Derek Brockway is joined by archaeologist Dr Erin Lloyd-Jones and Onkar Singh Purewal NORTH Pembrokeshire and the Preseli mountains will be featured as part of the BBC s new series of Weatherman Walking: The Welsh Coast . Celebrity Derek Brockway will be exploring the Pembrokeshire coast in the second episode of the new series, airing on Friday 16 April at 7.35pm on BBC One Wales. Embarking on a 10-mile route from Newport to Fishguard, Derek is joined by archaeologist Dr Erin Lloyd-Jones and Onkar Singh Purewal (The Wedding Guru) as the trio explore all the stretch has to offer. “The Welsh coastline is spectacular, stretching for nearly 900 miles, and there’s a coast path the entire length of it, said Dereck.
THE Llandyrnog and Llangwyfan Local History Society members enjoyed a captivating virtual talk taking them on the trail of some missing skeletons via the history, mystery and findings of six hillforts not too far away from the villages. During the Zoom call in February, Dr Erin Lloyd Jones discussed discoveries that she came across whilst researching her PhD, focussing in particular on the lost excavations of Moel Hiraddug, Dyserth in her talk. Erin, who now lives in Bodfari, grew up in the Ceiriog Valley. She volunteered at Chirk Castle as a teenager and completed her first degree in Archaeology and History from Chester College of the University of Liverpool.