Work planned for week starting December 13 on the town's 2020 project is:
The chairman of Llangollen's Royal British Legion branch has made two special presentations to the army.
Phil Stroud, who formerly served with the King's Regiment, recently purchased a medal presentation case of First World War soldier/poet Wilfred Owen and also an officer's sword.
And he decided to present them both to the sergeants' mess of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment which is based at the Dale Camp in Chester.
Phil said: "I had been invited to the finals of the inter-company novice boxing, which brought back a lot of very fond memories of watching the boxing whilst I was in the King's Regiment."I had purchased both a medal presentation of Wilfred
Owen, who served with the Manchesters during the Great War only to be
killed a few days before the Armistice in 1918.
"I had also purchased an officer's sword which I presented to the warrant officers' and sergeants' mess for the use by the Regimental Sergeant Major on ceremonial occasions.
"The RSM, WO1 Mark Wilson, accepted both the items with great pleasure. He told me that the sword would be worn with pride and passed on to future RSMs."
People aiming to get into the seasonal spirit flocked to Plas Newydd's special Christmas event this afternoon (Saturday).
In the lit-up grounds of the home of the Ladies of Llangollen, it featured stalls selling crafts and plants as well as a wishing tree, Christmas wreath making sessions and the opportunity to have your picture taken by experts with a Victorian-style box camera.
There was also lots of interest being shown in the Llangollen Food Share stand.
Seasonal music was provided by Llangollen Silver Band playing a selection of carols.
The tearoom was doing a brisk trade in mulled wine and mince pies and later traditional roasted chestnuts were promised.
Glanrafon Evangelical Church is holding its annual Christmas fair until 3pm today (Saturday) featuring a range of fancy goods and crafts on a seasonal theme.
Deck the Halls, their Christmas special, brought together a number of old favourites and newer performers, all under the chairmanship of music hall aficionado, Father Lee Taylor.
Eulanwy Davies was at the keyboard to accompany the various acts which ranged from singers to an hilarious comedy duo.
The chairman opened proceedings with his usual presentation of banter and music songs to help take us back to the naughty 1890s.
First soloist up on stage was Sue Stokes with the haunting Scottish aires Skye Boat Song and Loch Lomond.
Neil Barrett teamed up again with Dave Lyne to take on their well-loved comedy personas of Barbara and Joyce, the old pals who just love to gossip about their world.
For the festive season they warbled out a specially-written piece poking gentle fun at the realities of another pandemic Christmas to the traditional tune of The Twelve Days of Christmas.
Taking over the spotlight was Phil Robinson with a raucous rendition of nightclub ballad Fanlight Fanny and the much more subtle If You Were the Only Girl in the Girl.
John Williams opened the second half with his jaunty version of music hall standard Pretty Little Polly Perkins.
Next it was off to London to hear Helen Belton present a beautiful interpretation of A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square.
Popping up in both halves of the bill was talented young singer Shea Ferron with his powerful West End show numbers and the music hall piece I Was One of the Early Birds.
Neil and Dave were back to round things off in style with another hilarious musical adaption, this time of Barry Manilow’s Copacabana with lyrics featuring Llangollen Co-op.
The entire cast as usual said goodnight with two rousing choruses of Down at the Old Bull and Bush.
The latest Welsh Covid review will not see any major changes to the country's regulations.
But the Welsh Government is asking everyone to use the lateral flow tests before Christmas shopping, going to parties or visiting others.
An diners and drinkers are being asked wear masks when not eating or drinking in pubs and restaurants.
In his latest statement First Minister Mark Drakeford is urging everyone to have their Covid-19 booster vaccine as he warned Wales is facing a new wave of infections caused by the omicron variant.
More than a million people have already received their booster vaccine in Wales but the programme is being speeded up following the emergence of the fast-moving variant.
The First Minister will say, at his regular 21-day review press conference, to be held later today (Friday) that even though only a handful of cases of omicron have so far been confirmed in Wales, we must be prepared for cases to rise quickly and sharply.
Omicron was first identified in South Africa just over two weeks ago. It has quickly spread around the world, including to the UK. There is now widespread community transmission in many parts of England and Scotland. He said: “The emergence of the omicron variant is another worrying development in this long-running pandemic. We are concerned about the speed it is moving and its potential to infect large numbers of people.
“We are speeding up the roll-out of boosters in response to the new variant. We’re increasing the number of clinics and extending opening hours.
“Every single vaccination is a small victory against the virus – so please make getting your vaccine or booster a priority.
“This will be the best Christmas present you can give yourself and your family this year.”
There are a number of other measures people can take to help protect themselves from coronavirus, including the new omicron variant.
The First Minister will ask people to take regular lateral flow tests before going out and to wear face coverings in all public places help protect people in the lead up to Christmas.
Wales will remain at alert level zero after the latest review of the covid regulations. However, with the spread of the Omicron variant, the Welsh Government is strongly advising:
The First Minister added: “None of us wanted to hear about the news of this new variant. After almost two years of the pandemic, we had all hoped that we could put coronavirus behind us this Christmas. But, we have faced challenges many times during this pandemic. And we have learned from each one.
"We are not back at square one. Please do everything you can to protect yourself and your loved ones. Please follow all the advice and all the measures which have kept us safe over the last couple of years. And let’s stay safe and well this Christmas.”
