UNVEILING OF THE STATUE - MAY 7th

On May 7th the long awaited statue of William Marshal was unveiled.  And what a great day it was - the community turned out in force to witness it. And they were not disappointed. HM Deputy Lord Lieutenant Mr Meurig Raymond did the honours. pulling away the covering sheet to reveal the magnificent, life size, bronze statue. Following the unveiling ceremony, everyone made their way to the Castle for a community celebration which, thanks to the generosity of the Castle Trustees, was opened up with free entry for all.

A programme of entertainment, music and activities ran throughout the afternoon including a concert by Pembroke Male Voice Choir, Neil Thomas, stalls in the marquee, children’s activities organised by Messy Church and a competition for the best-dressed knight and princess . To add to the occasion, visitors were be able to find out more about William Marshal and his times from the Living History Society, Historia Normannis.After a couple of years of restrictions, it was lovely once more to be able to come together as a community. Around 2 ½ thousand people attended the event and it was lovely to see so many people enjoying themselves – young and old. Even the weather was perfect. It was a truly memorable day- a great day for a great knight. So proud to be Mayor of this amazing, historic town!

ARRIVAL OF THE STATUE - MAY 5th

May 7th - all set for the installation and unveiling of the William Marshal statue

We Open the Museum

Although a stormy day, we were really pleased that so many people came to our Museum Opening – it was like getting back to normal, meeting friends and acquaintances not seen for so long. The Museum has undergone many changes since last opening and we were pleased with the public response and positive comments. Along with the lovely murals painted by George and Jeanne Lewis and also the Council Chamber, the Town Hall has much to interest the visitor. For added interest, we invited other heritage groups to join us and set up displays in the George Lewis Hall – Penvro Modellers, Sunderland Trust, Cosheston History Society, Chapel Bay Fort, Carew Control Tower and the West Wales Maritime Heritage Society. The accompanying coffee morning proved popular which, along with a raffle, enabled us to raise some much needed funds. Thank you to all involved and to all who supported the event. It was a really enjoyable morning.

Pembroke Museum Re-opening, February 19th

Have visited Castle Fine Arts (near Oswestry) with Harriet Addyman to see progress on our William Marshal statue.  Waxes have now been made from the rubber molds transported from Autodromo (see earlier post) and are looking really good.  Importantly, Harriet is very pleased and impressed with the work of this foundry.  Had a tour of the foundry and it's really interesting to see the processes involved.

Great Progress on the William Marshal Statue!

The mould for the William Marshal statue has now been made and taken away to Castle Fine Arts Foundry to be cast in bronze.  

This was done in 3 stages: 1 Applying silicone spray rubber to cover whole piece, then 2 Applying polyester resin in sections

Finally  3 Removing the polyester resin jacket to reveal the completed moulds..