The normally creamy-smooth daily operation of transporting the thousands of gallons of mile from outlying farms to the creameries of West Wales came to a stop - reason was a bottleneck created by a strike of drivers who were later supported by other volunteers in the plants.

An innovation at the opening ceremony of Tenby Civic Week was the sounding of a fanfare by two buglers of the Tenby and District Squadron of the Air Training Corps. It was an impressive contribution by Fl Lt Feed Young and WO John Puzey.

The new chairman of Penally Parish Council was Clr. Eric Day, a representative of a large life insurance company.

Tenby’s bid to retain rail passenger services from Whitland to Pembroke Dock may result in an appeal to the ombudsman by the Chamber of Trade.

Tenby artist John Uzzel Edwards represented Wales in an exhibition of painting, drawing and sculpture arranged in Rome by the British Council.

An Englishman who came to Tenby 41 years ago to teach history at the local grammar school and remained to become not only the school’s deputy head, but a leading figure in the cultural life of the town, was honoured with the ‘freedom of the Borough’ at an impressive ceremony at the De Valence Pavilion. Mr. Wilfred Harrison who received the MBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List became Tenby’s 162nd freeman.

Lord Merthyr, president of the Friends of Tenby, presented the key of Brother Thomas Memorial Gardens to the Mayor, Clr. MB Eastlake at the Civic Week opening of the garden.

Caldey Island’s Abbot, Father Dom James Wicksteed, formally opening the garden expressed the hope that the garden would be yet a further link between the towns people of Tenby and the Caldey community.

An air-sea rescue display involving the Tenby Lifeboat and a helicopter from RNAS Brawdy took place before a crowd of several hundred watching from the harbour and the Norton.

Showing at the Royal Playhouse - Rosemary’s Baby directed by Roman Polanski and starring Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes.