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Groomed as the successor to the great Charles Buchan of Sunderland F.C., Jimmy Seed saw his dreams shattered as Britain was dragged into a war that engulfed Europe and became known as 'The Great War' - the war to end all wars. Despite being gassed twice Jimmy survived, unlike many of his generation who perished on the killing fields of France and Belgium. Returning home he was told his days as a footballer were over. Jimmy was plunged into despair his future looking as black as the pit he seemed destined to return to. But the offer of salvation came from an unlikely source - the Rhondda Valley in South Wales and Tonypandy in particular. The decision Jimmy made was to change his life forever,

David John Collier lived through the most turbulent years of Rhondda's history. A haulier at the Glamorgan Colliery, Llwynypia, he found himself in the eye of the storm that broke over Mid Rhondda when coalowner D. A. Thomas (Lord Rhondda) locked out the workforce at the Ely Pit in the Naval Colliery, Penygraig. The ensuing violent confrontations between striking miners, police and the military gave rise to the looting of Tonypandy and the death of a striker.When the strike ended in bitterness and defeat, David, a talented sportsman, signed for Mid Rhondda Athletic, 'the Mushrooms', who were determined to become a rising force in the burgeoning game of Association Football. Yet dreams and aspirations were shattered when war clouds gathered over Europe. David enlisted in the Cardiff Battalion and soon found himself in France on a journey that would take him to the horror that was Mametz Wood.This is the inspirational story of a man who would not be denied his dream whatever obstacles fate threw in his path.

The festive season. A time of joy and renewed hope. But for Ebenezer Clinton Scrooge III Christmas is about to descend into a nightmare at the centre of which is a child with auburn hair. Power cannot erase the past. When vengeful demons resurface demanding retribution where can a man turn to seek redemption?"Other shapes drifted and floated around Jake Marley's receding form. Blue-black bloated bodies arms extended in desperate and futile attempts to break the surface, reach out towards Scrooge and drag him down to a dark and silent communion."

On September 29th, 2005 a large white cross suddenly appeared on Trealaw mountain in the Rhondda Fawr. Perfectly proportioned it was visible from Tonypandy on the opposite side of the valley. People immediately began to ask questions: Who did it?Why did they do it?How did they do it?What is it made from?Thisis the remarkable story of how one man kept a childhood promise and created the White Cross of Trealaw Mountai