<Video director Barrie Burgess, with presenter Brian Harris and film-maker Mike Dyson (photo: Pembrokeshire Life)

 
Members of Haverfordwest Civic Society have put together a video that tells the story of the their town. "Harford: a special place, a special people". The film, which has been two years in the making, covers the centuries from the colonisation of Pembrokeshire by Normans and Flemings in the 11th century to the present day.

This is the society's second video; they celebrated the millennium with "Memories of a century", which sold over 600 copies, and was centred around the memories of four local residents. Now, with funding from the town council, and the support of the county council and other local bodies, they have created something even more ambitious, helped by Mike Dyson, visual aids officer for Pembrokeshire. The film includes live action footage of the Civil Wars, recreated by the Sealed Knot, as well as contributions from historians, Tom Lloyd, Robert Scourfield, and Sybil Edwards.

Recent changes in the town, not all for the better, are debated with long-serving civic society chairman, Gerald Oliver.

Director Barrie Burgess is delighted with what is a genuine community video, all the better for being out just in time for Christmas!

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