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This is the Welsh Language guide to using this, the Britain from Above website. It was created with the help of Trimsaran Primary School as part of the Welsh Community Project 'Building Trimsaran'

Here's a photo of two children from the nursery showing interest or recognising buildings in their village.

This is a photo of the children and parents from the local mum's and toddler group in Trimsaran taking part in the project by colouring in and creating houses to add to the aerial view.

This is a photo of the older people of Trimsaran taking part with the project, helping with the creation of the aerial photo of their village using old photos of the village.

This is a photo taken of the community project in the village of Trimsaran, which the children from the local village of Trimsaran toke part in by making parts of the aerial map to create the aerial view of their village.

A closer look at the collieries map

A further note to the map's authenticity

A handwritten note attesting to the validity of the map in 1933

A 1933 Map of Trimsaran Collieries kindly leant to us during the main project week in February

Back cover

They head home eating their sweets!

They say goodbye to Sian...

They manage to sort out the mix up with the sweets...

They tell Sian about the mix up...

They discuss what they've bought and discover what they have doesnt match so they agree to go back to Sian

They visit Sian's Father Sion

Deciding what they want...

A draw of chocolate bars!

Considering the sweets!

looking in the shop...

Meeting Sian...

pages 6&7, heading out to meet Sian

The start of the story...

This is the start of a children's book set in the village that was kindly leant to project by a resident.

This is a photograph of a relative of one of the residents who joined in with the project, they thought this was one of the first cars to be owned in Trimsaran and their relative was very proud of it!

An impressively tinted view of the Miners Arms pub in Trimsaran. The tinting almost makes the family in the foreground seem like they have been added in afterwards!

An image of Spudders Bridge with a car in the process of crossing it. Today this narrow bridge which used to be the only road link between the village and Trimsaran is sadly over grown and serves as a pedestrian crossing whilst the new, wider road that runs alongside its forebear roars with the sound of modern traffic.

Caeduan View in Trimsaran, the view looks very different today!

The Bird in Hand pub taken sometime in the 1930s, the pub is still very much open today!

A view of the coal yard in Trimsaran when it was in operation, if you look carefully at the rail wagons at the back of the picture you can see at least one load has links to Ebbw Vale!

A general view of the village from the early 20th century

A view of Bryncaerau and the chapel heading towards Kidwelly

A photograph of Llandyry Church in Trimsaran taken in the early 20th century and kindly brought as part of a collection by one of the senior residents of Trimsaran.

One of the Trimsaran bricks, brought in to show us the type produced in the village when the brickworks was in operation.

Working with the pre-school group to create more Trimsaran houses and producing the grass for the map!

Residents of Lys-y-Godian taking a look at our 1st-4th edition maps and old aerial photographs of the local area

A photograph of one of Trimsaran's old buses, kindly brought in by a member of the community

One of the maps leant to us for the project

Using the mining map leant to us for the project, ready for people to see!

One Trimsaran resident with her finished house!

Member of Trimsaran community working on creating their houses to add to the 3D model village that will be showcased at the National Eisteddfod in the Summer!