Laugharne’s Heritage Day puts the spotlight on World War One
Attended by more than 120 people, Laugharne’s Heritage Day was deemed to be an outstanding success story by all who took part. The day, which had been organised by the Laugharne and District History Society, had the Great War (1914-18) and Laugharne’s connection with it as its main theme. The intention of the day was to highlight and record the strands linking Laugharne families and others in the area to World Ware One. Residents of Laugharne and their families were encouraged to talk about their family members who took part in the war and bring their family photographs to be scanned as a permanent record. These photographs and recorded memories will form the basis of a book focusing on Laugharne’s history at the turn of the last century. Alongside the displays of major national organisations such as the National Library of Wales and Historic Gardens Trust and county-wide groups such as the Carmarthenshire Antiquarian Society and the Dyfed Archaeological Trust, there was a live...