by Delucia | Jul 2, 2010 | History
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Arandora Star disaster and the unveiling of the Arandora Star Memorial in Wales at Cardiff’s Metropolitan Cathedral, BBC and ITV Wales News correspondents Nick Servini and Marie Claire Ceri Jones made personal reports on the tragedy...
by Delucia | Jun 6, 2010 | History, Past events
The first Welsh national memorial to the Arandora Star tragedy will be unveiled in a ceremony in Cardiff’s Metropolitan Cathedral of St David, Charles Street, Cardiff on 2nd July, 2010. The memorial is being created by the Welsh-Italian artist, Susanna Ciccotti, from...
by Delucia | Feb 8, 2010 | Get involved, History
To all of you who may have a personal connection with the Arandora Star… I want to draw your attention to a very important anniversary coming up on July 2nd, 2010. This date marks the 70th anniversary since the WW2 sinking of the Arandora Star, carrying interned...
by Delucia | Oct 9, 2008 | History
Arandora Star Memorabilia gallery pictures prodived by collector John Sidoli. A South Wales commitee has been formed to come up with an action plan soon to be published, to put a significant memorial to The Arandora Star disaster here in South Wales. —– On 10th May,...
by Delucia | Oct 9, 2008 | History, News
Article originally by Dave Edwards (walesonline.co.uk) Dispite being 91 years old, Italian-born Luisa Carpanini loves nothing more than sitting in her cafe chatting to customers. Luisa, who was born in Bardi, opened the Cardiff Arms Cafe, Bute Street, with her husband...
by Delucia | Jul 13, 2008 | History
By Mario Basini Location: Liverpool, England Along with thousands of others in Italian families throughout Britain, part of my mother died beneath the cold waters of the Atlantic one grey morning in July 1940. She had arrived in Wales 16 years before, a wild-eyed...
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After a long and full life our mother, Alma Ferrari, quietly passed away on 24th January 2023. She was very […]