Instead of a bonfire or flare, Angle Community Council registered a searchlight as its contribution to the thousands of beacons being lit to commemorate the Jubilee.

It may not have been the hottest, but with nearly half-a-billion candlepower, it was certainly one the most visible.

The ex-army searchlight, one of the exhibits which will be displayed at Chapel Bay Fort and Museum, was exposed vertically from the fort above Angle between 10.15 pm and midnight on Monday, June 4.

It could be clearly seen from the Cleddau Bridge, a distance of some eight miles, despite today's light pollution.