Millennium Falcon exhibition to open later this year in West Wales thanks to National Lottery funding Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre exhibition will celebrate the building of the iconic Star Wars starship in the town in 1979 A MILLENNIUM FALCON exhibition will be opening at the Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre in West Wales later this year …
1st April 1918; RNAS Fishguard The RAF was founded on 1 April 1918, towards the end of the First World War by merging the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service, one of their bases being Fishguard in Pembrokeshire. After the war, the RAF was greatly reduced in size and during the inter-war years …
Closed due to Coronavirus COVID-19 The Trustee’s have made the decision to close the Heritage Centre to the general public from this afternoon (Thu19Mar2020) in line with other museums and galleries, in Wales for an unspecified period. They will be reviewing the situation as it unfolds. “We don’t know yet when the Pembroke Dock Heritage …
Pater Hall Monthly Quiz Nights Suspended We have made a decision to suspend the monthly quiz nights at Pater Hall effective from 19/03/2020.“We don’t know yet when the quiz nights will restart, but we look forward to seeing you when they do. Until then, stay safe and take care.” Contact Us Tel: 01646 684220 Mail:enquiries@sunderlandtrust.com …
Heritage Centre’s Building Ambition Four years after the Royal opening of the Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre by The Queen, we are pleased to announce that we are planning the next exciting stages in the development of a unique museum in one of Wales’ most significant military buildings. We have now applied to Pembrokeshire County Council, …
Culture and Tourism Minister Visit’s Heritage Centre June 2018 saw Welsh Government Minister Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas visit Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre during which the Minister was briefed on its significant place in Welsh maritime, military and social history with the Heritage Centre giving visitors a greater understanding of the people’s stories that help bring the wonderful objects …
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There is great excitement here in Pembroke Dock, the town where HMS Erebus was built 188 years ago and a display has been planned following the discovery of the vessel in Canadian Arctic waters. HMS Erebus was built at Wales’ only Royal Dockyard, and launched in June 1826 as a bomb vessel. It was later …
Why Is the Sunderland T9044 is so important. Why Sunderland T9044 Is so important to the Sunderland Trust The mark 1 Short Sunderland t9044 is at the very core of the trusts success and support is now required to raise the aircraft. A separate fund raising appeal has been started that will encourage both corporate …
T9044 Underwater After 70 years in seawater, much remains of T9044, 65 feet down on the seabed of the Milford Haven Waterway. Divers are always impressed by the sheer scale of the wreck. Mud and sediment has accumulated in and around the aircraft, helping to preserve the structure. It is a ‘time capsule’ of the …
T9044 Time is Running Out Whatever the magic that comes from T9044 we have gained respect from civic, public and military organisations. We keep being mentioned in documents we do not create, people come to us and offer programs and partnerships that are related to what we do – we have an active heritage archive …
