The Society had a successful day launching its book “Skewen & District, Our Village in WW1: The Diary of a Welsh Village” on Saturday, May 7th at the Memorial Hall.
If you missed the launch, books are available by contacting us via our website email address.
Below is a photo gallery of the event.
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- 1 The foyer area
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- 2 General view of the hall
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- 3 The top table
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- 4 The display area and guests_
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- 5 The Book Committee table
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- 6 Part of the display area with guests in the background
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- 7 At the head of the table the High Sheriff Donna Mead chats with the Lord Lieutenant’s wife.
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- 8 Cake made by Sharon Shorney
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- 9 Guests enjoying the refreshments
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- 10 Guests enjoying the refreshments
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- 11 Mayor Arthur Davies
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- 12 Mayor Arthur Davies’s consort – his daughter
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- 13 Margaret Owen deep in conversation
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- 14 Mayor Arthur Davies
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- 15 Leader of Dyffryn Clydach Community Council
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- 16 Ann Harries and Chairman Bill Payne
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- 17 Anne Morgans and Virginia Jones
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- 18 Peter Black, Lord Lieutenant Byron Lewis and Stephen Kinnock MP
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- 19. Brian Lodwick in conversation with Stephen Kinnock MP and his agent Clive Jones
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- 20 Margaret Owen chatting with Vice President Robert Arbourne
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- 21 Roger Howells
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- 22 Stephen Kinnock MP and President Brian Lodwick
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- 38 The Book Committee Virginia Jones, Anne Morgans, Lynette Drake, Bill Payne, Kitty Griffiths, Janice Gardner
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- 23 Kitty Griffiths, Virginia Jones, Stephen Kinnock MP, Brian Lodwick, Lord Lieutenant Byron Lewis and Peter Black_
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- 24 President Brian Lodwick delivers the opening address
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- 25 Virginia Jones, Stephen Kinnock MP, Brian Lodwick, Lord Lieutenant Byron Lewis, Peter Black and Bill Payne
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- 26 Virginia Jones, giving the opening address
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- 27 Virginia Jones, giving the opening address
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- 28 Stephen Kinnock MP delivering his speech
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- 29 Stephen Kinnock MP speaking about the book
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- 30 Peter Black delivering his speach
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- 31 Peter Black speaking about the book with the Memory Tree in the background
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- 32 Peter Black speaking about the book
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- 33 The Lord Lieutenant Byron Lewis delivering his speach
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- 34 The Lord Lieutenant speaking about the book
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- 35 Chairman Bill Payne speaking
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- 36 Chairman Bill Payne bringing the formal addresses to a close
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- 37 Our Memory Tree
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- 39 Treasurer Lyn Drake overseeing the labelling of a tag for the Memory Tree
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- 40 Treasurer Lyn Drake and Kim Collis County Archivist