Newport Tourist
Information Centre
A visit to the National Park
Authority's Newport Tourist
Information Centre will give you all
the tips you need to discover North
Pembrokeshire: a land of magic and
enchantment.
The centre in Long Street has
been extended and refurbished and
reopens this Easter. Visit us and find
out about the stories of the town
and surrounding area; watch a film
about Pembrokeshire and try out
hands-on exhibits.
The centre is generally open
7 days a week, 10am-5.30pm
during Summer Season. For
futher details call 0845 345 7275.
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Tuesday is Brian Meopham's
favourite day. It means hard
graft - sometimes in bad
weather - it means getting his
hands dirty and it means a
pleasant day out with good
friends.
Tuesday is Work Party day for the
Friends of Pembrokeshire National
Park.
The job of the moment is the
restoration of Grade II Listed limekilns
at Dale, funded by South Hook LNG.
Vegetation has overtaken the kilns;
parts of the structure have filled with
earth and other sections have
collapsed.
Brian explained: "This is probably
the biggest job the Friends have
undertaken. By the time we've
finished, hopefully this summer, we
will have spent about 240 man days
working on it."
As Coast to Coast went to press,
the Friends were stone-facing an ugly
concrete wall that links the two
limekilns. Stones were donated by
local farmers and sourced from
Pembrokeshire quarries.
Brian said: "One of the best
things about the kilns is that they're
opposite the car park at Pickleridge
so people can access them easily.
Even while we've been working
they've become quite an attraction
because people want to know what
we're doing.
"They're close to the beach
where the barges brought in the
limestones, so what people see here
is a part of a complete industry in
Pembrokeshire's history."
Brian is one of more than 500
members of the Friends, a registered
charity. He joined in 1997 and has
enjoyed every moment. He said:
"Graveyards, limekilns, quays,
pump houses, you name it - we've had
a good go! We get the satisfaction of
seeing something tangible that we've
done for the National Park which has
helped in a practical way. We enjoy the
companionship and we have a laugh."
Just around the coast from the
limekilns is another example of the
Friends' recent work: Dale Windmill
was also restored during 2008 with the
people of Dale.
Other sites to look out for include
Hook Quay, which the Friends rebuilt in
2006/07 and the Pump House at
St Brides Haven (pictured).
To find out more about the Friends,
see their advert on page 15.
Park has a helping
hand from Friends
Restored with pride:
St Brides Haven Pump House
Resident Frank Dunn is an honorary
Friends member and he or his son
Peter open the Pump House and its
historic contents to the public. The
pump engine that is still in working
order once supplied St Brides
Castle with water.
This year celebrates the
200th anniversary of the
birth of Charles Darwin.
This year celebrates the 200th
anniversary of the birth of Charles
Darwin, one of the world's great
naturalists.
His theory of evolution offered
an alternative to the religious
beliefs of the day and encouraged
people to start thinking
scientifically.
The Darwin Centre in
Pembrokeshire is putting on events
throughout the year as part of
Darwin 200. The organisation aims
to bring cutting edge science into
schools and to the public through
events, lectures, festivals and field
trips � which are often in the
National Park.
Debbie Allen, Project Officer,
said: "Our field trips help to
promote the special qualities of
the Park, as part of the work the
Darwin Centre does for schools
and communities in
Pembrokeshire.
"We have a new project
sponsored by SDF funding � which
is administered by the National
Park Authority - to take schools
and communities on two new field
trips with follow-up workshops.
The themes are the sustainable
use of water and energy and the
field trips to Pembrokeshire's water
treatment centre
and to
impressive
sand dunes
are a starting
place for the
workshops."
You can contact the
Darwin Centre at
darwin@darwincentre.com
or call 01437 753193.
The Friends is just one of the
organisations the National Park
Authority works with. We are
grateful for the support of
many groups, businesses and
individuals who help us to
make the Park accessible and
enjoyable for everyone.
Part of Pembrokeshire's industrial heritage:
Take a trip to Dale to see these limekilns which
are being restored by The Friends of Pembrokeshire National Park.
County marks
Darwin's birth
Coast Along for
WaterAid
The international charity, WaterAid, is
seeking keen walkers for an event that
will encourage hundreds of people to
walk sections of the Pembrokeshire
Coast Path National Trail.
For the first time, the
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is
hosting Coast Along for WaterAid on
Saturday September 12th. The event
aims to recruit teams to cover each of
the 26 sections of the 186-mile path.
The teams' sponsorship money will
help to provide clean drinking water,
toilets and hygiene education for some
of the world's poorest people in Africa
and Asia. At the same time,
participants can celebrate
this beautiful section of
coastline and enjoy a
healthy day with
friends, colleagues
and family.
Full details of Coast
Along for WaterAid in
Pembrokeshire and online
registration can be found at
www.coastalongforwateraid.org.
For more information on the
Pembrokeshire Coast Path National
Trail see pages 24/25 or visit
www.nt.pcnapa.org.uk.

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