True stories
Got any gum, chum?
A presentation by John Powell about the story of the American GI presence on Gower, particularly Port Eynon as plans and training for the D-Day landings were carried out here between…
The Janet Disaster
A radio play produced in the village about the Port Eynon lifeboat disaster on New Year’s Day, January 1, 1916, when the lifeboat Janet capsized twice in storm-force winds. The crew…
A story from long ago
There is an unobtrusive plaque on the wall above the church pulpit, the only really old one in the church. It bears the initials RM and worn and nearly indecipherable dates…
Lockdown and the amazing gin story
As the Pandemic started to take hold in January and February of 2020 we spotted that one or two distilleries had hit the UK news, particularly in Scotland, for making hand…
Shipwrecks
The Milan
At 5:31pm on a cold January day in 1888, the 1,049 ton schooner-rigged steamship the Milan, bound for Bristol from Alexandria with a cargo of 500 tons of cottonseed, ran aground…
Legends (fictional)
Invasion
There was a d in the day, so the Boys were in the pub, sitting around their usual table. It hadn’t occurred to them to change their nom de guerre when…
Solstice
Ben heard the sound of horses and turned to look back up the hill. A coach pulled by a team of two fine black stallions was approaching fast and taking up…
The Mark of Cain
Evan looked up and saw the Salt House off their starboard bow, then returned to hauling the last of the oysters into the boat. That he could see the coast so…
Saving Megan
Megan dropped the carving knife and stared at the tiny kitchen window. The storm had arrived with all its fury, but that wasn’t why she was trembling, it was the icy…
Requiem for Red Lady
On Thursday January 23, 1822, Reverend William Buckland, Professor of Geology at Oxford University, and Theresa Talbot of Penrice Castle made an astounding discovery in the Paviland Caves between Port Eynon…