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Laying the Temple’s Foundation Stone – 8th April 1937

The foundation stone for Wales’ Temple of Peace was laid by Viscount Halifax, Lord Privy Seal and Deputy Foreign Secretary, on Thursday, 8th April 1937. He had been widely regarded as a leading light among interwar peace advocates and champion of the League of Nations; and would go on to play a […]

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Update: Important information about upcoming events at the Temple of Peace

  We are following Welsh Government and official Public Health Wales guidelines and as the Government is now recommending non-essential contact; the team have decided to work from home. If you have a non-essential event at the Temple of Peace coming up soon, please get in touch with the Venue […]

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The Story of Wales’ Book of Remembrance

SEARCH / VIEW the WW1 Book of Remembrance (Link to National Library of Wales viewer) Download Printable PDF Booklet Temple Tour – Book of Remembrance (WCIA website – page designed for phone / tablet users) Wales’ Temple of Peace and Health, home of the Welsh Centre for International Affairs and the HLF-funded […]

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World Peace Day at the Temple

    The Temple of Peace opened its doors to old and new friends on Saturdays to mark World Peace Day. This year’s theme was climate change for peace marked the day with concerts, marches and community events around the world. WCIA friend Fi Fenton, lead groups of people on […]

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The ‘Great and the Good’: Opening Ceremony of Wales’ Temple of Peace, Nov 1938

Compiled by Craig Owen, Wales for Peace from research originally prepared by WCIA Volunteers Hannah Sweetapple (Summer 2016), Peter Garwood and ‘Temple Tours’ Volunteer Guide Frank Holloway, Summer 2017 and Anna Carlile, Autumn 2018; additional material researched by Temple Archivist Mari Lowe, Ffion Fielding, and Dr. Emma West, Birmingham University […]

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David Davies 75: Internationalist ‘Father’ of the Temple of Peace

By Craig Owen, Head of Wales for Peace at WCIA On June 16th 2019 – appropriately enough, Father’s Day – it was 75 years to the day since Lord David Davies of Llandinam (1880-1944), father and founder of Wales’ Temple of Peace & Health, passed away. A leading thinker in […]

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