Tag Archives: Preselis

Questions it’s too late to ask

Posted on July 11, 2014 by bookvolunteer

Of course I was excited to find a photo of my Uncle Davy George with his class at Dinas County Primary school. Here he is in about 1928, standing with his arms crossed in the back row – fourth from … Continue reading →

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Which of these are works of art?

Posted on June 13, 2014 by bookvolunteer

Click on the first picture for the answers. The brilliant Yorkshire Sculpture Park notes: Serge Spitzer’s work is concerned with human perception. Through performance art and sculpture in a wide variety of materials, he raises questions about the process of looking, as … Continue reading →

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Don’t let the sheep lead you astray

Posted on May 6, 2014 by bookvolunteer

  Don’t let the sheep lead you astray when you walk on the mountain above Dinas.  They won’t try to disturb walkers, in fact they are generally timid and scamper away even when you are keen to take a photo, but they … Continue reading →

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First quarry your stone ….

Posted on May 2, 2014 by bookvolunteer

Until recently, if you wanted to build in Dinas, you dug the stone out of the hill-side first. The first Baptist chapel in Dinas was built at the end of the eighteenth century. After acquiring the land “preparations were made … Continue reading →

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Dry Stone Walls

Posted on March 28, 2014 by bookvolunteer

Dinas has miles of beautiful old stone walls and even some relatively new ones. My favourite old walls are up the mountain where they are host to the vegetation that causes their eventual disintegration – and a richness of wildlife. … Continue reading →

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