A new initiative has been launched in Llangollen aimed at making its rich history and wide range of heritage sites better known, loved and visited by local people and visitors. Here, Sue Hargreaves gives the details:
"Now that at long last the restoration is done, ACT is eager for the building to resume its part in the everyday life of community – but how? What will be the best use for this heritage site in the here and now, 190 years since it was first built?
"ACT felt unable to answer these questions without knowing what was already happening at Llangollen’s other historic sites, so we started talking to other local heritage projects. When we discovered that no group currently exists to bring together Llangollen’s historic sites, we thought, what about creating a collaborative group to share ideas and information on local history and how our town’s heritage is being interpreted, accessed and sustained by various projects? Key heritage personnel across the town responded favourably to the idea.
"Historic Llangollen Hanesyddol (working title) was born on Friday 19 July, with ACT as 'mid-wife'. We welcomed representatives from Llangollen Railway, St Collen’s Church, the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape (including Castell Dinas Bran and Offa’s Dyke Path), built heritage within the Conservation Area (including Llangollen Bridge and Scheduled Monuments), Llangollen Museum, Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod and Plas Newydd to attend its inaugural meeting at the Lock Up Heritage Centre.
“Historic Llangollen Hanesyddol is based upon the principles of networking, information sharing, and collaborative working between people representing Llangollen’s historic landscape and sites. Our town contains a unique and dynamic record of human activity, shaped by the aspirations, skills and endeavour of successive generations of people responding to the surroundings they have inherited. In recognition that this history belongs to us all, the group chose to name itself Our Historic Llangollen. After consultation on how this was best rendered in Welsh, the bi-lingual name of the group, Our Historic Llangollen Hanesyddol i bawb' will be confirmed at our next meeting.
"Anyone interested in hearing more about "Our Historic Llangollen Hanesyddol i bawb", please contact armouryconservationtrust@gmail.com"
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