Tag Archives: evacuees

November 27, 2013

27 November (1914) Belgium evacuees have arrived

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• 27 1914 (Fri.) 16 Belgium evacuees have arrived. 3 familes were housed in St Marys St. They were received by the mayor Gruffydd H. Mathias

July 14, 2013

14 July (1944) More evacuees arrive

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• 14 1944 (Fri.) Evacuees arrived by train from Forest Row School (Sussex).
• 14 1880  (Wed.) Eisteddfod held at Bell Court – behind Pendre. Pavilion holding 5, 000. The Chief bard was Thomas Davies, Llwynysgaw (Ysgawenydd).

February 17, 2013

17 February (1941) Evacuees have arrived.

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• 17 1941 (Mon.) 170 evacuees arrive  from Liverpool, including schoolboy Alun Owen, who later became a noteworthy dramatist. More about Owen later on in the year.
• 17 1902 (Mon.) Registration of the Vale of Tivy Co-operative Society.