and Arthur Thomas Upper Cwmbran) would go there every Sunday. Children's Christmas party was `brill ` and they used to arrange trips to Blackpool every September. Great times and Great memories L

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What the devil has happened to some of the Pontnewydd waterholes !! The Kings Head is now a Chinese Garden (restaurant); and what has become of the Pontnewydd Inn !!! I suppose times move on but they were good pubs to drink in on a weekend.