When Pembrokeshire County Councillor Rob Lewis, cabinet member for sport, leisure, tourism and cultural services, opened the Manorbier Medieval Fishponds Group's Exhibition on Friday, August 27, it marked the culmination of weeks of hard work by members of the Fishponds Group, Pembrokeshire Museum Service and Pembrokeshire Record Office. It was also the start of a busy afternoon in Manorbier Village Hall as several hundred visitors, both local residents and holidaymakers, enjoyed a fascinating glimpse into the history of Manorbier as well as an update on the project to restore the Medieval Fishponds. In his opening speech, Clr. Lewis said: "I feel certain that this exhibition will prove a great attraction to visitors and local people alike." And comments in the visitors book seem to echo this sentiment: "Brilliant and informative" - Manorbier resident; "fascinating exhibition, will be back to see progress next year" - Robinson family, Acton, West London. The exhibits included the report on last September's archaeological investigation on the fishponds site commissioned by the Fishponds Group and carried out by Dr. Martin Bates, of University of Wales, Lampeter. The census records for the Manorbier area, covering the period 1841 - 1901, proved to be a major attraction, keeping Dilys Griffiths, of Pembrokeshire Record Office, busy helping many local residents learn something new about the former inhabitants of their houses. The many old prints and photographs of Manorbier that were on show proved another great attraction, especially to older Manorbier residents, in some cases triggering a certain nostalgia and a few long forgotten memories. The rather changeable Pembrokeshire climate relented for the afternoon and the dry weather allowed two well-attended conducted tours of the medieval landscape and the fishponds area to take place. The tours, conducted by group member Gerald Codd, allowed visitors, including Clr. Rob Lewis, to see at first-hand how the fishponds will fit within the medieval landscape of castle, dovecote and mill and gain an insight into why the Fishponds Group and many local residents consider this project to be worth all the effort that is being put into it. In answer to our headline question, one short quote from the visitors book by Megan Eastaugh, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, "Loved Manorbier". Yes, I'm sure he would have approved!