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Western Telegraph
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Western Telegraph
Interactive game book based on Pembrokeshire pirate
The Legend of Black Bart's Gold, by Oliver McNeil, is based on the premise that there is pirate treasure hidden in Pembrokeshire. Mr McNeil is known for his internationally best-selling Storymaster's Tales series and immersive performances at Carew Castle, Picton, and his parlour theatre at the Mariners Inn in Nolton Haven. He has used his knowledge of local history to create this new book. The book is inspired by the life of Bartholomew Roberts, Pembrokeshire's infamous pirate, better known as Black Bart. The book puts readers in the role of Bart's grandchild on a quest to uncover lost treasure. Set in 1775, players travel through familiar landscapes like Tenby, St Davids, historic castles, and a pirate ship docked in Milford Haven. Mr McNeil said: "This is such a fantastical and magical part of Wales. "I really wanted readers to be able to explore the same places they're reading about. "It's been such fun using the county I love so much as the backdrop." The book is available now from The Tenby Bookshop, Oriel Parc in St Davids, Amazon, or the Storymasters Tales website. Mr McNeil will be hosting a special Pirate Day in Nolton Haven on June 1, from 1pm to 7pm, bringing the story to life with live-action fun, sea-swept storytelling, and a taste of the game in the real world.
Axios
18-03-2025
- Business
- Axios
Mariners Inn opens housing in arena district
The Anchor at Mariners Inn, a new housing and substance abuse treatment facility with 40 furnished apartments, opened Tuesday on Cass Avenue next to Little Caesars Arena. Why it matters: The $26 million development doubles Mariners' capacity as the nonprofit expands services to include women for the first time in its nearly 100-year history. What they're saying: Mariners Inn CEO David Sampson held back tears at Tuesday's ribbon-cutting event as he thanked staff members and residents who helped see the project through. "This has been our shared vision for at least nine or 10 years now — ever since they started speculating about where the new arena would be and folks started coming around, 'What are you going to do?'" he told Axios. "We decided we would stay here and make this happen." Flashback: Mariners Inn was founded in 1925 by the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan. It moved to its current location in 1955 when the original inn on Griswold Street — where the city's Mariners' Church provided lodging, food and clothing for poor people — was demolished to make way for the Detroit Civic Center. State of play: In addition to new rental housing, the 65,000-square-foot facility has a medical and mental health clinic and more than 4,000 square feet of retail space. Mariners partnered on the project with Cinnaire Solutions, which was also involved in La Joya Gardens, an affordable housing development that opened this year in Southwest. Zoom in: Mariners resident George Hubble, 64, recalled his 2018 arrival after his wife died and he was "penniless, spiritual-less, beat down, man." Now, he'll be living in one of the Anchor's furnished apartments. Mariners taught him to surrender to his addiction rather than continue fighting it, he said. "I was in the Marine Corps for four years and I thought I already knew what surrender was. But I didn't find out till I got to Mariners Inn what surrender really means — it means I don't have to fight no more."
