At the Pembroke Show - August 5th

This has been a busy week! Only 2 days ago we were at Carew Castle and today here we are manning another stall, this time at the Pembroke Show, which was amazing! So many turned out - never seen so many people at the event which is always well attended. The weather was perfect with sunshine all day but not too hot - a great day out with so much to see and do. Congratulations to the organisers who did a fantastic job in getting it all together.

Unearthing the History event at Carew Castle - August 3rd

On Monday August 3rd we had a stall at the Unearthing History event at Carew Castle. A lovely venue and an opportunity too to meet with other heritage groups. Unfortunately the weather wasn't too good - very windy in the courtyard and it actually rained just when we didn't want it to!!

Welsh Week at St Mary's Church - August 3rd to 8th

We were pleased to participate in Welsh Week at St Mary's Church where we assembled a display on aspects of Welsh history, costume and also information about our proposed statue project.

Saturday May 2nd Coffee Morning and Talk: Monkton: Hidden History

Our Saturday Coffee Morning and Talk marked the end of our current programme — we now take our usual summer break, returning in October. Our volunteers, however, continue their invaluable work at Pembroke Museum, located on the first floor of Pembroke Town Hall and open weekdays 10–3 (10–1 on Fridays). Saturday’s talk was given by Society Chairman, Linda Asman, who spoke on Monkton: Hidden History. Since the Society’s formation in 2010, an enormous amount of research has been devoted to uncovering Monkton’s past. Our very first publication was the leaflet Monkton: A Sense of Place, followed by the ambitious HLF﷓funded Through My Eyes: A Community History of Pembroke and Monkton — a book and DVD of digital stories created from the memories of 45 contributors. More recently we published Monkton: Hidden History, a major work that proved so popular it is now out of print. Unfortunately, current printing costs make a reprint impossible, but the full book is available to read online at www.pembrokeandmonktonhistory.org.uk. Monkton has a rich and varied history, and we are proud that our Society has been able to record, preserve, and share so much of it for future generations

Quiz Night - Friday April 24th

All eyes down and spirits high at tonight’s Pembroke & Monkton Local History Society quiz night. Great fun, lots of laughter, and a delicious buffet to keep us going. What a lovely evening with even lovelier people.Thanks to June Wilcocks and Mary Willington for organising it, to all who contributed to the buffet and, of course, to Rose Blackburn for reading out the questions!

Saturday May 2nd - Coffee Morning and Talk

Our next Coffee Morning and Talk will take place on Saturday, May 2nd in Pembroke Town Hall. There has been a change to the original programme: the advertised speaker has withdrawn, but Society Chairman Linda Asman will step in with a talk that is especially relevant to the group —‘Monkton: A Hidden History’. Linda was invited to give a similar talk to the Pembrokeshire History Society last October, following strong interest in the book she co-authored with Keith Johnson and many members of the old Monkton community who contributed their memories. The Society was originally based in Monkton Church Hall, and its very first public meeting was a walk through Monkton led by the late Pauline Waters. That event sparked the sharing of memories and photographs and the beginnings of a local archive. The Society’s very first publication was ‘Monkton: A Sense of Place’, a leaflet written by Linda, illustrated by George Lewis and funded by Planed. Continued research eventually led to the publication of 'Monkton: Hidden History' that proved so popular it is now out of print — though available to read online on the Soceity's website.

Quiz Night on Friday April 24th