Category: visitors
27 October (1973) Jeremy Thorpe in the Cliff; (1970) Gareth Edwards in the Rugby Club
- 27 1973 (Sat.) Cardigan & District Liberal Association are addressed by Rt Hon Jeremy Thorpe at the Cliff Hotel. Additional entertainment provided by Blaenporth Male voice choir.
- 27 1970 (Tues.) Visit of Gareth Edwards to the Rugby Club to present coloured portraits to 3 local schoolboys: Brynmor Williams, Delfryn Owens and Dyfed Davies
2 October (1964) Howard Winstone’s in the Commercial!
- 2 1964 (Fri.) Howard Winstone, British and Empire Flyweight boxing champion and his manager Eddie Thomas push over a column of pennies at the Commercial Hotel – £73 for Muscular Dystrophy.
- 2 1850 (Wed.) Lectures on Phreno-mesmerism in the Guidhall
14 September (1994) Opening of the Library at Canolfan Teifi
- 14 1994 (Wed.) Opening of Cardigan Library at Canolfan Teifi
- 14 1956 (Fri.) Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr Geoffrey Fisher) among the congregation at St Mary’s Church (On holidays at Moylegrove)
- 14 1866 (Fri.) A case of cholera at Glanpwllafon – the pigs were blamed
13 September (1968) Rhos-y-dre opened
- 13 1968 (Fri.) Rhos-y-dre Community Centre opened at a cost of £3,000
- 13 1873 (Fri.)The smack ‘Ocean’ of Milford ran aground on Cardigan Bar.
12 September (1953) Visit of Gladys Aylward
- 12 1953 (Sat.) Visit of Gladys Aylward to Bethania at 7pm
- 12 1952 (Fri.) Cardigan and Soroptomists Club founded
1 Sept (1970) Concorde flew over Cardigan
- 1 1970 (Tues.) Concorde flew over Cardigan
- 1 1964 (Tues.)Policemen in Cardigan wearing helmets for the first time in 30 years.
- 1 1944 (Wed.) Martin Lloyd-Jones preaches at Capel Mair, at 7.00 p.m.
27 August (1954) Gregory Peck has lunch (for two!) in the Angel
- 27 1954 (Fri.) Gregory Peck has lunch for 2 at the Angel Hotel. He was filming Moby Dick at Fishguard.
22 August (1950) ‘Down Your Way’
- 22 1950 (Mon.) Visit of Richard Dimbleby to record ‘Down your way’.
21 August (1908) Is that the Prince of Siam going into the Saddlers?
- 21 1908 (Fri. ) Visit of Chung Had Hing, Prince of Siam
- 21 1905 (Mon.) Launcelot Lowther, Priory St, 81 years old.
8 August (1980) Bennett’s in the Eagle!
- 8 1980 (Fri.) Phil Bennett visits the Eagle Inn to push a column of coins over in aid of Kidney research
- 8 1976 (Sun.) National Eisteddfod: Children’s Cymanfa Ganu 2.30; Cymanfa Ganu at 8.00.
- 8 1901 (Thurs.) Burial of Pleybert Ives, 36, a vendor of French Onions, who drowned in the Teifi.
13 July (1991) Pobl y Cwm v. Barbariaid Aberteifi
- 13 1991 (Sat.) Clwb Pêl Droed Cwmderi (Pobl y Cwm) v. Barbariaid Aberteifi.
- 13 1984 (Fri.) Final Service of Revd Tom Roberts, Tabernacle.
- 13 1951 (Fri.) Visit of Duchess of Kent. Received at King George V playing fields (Parc y Reiffl).
10 July (1953) Who’s that? – Wally Barnes, of course!
- 10 1953 (Fri.) Wally Barnes, Arsenal and Wales, was on holiday in Cardigan with his friend Aneurin James, Stepside Farm.
- 10 1888 (Tues.) Foundation stone of the Brecon Old Bank was laid by Mrs. Lewis, wife of Mr. W. Lewis, J.P., the manager, in the presence of a large number of spectators.“The new building, when completed, will be very stately, and will form a very handsome addition to the business premises of the town.” The stone having been well and truly laid, the workmen, to the number of 44, were invited by the manager to a sumptuous dinner at the Coffee Tavern, prepared and served in first-class style by Mr. J. Carpenter.
2 July (1969) Royal visit
- 2 1969 (Wed.) Visit of Prince Charles after the Investiture at Caernarfon.
- 2 1813 (Fri.) Burial of Revd. Thomas Morgan, rector of Bridell, vicar of Eglwyswrw, curate of this parish & master of Free Grammar School, aged 34