From the archives

We went down to the village hall last night for a special showing of some old BBC films about the local area. It was £3 a ticket. . and the hall was packed with people from the village. There was an exhibition of old photos at the back. . and a BBC producer who lives in the area presented the films.
The first film showed men working in the tin plate mine here in the village circa 1960. . just before the mine was closed. There was a lovely 30 min film presented and made by Dennis Potter who was born in the Forest of Dean and died in Ross on Wye. The final film was "The Closing of The Wye Valley Lines" and can be seen below. About a minute from the end of this lovely film you can see the train passing over the river here in the village. This drew a lovely communal cheer from everyone in the hall last night.