Finding out about Pembroke's first inhabitants was the theme of the latest Pembroke Story event, held at Pembroke Town Hall on Saturday morning.

Pembroke Story project officer, Linda Asman, welcomed Polly Groom, archaeologist, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, and Richard Jones, of Dyfed Archaeological Trust, who introduced the Portable Antiquities Scheme. The scheme afforded the opportunity to bring along finds for recording as well as to actually handle archaeological artefacts.

Polly Groom gave an excellent and enthusiastic talk about the Prehistoric Archaeology of Pembroke and District, generating much interest and questions. She also gave details of volunteering opportunities in archaeology this summer, including the introduction of 'Afordir' (Coastline), a new project being organised by the PCNP, Dyfed Archaeology and Cadw. She is looking for volunteers to help identify, record and monitor archaeological sites along the coast and urged anyone interested to get in touch with her at the National Park Office.

Both archaeologists were delighted at the enthusiastic response of the audience - it was of great satisfaction to all that the event was so well attended.

The Pembroke Story team are now planning an exhibition for the Pembroke Festival. In keeping with the festival theme, the exhibition will trace the development of wheeled transport through time and feature local transport stories and pictures from the days of horse and cart to modern times. It will take place over two days on Friday and Saturday, July 3 and 4, at the Tabernacle Church.

Event organisers would like to appeal to anyone who has pictures of Pembroke to bring them along to the exhibition for scanning (all that is requested is the opportunity to copy). It is of vital importance that pictures of Pembroke are collected - not only pictures of transport relevant to this exhibition, but events, buildings (which may no longer be here), businesses, occupations, leisure activities, organisations etc. These all combine to shed light on our social history and it is the personal pictures in private hands that are often the most interesting. And if you have a story to tell, that can be recorded as well!

If you want to know more about the Pembroke Story, please visit their website http://www.pembrokestory.org.uk">www.pembrokestory.org.uk or contact them at Pembroke 21C Community Association, tel. 680090.