Saturday was really cold - hailstones and all! Nevertheless many brave souls ventured out to our coffee morning and talk in Pembroke Town Hall which was, I must add, lovely and warm. Our speaker this time was Rose Blackburn who is President of our Society and is well know in Pembroke as Town Crier, a role she has performed for many years - although she will be passing the bell over to Mayor Gareth Jones in May when his term as Mayor will end. He came along to the event and can be pictured here with Rose at the end of her talk 'Romancing the Stones - stories behind personal adornment through the ages'. Rose is a lady of many parts and it was a surprise to many to discover that she is a qualified gemmologist - as well as councillor, community worker etc (work for which she was awarded the BEM). She is also a miniaturist and her lovely displays can be seen in Pembroke Museum.
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