The September meeting will certainly go down as one of the highlights of a memorable year for Lower Landsker Trefoil Guild.

Members travelled to Carew Control Tower which houses a fascinating collection of uniforms, artefacts and information about the role played by Carew Airfield in both World Wars. It was poignant to read, while looking around the museum, a telegram to a wife informing her of the death in battle of her husband, and to see the photographs of four very young Dutch airmen shot down, and buried at Carew Cheriton.

John Harries, ably aided by the redoubtable John Brock, gave a fascinating talk when the ladies learnt that the main aim of flights from the airfield was to spot U boats around the coast. They said it was interesting, too, to learn of the role of carrier pigeons in the war, and to learn of the Dickin medal awarded to more pigeons than any other animal or bird.

Examples of uniforms were brought out and soon Barbara P became a member of the Home Guard; Althea, an air raid warden, and Betty, a member of the Land Army. The star of the show was ex-wren Barbara M who managed to carry on a morse code conversation with John Brock who had used it when communicating while serving in Sudan. A very impressive performance from both of them!

The morning ended with a visit to the air raid shelter where John Brock led the members in a rendition of ‘We’ll meet again’. Lynsey had to beat a hasty retreat when approached by a very large spider and declared that she would have had to take her chances with the bombs.

Some members also looked in at the hangar where wartime vehicles are ready for action, and where an old Anson plane is being restored. All agreed that it had been a fascinating and enlightening visit and even more impressive in that it has been put together by and is still run by volunteers.

A delicious lunch was then enjoyed at Carew Inn, putting the finishing touch to an excellent day.

Trefoil’s Wednesday walks continued throughout July and August, and coffee has been enjoyed in many of Tenby’s lovely cafes, but last week members walked to the Paragon Gardens to sit on Doreen’s bench, where they found a group of residents from the area planting shrubs in an effort to enhance the surroundings and provide for pollinators at the same time. Members were so impressed that they made a contribution to the funds, and look forward to revisiting the gardens many times over the year to see the progress being made.

On September 20, members will attend the 12 noon Eucharist at St Mary’s Church, Tenby, where a kneeler celebrating the 80th birthday of Trefoil will be dedicated.

The October meeting will be a visit to Colby Lodge and Gardens.