22 News The campaign was aimed at


Assembly Members and Welsh MPs in their own constituencies and regions. During


the meeting,


Pembrokeshire Friends of the Earth brought up a problematic development issue they are concerned with, discussing their campaign against the planned waste and wood gasification plant in Blackbridge, Milford Haven. Friends of the Earth feel that


the plant is not sustainable and will cause further harmful greenhouse gas emissions. Bettina Becker, of Pembrokeshire


ANGELA BURNS, the Welsh Conservative Assembly Member for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, met with Pembrokeshire Friends of the Earth last week to discuss how we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions whilst building a local green economy. Angela is eager to get involved


with positive projects in the area, creating jobs and innovation at the same time. The Glanrhyd Solar Village,


which opened recently, is an example of such work. The village has great potential to be replicated elsewhere


in Pembrokeshire and Wales and will provide affordable eco-housing. Angela has also discussed


transforming the soon-to-be-closed Brawdy Army Base into a green energy park where innovative renewable energy projects could be based and developed. She is also keen to build on Wales’


good track record in the recycling field and work on introducing a bottle deposit scheme in the area. The meeting, held at Angela’s


Tenby Office, was part of an all- Wales ‘Speak Up on Climate Change’ campaign organised by Stop Climate Chaos Cymru.


Friends of the Earth, said: “The discussion was really constructive and we were pleased that Angela was very proactive and wants to support the projects we discussed. We will stay in dialogue and hope for more action to bring exciting and truly sustainable projects to Pembrokeshire, as well as working to prevent unsustainable developments such as the planned Blackbridge plant.”


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AM discusses clean green energy Llangwm remembers


time he passed, and every time after that, he’d deliberately turn his head away. It sounds innocent – but in fact, he held the girl’s life in his hands. The girl was Steffi Tikotin,


German by birth and Jewish by religion, hiding in a safe house near Amsterdam. Some time later, the policeman


Steffi Tikotin: Aged 18 A SCREENING in Llangwm


Village Hall to mark Holocaust Memorial Day took place last Friday (Jan 27), showing a BBC documentary charting the return of Steffi Tikotin, a Holocaust survivor, to The Netherlands and meeting some of the resistance workers who helped her escape. In the latter part of World War


II, with the Nazis occupying the Netherlands, a young girl looking from an upstairs window noticed a passing policeman. And he noticed her – but the next


arrived at the door of the house and told the owners, ‘if you have a lodger, let her go now’. Steffi went, in time to see four


SS men arriving and ransacking the house. It was a narrow escape. Fast forward several years and


Steffi, by now in Sydney, Australia, met a British submariner, Ron Robertson. They fell in love, married, and he brought her to Cardiff. Steffi sadly died in 1998 but her


widower Ron attended the screening, talking about the effects years in hiding had on his wife and his own efforts to honour those who helped Jewish refugees.


Camera Club founder gives spectacular talk The close of the first half of


Ray’s talk brought them to the Port of Bergen in Norway, with its charming narrow streets and alleyways, between old wooden houses, along Bryggen, Fishmarket and Fjelneien. Bergen is the gateway to the Fjords of Norway and is a UNESCO World Heritage city. Ray’s slides showed the combination of nature, culture and the urban life of the city. Afterwards, Ray spoke of his


Matterhorn: The mountain of mountains ON THURSDAY, January 19,


Tenby and District Camera Club welcomed one of its Honorary Presidents, Mr Ray Hine, to talk to the members. Ray is one of the founder members


of the club, which was established in the early 1980s. In 1997, he won the BBC Wildlife Photography Award and was filmed by the BBC for one of their outside broadcasts. Ray’s talk was a return of the age


of film and slide photography, where his presentation was on ‘Day trips to Europe and Switzerland’. As Ray explained, in the late 80s/early 90s, some of the local travel agents offered day trips to European countries, and Ray’s visits brought him to Iceland, Venice, Prague and Bergen. He would leave early in the morning to catch flights from Cardiff, and would return late in the evening that same day, or early in the morning the next day. Ray firstly spoke of his visit


favourite country, Switzerland, and in particular to Zermatt and the Matterhorn, the mountain of mountains, which is shaped like a jagged tooth and is a magnet for adventurers and photographers. Ray explained how using the


Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik. Ray displayed beautiful images of the architecture of the National and Saga Museums. He spoke enthusiastically of the striking concrete hall of Grimskirja Church with its rotating Perlan Glass Dome, then on to the glaciers, the Blue Lagoon and geothermal area surrounding the geyser and the Sprouting Strokkur. He spoke of a one-day trip


to Venice - the Italian island city known for the canals, carnivals and San Marco Square. From there, he continued his European tour to Prague, showing the club some of the major historical areas of the city - the New Town, Wenceslas Square at its heart, and the charming old town and the picturesque Lesser town. The slides, together with Ray’s talk, gave the group a refreshing insight into its turbulent history, ancient architecture, and the stunning views over the whole of Prague.


cable cars to ascend enabled him to capture the spectacular views of the valley, sheep and cattle, but most of all the atmospheric views of the mountain range. Reaching a height of 4,478m, the Matterhorn’s first ascent was in July 1865. Ray did not reach the summit, but did reach 3,089m by cable car. Ray’s talk brought back many


memories to the club members, using film and slide projectors, being sure of exposures not like the digital cameras of today. A 36 exposure film meant that you hoped 36 prints or slides would return, and all the images being of the standard for showing to friends, family and clubs. The Chairman thanked Ray for his


excellent and nostalgic presentation and commented in particular on the sharpness and excellent exposures of all the slides shown. Members showed their appreciation with a rapturous round of applause.


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