Community Woodland for Llangennech & District  

My Experience of the Troserch Woodlands – Mr. Wyn Gravell

Troserch Woods were close to our first residence in Llangennech at Troserch Road, in the late 1950's. With our young family we often walked along the river Morlais, whether this was trespassing or not, I have yet to establish.

For many years we were well supplied with blackberries, our children enjoyed these excursions into the woods. Later in the mid 1980's during the time the Reverend Sion Alun was the Minister of Bethesda Chapel, there was a strong youth movement in the village. As a result of this awakening many sought to affirm their Christian faith by the scriptural obedience of water Baptism.

Many of the young people were baptised in the icy waters of the river. Subsequently other groups conducted Baptismal services at this location. It was quite an impressive sight, well over a hundred villagers made the trek along the river, they took up positions on either side of the river to witness this first Baptismal service for almost a century.

This resulted in a search for a suitable venue to conduct a Baptismal service. With the able assistance of the late Hubert Edwards a deacon of Bethesda, he kindly located what the villagers called (Pwll Bedyddio) the Baptismal pool. This was used by the early Baptists of Llangennech,well over a century ago.