Belgian Refugees in Rhyl
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All about the Belgian Refugees who came to North Wales during the First World War. Find us at:
www.refugeesinrhyl.wordpress.com
www.refugeesinrhyl.wordpress.com
The Welsh National Memorial at Langemark, Belgium.
Photo taken last week on a trip to the battlefields by my son Ryan.
Photo taken last week on a trip to the battlefields by my son Ryan.
November 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM
The Welsh National Memorial at Langemark, Belgium.
Photo taken last week on a trip to the battlefields by my son Ryan.
Photo taken last week on a trip to the battlefields by my son Ryan.
In the In Flanders Fields Museum last week we saw the Wales Memorial Chair - one of 120 which symbolise the empty chairs left at home when a soldier didn't return home. We supplied this chair to the museum back in 2018. It came from the home of the secretary of the Rhyl Belgian Refugees Committee.
November 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
In the In Flanders Fields Museum last week we saw the Wales Memorial Chair - one of 120 which symbolise the empty chairs left at home when a soldier didn't return home. We supplied this chair to the museum back in 2018. It came from the home of the secretary of the Rhyl Belgian Refugees Committee.
Last week we visited the expo "Ontheemd" (Displaced) which details the flight of the Belgian Refugees from their country during the First World War. It's fascinating, and on display in and around the In Flanders Fields Museum in Ieper / Ypres until next year.
November 3, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Last week we visited the expo "Ontheemd" (Displaced) which details the flight of the Belgian Refugees from their country during the First World War. It's fascinating, and on display in and around the In Flanders Fields Museum in Ieper / Ypres until next year.
From October 2025 until June 2026, the In Flanders Fields Museum in Ieper / Ypres will be hosting the exhibition "Ontheemd" (Displaced) telling the story of First World War Refugees in the museum and around the city. More here: www.inflandersfields.be/nl/programma...
September 6, 2025 at 6:56 AM
From October 2025 until June 2026, the In Flanders Fields Museum in Ieper / Ypres will be hosting the exhibition "Ontheemd" (Displaced) telling the story of First World War Refugees in the museum and around the city. More here: www.inflandersfields.be/nl/programma...
At Aberystwyth Arts Centre for the exhibition "Unsettled Lives: War and Displacement in Wales" yesterday, by
@centrecmop.bsky.social
Featured is the 1923 bardic chair from Cemaes, Ynys Môn (Anglesey) which was carved by Émile De Vynck, a Belgian Refugee. refugeesinrhyl.wordpress.com/chairs/
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Featured is the 1923 bardic chair from Cemaes, Ynys Môn (Anglesey) which was carved by Émile De Vynck, a Belgian Refugee. refugeesinrhyl.wordpress.com/chairs/
June 22, 2025 at 6:34 AM
At Aberystwyth Arts Centre for the exhibition "Unsettled Lives: War and Displacement in Wales" yesterday, by
@centrecmop.bsky.social
Featured is the 1923 bardic chair from Cemaes, Ynys Môn (Anglesey) which was carved by Émile De Vynck, a Belgian Refugee. refugeesinrhyl.wordpress.com/chairs/
@centrecmop.bsky.social
Featured is the 1923 bardic chair from Cemaes, Ynys Môn (Anglesey) which was carved by Émile De Vynck, a Belgian Refugee. refugeesinrhyl.wordpress.com/chairs/
A collection of photographs by Prestatyn-based photographer J.T. Burrows was recently acquired by the North East Wales Heritage Forum. Around 80 photos have been published, among them one photo of the photographer's family with #BelgianRefugees
See the collection here: tinyurl.com/BurrowsPrest...
See the collection here: tinyurl.com/BurrowsPrest...
May 14, 2025 at 6:59 AM
A collection of photographs by Prestatyn-based photographer J.T. Burrows was recently acquired by the North East Wales Heritage Forum. Around 80 photos have been published, among them one photo of the photographer's family with #BelgianRefugees
See the collection here: tinyurl.com/BurrowsPrest...
See the collection here: tinyurl.com/BurrowsPrest...
Just found this this mirror with a frame carved by Emile De Vynck, one of the #BelgianRefugees in Pentrefelin (He lived there 1914-1924). Mirror sold March '25 in Froncysyllte. Size: 127cm x 70cm. Auction note states 1916 as year of manufacture. More here: refugeesinrhyl.wordpress.com/chairs/
April 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Just found this this mirror with a frame carved by Emile De Vynck, one of the #BelgianRefugees in Pentrefelin (He lived there 1914-1924). Mirror sold March '25 in Froncysyllte. Size: 127cm x 70cm. Auction note states 1916 as year of manufacture. More here: refugeesinrhyl.wordpress.com/chairs/
The programme for the annual Heritage Lectures series in Dinbych/Denbigh has been published. If you're interested in hearing about Denbigh's #BelgianRefugees, please join me at 7pm on March 20th 2025 at the Town Hall. All lectures are free to attend. See you there!
February 25, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The programme for the annual Heritage Lectures series in Dinbych/Denbigh has been published. If you're interested in hearing about Denbigh's #BelgianRefugees, please join me at 7pm on March 20th 2025 at the Town Hall. All lectures are free to attend. See you there!