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"It affected everything. As soon as someone came into the pub and their phone connected with the wi-fi, it would crash our debit card machine, " said Ben. "Trying to pay our 26 staff was difficult as it's all online banking these days. A few years ago you could do your ordering over the phone, now it's all online... It was so hard. " But that's all changed as the pub has just been connected to the new ultrafast Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) broadband. "Now you can come along and download the whole Star Wars trilogy in three minutes, " laughed Ben. image caption Michaelston-y-Fedw is surrounded by rolling fields and hills They all have Dave Schofield to thank for dragging the village into the 21st Century. He and a team of about 30 volunteers - all local villagers - decided that because nobody else was sorting out their problem, they would do it themselves. He mentioned the idea at a village meeting, not thinking anybody would be enthusiastic, but he said everyone jumped on board. They set up their own not for profit Community Interest Company and raised £150, 000 by asking local people to buy shares in the project.
The idea was sparked in the village pub when villagers were complaining about their WiFi connections. Ben Longman, landlord of the Cefn Mably Arms, said: 'We were in the pub and we were all moaning about how bad the wifi was. 'I had just paid for high speed broadband and realised it would not work. ' Organisers then began to look into how to obtain grants to fund the project and asked villagers to help with volunteering. One of the organisers, Carina Dunk, 61, said it was fantastic what the village had achieved. She said: 'It used to take a few days to download a film, now it takes less than a minute. Jim and Carina Dunk put in hundreds of hours of voluntary work installing fibre along with neighbours he hadn't known before the project 'Communities have tended to be more distant and detached but not here anymore. 'Sometimes we have to take a step back and pinch ourselves at what we have done. Anyone can do it, it is not rocket science. ' Her husband, retired marine worker Jim Dunk, 71, put in hundreds of hours of voluntary work installing fibre along with neighbours he hadn't known before the broadband project.
They then went about applying for every grant they could, including to the Welsh Government and Access Broadband Cymru, which offers vouchers to homes in areas that are not set to benefit from BT's Superfast Cymru project. Similar schemes have been undertaken in England, but for Wales it was a first. Farmers and landowners readily gave permission for trenches to be dug to lay the fibre optic cables - that are thinner than a human hair - from a hub to people's homes and businesses. image caption Digging started in the winter and volunteers hope to finish by the autumn And residents swotted up on the technology, pooled their skills and received training on how to lay the infrastructure. Local contractors use machinery to dig across farmland to people's driveways. It's then up to each home owner to dig trenches to carry the fibres into their own homes, with others stepping in to help those who can't manage the work. It has become a full time job for many of the volunteers. "We started digging on 21 February this year when the ground was frozen solid, " said Dave, 52, who's lived in the village for eight years.
Community Police Officer PCSO Caroline Doidge can be reached on 07964 645148 or by email here. For details of Mobile Police Stations please check the Gwent Police Website. If you see any suspicious vehicles or individuals please call 101. Free Honeybee Swarm Collection For many years Gwent Beekeeper's Association has offered a free honeybee swarm collection and re-homing service for Torfaen, Monmouthshire, Newport, Blaenau Gwent, parts of Powys and Herefordshire. We have a team of trained and insured beekeepers able to collect swarmed honeybees from reasonably accessible locations. If someone in your community should be troubled by a swarm, then please contact either Ken Key or Andrew Knapp on the numbers below. North Gwent: Ken Key 01873 852512
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