Bluestones

If Scotland can get back the Stone of Scone, Greece wants the Elgin marbles back and India wants its Koh-i-noor diamond, why shouldn't Wales have Stonehenge back? Inspired during a walk in Pembrokeshire's Preseli Hills, Roy Brown forms Carreg Las (Welsh for 'Blue Stone') and sets about trying to enlist the support of members of the Welsh Assembly with little success. But when a local eco-community is about to be evicted, Roy uses the resulting media coverage as a platform for his own campaign. The campaign soon gathers momentum as stunts such as blocking the Severn Bridge with camper vans are staged. Roy even gets a local theme park to sponsor the removal of Stonehenge back to Pembrokeshire. They can see distinct possibilities of the attraction, especially when coupled to a new white-knuckle ride... Everything appears to be going well until Roy starts receiving more mail, some of which appears to be from irate Druids who remind him in no uncertain terms of Stonehenge's association with sacrifices, and how he could be instrumental in revitalising the ritual... Rattled, Roy quickly backtracks and persuades the other members of Carreg Las that it would be a far better idea to create a replica Stonehenge instead. They set to work, and then an American turns up who's interested in exporting the stones across the Atlantic... For Roy, this is one opportunity not to be missed.

As part of the pre-publicity, a spoof website was set up for the group, with their demand to return Stonehendge to Wales. Wales' national newspaper - the Western Mail - picked up the story and it featured in a half page colour article and mentioned in the main editorial! Bringing Back the Bluestones opened in October 2002 in Pembrokeshire, after nationwide publicity!

The rewritten 'Bringing Back the Bluestones' performed by Fluellen Theatre Company played to full houses in a recent run in Pembrokeshire.