Friends of Newport Transporter Bridge

  Newport Transporter Bridge AGM 2022 Here are some photographs of the 2022 AGM which took place on  25th Feb at 7pm at the Seafearers' Mission at the Dock Gates. David Hando the out going chairman gave his report and Dame Rosemary Butler chaired the meeting The Treasurer, Isailo  Dimic, provided his report Emma Newrick, (Transporter Bridge Client Project Manager)  talked about the progress of the Project Councillor David William,  Newport's  389th  Mayor, mentioned the  importance of the Bridge   and his two charities.  T he money raised from the raffle money was  shared with the Mayor's charities. They were Newport Mind  and  the Friends of Gwent Music Martin Bell's talk followed the formal AGM Professor Martin Bell is an archaeologist who has given many lectures locally about the Usk and its links to industrial heritage. He is a really engaging speaker and has recently led walks and mini excavations on the Gwent Le...

  Gavin Jones, Community Engagement Officer and the one in the middle. On either side of Gavin is Norman Liversuch and his daughter Rhiannon.  Gavin writes:- Hi everyone, my name is Gavin Jones and I will soon be joining the Newport Transporter Bridge team as the Community Engagement Officer. For the past six years, I have been with the Living Levels Landscape Partnership, working across the Gwent Levels on which the bridge is such a stunning presence. I have over 25 years of experience in community engagement and am very excited about being part of an amazing project for such an iconic Newport landmark. I have been a big fan since first discovering the bridge – in fact, before that, my only previous encounter with a transporter bridge was via the TV programme ‘ Auf Wiedersehen Pet’ . One of the first things I did in my present job was to insist that the partnership lined up for a photo along the top, complete with a poor photographer who was afraid of heights! For the pas...

Margaret Lovett tells us why she wanted to walk along the top of the Transporter Bridge a week before she had her hip operation. This was a visit arranged by the Friends of Newport Museum and Art Gallery of which Margaret and her husband Colin are members. It took place on 16th July 2019 and Emma Newrick was our guide.  Margaret writes:- I wanted to do it because I love a challenge and had been meaning to climb to the top ever since I moved to South Wales nearly 50 years ago. I had learned that the bridge was one of only a tiny number still operational in the world. Of course there is only one other in the UK. ( The Tees Transporter Bridge, also referred to as the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge.) It was closed for ten years in 1985 and then again for 2 years in 2008, so my opportunities were dwindling! I had an upcoming hip replacement op the following week and the outcome was far from certain so "carpe diem"!  As I am very inquisitive, and like to know the ...