Archive for 2017
Thu, December 14th, 2017
Ship Owners of Penarth
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About 80 people came to the Parish Hall on Thursday 14th December to hear Alan Thorne give an illustrated talk on the Ship Owners of Penarth, their homes, interests and […]
Sat, December 9th, 2017
Christmas Tree Festival
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There was a welcoming Christmas tree in the church porch from The Friends greeting visitors to the Christmas Tree Festival on 9th and 10th December. In the church were 48 […]
Fri, October 6th, 2017
Flanders Recorder Quartet – “Our Final Favourites”
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The evening of Friday 6th October 2017 saw about 120 people enjoy an evening with the Flanders Recorder Quartet at St Augustine’s. Playing instruments of all sizes, one over 6 feet long, the […]
Wed, August 2nd, 2017
Sacred Wales Competition
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St Augustine’s has been shortlisted in the National Churches Trust ‘Sacred Wales’ competition. This is giving people a chance to choose Wales’ favourite church or chapel. On 13th July there […]
Sat, July 8th, 2017
Welsh Voices from Passchendaele
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2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele. On 8th July 2017 in the Parish Hall, Albert Road, about 70 people enjoyed an interesting and informative talk by local […]
Sat, July 1st, 2017
Art Exhibition
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Saturday 1st July was a lovely warm, if occasionally rather windy, day. About 90 people took the opportunity to visit the Top Church Art Collective Exhibition which was held at the home […]
Sat, June 10th, 2017
Walk and Talk
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The inhabitants of Penarth are a hardy lot! Despite the inclement weather on 10th June about 50 people came to the church in the early evening to hear about the […]
Sun, April 23rd, 2017
Parry in Penarth
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The ‘Parry in Penarth’ Festival to celebrate the life and works of Joseph Parry took place at St Augustine’s on Sunday 23rd April 2017. This was a day to explore and enjoy […]
Thu, March 23rd, 2017
Friends of St Augustine’s AGM
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The AGM took place on 23rd March 2017 at 7pm in the Parish Hall. For Tricia and Richard Griffiths this was their last AGM as Chair and Treasurer respectively. Tricia told […]
Thu, February 23rd, 2017
The History of Penarth Dock, its site and surrounds Part 2
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On the evening of 23rd February, about 70 people gathered in the Parish Hall to hear the second talk by Alan Thorne. We learnt of the friction between kinsmen the Butes […]