About bookvolunteer
I'm passionate about books, about Oxfam and about making the world a better place. When I'm not filling the shelves in Oxfam Wilmslow, I might be found reading the books I've bought in the beautiful surroundings of North Pembrokeshire.
Natalie’s beautiful beads were on sale at Dinas’s Christmas market in the old school (Yr Hen Ysgol). Natalie usually just makes the beads for family and friends – it’s a hobby that she enjoys. However, I noticed that her stall … Continue reading →
Bridget and Barbara have been commuting through Dinas for the past four years, from their homes in Newport and Newcastle Emlyn to their beautiful ‘Seaways’ bookshop in Fishguard’s West Street. The shop has been there a long time, but was rescued … Continue reading →
Posted in Art, books, Crafts, Welsh language
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Tagged advent calendar, bookshop, crafts, Dinas, Dinas Cross, independent, Pembrokeshire, Seaways, Tegfan
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Personally, I don’t do much with seaweed, but I’ve been given a couple of good ideas in Dinas. The first suggestion came from a man who was pushing a wheel barrow full of seaweed up from Aberfforest beach. He told … Continue reading →
Posted in Crafts, Food, Nature
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Tagged Anny Carson-Clash, crafts, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Fishguard Market, lampshade, Pembrokeshire, Tegfan, Yr Hen Ysgol
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I’ve no idea why this lovely shop is called Tenby House. Can anyone tell me? It’s been on West Street in Fishguard for as long as I can remember. It looks like the archetypal shop – the sort that children … Continue reading →
Posted in Crafts
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Tagged Dinas, Dinas Cross, DVD rental, Fishguard, Fishguard shops, Ian Page, magazines, newsagents, newspapers, stationery, Tenby House
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Len Rees is a Dinas potter with a garden wall that celebrates his friends, family and neighbours, both as models and contributing artists. Here are just a few in more detail. Click on a face for a close-up view. The … Continue reading →
Posted in Art, Crafts
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Tagged artists, Dinas, Dinas Cross, exhibition, for sale, gallery, local artist, Pembrokeshire, Potter, pottery, Tegfan
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Nick is so newly retired that his name in Google brings you to Fishguard High School (Ysgol Bro Gwaun) where, as head of the art department, he was responsible for the art policy and high ratings from his ex-students. He … Continue reading →
Posted in Art, Crafts
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Tagged art teacher, Dinas, Dinas Cross, furniture maker, furniture restoration, Nicholas Kinver, Nick Kinver, Pembrokeshire, retired, studio, teacher, Tegfan, workshop, Yr Hen Ysgol
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South West View from Foel Drygarn © Copyright Dave Croker and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. Here is a quick preview of the Pembrokeshire Ramblers’ Winter Programme. Their friendly, welcoming website gives much more information and contact details. 23rd Nov: Freshwater West, Angle Peninsula 30th Nov: … Continue reading →
When we drive from Cheshire to Pembrokeshire, there are language clues that remind us that we have crossed the border from England into Wales. There have been numerous studies that show how good language learning is for the brain. One … Continue reading →
I must have seemed an awkward and stubborn child. On our summer holidays in Dinas I was lucky to have a bedroom to myself. The sunny room was quite delightful and I slept on a feather bed that I knew … Continue reading →
Posted in Crafts, History, Nature, Wildlife
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Tagged Dinas, edwardian, furnishing, Pembrokeshire, style, taste, Taxidermy, victorian
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If you’re the kind of person who marks the third Thursday in November with a bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau, looks forward to enjoying wild game birds from the Scottish moors in September and the first daffodils from Cornwall in January … Continue reading →
Cawl (more of that another time) was traditionally eaten with a wooden spoon. If, like me, you don’t fancy the idea of eating soup from the sort of wooden spoon you might use for stirring cake mixture, let me assure … Continue reading →
Tegfan, Dinas Cross 