Caerphilly Observer
Member Sign in Manage Membership
Become a Member - no ads
Menu
  • News
    • Senedd
    • Business
    • Newport
    • Opinion
  • Sport
    • Rugby union
    • Football
  • Membership & Subscriptions
  • Notices
  • Obituaries
  • About
    • Advertise
  • Sponsored Content
Menu

Islwyn MP pays tribute to unsung Blackwood hero

News | Richard Gurner | Published: 14:30, Monday November 30th, 2009.
Last updated: 09:34, Tuesday December 1st, 2009

Don Touhig presents Marjorie Holding with his Unsung Hero award.
Don Touhig presents Marjorie Holding with his Unsung Hero award.

Islwyn MP Don Touhig has paid tribute to Marjorie Holding for all the work she has done helping others over the years in Blackwood.

Mr Touhig presented his Unsung Hero Award to Mrs Holding for her contribution to Blackwood Methodist Church and the wider community.

She is a dedicated member of the Methodist Church and regularly holds coffee mornings to help raise funds for it.

Not only that she also edits the church magazine as well as acting as a driver to many elderly ladies who have difficulty getting to church.

Every weekend she is also a dedicated volunteer in the Street Pastor programme in Blackwood and is captain of the 1st Blackwood Boys Brigade, a position she has held for 30 years.

Mr Touhig said: “I was delighted to present the award to Mrs Holding, she is well known in Blackwood for her willingness to help others.

“Mrs Holding has earned the gratitude of so many people that she has helped – she is fully deserving of the title unsung hero.”

1 thought on “Islwyn MP pays tribute to unsung Blackwood hero”

  1. Tori says:
    Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 03:53

    Fell out of bed feeling down. This has britgehned my day!

    Log in to Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Latest News

  • Drakeford warns of £7bn cuts if Welsh Government budget not passedTuesday, October 14, 2025
  • ‘The men that were killed must never be forgotten’: Senghenydd remembers 112 years onTuesday, October 14, 2025
  • Davies' lurcher dog Shirley, who was used for illegal fights
    Man who abused badgers and entered his dog into illegal fights jailedTuesday, October 14, 2025
  • How the proposed wind farm would look from Heol Tasker, Nelson
    Larger turbine blades for wind farm a “minor change,” says developerTuesday, October 14, 2025
  • Finance minister Mark Drakeford
    Sweeping cuts loom as Drakeford unveils £27bn spending plansTuesday, October 14, 2025
  • Young Saints honour Senghenydd’s mining legacy with new memorial rugby cupMonday, October 13, 2025

Find out how the communities of Caerphilly County Borough get their names

Caerphilly

Legal & Public Notices

  • Caerphilly County Borough Council public noticesThursday, October 2, 2025
  • Notice of application for a premises licence: Hanbury Road, BargoedThursday, September 25, 2025
  • Notice of application for a variation of a premises licence: Pontygwindy Industrial EstateThursday, September 18, 2025
  • Caerphilly County Borough Council public noticesThursday, September 18, 2025
© 2009-2024 Caerphilly Media Ltd, Caerphilly Miners Centre for the Community Watford Road Caerphilly, CF83 1BJ. Incorporated in Wales No. 07604006.