Tourism businesses in Llangollen are being invited to send representatives to a meeting of the Denbighshire Tourism Forum in February when the priorities for the second year of the county's Destination Management Plan will be discussed.
Organisers say there will also be an opportunity for businesses to network, share ideas and receive an update on tourism-related activity in Denbighshire.
The forum will take place at the Oriel House Hotel, St Asaph on Wednesday, February 25 at 11am, with registration starting at 10.30am.
People interested in attending should register by e-mailing: dcc_tourism@denbighshire.gov.uk or by telephone: 01824 706223.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
AM asks police about Trevaline Evans case
An Assembly Member is writing to North Wales Police asking if they plan to re-open the case of Llangollen woman Trevaline Evans who has been missing for almost 25 years.
Ken Skates, the member for Clwyd South who has his constituency office in Llangollen, says he hopes police might still be able to solve the mystery.
And he believes the public might still be able to help establish what
happened to 52-year-old Mrs Evans who disappeared on
June 16, 1990.
After leaving a note in her antiques shop in Church Street saying she would be back in two minutes, she was never seen again and her body has never been found.
Mr Skates (pictured right) said: “Mrs Evans’ husband Richard passed away recently, aged 83, without ever knowing what had happened to his wife. It’s a tragic situation.
Ken Skates, the member for Clwyd South who has his constituency office in Llangollen, says he hopes police might still be able to solve the mystery.
After leaving a note in her antiques shop in Church Street saying she would be back in two minutes, she was never seen again and her body has never been found.
Mr Skates (pictured right) said: “Mrs Evans’ husband Richard passed away recently, aged 83, without ever knowing what had happened to his wife. It’s a tragic situation.
“North Wales Police have said
the case remains open but the investigation is currently inactive.
"I’m sure Mrs
Evans’ surviving family will never lose hope that they might find out what
happened to her, and I would urge anyone who has information which could help
to contact police.
“Twenty-five years is
incredibly long time, and this is a most unusual case, but of course it’s
possible that someone still alive today knows what happened.”
Mr Skates said he would write
to North Wales Police to ask whether detectives planned to revisit the case.
Schools invited to design St David's Day flag
Schools across Denbighshire have been invited to join a creative competition to design a flag to commemorate St David's Day.
The competition, being arranged by Denbighshire County Council, invites infant school pupils to get creative and design an A4 sized design (painting, drawing, colouring etc) that would be transformed into a specially created flag to commemorate this special day.
The winning pupil will see his/her design being raised on a flagpole at County Hall, Ruthin, during a special ceremony on Friday 27th February 2015. The flag will be flown for a few days and once lowered, will be given to the pupil as a memento of their winning design.
Junior school pupils are invited to write a poem about St David's Day. The winning entry will be read out at the special ceremony at County Hall, and a framed copy presented to the winner at the ceremony.
The Chairman of Denbighshire, Councillor Brian Blakeley, said: "We want to mark this very important day in the national calendar by engaging with schools and getting pupils to get creative with their thoughts and ideas.
"We have run similar competitions in the past and have been delighted with the response. We have a lot of creative talent in our schools and we want to nurture that talent further.
"We look forward to receiving the designs and making our winning choices."
The competition, being arranged by Denbighshire County Council, invites infant school pupils to get creative and design an A4 sized design (painting, drawing, colouring etc) that would be transformed into a specially created flag to commemorate this special day.
The winning pupil will see his/her design being raised on a flagpole at County Hall, Ruthin, during a special ceremony on Friday 27th February 2015. The flag will be flown for a few days and once lowered, will be given to the pupil as a memento of their winning design.
Junior school pupils are invited to write a poem about St David's Day. The winning entry will be read out at the special ceremony at County Hall, and a framed copy presented to the winner at the ceremony.
The Chairman of Denbighshire, Councillor Brian Blakeley, said: "We want to mark this very important day in the national calendar by engaging with schools and getting pupils to get creative with their thoughts and ideas.
"We have run similar competitions in the past and have been delighted with the response. We have a lot of creative talent in our schools and we want to nurture that talent further.
"We look forward to receiving the designs and making our winning choices."
Monday, January 12, 2015
Legion branch changes its meeting place and time
* Llangollen's RBL members play a prominent role in the annual Remembrance ceremonies.
LLANGOLLEN’S Royal British Legion branch has changed the venue and time of its monthly meetings in a bid to reinforce its flagging membership.
Early last year, the 92-year-old branch
of the national ex-service organisation faced closure due to a drop in support.
But the crisis was headed off when one
of its members, John Lawton, agreed to take on the three key positions of
chairman, secretary and treasurer.
Now the branch has opted for another
major change of strategy to help boost membership.
John Lawton said: “Five members of the branch have been keeping it open
for two years, meeting in The Hand Hotel at lunchtime on the first Tuesday of
the month.
“One of the reasons
given for non-attendance by members was that lunchtime is not convenient as
people are working.
“Accordingly, from February 5, meetings will be
held at Llangollen RAFA Club on the first Thursday of the month at 7.30pm.
“It remains to be seen
if the promises of attendance are kept.”
The branch, which was founded in 1923 as a
gathering point for men who had served in World War One, thrived for years but
has recently suffered from falling attendances at meetings.
Crisis point came early last year when the man who
had served as both chairman and secretary, Bob Davidson, had to stand down
because of ill health.
Seeing that there was a real possibility that the
branch might fold, treasurer Mr Lawson decided it was time to step into the
breach by taking on the three top positions in the branch.
Mr Lawton has previously been secretary of the Historic Warships in Birkenhead, a Petty Officer
in the Sea Cadet Corps and treasurer of Llangollen Royal Naval Association.
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Air Ambulance picks up £1,200 from big-hearted Llan
The Wales Air Ambulance has benefitted from two cash donations from the big-hearted people of Llangollen amounting to over £1,200.
Members of the organising committee went along to the ambulance's headquarters at Welshpool Airport to hand over a cheque for £1,000, which was the result of funds raised at Llangollen Christmas Festival on November 29.
The second cheque presented was for £209.11 from a quiz evening staged at the Sarah Ponsonby just before Christmas organised by Austin Cheminais, Llangollen's resident town crier and part-time Santa.
Members of the organising committee went along to the ambulance's headquarters at Welshpool Airport to hand over a cheque for £1,000, which was the result of funds raised at Llangollen Christmas Festival on November 29.
The second cheque presented was for £209.11 from a quiz evening staged at the Sarah Ponsonby just before Christmas organised by Austin Cheminais, Llangollen's resident town crier and part-time Santa.
*Members of the Christmas Festival committee hand over
the £1,000 cheque to the Wales Air Ambulance.
* Town crier Austin Cheminais, dressed as Santa, presents the £209.11 proceeds from the quiz.
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Tidy Town Team has another busy year
* Members of the Tidy Town Team at work near the museum.
A band of dedicated volunteers from Llangollen Tidy Town Team put in a total of 690 hours of unpaid work last year, ranging from litter picking to painting.
The facts about the team’s activities during a busy 2014 are
revealed in the latest annual report of the organisation, which was formed in
2006 and currently has a membership of 20 plus a couple of would-be volunteers
on a waiting list.
Co-ordinator David Davies says in the report: “Litter
clearing activities continue with Dinas Bran Castle Hill, the roadside along by
the `Hawthorn’ sculpture, along the Panorama, the sports fields, the wharf area
and canalside being annual work locations.
“We also applied our `gardening’ skills to the much-overgrown
area in the town centre between the Tourist Information Centre and Town Hall
and continued vegetation thinning in Riverside Gardens, our sixth year of so
doing. Here we also repaired a picnic
table and supplied and installed another new table.
“In Riverside Park we painted railings and carried out some
renovation and cleaning of the mini-golf area before releasing our energy on
some more Himalayan Balsam.
“We continue to assist at the Rotary Fete and at Christmas
erect the town Christmas tree and have a considerable presence on the town
Christmas festival day.
“Our efforts have been acknowledged by a Llangollen Civic
Society Award this year for `considerable contribution to the appearance of the
Town.’
Mr Davies adds: “A big thank you to all our supporters during the year including Llangollen Town
Council, Denbighshire County Council, Keep Wales Tidy, Vale of Llangollen Golf
Club, Horse Drawn Boats, the Spar Supermarket (Blakemore Foundation) and
Kenrick Motors.
“Finally thank you to
the members of the team for their 690 hours of voluntary work during the year.”
Llangollen county councillor Stuart Davies said: “I’d like
to pass on to the team my congratulations
for a job well done. I applaud them.”
Friday, January 9, 2015
Over 4,000 sign up for garden waste service
A deluge of orders at the start of 2015 means that over 4,000 Denbighshire households have chosen to chosen to continue with garden waste collection service when charges are introduced in April, says the county council.
By Thursday 8th January some 4,092 households had registered for collections, more than 10% of the households offered the garden waste service.
Some residents even took a break from festivities to arrange their garden waste collection with seven orders being taken on the council’s website on Christmas Day itself.
Denbighshire County Council’s Waste Officer, Alan Roberts, said: “Reaching this point so early suggests we are likely to reach the expected take-up of around 35%, which really helps us plan.
“The council reduced the price of a year’s service by £2 to £22 for those that arrange it by 31st January to encourage early take-up so we would like to thank every resident who has opted-in, or who is thinking of opting-in, by the end of the month.”
The council is currently processing all the orders received for the garden waste service since 1st December.
Participating households will be sent a garden waste collection calendar and a uniquely bar-coded sticker to attach to their garden waste containers. The council will start delivering these to households towards the end of January.
Around two-thirds of all orders for the garden waste service have been made using the secure payment system on the Denbighshire County Council website
Alan Roberts added: “I would recommend using the online payment facility if possible. It is available 24/7 so you can place your order whenever it suits you. The number of calls to the Council’s Customer Service team is expected to increase over the coming weeks.”
The online payment facility is available at denbighshire.gov.uk/gardenwaste or, alternatively householders can make payment by telephone on 01824 706101 (or 01824 706100 for Welsh speakers) or by calling in at any of the council’s One Stop Shops.
By Thursday 8th January some 4,092 households had registered for collections, more than 10% of the households offered the garden waste service.
Some residents even took a break from festivities to arrange their garden waste collection with seven orders being taken on the council’s website on Christmas Day itself.
Denbighshire County Council’s Waste Officer, Alan Roberts, said: “Reaching this point so early suggests we are likely to reach the expected take-up of around 35%, which really helps us plan.
“The council reduced the price of a year’s service by £2 to £22 for those that arrange it by 31st January to encourage early take-up so we would like to thank every resident who has opted-in, or who is thinking of opting-in, by the end of the month.”
The council is currently processing all the orders received for the garden waste service since 1st December.
Participating households will be sent a garden waste collection calendar and a uniquely bar-coded sticker to attach to their garden waste containers. The council will start delivering these to households towards the end of January.
Around two-thirds of all orders for the garden waste service have been made using the secure payment system on the Denbighshire County Council website
Alan Roberts added: “I would recommend using the online payment facility if possible. It is available 24/7 so you can place your order whenever it suits you. The number of calls to the Council’s Customer Service team is expected to increase over the coming weeks.”
The online payment facility is available at denbighshire.gov.uk/gardenwaste or, alternatively householders can make payment by telephone on 01824 706101 (or 01824 706100 for Welsh speakers) or by calling in at any of the council’s One Stop Shops.
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