Liz Tiltman, history teacher at tonyrefail comprehensive school has worked with some of her year eight pupils to create acrostic poetry.acrostic poems use the first letter of each line from a word of phrase, in this case tonyrefail. with the poems general theme being of tonyrefail.click here to discuss this poetry page on the forum
by anthony harris
by jasmine cooke
by jordan williams
Old ton a small village which has got betterLaboures worked in tonyrefailDressmakers made lovely dressesTailors made clothes for peopleOn the ton junction, the boars head still standsNo cars where here in 1800Yes more people came to tonyrefailRailway line went through tonyrefailEven more jobs were coming in time andFacilities were getting betterA local school still here in 1900In the street, no tarmacLots more roads and crimes
by luke preston
by becky walters
by liam barnfield
by aliscia cox
by christian bright
by leon rees
Old ton quiet and smallLand was used for farming, mining and building housesDress making for a jobTailers in ton made suits all day longOver the years ton changed for the betterNever the less as you can guess the population grewYears passed and the town grewRoads and railways ran through tonEntertainment grew better each yearFarms and fields decreased as the population increasedAll different ages spread around ton In and around the town more people movedLonger and longer, bigger and bigger grew ton
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