Aberystwyth those on Victoria Terrace suffered the greatest damage. Work commenced on a protective coffer dam which continued into 1940, with total costs of construction coming to £70,000 (equivalent to £2.5 million today). Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (Welsh language Society) held their historic first protest on Trefechan Bridge in Aberystwyth, on 2 February 1963. The first independent Welsh Evangelical Church was established in Aberystwyth (see Evangelical Movement of Wales). On 1 March 2005, Aberystwyth was granted Fairtrade Town status. In March 2009 mayor Sue Jones-Davies, who had played the role of Judith Iscariot in the film "Monty Python's Life of Brian"
Imitation of Life (1959 film) performing a version of "Trouble of the World" at Annie's funeral service. Sirk's "Imitation of Life" premiered in Chicago on March 17, 1959, followed by Los Angeles on March 20 and New York City on April 17, then Universal put the film into general release on April 30. Though it was not well-reviewed upon its original release and was viewed as inferior to the original 1934 film version – many critics derided the film as a "soap opera," – "Imitation of Life" was the fourth-most successful motion picture of 1959, grossing $6.4 million. "Imitation of Life" was Universal-International's top-grossing film