Pwllheli - Castle Hotel 1960s and 70s

Some Super8 footage of the Castle Hotel and it's regulars during the 1960's and early 70's. The video was originally made in the late 90's to preserve what was filmed along with the audio from a typical night at the pub. Super 8 ffilm o'r Castell yn Pwllheli yn y 1960au a'r 70au. Cafodd y fideo ei wneud yn wreiddiol ar ddiwedd y 90au i gadw yr hyn a ffilmiwyd ynghyd â sain o noson nodweddiadol yn y dafarn.

[@garethparry3919]

A great presentation. I was shocked to see myself on a carnival float as Captain Birdseye. I think it was 1971.

[@catrinelenwilliams1184]

This is where my parents met.

[@justinhemmings-hastings1511]

at nine mins 23 seconds is my great uncle gronway and possible his sister joan

[@mikecap1622]

That's definitely Goronwy, but that's not his sister, that's my mum :)

[@justinhemmings-hastings1511]

thats super thank you i wasnt to sure ,my grand dad was gwlum , who moved to coventry after the war ended and my grand mother was a Austrian nurse from the war .i moved to pwllhelli my self with my son and partner in 1993 goronway was still alive and joan his other sister was in sherwbury jean , i loved it there we lived in trevor to start off with then took the flat above the Lloyd's bank on the high st , i was the chef who brought tx mex to the village cafe upstairs from the spar , sadly both joan and gronoway passed away a yr apart and my partner was home sick so we moved back to coventry in 1996 ,,gwlum also passed away in 1997, i loved it there and now i live in shetland ,a little like the area of north wales , but pwllhelli will all ways be a special part of me ! can i ask ya mothers name ? and thank for the video made my day .

[@mikecap1622]

Her name was Alwen, but was generally known as Lal. My dad who kept the Mitre from 63 to 65 was known as Cappy. He then took over the Castle from '65 through to '74. My mum knew Goronwy from years back and he used to flirt like crazy!! I still remember the cobblers he had near the Maes.

[@MrJimlee5]

Hi Mike...I've just stumbled upon this video. I knew Cappy very well from my Butlin's days where he was my boss in Catering Stores at Pwllheli centre . Is he still alive? If so my name is Jim Lee and I would very much like to contact him once again. He gave me time off when my wife had our first child in June 1979. I was living in Chwilog then. I left the catering team and moved to Accommodation work at Pwllheli where I was trainee Accommodation Manager then asked to take career move to Butlins', Minehead, Somerset where I now reside. I thoroughly enjoyed me time at Pwllheli from 1968 to 1982 when I left. Please excuse the length of text but I was so surprised to see this video....Jim Lee

[@mikecap1622]

Hi Jim. Hope you're well, I definately remember your name mentioned a few times :) . Unfortunately Cappy died in 1999 following a number of strokes. His eye sight failed in his mid/late 60's with macular degeneration but he kept talking about the good old days at Butlins Pwllheli. There are a few Butlins Pwllheli videos on youtube from the 50's through to the 80's. Best regards, Mike