PPPeninsula PPPapers Information and news for the communities of St Ishmaels, Hasguard, Herbrandston, Robeston West, Dale, St Brides and Marloes. SEPTEMBER 2012 Produced by the Church in Wales Parishes of St Ishmaels, Hasguard, Herbrandston, Robeston West, Dale and St Brides with Marloes. The Church in Wales Parishes of Dale, St Brides with Marloes, Herbrandston, Robeston West & Hasguard with St Ishmael's Parish Priest The Revd. Linda Evans B.Th Diocesan Evangelist Revd.. Captain David Evans Contact 01646 636966 or [email protected] Postal Address The Vicarage, 172 Castleway, Dale, Haverfordwest, SA62 3RN Church Wardens Dale: Mil Reynolds 636671, Billy Bevan 636335 St Brides: Mary Lewis 636430, Peter Evans 636366 Marloes: Yvonne Evans 636251, Heather Morse 636399 St Ishmaels: Eira Best 636403, Pam Cook 636237 Herbrandston: Josie Owens 692203, Sylvia Davey 695843 Robeston West: Margaret Lewis 01437 890683, Gillian Thorne 01437 890693 Baptist Chapels: Moriah --- Marloes and Aenon --- Sandy Hill The Revd Paul Bartlett 01646 692084 LOCAL SERVICES SHOPS: Marloes Village Store : 01646 636968 Open: Mon - Sat 8:00 am to 5:30 pm Sun 9.00 am - 2:00 pm Post Office open: 9:00 am to 12:00 Mon, Tue, Thur and Fri. Herbrandston Post Office and Stores: 01646 692203 Open 8:30 am - 6:00 pm Mon - Fri and mornings Sat & Sun MOBILE LIBRARY: St. Ishmaels, Marloes & Dale 18th Sept Herbrandston 19th Sept. There are two stops on the road from the Taberna to the Post Office between 2.45pm and 3.35 pm. Contact 01437 776128 or 07929 058660 (Signal varies!) MOBILE POST OFFICE: Tuesday: St Ishmaels 14:00—15:00 Dale 15:15—16:15 Thursday: St Ishmaels 13:00—14:00 Dale 14:15—15:15 Church News Greetings from the Vicarage I cannot believe that by the time you read this it will be September. What happened to the summer ? I am writing this on a beautiful sunny day and really praying that the warmth will last for a few weeks at least. The weather has not deterred the usual round of fetes though, and Herbrandston, Marloes and St Brides, and St Ishmaels have all enjoyed theirs without any rain. As I write, the preparations are underway for Dale fete and I’m praying that the rain will hold off for that as well. Our grandson Aidan is going from strength to strength after his traumatic entry to the world, he is growing and starting to smile which is a pure joy. Victoria is continuing to recover and enjoy her baby son. They are going to be visiting us over the next few weeks which will give David and myself opportunity to begin to learn what it’s like to be a grandparent. Enjoy the rest of the summer for it will all too soon be Autumn, I personally am praying for an Indian summer to make up for all the rain. With Love Linda X St Ishmaels Festival A total of £ 1233.64 was raised for St Ishmael’s church, from the sales of local crafts, Gentle music provided a background of calm as visitors enjoyed a peaceful time browsing the beautiful craftsmanship and enjoying a cup of tea. Cakes were in evidence every day, made by local people, and relished by everyone. One gentleman commented, ‘This cake is an ecclesiastical blessing’. The crafts for sale were varied and interesting, and quite obviously the result of many hours hard work by dedicated people. The whole week was a real blessing to all who gave their time to be there and those who visited. Eira Best STOP PRESS FOR ROBESTON WEST Friday September 21st Celtic Harpist (see below) 7pm Saturday & Sunday, 22nd & 23rd Afternoon tea 2pm - 4.30pm Floral displays, Church and local history, and much more Sunday September 23rd Songs of Praise 6pm Everyone welcome at St. Andrew's Robeston West. “The Church in the Farmyard” DELYTH JENKINS One of Wales foremost performers on the Celtic Harp 7.00 pm on Friday 21st September 2012 Tickets £5.00 St Andrew's Church, Robeston West, Milford Haven SA73 3TL Telephone 07966815574 Marloes, St. Brides and Dale Mothers Union Jane, Heather and Marina hope all our members have had a lovely summer break, and are ready for the start of our Mothers Union meetings. Our September meeting is on Tues. 11th Sept. 7.30pm in Marloes Village Hall, if anyone would like to join us they will be most welcome. Our speaker will be The Revd. Bill Lewis who will speak on "Memories of the Revd. John Stott “ Marina Titley (Sec) Marloes Village Hall Committee On behalf of all the Village Hall Committee, we extend our thanks to Jennie and Louise, who have worked so hard on "sprucing" up our Village Hall. Their time, and effort is very much appreciated by us all. Thank you Jennie and Louise. Marina Titley Ruth Barrett A Memorial Service will be held for Ruth at Dale Church on Monday 24th September at 2pm. Ruth died in New Zealand early in June and wishes her ashes to be interred with John, her husband, in Dale Cemetery. All welcome. Modern music A member of our congregation came up to me after evening service on Pentecost Sunday and said she had seen a hymn on the morning TV service which she rather liked. I ended up watching the whole of the service on I-player. While I have a collection of modern hymns, all of these were new to me. About ten years ago, we tried a monthly family service at St Mary’s with ‘modern’ hymns played on ‘modern’ instruments. Over time, the various young Herbians involved with this went off to uni, and our present day ventures into the modern music genre tend to be when Peter the organist is away, and involve just singers, guitar, clarinet and sometimes drums. Now that we have two vicars spread over six churches, all covered by Peninsula papers, I thought it might be worth floating the idea again. Might there be enough people on the peninsula interested in modern Christian music, able either to sing a bit or play an instrument. Could, we perhaps meet every so often, try out some hymns and songs, and maybe run a modern music service every few months at a different location. If you are interested, please email or phone me (details on the cover) and let me know your skills and contact details. Peter Absolon The Great Puffin Hunt with Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Help find the missing puffins ! The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is 60 this year and it seems even the puffins want to stay a little longer to help us celebrate. We need to find them before winter – can you help? Each weekend between September 8 th and October 14 th , our cuddly puffins will be hiding out around the Park. Clues to their location will be given on Radio Pembrokeshire, www.pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk , Twitter ( @pembscoast ) and Facebook ( Pembrokeshire Coast ) on Thursdays and Fridays. If you find a puffin, you can keep it and you’ll be invited to join our 60 th anniversary celebration on 27 th October where you could win £600. For more information, visit www.pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk . Services at Herbrandston – The ‘Hymns of Charles Wesley’ informal service will take place once we establish when it should be. Please watch local notices. Peter Absolon Read it here first? Readers may be interested in these three items: A planning application to extend the pavilion on the Herbrandston Recreation Field, and to extend its facilities (viewable at the National Parks Office in Llanion, application 12/0109) The environmental impact ass essment for the proposed power plant at South Hook. You can read this all on line at: http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/projects/wales/ south-hook-combined-heat-power-station/ where pressing the ‘project documents’ tab will take you to the scoping report, the response to the report and the late responses. The application for planning permission for work at Herbrandston School (At the time of going to press, this has not been validly submitted, but it is expected to be www.pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk/default.asp?PID=243 . ) Peter Absolon Mr Paul Davies AM - our Welsh Assembly Member - is holding an ADVICE SURGERY at the Coronation Hall, Dale on 28th September, 2012 between 1700hrs and 1900hrs. Mr Davies explains that he is there "to help anyone who has problematic issues" and urges constituents from the Coastlands District to drop in to see him - to book an appointment please contact 01437 766425 or go to www.pauldaviesam.co.uk/ CYNGOR CYMUNED ––– HERBRANDSTON --- COMMUNITY COUNCIL Some of the items discussed at the bi-monthly meeting of the above council. 1. The Environmental Agency gave a presentation on the bathing water quality at Sandy Haven, and details of the measures they were pursuing to improve the water quality. 2. Footpath to Milford Haven. Funding had finally been secured and work was expected to start on the footpath in the next few months. 3. Broadband There had been an unavoidable delay which now hopefully had been sorted and the scheme was progressing. If anyone is interested in fast broadband, please contact the Clerk. 4. Website. Work would commence on a community council website in the near future. 5. Tanker Noise at South Hook jetty. 17 vessels had been identified as causing noise problems and these would be modified to correct the problem during their routine maintenance. 6. Childrens Play Area. A plan had been drawn up showing how the play area could be updated and modernised. Major funding would be required. If anyone had any fund raising ideas or wish to see the plan, please contact the Clerk.