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This week 1939, the Ministry of Supply appealed for fishermen, their wives and other volunteers to make camouflage nets for the war effort. Locally, a workstation was set up at the lido in Rhos-on-Sea.

This might be of interest to locals 👍 Free film screening next Monday in Mochdre. Resistance is a 2011 Welsh film directed by Amit Gupta and starring Andrea Riseborough, Tom Wlaschiha and Michael Sheen. It is based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Owen Sheers. The film takes place in an alternative reality in which Germany invades the United Kingdom during World War II. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cinema-resistance-pg-tickets-169317606519?fbclid=IwAR3bVZDFBFMzf5Lmxx1ru8eeOQq_rz2hzICEbHKL80eV37TglzH-VzY3Ezo

Today 1942, George, Duke of Kent, was killed when his RAF flying boat crashed into a hillside in Caithness, Scotland. The brother of King George VI, his death marked the first time in 450 years that a member of the royal family had died on active service. Only three months before his untimely death, the Duke of Kent had been in north Wales fulfilling his duties as a Welfare Officer, touring RAF bases and Air...

Eighty one years ago this week, the Home Guard were ordered to prepare supplies of ‘Molotov’ cocktails in preparation for a German invasion. This crude incendiary device was made simply by filling a glass bottle with petrol and attaching a wick. The string wick was then lit and thrown at the enemy tank and exploded with the hope it would set the vehicle on fire. Local Home Guard battalions joined their brethren around the country...

Today 1941 The National Fire Service (NFS) was created by amalgamating the AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service) with over 1600 local authority fire brigades. After the merger there were around 118,000 fulltime firemen and 180,000 auxiliaries across Britain. At the museum we have the uniform of Miss Margaret Wright who served with the NFS between 1942 and 1946. Margaret was 19 years old when the Second World War broke out and in January 1942 commenced duty...

Thank you to everyone who has put money into the Royal British Legion collecting tin since we re-opened a couple of months ago. £209.54 has been donated to the Poppy Appeal. Thank you all very much.

Glad you enjoyed your visit, hope to welcome you back later in the week.

Find out about the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and those that they commemorate on a free tour of the Great Orme cemetery, Llandudno this Saturday. Booking essential: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cwgc-war-tours-llandudno-great-ormes-head-cemetery-tickets-160724331803?fbclid=IwAR3UrrWp2ooRWpsAhIUmf6FKCG76EkVxk5K3avspCszQGelnh30jrQQ9U9U

104 years ago today the cargo steamer, SS Llandudno, was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine off the Mediterranean island of Parquerollos, while en route from Marseille to Salonika. The SS Llandudno was owned by Cardiff based, Evan Thomas, Radcliffe and Company who were principally involved with the transportation of Welsh steam coal. All the crew survived except the ship’s carpenter, Humphrey Griffith of Nefyn. He was 37 years old. From the Home Front...

With the 32nd Summer Olympiad starting in Japan this week, we celebrate some locals with Olympic connections. Llandudno solicitor Cecil Parke is still widely regarded as Ireland’s greatest sportsman but was also a decorated soldier, gold medallist of the Irish Law Society and prominent leader in the local Scout movement. He was born in Clones, County Monaghan in 1881 and was an all-round sportsman excelling at golf, cricket, rugby and tennis. While studying Law at...

Evening stroll up Pen y Gadair in the Conwy Valley with panoramic views across the Carneddau. The breached Eigiau dam is just visible. It gave way in November 1925 with an estimated 70 billion gallons of water cascading down the valley into the village of Dolgarrog killing 16 residents. Three of the victims of the Dolgarrog dam disaster are buried on the Great Orme.

Eighty one years ago today the buying and selling of new cars was banned in Britain to enable motor manufacturers to concentrate on producing items for the war effort. Of course, at that time very few people owned cars so this decision did not adversely affect them. For those who did have the luxury of a motor vehicle the war certainly brought its challenges. Driving at night was nigh on impossible as headlights had to...