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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 01646 636966 frandrewj@btinternet.com Rev’d. Dr Rhiannon Johnson 01646 636966 Postal Address: The Vicarage, 172 Castle Way, Dale, Haverfordwest, SA62 3RN Curate: Curate: Curate: Curate: Rev’d Gaynor Ford 01646 693452 gaynorford2846@btinternet.com Church WardensChurch WardensChurch WardensChurch Wardens Dale: Peter Morgan 636625 Harriet Bishop 636668 St Brides: Mary Lewis 636430, William Richards 636242 Marloes: Yvonne Evans 636251 St Ishmaels: 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

MOBILE LIBRARY:MOBILE LIBRARY:MOBILE LIBRARY:MOBILE LIBRARY: Next dates: Friday 11th October, 8th November, 6th December 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 Claire Sheil 07768 968016 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

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Dear Friends,

The Summer has been slow and gracious in its retreat this year but it

is coming up to Harvest festival time again. This year we have a lot to be

thankful for and a lot to pray about.

For many, the warm summer has brought a bumper year. I am told that

spending patterns changed in the tourist industry, so some did far less

well than they normally do and others, who have had some very lean years

recently, did very well. There is something, though, very profound in

thanking God each year for whatever has come, not just when things have

been especially good. In fact, in my experience, people are more likely to

be thankful when times are tight. In very good times they often praise

themselves and no one, or nothing else.

Being thankful together binds communities together. After all, the

same sun and rain have fallen on all of us. Being thankful together should

also turn our hearts outward in generosity.

Being thankful is also a choice. The truth is that every life and every year

is a mix of things, good and bad, and how you cope and flourish depends a

lot on whether you chose to be thankful or to be thankless, whether you

chose to bless or curse.

Long ago, I was learning a certain style of teaching young children. In this

method you are taught, at the end of every session, to hold the child’s

hand, look into their eyes and tell them something good you have noticed

that they did in the time you have been together. It felt very odd and un-

British, but it completely changed my teaching style. Before I was on the

look out for bad behaviour, to keep control of the classroom. Afterwards,

I was attending to each child’s specialness. It felt like blessing.

So, this Harvest, maybe think of one especially good thing this year,

even if the rest has been dismal, imagine taking God’s hand and telling him

you noticed and say thank you,

With every blessing,

Gaynor, Andrew and Rhiannon

ST JAMES CHURCH, DALE

HARVEST FESTIVAL

FRIDAY 4th OCTOBER

at 6.00pm

Collection in aid of Tir Dewi

Followed by a

HARVEST SUPPER

Coronation Hall, Dale, at 7.00pm

Tickets £9.00 adults, £5.00 u12

Come and join us as we celebrate the Harvest.

The late Mrs Patricia Ryecroft.

Last year St. Brides Church received a bequest from Mrs Patricia Ryecroft, who lived in

Devon. Recently her ashes were interred at St. Brides Churchyard. All the arrangements

were made via the solicitors acting as her executors who have provided us with no further

information.

The Church Committee would like to place a small memorial stone to mark her ashes and

would be very grateful if anyone could provide them with information about Mrs Ryecroft

regarding her relationship with St. Brides, or her family.

Any information can be passed on in confidence to Rev. Gaynor Ford (01646 693452).

MOTHERS’ UNION. We had a very successful launch to our Autumn series of meetings. We have plans for moving Dementia Awareness on, and for various events to help the charities con-cerned. The next meeting is on Tuesday 8th October - speaker still to be confirmed. Teas are provided by Mary Lewis and Gwen Davies - I look forward to seeing you all there. 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 For any more information contact Harriet 636668, or Bridget 636274.

Are you an avid reader or fan of Josephine Cox or Danielle Steele? We have a number

of hardback books by each of these authors, donated to the St Brides Fete. They are

available for the price of a phone call and a donation to the Church!

Further details from Peter and Rosemary Royle 01646 636970

St Peters Church, MarloesSt Peters Church, MarloesSt Peters Church, MarloesSt Peters Church, Marloes

All Souls ServiceAll Souls ServiceAll Souls ServiceAll Souls Service

Friday 1 st November at 6.30pmFriday 1 st November at 6.30pmFriday 1 st November at 6.30pmFriday 1 st November at 6.30pm

A service to remember and to give thanks for those who A service to remember and to give thanks for those who A service to remember and to give thanks for those who A service to remember and to give thanks for those who have died.have died.have died.have died.

We invite all members of our communities to remember friends and family who

have passed, and to celebrate their lives at this service.

If you are unable to come and would like someone to be remembered please let

us know or place the names on the prayer list which will be in the churches at

Dale, St Brides, St Ishmaels and Marloes

Revd Gaynor Ford 01646693452 email: gaynorford2846@btinternet.com

ST JAMES CHURCH, DALE This month we have the face of Janus - we look both forwards and backwards - as we look forward to celebrating the Harvest much of which has long since been gathered in, At our Harvest Thanksgiving Service on Friday 4th October there will be a speaker Gerald Davies from Tir Dewi. Tir Dewi is a charity which provides a helpline for all who work in agriculture or who work to pro-vide the food we eat. The news is full of farmers who are struggling and do not know where to turn - Mr Davies is coming to explain the work of Tir Dewi and so hopefully provide a point of contact should it be needed. The collection from the service will be given to Tir Dewi. So why not come and hear about and support this worthy cause and attend our Harvest Thanksgiving Service on Friday 4th October and the Harvest Supper which will follow it. This is being held on a Friday this year in the hope more of you will be able to attend, and bring the whole family along to make it a real village celebration of a successful harvest. It is a BYO bottle event with a buffet supper. Tickets are on sale from Harriet (636668) or Mil (636671) £9.00 for adults and £5.00 for under 12s. - see notice in this issue of Peninsula Papers. We look forward to welcoming you to both or either!

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DALE

Extracts from the meeting held on the 9th September2019. Sea Grass Several Dale residents at-tended the meeting to raise their con-cerns and find out more information about the sea grass project in the Dale bay area. The Council felt that there had been conflicting details about the sea grass and the impact it could have on the livelihoods of the fishermen and for the many sailors with boats moored in the bay .Concerns about where the sea grass was to be sown, how fast it could grow/spread and what environmental changes it would make, were highlighted, and need-ed to be address by the Coastal forum. The initial trials of the sea grass had begun without any discussion, or consul-tation with the Dale Community Council, the Yacht Club or fishermen who rely on the bay for their livelihoods. The Council decided that a letter raising all the con-cerns was to be sent to the Pembroke-shire Coastal forum, and to ask that the trial be halted. Matters arising. A letter was to be

sent to the Highways department about the widening/footpath in some areas of the road between Pickleridge and Black rock. Several complaints and concerns had been raised about the excessive speed and use of the blue light by the water ranger in the bay around the pontoon. Clerk will be writing to the Port Authority for a report on incidents in the bay. Steps to the beach. A lady had fallen using the step to the beach opposite the car park, and had asked for the steps to be assessed. The step changed with the amount of pebbles that were moved with the different tides. The Council felt that the step should no longer be used. Community Delivery Project. It was proposed by the Council to let the P.C.C. know that Dale would not be prepared to take on the running of the toilets. Having toilets in the community was also a rea-son why Dale was able to have a blue flag status. The Council proposed that P.C.C. could offset the cost of the toilets from some of the revenue received from the village car park.

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St James the Great,

Walwyns Castle,

Harvest Festival Sunday October 6th

Family harvest service at

11am, followed by bring

and share lunch in the

village hall, and auction

of produce

Proceeds to charity

St. Peter the Fisherman, Marloes

There will be two services at St. Peter’s this

month to which all are invited to attend.

Sunday 13th October at 9:30am – Harvest

Festival – A celebration of the Harvest in

our area. All are invited to this service

which will be followed by light refresh-

ments. Contributions towards the decora-

tion of the Church would be welcome

Sunday 27th October at 9.30 – Service of

Holy Communion.

Community Councils Community Councils Community Councils Community Councils Farms. Signs, information and contact numbers had been given out at the County Show from the NFU about dog fouling, and crime around farms. They were also offering heathland bedding, free of charge to farmers. Information will be put in the Peninsular Papers. Recycling proposed meeting. The Council would be interested in a meeting about the proposed five new recycling bags to come onto use at the beginning of No-vember. It was also noted that the recycling bins in the car park were constantly being overcrowded with rubbish, BBQs, dog waste and other ‘disgusting’ debris. Colin Harris had kindly cleared and cleaned the area several times. Pembrokeshire CC are to be notified about the problem. Coastal flooding. Helen Mary Jones came to Dale car park to give a brief insight into defence plans for coastal flooding in sea front villages. Car park. Many cars had been turning left at the end of the car park summer exit. It was suggest that the signs showing vehicles to turn right were too high. The ticket machine in the car park had also been out of order, and several people had been fined. One disabled person had been fined for not having their Blue Badge placed in the ‘correct’ position. Clerk will be in-forming P.C.C of these problems. Date of the next Dale Community Council meeting to be held on Monday 4th November, at 7pm in the Jubilee suite, Coronation hall, Dale.

MARLOES & ST BRIDES Items under consideration at the September meeting included the following:- Planning Matters – The meeting noted that NP/19/0336/FUL has been withdrawn. The applicants are in discussion with PCNP on an improved access; and they also noted that there had been minor amendments to NP/16/0425/FUL with regard to an earlier

National Trust application at Runwayskiln. One more hearing to be held with regard to the PCNP Local Development Plan – see also the item below. County Council Matters – Cllr. Owens reminded that a fence needs to be replaced at Gaylane Terrace, and a dropped drain repaired near the Lobster Pot. The road closure on the 2nd September had gone ahead, with improved signage and alternative routes – the work was completed by 1pm. St. Brides - Further discussion on the parking problems at St. Brides. Cllr. Owens agreed that the Parking Orders do cover this area, but enforcement is proving difficult. Agreed that the Clerk write to National Park, and also meet with the NP Director, Mr. Parkin and Marc Owen, PCC if neces-sary. Bus Services – Noted that from the 8th September there will only be one Puffin Bus service to St. David’s on a Wednesday. Cllr. Johnson proposed that the County Council are asked for 2020 to delete this winter service, and use the money to reinstate the Saturday service instead. Clerk to write accordingly. Community Speed Watch - Applicants for this still required. The County Council will not provide any more signs, or fund speed activation equipment. Local residents as well as visitors are asked to respect the 20mph limit. The village has few pavements, and the limit is there to protect pedestrians. National Trust – The meeting was advised that a planning application will be submitted by the 20th September for the Marloes Sands Car Park. NP/19/0503/FUL has now been issued – available to be viewed online on:-http://planning.pembrokeshirecoast.wales To include engineering operations to existing car park, installation of electric charging point, installation of mains powered parking ticket machine, relocation of existing solar pow-ered parking ticket machine, installation of bike stand, landscaping and associated works.

The Byway, Castle Rag will be upgraded to a highway to run through the centre of the Car Park. Community Council to discuss this application in October. Dead Badgers – In addition to the tele-phone number 0808 1695100, dead badgers can also be reported via badger@bfd.wales or via www.bfd.wales Dog Fouling – Council members noted that Dog Bans on nearby beaches have increased the number of dogs being walked on Marloes Sands and Musselwick beaches with access paths being particularly badly affected by dog fouling, with plastic bags of dog waste littering the hedges and paths. Cllr. Owens was asked to press for extra litter bins to be sited along these paths to help reduce the littering. Financial /Audit Report 2019/20 – The Auditor has issued a qualified report be-cause the Council Standing Orders/Financial Regulations did not include a section on procurement and awarding of contracts. This to be rectified in due course. Noted that it is only in relation to the Clock Tow-er that the Council has any contracts – one for annual maintenance and others for necessary repairs and painting. The Tower and Clock is listed, and due consideration has always been taken as to who undertakes the work. Second precept of £942 has been received. The meeting approved the payment of £40 to the Information Commissioners Office – this will be an annual payment from this year. Gann Footbridge – A long section of this bridge on the Dale/Marloes has been re-moved by strong tides. It is still possible to use part of the footbridge, but good foot-wear is advised. Next Meeting - The next meeting of the Council will be held on Monday14th October 2019, 7.30pm at Marloes Village Hall, when the business meeting will be held. 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; minutes of the Com-munity Council meetings after they are approved, and also previous copies of Peninsula Papers (excluding adverts) Local Development Plan (2) Village development boundary altera-tions, and planner’s map er-rors/Changes Marloes & St Brides Community Council has discovered that, during the National Park’s drafting of the Local Development Plan 2 (LDP2), changes were made to the Marloes development boundary: in one case, two house gardens are now officially not part of our village. A Freedom of Information request has revealed alterations made in other Peninsula communities. The important point is, the Park made some changes without consulting either the property / land owners or the Community Council. We understand it is now too late in the LDP2 process for changes to be reversed; but does this raise questions about the planning process? Secondly, the National Park uses the Ord-nance Survey MasterMap database as its reference; and many errors have identified in the Marloes map - important ones, such as two adjacent houses having their names swapped. There may well be similar errors in other communities’ LDP2 maps. The full set of LDP2 maps can be download-ed from https://www.pembrokeshirecoast.wales/default.asp?PID=835, by scrolling down to the link labelled Proposals Map. You might need patience: it is a 38 MB file!

ST ISHMAELS Items discussed at the meeting held in the Memorial Hall on August 19th, 2019

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MEMORIAL HALL The clerk informed the council of the paperwork required by our solicitors, Messrs Red Kite of Carmar-then. He and Cllr Hawkins, as chair, were required to sign various formal documenta-tion to enable the solicitors to proceed and the clerk asked that he receive formal authority to act on the council’s behalf for all the legal business concerning the sale of the hall, as required by law. This was signed. It was decided to ask the school, church and sports club if they required any contents of the hall before contracts were signed. Discussion then centred on the future of the memorial tablet on the outside wall of the hall. It was decided that, though the pur-chaser had confirmed that the memorial could stay in situ, nonetheless the council would want to move or replace the memo-rial from where it currently is and establish a new location away from the hall. Discussion ranged around the possible disposal of the hall assets in due course. GULL – FROG – MOUSE FOOT-PATH: The clerk reported that he had surveyed the St. Ishmael’s parish portion of the combined footpath with members of the other councils and showed the meeting the intended course of the path. ROAD CLOSURES: Following the deba-cle with the road closure by B.T. last month and the subsequent letters of disapproval from the three councils of the peninsular, the meeting was told of the two closures that would occur in Tish on Sept. 9th., the first being on the Mullock road and the second by Sandy Haven Farm. The PCC Highways were considered to be riding roughshod over the peninsular councils recently and seemed to be resisting a site meeting that had been demanded by Mar-loes council, supported by the other two councils. A.O.B. 1. Cllr Jenkins reported that he was moni-toring the list of complaints to PCC high-

ways that were promised by PCC to be attended to. Only a portion had been so. 2. The wicket gate of the cemetery needs painting.. 3. The footpath on the sports field to the cliff was overgrown with moss.. 3. Councillors raised the issue of illegal fly tipping in Winsle Leys and Anchor Hoaten. PCC has been informed. No action as yet. 4, Cllrs Thomas and Harston had attended a meeting recently in Dale with an AM and reported that they were rather unimpressed with it. DATE OF NEXT MEETING: Monday, 14th October at 7.00 p.m. in the Memorial Hall (If not yet occupied)

WALWYN’S CASTLE Extracts from a meeting held on 4th Sept 2019 Members Expenses/Allowances The IRP Members Expenses and Allowances submis-sion was submitted this month showing a nil return. Quarterly Budget Review The Clerk circulated a copy of the income and ex-penditure against budget to date. There were no unplanned expenditure recorded. Financial Assistance for Churches One Voice Wales distributed a document re-minding Councils that it is illegal to allocate tax payer money for maintenance of Church buildings or activities. The Clerk confirmed that providing an allowance to cut the grass in burial grounds is acceptable. Annual Return Auditor's Report Grant Thornton awarded the Council with an unqualified audit report. This means they consider we have robust systems in place to ensure reliable Governance and Accounta-bility and financial stability. Clerk/RFO Christine Lewis, Tel 01437 781418 Email walwyns@btinternet.com http://www.pembstcc.co.uk/walwyns-castle-community-council

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SEPTEMBER Sun 29 Pembs Half-marathon, Dale and surrounding area Sun 29 1100 Harvest Service, St Brides Sun 29 1400 - 1600 St Brides Pump House demonstration Mon 30 1900 Tai Chi Class, Coronation Hall, Dale OCTOBER Fri 4 1800 St James Dale Harvest Festival and Harvest Supper Sun 6 1100 Walwyn’s Castle family harvest festival, produce charity auction and lunch Mon 7 1900 Tai Chi Class, Coronation Hall, Dale. All levels welcome. Tue 8 1230 Dale Winter Warmers Launch and Lunch, Dale Coronation Hall Tue 8 1930 Social and Film evening, Dale Coronation Hall Tue 8 1930 MU Meeting, Marloes Village Hall Thu 10 1000 First meeting of Dale Dabblers (see advert) Sat 12 1400 Dale Fort Wildlife Watch, “Let’s Get Batty” - see advert Sun 13 0930 Harvest Festival, St Peters, Marloes Mon 14 1900 Tai Chi Class, Coronation Hall, Dale. All levels welcome. Mon 14 1900 St Ishmaels Community Council, Memorial Hall tbc Mon 14 1930 Marloes & St Brides Community Council, Marloes Village Hall Tue 15 1930 Dale WI, Jubilee Suite, Dale Mon 21 1930 History Group, “William Marshal - Earl of Pembroke” a talk by Gareth Mills, Coronation Hall, Dale Tue 22 1930 Social and Film evening, Dale Coronation Hall Sun 27 1400 - 1600 St Brides Pump House demonstration Mon 28 - Thu 31 Half-term fun at Dale Fort, see advert Tue 29 1930 Social and Film evening, Dale Coronation Hall Thu 31 1830 Children's Hallowe’en Party, St Ishmaels S&S Club

PROVISIONAL in late October: Bahamas Hurricane relief fundraising concert - watch

for notices! NOVEMBER Sat 2 1930 Sausage, Cider and Board Games Evening, Walwyns’ Castle Village Hall Sat 2 Fireworks Night at St Ishmaels S&S Club Mon 4 1900 Dale Community Council, Jubilee Suite Mon 4 1900 Tai Chi Class, Coronation Hall, Dale. All levels welcome. Sat 16 1330 - 1630 Craft Afternoon, Marloes Village Hall Sat 30 1000 Marloes & St Brides Churches Christmas Fayre & Coffee Morning, Marloes Village Hall

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St Brides Pump House

Working demonstrations of the pump in

2019 are between 2pm and 4pm on the

following days:

• Sunday 29th September

• Sunday 27th October

For further information contact Chris

Taylor 01646 600225.

Seagrass Ocean Rescue update

The project support team have been working hard to liaise with users and the local community to answer questions and concerns about the proposed 2 hectare seagrass restoration in Dale Bay by WWF, Sky Ocean Rescue and Swansea University.

In addition to 1:1 contact, and meetings with Dale Community Council, Dale Yacht Club and local fishers, the team provided information at the Dale Fete and RNLI fund-raising days, and held a drop-in session on 19th August and a site visit and community meeting on 2nd September. All the information from these events as well as a summary of the concerns raised and questions asked (along with responses) is available at https://www.pembrokeshirecoastalforum.org.uk/seagrassoceanrescue/

Readers, especially those who may have any questions about the project, are urged to view these and contact the team directly if any concerns remain outstanding.

There has been considerable media interest in the restoration project due to the con-tribution that seagrass beds are able to make to help address the climate emergency, and also because of the desire to demonstrate how such projects can coexist with communities without negatively impacting on existing livelihoods and enjoyment of the area.

Further information and 6 different zone option ideas for planting were given to Dale Community Council and Dale Yacht Club on 6th September for feedback. These were then made available for further comment and exploration to all engaged community members and at a public drop-in event on 24th September.

Next steps for the project are to further act on responses and feedback and to hold a Seagrass Community Group meeting (to be made up of representatives of key local users, the local community, management organisations and the Seagrass Ocean Rescue project team) on 7th October to progress plans for planting options.

Jetske.Germing@pembrokeshirecoastalforum.org.uk / Jess.Hooper@pembrokeshirecoastalforum.org.uk 01646 405696

Free to a Good Home! The piano in the Corona:on

Hall Dale is no longer used

very o;en.

It is a standard upright in

reasonable condi:on.

Anyone who would like to

have it, please contact:

Cath Gandee 636492 / Ellie

Morgan 636625

Half term fun at Dale Fort!

Join us at Dale Fort Field Centre for a program of activities this October half

term, for just £6 per person per half day session. Or attend the full 4 days for

£45 and achieve the John Muir Discovery Award.

Activities are open to children aged 7 and upwards. Parent supervision is not required.

Please bring appropriate clothes for outdoor play. If staying for the full day, please bring a

packed lunch.

All sessions will be run by staff from the education team at FSC Dale Fort.

For more information or to book a place please contact Fiona at educa-

tion.pembrokeshire@field-studies-council.org or call 01646 636205

Mon 28th October

10am - 1pm Fort Orienteering and Team Games

1pm - 4pm Rocky Shore Safari

Tues 29th October

10am - 1pm

Minibeast Safari and Bug Hotel Mak-ing

1pm - 4pm Wild Art

Wed 30th October

10am - 1pm Mammal and moth trapping

1pm - 4pm Maps Skills

Thurs 31st October

10am - 1pm Bushcraft

1pm - 4pm Halloween Spooktacular

The Art of Healing October 18th is the feast day of St. Luke. By a strange quirk of church history, he is the patron saint of doctors, healing and the medical profession and also of artists. I suppose what holds the two together is the need to really see things, pay close atten-tion to what you observe and find meaning in it. This was brought home to me recently talking to a cousin who is in her tenth year working at a hospice in Yorkshire (many do not stay so long working with the dying) and reading a poem which both describe the same thing. Here is part of the poem called ‘In Hospice’ by Dawn Jelly

I do not see death, I see love…

I have seen love Caught behind anger, Hidden in shame, Spread on toast…

I have seen love Dropped in one tear, Seasoned into soup Lotioned on the skin…

I have seen love Without words, Between yells, Within whispers…

And I have been hon-oured to have been witness

To so much…

Rhiannon

The Old Stables Heritage Centre

WINTER OPENING

****** THURSDAY *****

10.00am—12 noon.

The exhibition season has now come to an end so we now move into winter mode. The Old Stables Heritage Centre will be open every Thursday between 10.00 - 12.00. If you wish to visit The Heritage Centre at any other time please contact Margaret 636295

Social and Film

Evenings Autumn Season

Doors open 7 pm

Films start 7.30 pm

Coronation Hall, Dale

2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month

(*With occasional additions)

From October to March

All Welcome Admission free Refreshments

Donations for running costs gratefully received.

8/10 - 1973 Romantic drama starring Barbara Streisand and Robert Redford.

22/10 - 1960 film set in 1930s Tennessee starring Montgom-ery Clift and Lee Remick.

*29/10 – “Romcom” starring Steve Martin, based on Cyrano de Bergerac.

12/11 – Courtroom drama starring Henry Fonda as Juror 8.

26/11 – 1972 film starring Woody Allen identifying with hero of Casablanca.

10/12 – 1944 Romance-War-Adventure film starring Bogart and Bacall.

To find out more about the films email Jim on jcwarr@bbtinternet.com

Email rosemary.meck@gmail.com to be added to our mailing list.

Launch Date - Tuesday 8 Oct.

Coronation Hall, Dale,

12:30 – 3:30 including FREE lunch and

refreshments.

Pop along for information and

activities.

Connect, Learn, Be Active, Take Notice, Give & Lots More.

Supported by:-

PAVS Community Connectors

and the Rural Wisdom Programme.

Tuesdays from 15 October 1:30 – 3:30.

Admission £1 per person.

For more information call 01437 769422

THE ORCHIDS

By L M Wuisseck

Given not many yards, they would have

been spared:

They could have been spared, they should

have been spared.

But a man didn't care:

He just didn't care, he just didn't care, he

just didn't care.

In bit the steel blade,

The bright blade, the sharp blade –

And no more summer displays,

No more summer displays, farewell those

purple displays.

Yellow rattle gone as well,

Gone as well, gone to Hell:

No more meadowy dell,

Sweet meadowy dell, hay-swathed mead-

owy dell.

And as for the skylarks,

The heartlifting skylarks:

No more nesting for them,

No nesting for them, never nesting for them

again.

We mourn for those birds,

And those precious wild flowers:

Yes – that field, it is his;

But the orchids were ours.

But the orchids were ours,

Were our children’s, and ours:

But the orchids were ours,

Were our children’s, and ours.

And when the children ask why,

Demand, “Why?”, all cry, “WHY?” –

How will we reply…?

And how might he reply?

Coastlands Local History Group (CIO). This is one of those months where speaker and deadline are not compatible! By the time you read this we will have had a stimulating talk by David Llewellyn on “The Second World War - challenging perceptions”. Having heard David speak I am certain it will have been an interesting evening. We now move away from Mili-tary matters and look at an example of an old fashioned Landlord. In October Gareth Mills is coming to give us a talk on William Marshal Earl of Pembroke - The Greatest Knight ! William Marshal once held all the land on the peninsula so was in effect our overlord. We have had a very successful exhibition season with 2 exhibitions - one on the military history of Kete, and the other on houses and gardens with history. Visi-tors and locals alike seem to have found items of interest in both. The exhibition is now closed, but should you wish to visit The Old Stables Herit-age Centre, it will be open every Thursday 10 –12, or you could contact Margaret if you wish a different day and time. We are hoping to launch a new project to be ready in time for next season - a recipe book. This will use old recipes such as Dale/Marloes Fair Pudding and the like and will also give a very brief explanation as to when and where the food was consumed - maybe after the harvest, or the carnivals or at village socials or just very old family recipes. If you would like to help with this project please contact one of the ladies mentioned below. For more details about the History Group please contact Yvonne (636251), Margaret (636295) or Harriet (636668).

Dale WI

In October, WI members will be attending the Downton Abbey film at the Torch Theatre on

Wednesday 2nd, followed by supper in Milford Haven. The normal business/social meeting

will be held on Tuesday 15th October at the Jubilee Suite, Dale Coronation Hall starting at

7.30pm.

Contact Yvonne Evans (636251) for further details.

Friends against Scams

This presentation by Maren Hamre (Community Banker with Nat. West) on the 17th Sep-

tember gave members a comprehensive overview of the main scams experienced by tele-

phone, post, online or on the doorstep. Maren’s presentation gave advice on action to be

taken at the time, and also where to seek help, or to report the incident.

Report Scams to your Bank/Building Society, and also advise Action Fraud on

0300 123 2040,

Report scams by contacting the Police on 101.

Seek help from the Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline – 03454 040506, and/or contact

the local branch of Citizen Advice Bureau.

HM Government – takefive-stopfraud.org.uk

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

3RD OCT BLACKkKLANSMAN 2018 Dir: Spike Lee An African-American police officer from Colorado infiltrates the local Ku Klux Klan. Based on actual events. 10TH OCT COLD WAR 2018 Dir: Paw-el Pawlikowski A passionate love story set against the background of the Cold War in the 1950s. 17TH OCT AFTER THE STORM 2016 Dir: Hirokazu Koreeda A private detec-tive struggles to find child support mon-ey and reconnect with his famly. 24TH OCT WOMAN AT WAR 2018 Dir: Benedikt Erlingsson Halla, a wom-an in her forties, declares war on the local aluminium industry but then a small orphan arrives in her life. 31ST OCT WIDOWS 2018 Dir: Steve McQueen Set in contemporary Chica-go, four women take fate into their own hand.

Adults £4.50 Students £2.50

Show starts 7.30 pm Bar opens 6.45pm

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EE mobile signal disruption, have you claimed your refund?

If you are an EE mobile customer and have been effected by the mast in St. Ishmaels being out of service you can claim a refund on your bill. If you are on a contract they will credit your account with your monthly bill amount. If you are a "pay as you go" customer your ser-vice has also been disrupted and they can look back over your recent top up amounts and credit your phone with the average top up amount. The mast has been out of service since the beginning of June and although apparently fixed as of 21/9/2019 it is worth contacting EE customer services if you haven't done so already to get a refund on the last 3.5 months.

Top Anti-scam Tips included:-

∗ Don’t tell anyone your personal and securi-

ty details

∗ Don’t assume the person who contacted

you is genuine.

∗ Don’t let them rush you

∗ If you are suspicious go with your instincts

∗ Stay in control

∗ If approached online, do not click on links

∗ If approached by telephone, use another

phone to seek advice.

∗ Talk to family, or a trusted friend for

advice/help if unsure about any approach.

Yvonne Evans

Dear readers As a teacher, the beginning of the school year is a special time when the pupils arrive in their brand new uniforms all bright eyed and eager to start. We have yet another exciting year ahead of us here at Coastlands CP school. Even though it has been the holidays we have had lots of work going on in our school including a brand new trim trail and an imaginative play area for our youngest pupils. The funding for these has come from the tireless raising of money by our hardworking PTA, generous donations from private individuals and grants from South Hook LNG and Enhanc-ing Pembrokeshire. The support that you gave to us to meet the Enhancing Pembrokeshire grant criteria was vital in securing the money that we needed to put in this desperately needed resource. Keeping our young people fit and healthy by encouraging exercise is close to all of our hearts. The trim trail (once the final checks have been carried out) will be open 08.00 – 21.00 every school week day. It will also be open at weekends and in holidays. There will be a notice on the board outside of school explaining this. One very exciting event that we have this year is travelling to Disneyland Paris to represent our communities, Pembrokeshire and Wales in the St David’s Welsh Celebration weekend. We will be singing on the stage in Disneyland itself on Saturday 7th March. This is a tremen-dous opportunity for our pupils and they (along with parents and staff!) are very excited about it. We are hoping to raise lots of money to go towards this trip as it is extremely costly. We will be holding events over the next few months and it would be lovely to have support from our community at these.

A few dates coming up:

Finally, don’t forget that every Monday afternoon from 1.30 – 3.15 we host a stay and play session for parents/ grandparents and 0-3 year olds. Everyone welcome. I look forward to seeing many of you over this year.

Kindest regards, Sonja Groves

Date Time Venue Event

Thursday 26th Sept 6.00pm St Ishmaels Sports and Social Club

Bingo Night to raise money for Disney

Friday 11th Oct 7.00pm Cocos @Dale Fundraiser for Disney trip

Friday 25th Oct 10.30am Marloes Chapel Harvest Festival

Thursday 14th Nov 6.00pm St Ishmaels Sports and Social Club

‘Quizney’ Disney quiz/auction night

Saturday 23rd Nov 12.00pm Coastlands School Christmas Fair

Tuesday 10th Dec 1.30pm St Ishmaels Sports and Social Club

Classes 1 and 2 Nativity

Thursday 12th Dec 6.30pm Coronation Hall Dale

Classes 3 and 4 Pantomime

Thursday 19th Dec** TBC

1.30pm St Brides Church Carol Service

Sandwich Terns I had an email the other day as follows: “I saw a seabird which I couldn’t identify a few days ago at the Gann. It had a big wing span and a very forked tail and didn’t look like a gull. Looking through my pocket book could it have been a Sandwich Tern????” Indeed it could have been. They are quite a common passage migrant through the Gann and elsewhere around the coast. Sometimes they just fly around calling – they have quite a harsh and strident call – and sometimes they settle for a preen and a rest. They can be seen in small groups in April then again in August. So where are they going? Well, there are large colonies on Anglesey, and on the Irish coast, and also on the Isle of Man and the Cumbria coast, where they breed on sandy or shingly beaches or islands, often with other terns. They spend the winter primarily off the coast of West Africa with some birds going much further down to the west coast of southern Africa. So when we see them they are in transit between a beach somewhere in the Irish Sea and the coast of Africa. Interestingly the winter locations of these birds are only so well-known because large numbers of the birds have been ringed in the UK as chicks. Once in West Africa, they are trapped by local children for food on the beaches, and the children have been trained to report the rings! Usually a seagoing bird like a tern would have very few ringing recoveries.

The Sandwich Tern is our largest British breeding tern – it is quite bulky in comparison with the smaller Common terns which we also sometimes see here. It looks very white in flight and has a black bill with a yellow tip which is surprisingly visible in the field. When heading north in April they have smart black caps but on their return in August they cap is starting to go partially white, and some of the birds may also be smudgy-looking immatures.

Sandwich Terns are one of the examples of birds which have been rather inappropriate-ly named, often in a rather “southern eastern centric” way. Sandwich Terns do not, as far as I know, breed at Sandwich Bay any more, though they do still breed at other sites in Kent. Unlike the Kentish Plover, which has not bred in Kent, or indeed in the UK, for many years. Or how about the Dartford Warbler? The chances of seeing this little gorse-loving warbler anywhere near Dartford seem quite remote – though they do now breed in Pembrokeshire, on suitable gorsy cliff tops.

Rosemary Royle

DALE DABBLERS

We are keen to form a

self-help painting group

(not walls!) encouraging

each other and experi-

menting with different

media.

We would meet on

Thursday mornings

(10am – 12.30pm) in the

Jubilee suite, Coronation

Hall, Dale, starting on

THURSDAY OCT.10th.

We would bring our own

materials and equipment

and there would be a

nominal charge to cover

hall hire fee and coffee.

If you would like to join

us, even for just a tast-

er, please contact Ellie

(636625) or Anne

(636716).

ST ISHMAELS SPORTS CLUB

The football season has started. The First 11 have played 2 and won 2. The Second 11 have played 2 and lost 2.

On October 31st there will be a children’s Halloween Party in the lounge beginning at 6.30pm.

Fireworks Night will be on Saturday November 2nd. In the event of bad weather it will be held on Saturday November 9th. Hotdogs and soup will be available.

On Thursday 14th of November Coastlands School will be holding a quiz to raise funds for their trip to Disneyland.

On Saturday December 14th the club will be hosting a turkey curry and quiz night in the lounge.

“Alice in Pantoland” will be held on Saturday December 21st starting at 7pm and ending at 9pm. The entrance fee for adults will be £7.50p and £5.00 for children. Tickets will be on sale soon, please ring 636444 for details.

The Children’s Christmas Party will be held in the lounge on Sunday 22nd December. Father Christmas will attend.

Club Bingo and the membership draw will be held in the lounge every Tuesday.

New Waste and Recycling scheme - What is changing?

The notes below are taken from the Pembs CC website which is worth a visit - there is lots of information. It was planned to deliver an explanatory leaflet to our homes in August but that does not seem to have happened. Our last collection (orange bag and food) under the old scheme is on October 10th. The new scheme arrives on Nov 4th but as yet there is no timetable of collections. It is likely that our collection day will be unchanged but we do not know which days our “residual” waste will be collected, though it is clear that is will be every 3 weeks.

“We will be providing you with new recycling containers and bags, which will be delivered in time for the launch of the new service.

• Blue Reusable Sack – Cardboard & Card

• Blue Box – Paper

• Red Reusable Sack – Plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays (excluding black and brown plastic), food and beverage cartons and metal packaging

• Green Caddie – Food Waste

• Green Box – Glass Bottles and Jars

• Household-provided clear bag – Household Batteries

We will collect all your recycling and food waste weekly. Residual (non-recyclable) bag collections (these will be grey) will be every three weeks.

There will be special arrangements for households of six or more people. For those with children using nappies or adults using incontinence products, a FREE Absorbent Hygiene Product (AHP) subscription service is available

The new service will start on 4th November 2019. Look out for a calendar in the post showing all your collection days.”

“Butterfly Thoughts” by Jonathan Aylett

On Saturday morning (15th Sept) I walked from my house in Dale to The Deer Park along the cliff path and back travelling slightly inland via Runwayskiln.

On the path beyond Dale Airfield were numerous Small Coppers, Small Whites, several Common Blues, the odd Small Tortoiseshell, and the odd Painted Lady. Behind Dale Castle in the lane leading up to the Airfield were plenty of Red Admirals, Speckled Woods and the odd Large White.

In Dale itself any buddleia bush was a haven for butterflies. I also saw a single Wall at the top of the lane beyond Dale Castle. (I have seen the odd Wall in that vicinity before).

It is rather wonderful that many of these butterflies cling to the exposed and rough cliff landscapes of the county and survive on what is a very narrow strip of land as landowners and farmers cultivate almost to the edge. I am looking at John Barrett's "The Pembrokeshire Coast Path " 1979 second impression and under the heading "A Path For All " he regrets the behaviour of a small hard core of objectors to the path " … who used every legal and ad-ministrative device to postpone the day on which strangers might walk the rough edge of the cliffs round their land - in most cases so overgrown with gorse and blackthorn that the owner had no possible alternative use for it ." He does not say much (if anything) about butterfly populations on the path but page 82 does have some illustrations of species which might be seen , viz Large Skipper, Small Heath, Dark Green Fritillary, Small Copper, Com-mon Blue and Pearl Bordered Fritillary. Sadly I suspect that some of these species are fewer and far between today although they can still all be seen along the path.

A poem by Chris Jessop for Jan:

Who am I…? My name is Jan –

You'll know me if you're a music fan.

I'm Jan The Whistler, and I've lived here,

Or hereabouts, for the last five years.

My job is teaching, quite a task;

But I love the work, and all I ask

Is that one day soon I can have a real home,

Not be forced to be always on the roam.

For this Peninsula, I have a great love;

But my problem is, I'm always on the move:

In the last five years, I have moved five times -

Believe you me, that's quite a grind!

I don't believe in magic, as did little Alice:

I know that my wages won't secure me a palace;

But every night how hard I pray

That a permanent address could be mine one day!

If you know of a property that needs some love

- Perhaps just a door, windows, walls, and a roof

above! –

PLEASE let me know as soon as you can:

You really would be making me a happy Jan.

Meanwhile, if you might rent out a house that

would be

Otherwise empty all the winter, maybe…

Please make it you that I'm soon hearing from:

Email winkley1961@gmail.com!

(....alternatively please ring 07951523232)

English Channel Charity Relay Swim for the British Heart Foundation.

On Monday 16th September Rachel Owen (nee Lewis, Pearson Farm) successfully completed the relay charity swim of the English Channel starting from Dover to Wissant, France. The team of six health professionals reached France in 13hours 57 minutes cover-ing approximately 29miles. Each team member had to swim 1 hour at a time battling the cold, choppy sea, jellyfish and the dark.

Rachel has raised approxi-mately £4,000 and the team as a whole £10,000 for the British Heart Foundation. Rachel would like to thank family and friends in Pembrokeshire for their generous donations and support during her swimming training.

Another apple recipe ……

AUTUMN REFRESHER

(No added sugar)

1 pint water

4 eating apples, cored but skins on

1 lemon, unwaxed

Blend, pour, drink!

(If you're fussy, pour via a sieve).

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