Town will see red today at Most Wuthering Heights Day

Llangollen will be seeing red today. Lots of it, in fact.

Because that's the colour at the heart of the town's first Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever, in which over 200 Kate Bush fans from across Britain will come together in the grounds of the Plas Newydd historic house to dance to the singer's iconic 1978 hit of the same name.

For the past couple of years similar events have been held across Britain. But this will definitely be a first for Llangollen.

And it's all the more remarkable given that the local lady whose brainchild it is and who has spent months leading the dedicated team making her dream come true began her task soon after learning she was terminally ill.

Moira Gleed explained: "A few months back in 2025 someone sent me a video of one of the Most Wuthering Heights Days Ever and what a revelation it turned out to be.

"It arrived in my WhatsApp at a grim time in my life after having received a diagnosis that I was terminally ill with cancer and would start palliative care. 

"What motivated me to look further into the possibility of putting on an event like this ourselves here in Llangollen was the looks on the participants' faces of pure joy and glee I saw on that video.

"Frankly, it delighted me and bucked me up hugely to see such positive jubilation on a big scale. I thought, why can't we do that here in Llangollen and enable folk to have a similar experience?

"So, today we'll have our own event, with over 200 participants dancing to that famous song by Kate Bush.

"All tickets were sold within 11 days back in March with scores of enquiries for more but we couldn't increase capacity due to health and safety. 

"We believe up to 100 spectators will also be coming along to Plas Newydd to see the event unfold and local people are also invited to watch."

As they arrive dancers, wearing red dresses or items as requested, will be led to the lawned area with the stone circle where the dance will take place. 

At noon there will be picnics, with entertainment during lunch being provided by the day's MC Charlie Jones plus local musicians. 

Gates open at 11am and the actual performance starts at around 1.30pm - with a few encores. The whole dance sequence will be recorded by a professional videographer and photographer. 

Moira added: "People are coming from far and wide - London to Scotland and from Yorkshire to Cardiff and of course more locally.

"None of this could have been done without our amazing team who have driven this thing ever forward. 

"All money raised today will go to Welsh Women's Aid to help with the amazing work they do across our country."