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A digital voyage

Published

10 years ago

July 22, 2015

Tom Sinclair

Martyn Ware: Meet the Human League star and enter his hut

THE ‘ONE AND ALL’ beach hut will end its tour in Porthgain on Wednesday (Jul 15), and will remain on the beach for a week, encouraging people to record and share what the coast means to them.

The beach hut has travelled from Seaham in County Durham to Orford Ness in Suffolk and will finish its journey in Porthgain.

An atmospheric sound track plays inside the hut, conjuring up the sounds of the coast, and locals, as well as visitors, are welcome to enter the mini sound booth and record their thoughts about what the coast means to them.

The soundtrack inside the hut was created by leading sound artist Martyn Ware, of Heaven 17 and The Human League, from recording held by the British Library. The recording that people make in the hut will then be used by Martyn to contribute towards ‘One and All – a digital voyage through sight, sound and sea.’

‘One and All’ is a co-commission by Trust New Art, the National Trusts’ contemporary arts programme, and sounduk. Three leading artists working across sound, poetry and art will celebrate the powerful, emotional and personal links that we all have to our coastal landscapes. Martyn Ware, Owen Sheers and Tania Kovats have been invited to take inspiration from 50 years of Project Neptune, the National Trust’s campaign to acquire and care for the coastal land.

The result will be an online digital artwork that combine audio, visual and interactive landscapes. It invites the audience to explore a virtual, coastal landscape and encounter three unique works that address our relationship with the sea.

Inspired by his childhood one-day-a-year holiday at a steelworks ‘charabanc outing’ on the Yorkshire coast, Martyn Ware’s ‘What Does the Sea Say?’ will creat a meditative dreamscape in which the listener can both participate and observe.

As part of the work’s creation, Martyn has been travelling with the beach hut, collecting new recording from three post-industrial coastal locations; Orford Ness, Seaham and Porthgain.

The beach hut recordings, together with the material from the British Library sound archive, will be reworked, in collaboration with film maker Ben Wigley, into a deeply resonant and emotionally affecting meditative three-dimensional soundscape about place and memory.

‘One and All’ will be available to experience from November online at www.nationaltrust.org.uk/oneandakk

Community

Community gathers to remember Corrina Baker

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6 hours ago

December 17, 2025

Tom Sinclair

Lanterns and balloons released in emotional acts of remembrance

FAMILY, friends and members of the local community came together to remember Corrina Baker at a series of moving events held across west Wales this week.

Corrina’s funeral took place on Monday (Dec 15), a month after her death, with a public service held at St Mary’s Church. Mourners lined the route as her coffin was carried on its final journey in an elegant horse-drawn carriage, before a private cremation later took place at Parc Gwyn crematorium in Narberth.

Later that evening, shortly after 6:00pm, friends and relatives gathered at the Quayside in Cardigan for the first of two acts of remembrance to celebrate her life. Lanterns were lit and released into the night sky above the town as some of Corrina’s favourite songs were played.

On Tuesday afternoon (Dec 16), a second tribute was held near the location where Corrina was found. Twenty-one pink balloons — one for each year of her life — were released into a clear blue sky, each carrying personal messages in her memory.

Floral tributes continue to be laid at the Netpool, while a GoFundMe appeal set up in Corrina’s memory has raised more than £2,300. She has been described by those who knew her as “funny and bright”.

Dyfed-Powys Police have confirmed that their investigation into the circumstances surrounding Ms Baker’s death is ongoing. A 29-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of murder has been released on bail while inquiries continue.

(Photos: Stuart Ladd/Herald)

Community

Six untaxed vehicles seized in Milford Haven police operation

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6 hours ago

December 17, 2025

Tom Sinclair

SIX untaxed and abandoned vehicles were seized during a joint roads policing operation in Milford Haven on Tuesday morning.

Officers from the Milford Haven Neighbourhood Policing and Prevention Team (NPPT) worked alongside the Pembrokeshire Roads Policing Team as part of targeted enforcement across the town.

In addition to the vehicle seizures, a number of traffic offence reports were issued to drivers during the operation.

Police said the action formed part of ongoing efforts to improve road safety and tackle vehicle-related offences in the Milford Haven area.

Community

Candlelit carol service brings community together in Milford Haven

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6 hours ago

December 17, 2025

Tom Sinclair

ST KATHARINE and St Peter’s Church in Milford Haven hosted its annual Candlelit Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, bringing together members of the community for a traditional celebration of Christmas.

The service featured readings from the Mayor of Milford Haven, representatives of the Soroptimists, Milford Haven Amateur Operatic Society, the Headteacher and Head Prefects of Milford Haven School, Milford Haven Town Band, and NCI Wooltack Point.

Music for the evening was provided by organist Seimon Morris, Milford Haven Town Band and the Milford Haven Cluster Band, whose performances added to the atmosphere of the candlelit service.

The Friends of St Katharine and St Peter’s Church thanked all those involved and wished the community a happy Christmas.