PEMBROKE and Monkton Local History Society enjoyed another amazing Christmas Market at Pembroke Castle. Members were delighted to take part with a stall, selling the society’s books and various Christmas items, the main attraction proving to be a bumper Christmas hamper.

The draw for the Christmas hamper took place in Pembroke Town Hall and the winning ticket was kindly drawn by Mayor Cllr Gareth Jones. Mrs Mary Willington and Mrs June Wilcocks did a magnificent job in organising the hamper, which was bulging with lovely things to eat; it weighed a ton! The winning ticket was 138 on the blue and the lucky winners were Alastair and Bev Waller of Abergavenny.

The society does not meet in December – there is so much going on! So its next public meeting will be on Saturday, January 17 at Pembroke Town Hall when nationally acclaimed author, Nathen Amin will be making a welcome return.

Nathen delivered a marvellous talk last November on Henry Tudor, publicising his latest book ‘Son of Prophesy: the Rise of Henry Tudor’ which proved a popular buy. His latest talk will be on another Welsh hero, ‘Owain Glyndwr: Rebel, Prince and Visionary’. Please note that this is later than the date previously advertised – it has had to be moved as the Town Hall is undergoing some repairs and will not be available earlier.

As usual, doors will open at 10am for a Coffee Morning and an opportunity to visit the Museum before the Talk at 11am. All are welcome and entry is free.

Chair Linda Asman said: “May I take this opportunity to wish all our friends and supporters a very Happy Christmas and hope to see you all again in the New Year.”

For more information, visit www.pembrokeandmonktonhistory.org.uk and keep up to date with the society on Facebook. Contact [email protected] for any queries.