Local coronavirus update - Tuesday

* Cllr Issy Richards gets ready to Sing for Wales. 

Picture supplied by her.

At the suggestion of the town’s deputy mayor, Cllr Issy Richards, Llangollen took part in the nationwide Sing for Wales event yesterday evening.

It was a salute to NHS and key workers, people affected by COVID-19, everyone in town missing their family, friends and our busy local life, and also to thank Llangollen Coronavirus Help Group.

This follows an initiative started on 23rd March by Sarah Evans, whose Facebook page Sing For Wales now has over 105,000 followers. 

BBC Radio Wales and Radio Cymru were playing the backing track of the anthem at 8pm, but Cllr Richards had arranged something a little different to provide musical background for the anthem.

She said: "I've had some fantastic help from Oliver Bentley, Rachel Bentley and James Barber, of ORB Sound and Lighting fame, together with Peter Hartigan, of Sound Sensation Disco, who broadcast the anthem through loudspeakers from two locations across the town, at Pengwern and the Pavilion. 

"The anthem was sung by the Froncysyllte Male Voice choir as heard in their famous YouTube recording.”

Following the rousing performance, which some said could be heard as far away as Abbey Farm, comments on Facebook included “beautiful xx”, “well done Llangollen xx”, “brill xx”, “heartwarming” and “thank you. Brilliant.”

* The loudspeakers used to broadcast across the town. Above, at Pengwern and, below, at the Pavilion. Pictures supplied by team.

Later in the evening, Cat Meade, co-ordinator of the Llangollen Coronavirus Help Group, posted on Facebook: “Thank you for your continued support, to our Volunteers, donators to funds and Community spirit.

 

“We have Llangollen Tshirts - InfiniteTee UK supporting with #llangollenfamily t-shirts.

“Newsagents Castle Street delivering newspapers daily & donating with purchases of #lightupllangolen light sabres.

“Llangollen Raffles supporting local business and support group, community fun, raising profiles of local business & supporting you all and the group.

“Local shops, staff going to work, posties, doctors, Simon and team at pharmacy, home deliveries from local shops, carers at nursing homes, volunteers getting to those in need, foodshare running day and night to assist.

“Llangollen has an AMAZING community, I am overwhelmed with the "help one another" attitude this town continues to give!

“As most of you know, I am normally your local estate agent, sold, purchased or rented for/to you, lots of clients I have met again through this, I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to my directors at Wingetts for supporting our local community and allowing our Llangollen office to be the hub (via phone) of our support group.

“A HUGE thank you to every single one of you for supporting, by any way you can.

“We are helping 100s of people in Llangollen. We will get over this, together, as a community.”

* The face masks supplied by Bill Kong 

being used by staff at The Old Vicarage

who supplied the picture.

‎On its new Facebook page, Vicarage DreamTeam‎, The Old Vicarage care home posted: “Another shoutout to say thank you to William WY Kong and his family for making masks for us at The Old Vicarage.

“We came in this morning to find a note from our team to say a lovely gentleman dropped some masks off for us. You’ve obviously left a great impression Bill!

“Thanks again for all of the kindness shown, we greatly appreciate all the support.”