• In this fascinating session, Lorna encouraged we writers to consider senses beyond the usual sight, sense, taste, touch, hearing. She introduced interoception: our internal messages between brain and organs like of hunger, temperature and pain. She described our vestibular sense of movement and balance, and proprioception, or how our body relates to and in the

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  • Our second Writing For Wellbeing workshop was on nature writing – a joyous and inspiring subject to write about in Pembrokeshire. Lorna brought a small tree to the session, some rain, river and sea water, sand, shale, pebbles and mud. We gave these focussed attention and wrote about the feelings they inspired, using all our

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  • Local Writing For Wellbeing: The Museum Of You

    Our first Local Writing For Wellbeing session got off to an uplifting start last Tuesday, with seven most interesting writers in the room. As Chapter One bookshop is in a museum, workshop leader Lorna took the theme of us as writers, being our own different types of museums, with different specializations and different moods. Object

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  • Thanks to those of you who’ve already booked, and we’re just a week away here from the start of our Writing For Wellbeing series of workshops. So we’ve been raiding the shelves in the bookshop for inspiration and ideas. For those of you who don’t know Narberth, it’s a small and most charming market town

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  • ‘One of the best ways to learn is to have a Welsh-speaking lover who cannot speak English. Otherwise read publications in Welsh, watch Welsh tv, listen to Welsh radio … Start your reading with children’s comics and children’s books. You need to be voracious. You must make yourself a sponge. Bit by bit it will come.’

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  • At Chapter One bookshop, we’re thrilled to host our first series of Local Writing For Wellbeing workshops, thanks to support from Literature Wales. Here’s what Lorna, workshop leader, has to say about them: Storytelling is an important part of our lives. Whether keeping a diary, telling a friend about something that happened to us or

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  • Where you might be looking for inspiration this Valentine’s Day, here’s a flavour of the Love Book Bar we held in Chapter One, a week ago. Our next Book Bar will be in a couple of months, but if you’re looking for new or old poetry books, we’ve a lovely selection. And the lead up

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  • The Narberth Valentine and Welsh Love Spoons

    The Love Book Bar recently explored traditional Welsh love practices, highlighting the unique Arberth Valentine card from Narberth. This design, featuring decorative elements and love verses, preceded the mass production of Valentine’s cards in the 19th century. Pembrokeshire also has distinctive love spoons, each symbolizing love and commitment.

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  • Our parent organisation, Narberth Museum, is looking for an Operations Manager.

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  • If it’s not too late, then Happy New Year! We’ve had a lot of you visit over the second half of 2024, either to participate and or enjoy book related events, like author Jo Thomas, cookbook queens Jacqui and Julie, and local authors Judith and Thorne. Festival directors Michael Pugh of Llangwmlitfest and Amber Lort-Phillips

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