50 years ago

Extracts from the Penarth Times of March 26, 1965:

Tomorrow (Saturday), Penarth has the honour of staging a full international men's hockey match between Wales and England - and the town will be the Mecca of many of the sport's most fervent fans.

Wales have never beaten England, although they have had 55 attempts over the last 60 years. But it was at Penarth that the Welshmen came closest to the victory they have sought for so long.

Work may start on the first phase of a 270-unit housing scheme at the Billy Banks in about nine months.

This coming Sunday (March 28), the evening service at Llandough Baptist Church will take the form of an act of worship for parents of the Sunday School children. This experiment, devised by the Sunday School and it's Parent-Teacher Association, has aroused much interest.

At last week's meeting, members of the Dinas Powis Old Folk's Welcome Club were given a talk on "Texas" by Miss Owen of Dinas Powis, who has recently returned from a visit to America.

Penarth Pensioners shared the enthusiasm of the boys of the Drama Group of Victoria Youth Centre when they saw them win the Cup at Margam.

The East Glamorgan semi-finals of the Young Liberals' national Charm Queen contest will be held in Penarth for the first time tomorrow (Saturday) evening.

After the decision was taken to stage this contest in Penarth, the organisers set themselves the task of finding a suitable hall for young people to attend at a reasonable price - and with the right kind of atmosphere.

Within 10 minutes of the start YMCA had taken a two-goal lead.

Old Penarthians released Kidwelly from their fixture last Saturday as the West Wales club was heavily engaged in cup competitions, and instead travelled to Aberavon to play the local Green Stars side, unbeaten at home for three years.