The Gower Peninsula Links

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	Cover to Cover - Bookshop located in Mumbles, with information about books, gifts, and items specifically for children.
	Copley Stables - Riding lessons and trekking. Includes a description of the facilities, opportunities, and prices.
	Gower Arts UK - Thumbnails of the paintings and drawings available from the artist who lives on the Gower Peninsula. Also includes contact details and an online enquiry form.
	Gower SOS - Dedicated to saving the sands of the Gower. It details the fragility of the coastline and how the public can help protect it for future generations to enjoy.
	Broughton Farm Caravans Ltd - Distributes new and used caravan holiday homes for sale and operate holiday caravan parks in the Gower Peninsula and Llangennith, Pembrokeshire.
	Judith Roberts Opticians - Independent opticians located in Mumbles. Includes reasons to visit and services offered.
	Holt Model Railways - Retailer of model trains and accessories. Includes a catalogue, map, and directions.
	The Lovespoon Gallery - Located in Mumbles and offering handcarved Welsh lovespoons.
	Bishopston and Pennard RNLI Branch - Includes history, contact information and details of the latest fundraising activities.
	Mumbles Division, St John Ambulance - St John Ambulance in Mumbles and the surrounding area. Take a look at SJA in your local area.
	Bishopston Comprehensive School - Includes a range of information about the school, including activities, results and pupils.
	Gower Bays Surf Club - Providing local, national and international surf news as well as surf checks for the Gower.
	Gower Heritage Centre - Based around a 12th-century water-powered corn mill. Attractions include craft shops, play areas and farm animals. Map and description.
	Gower Birds - A guide to the birdlife of the Gower peninsula.
	Gower Blog - A personal weblog on the Gower Peninsula - in words and photographs.
	Llangennith Archive - Community site.
	Gower Pub Guide - A full list of public houses on the Gower peninsula (South Wales) with a page containing photos, a description and map locator for each pub.
	The Gower Information Centre - Describes the area and its facilities and history.
	Enjoy Gower - Smart Looking Guide to Gower
	The Gower Society Web Site. All about the Lordship of Gower - The Gower Society was formed in 1948 to protect the environment of the old Lordship of Gower and especially the AONB. We provide members and others with talks, folk dancing and the chance to walk through splendid scenery in good company.
	Holidays and holiday accommodation in The Gower Peninsula, Swansea, South Wales, UK - The complete holiday guide to The Gower Peninsula, South Wales. Featuring the sensational beaches, breathtaking views, accommodation available and the local amenities.
	Sianikatt's Gower Travelogue - Sianikatt's Gower Travelogue
	Gower Graves - Details of the services available, including cleaning and graffiti removal.
	The Mumbles Lifeboat - The official website of the Mumbles Lifeboats. Offers information about the lifeboats including latest launches, picture galleries and boat specifications.

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Olson, President of DEC, Convention of the World Future Society, 1977 Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health, knowledge and good judgement will always be in demand under all conditions. -- Roger Babson Dogma is the sacrifice of wisdom to consistency. - Lewis Perelman The Gower Peninsula Life does not cease to be funny when people die any more than it ceases to be serious when people laugh. -- George Bernard Shaw Of course there's a lot of knowledge in universities: the freshmen bring a little in; the seniors don't take much away, so knowledge sort of accumulates... -- Anonymous The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. -- Thomas Jefferson The Gower Peninsula If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one. -- Mother Teresa Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so joined that they cannot be separated; often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing any one who comes between them. -- Sydney Smith Trouble is a part of your life, and if you don't share it, you don't give the person that loves you enough chance to love you enough. -- Dinah Shore Die? I should say not, dear fellow. No Barrymore would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him. -- John Barrymore - last words The reason most people play golf is to wear clothes they would not be caught dead in otherwise. -- Roger Simon The Gower Peninsula "Whenever a friend succeeds, a little something in me dies." (Gore Vidal) "In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists." (Eric Hoffer) "Growth in wisdom can be measured precisely by decline in bile." (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Human, All Too Human) The Gower Peninsula "Talent does what it can; genius does what it must." (Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton) "I don't think it's the nature of any man to be monogamous. Men are propelled by genetically ordained impulses over which they have no control to distribute their seed." (Marlon Brando) Disclaimer: Even my wife doesn't agree with everything I say, and she loves me dearly. My employers don't love me nearly as much as she does. Draw your own conclusions. Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person? -- Fran�ois de La Rouch A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems. - Paul Erdos The Gower Peninsula Republican boys date Democratic girls. They plan to marry Republican girls, but feel they're entitled to a little fun first. -- Anonymous "Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?" 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