* Guests at the book preview in Llangollen Museum where the exhibition
continues until May 3.
Around 30 local people - many of them featuring in it - were at the town's museum on Friday evening for the preview of a new book recording images of everyday life in Llangollen.
The book, entitled Llangollen Community, includes stunningly atmospheric pictures of about 100 groups and organisations based in the area.
The glossy 144-page work is the brainchild of local man Simon Collinge who has directed the project while Llangollen-based cameraman Andrew Gale has taken the pictures.
They have been working steadily away since late last year and the pictures have all been taken in the muted style of Old Masters painters such as Rembrandt and Frans Hals.
Simon said: “We have produced the book as we felt it was about time that a documented pictorial history of these groups was recorded for posterity – it also seemed rather a fun idea.”
He and Andrew thought originally that there would be about 50 groups from the area needing to be photographed but the final tally was over 100 groups, societies and organisations.
These included outfits as diverse as Llangollen Silver Band and the Christmas Festival Committee.
Simon added: “The book is now back from the printers - all on schedule for revised launch date of Thursday, April 25 at Llangollen Town Hall, starting at 7.30pm.
“We’ve invited Courtyard Books, Llangollen Library and the museum to bring along copies of their local Llangollen history books to make this a literary evening to remember.”
Selected images from the book are on exhibition at Llangollen Museum until May 3.
For more information on the book, see http://llangollencommunity.co.uk
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