Llanteg Newsletter Autumn 2011

24 CONTENTS Village/Community Carol Service What’s On 3—Mothers’ Union 4/5/6—Tributes Sunday 4th December Sunday December 4th —3pm—Village/Family 7—Some Businesses 3pm Llanteg Village Hall Carol Service, all welcome. 8/9—Hall & 100 Club 10/11—Our Village (with light refreshments) Battlefield Live 12/13—History Society 14—Council News This will be a family event Battlefield Live is open all year round (except Christmas Day and New Year's 15/16—Tavernspite and all are welcome. Day) and can be played in all weather - even snow! Our combat games mirror military scenarios and teamwork is the key. You will School Joyce Lewis of Summerhill need wits, skill, strategy & stealth to overcome the opposition. Battlefield Live 17—Crofty Nursery has kindly agreed to come is challenging, exciting, fun, and full of adrenalin-pumping action. 18—Llanteg Bowls along and play for us and we Sessions run for 2 hours and cost £20 per person. There are no extra charges for 19—Badgers Bowls will also be joined by children ammo and no long waits. When all your ‘lives’ are gone your marshal will 20—Congratulations from Tavernspite School. 'respawn' you straight back into the action. 21/22—Community Session Times: *Session times may vary in winter 11am - 1pm Association 23—Wanderer’s Rest 2pm - 4pm 24—Forthcoming Events Suspend reality for a couple of hours and immerse yourself in the experience that is ......BATTLEFIELD LIVE  Bookings taken by phone on 07777 671301 or email [email protected] Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from the Hall Committee

2 23 .  831677 For Crunwere Parish & outlying properties WANDERER'S REST INN Compiler Ruth Roberts, Sandy Grove On Llanteglos Estate (Self-Catering Lodges and B & B) Open to non-residents [email protected] Tel: (01834) 831677 Opening hours during winter months: - 01834 831298 Wed, Fri and Sat from 7 p.m. Last orders for meals 9 p.m. Proof Reader Ruth Webb, Furzy Park Festive Season - open nightly (except Xmas Day) Distributors Members of Committee You are warmly invited to join us all in the Wanderer's Rest to see in the New Year! Published by Hall Committee. Twice yearly, May and LLANTEGLOS ESTATE PRIVATE MEETING ROOM November—FREE to each household Suitable for private parties, conferences and workshops For further details and tariff call (01834) 831677 Funded by Hall Committee and advertisements Even Socrates, who lived a very frugal and simple life, Advertise £10 per small box for two issues loved to go to the market. When his students asked about this, he replied: Next Deadline for Spring/Summer Issue—15th April 2012 ‘I love to go and see all the things I am happy without.’ Spring Delivery by mid-May 2012 On Web www.llanteg.co.uk or digitally by contacting Ruth Roberts Printers Clayton’s Business Machines, Cold Blow, Narberth 01834 860013 HOME BOARDING Kath, Adrianna and STABLEROOM FOR DOGS Claire welcome you to Friendly Four Star B&B or DAILY CARE Short Cutz Quiet rural location Dilys and Phil Unisex Hair Salon Llanteg & Tavernspite Jenkinson Summerhill Jeanne & Malcolm Brewin Tel: 01834 831326 813276 01834 831841 www.stableroom.co.uk E.C.Thomas & Son Safety-First Amroth Bay Holidays Funeral Directors Driving Tuition Garden of Remembrance & Low-cost intensive Friends or Relatives visiting but nowhere to stay? Chapel of Rest at Zoar lessons Memorials & Inscriptions Try a Luxury Caravan 831841 Holiday Pre-paid Funeral Plans www.amrothbay.co.uk 01834 812861 01834 831259 07818 098444

22 3 Community Walk Mollie James [email protected]831612 A walk was organised for Meet monthly every 1st Thursday 2pm at Llanteg Hall Blackpool Mill and Minwear area on Sunday 30th October The new season started with a meeting/general get-together in and was once again conducted October. by Kiri Howells, Meetings continue monthly, now changed to Thursdays, and you Pembrokeshire National Park are welcome to come along and join. Warden. Mollie James C. John Firth We extend our deepest condolences to Mollie on the loss of her The Claypits husband Hugh. A tribute to Hugh can be found on page 5. The pond at The Claypits is now filling with water and will be Crunwere Church Windows – we found out fenced off at a later date. A new quite by chance that a gentleman, Martin set of gates will also be installed. Crampin, from Aberystwyth University, had been around and photographed the stained glass Donations windows. There are two websites – one on Many thanks to Amroth Community Council for the generous Stained Glass in Wales - http:// donation earlier in the year. stainedglass.llgc.org.uk/main.php?func=search and the other Imaging the Bible in Wales - John James & Jill Chatwin http://imagingthebible.llgc.org.uk/main.php?func=search Our pictures are not on the website yet. A tree is known by its fruit; a man by Malcolm Thomas his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who Plumbing & Heating—Leadwork & Roofing Including complete bathroom and kitchen fitting service. sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love. No job too small - Saint Basil - Tel 07791106447 or 01834 831153 [email protected]

4 21 Roy James 831468 [email protected] John James 01834 831227 [email protected] Four short tributes to those we have lost from the village during this The Old School Garden year, in alphabetical order. Thanks to the work being carried out by our volunteers the gardens are continuing to Eirwen Myrtle Davies (84yrs) improve. The grass is cut regularly and the beds weeded and planted. Eirwen was born in the small village of Glangwilli just A large notice board was installed in the outside Carmarthen in 1927, and after leaving summer and will detail community events. Grammar School she worked in Masters Gentleman’s Outfitters, Carmarthen. It was here In the autumn an information that Eirwen and David first met whilst David was panel was erected which buying a suit. This resulted in David ending up with detailed both the history of the more than a suit, since in 1952 they were married— old Crunwere School plus the making their home at Trenewydd Farm, where work of the Community Eirwen was actively involved in all aspects of farming Association and the uses made life. of the garden. Thanks to Eirwen was a very active member of this community, serving on the Mollie and the late Hugh Community Council, and taking up the duties of church warden at St Elidyr’s James for supplying the marvellous old school group photograph of Crunwere for many years. She was also a keen Women’s Institute and 1909. Mothers’ Union member, and served on the local village hall committee. Eirwen loved playing whist, and latterly she was involved with the local Much appreciation to PLANED for assistance with these projects. history society. Her fund-raising talents and enthusiasm, along with her generosity and kindness to this community over decades is difficult to Walk Leader Training Course measure. Suffice to say she always gave and demanded the very best for We were unable to set up a course before Christmas but it is hoped to this small community. Eirwen and David had four children: Margaret, hold one in the New Year. Kathleen, Gillian, and Alan. Sadly David died in 1999 and Kathleen in 2005. If some people are trained then we could hold our own walks and be I know that her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren will miss covered by insurance via Steps to Health. her, and our thoughts go out to you all. Dennis Brian Dudley (93yrs) Dennis was born in Wollaston {Stourbridge} in 1918, and was the youngest of six children, and the son of a carpenter.

20 5 Ruth Roberts 831298 [email protected] Dennis left school at 14 to join his father in the carpentry business, his career as a carpenter Congratulations to Dilys Jenkinson, Lower Pendeilo, who is now President of Tenby working alongside his father was not to last long. Soroptimists and to Tony Brinsden, Norton Lodge, who is Chairman of Dennis’s critical view of his father’s work was to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority. earn him the nickname of “Dennis the Menace” and their working relationship ended abruptly. For the second year running Helen Baggott of The Nursery has won the Ladies Open Soon he was working with the machinery at the Triples Competition. Helen also won the Autumn Cup of the West Wales Bowling factory of the Royal Wordsley Knitwear Company. Association in August. Says Helen—’Three of us won the Ladies Open Triples in On Dennis’s 21st birthday, World War II was Pembroke Dock for the second time’. Husband John won the County rinks and the declared, and it was not long before he enlisted, Over 60 pairs and now qualifies for the National finals in Llandrindod Wells. He also initially joining the Royal Worcestershire Regiment, before transferring to served as Pembrokeshire County President for 2011. the Royal Signals Corps in 1941. Just after this Dennis married Irene (Rene), no time for a honeymoon, Dennis was soon sent overseas Barbara Day of Stanwell was runner up for the Ladies Darts Trophy in the Kilgetty and saw service in Burma and India and for a short while in the 1945-1948 League in May. Barbara also scored 180 in a match to win a trophy (believed to be conflict in Palestine. After being demobbed he went back to the Royal the first lady in the Kilgetty League to achieve this!). Wordsley Knitwear Company, and in 1947 their daughter Anne was born, Simon Egginton from Llanteg Park also got a 180 trophy. followed by Joan in 1949. Sadly, Anne was born with a number of health problems, and Dennis and Rene were hugely committed to caring for To Battlefield Live for raising £560 for Liam’s Dream Appeal in the summer. Liam Anne. lives in Hundleton and suffers from Spastic Cerebral Diplegia. However in 1967, after many summer holidays in Pembrokeshire, the family made their home at York House, Llanteg. In 1977 Dennis and Rene 21st Birthday Congratulations to Matthew Roberts of Sandy Grove for 28th October opened the Village Post Office in their double garage, finally closing the and to Sam James of Meadowcroft for 24th January. Post Office in 1991. Sadly in 1983, Rene passed away after a long illness. Dennis continued to care for Anne, since he was adamant that Anne Nigel & Emily Clark would like to announce the birth of their son James Gwilym on would live her life in the family home. Despite his failing health, Dennis May 18th. 7lb 5 1/2oz. Both mother and baby are in excellent health and James is and Anne still enjoyed frequent trips out in the car until he was in his late growing up into a happy chappy and has already attended his first caravan show for his eighties. Two years ago, after Anne had major surgery, she moved to a parents’ business, Amroth Bay Holidays! care home, where Dennis continued to visit her. Dennis will always be affectionately remembered by Joan and Anne as Congratulations to Kevin Phelps of Surfhaven (headmaster of “Dennis the Menace”. Tavernspite School) who has been running the 186 mile coastal path in Pembrokeshire to raise funds for the school Wyndam Hugh James (94yrs) P.T.A. and R.N.L.I. Kevin has been running 15-20 miles each weekend and he is scheduled to finish around the 6th Hugh was born in Blackheath in 1917, and was the second son of Howard November. and Emily James, both members of well-known Crunwere families. His older brother Verdi died in a tragic motorbike accident at the age of nineteen.

6 19 Hugh left Crunwere School at the age of fourteen Neville Ruff 812605 [email protected] to join his father and grandfather in the family Meet on Tuesdays & Fridays 7.00pm at Llanteg Hall building business. In January 1940 he was called up and joined the Royal Artillery as a gunner, and The Badgers Short Mat Bowls Club have begun the 2011-12 season with in 1942 was posted overseas, spending the next mixed fortunes. three and a half years in India and later Burma, The League side lost two very good bowlers in Aubrey Streeter and Nigel and during leave periods he visited Lahore and Griffiths resulting in a slow start which has left the side in the bottom half Darjeeling. Hugh was demobbed and returned of the table; admittedly the first few games have been away, so we hope home on the 1st January 1946, and was the proud for better results as the season progresses. holder of the Burma Star. Hugh regularly In contrast the Presidents team has a new player in David Marsden who is attended Burma Star Association meetings and settling in well and the team, with the help of a few league players, have parades, and in 1996 he took part in a pilgrimage won all their games, placing them on top of the league. In the singles with other association members on a memorable Tony Weadon had a fine start winning all his matches, let us hope Tony visit to the battlefields at Kohima and Imphal on and the team continue in the winning way. the Burma/India border. The Badgers play on a Tuesday and Friday and new players are always Hugh was a keen follower of sport, in particular welcome so come along and have a try. football, which he played as a young man, and it was whilst playing for Tavernspite against local rivals Llanddowror that he met his future wife Neville Ruff Mollie. In 1952 they were married, and after building their new home, they moved into Arfryn in 1955. Hugh and Mollie have four children: Ross, Janice, Never regret something that made you smile. Lewis, and Rita, and Hugh cherished the visits made by all his children and grandchildren, even travelling to Hong Kong to visit Rita and family. MUSIC LESSONS Our thoughts go out to Mollie and family. Beginners - Intermediates - All Ages Music practice, as purposeful exercise, improves poise and figure; Anthony Charles ‘Tony’ Reed (69yrs) is good for health, dexterity, coordination, memory and much more. INTRODUCTORY 1st Lesson Complimentary – no obligation. Tony was born in Sussex, where he worked for his local council, and he FOR FREE LESSON WITH PETER: devoted many years of his life to caring for his mother until her death. Tony was a very gentle and quiet person, and it was his love of animals and T 01834 831855 M 07810 891375 country life that resulted in his retirement to Mountain House in 1996. As well as his love of animals, Tony had a fascination with farm machinery and Think big thoughts but relish cars, and was a frequent visitor to farm sales, buying the odd tractor. Lately small pleasures. however he had not enjoyed the best of health and whilst attending the doctor’s surgery, Tony collapsed and later passed away. Tony will be missed by family and friends. Roy James

18 7 Viv Bramhall 01834 814949 Your local shop for all  [email protected] your day to day needs Meet on Mondays & Thursdays 7.00pm at Llanteg Hall Open 6am – 10pm Indoor bowls is a sport that can be played at many levels: social, local league, 7 days a week county and national. You can play long mat or short mat, with venues for both in the area. The choice is yours. Llanteg Short Mat Indoor Bowls Club Convenience Store play in the South Pembrokeshire Friendly League. Between September and Groceries, Papers, Off Licence, Petrol, Payzone. March we play a match most weeks and last year finished 2nd in the League. We hope to do as well this year, fingers crossed. Chris James We have just begun the new season in our league and so far we are doing well. We won our first 2 matches and hope to continue the trend. Carpentry & Joinery During the summer we played some really exciting friendly matches and some All aspects of carpentry undertaken of our members have joined with members of the other clubs in our league to compete against Welsh County teams in their venues. We really enjoyed the Flooring. Decking. Fencing. matches and playing with, not against, our league members. To play against 1st & 2nd Fix Carpentry, Kitchen fitting service people who have represented their country was a really good experience for most – and a shock for some! Also roofing work We always welcome new members, both novices and experienced, young and not so young. All you have to do is arrive at the hall on a Monday or No job too small, for a reliable and Thursday at 7pm. You do not need bowls or shoes (you can play in socks). friendly service and free quote call Viv Bramhall 07970 750305 Laugharne Tin Shed Experience—Appeal Architectural Services The Computer Chap I am a patron of The Tin Shed Experience, the World War 2 Museum in Laugharne New Build; Conversions; Extensions Repair, virus removal, which is very keen to establish contact with anyone with memories, photographs or Planning Applications Drawings, networking, web design, memorabilia of the U.S. Army in Wales and in particular the 28th Infantry Division (Pennsylvania National Guard) stationed in Tenby between October 1943 and May Forms, Documents and management tuition. 1944. They are also desperate for mannequins for uniforms and period costume for For work samples Google: - a forthcoming exhibition. Atlas & Partners Call Jonathan The whole area was full of soldiers around that time and we thought there might be 07891 575 534 someone who might know something, in particular about the tragic fatalities during Lowest prices – highest quality training at Wiseman's Bridge. Initial consultation free Email— Kelvin Thomas, 11 Summerhill 01834 812860 or the tinshedexperience.co.uk T: 01834 831855 enquiries@thegenuinecomputerchap M: 07810 891375 .co.uk E: [email protected] www.thegenuinecomputerchap.co.uk CAD tuition offered Design your home 2D and 3D

8 17 Sue James 831468 [email protected]  01834 831437 New Wall and Information Board Celebrating 20 Years Open 9am -5.30pm Every Day Our new boundary wall and steps up to  Traditional Nursery— Quality Plants at Competitive Prices the kitchen of the Village Hall were  Christmas Trees & Holly Wreaths finished in July. The wall looks very  Large Selection of Pots & Garden Furniture nice compared to the old rotten wooden  New Gift Shop stocking a large range of Christmas gifts fence it replaced.  Hand Made Jewellery  Begelly Beads & Findings Also come and visit our new Tearoom A new Information Board Amser Te Tea Room and Cake Shop outside the Village Hall  Cream Teas shows places around the  Homemade Lunches and Snacks village.  Children’s Decorate Your Own Cupcake Birthday Parties  Christmas Parties Much appreciation to PLANED for their help and support over these  Traditional Sunday Lunches projects. (Bookings now being taken for New Year’s Day lunch) (Tel—07824 567029) JLT DESIGNS Rose Park Tavernspite RELCAL MARINE RELCAL Painter Decorator & Designer Organic Farm Play Group Tohatsu Dealer Caravan & Motorhome Interior/exterior + gardens Lamb  Mandy Sales, services & repairs— Servicing, repairs & spares Also Project Management 07845 980559 for your boating needs Shop Open 01834 831714 of Extensions and 01834 831714 07803 146416 Building Renovations 831111 07803 146416 [email protected] [email protected] 01834 831355 or 07964 775006 www.roseparkorganicfarm.co.uk

16 9 Pembrokeshire Athletics – Our athletics team competed at the Recent Events Pembrokeshire Championships at Sir Thomas Picton, We held a successful Bead Fayre in the hall in July and had a Folk Haverfordwest. They did brilliantly with some fantastic solo and Duo, Blackheart, play in August. team performances. They were placed second team overall, Unfortunately the Bingo Evening due to be held in September was narrowly missing the top slot by two points. postponed until the New Year. Trip to Cardiff Bay – In May the children in Years 5 and 6 undertook a three day residential visit to the Urdd Centre at Cardiff A Murder Mystery Evening is due for the 19th Bay. The children thoroughly enjoyed the activities which included bowling, St. Fagans, November and there will be a flyer included Techniquest, a cinema trip and speed boat trip around Cardiff Bay to mention just a few. giving you more information. German Teacher Placement – In the summer term we welcomed Katrin Bergmann, a trainee teacher from Wuppertal University, Germany, to our school. She spent three months with us Donation and the children and staff all benefitted from learning more about the German language and The Hall Committee much appreciates the kind donation given by culture. Amroth Community Council. Fairtrade – One year ago we were recognised as being the first and only official Fairtrade School in Pembrokeshire. Sue James This status has to be re-assessed every year. We were very proud to hear recently that as a result of the £12 to join for a year (April—March). 50% of takings for prize money and 50% is re-assessment process we have been once again awarded Fairtrade status which recognises our ongoing commitment for Hall funds. Run by John Lewis-Tunster 01834 831355. to Fairtrade issues. Our Fairtrade flag was presented by Angela Burns AM at a special assembly in school. The first draw of the year was held at a History meeting on 21st June: £25—Andrew Mason number 37 National Quality Award -In the Summer Term our school £15—Rob Chatwin number 66 underwent assessment to gain the Healthy Schools National £10—Oliver Furneaux number 64 Quality Award. This is a very prestigious award that has only The second draw was held at a Hall meeting on 10th August: been presented to a handful of schools across Wales. It £25—Ruth Roberts number 88 involved a very intense and rigorous two day inspection £15—Darran James number 3 process including interviews with the children, staff, parents £10— Mr & Mrs Hinman number 77 and governors and generally observing the school in its daily operation. I am very proud to announce that we passed the The third draw was held at a Hall meeting on 5th October: assessment to receive the award. £25—Owen Brinsden number 45 Outdoor Schools – This year Tavernspite has officially become an ‘Outdoor £15—Sue James number 38 School’. As part of the project we have identified an interesting local area - £10— Darran James number 3 Colby Woodlands and Amroth Beach - and have taken the children on a series of trips to this wonderful area. The aim is to increase the children’s understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the natural environment and to use this as a stimulus for learning back at school. It has given the children great pride and ownership of their local area as well as greatly increasing their love for just being outdoors. Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Ruth and Andy Webb, and anyone else who has been collecting Tesco Vouchers for our school. They have been used to buy some brilliant PE equipment and new computers. Thank you!! Kevin Phelps

10 15 No Dog Fouling Headteacher—Kevin Phelps School— New signs have been put at either end of the footpath which 01834 831691 [email protected] crosses Laurel’s Mountain from Mountain Chapel to near the old school (Seabreeze). We have over 200 pupils at the school and they are our greatest pride. I am very Please will dog walkers clear up after their animals so that the proud of their many and varied achievements. path remains a pleasant walk for everyone. Here are some of our highlights since the last Newsletter: Geocaching Bancyfelin Rugby Sevens – The Year 3/4 and Year 5/6 rugby teams had a very exciting Using multi-million pound’s worth of military day at the Bancyfelin 7’s in April. Both teams played some excellent rugby and the Year technology to look for Tupperware boxes in the woods! 3/4 team reached the quarter finals where they narrowly missed out on a semi-final place. Cross-Country – We had a very successful afternoon at Tenby Junior School in the Tenby Geocaching is a world wide treasure hunting game. Family of Schools Cross-Country competition. Out of eight races in total Tavernspite It involves you going outside to find the co-ordinates of a set location and finding a treasure, which is usually a School won four of them! plastic box with a few trinkets to swap, and a log book to Table Tennis – In July I took four Year 5 and 6 pupils sign. When you get home, you then log your finds on to to the Welsh Institute of Sport, Cardiff, for the Welsh the geocaching website (www.geocaching.com) and post Primary Schools Table Tennis Championships. One a comment about your adventure. If you take something of the teams, Llanteg local Joseph Phelps and Taylor from the geocache (or \"cache\"), you are required to leave Rees, were placed 7th overall and won the award for something of equal or greater value. being the ‘Team of To become a member and to start geocaching you need to set up an account the Day’. and register at www.geocaching.com and you will require a gps or you could Tennis Success – Our school tennis teams, both girls and use an ordnance survey map and compass, if you can map read. A smart boys, won the Pembrokeshire Schools Tennis Competition phone can be used if it has got a gps, there are also apps in July and then went on to compete at the Welsh available, which can be downloaded. Championships at the David Lloyd Tennis Centre, Cardiff. It is common for geocachers to hide caches in locations that Tavernspite Fun Run – We had a wonderful day on are important to them. These locations can be quite diverse. Pendine Beach in May for the Annual Tavernspite School 2K and 5K Fun Run. It was a bit There are plenty of geocaches in Pembrokeshire and blustery but that didn’t dampen the spirits of all those who took part. We had lots of fun Carmarthenshire to be found, including ones at Llanteg, and everyone enjoyed the barbecue before, during and after the races. This run is part of Amroth, Saundersfoot, Pendine, and Whitland. our Activ4Activ programme, where we annually organise an active event to raise funds for an active outcome. Last year it was to rebuild the Adventure Playground at school. This year the money raised will go to building a climbing wall on the school field which will benefit all the children in the school. Girls Kwik Cricket Success – After winning the Pembrokeshire Championships our Girls Kwik Cricket Team travelled to Tondu Cricket Club in July where they competed in the Welsh Cricket Championships. They played really well and were runners up in the final which is a marvellous achievement. They also got the chance to meet Matthew Maynard (pictured).

14 11 Tony Brinsden 831775 [email protected] We got involved in geocaching via friends; we already enjoyed walking and had a gps. The first geocache that we found was in Tenby. I think You will all have read or heard about the two devastating reports into the education geocaching is a great hobby for families with children, to explore the and childcare departments at Pembrokeshire County Council, one by Estyn and the countryside and also with the incentive of finding a treasure at the end of a other by CSSIW (Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales). In these reports it is walk. stated amongst very many other things that \"The quality of the information that officers We have discovered some wonderful locations and interesting places in share with elected members is not good enough to enable them to challenge the Pembrokeshire and other areas in the UK, that we did not know existed, performance and services of schools fully\" (Estyn). while we have been geocaching, and we have made new friends. \"Senior Local Authority officers do not provide elected members with the information Hope to see more people geocaching soon. necessary to ensure they are able to discharge their responsibility for safeguarding.\" (CSSIW). These are things that I have been saying since becoming a Juggling Jill County Councillor but which have fallen on deaf ears in County Hall. Yet when the Leader, Cllr John Davies was interviewed on TV he stated that the (Jill Chatwin plans to hold a geocaching event in Llanteg Hall next year.) failings referred to in the reports \"captured all elected members\". Most elected members, myself included, heard of these adverse reports through the media and not Amroth Area Good Neighbours from the Council Leader or Chief Executive. The aim of the scheme is to unite the villages in the Amroth As a result of these reports a motion of No Confidence in the Chief Executive, which I Community area by having an organisation which would foster good supported, was moved but was lost by 42 votes to 10. A further Full Council meeting neighbourly relations by having a support network which residents will be held shortly where more questions and Notices of Motion will be put regarding could contact should they require assistance with simple tasks e.g. this debacle. Hopefully if these notices are adopted they will lead to a more open and changing a light bulb which may be difficult to reach, reading a gas transparent regime in County Hall but I for one am not holding my breath!! or electric meter, walking a dog when someone is not well, arranging On a more positive note the O level and A level results this year showed an a lift to the doctors or visit a friend, etc. The Coordinator also has a improvement which the education department are confident can be maintained in directory of various support services that are available and may be of coming years. assistance to you. After the past two hard winters salt stocks are good and lessons learned over the past The Scheme is available for anyone in the community to contact if two years should be incorporated into the emergency plans which will hopefully help to they need a little help. keep all main roads open and provide a better service on the secondary routes, Please do not hesitate to call us on 07 845 026 991. although we hope this won't be needed this winter. We welcome new volunteers to assist us in helping our community. The Crosslands and Trelessy roads are due to be repaired very shortly. For more information please contact Rachel Gibby Pembrokeshire That is it for this newsletter, hope the news will be better for the next one and please County Council 01 437 764 551 remember, if you think I can help you in any way, please contact me. Last, but far [email protected] from least, have a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year. 0r the coordinator on 07 845 026 991. Regards Stephen Phillips, Chairman Tony Brinsden

12 13 Ruth Roberts 831298 [email protected] John Lloyd is also on the Lampeter Velfrey War Meet monthly every 3rd Tuesday 7.30pm at Hall Memorial – but he does not show up on any list of War History Trips Some of our group joined with Amroth to have a walk and tea at Casualties – either here or Canada. Slebech in July. The Society also joined with Amroth Group to make two visits to the We have now found someone who has unearthed his marvellous murals created by George Lewis which adorn the walls of Pembroke Town Hall. military file. John reached France on 6 July 1916 and Remembrance was sent to 1st Canadian Entrenching Battalion in the The service was held on 13th November as usual—conducted by members of the History Society—thanks to John Lewis-Tunster and field. Ruth Webb. A video slideshow has been put together to commemorate our three war John paraded sick on 5 Dec 1916 after \"exposure to shell casualties—available to view on Llanteg village website or YouTube. fire on the Somme\". On 3rd Sept 1917 John paraded sick Ruelwall Connections with Alberta It seems we have a mystery connected with a John Lloyd who married into the again at Vimy Ridge. He was immediately sent back to James family of Ruelwall (Alan Mason of Carland’s great uncle). John Lloyd has a gravestone in Crunwere which just base hospital, and then invalided back to England. He c. Steve John states D. Lovat, Canada, with him dying on 11/11/1918 was in Etaples 12 days, Bethnal Green 12 days, Bromley aged 44yrs - four of his children are also buried in the grave. The funny thing is he also has a family gravestone 10 days, Bushy Park 16 days, Buxton 2 months, and at Eglwyscummin Church, also stating he was buried at Lovat. Liverpool 5 weeks. He was then invalided back to Canada on the We have found that he enlisted in Canada: John Lloyd Llandovery Castle on 28th Feb 1918, to Halifax. He was in hospital in Regimental # 101679, joined 22 Feb 1916, Edmonton, Alberta 66th Overseas Battalion, Edmonton Guards Wetaskiwin, Alberta for 2 months. He was discharged from service on Embarkation, 66th Battalion, Halifax, SS Olympic—April 28, 1916 This is definitely the correct person as he gives his next of kin as at Ruelwall. 17th Aug 1918 at Calgary, with the intention of living in Edmonton. John died on 11th Nov 1918. Death was attributed to military service. In 1925 a scroll and plaque were sent to his widow. Although John came from a farming family, he went out to Alberta in about 1910 as a miner. His last place of work before enlisting was as a miner at the Big Valley Collieries. There is a Lovett in Alberta which is now a ghost coalmining town, this is being investigated as his possible resting place by some contacts in Canada, but the spelling if different to what is on his gravestones. Why John was in Canada is a mystery—but he evidently kept in contact with his family back in Wales—as his wife received his medal and she must have been the one to instigate having his name added to the War Memorial in Lampeter Velfrey when she was living nearby at Melinau. Also he was recorded on both his children’s and father’s headstones. Work is still on-going and we hope to have more to add to this story in the future. Ruth Roberts