Menna elfyn biography sample

I was born in 1951 in the Swansea Valley, the youngest of three children. We lived in a little industrial valley, eight miles from Swansea.

Most of the people who lived there worked in the tin factory, the steel factory or in the coal mine on the outskirts of the village. It was a close knit community but as minister’s daughter, I learnt early on that we lived in a large detached house, with a drive and a lawn big enough to hold tennis matches.

Menna elfyn biography sample

Yet, there was something very different about our house. There were constant visits from parishioners and ‘ home‘ seemed to be an open house for people to call - to seek guidance, arrange funerals or marriages.  As children we found solace in escaping to our rooms until the visitors had departed.

Sometimes, I would be called upon to play the harp on the request of those who admired this wonderful instrument we kept in the parlour. I hated those impromptu concerts but once or twice rather liked showing off my m