Penarth History Month 2018 programme

PENARTH TOURISM AND VISITOR ASSOCIATION PRESENTS

Penarth History Month

BE A TOURIST IN YOUR OWN TOWN Launch weekend • September 1st s A series of walks, talks and exhibition celebrating our heritage and Wales’ Year of The Sea.

WALKS A WALK AMONG THE ROCKS: THE GEOLOGY OF PENARTH’S CLIFFS South Wales Geology Society Meet at Italian Gardens, Esplanade

A WALK AMONG THE ROCKS: FOSSILS AT PENARTH South Wales Geology Society Meet at Italian Gardens, Esplanade

Sunday 9th September • 2pm

Sunday 23rd September • 2pm

EIGHT STAGES OF PENARTH DEVELOPMENT with Dr Christopher Riley Meet at Not Socks Again, Windsor Road

Sunday 16th September • 3pm

TALKS PENARTH: THE ARRIVAL OF A VICTORIAN SEASIDE TOWN

by Dr Christopher Riley Waterloo Tea, Penarth Pier Pavilion

A WELSH PIRATES LIFE : SHORT BUT MERRY

by Terry Breverton Pier 64, Penarth Marina

Saturday 1st September • 7:00pm

Wednesday 19th September • 7:30pm

PENARTH DOCK AND THE BLACK GOLD

by Alan Thorne The New Pilot, Queens Road

PENARTH ALABASTER

by Michael Statham All Saints Lesser Hall

Sunday 9th September • 7:30pm THE SHEARWATER: A SHIPS LOG IN AND OUT OF PENARTH A fundraising talk by Bruce Wallace RNLI, The Esplanade, 30 tickets at £5 from Umpa Lumpa and Foxy’s Deli

Wednesday 12th September • 7:30pm

Thursday 27th September • 7:30pm Arranged by Penarth Civic Society.

Small entrance fee to non-members

ONGOING EXHIBITIONS during September THE LAVERNOCK DRACORAPTOR AND HIS ROCKY PAST Visit the now famous History Month launch window display at Glass by Design, 1 Station Approach

MY PENARTH: A VICTORIAN SEASIDE TOWN Coffee#1 THE PIER, ESPLANADE & GARDENS Waterloo Tea, Penarth Pier

PENARTH NOW AND THEN EXHIBITION Collect your Station Approach history walk guide from Foxy’s Deli, Victoria Road

PENARTH DOCKS The New Pilot, Queens Road

EVENTS A GRAND VICTORIAN DRESS-UP STROLL The Kymin Sponsored by Sew Lovely Come dressed in your Victorian Sunday best and stroll the Esplanade and gardens.

DRESS-UP WORKSHOP Sew Lovely, Tennyson Avenue

Tuesday 4th September • 5pm DRESS-UP WORKSHOP Sew Lovely, Tennyson Avenue

Tuesday 18th September • 5pm

Sunday 23rd September • 1pm

TO DO VIEW DOCK HISTORY PLAQUES Pont y Werin Bridge and Custom House Roundabout

STEAM TRAINS IN WALES Ffotogallery, Turner House

BE A TOURIST IN YOUR OWN TOWN Buy a book from Griffin Books, read up at the Library, but mostly just look around see what you can find.

Includes some excellent old images of Penarth Station

From Thursday 6th September

FOLLOW THE WALES COAST PATH

www.historypoints.org

UPDATE ON A MUSEUM FOR PENARTH

From an open forum in March 2018, hosted by Penarth Civic Society The results from a survey conducted have been collated. The overwhelming public desire is as follows: Penarth deserves a broad heritage display strategy, that includes a central hub, with satellite sites around the town. The central hub to be at Turner House with a community drop-in attitude: Our place, a comfortable place to be, to relax and to reflect.

• Satellite displays e.g. an Esplanade history display at the Pier Pavilion.

• Interactive events, such as street theatre, to enhance the heritage experience.

• For Turner House to display some returned artworks as a star tourist attraction.

• This broad display and heritage celebration drive will now be known as The Penarth Community Heritage Project (PCHP).

• New organisations and individuals to be recruited accordingly to achieve these goals.

At present, Penarth Town Council’s heritage strategy is unclear, especially regarding Turner House. If you want to see an effective Penarth heritage display strategy we urge you to contribute to the current Penarth Town Council consultation, reiterating the desire for Turner House to be used as a central heritage hub to display some returned works of art.

PCHP will continue to research; A. Independant funding regarding establishing Turner House as a central heritage hub.

B. Factors and processes involved in displaying some returned artworks and conduct further consultation with schools and other social groups.

Look out for a feedback meeting October 2018.

Martin Gossage and Will Salter, PCHP With thanks to Penarth Civic Society, Penarth View, Candid Creative Studio and Hi-Plan. All events subject to change and new events may be added.

Please see the Penarth Civic Society and Penarth View websites, and posters around town for latest news