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Friends Events FRIENDS OF PEMBROKESHIRE NATIONAL PARK An interesting programme of events, visits, walks and talks arranged between February 2008 and July 2012 February 2008 “What’s Lurking in the Undergrowth?” Roger Thomas, historian and military support officer for English Heritage. Buildings with Military Connections in Pembrokeshire February 2008 Joint walk with Pembrokeshire Ramblers. Dinas, Coast and mountain March 2008: Celebrating the Last Invasion of 1797 11am – Visit the Last Invasion Tapestry at Fishguard Town Hall 1.30 to 4pm Ian Meopham led a walk retracing the steps of the French soldiers including the memorial at Carregwastad. April AGM 2008 Lamphey Village Hall May 2008 Cwm yr Eglws – guided tour with Rex Harries June 2008 Pembrokeshire Landscape Gallery, St David’s Oriel y Parc – design and construction guided tour Phil Roach, NP Head of Project June 2008 Summer Solstice – joint Friends/Ramblers walk July 2008: Guided Walk on Ramsey Island, RSPB Reserve July/August x 2: Family Beach days – St Brides Castle Sept 2008 Visit to Energy Centre, Bluestone Holiday Village Sept 2008: Joint Friends/Ramblers Walk around St David’s Head October 2008: Windmill and Lime Kilns, Dale. In the company of historic Building Consultant, Claire Deacon. Followed by afternoon tea at Brook House, Dale. November 2008: “ A kind of Starlight” – talk on lighthouses of Pembrokeshire by Frans Nicholas RIBA December 2008: Tea at St Bride’s Castle, followed by Carol Service. 2009 January 2009: “Flying Boat Heaven’ – talk by John Evans, Project Manager of the Pembroke Dock Sunderland Trust February 2009: Historical Tour of Pembroke – Terry John guided walk March 2009: Secret Places on the NT Stackpole Estate – all day guided walk April 2009: Friends AGM – Oriel y Parc – St David’s May 2009: Skomer seabird spectacular – evening guided boat trip around the island June 2009: Guided Tour of the Coastal Artillery Fort at Chapel Bay, Angle – George Geear, owner June 2009: Joint Friends/Ramblers – Summer solstice walk on the Preselis July 2009: Welsh National Park Societies meeting in Snowdonia July/August 2009 Family Beach days – St Bride’s September 2009: The sisters’ houses and walk through Minwear woods – near Canaston Bridge October 2009: Castlemartin Range – Joint Friends/Ramblers walk October 2009: Visit to NP HQ, Llanion Park, Pembroke Dock November 2009: Pembrokeshire Railway Story – Lionel White December 2009: Christmas tea at St Bride’s Castle and Carol Service at St Bride’s Church January 2010: Exhibition and Presentation of Tidal Energy Project: Tidal Energy Ltd, plans to generate electricity in Ramsey Sound February 2010: Historical walk around Milford Haven led by Terry John March 2010: The Forgotten Coalfield – Dr Marten Connop Price April 2010: AGM – Newport Boat Club May 2010: Peregrines with John Potter – visit to a Peregrine nesting site June 2010: Welsh National Park Societies Weekend – St David’s inc Oriel y Parc, Ramsey Island, talk on sustainable tourism by Andy Middleton July 2010: Visit to South Hook, LNG July 2010: Visit to Sunderland Flying Boat Centre – Pembroke Dock September 2010: Joint Friends/Ramblers walk over Preseli visiting WW2 aeroplane crash site September 2010: Afordir Coastal Heritage Project – archaeological walk along the coast path with Polly Groom from Pwll Deri to Strumble Head October 2010: St Florence – guided walk with Terry John November 2010: Visit to working farm in the Park – Castlemartin December 2010: Tea and Carol Service: St Bride’s January 2011: Coastal Pembrokeshire – a photographic exploration with John Archer Thompson February 20111: Pembrokeshire – the otter county – Geoff Liles talk March 2011: Joint Friends/Ramblers walk – Middle Mill, Solva April 2011: AGM – Lawrenny Village Hall April 2011 – Opening of the Pembrokshire trail – Wiseman’s Bridge to Newport Spring 2011 – Visit to Trehilyn (Griff Rees Jones cottage) May 2011 20th Anniversary Celebratory Dinner at the Wolfcastle Country Hotel June 2011: 20th Anniversary Cruise on River Cleddau June 20th:2011 Dale Open Gardens July 2011: Visit to MH Port Authority and Coastguards July 2011: Really Wild Food Festival, St David’s – Friends’ Stand September 2011: Castlemartin Range Trail – recently opened path along the boundary of the Castlemartin Range September 2011 : Crash sites on the Preselis – joint walk with the ramblers October 2011: Visit to Bluestone Holiday Village November 2011: Part 2 Coastal Pembrokeshire – John Archer Thompson December 2011: St Bride’s Castle Tea and Carol Service in the Church January 2012: The Pembrokeshire Coast NP – Chief Executive Tegryn Jones Illustrated Talk February 2012: “From Doormice to Water Buffalo” – Wildlife Trust Reserve Management – Nathan Walton March 2012: The Witches Cauldron, Syd Howells Geologist – Walk to Ceibwr Bay – Penrallt Garden Centre May 2012: Wildflower walk on the Treginnis peninsula near St David’s with NT warden, Nicky Middleton-Jones June 2012: Trip to Snowdonia National Park – overnightto include visits to the ‘electric mountain’ Caernarfon, Snowdon Mountain Railway and Bodnant July 2012: Visit to RWE npower Pembroke Power Station .
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