Llangwm Local History Society

Pembrokeshire

Pembrokeshire Life

Here is a selection of Llangwm-related articles from Pembrokeshire Life magazine, which ceased publication in 2018. These pieces are shared with the kind permission of Keith Johnson.

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	December 2012 Descended from Dolly the Bridge by Jane Smallfield.
	April 2013 The Village with Six Names - Pam Hunt delves into the forgotten Flemish history of a corner of Pembrokeshire and discovers a mystery or two. Heroes of Hook Remembered - Richard Howells reveals how a village is ensuring that future generations will not forget the supreme sacrifice young men from the community paid in the cause of freedom.
	June 2013 The Life and Death of HMS Amphion - Built in Pembroke Dock HMS Amphion was the first British warship sunk in WW1. David Woodliffe has compiled this remarkable photographic history of the doomed vessel. Llangwm folk were tough - letter from Ceri Addis, Bristol.
	November 2013 Family History Clinic with Bill Griffiths - Pembrokeshire Palmers and Palmours.
	January 2014 The Lost Thatch of Pembrokeshire - There was a time when thatched roofs were a common sight in west Wales. Mike Bennett uncovers their history. To the Woods and the Water Burton to Llangwm - June Howell suggests a winter walk shadowing the Cleddau from Burton to Llangwm. Artwork by Graham Brace.
	February 2014 The School for Colliers Kids - There will be celebrations in Hook this month to the mark the centenary of the village school. Richard Howells looks back. Family History Clinic with Bill Griffiths - A Can of Skyrmes.
	March 2014 A Riverside Walk to the Workhouse - June Howell enjoys a ramble alongside the Western Cleddau where history and wildlife more than compensate for the mud.
	October 2014 An Airman's Tale - Heather Payton tells the story of a Pembrokeshire Airman whose WW1 diaries paint a vivid picture of the battle for the skies over France.
	January 2015 Daisy Pulls it Off - Miss Daisy Conquers Britain by Pamela Hunt.
	July 2015 Down Memory Lane in Llangwm - Bygones of every kind are on show for one week a year at a remarkable private museum on the shores of the Cleddau.
	July 2016 Literary Llangwm - Once they were notorious for stoning strangers, but the villagers of Llangwm have mellowed to the extent of organizing a literature festival.
	October 2016 Llangwm Life - Glimpses of village life in years gone by from the local press.
	January 2017 How a Village Found its Voice - In November the village of Llangwm won a national award for its home grown opera. Heather Payton explains how it all came about.
	February 2017 Another String to His Bow - Sam Howley's exhibition of art at The Torch Theatre.
	August 2017 The Road to Hook - Simon Hancock recalls a village's long and often bitter battle to end decades of relative isolation by road.
	February 2018 A Village at War - no escape from the horrors. A Village at War exhibition at the Torch gallery from Feb 3 to Mar 3.