From Pembroke & Monkton History Society web site
When Jeff and Pat asked me to visit their Museum of Scrimpinology earlier this year whilst attending one of our events, I had no idea what to expect. They only open it for 2 weeks in the year they told me to book a date well in advance if I wanted to take along a party from the History Society. Now I know why.
The Museum is a treasure trove of memorabilia, a real trip down memory lane – an amazing collection of household items, tools, games, everyday objects from the past as well as an old signal box and railway items, a mining section from Hook, school classroom and cinema equipment and even vintage cars. “Oh I remember that” was heard over and over again as everyone delighted in looking and handling objects remembered from their younger days.
What an amazing achievement! To have gathered all this material together and more than that, to have organised and presented it a way to make it so accessible. I loved the humorous touches too – the lady with eyes which lit up in the telephone box, the legs poking out from under one of the cars. Such a lot of care and love has gone into it – and all done for love as no funding has gone into it.
Thank you so much Jeff and Pat for a wonderful evening and for your warm welcome.
Posted by Linda, pembrokehistory@live.co.uk – 8th July 2012
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Pembrokeshire Life – May, 2015
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WALES AIR AMBULANCE 2016
A Museum of Scrimpinology (scrimping and scrounging for the artefacts) was open to the public over the past week and it was all in aid of Wales Air Ambulance. In a little backwater of the Cleddau, literally on the banks of the estuary in a beautiful corner of Llangwm, there is a museum which takes you back over the last century with memorabilia of a bye gone era but one which provokes happy childhood memories if you were part of the baby boom after the second world war. Jeff together with a willing band of helpersThe creator and curator of this fantastic museum of memories is Jeff James who decided to open up this wonderful experience for the benefit of the Wales Air Ambulance Charity as quite a few members of this small community had recently experienced the benefits of the Air Ambulance. raised a fantastic sum of £1256 by selling cream teas and receiving donations from the community. Tony Key O.B.E. (Wales Air Ambulance)
The photo shows Tony Key OBE,Welsh Air Ambulance Coordinator for Pembrokeshire, Bernadette Collins, Pat James, Jeff James, Kim Sandford, Barbara Alderman, Jaqueline Wordsworth and Claire Phillips.
Thanks to all concerned for their dedication and contribution to a lifesaving charity.