A brief history of Stephen Hawking's time in Tenby (From Western Telegraph)

A brief history of Stephen Hawking's time in Tenby

6:40pm Saturday 4th September 2010 in

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Legendary scientist Professor Stephen Hawking has been enjoying a holiday in Pembrokeshire to the delight of youngsters he met in Tenby.

Professor Hawking, who has had motor neurone disease for more than 40 years, and is now confined to a wheelchair and uses a speech synthesiser to communicate, spent several days in the south of the county.

Army cadets fundraising in Tenby were delighted to meet him in the town centre.

Oxfordshire Army Cadet Force were at their annual camp at Penally and the Coruna Drum and Bugle Band took to Tudor Square to celebrate the cadet force’s 150th year.

The band, led by Bugle Major Lee Harman, entertained the crowds and raised more than £400 for charity.

“Lee is a great ambassador for the cadet force and he looked so proud stood next to Professor Hawking,” said instructor Janet Clark, who was thrilled that the eminent professor agreed to have his photograph taken.

She added that the meeting added a special touch to the celebrations of the cadet force formation and the young cadets, including Sgt Iain Rae, Sgt Nicola Stanton, Cpl Niall Robinson and L/Cpl Elisha Robinson enjoyed the performance.

Theoretical physicist Professor Hawking, aged 68, visited the Tenby House Hotel for lunch on Wednesday.

Owner Lesley Fisher said: “We were very pleased to see him – I said a quick hello but didn’t want to disturb his meal.”

He also dined at the Carew Inn and visited Carew Castle and Pembroke.