February 9th – Goytrey Memorial Hall

Encouraging reports were given at the annual meeting of Goytrey Memorial Hall, over which Major-General T W Rees presided.

A profit of £55 was made on the year’s working and there is £720 in the bank for the permanent hall fund.

The hall is used every evening for film shows, Women’s Institute, Youth Club, WEA classes, OAP functions, whist drives and concerts.

The following officers were re-elected: Chairman Mr Harold Hatchway; Hon Sec Mr B F W Bishop; Hon Treasurer Mr David W Phillips.

Several new members (including General Rees) were elected to the committee.

April 13 – Goulding – Jones

At St Mathew’s Church Monkswood by Canon D Ivor Jones, Christopher J Goulding to Mrs Annie E Jones, widow of Mr F Jones and the youngest daughter of Mr and the late Mrs J Lewis of Llwyncelyn bungalow Goytre.

April 27 – Sale of Freehold Dwelling House

No. 1 Cottage, Porthgwyn, situate just off the main Pontypool-Abergavenny road about one mile past the Goytre Arms, together with about 2 acres of land.

The cottage, a stone built property with pantile roof, contains living room, scullery and pantry and 2 bedrooms, garage, pigs cot, store shed etc., with possession upon completion.

Bunning & Russell will sell by public auction of Wednesday May 9th 1951 at 4.30 p. m.

May 18 – Goytre Women’s Institute

Jumble Sale and Sale of Work at Memorial Hall

Friday May 25th 2.30 – 5.30 Admission 3d.

June 8 – Goytre Sets Them all an Example

Goytre Village Hall is set up as a model of how such places should be run by the Village Halls Committee of Monmouthshire Rural Community Council. At Goytre and two other places, the hall is booked on an average of 26 nights each month. Here is a list of activities at Goytre:

Sunday, concerts occasionally; Monday dance; Tuesday Women’s Institute; Wednesday Youth Club, Old Age Pensioners and Committee Meetings; Thursday Worker’s Educational Association Class (adults); Friday Whist Drive and dramatic society rehearsals; Saturday Old Age Pensioners.

Thus in a space of three years a rather ordinary drab village has been turned into a pulsating village community with a highly developed sense of communal responsibility. All praise to the village leaders, headed by Messrs H H Hatchway, Ben Bishop and D W Phillips.