Museum Pops Up In Haverfordwest
The museum in Haverfordwest closed in 2023 with the intention that it would reopen when construction work was completed at Haverfordwest Castle, which would become it’s new home. A temporary museum funded by the...
Category: History
200 Years of the RNLI
The RNLI is 200 years old this year. And Fishguard RNLI Lifeboat Station is the oldest lifeboat station in Wales. Built by local people in 1822, the town’s first lifeboat was handed over to...
Battle of the Bluestones
Local author Brian John will talk about Ein Hanes – the Battle of the Stonehenge Bluestones at Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard, on Wednesday 13 March at 6pm. Over the past century there has been a debate...
Jemima Commemorated
Pembrokeshire has just witnessed the first unveiling of a purple plaque in the county. Celebrating Fishguard’s own Jemima Nicholas who was instrumental in helping repel the French invaders of 1797, the plaque...
A Tribute to Bessie Davies
Ianto Mor, local writer and photographer, has paid tribute to Bessie Davies whom he describes as “a remarkable and unique Pembrokeshire character who personified the Gwaun Valley. I had the privilege of meeting her...
Wales’s Lady of Love
You get two chances to celebrate love in Wales. If you are not a Welsh speaker listen out for “Diwrnod St Dwynwen Hapus” – “Happy St Dwynwen’s Day”. In Wales St Dwynwen’s Day is...
Pirates of Pembrokeshire
Dr Simon Hancock will give an illustrated talk about the impact of piracy around the coast of Pembrokeshire at Theatr Gwaun, Fishguard, focusing on the Tudor period. He will also describe how Pembrokeshire men...
Sustainable Tourism Wants You (25th january)
Community Led Sustainable Tourism project are gearing up for the release of their “Community-Led Sustainable Tourism Brochure” in March 2024. This comprehensive pamphlet, available both online and in print, will showcase the region...
Christmas Traditions Nice and Scary
In the UK we have many Christmas traditions, some of the more recent having been adopted from America. Wherever you find countries with long chilly winters you will find some evidence of winter celebrations,...
A Fascination with Fossils
Simon Braddy, now retired and living in Manorbier, was born in Hampshire and attended school there. Fascinated by the local fossils he developed an interest in dinosaurs, and Sir David Attenborough’s Life on Earth TV...
