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EVENTS Listed below are recent and forthcoming events organised by The Group or in which they will be involved. 28th November 2009 End of year Social Event - to be arranged, any ideas please let us know. Coronation Hall, Dale - 7.30pm 19th October 2009 Secret Radar Installations of World War II in Pembrokeshire An illustrated talk by Mike Bennett Marloes Village Hall - 7.30pm 23rd September 2009 Maps and Field Names in the St Ishmaels Area. Practical workshop to identify, extract and record relevant information from all sources. St Ishmaels Sports Club - 7.30pm 6th July 2009 Visit to Milford Haven Coastguard Station Milford Haven - 7.30pm 18th-24th June Exhibition.....'Then and Now' Coronation Hall, Dale. 11am -6pm Light refreshments included. 1st June 2009 Visit [weather permitting] to Skokholm, including tour of lighthouse by Peter Williams organized by Wildlife Trust. 18th May 2009 St Ishmaels Trail. A Guided Tour. start venue to be announced - 6.30pm. 20th April 2009 Pembrokeshire Dialects. A talk by Rob Scourfield Coronation Hall, Dale - 7.30pm 25th March 2009 Annual General Meeting. including 2 DVDs; The Dale Airfield Cartoons, and A Journey from Dale to St Brides by land and sea, as well as A Pictorial Quiz on the St Ishmaels area. St Ishmaels Sports Club - 7.30pm 10th February 2009 In The Footsteps of Fenton Talk By Margaret Redfern St Brides Castle - 7.30pm 27th January 2009 Local Archaeological Treasures Talk and discussion on The Portable Antiquities Scheme by Mark Lodwick Marloes Village Hall - 7.30pm
15TH NOVEMBER 2008 1940s EVENING MUSIC..DANCING...FOOD! ST ISHMAELS SPORTS CLUB - 7.30pm ALL WELCOME - TICKETS £6 PLEASE CONTACT MIL REYNOLDS.......01646 636671
20th October 2008 'Maps and Field Names in the Coastlands Area' Practical Workshop to identify, extract and record relevant information from all sources 20th September 2008 Visit by bus to Dale Airfield 11th August 2008 Visit to Skokholm Lighthouse 12th August 2008 Visit to St Ann's Head Lighthouse, led by Peter Williams 11th - 18th June 2008 Exhibition...'Dale...A Coastal Village' Coronation Hall, Dale 14th May 2008 Visit to the Control Tower, Carew Talk and Tour of the site by John Brock 16th April 2008 'Grave Matters' Talk and Visit - St Brides Church - The Rev. Dr. Rhiannon Johnson 19th March 2008 Annual General Meeting including Quiz by Jane Warr 'Know Your Area'
20th February 2008 'Through the Green Baize Door' Illustrated Talk by Nikki Caldwell 23rd January 2008 'Collecting Old Postcards' Illustrated Talk by Val Scurlock
18th December 2007 Short Memorial Service remembering Able Seaman ALAN CHARLES THOMAS PARKES killed on 18th December 1947 age 19 yrs 'WE WILL REMEMBER HIM' 10.00 am St James Parish Church, Dale 10.15 am Dale Cemetery [If anyone remembers/served with Able Seaman Alan Parkes please contact us]
17th November 2007 'The Sixties': Social evening with the Tenby Jazz Trio
17th October 2007 'Local Pubs and Inns' Talk by Keith Johnson
24th September 2007 'The Hall Family of Lighthouse Keepers' Illustrated Talk by Pat Gumbrell
18th June 2007 'History Afloat: The Milford Haven Waterway' Boat trip on the Dale Princess
16th May 2007 'Pembrokeshire Shipwrecks' Illustrated Talk by Ted Goddard
25th April 2007 'Dale Fort: A Guided Tour' by Steve Morrell
28th March 2007 AGM plus RNAS Dale: HMS Goldcrest Illustrated Talk by Jean Thomas
26th February 2007 'The Beers': Family History of Local Mariners Illustrated Talk by Dr John Beer
30th January 2007 Local History Sites Workshop (Joint Meeting with the Havens History Group) Broadhven Village Hall at 7.30 pm This is being run by Polly Groom and a colleague from Cambria Archaeology and will demonstrate how local members can assist in reporting on sites listed on the Cambria Archaeology Database. They would also be grateful for any suggestions of new sites suitable for inclusion. It should be a good opportunity to get to know in detail all the historically significant sites in our area.
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'Marloes Baptist Chapel' display and talk by Paul James 7.30 pm Moriah Baptist Chapel, Marloes 23 September 2006 Guided Tour of Talbenny Aerodrome with Alison Gibby and Malcolm Cullen Meet at Hasguard Cross Caravan Park at 10.30 am for Tour by bus NUMBERS LIMITED - BOOKING ESSENTIAL 30 August 2006 Open Meeting 'Talbenny Aerodrome an illustrated talk by Malcolm Cullen 7.30 pm at Marloes Village Hall. 16 August 2006 'Skokholm Visit' - cancelled due to bad weather 26 July 2006 'Old Farm Machinery' Scolton Manor 21 June 2006 'Skokholm Visit' - cancelled due to bad weather 17 May 2006 'Marloes Clock Tower' 26 April 2006 'Archaeology in the National Park' a talk by Polly Groom 27 March 2006 AGM followed by 'Smuggling - Facts not the Fiction' talk by Tony Hawes 13 March 2006 Unveiling of Information Panel 'HMS Harrier' 11-13 March 2006 'Dale - the Wind the Sea' Exhibition in the Coronation Hall, Dale 22nd February 2006 Open Meeting 'The Allen Family in the Coastlands Area' a talk by Roland Thorne 7.30 pm at St Ishmael's Sports Club 25th January 2006 Open Meeting 'St Bridget and the Celtic Saints' an illustrated talk by the Rev. Rhiannon Johnson 7.30pm at St Brides Church - it is advisable to wear warm clothing and bring a torch to this meeting. 12th November 2005 Members' Visit to St Brides Castle. Meet at "The Pump House" at 2.30 pm. 19 October 2005 Open meeting "Tracing House Histories" by Nikki Bosworth, Pembrokeshire Record Office at Marloes Village Hall, starting at 7.30 pm. 13 July 2005 Members' Visit to Butterhill Grange by kind permission of Mr D Palmer Mr Robert Scourfield [co-author of the 'Pevsner Guide - Pembrokeshire'] will lead the visit to this historic house near St Ishmaels. Please meet there at 7.00 pm - Grid Ref. SM 830 088. 8 June 2005 Members' Visit to Old Philbeach Farmhouse by kind permission of Peter and Gina Smithies Claire Deacon will lead this visit, which starts at 6.30 pm. Please meet at Philbeach Farmyard. 18 May 2005 14 and 15 May 2005 27 April 2005 25 Feb 2005 16 Feb 2005 19 Jan 2005 |
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2004 31 Oct 2004 Exhibition at St Peter's Church, Marloes 18 Sept 2004 Exhibition stand - mainly military - hangings,booklets,files
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15 May 2004 Exhibition stand - hangings, booklets,
files eg farming, boats, military, war memorial Mill Bay, Dale, landing place of Henry Tudor in 1485
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27 April 2004'Listed Buildings & Conservation in Pembrokeshire'
- 20 Mar 2004 Illustrated Talk 'Our Local History Group'
by Margaret Copley and Jean Thomas, Group members + Exhibition -
hangings, booklets, files eg covering most of our fields of study 24 Feb 2004 'Slides of Old Dale ... and More' presented
by Valerie Davies, History Group
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2003 11 Nov 2003 'History of Dale Fort' visiting speaker
Steve Morrell, Lecturer, Dale Fort |
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10 Oct 2003 11.30 am at West Blockhouse Fort and Battery - opportunity to learn about the site, etc from writer/military historian, Roger Thomas 1.00 pm Lunch for invited guests in West Blockhouse Fort 2.00 pm 'Dedication of a Stone Seat in Memory of the late Brigadier CTW Gough OBE' - 1911-2001, L/Bdr Artificer at West Blockhouse Fort and Battery 1931-1935 - led by The Revd Dennis Wight, vicar of Dale Parish Church involving Bishop J Ivor Rees, former Bishop of St David's, local, military and ex-service members with Honoured Guest Mrs Olive Gough [widow] and History Group members. Family members, ex-colleagues, friends, WI members, members of the community, and those involved in the construction of the stone seat and in the day's celebrations were also guests. 2.45 pm Guided tour of the Fort with Ruth Davies, Regional Property Manager Landmark Trust |
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3 Aug 2003 Exhibition and short talk given by Margaret Copley and Valerie Davies, Dale Book/History Group as part of PLANED's 'A Journey Through History' Day at Scolton Manor 23 May-26 May 2003 11.00 am - 8.00 pm daily in the
Coronation Hall, Dale 25 May 2003 7.30 pm Coronation Hall, Dale
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24 May 2003 4.00 pm Dale
Cemetery *'Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving' led by The Revd Dennis Wight, vicar of Dale Parish Church involving Bishop J Ivor Rees, former Bishop of St David's, local and military personnel, family members, comrades and friends of the fallen, those who served at Dale or left Dale to serve and the Band of Milford Haven Sea Cadets, etc |
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23 May 2003 *11.00 am Coronation Hall, Dale 7 March 2003 National Park Award 2002: biennial award. Jean Thomas and Mil Reynolds attended the Presentation of Awards and lunch. Dale W.I. received a Commendation for "Historical Interpretation of the Village of Dale". 25 Feb 2003 'HMS Harrier, Kete' visiting speaker
George Yeomans, ex-Royal Naval Officer |
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2002 24 Nov 2002 Illustrated Talk 'St Ann's Head Lighthouse',
visiting speaker Peter Williams Picture shows the round tower of St Ann's Chapel and Elizabethan Lighthouse |
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| 8 Oct 2002 Illustrated Talk 'Tracing Your Family History' visiting speaker Anita Thomas, Librarian, Haverfordwest Library Book/History Group Open Meeting, Coronation Hall, Dale |
8 Sept 2002 Exhibition of some of the Group's material
manned by Margaret Copley and Valerie Davies,
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World War One Field Kitchen in Dale Meadow |
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30 July 2002 Talk 'In Defence of The Haven' with Roger Thomas,
writer and military historian L/Bdr Artificer CWT Gough servicing 9.2" gun at West Blockhouse Fort 2 April 2002 Illustrated Talk 'The Early Days : RAF
Dale and Talbenny' Malcolm Cullen, Ranger, Pembrokeshire Coast National
Park 21 Mar 2002 Launch of book of 'Case Studies : WI Pathway Project'[including case study submitted by the Dale WI Book Group] attended by Jean Thomas at the National Botantic Gardens, Wales 20 Mar 2002 Illustrated Talk given by Margaret Copley and Valerie Davies, Dale WI Book Group, to the ladies of Hebrandston WI 29 Jan 2002 Illustrated Talk 'Bygone Days : Farmers, Fishermen
and Island Folk' given by David Saunders |
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2001
8 Sept 2001 Exhibition of some of the Group's relevant
material in the Pavilion, Withybush Show Ground manned by Valerie
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15 July 2001 Exhibition of some of the Group's material relevant to the Coastguard Service as part of an MRC Open Day at the Milford Haven HQ manned by Margaret Copley and Jean Thomas, Dale WI Book Group Life Saving Apparatus and rocket cart |
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Hand cart with Boxer Rocket machine and Coastguard Crew c1918-1923 The shore-to-ship rescue apparatus can be seen on top of the cart.
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26 May-31 May 2001 Local History Exhibition 'Illustrated History of Dale' 10.00 am
- 5.00 pm daily with a number of experts on hand,eg Pete Crane,
Cambria Archaeology, Dale Auxiliary Coastguards 27 May 2001 'Slides of Dale' and dialogue with the
audience, given by Dale WI Book Group 13 Mar 2001 Illustrated Talk 'Researching, Recording
and Funding Local History' by Dale WI Book Group to Nolton Family
History Society. |
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2000 22 July-25 July 2000 - Launch of Book 'Dale: an illustrated
History' at Local History Exhibition, 10.00 am - 7.00 pm daily in
the Coronation Hall, Dale by Dale WI Book Group |
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