Climate March

OVER 250 people braved the wild weather conditions to take to the streets of Aberystwyth on Saturday, demanding action on climate change ahead of the Paris COP21 Summit, which began on Monday.The Climate March ended with a rally, featuring a performance from Côr Gobaith and speeches from Cynog Dafis, former MP for Ceredigion; Alice Hooker Stroud, Grenville Ham and Brian Dafydd William, from Wales Green Party; Adrian Ramsay, CEO of Centre for Alternative Technology; and Jill Gough, National Secretary of CND Cymru.There were large numbers of students, and also representatives from local groups such as Ceredigion People’s Assembly, Frack Free West Wales, CND Cymru and Friends of the Earth Aberystwyth.

Tabernacl war memorial

AFTER seven years, the bronze war memorial, which has been on display and looked after at Ceredigion Museum, has now been returned to its original place at the site of the former Tabernacl Chapel in Powell Street.

The bronze statue – which commemorates those members of the Tabernacl who lost their lives during the First World War – is six feet tall, and took eight men to move!The Tabernacl was one of the largest chapels in Ceredigion, but was damaged by fire on the night of 6 July 2008, and was almost immediately demolished for safety reasons.

Carrie Canham, curator at the museum, explained what happened to the war memorial which stood outside the building, She said: “The bronze statue, by Italian sculptor Mario Rutelli was displayed outside the chapel, and was immediately removed for safe keeping after the fire. “It was brought to Ceredigion Museum where it has been on show for the past seven years.”