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Monthly Archives: February 2014
Getting closer to Ireland
Our childhood summer holidays in Dinas seemed exotic to us Londoners. Of course the language was different, as was the food, the weather, the freedom we were allowed to roam, the stamps we bought for our postcards and even the … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged catamaran, day trip, Dinas, Dinas Cross, ferry, Fishguard, Irish sea, Pembrokeshire, Rosslare, stena, Tegfan, welsh language, Wexford
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The risky business of researching your family tree
Our local author, Patricia Watkins, comes from a literary family, but started writing in earnest when inspired by the characters she discovered in her family tree. Her research into the ‘Potter’s of Haverfordwest has lead to a new career and … Continue reading
Posted in books, History
Tagged Dinas, Dinas Cross, family history, Haverfordwest, historical fiction, local author, Pembrokeshire
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Bobbin Lace
I recently visited the Wallace Collection in London’s Manchester Square and was struck by Caspar Netscher’s Lace Maker. The sitter for this portrait was making her lace 350 years ago in the Netherlands in the same way as Mary Worthington … Continue reading
Perished at sea
David Vaughan Clay fell overboard and was drowned at sea when his ship was off the River Plate in S America. His family’s gravestone in Ramah Churchyard, a few minutes’ walk from Tegfan, gives the bare facts. The wonderfully informative … Continue reading
Posted in History, Sea
Tagged Dinas, Dinas Cross, mariners, master mariner, Pembrokeshire, Ramah, sea captain, Tegfan
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A very local author
Helen Carey is a very local author whose books have a double connection to our part of West Wales. Her Lavender Road series is set during the second world war and centres on a (fictional) South London street. My grandfather, … Continue reading
Posted in books, History
Tagged author, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, romantic fiction, Tegfan, WW2
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The work of J E Thomas and Son : craft in the community
If you love the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and the offer of artistic treats surprising you in the landscape, I think you’ll enjoy the challenge of finding the work of Dinas’ local blacksmiths in the village. The tennis seat (look on … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Crafts
Tagged Blacksmith, Dinas, Dinas Cross, forge, J E Thomas and Son, Pembrokeshire, smithy, Tegfan
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Car spotting and other nerdy pursuits
With a possibly unjustified generalisation I’ll categorise people interested in the finer points of buses (or trains – planes – cars) as either geeks or nerds – probably nerds. I don’t think it is overly unkind as I’m going to … Continue reading
Posted in History, Transport
Tagged A 487, buses, car spotting, copper beech, Richards Brothers, transport
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The Shock of the Blue Glove
There is no litter in Dinas so I have to conclude that this is Art. ‘The Shock of the Blue Glove’ installation in cotton, plastic and plaster by Anon was displayed near the postbox in Bryn Henllan. Is it still … Continue reading
Posted in Art
Tagged Bryn Henllan, Dinas, Dinas Cross, litter, Pembrokeshire, sculpture
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Tegfan, Dinas Cross 