50 YEARS ago

Extracts from the Penarth Times of February 10, 1967:

More than 970 children have now been trained in Penarth under the Cycling Proficiency scheme organised by Penarth Road Safety Committee.

A small presentation is to be made to the 1,000th child was decided at a recent meeting of the Road Safety Committee.

Ladies of all denominations will combine for a United Service of Prayer at EbenezerPresbyterian Church at 2.30pm, in conjunction with the Women's World Day of Prayer.

The annual Drama Festival, organised by the Glamorgan local Education Authority, is being held at the Methodist Youth House, Dinas Powys, on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week,

The Life Boy Team and Boys' Brigade Company, which lapsed a few years ago, is to be re-established at Albert Road Methodist Church.

In a tense and oft-times exciting match at Merthyr on Saturday last, Old Penarthians fought a determinedly successful rearguard action against powerful opposition and, completely against the run of play, grasped their own opportunities eagerly to emerge victorious by nine points to three.

Playing their first match for a month last Saturday, Villa Wanderers beat Highfield Rangers 3-0 in a friendly at Cwrt-y-Vil.

The Penarth side was forced to play with only ten men because of illness.

Penarth 2nd XI crashed to their first defeat of 1967 at the Recreation Ground last Saturday when Llanishen 2nd XI were the victors by three goals to two.

Ex-Service A are the leaders of the first division with only one defeat in 11 games, while nearest challengers, Railway B, have been beaten twice in 10 matches.