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Home Guard called up for Garrison duty!

 Pembroke Dock folk can sleep soundly in their beds as the Home Guard is back in duty, 70 years on! 

Members of the Glamorgan Home Guard - a living history group - made a reconnaissance of the town last week in advance of the Forties Weekend which takes place this coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  

The Home Guard, with authentic World War II uniforms and weapons, will be camping out at the Garrison Chapel which is being transformed into a display centre. Many organisations will be staging displays inside the beautifully restored chapel, and military and civilian vehicles from the wartime period will also be on view. 

The whole Forties Theme for the weekend - which coincides with Cadw’s ‘Open Doors’ weekend - has sparked great interest. The Chapel is open from 10 am to 5 pm on all three days. 

As part of the events a ‘Blitz Bazaar’ is being staged at Pembroke Dock’s Market Building on Saturday with dozens of stalls operated by charities and other organisations 

The events are being organised on behalf of the Pembroke Dock Sunderland Trust, which is leading plans to establish a military heritage centre at the Garrison Chapel. It has been restored in recent years yet so many Pembrokeshire people have never seen inside this iconic Georgian building. This coming long weekend they have their opportunity! 

Caption:  Home Guardsmen Sergeant Major Barry Ward (left) and Lance Corporal Richard Williams meet up with Air Raid Warden Barry Clark and RAF pilot Peter Mitchell - two of the Sunderland Trust’s volunteer team.