LOCAL INTEREST BOOKS This month we feature several local interest books that have been brought to my attention. The first two are published by Amberley Publishing and available from local bookshops or direct from www.amberley-books.com MUMBLES AND GOWER PUBS BRIAN
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For October
SWANSEA – THE TIME OF OUR LIVES HARVEST HOME Travelling back in time is something that no doubt many of us have wished for. Former Swansea journalist and latterly publisher David Roberts has been doing just that for the past
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UPLANDS ARTS GILBERT & SULLIVAN As this year marks the centenary of women gaining the vote, it’s appropriate that Uplands Arts’ 2018 Gilbert & Sullivan production is “Iolanthe”. The plot deals with a group of women intervening in the political
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Snippets for July 2018
Our monthly look at events and happenings plus other interesting bits and bobs
MARKET AT THE MILL FOOD AND DRINK The first market will be held on Thursday 12 July at the Heritage Centre, Parkmill SA3 2EH. This is the first of a new initiative to create a social occasion based on Gower’s
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Snippets
June 2018
ROYAL WEDDING READER PHOTOGRAPHS We don’t normally go in for society pages and celebrity photos, but when Garry Chinchen contacted us, we made an exception. Garry is one of Liz Barry’s photography students. Garry got in touch as he had
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Snippets – May
Our monthly look at events and happenings plus other interesting bits and bobs
BILL BAILEY LARKS IN TRANSIT Join odd-ball comedian Bill Bailey as he performs his latest show, Larks In Transit at Swansea Grand Theatre between Tuesday 8 and Thursday 10 May 2018 at 20.00. Larks in Transit is a compendium of
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SWANSEA AWAY DAYS There is a mass of memories hidden behind the smiling faces of this group, among them the fact that these men and women are the very people who would have served you had you have popped in
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Snippets
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ORTHODOX CHURCHES IN WALES PILGRIMAGES The Orthodox churches in Wales and the English border counties are to have a pilgrimage to St David’s Cathedral, Pembs on 14 April, St Teilo’s Well, Llandeilo on 9 June and St Winifred’s Well, Holywell
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February Snippets
Our monthly look at events and happenings plus other interesting bits and bobs
SWANSEA CITY ROLLER DERBY V BRISTOL ROLLER DERBY On Saturday 24 February 2018 from 13.00 – 18.00 at Cwrt Herbert Sports Centre, Neath Abbey Rd, Neath, SA10 7BR SCRD play against the mighty Bristol Roller Derby. Last time they met
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Winter Snippets
Winter 2017
SWANSEA ECHOES OF THE PAST STREET SALUTE With Christmas decorations starting to appear and the news that our lovely city is to have a Santa parade once again this year, this picture is nothing if
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ARTISAN CRAFT FAIR KING ARTHUR There will be an Artisan Craft (some examples shown in the pictures right) and Food Fair held at the King Arthur, Reynoldston on Sunday 19 November from 11:00 to 16:00. Proceeds will go to the
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Snippets
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SWANSEA ECHOES OF THE PAST TRIP BACK IN TIME What an apt title for the latest – and 20th in consecutive years – pictorial nostalgia book from David Roberts, Swansea Echoes of the past is. There can be
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Snippets for August
Our monthly look at events and happenings plus other interesting bits and bobs
SWANSEA REVISITED DAY TRIP DELIGHTS There was a time when around this point in the calendar, people from all walks of life seemed to set off on a coach trip. Every street, shop, works or social club had their own
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Snippets – July 2017
Our monthly look at events and happenings plus other interesting bits and bobs
THE PLEASURES OF READING READING ROUND This September the award winning novelist and poet, Jo Mazelis is beginning a new Reading Round group at Galerie Simpson on Swansea’s High Street. A reading round is a little like a book
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Snippets
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR May I thank you for publishing the item about our forthcoming John Mills guitar evening in Bay, complete with photo! I have had a number of enquiries as a result. You offer a truly invaluable service to local
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SWANSEA REVISITED LOLLY LICKERS! These ladies seem to have got it licked (see pic below). They were taking a break from their daily labours in the Fforestfach area of the city way back in the scorching sunshine of 1951.
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SNIPPETS for April
Our monthly look at events and happenings plus other interesting bits and bobs
SAVE SWANSEA MUSEUM UPDATE FROM RISW Many thanks to everyone who signed our ‘Save Swansea Museum’ petition. The large number of responses (6,098 to date) and the comments many of you left show how much people in and beyond Swansea value
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