You wouldn't even know that at one time the Machynys Peninsula, south of Llanelli, was home to two bustling working class communities. Now the area is a 7,121 yard golf course and golf club complete with spectacular coastal views reaching as far as Gower. Tourists and golf enthusiasts travel from every corner of Wales to play on the course or walk along the adjoining Millennium Coastal Path.
But while planting their tees or swinging their clubs, many may not know that they are standing on the memories of a community lost, to most except those who once lived there. The story of Bwlch y Gwynt and Machynys, two working-class communities and home to dozens of families, can be likened to Llanelli town centre's struggle to compete with nearby new developments in the Trostre area.
