Councillor told why Llan buildings won't be lit up for Falklands anniversary

* Rhyl's 1891 restaurant and bar lit up to mark the 40th anniversary of the Falklands war.

A leisure company boss has explained to a Llangollen county councillor why some of the town's landmark buildings haven't been lit up to mark the 40th anniversary of the Falklands war like those in Rhyl.

Denbighshire Leisure Ltd, which manages county council leisure assets on its behalf, will light up attractions to remember those who tragically lost their lives in the conflict.

On Wednesday 8^th June and Tuesday 14^th June,  Rhyl Sky Tower, Rhyl Pavilion Theatre, 1891 restaurant and bar, the Events Arena waterfall and coastal bus shelters are being lit up in red blue and white to reflect the colours of the British flag and in honour of all those who lost their lives, including members of the Armed Forces from the Denbighshire area.

When she heard about this Councillor Karen Edwards wrote to Jamie Groves, managing director of Denbighshire Leisure, saying: "I have been approached by numerous residents in Llangollen who wish to know why this town has not been included in the ‘Light up Attractions to remember those lost during the Falklands War’ .

"If you could provide me with the information as to who made this decision and the reasons for it I can then relay the information to the residents here. 

"I have to add that from both a personal perspective and as a county councillor it is very disappointing."

In a reply shown to llanblogger by Cllr Edwards Mr Groves says: "In fairness, you are not the first to raise the question about lighting up the assets elsewhere in the county, but unfortunately, it is not straightforward. 

"The simple answer is that the current attractions that we light up all have the feature lighting installed already, all of which are controlled remotely by Rhyl Pavilion. 

"When the waterfront was developed along the coast the programme of work included installing feature lighting. As a company we are paid by the council under contract to manage a number of attractions, most of which include the feature lighting capability. The only other installation we are aware of, is Ruthin Craft Centre, which was paid for by the town council. 

"We would of course take on the responsibility for lighting up other assets across the county for the council if the feature lighting was installed.

"I would be happy to commission a piece of work to look into the feasibility of installing the lighting in other facilities across the county, and then taking on responsibility for lighting them up to mark special occasions. But we would need to be commissioned by the council in order to do this."