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Around 1,000 residents took to the streets of Blackwood on Saturday September 7 to protest against plans by the council to “mothball” the historic venue.

Our report on the protest can be read here, and Blackwood-based photographer Roger Donovan has very kindly provided us all of the key images from the day which we feature below.