Canolfan Bethlehem

14/06/2026

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The story of the loss of a Welsh community...
(English below - scroll for poster)

Ar 30 Mehefin 1940, bu farw cymuned gyfan.

Cafodd 220 o bobl eu gorfodi i adael eu cartrefi ar Fynydd Epynt pan gipiwyd eu tir gan y Weinyddiaeth Ryfel. Chwalwyd ffermydd, teuluoedd a ffordd o fyw oedd wedi'i gwreiddio'n ddwfn yn y dirwedd Gymraeg.

Ond mae stori Epynt yn un sy'n taro tant yma ym Mro Preseli.

Chwe blynedd yn ddiweddarach, trodd y Weinyddiaeth Ryfel ei sylw at Fryniau'r Preseli. Pe bai'r cynlluniau hynny wedi llwyddo, gallai cymunedau'r Preseli fod wedi wynebu'r un tynged ag Epynt. Diolch i ymgyrch Brwydr y Preseli, ni ddigwyddodd hynny.

Cyn y sgwrs am 7.15yh, bydd y gantores werin leol Danny Sioned yn perfformio'n fyw o 6.30yh, gan osod naws arbennig ar gyfer noson sy'n archwilio hanes, cof a hunaniaeth.

📅 Dydd Mawrth 30 Mehefin
🎶 Danny Sioned yn fyw: 6.30yh
🎤 Euros Lewis: 7.15yh
📍 Canolfan Bethlehem, Trefdraeth

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On 30 June 1940, an entire community was lost forever.

The people of Epynt were forced from their homes when their land was taken over by the War Office. Farms, families and a way of life rooted in generations of Welsh-speaking culture were swept away.

But Epynt's story has a powerful connection to Preseli.

Just six years later, the War Office proposed a military training area in the Preseli Hills. Had those plans succeeded, local communities could have suffered the same fate as Epynt. Thanks to the campaign known as Brwydr y Preseli – the Battle of the Preseli – they did not.

Before the talk at 7.15pm, acclaimed local folk songstress Danny Sioned will perform live from 6.30pm, providing a fitting musical introduction to an evening exploring memory, identity and one of the most important stories in modern Welsh history.

📅 Tuesday 30 June
🎶 Live music with Danny Sioned: 6.30pm
🎤 Euros Lewis: 7.15pm
📍 Canolfan Bethlehem, Newport

14/06/2026

Lluniau diweddar // Recent pictures
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Diolch i bawb a fynychodd ein sgyrsiau hanes diweddar, ynghyd â'n siaradwyr gwadd ardderchog 💜

Thanks to all supporters that attended our recent heritage talks, along with our fantastic guest speakers 💜

13/06/2026

Mae hanes cudd Trefdraeth yn dod yn fyw…

Ymunwch â ni yng Nghanolfan Bethlehem am noson hynod ddiddorol gyda’r hanesydd lleol Reg Atkinson wrth iddo ddatgelu un o dirweddau canoloesol mwyaf rhyfeddol Sir Benfro – lleiniau bwrdais Trefdraeth.

Yn ymestyn y tu ôl i’r Stryd Fawr ers dros 800 mlynedd, mae’r lleiniau hir a chul hyn wedi siapio bywyd, gwaith a masnach yn y dref ers ei sefydlu yn y 12fed ganrif. Trwy luniau, mapiau a straeon difyr, bydd Reg yn archwilio eu tarddiad, eu harwyddocâd a’r olion canoloesol sy’n dal i fod yn weladwy heddiw.

P’un a ydych yn hoff o hanes lleol, archaeoleg neu Trefdraeth ei hun, mae hon yn noson na ddylid ei cholli.

📍 Canolfan Bethlehem, Trefdraeth
📅 Dydd Mercher 24 Mehefin 2026
🕖 7.00yh (drysau'n agor 6.30yh)
🎟️ £6 ar y drws

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A hidden medieval landscape lies right beneath our feet...

Join us at Canolfan Bethlehem for a fascinating evening with local historian Reg Atkinson as he uncovers one of Pembrokeshire’s most remarkable surviving medieval landscapes – Newport’s burgage plots.

Stretching behind the town’s main street for more than 800 years, these distinctive long, narrow plots have shaped life, work and trade since Newport was founded in the 12th century. Through historic images, maps and stories, Reg will reveal their origins, significance and the traces of medieval Newport that still survive today.

Whether you're interested in local history, archaeology or Newport itself, this promises to be a captivating journey into the town’s hidden past.

📍 Canolfan Bethlehem, Newport
📅 Wednesday 24 June 2026
🕖 7.00pm (doors open 6.30pm)
🎟️ £6 on the door

12/06/2026

Join us at Canolfan Bethlehem on Wednesday 17 June for a fascinating talk by Simon Moffett exploring one of the most significant environmental disasters in modern Welsh history.

Thirty years ago, West Wales became the focus of world attention when the tanker Sea Empress struck rocks at the entrance to Milford Haven. More than 72,000 tonnes of crude oil were spilled into the sea, creating one of the worst environmental disasters in British history.

Former Texaco manager Simon Moffett witnessed events first-hand and will tell the story of the accident, the massive clean-up operation, and the impact on Pembrokeshire’s coastline and wildlife. The talk also includes a unique collection of photographs from the time.

📅 17 June
🕖 7.00pm (doors open 6.30pm)
📍 Canolfan Bethlehem, Newport
🎟️ £6 on the door
🗣️ English-language talk

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Ymunwch â ni yng Nghanolfan Bethlehem ddydd Mercher 17 Mehefin am sgwrs ddiddorol gan Simon Moffett ar un o’r digwyddiadau amgylcheddol mwyaf arwyddocaol yn hanes Cymru fodern.

Deng mlynedd ar hugain yn ôl, daeth gorllewin Cymru yn ganolbwynt sylw’r byd pan darodd y tancer Sea Empress y creigiau wrth fynedfa Aberdaugleddau. Gollyngwyd dros 72,000 tunnell o olew crai i’r môr, gan arwain at un o’r trychinebau amgylcheddol gwaethaf yn hanes Prydain.

Bydd Simon Moffett, cyn reolwr gyda Texaco a fu’n dyst i’r digwyddiadau yn uniongyrchol, yn adrodd hanes y ddamwain, yr ymgyrch lanhau enfawr a’r effaith ar arfordir a bywyd gwyllt Sir Benfro. Bydd hefyd yn rhannu casgliad unigryw o ffotograffau o’r cyfnod.

📅 17 Mehefin
🕖 7.00yh (drysau 6.30yh)
📍 Canolfan Bethlehem, Trefdraeth
🎟️ £6 ar y drws
🗣️ Sgwrs yn Saesneg

02/06/2026

📚✨ MEET THE SPEAKER | CYFARFOD Â'R SIARADWR ✨📚

We're delighted to welcome Dr Simon Hancock MBE to Canolfan Bethlehem on Thursday 4 June.

One of Pembrokeshire's most respected historians and authors, Simon holds a PhD from Cardiff University and has dedicated his career to researching and promoting the county's rich history and heritage. A former Curator of Haverfordwest Museum and Chair of the Pembrokeshire Historical Society, he is renowned for bringing the past to life through engaging storytelling and meticulous research.

Join us for a fascinating evening exploring the ghosts, legends, mysteries and folklore of Pembrokeshire.

📅 Thursday 4 June
🕖 7.00pm (Doors open 6.30pm)
📍 Canolfan Bethlehem, Newport
🎟️ £6

📚✨ CYFARFOD Â'R SIARADWR ✨📚

Mae'n bleser gennym groesawu Dr Simon Hancock MBE i Ganolfan Bethlehem ar Ddydd Iau 4 Mehefin.

Yn un o haneswyr ac awduron mwyaf parchus Sir Benfro, mae Simon wedi ymroi ei yrfa i ymchwilio i hanes a threftadaeth gyfoethog y sir. Mae ganddo ddoethuriaeth o Brifysgol Caerdydd, ac mae wedi gwasanaethu fel Curadur Amgueddfa Hwlffordd a Chadeirydd Cymdeithas Hanes Sir Benfro. Mae'n adnabyddus am ddod â'r gorffennol yn fyw drwy ymchwil fanwl a dawn arbennig am adrodd straeon.

Ymunwch â ni am noson gyfareddol yn archwilio ysbrydion, chwedlau, dirgelion a llên gwerin Sir Benfro.

📅 Dydd Iau 4 Mehefin
🕖 7.00yh (Drysau'n agor am 6.30yh)
📍 Canolfan Bethlehem, Trefdraeth
🎟️ £6

02/06/2026

👻🏰 HISTORIC GHOSTS & LEGENDS OF PEMBROKESHIRE | YSBRYDION A CHWEDLAU HANESYDDOL SIR BENFRO 👻🏰

🌕 Dare to step into the mysterious world of Pembrokeshire’s haunted past...

Join Dr Simon Hancock for a captivating journey through centuries of ghost stories, folklore, supernatural encounters, prophecies, phantom funerals, and unexplained mysteries drawn from archives, books, and newspapers dating from the age of Gerald of Wales to the twentieth century.

🦉 From eerie castle apparitions to chilling local legends, discover the stories that have shaped the rich folklore of Pembrokeshire.

📅 Thurs 4 June
🕖 Talk starts: 7.00pm (Doors open 6.30pm)
📍 Canolfan Bethlehem, Upper West Street, Newport, Pembrokeshire SA42 0TH
🎟️ Admission: £6

✨ Whether you're a history enthusiast, folklore lover, or simply curious about the unexplained, this is an evening not to be missed!

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🌕 Dewch i gamu i fyd dirgel gorffennol ysbrydol Sir Benfro...

Ymunwch â Dr Simon Hancock am daith hynod ddiddorol drwy ganrifoedd o straeon ysbrydion, llên gwerin, proffwydoliaethau, angladdau dirgel ac achosion goruwchnaturiol sydd wedi'u cofnodi mewn archifau, llyfrau a phapurau newydd o gyfnod Gerallt Gymro hyd at yr ugeinfed ganrif.

🦉 O ymddangosiadau ysbrydol mewn cestyll i chwedlau lleol iasol, darganfyddwch y straeon sydd wedi plethu eu hunain i hanes a llên gwerin Sir Benfro.

📅 Dydd Iau 4 Mehefin
🕖 Sgwrs: 7.00yh (Drysau'n agor 6.30yh)
📍 Canolfan Bethlehem, Stryd Fawr y Gorllewin, Trefdraeth, Sir Benfro SA42 0TH
🎟️ Mynediad: £6

✨ Noson berffaith i unrhyw un sy'n caru hanes, llên gwerin, neu ddirgelion y goruwchnaturiol.

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31/05/2026

27/05/2026

HENO // TONIGHT
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26/05/2026

👻 HISTORIC GHOSTS & LEGENDS OF PEMBROKESHIRE 👻

From medieval chronicles to twentieth-century newspaper reports, discover the strange and fascinating stories that have haunted Pembrokeshire for centuries.

Join historian Dr Simon Hancock for an illustrated journey through ghostly apparitions, poltergeists, phantom funerals, prophecies and the rich folklore surrounding Pembrokeshire’s historic places.

📅 4 June
🕖 7.00pm (Doors open 6.30pm)
📍 Canolfan Bethlehem, Newport, Pembrokeshire
🎟 £6 Admission

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👻 YSBRYDION A CHWEDLAU HANESYDDOL SIR BENFRO 👻

Dewch i ddarganfod straeon rhyfeddol am ysbrydion, poltergeists, proffwydoliaethau ac elfennau goruwchnaturiol eraill sydd wedi swyno pobl Sir Benfro ers canrifoedd.

Ymunwch â’r hanesydd Dr Simon Hancock am daith ddarluniadol drwy’r llên gwerin a’r chwedlau sy’n gysylltiedig â lleoedd hanesyddol y sir.

📅 4 Mehefin
🕖 7.00yh (Drysau’n agor 6.30yh)
📍 Canolfan Bethlehem, Trefdraeth
🎟 £6 Mynediad