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Further to a fun ABBA Challenge Performance Workshop at the Ffwrnes, Llanelli, last weekend with participants from 13 schools across the region, the Hywel Choir look forward to presenting The Town Remembers at St Elli Parish Church, Llanelli on Saturday 4 October where they will be joined by the Llanelli Choral Society and tenor Aled Hall for the WW1 Centenary event. Highlights of the event will include 100 remembrance lanterns scattered around the grounds of the church and 100 candles burning inside the church as well as the church internally theatrically lit for the event. A central simple shrine will see six candles, each representing the millions of lives lost, periodically extinguished by young choristers as the night progresses. Narrations will be given by Nia Griffiths MP, The Hon. Robin Lewis OBE, The Town Mayor Roger T Price, Warrant Officer Stuart Millson 10 year old Chloe Millson and speaker Jeremy Hywel. Musical highlights will include favourite WW1 singalongs with the Hy...

A display of World War One memorabilia is being held at Carmarthen Library next month. The exhibition will contain newspapers from that era, with stories about local people who served in the war, and its effect on the community. There will also be photographs and books from the library’s local collection. The exhibition is taking place at the county council facility in King Street from July 14. It is one of many events taking place across the country to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Great War. Libraries executive board member Cllr Meryl Gravell said: “I am sure this exhibition will be very informative. “It will be interesting to see the news in and around Carmarthen at the time the country was at war, and to see how it affected local people and communities.” For more information on the exhibition or events at Carmarthen Library go to www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk