Category Archives: Wales

Oh, What a Show!! Showboat’s Literary Online! #authors #writers #poets ~ Judith Barrow

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Judith Barrow: On Saturday 16th January 2021 we had our first Showboat Literary Online. We had a great line up of writers, lots of fun – and lots of interviewing glitches ( for the editing team at Showboat … Continue reading →

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Going West: A Simple Man

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Behind the High Altar of St Davids Cathedral there was once an empty space, open to the winds. In the early 1500s, Bishop Edward Vaughan created a chapel there which, for me, is the loveliest part of the cathedral. The … Continue reading →

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Going West: Stories Great and Small

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Sue Vincent

It is impossible to walk through any ancient place and not wonder about its story. In somewhere like St Davids Cathedral there are many stories, from those of the craftsmen who built the place, to the Story that inspired their … Continue reading →

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Going West: An Uneasy Peace

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Where do you begin when you have to write about a cathedral? Each chapel, every corner, every nook and cranny is replete with art and history. The sensory input is so much that all you can do is walk and … Continue reading →

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Going West: Cider with Bessie

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Sue Vincent

For once, I wished I wasn’t driving. I wanted to stop every few minutes and get the camera out… the whole area is very beautiful, but the road between Nevern and our next stop in the Gwaun Valley is exceptionally … Continue reading →

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Going West: Into the Past

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Sue Vincent

As you walk through the antlered gate of the hillfort at Castell Henllys you are stepping back into the past. This is no mere historical curiosity, nor ‘just’ an educational museum… it is a real and ancient settlement,  painstakingly recreated … Continue reading →

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Going West: Back in Time

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Sue Vincent

“This is for kids.” I detected a distinct lack of enthusiasm. Granted, the site has been made into an educational experience, but the fact remains that Castell Henllys is a real archaeological site and quite unique, for while it was … Continue reading →

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Going West: First Flight

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We had watched the swallows in the hotel car-park, marvelling at their mastery of the air and swift, graceful flight and delighting in the first, tentative flutters as the baby swallows left the nest for the first time.  We have … Continue reading →

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Going West: Fish, Chips and Cormorants

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

We were starting to get hungry by the time we arrived at our hotel in Lampeter, a small university town in mid-Wales that deserved more attention than we had time to give it. Personally, I blame the football. The trouble … Continue reading →

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Going West: The Poet’s Yew

Posted on September 8, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The rain continued as we walked from the Abbey to the church, the sky heavy and grey. Even the shelter of the trees was not enough to protect the lens from the constant drops, but it began to ease as … Continue reading →

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