EDITORIAL Solstice, Midsummer or Litha means a stopping HISTORY OF ICE development of skin cancer and the primary or standing still of the sun. It is the longest day CREAM factor in the development of lip cancer. Well folks – welcome to the of the year and the time when the sun is at its 5th edition of The Bônau maximum elevation. Once upon a time, Cabbage Patch. We have hundreds of years This date has had spiritual significance for ago, Charles I of now completed our first year of publication – thousands of years as humans have been the very first Bônau being issued in June England hosted a amazed by the great power of the sun. The sumptuous state 2003. Celts celebrated with bonfires that would add to banquet for many of the sun’s energy, Christians placed the feast of We would like to thank the advertisers who his friends and family. The meal, consisting have stayed with us for the next 12 months St John the Baptist towards the end of June of many delicacies of the day, had been Health officials suggest some easy options for therefore helping the Bônau to live on. For and it is also the festival of Li, the Chinese simply superb but the "coup de grace" was sun protection: the advertisers who decided not to support Goddess of light. yet to come. After much preparation, the • Seek shade especially during midday us again we wish them well in the future and Like other religious groups, Pagans are in awe King's French chef had concocted an when UV rays are strongest and do hope that one day we can tempt you back. of the incredible strength of the sun and the apparently new dish. It was cold and most damage. The sun’s UV rays are divine powers that create life. For Pagans this resembled fresh- fallen snow but was much August this year sees the very first raffle strongest and do the most damage spoke in the Wheel of the Year is a significant creamier and sweeter than any other after- held by The Pwll Action Committee. There during midday; you should avoid direct point. The Goddess took over the earth from dinner dessert. The guests were delighted, are some excellent and valuable prizes exposure between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. the horned God at the beginning of spring and as was Charles, who summoned the cook including a first prize of a bicycle (donated and seek shade under an umbrella or she is now at the height of her power and and asked him not to divulge the recipe for by Llanelli Cycles). Every prize has been tree, donated and we are extremely grateful to fertility. For some Pagans the Summer Solstice his frozen cream. The King wanted the • Cover up with clothing to protect those people who have given so generously. marks the marriage of the God and Goddess delicacy to be served only at the Royal table exposed skin. Loose-fitting long- Please support us by buying and selling as and see their union as the force that creates the and offered the cook 500 pounds a year to sleeved shirts and long pants made many books as you can. The tickets are harvest’s fruits. keep it that way. Sometime later, however, poor Charles fell into disfavour with his from tightly woven fabric offer the best priced at 20p each or £1 per book. This is a time to celebrate growth and life but people and was beheaded in 1649. But by protection, This edition has all the usual articles for Pagans, who see balance in the world and that time, the secret of the frozen cream • Grab a pair of shades that wrap including Jeff Williams’ “Walk on the Wild are deeply aware of the ongoing shifting of the remained a secret no more. The cook, around and block as close to 100 Side”, a look back at the history of Pwll seasons it is also time to acknowledge that the named DeMirco, had not kept his promise. percent of both UVA and UVB rays as during the census of 1881 in “The Answers sun will now begin to decline once more This story is just one of many of the possible. Sunglasses protect the eyes are in the Genes”, as well as new articles towards winter. from UV rays and protect the tender fascinating tales which surround the submitted by you, the public. skin around the eyes from sun evolution of ice cream. It is likely that ice We hope you enjoy this edition. Good cream was not invented, but rather came to exposure, • reading! be over years of similar efforts. Indeed, the Get a hat with a wide brim to shade Roman Emperor Nero Claudius Caesar is the face, head, ears, and neck. UV P.S. Keep those letters, articles and e-mails coming in – said to have sent slaves to the mountains to rays can reach anyone on cloudy and Ed. hazy days as well as bright and sunny bring snow and ice to cool and freeze the fruit drinks he was so fond of. Centuries days, THE SUMMER later, the Italian Marco Polo returned from • Rub on sunscreen with factor 15 or SOLSTICE Above: Stonehenge his famous journey to the Far East with a higher and both UVA and UBA 21st June (sometimes protection. Sunscreens come in a 24th) When celebrating midsummer Pagans draw on recipe for making water ices resembling diverse traditions. In Britain thousands of modern day sherbets. variety of forms such as lotions, gels, As the sun spirals Pagans and non-Pagans go to places of and sprays, so there are plenty of different options. its longest dance, ancient religious sites such as Stonehenge and SUMMER SUN PROTECTION Cleanse us Avebury to see the sun rising on the first Unprotected skin can be harmed by UV rays in As nature shows morning of summer. Many more Pagans hold Summer is here, and we encourage you to as little as 15 minutes, yet it can take up to 12 bounty and fertility small ceremonies in open spaces, everywhere play it safe while playing in the sun. hours for skin to show the full effects of sun Bless us from gardens to woodlands. exposure. Serious sunburns, especially during Let all things live According to the Centre for Disease Control childhood and adolescence, can increase the with loving intent and Prevention (CDC), skin cancer is the chances of developing malignant melanoma — And to fulfil their most common kind of cancer in the United one of the most serious forms of skin cancer Every exit is an entry to somewhere. Kingdom. UV exposure appears to be the truest destiny and the one that causes most skin cancer- most important environmental factor in the related deaths. (Taken from a Wiccan blessing for Summer) A DEAR OLD LADY FROM CIDWELI extraordinary height, and that the sea was the William Brazel / S / 4 / Born - Pembrey. heaviest he had experienced. Fearing for their THE ANSWERS ARE IN THE GENES Richard Brazel / S / 1 / Born - Pembrey. Nursery rhymes are an important part of our lives, both keepers abandoned the lighthouse at --------------------------------------------------------------- literature and folklore. One of low water. On the following day, Captain Luckraft Continuing our journey through Pwll in 1881. Dwelling - (Pwll) Pool the most well known refers to a found that 13 of the 18 stay rods had been This series has proved to be very popular with Thomas Bonnel / Head / 49 / Born –Pembrey / dear old lady who kept a sweet washed away. .... Michael Leheane and William many people catching glimpses of their Coal Miner. Hughes, a Llanelli pilot, bravely agreed to stay the ancestors. Elizabeth Bonnel / Wife / 47 / Born -Pembrey. shop in Cydweli. She specialised in selling liquorice night there. (Personally speaking I’m completely lost John Bonnel / S / 18 / U / Born –Pembrey / Coal [losin du], offering 10 pieces for because in 1881 the houses didn’t have Miner. a half penny [dimai]. The rhyme More damage occurred in 1857 when the "Stark", numbers - but I think we are probably Ann Bonnel / D / 11 / Born –Pembrey / Scholar. goes; of Dublin, collided with the lighthouse, demolishing somewhere around Shop Fach heading Jane Bonnel / D / 9 / Born Pembrey / Scholar. the northeast pile. By 1864, the lighthouse had Elizabeth Bonnel / D / 7 / Born -Pembrey. towards Llanelli. Perhaps someone can help become a major headache for the commissioners --------------------------------------------------------------- Hen fenyw fach Cydweli me out here, if they can pinpoint where we are of the Burry...[who] called for a report on the - Ed) Dwelling - (Pwll) Pool Yn gwerthu losins du scientific construction of lighthouses. John Jones / Head / M / 43 / Born –Pembrey / Yn rhifo deg am ddimau D = daughter / S = Son / U = Unmarried Coal Miner. John Bowen, a local engineer, drew up plans for a Ond un ar ddeg i fi." -------------------------------------------------------------- Mary Jones / Wife / 43 / Born – Pembrey new lighthouse. He was a blacksmith's son and Dwelling - (Pwll) Pool Jane Jones / D / 14 / Born – Pembrey / Scholar was employed by Messrs. Nevill, Druce and Co. Old small lady from Kidwelly Daniel Ungoed / Head / Widow / 69 / Born- Ann Jones/ D/12/B-Pembrey/Scholar. as an engineer at Llanelly Copperworks. He was Llanelly / Coal Miner. Selling black sweets --------------------------------------------------------------- responsible for the design and building of Llanelli's William Ungoed / S /36 / U / Born -Pembrey / Dwelling - (Pwll) Pool Counting ten for a halfpenny tallest chimney, the "Stac Fawr", at the Coal Miner Timothy Evans / Head / M / 68 / Born -NK, But eleven for me Copperworks, which was completed in 1861. At -------------------------------------------------------------- Pembroke / Mason.