History of Father’s Day

It would be interesting to know how Father's Day came into practice and why it’s celebrated worldwide?

The idea for creating a day for children to honor their fathers began in Spokane, Washington.
A woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd thought of the idea for Father's Day while listening to a Mother's Day sermon in 1909.

Having been raised by her father, William Jackson Smart, after her mother died, Sonora wanted her father to know how special he was to her. In 1926, a National Father's Day Committee was formed in New York City. Father's Day was recognized by a Joint Resolution of Congress in 1956. In 1972, President Richard Nixon established a permanent national observance of Father's Day to be held on the third Sunday of June.

So Father's Day was born in memory and gratitude by a daughter who thought that her father and all good fathers should be honored with a special day just like we honor our mothers on Mother's Day.

Father's Day - Sunday 21st June 2009

The Perfect Keepsake Gift

Why not bring your baby to a ceramic café in the local area to create a beautiful keepsake or gift for the grandparents of their tiny feet or hands.

Choose from a wide range of pottery from plates to clocks to create you master piece!
Why not add your babies name and date of birth to personalise your piece even further.

A gift to cherish forever…

Harry Potter Film

Pembrokeshire’s magic has cast its spell over the producers of the next Harry Potter film.

Freshwater West is being used as a location for the final film in the Harry Potter series, based on the final book in the J. K. Rowling series.

How exciting!!!
The film company Warner Brothers have visited Pembrokeshire and booked accommodation in the area ahead of their arrival to film during early summer.
Teams of cinematography experts and production designers have visited the county and, although most of the filming will take place in the studios at Leavesden, near Watford, the movie will need other romantic spooky locations and the remarkable coastline of South Pembrokeshire is believed to fit the bill.

So if you are holidaying in Pembrokeshire you maybe lucky and bump into some of the cast when your out and about.

The movie is due to be released in November 2010.