There was drama on Tenby’s harbour side as passers-by rushed to the aid of a Jaguar owner as he tried to drag his car from the sea! The white saloon rolled back into the harbour as an attempt was being made to haul a dinghy up the Mayor’s slip.
Twelve junior schools in the Tenby area, together with Greenhill secondary school choir and orchestra and the accomplished band or Dyfed Players, presented a beautifully arrange music festival before a packed hall at Greenhill School. It was one of the finest and most varied musical programmes seen in the area for some time.
Llysyfran won the Pembrokeshire Federation of Young Farmers Club rally, with Clynderwen runners-up, and Martletwy and Keeston challenging strongly for third place.
The new Argosy Cafeteria opened at Milford Street in Saundersfoot.
One of Tenby’s best-known sons Mr. Kenneth Griffith, actor turned writer-producer, returned to his home town as guest speaker for the Civic Week dinner, and attacked the Welsh nationalists and capitalism in a provocative speech.
Joyce Badham of Templebar Road, was to be carnival Queen at the Pentlepoir School carnival.
Five hundred and eighteenth in Tenby’s Mayoral line, but the only one to hold a private pilot’s licence, Clr. T. Gilroy Phillips was installed as the borough’s first ‘flying Mayor’.
Showing at the Royal Playhouse in Tenby - Half a Sixpence; at the South Beach - Speedway.







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