Dylan daughter's festival tribute

Dylan Thomas lived at the boat house in Laugharne

Dylan Thomas' daughter is taking part in a week-long festival in the town where the poet spent much of his later life.

Aeronwy Thomas will read some of her father's works along with her own at Laugharne's Memorial Hall on Tuesday.

The festival, which marks the 50th anniversary of Dylan's death, starts on Monday when Ballet Russe will perform the first ballet to be commissioned about Thomas' life, again at the hall.

Aeronwy, who grew up in the Carmarthenshire town, said: "This is a great time for Laugharne. The festival is drawing in a lot of people."

Thousands of visitors are expected to flock to the festival this year.

Aeronwy Thomas is a regular visitor to Laugharne

Aeronwy, 60, lives in London but loves to return to the place where she grew up.

"In a normal year I would come about half a dozen times but this year it will be more like a dozen," she said.

"The town has certainly changed and I am not sure that he would recognise it or want to be here now, but it is still a lovely place to live."

Aeronwy has officially opened a new tourist information centre in Laugharne in time for the festival.

It has been opened in the town's bookshop run by George Tremlet, who has written books on Thomas.

He said: "We have been operating as Laugharne's tourist information centre for year, so this development makes a lot of sense.

"One of the first places new people in town come for information is the bookshop.

"We are happy to help but we thought it was about time they had an information centre with all the leaflets they need."

On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the cast of Swansea Little Theatre will be performing Under Milk Wood.

Bob Kingdom will present his one-man show Dylan Thomas' Return Journey at the Memorial Hall.

The week will end on Sunday with the Laugharne Castle food and craft fair.