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OCTOBER 2018

The Church in Wales Parishes of Dale, St Brides with Marloes, The Church in Wales Parishes of Dale, St Brides with Marloes, The Church in Wales Parishes of Dale, St Brides with Marloes, The Church in Wales Parishes of Dale, St Brides with Marloes, Hasguard with St Ishmael's, Walwyn’s Castle & Robeston West Hasguard with St Ishmael's, Walwyn’s Castle & Robeston West Hasguard with St Ishmael's, Walwyn’s Castle & Robeston West Hasguard with St Ishmael's, Walwyn’s Castle & Robeston West

Parish PriestsParish PriestsParish PriestsParish Priests: Fr. Andrew Johnson (Dale, Marloes & St Brides, St Ishmaels) Rev’d. Dr Rhiannon Johnson (Walwyns Castle & Robeston West) Contact : Contact : Contact : Contact : 01646 636966 frandrewj@btinternet.com Postal Address: Postal Address: Postal Address: Postal Address: The Vicarage, 172 Castle Way, Dale, Haverfordwest, SA62 3RN Deacon: Deacon: Deacon: Deacon: Rev’d Gaynor Ford 01646 693452 gaynorford2846@btinternet.com Church WardensChurch WardensChurch WardensChurch Wardens Dale: Peter Morgan 636625 St Brides: Mary Lewis 636430, William Richards 636242 Marloes: Yvonne Evans 636251 St Ishmaels: Richard Neale 636802, Heather Phippen 636261 Walwyn’s Castle: Jayne Edwards 01437 781575, Kate Morgan 01437 781270 Robeston West: Gill Thorne 01437 890693, Geoffrey Harries 01646 692736 Baptist Chapels: Moriah Baptist Chapels: Moriah Baptist Chapels: Moriah Baptist Chapels: Moriah ---- Marloes Marloes Marloes Marloes Paul James 01646 636241 Aenon Aenon Aenon Aenon ---- Sandy Hill Sandy Hill Sandy Hill Sandy Hill Anne Hardacre 01437 763639

LOCAL SERVICESLOCAL SERVICESLOCAL SERVICESLOCAL SERVICES SHOPS: SHOPS: SHOPS: SHOPS: Marloes Village StoreMarloes Village StoreMarloes Village StoreMarloes Village Store and Post Office and Post Office and Post Office and Post Office 01646 636968 Open: Monday 9-1, Tuesday to Saturday 9-4, and Sunday 9-12:30 The Taberna Shop, Herbrandston: The Taberna Shop, Herbrandston: The Taberna Shop, Herbrandston: The Taberna Shop, Herbrandston: 01646 693498 Mon-Fri 8:00 am-6:00 pm, Sat 8:00-12:30, Sun 9:00 am-11:30 am

MOBILE LIBRARY:MOBILE LIBRARY:MOBILE LIBRARY:MOBILE LIBRARY: Next dates: Friday 5th October St. Ishmaels Burgage Green Layby - 10.50 am to 11.20 am Dale - Blue Anchor Way - 11.35am to 12.05am Marloes - Toilets - 12.15 am to 12.45 am

Contact 01437 776126 or 07774 230200 (van)

MOBILE POST OFFICE:MOBILE POST OFFICE:MOBILE POST OFFICE:MOBILE POST OFFICE: Tuesday: Tuesday: Tuesday: Tuesday: St Ishmaels 14:00—15:00 Dale 15:15—16:15 Thursday: Thursday: Thursday: Thursday: St Ishmaels 13:00—14:00 Dale 14:15—15:15

CONTACTS FOR HALL HIRE:

Marloes: Bridget Lister 01646 636274

St Ishmaels Memorial Hall: Yvonne Evans 01636 636251

St Ishmaels Sports & Social Club: Sports Club: 01646 636444 or Adrian Griffiths 07794 259482

Walwyns Castle Village Hall: Jean Rees 01437 929813

FOR HIRE

THE CORONATION HALL AND JUBILEE

SUITE DALE

BOOKINGS: WENDY KEHOE 01646 636721

EMAIL– wendykehoe@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Friends,

Confession time here. I hate wearing a microphone in church and one

of the reasons is that I sometimes change the words of the hymns I am

singing. It’s not generally too bad (except at Christmas where I have to

fight the temptation to sing some of the ruder versions of the carols). In

Jerusalem, I sometimes add ‘no’ to the end of the lines “And did those

feet in ancient times walk upon England’s pastures green? NO!”. As some-

one who has never been beautiful, I once stood out for “All things mean

and ugly/ all gross and crass and grim/ and the quite disgusting/ were also

made by Him” and as a teenager I rewrote the whole hymn to prove that,

if “Morning has broken”, it was not my fault..…honestly.

The reason I am telling you this is because we are having our Harvest

festivals (please note the change of time and day from the usual pattern

for Robeston West’s) and will soon be singing “All is safely gathered in/

ere the Winter storms begin” and the truthful part of me will be wanting

to acknowledge that all has not been gathered in and the storms started

a couple of weeks ago. The truth is that farming, like they used to say of

a woman’s work, is never done and the same is true of the Harvests of all

our work, worry and love.

All the more important then to make times to celebrate what is

achieved, rest a little and then go back to it refreshed and refocussed.

Would we want to thank the Giver of Good Things if they were finished

and complete? The wonderful thing about God, as understood by Christi-

anity, is that He does not wait for us to be ready or perfect or good be-

fore he wants us, loves us and helps us.

So, do come and celebrate, because it has been an astounding year, if

not always an easy one. Don’t come because your faith or thanks or life

are perfect, come because they aren’t. But please don’t expect those who

you find there to be perfect either. At least one of your vicars may be

struggling to sing the right words!

With every blessing,

Andrew and Rhiannon

Act of Remembrance

11th November 2018 Marloes & St. Brides Community Area

The Poppy Appeal has now received about 500 completed poppies knitted and crocheted.

We are still aiming for 2000! A pattern for both is available at Marloes Village Stores

(Stephanie) – see also knitting pattern in the September PP. All contributions will be grate-

fully received. Any problems, you are welcome to call into the Beach Cafe on Tuesday

mornings – 10.30 onwards and help and advice can be provided. Knitting needles can be

loaned. If knitting/crochet is not your skill you are welcome to make a donation to the costs

of the project. Any surplus will be donated to the Royal British Legion. Later on in Octo-

ber, we will be planning the design of the memorial using the poppies.

If you live in Marloes & St. Brides, or surrounding parishes, visit the area on holiday, and

particularly if you wish to remember relatives who served in the 1st World War, as well as

the eleven of this Community who served and did not return, please help us with this pro-

ject. Completed poppies can be returned to Marloes Shop/PO/Cafe, or given to Yvonne.

Any queries to Yvonne Evans – 01646 636251.

Wanted – a treasurer for St Brides and St Peters Churches. This is a

vital job which at the moment we are unable to find a replacement for. If

we do not find a treasurer we may not be able to function as a church for

much longer.

You would be asked to attend PCC meetings and possibly some group

meetings as well as keeping the churches on the straight and narrow.

For more information please do not hesitate to contact Fr Andrew or Mr

Peter Royle.

SCAM POSTAL MAIL

Should you be concerned that someone you know is in receipt of scam

postal mail, please contact Royal Mail by:

• Writing to Royal Mail at FREEPOST SCAM MAIL, enclosing

any items that are being suspected of being scam mail.

• Calling the Royal Mail Scam Mail Helpline on 0800 0113 466; or

• Emailing scam.mail@royalmail.com

Community Councils Community Councils Community Councils Community Councils Marloes and St BridesMarloes and St BridesMarloes and St BridesMarloes and St Brides Items under consideration at the September Business and Community meeting included the following:- Police Matters – The Police & Crime Commissioner has responded to the Coun-cil’s e-mail, and provided further information on protocols adopted in the Dyfed Powys area. The Council was pleased to note there were no problems over the August Bank holiday. Names of the Police Rural Crime Team based at Haverfordwest has been given to the Clerk. Planning Matters – Cllr Smithies and/or Kimpton were planning to attend this event at Letterston. Since the meeting the Council has received Application No. NP/18/0531/FUL – Foxdale Guest House - Change of use of 15 tent pitches to motor home pitches, with 15 tent pitches to remain. This will be considered at the October meeting. Financial Matters - The second precept of £942 has been received. Clock Tower – Painting contract to start as soon as the weather improves. Rubbish/Dog Fouling – Few rubbish prob-lems in the village, but some experienced at the Marloes Sands car park. The Community Council has trialled new anti-dog fouling posters, but need specific ones now to advise of the new procedures. See separate item on the “District Enforcement” contract. Community Meeting – Attended by 20 residents plus Councillors and the Clerk. The following is a summary of the meeting. Beacon Field The Community Council is not prepared to purchase/manage the Beacon Field on the community’s behalf, and this is in line with local opinion. No residents wished to form a community group with the intention of purchasing/managing the Beacon Field. Some interest was expressed about the possibility of the Beacon Field being used as a burial ground, but that was as far as it went. Re-

gardless of ownership the general consensus is that, in the medium term, the access to the trig point should be improved. If a third party would buy the Beacon Field, the National Trust would be interested in permanently leasing it for a peppercorn rent – on the proviso that they were gifted a lump sum which would cover its upkeep. An anony-mous individual with long-term connections to the village is interested in buying the Beacon Field and maintaining the land pretty much as it is, with village bonfires permitted to mark special events plus wild flowers encouraged. Enhancing Pembrokeshire Grant – Mr. Mark Burton who has attended County Council information meetings outlined the procedures to be adopted, and answered questions. Groups within the Community area to be encouraged to apply for funding. Mr. Burton offered help with application forms. Cllr. Beal advised that Coastlands School is interested in applying, and would welcome his assistance. Noted that some matters like dog fouling are being pursued by the Community Council. Some interest was expressed in provision of additional burial areas. However a group would need to be formed to pursue this idea, and land purchase would not fit the criteria for the Grant. The Community Council would welcome further ideas for grant applications, but these can be pursued by local organisations independently of the Council. Further information, and County Council contact details can be pro-vided as necessary. The Community Council is supporting a proposal by the Peninsula Papers Management Committee to purchase a new printer. A portion of Grant would be taken from all the Community Councils areas covered by the Newsletter. Electoral Registration – Reminder that forms need to be returned as soon as possi-ble - Contact via www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/elections-and-

Walwyns Castle Harvest Festival

at St James The Great Church Walwyns Castle

Sunday October 7th,11am

A family and Messy Church service

Followed by a bring and share lunch and auction of produce

In the village hall

Proceeds to the DPJ fund

God, King and Country Update- The research Project has started As regular readers will know, the Heritage Lottery Fund have given a generous grant to help us restore a work of art in Walwyn’s Castle Church (God), do some schools work and research how farming in this area has changed since the First World War (King and Country). You don’t have to have any connection with church, or want to have, to get involved with the research project. This is a community thing. We are asking the questions- How has farming in this area changed since World War One? How have these changes shaped our community? Initial research suggests nationwide there are three big ‘stories’

Farming has become more mechanised. This has meant that fewer people are need-ed to work on the farms and that has meant the size and age of our community has changed.

Land ownership has changed. Once most of Britain was owned by the big estates and worked by tenants. Now most people work their own farms.

What is farmed has changed. Previously most farms were mixed, now they tend to specialise.

If you would like to get involved here are some questions you might like to research to get you started- Are these stories true for the farms you know? When did the changes happen? Can you find out who lived there in 1918? Who has lived there since? Who lives there now? Are there any pictures or stories of new machinery? Who has owned the land over the last century? Was it ever a tenant farm? If so, when did it stop being one? What was farmed there in 1918, over the intervening years and now? Does your family have any stories and/or artifacts that might be of interest to the project? There are going to be six-weekly check in sessions at the Village Hall in Walwyn’s Castle when people can share what they are doing and, in the intervening time anything can be emailed to Rhiannon- rhiannonjohnson@churchinwales.org.uk or dropped off with the Boyles at the Silverhill kennels. The next few dates are 22nd October, 3rd December and 14th January, all at 7.30pm It would help us if you emailed or contacted Rhiannon to say that you are getting in-volved and also logged the amount of time you spend on it because our sponsors will want to see evidence of how much time we gave. The research gathering part of the project will end on Easter Day next year. The aim is to present our findings at a Grand Jamboree on 5th July 2019, one hundred years after the “Day of National Rejoicing” to celebrate the signing of the peace treaty.

Rhiannon

MOTHERS’ UNION

We had a very successful launch to our new programme. We have plans in hand to try and help all of you who are in contact with the public to see if we can find away to allow our communities to become Dementia Friendly - not all at once but share ideas and thoughts as to how best we may achieve this.

In October we move on to learn more about The Samaritans. Leo is coming to widen our knowledge as to the what's, how's and whys of the Samaritan movement which should make for a stimulating evening. The talk is on Tuesday 9th October at 7.30 in Marloes Village Hall. We hope the knitters out here are all busy creating their angels - if not why not, patterns are still available!

Mothers’ Union is a non-denominational group and welcomes all, and despite the name you do not have to be a mother! If you feel like popping in to see how we operate please do. We meet on the second Tuesday of the month in Marloes Village Hall at 7.30pm...Look forward to seeing you there!

For any more information contact Harriet 636668, or Bridget 636274.

St Ishmaels Church News

Our program of internal refurbishment and decoration will start at any moment. It is

our intention to keep the church open for services during these works which should be

complete by Christmas.

Harvest Festival will be in church this year on 21st Oct at 11.00am. We shall be deco-

rating the church at 10.am on Saturday the 20th.

Our Pet Service will be on 4th November at 11.00am

We need volunteers for next year's lawn mowing programme and also for people to

help clean the church and distribute Peninsula Papers. Contact Richard 636802 if you

can help.

MORIAH CHAPEL, MARLOES

“On 10th and 11th November all are welcome

to view a small photograph exhibition at

Moriah Baptist Chapel, Marloes, to remem-

ber those from Marloes who served in two

world wars. The exhibition will be open

each day from 12:00-4:00pm.”

ADVANCE DATE FOR YOUR DIARY:

Saturday 1st December - Christmas Fayre and Coffee Morning - Mar-

loes Hall 10am - 12 noon

voting Community Health Councils – Volun-teer Members required for 3-5 days a month Further details can be obtained from the Hywel Dda Community Health Council on 01646 697610, e-mail - hy-weldda@waleschc.org.uk, or via www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/904/home. Hywel Dda Universtity Health Board – Our Big NHS Change – Communities Voice on Health and Care. Full report & executive summary, also Next Steps are available at

www.hywelddahb.wales.nhs.uk/hddchange. A recommended way forward led by clini-cians will be presented to the public Health Board on the 26th September. Next Meeting – The next meeting of the Council will be held on Monday 8th October at Marloes Village Hall starting at 7.30pm. Community residents of Marloes & St. Brides are very welcome to attend, and may speak at the invitation of the Chairman. See www.marloes.org.uk for further Com-munity information.

Community Councils Community Councils Community Councils Community Councils

District Enforcement Contract

Residents are advised that the County Council has given a contract to “District Enforce-ment” to undertake environmental enforcement in the County. All costs to be covered by the fine system - £150 to start reducing to £75. The offences include:- Dog Fouling – failing to pick up after the dog you are walking or not disposing of the dog waste in the correct way. Saying that you didn’t see the dog fouling or that you forgot your bags is not a valid excuse. Littering – dropping or throwing any kind of litter. For example dropping chewing gum, fast food, fast food packaging and sweet wrappers is littering as is throwing a cigarette end on the ground or down the drain. The throwing of litter out of a car is also an offence. Your car registration details will be taken and the driver of the car at the time of the incident will be held liable. If you drop litter it’s a crime. Graffiti and fly posting – Graffiti is any writing or drawings scratched, scribbled, sprayed or painted illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public space, whilst fly posting is the putting up of advertising posters in unauthorised places. Anti-social behaviour – acting in a manner that has caused or is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress to one or more people. Local residents please be warned. Holiday Lets/Agencies should bring these new enforce-ment arrangements to the attention of visitors.

WALWYNS CASTLE VILLAGE HALL

HARVEST SUPPER GET TOGETHER

Saturday 3rd November 2018 7.00pm in the Village Hall.

2 course supper. Bring your favourite tipple & glass, to accompany the

meal of cold meat and salads followed by home made sweets.

To assist with catering, dead line to order tickets by 30th October

Tel. Wendy 01347 781342 Tickets £7.50 Adults Under 11yrs £4.00

A warm welcome to all.

Marloes & Dale Defibrilla4on Scheme (CIO)

A huge ‘thank you’ to everyone who supported our recent Curry and

Quiz Night held at the Lobster Pot. We are grateful to Ellie, Caroline and

their team for hos4ng an excellent evening. We are indebted to Robin

Black for providing the varied ques4ons and ac4ng as Quizmaster on the

night. We have also received further dona4ons so again thank you. We raised just over

£530.

Our next event will be a Feast Night at Runwayskiln on Sunday 21st

October. Tickets will be

available from Bridget Lister (01646 636274) from 3rd

October.

St. Ishmaels Forum

For several years now residents and representatives of local organisations have attended

meetings in such poor numbers that the decision has been made by the committee to dis-

band the forum. Other local forums have no funds of their own but ours did. For years

Colin Green tidied the recycling centre at the entrance to the Sports Club and for this the

council paid him. Colin generously donated all this money to the Forum and the committee

decided it should be spent for the good of the village. Their decision is detailed below.

To replace the broken slide at the play area and towards providing a swing for slightly

older children. £1000

To buy the 3 planters to go under the village signs and to provide compost for them

£525.60

6 bottles of wine for Colin in recognition of his generous donation £36

To the Motor Neurone Disease Society as St Ishmaels Nursery would take no payment for

filling our planters every year and this is their charity of the year. £300

To St. Ishmaels defibrillator fund £374. 93.

The account is now empty and has been closed. The Forum is disbanded.

J. A. Barkworth. (ex chair.)

ADVANCE DIARY DATE:

Saturday 24th November -

Coastlands CP School

Christmas Fair

12 noon -3.pm

News item The Post Office at The Taberna in Herbrandston has now closed. If anyone would be interested to run the post office from the Taberna, they would be very welcome to do so, as far as I am concerned. I would be happy to discuss this with them and put them in touch with the right people. It is worth acting very quickly as the Post Office are sure to want to removed their equip-ment soon.

Peter Absalon

To 18th November : “A Time to Remember - WW1 a century”, exhibition at the Old Stables Heritage Centre. SEPTEMBER Sun 30 0930 Marloes Church Harvest Festival

OCTOBER Mon 1 1900 Social & Film Evening, Dale Coronation Hall (see advert) Sun 7 1100 Walwyn’s Castle Harvest Festival Mon 8 1930 Marloes & St Brides Community Council, Marloes Village Hall Mon 8 1900 Social & Film Evening, Dale Coronation Hall (see advert) Tue 9 1930 Mothers Union “The Samaritans” Marloes Village Hall Fri 12 2030ish The Emerald Aces and Shanty Le Hara at the Lobster Pot, Marloes in aid of the Marloes Play Area

Mon 15 1930 History Group - “Pembrokeshire and WW1 at Sea” a talk by Simon Hancock, Coronation Hall, Dale

Fri 19 1930 “Ghosts, Ghouls and Ruddy Gore”, Haverfordwest Operatic Society, Dale Coronation Hall. Free entry. Sun 21 1100 St Ishmaels Harvest Festival Sun 21 Feast Night at Runwayskiln in aid of Marloes & Dale Defibrillators. Mon 29 1900 Social & Film Evening, Dale Coronation Hall (see advert)

NOVEMBER Sat 3 1900 Walwyns Castle Village Hall Harvest Supper Get Together - see advert Sun 4 1100 St Ishmaels Pet Service Mon 5 1900 Social & Film Evening, Dale Coronation Hall (see advert) Sat 10 1200 - 1600 Moriah Baptist Chapel Remembrance Exhibition Sun 11 1200 - 1600 Moriah Baptist Chapel Remembrance Exhibition Fri 16 1900 “A Posy of Poppies”, a reflection on WW1, Dale Coronation Hall Sat 17 1900 “A Posy of Poppies”, a reflection on WW1, Dale Coronation Hall Sat 24 1200 Coastlands School Christmas Fair

DECEMBER Sat 1 1000 Marloes & St Brides Churches Christmas Fayre & Coffee Morning, Marloes Village Hall Sat 15 St Ishmaels Garden Centre Christmas Fair Thu 27 1330 Marloes Mid-winter Beach Clean, meet in the car park

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Full programme : www.haverfordwest-film-society.org.uk

4TH OCT THE POST 2017 USA (12A) Dir: Stephen Spielberg A cover-up spanning four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor into a battle between the press and the government.

11TH OCT DIVA 1981 FRANCE Dir: Jean-Jacques Beineix A multitude of characters twist their way through an intricate and styl-ish French language thriller.

18TH OCT SING STREET 2016 IRELAND Dir: John Carney A boy growing up in Dub-lin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.

25TH OCT MAKALA 2018 FRANCE Dir: Emmanuel Gras A documentary in which a Congolese man chops down a tree, makes charcoal and hauls it 30 miles to sell. Sounds dull, but it’s mesmerising.

Adults £4.50 Students £2.50

Show starts 7.30 pm Bar opens 6.45pm

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FLU JABS

It’s that time of the year when you should

be booking your flu jabs. All local surgeries

will be offering them during October They

are free to over-65s, people with a certain

chronic conditions and to people working in

health and social care who have direct pa-

tient/client contact. St Thomas Surgery in

Haverfordwest have asked me to include this

advert:

6th and 13th October - St Thomas Surgery

Haverfordwest: Saturday Flu vaccination

clinic 9am-12pm. Vaccinations are also

available on weekdays. Please call the

surgery on 01437 762 162 to book an

appointment.

For sale

F2 and Bic windsurfing boards with two

booms, two masts and a full suit of sails

from beginners to extreme.

No sensible offer refused ~ Tel 636802

Tawny Owl calling survey

The BTO (British Trust for Ornithology)

are organising a Tawny Owl survey this

winter which involves listening in your

garden (or indoors with the window open!)

for 20 minutes each week and recording

whether or not you hear a Tawny Owl.

There are undoubtedly Tawny Owls in our

area, definitely in Dale and probably in

Monkhaven and very likely elsewhere (they

do not need many trees) so it would be

interesting to track them down.

If you are

interested,

type “BTO

Tawny Owl

Survey” into

your search

engine or

email me and

I will send

you the link.

Rosemary

Royle

BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION

The British Heart Foundation Local Fund

Raising Committee are holding a Bingo in

Haverfordwest Cricket Club on 18th Octo-

ber doors open 7.00pm eyes down 7.30pm

All very welcome to come along and have a

fun evening. All funds raised go towards

heart research projects.

RETIRED

“Stop all the clocks!” We, now, agree with what that fellow wrote, many those years ago, But for a different reason: Yes, let's stop all the clocks! And, henceforth, if we need hours, a straightish tree trunk

Can cast us the sun’s shadow with accuracy enough.

Meanwhile, should we have grudging need of minutes, Our measure of them could be salty sea-kisses, taken lazily. As for the need to gauge a silly second –

Perish the thought! Instead of such fiddly moment-fractions, so happy we will be

With the slower come and go of waves.

There: that's time sensibly dealt with, The days divided accurately enough! And as for the days themselves – they don't really matter any more, Regarding the giving them names; For what's in a weekend now, except to know

When to put out the milkman’s money?

Now, you see, weeks don't matter half as much

As fortnights – and I talk, of course, of the celestial sort. For they are the dividers of spring and neap tides; Similarly, what our new calendars need know

Are the old hunters’ moon-months, Which have the generous dictate of our night-time walking@

@ And which eventuate our ever-frenzied sun-chase of Planting, thinning, harvesting, storing, pruning, and planning –

About which clocks, with their mechanical ignorance, Have no understanding; Thus, with their banishment, we have nothing lost Except anxiety.

CJ

Friday 12th October at the Lobster Pot, Marloes

The Emerald aces and Shanty Le Hara

in acoustic session 8.30ish.

Hat collection in aid of Marloes Playground.

COASTLANDS HISTORY GROUP The September talk was given by Rev. Richard Davies on the subject of Commemorative China from the time of World War 1. Like most other children in Pembrokeshire, Richard had been given a mug as memento of the Investiture of Prince Charles in 1969. This began a lifelong “passion” for collecting similar pieces. He has specialised in all sorts of ceramic memorabilia to do with WW1 and now has a huge collection. His presentation showed the pieces in chronological order and included mementoes of the battle of the Somme (a ceramic tank commemorating the first intro-duction of the tank as a fighting weapon) and, finally, mugs celebrating the signing of the Peace Treaty in 1919. As well as giving a clear account of the progress of the war, Rich-ard pointed out the artwork on many of the pieces which was also extremely interesting . We keep the theme of WW1 for the next 2 months. In October Simon Hancock will be coming to talk on “Pembrokeshire and WW1 at Sea” in Dale. He is very keen to see items of WW1 memorabilia, artefacts, and personal items such as letters, diaries etc. If you have any please bring them along as he would like to take copies of them for the records. Simon is part of The Haverfordwest Museum. In November the WW1 theme is brought to a conclusion with a reflection of WW1 to mark the centenary of the end of the conflict. Along with other groups on the peninsula, and the school, we are putting on 2 evenings of song, word and deed under the guidance of Mike Cottam in The Coronation Hall. A ‘keep the date’ notice is also in this issue! The exhibition in The Old Stables Heritage Centre, as mentioned else where in thus issue, shows items relevant to WW1 as it affected our area. In this way we hope the History Group can be seen to have marked this era of our local and national history. For more details please contact Yvonne (636251), Margaret (636295) or Harriet (636668).

Dale WI

Last week, WI members and friends attended a cookery demonstration by Ann Ellis at the home of the WI President, Mary Lewis. This followed on from one held last Autumn. As before, Ann had brought along leaflets with a number of recipes for a starter – 10min Toma-to soup, followed by a salad of Creamy potatoes with Salmon and Prawns, a hot dish Lemony Chicken and a dessert - Limencello Trifle. All delicious! Demonstrations of how to make these these dishes followed. For those who required a more healthy version of the dishes, Ann made suggestions but did feel once in a while a bit of ‘naughty but nice’ was good for you. Many of the ladies felt they would be using the recipes for their friends and family. A prolonged tasting then session then followed! Thanks were given to Ann for her demonstra-tion, and to Mary for the use of her home.

October will start with the usual Business/social meeting at the Jubilee Suite, Dale Hall on Tuesday 2nd October – anyone interested in finding out what the WI is about is very wel-come to attend. Members why not invite a friend/neighbour to come along? On the 16th October, Cherry Langton of “In House Interiors” based at Milford Marina will be leading a workshop on various crafts - no previous experience required.

Interested in attending a meeting? – contact Ann Barkworth (01646 636873), or Yvonne Evans (01646 636251), or turn up on a meeting night. We have members travelling from Marloes, St. Brides and St. Ishmaels so transport can be arranged if required.

!!!!KEEP THE DATE!!! ........... FOR

“A POSY of POPPIES”“A POSY of POPPIES”“A POSY of POPPIES”“A POSY of POPPIES”

A reflection on World War 1 to commemorate the centenary of

the end of the conflict.

Friday 16th and Saturday 17th NovemberFriday 16th and Saturday 17th NovemberFriday 16th and Saturday 17th NovemberFriday 16th and Saturday 17th November Coronation Hall, Dale 7.00 pmCoronation Hall, Dale 7.00 pmCoronation Hall, Dale 7.00 pmCoronation Hall, Dale 7.00 pm

Entrance free but by ticket.

September Walwyns Castle 200 club draw results - Mr Julian Foster, Mrs Joan

Thomas, Mr Brian Johnston, Mr Eryl Thomas. Next draw will be in December.

ONTHECUSPOFTHETURN

Theeveningtickofcrickets–

CouldthisbethesoundofSummercoolingdown,

Ofthisseasoncontracting,diminishing?

That'showitseemsaswesaunterwestwardoutofourbecalmedvillage,

OfftotheBeacontoseetheSunintobed.

Thelatesky:

Modestlymetallicgleamsabovebruisedvapourscuds,

Acomplicatedconcoctionofcontradictingwindsatdifferenticyaltitudes…

Thecontemplativemood,

We'indourselvesagreeing,

OfsomeTurnerdawns.

Eventually,we'recolour-sated;

Also,everyblackberrycontainerisfull…

Then,thehomeboundhighsouth-easternskyrewardsus:

Suchasubtleblue,

BlendingWedgwoodandairmailletter.

Againstthatunexpectedbeauty,thescutterofmoth-seekingbats;

Andhigher,unseenbutsoclearly,socleanlyheard,

The‘Sip!,Sip!,Sip!’,alwaystoourearssoundingfraught,

Ofspear-fastsnipe,Prescelitheirdirection.

Thiseveningissomodestlylovely,

Thelightstilljustenough…

Weagree,atthebackdoor’sthreshold,

Thatwemighthavetakenthatwalkagain–

Ifonlyourwaryboneswerenotsensing

Suchaweightofdewdescending!

ChrisJessop

Two long poems this month as we

are rather short of Community

Council reports.

The Old Stables Heritage Centre

EXHIBITION

“A Time to Remember

WW1 – a century”

6th September –18th November

2018

Thurs - Sun, 11:00 - 5:00 pm

Admission Free

The New Exhibition reflecting WW1, is now in place. Do come along and view it. It covers aspects of the war as it affected our area. For more information contact Margaret (636295)

Social & Film Evenings

Autumn Season Refreshments from 7pm

Films start 7.30pm

Dale Coronation Hall

Great Night Out - Refreshments -Admission free - Dona-

tions welcome

FILMS TO BE SHOWN

01 Oct Jack Lemon lends his flat to his bosses for

trysts & falls for Shirley MacLaine

08 Oct 1955 film based on Steinbeck novel, set in

1920s California, starring James Dean

29 Oct 1971 comedy starring Albert Finney as a

Liverpool PI

05 Nov WW1 film - still to be chosen

Email rosemary.meck@gmail.com to be added to our mail-

ing list.

Group Usual day/time Where Contact

Dale WI 1st & 3rd Tues 7:30 Jub, Dale Ann Barkworth 636873

Peninsula Songsters Tues 7:30 MV Hall Emma Halls 636932

Gentle Exercise Class Mon 4:00 MV Hall Glenys Cullen 636257

Welcome Club - Over 60 Wed pm MV Hall Vi Parsons 636380

Mothers Union 2nd Tues MV Hall Bridget Lister 636274

Coastlands History Grp See Diary Various Harriet Bishop 636668

Table Tennis Thurs evenings DC Hall Anne Meeke 636716

Bowls Tues evenings DC Hall Cath Gandee 636492

Coronation Hall Film Club

Wed evenings in winter DC Hall

Rosemary Mecklenburgh 636463

Little Nippers Mon 1:30 - 3:00 School Alison Thomas 693838

Quilting Group Mon 2:00 - 4:30 Jub, Dale Carol Cawley 636447

Local Community Groups with regular meetings

Please let the editor have any comments or amendments to this list.

Recycling plastic bottles

Do you leave the tops on or not??

I was confused about this as in many cases the tops are made of a different plastic from the bottle, and in all the pictures of bottles for recycling on the Pembs Council website and indeed on the bin bags show the bottles with tops removed. However, Which? Magazine a few months recommended that plastic bottles should be rinsed, squashed and the tops put back on. So I contacted the council and they confirmed that indeed tops should be left on.

As a footnote, the same Which? Article mentioned that Wales has the second best recycling rate out of all the countries in the world!

Rosemary Royle

Hedgehogs

Please do not

use rat poi-

son in your

garden, it

kills hedge-

hogs. Either

call in a pest control professional

or buy a humane trap, check at

least every 24 hours and you

can release hedgehogs and birds

and deal with rats appropriate-

ly. RP

ADVANCENOTICE:

MarloesSandsMidwinter

BeachClean

BurnoffsomeofthoseChristmas

calorieswhiledoingNatureabig

favour!

Thursday27thDecember,meetingin

thecarparkfor13.30.EVERYBODY

WELCOME.U16saccompanied,

please;ALLCOMEATOWNRISK.

To Black Magic and Twinkle my greetings I send,

I join you in saying my thanks

To the new mum and dad who have taken me in

And accepted my cardigan pranks.

I don’t catch mice and voles and such

And leave them there on the mat

For the kind lady to find and reject,

I couldn’t see me doing that.

I can see me pursuing the cats,

Enjoying the fun of the chase,

But mum really would not be amused

And I’d be in doggy disgrace.

So let us shake paws and say we’ll be friends,

Forget the old growling and hiss,

And not do what instinct suggests that we do,

But give the aggression a miss.

CR

A response to the poem about

two adopted cats in the last

issue.

TIDAL ARCHAEOLOGY

On Tuesday 11th September Louise Barker and Patrick Robson of the RCAHMW Aber-ystwyth CHERISH project visited Marloes for more field investigations: the spring tide range offered exceptional beach access. Derek Lister, Hywel John, and Chris Jessop volunteered as pathfinders and equipment porters.

After conducting a preliminary survey of the watermill remains at the foot of Sandy Lane, Marloes Sands, the archaeologists headed for Albion Sands, there to set up a GPS base station. Then, using a mobile locator, they 3-D surveyed the positions and forms of the visible wreck remains to 1 cm accuracy: very impressive! They also took numer-ous digital photographs, surrounding each item with coded position markers: combining all the gathered information back in Aberystwyth, they explained, would create them a virtual model of the shipwreck. Also, they will send us a gridded plan of Albion Sands to help us record the location of the paddlesteamer remains which only reveal themselves when the site is storm-scoured free of sand.

Before leaving, Louise and Patrick kindly donated two red/white surveying poles to the History Group; perfect for when we are photographing new local finds such as ships’ timbers. Not a bad swap for two Marloes-grown Bardsey Island apples!

Some time in 2019 RCAHMW hope to come down and give us a CHERISH project progress report; meanwhile, you can download their latest news from “Resources” at www.cherishproject.eu/en/.

DL HJ CJ

ST. ISHMAELS SPORTS CLUB

Last and Final Notice: On Saturday 15th of September there was a football match played against Merlin’s Bridge. Before the match could start, the linesman, Mr. Robert Thom-as had to clean up the pitch. Dog-owners had allowed their animals to foul the pitch and not cleaned it up themselves. In the June issue of Peninsula Pa-

pers, The Sports Club issued a polite notice to all concerned about the extent of dog-fouling on and around the car park and field. If the fouling continues, we intend to put a fence up between the field and the coast path and ban the use of the car park for anyone not attending a sports event or using the club. This would be unfortunate for both children and adults who use the field for informal sports. We at the Sports Club support The Community Council who have the same problem with dog-fouling in the village. Please help us by reporting anyone you see who does not clean up after their dog. You have been warned.

Cricket On Saturday September 1st, the cricket section held a very well attended end of season barbecue. We would like to thank Mrs. Wendy Bradshaw for organ-ising it and Mrs. Debbie Cheshire for providing the barbecue.

Darts

We would like to thank Mr. Malcolm Hawkins for organising the very well at-tended Pembrokeshire Darts Tournament.

The Sports Club would also like to thank Mr. Roy Cheshire and Mr. Kenny Thomas for repairing the gang-mowers. Further repairs are to be carried out when the tractor and mowers are housed in the pavilion.

Up-Coming Events: Saturday October 27th: Halloween Disco, entry £5.00, see posters for details. Wednesday October 31st: Kiddies Halloween Party, to be held in the lounge, early evening. Saturday November 3rd: Fireworks on the Sports Club Field. No bonfire, plenty of hotdogs; commencing 6.30pm. Saturday December 1st: Christmas bingo, starts at 8.00pm. Any dona-tions for the raffle gratefully accepted. Saturday December 8th: Christmas Quiz and Curry Night. 8.00pm start, Quiz Master, Mrs. Marlene Cheshire. Saturday December 15th: Carol singing with Mr. Malcolm Smith-Gosling at the organ starting at 8.00pm. Saturday December 22nd: Christmas Party with the Glynn Thomas Dis-co. Also drawing of The Grand Raffle. Sunday December 23rd: Kiddies Christmas Party, with entertainment, 2.00pm to 4.00pm. Monday 31st December: New Year’s Eve Entertainment. To be arranged, watch out for the posters.

The quest for the Convolvulus HawkThe quest for the Convolvulus HawkThe quest for the Convolvulus HawkThe quest for the Convolvulus Hawk----mothmothmothmoth

The Convolvulus Hawkmoth has an almost mythical status amongst moth enthusiasts. I started “mothing” in 2011 and by 2017 I had not seen one. Plenty of other people had – Mark Burton had caught a couple in his trap in Marloes, a friend of a friend had seen one on a fence post, then in 2016 a total of 9 were reported on Skokholm. I was defi-nitely miffed.

These apparent random sightings are due to the fact the Convolvulus Hawkmoth is a migrant and tends to turn up on southerly winds in the autumn. It can appear anywhere – in fact this article was triggered by the fact that Chris Jessop had just found one on a telegraph pole opposite his house in Marloes. They are often found during the day perched on vertical surfaces, favourites being posts, poles, rocks and washing. This latter became something of a feature – it was reckoned that the moths were attracted the scent of fabric conditioners on the washing. No good to me as I use an unscented one!

So how do you recognise a Convolvulus Hawkmoth when you see it? Easy really – they are huge. The largest moth you are likely to see in the UK* though not particularly well pat-terned, being a greyish brown with darker streaks. The picture above is pretty well life size. They have a wingspan of about 110 mm (4½ inches) and when they spread their wings you can see their pink and black striped bodies as in the picture below.

There are several techniques for trying to attract Convolvulus Hawkmoths to your garden. Apart from the “scented washing” mentioned above, they are attracted by strongly scented, white, tubular flowers especially nicotiana – they are one of the few moths with a proboscis long enough to reach the nectar in these flowers. So all over the UK moth-lovers plant nicotiana each year, including me, in the hope of attracting one of these beasts. It presumably works as

you do see reports of Convolvulus Hawkmoths seen nectaring at nicotiana at dusk – it must be a fantastic sight as these moths are bigger than many hummingbirds.

On 23rd August 2017 I eventually managed to attract one to my trap. It was a rather tatty individual but at least I had now seen one. Well, I don’t know what I did right this year but on the night of 1st September I found I had attracted no fewer than FOUR Convolvulus Hawkmoths to my moth trap by the back door. Only one was in the trap, the other three were on the wall and on the sheet over the table as you might expect. They were all in good condition. I was very chuffed, and as far as I know I am the only person in the UK this year to have recorded so many at one time. And, by the way, they were a long way from the nicotiana!

Rosemary Royle

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