Markham Congreational church

14/05/2024

28/12/2023

28/12/2023

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28/12/2023

O Little Town of Bethlehem (in Wales)

The Welsh Bethlehem is a remote and peaceful village that lies in the foothills of the Brecon Beacons in the Tywi Valley, to the northeast of Llandeilo. It is overlooked by an old Iron Age fort, Carn Goch, with both the Welsh castle of Dinefwr and the Norman fortress of Carreg Cennen located nearby.

The name Bethlehem came into common parlance in Wales once Bishop Morgan translated the Bible into Welsh in 1588 and while the village was originally known as Dyffryn Ceidrich, the name Bethlehem was soon given to the local chapel. By the time of the Methodist Revival in the mid 19th century, the village was also being called by the name of its chapel.

26/11/2023

Jon Gower Even from the age of six Siân Phillips knew her destiny was to act. Having just seen a pantomime in the company of her grandmother she wrote an entry in her Boots diary saying ‘I am resolved to be an actress.’ Not only is the language mature for a girl of her age […]

26/11/2023