Cwm Community Care
Caring for Community
I’m glad the valley is greener
The air is much, much cleaner
I’m happy and I’m sad
Thank goodness I have an employed Dad
There are daffodils growing on the fields
Where the mines used to be
What a lovely site for us to see.
By Rhys Thomas - Waunlwyd School
The valley is cleaner
The grass is greener
The miners can rest at long last
We appreciate how hard they worked
And will always be grateful to them
But the valley is cleaner
The grass is greener
The miners can rest at long last.
By Ellie Smith - Waunlwyd School
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It’s Green Again
Pollution from the ironworks
Gave us smoky skies
People suffered from the smoke and dust
And laughter was turned to cries
But now the valley’s green again
Blue skies are here to stay
Trees can grow and flowers give colour
The village is beautiful again
Let’s hope it stays that way.
By Selina - Cwm School
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The Valley
The filthy dark trees are green again
Animals deserted homes returned to again
The old grey skies are turned back blue
The old grey grass is bright green too
The deserted woods were quiet before
But now there are birds to sing once more
A colourless landscape is now a colourful scene
The deadly illnesses have faded away
And smog is replaced by lovely fresh air
So fortunately clogged uplungs are rare
Springtime has come to Cwm at last
We hope we never return to the past
By Kalum Baker - Cwm School
Where is the dirt
Where is the smoke
Where is the dust
That made men choke
The valley is green
No dust to be seen
Flowers and trees
Blow and shake in the breeze
There’s no more dust
Only rust
Men worked down the pit
Now they just sit
By Thomas Poultney - Cwm School
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The Blue Sky Over Cwm
The steelworks gone, what a frustration
Wages lost cause devastation
But the new blue sky is a great creation
The garden that stands right by the church
Now provides every bird with a perch
An ugly landscape is what it used to be
Now it’s a beautiful sight for everyone to see
A beautiful sanctuary sat amongst the hills
With clean fresh air that nobody kills
Rivers rippling, running fast.
By Emily Johnson - Cwm School
The Grey Valley
The sheets of green have come back again
Where once there was all dreary smoke
Now the children can go out to play
Without having to choke
You mixed the chemicals into the river
Now it can’ affect the animals’ livers
Before, there were only ugly landscapes out of your door
Now we can do one that doesn’t look poor
The grey clouds that give no effect
Blue skies now treated with respect
Smog that made the valley bad
Has blown away with the faces so sad
Now happy children laugh and play games
‘Cos the sheets of green are in Cwm again.
By Ellie Smith - Cwm School
The valley of Cwm
Buildings were demolished
But now everything’s polished
We couldn’t have fun
Because there wasn’t much sun
All dull colours have now gone.
Black and grey has been outshone
The environment was grey
It was horrible they say
All the trees were shredded to pieces
It was not really a holiday
Because the valleys were black and grey
But now the pits are in the past
The valley of cwm is green at last.
By Joe - Cwm School
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The Valley Turns Green Again
The grey and dusty smog finally disappears
The dark, polluted river finally clears
The ugly, colourless landscape finally has colour
Cwm is turning green again
Loads of people died
Loads of people cried
The pits claimed lots of lives
The steelworks polluted the skies
But now a hospital can be built
And Cwm will be green again.
By Harri - Cwm School