HISTORY

WELSH FOOTBALL LEGENDS: TREVOR FORD

Born on 1 October 1923, Trevor Ford was a centre forward who played for Swansea Town, Aston Villa, Sunderland, Cardiff City, PSV Eindhoven, Newport County and the Wales national team. In a career that spanned fifteen years he scored 202 league goals in 401 matches. As an international, Trevor represented Wales on 38 occasions becoming his country’s record goalscorer with 23 goals, a record later equalled by Ivor Allchurch then surpassed by Ian Rush and Gareth Bale. Due to a technical suspension, Trevor was not selected for the 1958 World Cup finals, a bitter blow for him and Wales. Trevor used his physicality to great effect and often stretched the rules to the limit when challenging goalkeepers. His Wales international teammate John Charles said, “He used to bang everybody and knock them out of the way, he was never frightened.” Trevor admitted that his personality changed when he stepped on to the pitch and that he played “like an animal”. However, no referee cautioned him or sent him off. Trevor won his final Welsh cap on 20 October 1950 in a 2–2 draw with Scotland. Of course, he scored.

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EARLY DAYS OF THE GRAND PAVILION

The Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl, was officially opened on 8th August 1932 by Councillor Russell Mabley J.P., Chairman of P.U.D.C. At a cost of £25,000 it provided seating for 1000 people, public shelters, an ornamental sunken garden, with further plans for a Palm Court. The clock was supplied by Porthcawl jeweller H. Clare, as a result of public subscription. The pavilion was intended primarily be a dance hall, but it wasn’t long before variety shows, and dramatic performances were on the bill. The Porthcawl Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society’s first performance in their new venue was ‘The Girls of Gottenburg’ in March 1933. The Pavilion continued to provided entertainment throughout WW2. Wednesday night was dance night, the P.A.O.D.S. performed a variety of concerts and in May 1945 the end of the war was celebrated with a R.A.F. Stormy Down Dance. Interestingly, in October 1940 Dame Sybil Thorndike appeared for two nights in Macbeth. On 5th October 1957, the singer, actor and civil rights activist Paul Robeson performed ‘live’ at the Pavilion via a transatlantic telephone link and in the 1970’s Stan Stennett introduced his pantomimes, which not only became popular with the public, but actually helped save the pavilion from closure.

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