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Tag Archives: Pembrokeshire
Solva Woollen Mill
Solva Woollen Mill, established in 1907, claims to be the oldest working woollen mill in Pembrokeshire but Tregwynt Woollen Mill, not far up the coast, has been run by the Griffiths family since 1912 and is a close contender. What’s not in … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, History
Tagged Dinas, Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Woolen Mill, Woollen Mill, working mill
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There’s nuffin like a puffin
2014 was a dreadful year for Puffins in Pembrokeshire. Research by Dr Matt Wood at the University of Gloucestershire* is revealing the harsh consequences of last winter’s’s storms for thousands of puffins on Skomer Island. Around 50,000 dead seabirds, including … Continue reading
Posted in books, Nature, Wildlife
Tagged Dinas, Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Puffins, seabirds, Skomer, storms
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You’re looking at the remains of Russia
Russia’s monolithic gateposts might lead you to expect a substantial dwelling, outclassing the cottages on the Dinas mountain. But no. The gatepost on the left was positioned (and broken?) by a JCB about 35 years ago when the farmer removed it from a dip in the … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, History
Tagged Dinas, Dinas Cross, Dinas Mountain, Pembrokeshire, Preseli hills, Rusha, Russia, small holding, The Preselis
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Eirian Short – celebrated embroiderer from Dinas
I’ve noticed that many people end up at my blog when they are googling Eirian Short, the celebrated embroiderer from Dinas. I know that there is very little on the internet about her work and I hope that this post will do something to remedy … Continue reading
Posted in Art, books, Crafts
Tagged craft, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Eirian Short, embroidery, Goldsmiths, machine embroidery, Mandala, Pembrokeshire, textile art, The Crows
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We’re in a Megafauna Hotspot
The Wildlife Trusts are proposing that The Cardigan Bay area and the ‘Pembrokeshire Marine’ should be designated ‘reserves’ for the harbour porpoises that are often seen in the area. According to Sea Trust volunteers, Strumble Head attracts very large numbers of porpoises, … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Sea, Wildlife
Tagged cetaceans, dolphins, Pembrokeshire, porpoises, strandings
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Do you remember your classmates from primary school?
I love this photo of class 3, Dinas Primary School c 1953, and can give you the names of everyone in the class, including the four children who were absent on the day. Back row, from the left: David Stephens, Ken … Continue reading
Posted in History, Sport
Tagged 1950s, class 3, class photo, Dinas, Dinas County Primary School, Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, Primary school, school photo, Wales
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Searching for John Henry Jones and William Lloyd: the mysteries on Dinas’ war memorial
Thirteen men from Dinas are remembered on the village WWI memorial. Locally there are long memories and diligent historical research so quite a lot is known about most of these men. There are two sets of brothers, three were sailors who … Continue reading
Posted in History, Sea
Tagged casualties, David James Harries, David John Roach, Dewi Roach, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Edwin Thomas, John Edward Richards, John Henry Jones, Morgan Lewis Thomas, Owen Jenkins, Pembrokeshire, Price Gibby, Thomas Vaughan Llewellyn, Titus James Thomas, Tom David Roach, war memorial, Wiliam Rees Reynolds, William Lloyd, World War 1
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Menna Gallie – For when you’ve read your Dylan Thomas
We are nearing the end of Dylan Thomas’ centenary year. I hope that all fans have re-read ‘Under Milk Wood’ a few times in these past months and now have a little gap in the reading schedule before reminding themselves … Continue reading
Posted in books, History, Religion, Welsh language
Tagged books, Cilhendre, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Dylan Thomas, local, Menna Gallie, Newport, Novel, novelist, Pembrokeshire, recommendation, review
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IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR EVACUEES WHO WERE BLITZED DURING THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN 1940
Who were these evacuees with a memorial in Nevern? Up to now I had always thought that evacuees were school children who left the towns for the countryside with their teachers, but this seems to point to something different. The Bowens, … Continue reading
What the storms brought to Pwllgwaelod beach
After days of high winds and squally rain (official weather warnings from the Met Office), I set off for the beach prepared to find plastic debris from the storm. Instead, I found the inevitable band of seaweed at the high-water mark … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Sea, Wildlife
Tagged beach, clean beaches, debris, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire, storms, weather
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How to spot baby seals
Baby seals, parked on beaches at this time of the year by their mums, can be difficult to spot if you’re walking along the cliff tops. Sometimes it’s easier to see the adult seal in the water nearby; she will … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Sea, Walking, Wildlife
Tagged autumn, baby seals, Dinas, Dinas Cross, Pembrokeshire
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What’s going on in the Memorial Hall, Newport?
When you are in Dinas make sure you find out what is going on in Newport’s Memorial Hall; it’s only three miles down the road. The building was constructed in 1922 as a memorial to local men who died in the first … Continue reading
Posted in Art, books, Food, History
Tagged Dinas, Dinas Cross, events, Memorial Hall, Newport, Pembrokeshire, what's on
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Tegfan, Dinas Cross 