Elders and members of St. Johns Church, Tenby, are gearing themselves up for this year's Daffodil Festival, which begins on Thursday, February 25.

Mrs. Ann Maggs and her team have planned the programme in some detail already, and due to a certain other event happening in town on that same weekend, the festival is to be extended to five days this year, i.e. from Thursday, February 25 to Monday, March 1.

During those five consecutive days, the chapel will be open to visitors from 10 am to 4 pm, with various events enlivening the 'set-piece' of thousands of daffodils displayed in all their glory.

The theme for this year's festival is 'Love is...' which is a wide enough subject to make many spectacular floral displays.

Many of the most popular events are to be repeated, e.g. the Cymanfa Ganu, which is to be held on Sunday, 28th at 8 pm, and the Nosan Lawen, with its popular supper, will be held on the evening of St. David's Day. This is a reversal of the usual order of events, but both are sure to be well supported. And this year's Nosan Lawen supper will provide a choice of fish and chips or chicken and chips, according to its supper convener, Mrs. Margaret Day.

Ann has much of the work involved in the festival now literally 'at her fingertips.' This is the 10th year of the festival, which began during the early days of Nanette's ministry, and it is sincerely hoped that the festival can continue and develop, despite the decade of ageing that has occurred amongst the hard-working group who contribute every year to its organisation. It has become a real feature of the Tenby yearly calendar and a bright and beautiful symbol of the Christian fellowship at St. Johns.

The elders and members feel that, during the interregnum between Nanette's ministry and who ever may follow in her footsteps, it is important for us to maintain the witness and the worship of God to the town and beyond, in every way open to us.

Further details of what is happening during the festival will be printed in this newspaper over the next few weeks and it is hoped that the church will continue to receive visitors in their hundreds, as in past years.

How many thousands of daffodils will be on view? We can't say exactly, but it was over 5,000 last year. And we already know that there will be some very interesting artefacts on view, taken out of layers of tissue paper, deep closets and cupboards!