Events will mark anniversary of Railway Riots

A series of events are taking place this week to mark the 100th anniversary of the Llanelli Railway Riots.
Events include -
The Llanelli Multicultural Network will host a free exhibition at Lakefield Community Centre on Thursday, August 18, from 11am to 3pm, and later that day historians John Edwards, Sir Deian Hopkin, Robert Griffiths and Tim Evans will be discussing the strike and uprising and their relevance today at the Llanelli Rural Council office, in Vauxhall, from 5.30pm.
Call 01554 820736 or 01792 642403 for tickets.
A commemorative plaque marking the events of 1911 will be unveiled at 2pm on Friday, August 19, at Union Bridge in Queen Victoria Road.
The week of remembrance comes to a climax on Saturday, August 20, with a commemorative march and rally. Walkers will leave the train station at 12.30pm, making their way through the town to the Box Cemetery for a wreath laying ceremony at around 2.30pm, with music by Cor Meibion Llanelli.
Later that day there will be a free showing of a new documentary on the strike at Theatr Elli, and Llanelli Youth Theatre will bring the anniversary to a close with the performance of a new musical, 1911 — Remembrance of a Riot, at Hall Street Methodist Church at 7.30pm
Tickets, at £5, are available from 07870 385513.
The approximate timetable for the Centenary March is as follows:
12 noon – assemble at Llanelli Railway Station
12.30pm – proceed down the High Street via the plaque to the fallen on Union Bridge.
1pm – gather at Spring Gardens for commemorative speeches/performance.
1.30pm – continue towards Box Cemetery, with street theatre on the way.
2.15pm – assemble at Box Cemetery.
2.30pm – memorial service at the gravesides of the fallen, with a performance of a song especially written for the occasion by Cor Meibion.
The whole of the rally will be accompanied by a marching band.
http://1911llanellirailwaystrike.org.uk/about/