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Sat10Jun20172:00 pm to 3:00 pmBersham Heritage Centre, LL14 4HT
Enjoy a free guided tour of Bersham Ironworks and learn about 'Iron Mad' Jack.
Meet at Bersham Heritage Centre car park, LL14 4HY. There is no need to book, just turn up. We recommend wearing sturdy footwear.
For further information call 01978 297460 or email museum@wrexham.gov.uk
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Wed14Jun20177:00 pmThe Kathleen & May Heritage Centre, Dock Road, Connah's Quay, CH5 4DS
'Shotton Steelworks' by Glyn Jones
A look at the steelworks from its opening in 1896 to the closure of the heavy end in 1980. 7:00 pm on Wednesday 14th June at The Kathleen & May Heritage Centre, Dock Road, Connah's Quay, CH5 4DS
£2 per head, free for QWA members. For further information telephone 01244 791222, email marystjoy@outlook.com or visit www.quaywatermen.com
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Thu06Jul201710:30 am to 11:30 amBersham Heritage Centre, LL14 4HT
Enjoy a free guided tour of Bersham Ironworks and learn about 'Iron Mad' Jack.
Meet at Bersham Heritage Centre car park, LL14 4HY. There is no need to book, just turn up. We recommend wearing sturdy footwear.
For further information call 01978 297460 or email museum@wrexham.gov.uk
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Sat08Jul20171.30PM -4.30PMMOLD LIBRARY in the @answers centre
Our County History - Alive and Kicking?
The work of Flintshire historians through time
Contributions by: Brian Bennett, Celia Drew,John Butler, Carol Shone, Paul Mason and Dr Shaun Evans
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Tue25Jul20176:30 pmMold Methodist Church, Wrexham Street, Mold
The annual general meeting of the Heritage Forum will be held at Mold Methodist Church on Wrexham Street, Mold CH7 1HQ at 18:30 on Tuesday July 25th. Parking is available on the nearby public car park by the Co-op.
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Thu10Aug20172:00 pm to 3:00 pmBersham Heritage Centre, LL14 4HT
Enjoy a free guided tour of Bersham Ironworks and learn about 'Iron Mad' Jack.
Meet at Bersham Heritage Centre car park, LL14 4HY. There is no need to book, just turn up. We recommend wearing sturdy footwear.
For further information call 01978 297460 or email museum@wrexham.gov.uk
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Sat02Sep2017Sun03Sep2017Ruthin Town and around
A wonderful range of interesting unusual and historic homes and buildings will be open to the public see website for more details
http://www.opendoorsdenbighshire.org.uk/
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Sat02Sep201710:30 am to 11:30 amBersham Heritage Centre, LL14 4HT
Enjoy a free guided tour of Bersham Ironworks and learn about 'Iron Mad' Jack.
Meet at Bersham Heritage Centre car park, LL14 4HY. There is no need to book, just turn up. We recommend wearing sturdy footwear.
For further information call 01978 297460 or email museum@wrexham.gov.uk
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Sat09Sep2017Sun10Sep2017Ruthin and District
A wonderful range of interesting, unusual and beautiful historic homes and buildings will be open to the public see website for more details
http://www.opendoorsdenbighshire.org.uk/
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Sat09Sep201710:00 am - 6pmQuay Watermen's Association, Kathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay
Attractions include Short ‘Bridges of the Dee’ boat trips • Our café will be open and there will be a BBQ • Annual Corporate Duck Race and General Public Duck Race • Come and meet the RNLI Flint Volunteer Lifeboat Crew, Deeside Fire Service and Coastal Rangers • We will have music and a variety of stalls.
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Wed13Sep20177:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road, Connah's Quay
Quay Watermen's Association
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Sat16Sep201710am - 4pmLlay Miner's Welfare Hall, Wrexham LL12 0TH
10:00 Welcome
10:10 Vic Tyler-Jones Llay Main: Its Colliery and Village.
10:55 Bleddyn Penny Protest and Pragmatism: Welsh Steelworkers’ Responses to Deindustrialisation.
11:40 Leon Gooberman The Rise and Fall of the BNS/ICI Factory at Pontypool: A Case Study of Deindustrialisation.
12:30 Lunch Break (Tea and coffee will be available, but there will be no lunch provided at this event).
13:15 Keith Gildart The Decline of Coal Mining in North East Wales, 1947-1996.
14:00 Iwan England Aberfan: The Fight for Justice.
14:45 Valerie Walkerdine Gender, Work & Community after Deindustrialisation: The Case of a Former Steel Town in South Wales.
15:30 Closing Remarks
This event is FREE to attend and a warm welcome is extended to all.
To book your free place and register please contact: Siân Williams, Llafur Secretary, c/o South Wales Miners’ Library, Swansea University, Hendrefoelan Campus, Gower Road, Swansea, SA2 7NB. Tel: 01792 518693
Email: miners@swansea.ac.uk
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Sat16Sep2017Sun17Sep201711am - 3pmGreenfield Valley Museum Heritage Park
Discover the history of North East Wales through 100 objects! North East Wales Heritage Forum will be here to guide you through the history of the area with displays, handling tables and family activities.
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Sat16Sep201712pm, 2pm, & 4pm.Gladstone Library, Hawarden
Visit us on Saturday, 16th September as we open the doors of the library to everyone as part of Open Doors 2017. Join one of three FREE hour-long, curator-led tours where you’ll learn about our unique and distinctive collections and the man who founded them, W.E. Gladstone.
You will also go behind the scenes into Closed Access, our secure store - get up close with almost 6,000 items printed before 1800, some dating from the early 16th Century. There will also be a display of beautiful and fascinating items from our diverse collection. 60-minute Curator-led tours of the Library take place at 12pm, 2pm and 4pm.
After your visit, why not stay for tea, coffee and cake in our bistro, Food for Thought (open 10am - 5pm). We serve a full lunch menu between 12pm and 2pm, and light bites between 2pm and 5pm.
Come along and see the library and its collections as they are rarely seen by the public. We hope to see you there!
About Open Doors - Cadw’s Open Doors is an annual celebration of the architecture and heritage of Wales. It provides an opportunity for the public to visit places not normally open or to visit for free sites that usually charge. Sites that are normally open and free of charge offer something additional for their visitors. To find out more about Open Doors, visit cadw.gov.wales/opendoors Visitors are welcome to turn up on the day, but please note that tour groups will be limited to 35. We do advise booking both tour and lunch reservations in advance. To book your tour or make a lunch reservation, please call 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org.
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Sat23Sep2017Sun24Sep2017Denbigh
For more details visit website
http://www.visitdenbigh.co.uk/discover-denbigh/things-to-do/doors -
Fri06Oct201710:00 am - 6pmMold Town Hall
A large display of photographs and memorabilia showing the history of Mold over the last 150 years along with the historic Council Chamber will be available free of charge for the public to view.
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Sat07Oct201710 am - 1 pmMold Town Hall Earl Road, Mold
A large display of photographs and memorabilia showing the history of Mold over the last 150 years, along with the historic Council Chamber will be available free of charge for the public to vies.
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Thu19Oct2017Sat21Oct2017St David's Church, Mold Road, Connah's Quay
Thursday 19th October 10am to 7pm
Friday 20th October 10am to 5pm
Saturday 21st October 10am to 4pm
Pictures and artefacts from around Deeside- learn about your past.
Enjoy refreshments in the Exhibition cafe
Admission free - Donations welcom
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Sat21Oct201710am to 4.00pmBrymbo
THIS EVENT HAS NOW BEEN POSTPONED TO 18 NOVEMBER DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED ON 21 OCTOBER
The next Open Day will take place on Saturday 21st October 2017, from 10am to 4pm. Plenty to see and do including:
◦Walking tours – taking in the industrial heritage story, fossil forest, and our new apple and pear orchard
◦4×4 tours – covering nearly 3 miles in a Landrover finding out about our history
◦Narrow Gauge Railway rides
◦Stalls and displays about our plans and the activities we’re doing this year
◦Bric-A-Brack, teas & coffees, and raffle tickets to helps raise funds
◦NEWHF stand with displays and handling objects
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Sat28Oct20171-4pm Ceiriog Memorial Institute, Glyn Ceiriog
Come and discover a treasured collection of stained glass windows commemorating characters from Welsh history. Also many portraits and sculptures, a large number of items relating to the industrial heritage of the Valley (including the Glyn Valley Tramway), a collection of Eisteddfod Chairs, an impressive display of Holy Bibles, samples of the poet Ceiriogs work, bookcases donated by the Welsh communities in Patagonia and much much more.
Also NEWHF displays and hands on activities for children and adults
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Fri03Nov20177:15 pmHawkesbury Community Centre, Mill Lane Buckley Flintshire
An illustrated talk by Celia Drew for the Buckley Society
Members free, visitors £2 on the night
www.buckleysociety.org.uk
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Sat04Nov201710.00am to 4.00pmThe Old Tramway Engine Shed, New Road, Glyn Ceiriog, LL20 7HE
The Old Engine Shed is open every Saturday until December 16th. Look at The New Glyn Valley Tramway & Industrial Heritage Trust website for special events before Christmas.
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Wed08Nov20177:00 pmKathleen and May Heritage Centre Dock Road, Connah's Quay
A talk by Mavis Williams for the Quay Watermen's Association.
Members free, visitors £2 on the night
Telephone 01244 532352 www.quaywatermen.com
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Thu09Nov20177:00 pmAt Deeside and District Local History Society
An illustrated talk by Brian Taylor
At Shotton Community Centre, Plymouth Street, Shotton
Members free, visitors £3 on the night.
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Sat11Nov201710.00am to 4.00pmThe Old Tramway Engine Shed, New Road, Glyn Ceiriog, LL20 7HE
The Old Engine Shed is open every Saturday until December 16th. Look at The New Glyn Valley Tramway & Industrial Heritage Trust website for special events before Christmas.
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Sat11Nov20172:00 pmAt Penbryn Chapel, Whitford Street, Holywell
An illustrated talk by Lorna Jenner for The Holywell & District Society.
Everyone Welcome Non member £3.00
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Mon13Nov2017Fri17Nov2017Week 1Llys Edwin assessed via Coleg Cambria and Glyndwr University Campus, Northop
If you wish to volunteer at the dig, you should contact Ian Grant at CPAT
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Sat18Nov201710.00am to 4.00pmThe Old Tramway Engine Shed, New Road, Glyn Ceiriog, LL20 7HE
The Old Engine Shed is open every Saturday until December 16th. Look at The New Glyn Valley Tramway & Industrial Heritage Trust website for special events before Christmas.
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Sat18Nov201710am-4.00pmBrymbo Heritage former works site
FREE EVENT - Join us to have a look around, take a tour (walking or by 4x4), see the fossils, have a go on the railway, chat with us about the restoration plans.
Also there
Wrexham Amateur Radio Society - broadcasting around the world.
NEWHF timeline and themes displays telling history of NE Wales and hands-on time line activity.
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Thu23Nov2017Mon27Nov2017Week 2Llys Edwin assessed via Coleg Cambria and Glyndwr University Campus, Northop
If you wish to volunteer at the dig, you should contact Ian Grant at CPAT
On Sunday 25th November there is an OPEN DAY at the site.
Work at site completed on 27th.
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Sat25Nov201710.00am to 4.00pmThe Old Tramway Engine Shed, New Road, Glyn Ceiriog, LL20 7HE
The Old Engine Shed is open every Saturday until December 16th. Look at The New Glyn Valley Tramway & Industrial Heritage Trust website for special events before Christmas.
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Fri01Dec20177:00 pmHawkesbury Community Centre, Mill Lane, Buckley CH7 3HA
An illustrated talk by Brian Bennett Friday 1.12.2017. Doors open 7 pm. Non members £2 on the night
Please note this date coincides with a pantomime at the Buckley Theatre next door to Hawkesbury Community Centre,
parking will be at a premium so car sharing where possible is encouraged
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Mon11Dec201710.30 am - 3.30pmGeorge Edwards Hall, Well Street, Cefn Mawr LL14 3AE
A drop in consultation about future developments around the Trevor Basin
WWW.PONTCYSYLLTE-AQUEDUCT.CO.UK/WORLD-HERITAGE-STATUS/RESOURCES/CONSULTATIONS/
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Wed13Dec20177:00 pmThe Kathleen and May Heritage Centre, Dock Road, Connah's Quay CH5 4DSThis is a Christmas Social and we hope to have Ron Hill Connah's Quay Councillor, to lead an interactive reminiscence of Christmases past. Please come and bring some friends!
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Fri22Dec201710:00 amDepart from Llandrillo Car Park
CADVAS (Corwen and Dee Valley Archaeological Society) Midwinter Solstice Walk to Moel Ty Uchaf Cairn Circle on Friday 22nd December 2017.
Depart Llandrillo Car Park at 10 am, dogs welcome but must be on lead at all times.
NB! Early-Bird Walk to view sunrise will depart at 7 am prompt.
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Fri05Jan20187:15 pmHawkesbury Community Centre, Mill Lane Buckley Flintshire
An illustrated talk by Vic Tyler-Jones of Llay History Group
Non Members £2 on the night.
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Sat06Jan2018Sun28Jan201811am-3pmThe Gallery, Loggerheads Country Park, Ruthin Road, Mold CH75LH
Local community archaeologists are finding new and intriguing signs of pre-historic human activity in the Clwydian Range. The exhibition shows some of the archaeological processes which reveal these fleeting traces of our distant ancestors.
As successors to the Heather and Hillforts project, the Clwydian Range Archaeology Group (CRAG) have been surveying and excavating in the Moel Arthur area for a number of seasons. In that time, tantalising glimpses have emerged of human activity, some of it probably medieval, and some appearing to go back thousands of years, possibly as far back as Mesolithic times. As well as showing what has been found in successive years of excavation, the exhibition explains some of the methods archaeologists use to investigate, gather evidence and record the results.
At weekends, while the exhibition is open, a member of the CRAG team will be on hand between 11am and 3pm to answer questions about the excavations and the archaeological processes involved. Between these times the finds from recent digs will be displayed.
CRAG have recently won the Marsh Award for Community Archaeology. This national award is sponsored by the Council for British Archaeology (CBA) and the Marsh Christian Trust. If you would like further information about CRAG, contact info@cragnorthwales.co.uk
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Wed10Jan20187:00 pmThe Kathleen and May Heritage Centre Dock Road, Connah’s Quay, CH5 4DS
The Dee Banks Lead Works by Phil Pritchard
Find out about this works, built near Bagillt in 1778, and the recent identification of roadside remains.7 pm on Wednesday 10th January
The Kathleen and May Heritage Centre
Dock Road, Connah’s Quay, CH5 4DS
£2 per head, free for QWA members
For further information, telephone: 01244 532352
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Sat20Jan2018Gladstone's Library, Hawarden
Unfortunately this event has now sold out.
For further information please visit;- http://www.gladstoneslibrary.org
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Sun21Jan201810:00 amGladstone's Library, Hawarden
A poetry-writing masterclass with Ian Parks aimed at those with some experience. Explore the notion of love poetry and be encouraged to take up the challenge of writing love poems yourself. As many of the greatest love poems in the English language have been written in the sonnet form, consider the appropriateness of this medium and go home with a love sonnet of your own!
Ian Parks was one of the first Writers in Residence at Gladstone’s Library in 2012. His collections of poems include Shell Island, The Landing Stage, Love Poems 1979 - 2009 and The Exile’s House. Ian is the editor of Versions of the North: Contemporary Yorkshire Poetry and was Writing Fellow at De Montfort University in Leicester 2012 - 2014. Ian lives in Mexborough, South Yorkshire, where he is a driving force behind the Ted Hughes Poetry Festival. His latest collections, Citizens and If Possible: Fifty Cavafy Poems, were published in 2016.
Tickets are priced at £35 which includes lunch and tea / coffee.
To book, please call 01244 532350 or email http://enquiries@gladlib.org.
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Fri02Feb20187:15 pmHawkesbury Community Centre Mill Lane, Buckley CH7 3HA
An illustrated talk for the Buckley Society by Mr Meirion Evans
Entry £2 per head for visitors, members free.
Doors open 7 pm. All are welcome.
http://www.buckleysociety.org.uk
email bucksoc@uwclub.net
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Wed14Feb20187:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road, Connah's Quay Flintshire CH5 4DS
Quay Watermen's Association Heritage Talks
Come and hear the story of Tom Dillon's great uncle who went down on the Titanic but survived.
£2 per head, free entry to Q.W.A members.
For further information telephone 01244 532352
e mail: qwamembership@gmail.com
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Fri23Feb2018Sun25Feb20186 pm 23.2.18Gladstone's Library, Church Lane, Hawarden, Flintshire CH5 3DF
Starting as an anti-establishment secret society, the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood soon set the Victorian art world on fire. From the early jewel-like pictures of the ‘truth-to-nature’ style, developed a dreamy, Medieval art, which had a profound effect not only on the English, but also the continental and American Avante-Garde. In this lavishly-illustrated course, Adrian Sumner looks more closely at John Millais, William Holman-Hunt, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and his inspired pupil Edward Burne-Jones, and the waves of influence they exerted on William Morris the Arts and Crafts Movement, the Aesthetic Movement, Symbolism, Decadence and the period style of Art Nouveau. A graduate of Liverpool College of Art, Adrian has worked as an Illustrator, Arts Development Officer and Lecturer in various academic and public institutions including NADFAS. Latterly he was Arts Development Officer for Cheshire West and Chester Council, with a particular interest in Visual Arts. Currently he divides his time between organising study weekends in Britain, cruise ship lectures, painting and exhibiting, and delivering study days and single lectures in Britain and abroad.
For full programme and times see https://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/assets/images/media/Events%202018/PDF%20programmes/The%20Love%20School.pdf
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Sat24Feb201810:00 amGladstone's Library, Church Lane, Hawarden, Flintshire CH5 3DF
A masterclass with February Writer in Residence, Polly Atkin. Using examples of writing about bodies in different scenarios, pen a creative piece of work of your own! Polly Atkin is a poet. Her debut collection, Basic Nest Architecture, was published by Seren in 2017, having already been awarded New Writing North’s Andrew Waterhouse Prize for a pre-publication extract. Polly’s pamphlet, Shadow Dispatches (2013), won the Mslexia Pamphlet Prize in 2012 and her debut pamphlet, Bone Song (2008), was shortlisted for the 2009 Michael Marks Award. Polly has taught English and Creative Writing at Lancaster University as well as the Universities of Strathclyde and Cumbria. Polly was recently diagnosed with Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and Genetic Haemochromatosis. Through writing and speaking about her life with chronic conditions, Polly hopes to raise awareness and provoke discussion. ‘Precise and assured and sad and superb’ (London Review Bookshop on Basic Nest Architecture). Tickets are priced at £35 which includes lunch and tea / coffee. To book, please call 01244 532350 or e mail http://enquiries@gladlib.org.
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Sat24Feb201810:30 amLlangollen Pavilion Car Park
A Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley event starting at 10.30 am from the Llangollen Pavilion Car Park.All the events are free and open to the public but in some instances. not many, we have to put a limit on numbers. So 'first come first served'
For further information see web site at http://www.friends.cymru
or contact Neville Howell 01244 535173 / 07850921295
e mail www.nevjhow@gmail.com
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Tue27Feb2018Tue13Mar201811am - 4.30pm Flint Story Shop, 14, Church Street, Flint CH6 5AD
You are invited to Flint Story Shop. What does Flint's foreshore mean to you?
Come and Look at the past, the present and future stories of Flint.
27th Feb to 13th Mar (Except Sundays) 11 am -4.30 pm
Free and open to all.
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Tue27Feb20182:00 pmLoggerheads
An illustrated talk on Tuesday the 27th February 2018 by George Jones for the Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley. All the events are free and open to the public but in some instances. not many, we have to put a limit on numbers. So 'first come first served'
For further information see web site at http://www.friends.cymru
or contact Neville Howell 01244 535173 / 07850921295
e mail www.nevjhow@gmail.com
Note! Cancelled due to poor weather prediction
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Fri02Mar20187:00 pmHawkesbury Community Centre, Mill Lane, Buckley CH7 3HA
An illustrated talk for the Buckley Society by Gavin Hunter.
Non members £2 entry fee.
http://www.buckleysociety.org.uk
e mail bucksoc@uwclub.net
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Mon12Mar2018Fri16Mar20182:00 pmPrestatyn Library
Exhibition in PRESTATYN LIBRARY
12 - 16 MARCH 2018
Free PUBLIC TALK (in English) on MONDAY 12 MARCH @ 2pm
Organised by Discovering Old Welsh Houses (01766 890550).
Website: http://www.discoveringoldwelshhouses.co.uk
Funded by the Gwynt y Mor Community Fund, Clwydian Range & Dee Valley AONB, CBA Wales & others
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Wed14Mar20187:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
The speaker will be Mike Taylor who is a Coastal Ranger.
Celia Drew Membership Secretary, Quay Watermen's Association. Connah's Quay.
Tel 07778 659648
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Fri16Mar2018Sat17Mar2018Gladstone's Library, Church Lane, Hawarden, Flintshire CH5 3DF
Based on his book of the same title which joins up current scientific views of reality with Christian theology, this course with Don MacGregor looks at some of the big questions around how we think about God and Jesus. Consider quantum consciousness, the power of the intentional mind, morphic resonance and other new scientific theories. Don MacGregor is an Anglican Priest living in Fishguard, West Wales. He has an MA in Theology and has been a university chaplain, a science teacher and a youth worker. Don’s Christian journey has moved from evangelical and charismatic to mystical and esoteric with aspects of contemporary holistic spirituality, and an emphasis on meditation and contemplative prayer. He is an active member of CANA (Christians Awakening to a New Awareness) and PCN (Progressive Christian Network). Residential prices start from £125, non-residential from £90. Discount rates for clergy and students apply. For more information or to book, please call 01244 532350 or email http://enquiries@gladlib.org.
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Sat24Mar20182:30 pmEdith Bankes Memorial Hall,High Street, Northop. CH7 6BQ
Flintshire Historical Society
The Flintshire Historical Society A.G.M followed by lecture from Professor Raluca Radulescu
For more information contact Mrs N Parker on 01745 332220
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Thu05Apr20187:15 pmMasonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold. CH7 1AB (next door to the Post Office)
http://moldcivicsociety.org.uk
The next Mold Civic Society meeting will be Thursday 5th of April. When Eifion and Viv Williams will talk on “Flintshire Memorial Stories” New members are always welcome. Visitors are also very welcome for a small fee each visit.
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Fri06Apr2018Sun08Apr2018Gladstone's Library, Church Lane, Hawarden, Flintshire CH5 3DF
Faith and doubt, folly and failure go together in the stories of Jesus’s disciples, both in any meaningful creative endeavor and in any real life. Using these perspectives, Deborah Lewer explores great and lesser works of visual art from the Middle Ages to the present day, seeing in art’s traitors, doubters, fools and bunglers where wisdom comes of folly, beauty of imperfection and of failure, grace.
Anyone with an interest in art and/or faith is very welcome.
The weekend is led by Deborah Lewer, Senior Lecturer in History of Art at the University of Glasgow.
For more information or to book, please call 01244 532350 or email http://enquiries@gladlib.org.
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Fri06Apr20187:15 pmHawkesbury Community Centre, Mill Lane, Buckley CH7 3HA
Unfortunately due to illness Dr Baker is unable to attend so and alternative talk on the North East Wales Heritage Forum will be delivered by Paul Davies.
Same time / same place.
BELOW TALK CANCELLED
An illustrated talk by Dr Mark Baker for the Buckley Society
https://www.facebook.com/gwrychcastle/
All are welcome, visitors £2 entry fee
http://www.buckleysociety.org.uk
e mail bucksoc@uwclub.net
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Wed11Apr20187:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road, Connah's Quay Flintshire CH5 4DS
A talk on the history of coal mining in North Wales by Alun and Margaret Jones of the North Wales Miners Association Trust.
Organised by the Quay Watermen's Association entrance costs £2 but is free for Q.W.A members.
For further information contact 01244 532352 or e mail qwamembership@gmail.com
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Sat21Apr2018Sat30Jun2018Wrexham County Borough Museum and Archives, Regent Street, Wrexham LLII 1RB
A new exhibition which opens at Wrexham Museum on 21 April is based on the challenge of telling the story of North East Wales in 100 objects.
This exhibition is the culmination of a two year Heritage Lottery Fund project by the North East Wales Heritage Forum, which was set up to celebrate, conserve and promote the rich heritage of the North East Wales borderlands. The Forum brought together community heritage groups across the region and asked them to suggest objects that each represent an aspect of our local history. With the suggestions flooding in, the search was on to track down the recommended items and secure their appearances in this unique exhibition.
The final 100 represent thousands of years of history from the first evidence of human life up to the technology of the 21st century. The exhibition divides into six sections
• Early Inhabitants
• Castles and Conflict
• Industrial Innovation
• Travel and Transport
• Religion and Culture
• Everyday Life
The display is an eclectic mix of objects ranging from a prehistoric horse jaw from Gop Cave, arrow heads from Denbigh Castle, a River Dee coracle, the smoking hat of poet John ‘Ceiriog’ Hughes, a copper manilla from Greenfield Valley to the modern day Airbus wing rib.
Students from the Creative Industries Department at Glyndŵr University have been involved in creating audio pieces related to some of the objects.
Head of HLF Wales, Richard Bellamy, explains why the project was considered important enough to be awarded a Grant: “North East Wales is an area rich in both heritage and culture. This ambitious project is not simply about preserving collections– it’s also about making them meaningful and accessible for people today. With the support from National lottery players, this exciting new exhibition will give people opportunities to learn about, enjoy and become immersed in their unique heritage of which they can be immensely proud.”
Dr Shaun Evans, Chairman of the Forum said, “The hundred objects have been selected and grouped to illustrate themes which wind their way through the area’s history. The result is an outstandingly diverse representation of our region’s past, stretching over centuries and including items from every part of our corner of North East Wales. We would invite people living in the area to visit this exhibition and to treat this exhibition as a gateway to further explore and discover our towns and villages, our landscapes, heritage sites and other museums and archives.”
He added, “Many thanks go to all of the groups, organisations and individuals who have allowed us to include items from their collections within the exhibition – without their support this project would not have been possible. We are exceptionally grateful to the Heritage Lottery Fund for funding the two-year project. We are also delighted to be holding the exhibition at Wrexham Museum, whose team have been wonderful to work with.”
Cllr Hugh Jones, Lead Member for Communities, Partnerships, Public Protection and Community Safety, said: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank the North East Wales Heritage Forum, who represents the many museums, archives, community heritage groups, societies and individuals across the region, for bringing this two year project to an end in Wrexham Museum. It is a real honour for us and I know many people will take full advantage of the wonderful facilities here and pay the exhibition a visit. Well done to all involved.”
The exhibition, which is free of charge, is on display at Wrexham Museum from 21 April until 30 June 2018.
The exhibition is accompanied by a book The History of North East Wales in 100 Objects that will be available from Wrexham Museum and other local outlets, including The Bookshop in Mold and Ruthin bookshops.
For more information, call 01978 297 460 or visit http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/heritage
Alternatively e mail N.E.W.H.F via the contact page on this site.
Press enquiries Press Office, WCBC Wrexham Museum: 01978 297 460 NEWHF: Lorna Jenner 01352 741676
We are happy to provide images and information about the objects if you are interested in doing a feature on this project.
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Wed25Apr20182-4pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road, Connah's Quay Flintshire CH5 4DS
The first of a series of Afternoon Heritage Talks
Entry £2 per head but free to members. If the weather is good a tea break will take place on the dockside viewing area where the river view is amazing.
For more information contact qwamembership@gmail.com
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Sat28Apr20182:30 pmDyserth Community Hall Cwm Road, Dyserth LL18 6AB
A lecture by Dr Shaun Evans Chairman of the North East Wales Heritage Forum for the Flintshire Historical Society.
For more details please visit the Society web site via the link below.
http://www.flintshirehistoricalsociety.org.uk/
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Fri04May20187:15 pmHawkesbury Community Centre, Mill Lane, Buckley CH7 3HA
The Annual General Meeting will be held at 7.15 pm followed by reminiscences from members and a look at archive material.
http://www.buckleysociety.org.uk
e mail bucksoc@uwclub.net
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Sat05May2018Mon07May20182:00 pmTower, Nercwys Road, Mold CH7 4ED
Tower is a Grade 1 listed building with the distinction of being the only fortified Welsh border house still standing. Dating from the 15th century, it has been in the same family for over 600 years. During the guided tour you will have the opportunity to view the various stages of construction, hear details of the interesting family, and of the fate of a former Mayor of Chester.
Price £5 per person
On weekends and Bank Holidays light refreshments will be available by prior arrangement
For further information or to book refreshments please e mail info@tower.wales
Alternatively Tel 01352 755043 / 07964009772
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Wed09May20187:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
Thomas Baldwin took to the air in am air ballon and created the first known aerial images - a view of Chester and the River Dee
For further information telephone 01244 532352
or e mail qwamembership@gmail.com
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Tue22May20186:30 pmWrexham County Borough Museum, County Building, Regent Street, Wrexham LL11 1RB
Another year has almost passed and a lot has been achieved.
To coincide with the 100 Objects Exhibition we have booked a room in the Wrexham County Borough Museum for our A.G.M this year; it will be held on May 22nd at 6.30 pm.
Please give your support to the event.
Confirmation has been received that attendees can take the opportunity to visit the exhibition immediately before the meeting for a private viewing.
Heather Price
Hon Treasurer
Any queries please use contact page on this web site.
Note.
The Museum which is situated in the County buildings, Regent Street, Wrexham LL11 1RB is only a short walk from the main bus station or the central railway station. If travelling by car there is a multi-storey car park adjacent to the venue in St Mark's Road or ground level parking at the Island Green shopping park to the rear of the museum. Entry to the exhibition is free.
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Wed23May20182:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
The speaker will be Celia Drew, Heritage Lead at the QWA.
All meetings are at 2-4 pm (including a tea break)
If the weather is good, we will take the tea break on the dockside viewing area where the river view is amazing.
£2 per head, free to QWA members. For more information: qwamembership@gmail.com
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Wed23May20187:00 pm
A CADVAS event
A presentation by Peter Thompson, Bellhanger.This promises to be a fascinating insight to a dying art. Not to be missed!Starts when the church clock strikes 7 pm!For further information visit www.cadvas.org.uk or email info@cadvas.org.uk
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Thu24May20182:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
Click on above link to read details of this event at Connah's Quay
Any Queries please contact
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Mon28May2018Thu31May20182:00 pmTower, Nercwys Road, Mold CH7 4ED
Tower is a Grade 1 listed building with the distinction of being the only fortified Welsh border house still standing. Dating from the 15th century, it has been in the same family for over 600 years. During the guided tour you will have the opportunity to view the various stages of construction, hear details of the interesting family, and of the fate of a former Mayor of Chester.
Price £5 per person
On weekends and Bank Holidays light refreshments will be available by prior arrangement
For further information or to book refreshments e mail info@tower.wales
Tel 01352 755043 / 07964009772
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Thu31May201810.30 am-12 noonBersham Heritage Centre, Bersham Wrexham LL14 4HT
Enjoy a guided tour of Bersham Ironworks and learn about 'Iron Mad Jack'
No need to book, just turn up
Wrexham County Borough Museums and Archives
Tel 01978 297460
http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/heritage
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Fri01Jun2018Sun03Jun20182:00 pmTower, Nercwys Road, Mold CH7 4ED
http://towerwales.co.uk/
Tower is a Grade 1 listed building with the distinction of being the only fortified Welsh border house still standing. Dating from the 15th century, it has been in the same family for over 600 years. During the guided tour you will have the opportunity to view the various stages of construction, hear details of the interesting family, and of the fate of a former Mayor of Chester.
Price £5 per person
On weekends and Bank Holidays light refreshments will be available by prior arrangement. For further information e mail info@tower.wales
Alternatively Tel 01352 755043 / 07964009772
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Sat02Jun2018Sun03Jun201808.30-17.00Kathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
A Quay Watermen's Association event http://www.quaywatermen.com
Saturday 2nd. June
See the Chain saw sculptor in action.
Make and take home your own 'Banksy' picture with Flintshire's street artist 'Random'
Sunday 3rd June
For the kids!
Pebble painting with Ronnie Rocks
Boat building with Wow Factor
Chalk pavement painting
Exhibition of James Bentley's pictures of the river all weekend.
For further information telephone 01244 532352 or e mail qwamembership@gmail.com
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Mon04Jun20181.30pm - 3pmMeet at Rhosesmor Village Hall, Rhosesmor CH7 6WF
A Rhosesmor Heritage Week event led by Rachael Watson - Ranger
For more information contact Lynn Fearnhead 07947046695
e mail lfearnhead@hotmail.co.uk
Wear sensible shoes for walking
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Mon04Jun20186:30 pmParking off B 5431 approx. 100 m after junction with A 525 Ruthin Road.A CADVAS eventWe will be joined by Fiona Gale, who will guide us around this spectacular monument.Please wear appropriate footwear.For further information visit www.cadvas.org.uk or email info@cadvas.org.ukTo avoid disappointment please check our website or Facebook page for any change to this programmePlease note that you are all covered by our Personal Injury Insurance Policy while on our walksand/or field trips.
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Tue05Jun20188pm-9pmMeet at Rhosesmor Village Hall, Rhosesmor CH7 6WF
A Rhosesmor Heritage Week event
For more information contact Lynn Fearnhead 07947046695
e mail lfearnhead@hotmail.co.uk
Wear sensible shoes for walking
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Wed06Jun20187.30pm-9pmMeet at Rhes y Cae Village Hall
A Rhosesmor Heritage Week event by Tom Hughes Geologist
For more information contact Lynn Fearnhead 07947046695
e mail lfearnhead@hotmail.co.uk
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Thu07Jun20187:00 pmSt Paul's Church Rhosesmor CH7 6PP
A Rhosesmor Heritage Week event
For more information contact Lynn Fearnhead 07947046695
e mail lfearnhead@hotmail.co.uk
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Thu07Jun2018From 1pmSt Paul's Church Rhosesmor CH7 6PP
A Rhosesmor Heritage Week event
For more information contact Lynn Fearnhead 07947046695
e mail lfearnhead@hotmail.co.uk
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Fri08Jun20182:00 pmMeet at Rhosesmor Village Hall, Rhosesmor CH7 6WF
A Rhosesmor Heritage Week event
For more information contact Lynn Fearnhead 07947046695
e mail lfearnhead@hotmail.co.uk
Wear sensible shoes for walking events
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Fri08Jun20186pm - 9pmYsgol Rhoshelyg, Rhosesmor CH76PJ
A Rhosesmor Heritage Week event
Families session 6pm - 7.30pm
Adults session 7.30pm - 9pm
Ticket only - limited to 30 seats each session
For more information contact Lynn Fearnhead 01352 780740 or 07947046695
e mail lfearnhead@hotmail.co.uk
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Sat09Jun201810 am - 6pmSt Paul's Church Rhosesmor CH7 6PP
Photographs on display.
A Rhosesmor Heritage Week event
For more information contact Lynn Fearnhead 07947046695
e mail lfearnhead@hotmail.co.uk
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Sun10Jun201810 am - 4pmYsgol Rhoshelyg CH7 6PJ
A Rhosesmor Heritage Week event
For more information contact Lynn Fearnhead 07947046695
e mail lfearnhead@hotmail.co.uk
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Mon11Jun20187:00 pmCapel Seion, Corwen
A C.A.D.V.A.S event http://www.cadvas.org.uk/
"A History of John Taylor Ltd. Bellfounders - The Last Bell Foundry in Britain." a presentationby Peter Thompson, Bellhanger.This promises to be a fascinating insight to a dying art. Not to be missed!Starts when the church clock strikes 7pm!To avoid disappointment please check our website or Facebook page for any change to this programmePlease note that you are all covered by our Personal Injury Insurance Policy while on our walksand/or field trips. -
Wed13Jun20187:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
History of Saltney and its Industrial Past by the Saltney and Saltney Ferry Local History Group
Entry £2 per head, free to Quay Watermen's Association Members
For further information telephone 01244 532352
e mail qwamembership@gmail.com
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Thu14Jun2018Sun17Jun201810 am - 4 pmSt Bartholomew's Church Sealand CH5 2LQ Borderlands Mission area.
Displaying the impact of War on Sealand
Illustrated Talks
Thu 14 Jun:
- 2pm - The Western Front - an interactive talk about life during WW1 with Mark McGrath
Fri 15 Jun:
Join us at 1pm for a Wartime Sing-along with Mancot Community Choir
- 2pm: The Canary Girls of WW1 - life in the Queensferry and Sandycroft munitions factories in 1915 - Celia Drew
Sat 16 Jun:
- 11am: Decoys of the Wirral - why the Luftwaffe bombed Sealand - Phil Pritchard
- 2pm: History of RAF Sealand - how Sealand became the first RAF Station in Britain - Aldon Ferguson
Sun 17 Jun:
- 2pm: Our Heroes - the stories behind the names on the Sealand and Garden City Roll of Honour - Mavis Williams
Refreshments on Sale:
Morning Coffee, Bacon Baps, Paninis, Afternoon Teas, Home made cakes,
AMISSION FREE
This Event is part of Sealand’s WW1 Heritage Project
(5 minutes from Chester on A548)
(5 minutes from St David’s Park Hotel A55)
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Fri15Jun20182 pm - 5pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
Join the Quay Watermen's Association for fun, games
and activities around the Connahs Quay Waterfront.Coastline erosion, tides and floods.
Booking essential
Parents must call 01244 818029 between 2-5pm and provide the name of their child, child's age, and parent's name, phone number and email address.
Parents must remain onsite in the cafe - cake and free wifi!Celia DrewMembership Secretary, Quay Watermens Association,07778 659648 -
Wed20Jun20187:30 pmDepart from Llandrillo Car ParkA CADVAS event.Our popular gathering at this enigmatic site will begin at 7.45 pm when we depart fromLlandrillo Car Park.Dogs are welcome but must be kept on lead at all times.Please wear appropriate footwear/clothing etc.To avoid disappointment please check our website or Facebook page for any change to this programmePlease note that you are all covered by our Personal Injury Insurance Policy while on our walksand/or field trips.For further information visit www.cadvas.org.uk or email info@cadvas.org.uk
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Wed20Jun20184 pm - 6 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
Join the Quay Watermen's Association for fun, games
and activities around the Connahs Quay Waterfront.Saltmarsh flowers & plants, tracks and natural treasure
Booking essential
Parents must call 01244 818029 between 2-5pm to book and provide the name of their child, child's age, and parent's name, phone number and email address.
Parents must remain onsite in the cafe - cake and free wifi!Celia DrewMembership Secretary, Quay Watermens Association,07778 659648 -
Wed27Jun20182:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
Did you ever wonder how Hurlbutts Drive Queensferry (by the Leisure Centre) got it's name?
Come along and hear how Henry Hurlbutt (local entrepreneur and industrialist) and his family helped to shape Deeside in the 19th century.£2, free to QWA members.
Enjoy tea and cake in the interval whilst admiring the scenery of the riverCelia DrewMembership Secretary, Quay Watermens Association,07778 659648e mail qwamembership@gmail.com -
Wed27Jun20184 pm - 6 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
Join the Quay Watermen's Association for fun, games
and activities around the Connahs Quay Waterfront.Tidal challenges. Painting rocks for Flintshire Rocks
Parents must call 01244 818029 between 2-5pm to book and provide the name of their child, child's age, and parent's name, phone number and email address.
Booking essential
Parents must remain onsite in the cafe - cake and free wifi!
Celia DrewMembership Secretary, Quay Watermens Association,07778 659648 -
Thu28Jun201810 am - 3 pm Wrexham Glyndwr University
Get an introduction to studying history at degree level at our special subject day.
You’ll discover:
• The life of Elizabeth I
• Culture and society of 19th Century Wrexham
• Victorian crime and punishment.
The event is free to attend.Book your place to attend http://wgu.ac.uk/history628
Phone: 01978 293439 e mail enquiries@glyndwr.ac.uk
Contact the Tutor on 01978 293279 e mail ellisk@glyndwr.ac.uk
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Sat30Jun201810am - 11.30am Bersham Heritage Centre, Bersham Wrexham LL14 4HT
Enjoy a guided tour of Bersham Ironworks and learn about 'Iron Mad Jack'
No need to book, just turn up
Wrexham County Borough Museums and Archives
Tel 01978 297460
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Wed04Jul20184 pm - 6 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
Join the Quay Watermen's Association for fun, games
and activities around the Connahs Quay Waterfront.Coastline erosion, tides and floods
Parents must call 01244 818029 between 2-5pm to book and provide the name of their child, child's age, and parent's name, phone number and email address.
Booking essential
Parents must remain onsite in the cafe - cake and free wifi!
Celia DrewMembership Secretary, Quay Watermens Association,07778 659648 -
Mon09Jul20187:00 pmCapel Seion, CorwenReflection on My Time as County Archaeologist for Denbighshire." a presentation by Fiona Gale.Fiona recently retired as our County Archaeologist and tonight she will reflect on her time in that post,and on the many and varied archaeological projects and discoveries made during that time.Not to be missed!A C.A.D.V.A.S event http://www.cadvas.org.ukTo avoid disappointment please check our website or Facebook page for any change to this programme
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Wed11Jul20187:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
The walk will be led by Coastal Ranger Mike Taylor
Celia DrewMembership Secretary, Quay Watermens Association,07778 659648 -
Wed11Jul20184 pm - 6 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
Join the Quay Watermen's Association for fun, games
and activities around the Connahs Quay Waterfront.Natural art, river landscapes
Parents must call 01244 818029 between 2-5pm to book and provide the name of their child, child's age, and parent's name, phone number and email address.
Booking essential
Parents must remain onsite in the cafe - cake and free wifi!
Celia DrewMembership Secretary, Quay Watermens Association,07778 659648 -
Wed18Jul20184 pm - 6 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
Join the Quay Watermen's Association for fun, games
and activities around the Connahs Quay Waterfront.Bridges - using natural materials,
Parents must call 01244 818029 between 2-5pm to book and provide the name of their child, child's age, and parent's name, phone number and email address.
Booking essential
Parents must remain onsite in the cafe - cake and free wifi!
Celia DrewMembership Secretary, Quay Watermens Association,07778 659648 -
Sat21Jul2018Sun29Jul20182:00 pmTower, Nercwys Road, Mold CH7 4ED
Tower is a Grade 1 listed building with the distinction of being the only fortified Welsh border house still standing. Dating from the 15th century, it has been in the same family for over 600 years. During the guided tour you will have the opportunity to view the various stages of construction, hear details of the interesting family, and of the fate of a former Mayor of Chester.
Price £5 per person
On weekends and Bank Holidays light refreshments will be available by prior arrangement For further information e mail info@tower.wales
Alternatively Tel 01352 755043 / 07964009772
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Sat21Jul2018Sat03Nov2018Mon-Fri 10-5 Sat 11-4Wrexham County Museum & Archive
Wales, Arthur and the Tales of the Mabinogion
Set off on a quest this summer to rediscover the magic of the Mabinogion, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table in Wrexham Museum's latest exhibition.
Children's events will be held throughout the summer and at half term.
For further information go to www.wrexham.gov.uk/heritage and click on What's On in the Related Links list.
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Mon23Jul2018Wed31Oct20189 am - 5 pm Mon - Fri 9 am -1 pm SaturdaysBuckley Museum, Mold Museum, Connah's Quay Heritage Centre
The History of North East Wales in 100 Objects
The very popular exhibition which was hosted at Wrexham Museum earlier this year opened at Flintshire Museums on 23rd. July and is based on the challenge of telling the story of North East Wales in 100 objects.
This exhibition is the culmination of a two year Heritage Lottery Fund project by the North East Wales Heritage Forum, which was set up to celebrate, conserve and promote the rich heritage of the North East Wales borderlands. The Forum brought together community heritage groups across the region and asked them to suggest objects that each represent an aspect of our local history. With the suggestions flooding in, the search was on to track down the recommended items and secure their appearances in this unique exhibition.
The final 100 represent thousands of years of history from the first evidence of human life up to the technology of the 21st century.
The exhibition is split into three sections –
- Industry & Everyday Life in Buckley Museum
- Early Inhabitants & Religion/Culture in Mold Museum
- Conflict & Transport in Connah’s Quay Heritage Centre
The display is an eclectic mix of objects ranging from a prehistoric horse jaw from Gop Cave, arrow heads from Denbigh Castle, a River Dee coracle, the smoking hat of poet John ‘Ceiriog’ Hughes, a copper manilla from Greenfield Valley to the modern day Airbus wing rib.
Students from the Creative Industries Department at Glyndŵr University have been involved in creating audio pieces related to some of the objects.
Head of HLF Wales, Richard Bellamy, explains why the project was considered important enough to be awarded a Grant: “North East Wales is an area rich in both heritage and culture. This ambitious project is not simply about preserving collections– it’s also about making them meaningful and accessible for people today. With the support from National lottery players, this exciting new exhibition will give people opportunities to learn about, enjoy and become immersed in their unique heritage of which they can be immensely proud.”
Dr Shaun Evans, Chairman of the Forum said, “The hundred objects have been selected and grouped to illustrate themes which wind their way through the area’s history. The result is an outstandingly diverse representation of our region’s past, stretching over centuries and including items from every part of our corner of North East Wales. We would invite people living in the area to visit this exhibition and to treat this exhibition as a gateway to further explore and discover our towns and villages, our landscapes, heritage sites and other museums and archives.”
He added, “Many thanks go to all of the groups, organisations and individuals who have allowed us to include items from their collections within the exhibition – without their support this project would not have been possible. We are exceptionally grateful to the Heritage Lottery Fund for funding the two-year project. We are also delighted to be holding the exhibition at Wrexham Museum, whose team have been wonderful to work with.”
The exhibition, which is free of charge, is on display at the Flintshire Museums and Heritage Centres adjoining the town libraries shown above from 23rd July until 1st October 2018
The exhibition is accompanied by a book The History of North East Wales in 100 Objects that will be available from Wrexham Museum and other local outlets, including The Bookshop in Mold and Ruthin bookshops.
For more information, visit www.newalesheritageforum.org.uk
https://aura.wales/libraries/heritage/museum-service/
Opening hours 9am -5pm Moday to Friday, Saturdays 9am -1pm
Press enquiries
AURA Museums Officer Sophie Fish 01244 549210
NEWHF: Lorna Jenner 01352 741676
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Wed25Jul20182:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DSA talk by Celia DrewMembership Secretary, Quay Watermens Association,07778 659648
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Wed25Jul20184 pm - 6 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
Join the Quay Watermen's Association for fun, games
and activities around the Connahs Quay Waterfront.Marine litter. Plastics, the sea and you.
Hot chocolate and toasting marshmallows on a campfire.
Bring a picnic.Parents must call 01244 818029 between 2-5pm to book and provide the name of their child, child's age, and parent's name, phone number and email address.
Booking essential
Parents must remain onsite in the cafe - cake and free wifi!
Celia DrewMembership Secretary, Quay Watermens Association,07778 659648 -
Thu26Jul20181.30 pm - 3 pmBersham Heritage Centre, Bersham Wrexham LL14 4HT
Enjoy a guided tour of Bersham Ironworks and learn about 'Iron Mad Jack'
No need to book, just turn up
Wrexham County Borough Museums and Archives
Tel 01978 297460
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Fri27Jul20187:00 pmLoggerheads Country Park, Sir Ddinbych CH7 5LHA talk for Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley.Venue - Meeting Room at Loggerheads Country Park, CH7 5LHSubject - Red SquirrelsSpeaker - Becky Clews-Roberts, Red Squirrel Ranger, Clocaenog Forest(Becky is employed by the Red Squirrel Trust, Wales)Loggerheads is on the A494 Mold-Ruthin road, 3 miles from Mold and 7 miles from Ruthin.Feel free to pass on details to anyone who may be interested.Please let me know if you or anyone you know plans to join usNeville HowellTrustee & Events Secretary, Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com
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Wed01Aug2018Thu02Aug20182:00 pmTower, Nercwys Road, Mold CH7 4ED
Tower is a Grade 1 listed building with the distinction of being the only fortified Welsh border house still standing. Dating from the 15th century, it has been in the same family for over 600 years. During the guided tour you will have the opportunity to view the various stages of construction, hear details of the interesting family, and of the fate of a former Mayor of Chester.
Price £5 per person
On weekends and Bank Holidays light refreshments will be available by prior arrangement. For further information e mail info@tower.wales
Alternatively Tel 01352 755043 / 07964009772
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Wed08Aug20187:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
The walk will be led by Coastal Ranger Mike Taylor
Celia DrewMembership Secretary, Quay Watermens Association,07778 659648 -
Wed15Aug201817.30 pmThe Old School Room, Llanarmon yn Ial, Nr Mold Flintshire CH74DA
Annwyl bawb / Dear all
For the Agenda and supporting documents if you have not received them please contact Karen Weaver or Nev Howells at the addresses shown below.
Please make every effort to attend
ALL WELCOME!
Cofion / Regards
Karen
Karen Weaver
Swyddog Cyfathrebu AHNE│AONB Communications Officer
Ffôn / Tel : 01824 712737Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg. We welcome correspondence in Welsh.
Karen.Weaver@denbighshire.gov.uk
http://www.llanarmon.com/community-services/old-schoolroom
http://www.ahnebryniauclwydadyffryndyfrdwy.org.uk
http://www.clwydianrangeanddeevalleyaonb.org.uk
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Sat18Aug20188:30 amErw Hen, Green Lane, Corwen LL21 0DNThe event is Corwen and Dee Valley's Archeological Society's contribution to the upcoming Gwyl Edeirnion Arts Festival which runs fromAugust 18th to the 25th.We have offered to undertake a Test-Pit Day School which will take place on Saturday 18th August.We will meet at the Sports Pavilion from 8.30am for introductions and registration etc. before we move onto our test-pit site which is adjacent to the Corwen Day Nursery, this is with the kind permission of Mr & Mrs D Wheeler.To date there has been great interest from the general public, however, it would be good to see as many CADVASmembers themselves come along and take part?There is ample parking adjacent to the site and easy access to where we intend to dige mail info@cadvas.org.uk
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Sat18Aug201810 am - 4 pmCraig y Don Community Centre, Queens Road, Craig y Don Llandudno LL301TE
Admission is £2.
There is easy access to the Centre. There is free on-site all day parking, and the no 5 bus [NOT 5X], stops nearby. Light refreshments are available during the day. The fair is now the only dedicated postcard fair in the whole of North Wales, and collectors come from right across the region and beyond to support this event, and possibly find some 'gems' for their collections. Postcards came to the UK in 1894 from the Continent, so there's a wealth of images showing our towns and villages as they have developed over the past 124 years. See your area as your grandparents or great-grandparents would have seen it, and add some depth to your family trees, by finding pictures of places important to your ancestors. Even the more recent postcards show changes:- shops such as Woolworths and Macfisheries, which have now disappeared from our high streets, for example. Postcards also show images of thousands of other subjects - animals, military, cinema, plants and flowers, textiles, transport, archaeology, birds, theatre and many, many more, and of course, there is also the interest in the photography itself. Postcards were one of the outlets for local photographers. Some of the North Wales postcard photographers produced top-quality work, and names include Hutton of Colwyn Bay, Rae Pickard of Rhyl and F.H. May of Pwllheli. Another aspect is the message on the card....it was not always 'wish you were here' - some are amusing, others mention local or national events, or give an insight into the social life of the times, but all are unique. There is so much to enjoy in these small pieces of card, so do come along and see for yourself. We have a range of dealers booked already, offering postcards for beginners and established collectors, so whatever your interests, there will probably be something of interest to see. Prices start at c50p per card.
The North Wales Postcard Club organizes this fair, but also, our regular meetings are held on the second Monday of each month, at the Craig-y-Don Community Centre at 7.30pm. Visitors or new members are always welcome. Check our website, for more information, or call me, the Secretary, Karlyn, on 01492-440763.
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Wed22Aug20182:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DSA talk by Celia DrewMembership Secretary, Quay Watermens Association,07778 659648
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Fri31Aug201810 am - 4pmN.R.W Offices, Clawdd Newydd Ruthin Denbighshire LL15 2NL
Join us on a red squirrel training day to learn about red squirrels in Clocaenog Forest and how you can help conserve them!
If you would like to get involved, please contact;
Red Squirrel Ranger, Becky Clews-Roberts
Tel 07743085374
e mail beckyredsquirrel@gmail.com
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Thu06Sep20187:30 pmMasonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold
Philip Lloyd will give a talk on ‘Victorian Rhyl through the Eye of the Artist’, illustrated on the screen by engravings, lithographs etc which help trace the growth of this popular seaside resort in its 19th century heyday (sometimes with unintended humorous consequences – all will be revealed in due course!). He will also display examples from his personal collection of prints.
As usual, non-members are welcome, admission £2.
http://moldcivicsociety.org.uk/
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Fri07Sep2018Sun09Sep2018Gladstone's Library, Church Lane, Hawarden, Flintshire CH5 3DF
Welcome to the sixth year of Gladfest! We are delighted in 2018 to be celebrating 100 years of votes for (some) women and have gone all out with our festival colour palette – we hope you’ll enjoy the Suffragette theme as much as we’ve enjoyed applying it!
At Gladfest we bring together the most exciting contemporary writing from all over the country, and this year is no exception with history, poetry, comic strips, memoir, nature writing, spirituality and fiction of all kinds.
Our most exciting addition to the festival this year is the all-new Gladfest Fringe which will be packed full of free music, spoken-word poetry, family entertainment and refreshments. Plus, we’ve got a drop-in programme of comic book crafting activities for young people and those young at heart. Come and try a bit of Gladfest for free!
A snapshot of the names this year include Sunday Times Bestseller Joanna Cannon (Three Things About Elsie), multi-award-winning author Sarah Perry (Melmoth), writer and broadcaster Richard Holloway (Waiting for the Last Bus: Reflections on Life and Death), novelist and poet Michèle Roberts (The Walworth Beauty), the Wolfson History Prize shortlisted Miranda Kaufmann (Black Tudors), broadcaster and writer Sally Magnusson (The Sealwoman’s Gift), Stylist journalist Lucy Mangan (Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading), plus an exclusive preview reading of their forthcoming Lord of the Flies production from North Wales’ premier theatre, Theatr Clwyd. Visit our Gladfest Speakers pages for the full list!
In 2016 you asked for online booking and we gave it to you. Last year you recommended e-tickets and this year you’ve got them! Save the environment by bringing along your ticket on your phone or tablet and have it scanned as you enter the event (a print and collect service is available for those without access to printing facilities).
PLUS we’ve got special discounts for people travelling to us on Arriva buses – click here for details!
Our writers, staff, the Library and YOU all make Gladfest what it is.
See you in September!
With love from the Gladfest team
PS download a copy of our programme straight to your smartphone or tablet here!
We are looking for Gladfest volunteers - can you help?
http://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/
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Sat08Sep2018Sun16Sep2018
Ruthin town
Saturday 8 & Sunday 9 September
Ruthin town and around
Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 September
A wonderful range of interesting, unusual and beautiful historic homes and buildings will be open to the public for tours and talks this September. These fascinating heritage weekends area part of a European wide programme and brought to you by the Ruthin and District Civic Association, Cadw and Denbighshire County Council.
Pick up the full Open Doors booklet from any Denbighshire Library from August. Also download booklet here.
http://www.opendoorsdenbighshire.org.uk/downloads/2018-open-doors-booklet-final.pdf
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Sat08Sep201810 am - 11.30 amBersham Heritage Centre, Bersham Wrexham LL14 4HT
Enjoy a guided tour of Bersham Ironworks and learn about 'Iron Mad Jack'
No need to book, just turn up
Wrexham County Borough Museums and Archives
Tel 01978 297460
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Sun09Sep201810 am - 6 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
Bridge to bridge Wheelyboat trips
Buckley Brass Band
Celebrity look-alikes in the stocks
Art competition
Local History Groups displays about 'Our River'
Eemergency Services with their vehicles
BBQ
Duck Races
Cafe with homemade cakes
Fun for kids with the Groundworks Team
For more information telephone 01244 818029
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Sat15Sep20189:00 amThe Marches School, Morda Road, Oswestry, SY11 2AR
Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust and the Offa's Dyke Collabatory invite you to a one day conference event, held at the Marches School, Oswestry, on Saturday September 15th.
This exciting and informative symposium, organised by the Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust, will feature perspectives from field archaeologists, academics, local history societies, enthusiasts, and many more. With talks on historical and archaeological aspects of these important border features, updates on recent excavation work, and discussions from conservation and heritage groups, this is a day not to be missed!There are free tables or display spaces available for groups and societies who have interests in areas related to Offa's and Wat's Dyke, related medieval earthworks and sites, and areas surrounding them. Please contact Penelope Foreman, community archaeologist, to book a table.The talks and discussions will be followed by an opportunity to have a guided tour of the excavation of a section of Offa’s Dyke at Chirk Castle, undertaken by the archaeologists of Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust. Please note delegates must have their own transport to Chirk Castle, and though access to the excavation site is free, delegates wishing to go on to visit Chirk Castle itself must pay the National Trust entrance fee.The cost of this event is £5, free for Friends of CPAT, and free for speakers or stall holders. Tea and coffee, as well as a light buffet lunch, will be provided. Please note any dietary requirements when registering for your ticket.Please reserve your tickets (including free ones) via Eventbrite here:The venue for this event – The Marches School, Morda Road, Oswestry, SY11 2AR – is accessible to all and has modern facilities, step free access, and plenty of free parking on site.Draft Programme (TBC)09:00 – 09:35Arrival and Registration – tea and coffee09:35Welcome and introduction from Dr Paul Belford, Director at Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust09:45 – 11:15Offa’s Dyke Collaboratory talksDave McGlade – Offa’s Dyke AssociationProfessor Howard Williams – University of ChesterDr Paul Belford – Clwyd-Powys Archaeological TrustAndrew Blake – Wye Valley AONBAlan Brown – Caer Alyn Archaeology11:15 -11:45Tea and coffee break, society stalls and displays11:45 – 13:00Local societies and interest groups roundtableWith an introduction by Dr Keith RayNiall Heaton – Trefonen Rural Protection GroupMel Roxby-Mackey and Ian Mackey – CoSMM (Community Stewardship for Mercian Monuments)Ray Bailey – Offa’s Dyke Collabatory NorthDick Finch – Offa’s Dyke Collabatory Gloucestershire13:00 – 14:00Lunch and society stalls and displays14:00Travel onwards to Chirk Castle for a tour of the excavation
For further details, and to book free stall space for local interest groups, history societies, preservation and conservation groups and related organisations, please contact Penelope Foreman at Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust 01938 553670 or penelope.foreman@cpat.org.uk
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Sat15Sep20187:30 pmSt Bartholomew's Church Sealand Road, Sealand CH5 2LQ
A Musical Entertainment with the songs of Flanders and Swann and original material by Smith and Sergeant.
St Bartholomew's Church Sealand Road, Sealand CH5 2LQ
(5 minutes from Chester on A548 - 5 minutes from St David’s Park Hotel Ewloe A55)
Tickets: £5 payable on the door
Raffle in aid of Project 200
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Mon17Sep2018Fri21Sep2018Gladstone's Library, Church Lane, Hawarden, Flintshire CH5 3DF
Aimed at those who have completed our Latin in a Week course or at those have knowledge of Latin to GCSE standard. Read and understand extracts from the poets, comic playwrights and prose writers of Classical Latin literature.
Look at basic Latin verse, scansion and metre, and study selections from texts including Livy, the Pliny Letters, Juvenal’s Satire 3, Ovid, and Virgil’s Aeneid, with a sprinkling of ancient graffiti from Pompeii.
A week-long course led by Robert Parker.
Click here to view the full programme.
Residential prices start from £440, non-residential from £300. Discount rates for clergy and students apply.
For more information or to book, please call 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org.
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Wed19Sep201810:00 amAqueduct Information Centre GR 271 422
Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
Celebrating #OutstandingWeek we are leading 3 walks that will cover the entirety of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Llangollen Canal World Heritage site. The whole 11 miles of its length will be covered over 3 days. All walks will go out and return along the canal tow path which is flat and accessible to all. If you complete all 3 walks you will travel approximately 22 miles, alternatively some of the walks are accessible, to at least part return by public transport. The walks will be led by the AONB Officer and supported by the Freinds of the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley
http://www.clwydianrangeanddeevall eyaonb.org.uk/ breaking-news/
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Wed19Sep20187:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
Changes to the River Dee and the way they affect the Airbus transport system by Mark Chaloner
Admission £2 per head free to Q.W.A Members
For further information visit www.quaywatermen.com or email qwamembership@gmail.com
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Fri21Sep2018Sat22Sep2018
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Fri21Sep201810:00 amCorwen - Main Car Park
Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
This is a joint event with the A.O.N.B and Natural Resources Wales to look at the building stones of Corwen with the N.R.W Geologist
Meet at 10:00am, Friday 21st September 2018Duration - up to 3 hours.Start point - Corwen Main Car-park, pay and display (toilets available)Leader - Raymond Roberts of N.R.WContact Neville Howell to book a placeTrustee & Events Secretary, Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com -
Fri21Sep201810:00 amMeet outside Aqueduct Information Centre GR 271 422
Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
Celebrating #OutstandingWeek we are leading 3 walks that will cover the entirety of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Llangollen Canal World Heritage site. The whole 11 miles of its length will be covered over 3 days. All walks will go out and return along the canal tow path which is flat and accessible to all. If you complete all 3 walks you will travel approximately 22 miles, alternatively some of the walks are accessible, to at least part return by public transport. The walks will be led by the AONB Officer and supported by the Friends of the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley
http://www.clwydianrangeanddeevall eyaonb.org.uk/ breaking-news/
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Sat22Sep20184:00 pmPlas Newydd, Llangollen LL20 8AW
Saturday 22 September 2018
4.00pm at Plas Newydd, Llangollen
Exactly 250 years ago Sarah Ponsonby and Eleanor Butler, two upper-class Irish women met and formed a lifelong attachment. Ten years later they eloped to Wales, making Plas Newydd their home and becoming known as the Ladies of Llangollen. Come and hear about their life together with their beloved servant Mary Caryll, what their women admirers said about them and how they survived scurrilous gossip. A lively re-imagining by Jane Hoy and Helen Sandler of Living Histories Cymru.
Tickets £4. Concessions £2
Available from Plas Newydd, tel 01978 862834 or plasnewydd@denbighshire.gov.uk
Walking in the footsteps of the Ladies of Llangollen
1 pm—3 pm
A free guided walk around Pen y Coed woods and Pengwern Vale. Meet at Plas Newydd cafe
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Sat29Sep2018Sun30Sep2018Open Doors, Denbighshire
Plenty to do this weekend Discover Denbighshire/ Darganfod Sir Ddinbych in the lovely weather with Drysau Agored Sir Ddinbych - Open Doors Denbighshire
Don't miss this opportunity to step inside both @Cadw Rug Chapel and Llangar Church this weekend thanks to @Cadw. Free to go in and free guided tours of Rug at 11am, 1pm and 3pm @Heritage Tours North Wales. Need to go to Rug first to get ticket for Llangar.
Also Open Doors in Denbigh this weekend - lots of buildings to visit.As well as a weekend full of free activities, it’s also FREE PARKING in town today 29/9, thanks to #Denbigh Town Council.
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Wed03Oct20181:00 pmWrexham Library Rhosddu Road Wrexham LL11 1AU.
A talk by Steve Grenter, Heritage Services Manager, at Wrexham Museum
This is an opportunity to find out more about this village castle which was built between 1283 and 1311 by John de Warenne and his grandson, successive earls of Surrey, following the defeat of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales.
For more information contact Debbie Williams on 01978 292090 or email debbie.williams@wrexham.gov.uk
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Wed03Oct20182:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
A talk by Celia Drew
2pm Wednesday 3rd October
Kathleen and May Heritage Centre, Dock Road, Connah's Quay CH5 4DS.
£2 per head, free to members.For further information telephone 01244 532352
e mail qwamembership@gmail.com
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Thu04Oct20187:30 pmMasonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold. CH7 1AB.
A talk by David Parry for the Mold Civic Society
For further information visit www.moldcivicsociety.org.uk
http://www.facebook.com/groups/529179650508615
or email typedwar4@btinternet.com
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Fri05Oct20187:00 pmBuckley Society, Hawkesbury Community Centre, Mill Lane, Buckley CH7 3HA
An illustrated talk by Brian Gresty from the Brymbo Heritage Group, see Blog for more information on John Wilkinson.
Please note that due to an ongoing boundary dispute at the Community Centre care is needed when entering the car park by vehicle due to a low wall
Non members admission £2
Annual Membership £10
For further information visit www.buckleysociety.org.uk or email bucksoc@uwclub.net
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Mon08Oct2018Gladstone's Library, Church Lane, Hawarden, Flintshire CH5 3DF / National Liberal Club in London
Gladstone’s Library has announced the names of the six winners of its Writers in Residence award and the two winners of its Politics in Residence prize 2019.
Now into its eighth year, Gladstone’s Library’s successful Writers in Residence programme was established in association with Damian Barr (saloniere and author of Maggie and Me (2013) and You Will be Safe Here (2019)) to support contemporary novelists and poets across the UK and beyond.
This year’s judging panel consisted of Senior Strategy Director at FutureBrand and Trustee of Gladstone’s Library, Freddie Baveystock; writer and editor William Atkins (The Moor); poet Jenny Lewis (The Epic of Gilgamesh); writer and journalist Patrice Lawrence (Orangeboy); Peter Francis, Warden of Gladstone’s Library; and Director of Collections and Research at Gladstone’s Library, Louisa Yates.
The six winners of the 2019 Writers in Residence award at Gladstone’s Library are:
- Sarah Day, Mussolini’s Island (Headline Publishing, 2017)
- Oliver Emanuel, The 306: Day (National Theatre of Scotland, 2017)
- Suzannah Evans, Near Future (Nine Arches Press, November 2018)
- Susanna Forrest, The Age of the Horse (Atlantic Books, 2016)
- Sophie Mackintosh, The Water Cure (Penguin, 2018)
- Emily Morris, My Shitty Twenties (Salt, 2017)
The authors will each receive up to a month’s residency at Gladstone’s Library – the world’s only residential library, and a place that the UK’s creative community call home – where they will use the Library’s tranquillity and resources to work on their current project. During this time, the authors will engage with the library’s creative community, running a creative writing masterclass, giving an evening talk, and submitting a blog to the Library’s website.
Rachel Hewitt (A Revolution of Feeling, Granta 2017) and Amber Massie-Blomfield (Twenty Theatres to See Before You Die, Penned in the Margins 2018) have been chosen as Gladstone’s Library’s Political Writers in Residence for 2019. Both Amber and Rachel will spend three weeks at Gladstone’s Library in 2019 during which time they will each host an evening event linked to their writing.
Politics in Residence at Gladstone’s Library recognises the best written expressions of political thought, particularly that which encourages political debate with a public audience. Developed from the Library’s successful Writer in Residence programme, Politics in Residence recognises some of the best non-fictional writing in English. The programme rewards thoughtful, well-researched considerations of contemporary political topics: we take ‘political’ to mean any cultural, spiritual, economic, political, social or ethical issue. The prize does not distinguish between political leanings or affiliations; all submissions, however, must be aimed firmly at engaging the general public. Creative non-fiction, journalism, lifewriting and biography are all eligible.
Politics in Residence provides space and resources for two writers whose work engages with liberal values. By liberal values, we do not mean views aligned with any one political ideology, but rather:
- a commitment to freedom and social justice;
- tolerance and respect of difference;
- open-mindedness coupled with intellectual curiosity;
- generosity of spirit and a willingness to learn from others.
Acknowledging the global significance of political topics, the winning writer will also submit two blogs about their work while in residence.
The 2019 Writers in Residence and Politics in Residence programmes are officially launched on Monday, 8th October at the National Liberal Club in London when each of the winning writers will be invited to read from their work. Tickets for this popular event are priced at £15 and can be booked by calling 01244 532350 or emailing enquiries@gladlib.org. Please note, the dress code for this event is smart – jacket and tie for men and no t-shirts or vests for women. No jeans will be permitted.
REACTIONS
Amber Massie-Blomfield said 'I'm over the moon to have been selected as a 2019 Political Writer in Residence at Gladstone's Library. I can't think of a more fitting place to have the time and support to explore the political potential of the arts to make change happen. May my work be a fitting legacy to one of the greatest Liberals of all time - who knew the importance of a decent cup of tea.'
Rachel Hewitt said ‘Gladstone’s is a unique library and residency, with impressive holdings, natural surroundings conducive to mental and physical exercise, an awe-inspiring backlist of past Writers in Residence, and its generosity in allowing authors to work and reflect free from domestic responsibilities. I am beyond delighted to be selected as a Political Writer in Residence, and that my book-in-progress - In Her Nature, which charts women’s myriad interactions with the natural world, from gardening and agriculture to environmentalism and trail-running, and lays bear the political dynamics that shape such interactions - will be researched and written in such a strikingly apt environment.’
Emily Mackintosh said ‘Juggling my writing career with full-time work and parenting leaves me with precious little time to write. The Gladstone's Residency will give me pure, unadulterated writing days - long stretches working on my novel in the most perfect location. I am overjoyed, honoured and very excited.’
Sarah Day said ‘I'm absolutely thrilled to have been awarded a residency at Gladstone's Library, which has hosted so many writers I admire. Every time I've visited the library to write I've wished I could stay longer, so to spend a whole month there is a dream come true.'
Notes to Editors
Gladstone’s Library is situated just six miles from Chester with good transport links to Liverpool and Wrexham. It is Britain’s only Prime Ministerial library and the national memorial to William Gladstone. It is home to a unique collection of more than 150,000 printed items and offers a comfortable, sociable and stimulating environment in which to read, relax, converse and become inspired. It is the UK’s only residential library.
The 2019 Writers in Residence Launch Evening is held at the National Liberal Club in London on Monday, 8th October. Press tickets are available.
For further information, photographs and press tickets to the launch event, please contact Amy Sumner on amy.sumner@gladlib.org or 01244 532350.
Amy Sumner
Marketing Manager
Working Hours: Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm
Gladstone's Library
Church Lane
Hawarden
Flintshire
CH5 3DF
Tel: 01244 532350
Fax: 01244 520643
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Sat13Oct201810 am - 4 pm Brymbo Heritage area
See http://www.brymboheritage.co.uk for more details or visit the Brymbo Heritage page on Facebook
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Sat13Oct201810am - 4pmYsgol David Hughes (School), Ffordd Pentraeth, Menai Bridge, LL59 5SSContact: Ann Corkett & Bruce Griffiths, 01248 371987, anncorkett@talktalk.net
Fifty tables of books in Welsh and English, old, new and antiquarian; prints; postcards; collectables; music media etc. The emphasis will be on books about Wales or in Welsh. Plenty of room to park and hot drinks available. There is wheelchair access to both levels. Admission £1
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Wed17Oct20187:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DSNext Wednesday, 17th October at 7 pm, the evening heritage talk will be about "The Connahs Quay and Shotton War Memorial". The speaker will be Mavis Williams, a researcher for www.flintshirewarmemorials.com who has researched the stories of all the names on the memorial from 1914 -1919, as well as some names that were not recorded there.
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Thu25Oct2018Sat27Oct201811 am - 4.00 pmTyddyn Street United Church, Mold
An exhibition to commemorate the centenary of the World War 1 Armistice. With displays, talks and exhibits - all relating to World War 1
Free Admission
Organised by Flintshire War Memorials, Mold Civic Society and Tyddyn Street Church History Group
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Sat27Oct201811am - 4pmGeorge Edwards Hall, Well Street Cefn Mawr Wrexham LL14 3AE
The Cefn Mawr Heritage Fair
You are cordially invited to come and see the wide range of displays and meet local history and heritage groups from across North East Wales.
The Cefn Mawr Heritage Fair
Saturday 27th October 2018
Free entry - all ages are welcomeParticipating Organisations thus far.
Brymbo Heritage Project
Clwydian Range Archaeology Group (CRAG)
Corwen & Dee Valley Archaeological Society
North Wales Miners Association Trust
Gladstone’s Library
The Buckley Society
Caerwys Historical Society
Clwyd Family History Society
Armoury Conservation Trust
Cefn Mawr Museum
Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod
Ruthin Castle Conservation Trust
Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley A.O.N.BNorthop Heritage Group
North East Wales Heritage ForumThe following talks will be delivered on the day by the speakers named;-
12 noon Alan Tiltman, Cefn Mawr Museum - 'John Parry, the blind harpist'
1 pm ' Clwydian Range Archaeology Group’s excavation on Moel Arthur'
2 pm Northop Heritage Group - 'The mailcoach route through North East Wales'
3 pm Fiona Gale, N.E.W.H.F - 'Dinas Bran it’s history and conservation'
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Thu01Nov20187:15 pmMasonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold. CH7 1AB
The next Mold Civic Society meeting will be Thursday 1st November. When Kevin Matthias will talk on “The making of Mold”
New members are always welcome. Visitors are also very welcome for a small fee each visit. Meetings are held at the Masonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold. CH7 1AB (next door to the Post Office)7.15 for a 7.30pm start.
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Fri02Nov20182:00 pmLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru | The National Library of Wales Allt Penglais Hill, SY23 3BU Aberystwyth
The Mostyn family were recognised as one of the most influential landholding families in Wales. The collections they generated over the course of their long history provide an outstanding foundation for research. Through a series of short presentations, this one-day public symposium will showcase a range of
studies based on the National Library’s Mostyn Manuscripts and related collections.Held in collaboration with Bangor University’s Institute for the Study of Welsh Estates and Stephen Colclough Centre for the History and Culture of the Book, it will demonstrate the research and cultural value of one of Wales’s most famous country house collections.
*** Event held in English***
***Free admission by ticket***https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/llgcnlw/
Library 01970 632800
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Fri02Nov20187:00 pmHawkesbury Community Centre, Mill Lane, Buckley CH7 3HA
A Buckley Society event in which Jennifer Watson, Church Warden at St Bartholomew's Church Sealand will give an illustrated talk on the R.A.F. camp and its' background.
All are welcome, visitors are charged £2 at the door on the nights Members enjoy free admission.
Doors open 7 pm for a 7.15 pm start
http://www.buckleysociety.org.uk
bucksoc@uwclub.net for e mail contact
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Sat03Nov2018Gladstone's Library, Church Lane, Hawarden, Flintshire CH5 3DF
On Saturday, 3rd November, inside the cosy common room of Gladstone’s Library, you’ll find Hearth literary festival. This special micro-festival offers keen writers the opportunity to pick up hints and tips on the writing craft, and ask questions of published authors about their experiences. It is also a wonderful opportunity for those interested in the world of writing to find out more about what is involved in becoming a published author.
Previously split over two days, this year Hearth gets a makeover to ensure no one misses out on talks. Jam packed into one full day, four of the most exciting contemporary writers travel to Hawarden to gather around the fireside and share talks, readings and good food.
The format of the day is as follows:
10 - 11am: Poet Angela Topping gives a reflective hour on the relationship between poetry and mental health. Angela was Writer in Residence at Gladstone’s Library for one month in 2013. Angela’s poems appear in a range of journals including Poetry Review. Her eighth collection, 'The Five Petals of Elderflower', was published in 2016. Angela recently contributed three poems to the anthology Please Hear What I’m Not Saying, edited by Isabelle Kenyon (2018).
11.30am - 12.30pm: All the way from the Australian countryside, editor and writer, Robyn Cadwallader takes the stage. Robyn is the author of the poetry collection 'i painted unafraid' (2009) and a non-fiction book based on her PhD thesis about virginity and female agency in the Middle Ages. Robyn’s first novel was 2015’s The Anchoress, received with critical and popular acclaim. At Hearth Robyn gives an exclusive reading– the first in the UK, from her most recent novel, Book of Colours.
After lunch novelist Liz Flanagan speaks (1.30pm - 2.30pm). Reading from both her first young adult novel, Eden Summer, and the forthcoming Dragon Daughter (October 2018), Liz will discuss the topics of friendship and identity, and the importance of landscape, whether real or imagined. Her novels reflect her love of landscape and lifelong engagement with children’s literature. An event for all ages!
3.30pm - 4.30pm: Tara Guha shares her experiences of writing her first book, as well as news of her new project. Her first novel, 2015’s bestselling Untouchable Things, was written as her daughter napped. The novel won the Luke Bitmead bursary, a prize established to help writers and challenge stigma around mental health. Untouchable Things also became an Amazon Kindle bestseller and was praised for its beautiful writing and accomplished, suspenseful narrative. Tara’s current project is also a suspense novel, exploring a cross-cultural friendship against a backdrop of 9/11, tensions between immigrant communities – and an ongoing inquest.
Before dinner there will be an hour-long panel comprising reading and reflection with all four Hearth writers, plus opportunities for discussion and questions. All tickets include free entry to the panel discussion.
Individual Tickets £14
Morning / Afternoon Tickets £35 (including lunch / dinner)
Day Tickets £60 (including lunch and dinner)
Book online at gladstoneslibrary.org, call 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org.
Notes to Editors
Gladstone’s Library is situated just six miles from Chester with good transport links to Liverpool and Wrexham. It is Britain’s only Prime Ministerial library and the national memorial to William Gladstone. It is home to a unique collection of more than 150,000 printed items and offers a comfortable, sociable and stimulating environment in which to read, relax, converse and become inspired. It is the UK’s only residential library.
The Hearth micro-festivals began in 2013 and are held in November and February each year. Hearth is an opportunity to meet, talk and create with four authors over a weekend of writing-related activity.
Interviews and press tickets are available. To arrange please contact amy.sumner@gladlib.org.
Amy Sumner
Marketing Manager
Working Hours: Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm
Gladstone's Library
Church Lane
Hawarden
Flintshire
CH5 3DF
Tel: 01244 532350
Fax: 01244 520643
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Wed07Nov20182:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
A talk on Queensferry in the past by Celia Drew
Members free, non members £2
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Thu08Nov20185 pm - 7pmLlanrhaeadr Springs, Stable Yard Llanrhaeadr, LL16 4NL
The theme for this year’s forum is Sustainable Tourism and Business Engagement.
We arrange events and activities to enable people to discover, enjoy and protect the heritage of this beautiful landscape. We also promote other similar events in the area.
All our events are public events but anyone wishing to attend is asked to contact the Events Secretary Nev Howell, Trustee and Events Secretary
Contact – 01244 535173, 07850 921295For further information visit www.friends.cymru
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Fri09Nov20187:00 pmTithe Barn, Church Lane, Hawarden CH5 3LT
The Key Actions and Events of the War Reviewed with some Thoughts on the Aftermath
With readings of the War Poets and songs from the War by Welcomme, Finnan and Chrimes
Admission £3 including Coffee and Biscuits
Proceeds to St Deiniol's Church and The British Legion
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Fri23Nov201810.30am - 1 pmChirk Town Car Park
This is a 4.5 mile Walk by Nev. Howell to enjoy some of the features at the extreme south east of our AONB It goes under the ducts, Aqua and Via, alongside the River Ceiriog, to the historic Castle Gates, around the outside of the castle and back through the canal tunnel.
We arrange events and activities to enable people to discover, enjoy and protect the heritage of this beautiful landscape. We also promote other similar events in the area.
All our events are public events but anyone wishing to attend is asked to contact the Events Secretary Nev Howell, Trustee and Events Secretary
Contact – 01244 535173, 07850 921295For further information visit www.friends.cymru
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Fri23Nov20187:00 pmRuthin Gaol
As part of National Explore Your Archives Week, Denbighshire ArchivesService, in partnership with TAPE, are holding a special screening of ‘Suffragette’.
The screening will take place at the home of the Denbighshire Archive Service in Ruthin Gaol on Friday 23rd November from 7pm.
The Gaol appears in a scene in the film and members of the Archive Service team will be present to discuss the work of the archive.
The screening also marks the opening of The Gaol Cell Cinema, which will play host to a very exciting programme of special screenings throughout 2019.
See Facebook for more details.
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Thu06Dec20187:15 pmMasonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold. CH7 1AB
The next Mold Civic Society meeting will be Thursday 6th December. There will be a short talk "Nostalgic Mold" then the Christmas Social.
New members are always welcome. Visitors are also very welcome for a small fee each visit. Meetings are held at the Masonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold. CH7 1AB (next door to the Post Office) 7.15 for a 7.30 pm start
Web page at :- http://moldcivicsociety.org.uk/chair@moldcivicsociety.org.uk for e mail contact
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Sat08Dec20181.30 pm - 4 pmMeet in the centre of Corwen by the Owain Glyndwr statue ( SJ079 435) on the A5 in the centre of Corwen.
This is an event organised by Penny Foreman of the Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust, CPAT, to which FoCRDV are invited.
Meet in the centre of Corwen by the Owain Glyndwr statue ( SJ079 435) on the A5 in the centre of Corwen. There is a public car park close by, just to the north of the A5. The walk heads north across the river Dee to the Leisure Centre and then begins to climb up to the Hillfort. The walk will take around 2.5 hours with plenty of stops on the way up to admire the view.
We arrange events and activities to enable people to discover, enjoy and protect the heritage of this beautiful landscape. We also promote other similar events in the area.
All our events are public events but anyone wishing to attend is asked to contact the Events Secretary Nev Howell, Trustee and Events Secretary
Contact – 01244 535173, 07850 921295For further information visit www.friends.cymru
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Fri04Jan20197:00 pmHawkesbury Community Centre, Mill Lane, Buckley CH7 3HA
An illustrated talk by Brian Bennett on Mynydd Isa and District.
All are welcome, non members £2 admission Doors open 7pm for 7.15pm start
For further information visit www.buckleysociety.org.uk or email bucksoc@uwclub.net
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Fri11Jan20197:00 pmThe Corn Exchange, Town Hall, Welshpool SY217JQ
Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust Winter Lectures 2019
CPAT's 2018 excavations at Beacon Hill Ring Hillfort by Dr Paul Belford, Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust Director
One of a series of fascinating talks on archaeology and history in Wales
Doors open at 6.30pm and the talks run from 7-8pm.
Free entry to Friends of C.P.A.T - £3 to others
Tickets available on the door
For more information please visit the Facebook site detailed below or contact Community Archaeologist Penelope Foreman on 01938 553670
e mail community@cpat.org.uk
https://www.facebook.com/pg/cpatarchaeology/events/
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Mon14Jan20197:30 pmBeaufort Park Hotel, New Brighton, Mold Flintshire CH76RQClwyd Aviation GroupAn illustrated talk starting at 7.30 pm on Monday evening the 14th January 2019 by Airfield Historian and Author Mr Aldon Ferguson.We are told by Colin Barber of the Rhydymwyn Valley History Group that it will include new photographic material not used in presentations beforeA small entry fee may be charged.
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Fri25Jan20192:00 pmLoggerheads Country Park, Sir Ddinbych CH7 5LHHere’s a reminder of the next event organised by Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley, FoCRDV. It’s a presentation of pictures of our AONB, By "our AONB" I mean the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The pictures have been chosen somewhat haphazardly by me. I’ve called it “An Alphabetic Miscellany of places you know, maybe some you don’t”.The details -Date & time - Friday 25th January 2019 2:00pmVenue - Loggerheads Meeting Room, Loggerheads Country Park, CH7 5LHPresenter - Nev. Howell, FoCRDV Trustee and Events SecretaryFormat - Lots of pictures in a Powerpoint PresentationIf you, or anyone you know would like to join me and see my selection of pictures, then please let me know.Just in case anyone is not familiar with Loggerheads, it’s on the A494, between Mold and Ruthin, 3 miles from Mold and 7.5 miles from Ruthin.Neville HowellTrustee & Events Secretary, Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
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Fri25Jan20197:00 pmThe Corn Exchange, Town Hall, Welshpool SY217JQ
Clwyd Powys Archaeological Trust Winter Lectures 2019
The Life of Lady Margaret, wife of Clive of India by Robert Fowke
One of a series of fascinating talks on archaeology and history in Wales
Doors open at 6.30pm and the talks run from 7-8pm.
Free entry to Friends of C.P.A.T - £3 to others
Tickets available on the door
For more information please visit the Facebook site detailed below or contact Community Archaeologist Penelope Foreman on 01938 553670
e mail community@cpat.org.uk
https://www.facebook.com/pg/cpatarchaeology/events/
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Sat26Jan20192:30 pmEdith Bankes Memorial Hall,High Street, Northop. CH7 6BQ
A Lecture for the Flintshire Historical Society by Andrew Davidson the Chief Archaeologist, Gwynedd Archaeological Trust.
For more information contact Mrs N. Parker on 01745 332220
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Fri01Feb20197:00 pmHawkesbury Community Centre, Mill Lane, Buckley CH7 3HA
A talk by Radio Presenter Brian Cullen
http://www.calonfm.com/105fm/?page_id=16721
All are welcome, free to Society members £2 entry fee for non members
For more information contact bucksoc@uwclub.net
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Sat02Feb2019Gladstone's Library, Church Lane, Hawarden, Flintshire CH5 3DF
Hearth festival runs at Gladstone’s Library on Saturday, 2nd February
Gladstone’s Library is delighted to announce the names of the four writers appearing at its annual Hearth festival.
The intimate writing festival hosted in the cosy common room at the residential library offers keen writers the opportunity to pick up hints and tips, and ask questions of published authors about their experiences. It also encourages any with an interest in the world of books to find out more about the writing and publishing process.
Speakers at the February festival are Jacqueline Saphra (A Bargain with the Light: Poems After Lee Miller), Ellen Wiles (The Invisible Crowd), Tania Hershman (Some of Us Glow More Than Others) and Alys Conran (Dignity).
JACQUELINE SAPHRA describes herself as a ‘poet, editor, agitator, teacher, organiser and word-enthusiast’, writing prose and poems across genres and collaborating with composers, musicians and visual artists. The Kitchen of Lovely Contraptions (flipped eye 2011) was shortlisted for the Aldeburgh First Collection Prize. If I Lay on my Back I Saw Nothing but Naked Women (The Emma Press 2015) won the Saboteur Award for Best Collaborative Work, and in 2017 A Bargain with the Light: Poems after Lee Miller (Hercules Editions 2017) was shortlisted for a Saboteur Award. At Hearth Jacqueline will take a closer look at the life and work of Lee Miller, extraordinary and courageous photographer and trailblazer for women.
ELLEN WILES is a musician-turned-lawyer-turned-writer. As a human rights barrister at a London chambers, Ellen worked on British cases and international projects including with the Bushmen in Botswana, Karenni refugees in Thailand and local lawyers in Myanmar. Her first book, Saffron Shadows and Salvaged Scripts: Literary Life in Myanmar under Censorship and in Transition (2015) features new literary translations and interviews with censored Burmese writers. Her first novel, The Invisible Crowd (2017) won a Victor Turner Prize for ethnographic writing. At Hearth Alys will talk about The Invisible Crowd - a compelling exploration of the British asylum system, the lottery of birth and the kindness of strangers.
TANIA HERSHMAN is a writer, teacher and editor. She is the author of six books, as well as many short stories and poems. Her short stories and flash fictions (The White Road; My Mother Was an Upright Piano; Some of Us Glow More Than Others) are noted for their precise tone and wild, complex settings, while her poetry (Nothing Here is Wild, Everything is Open; Terms and Conditions) is similarly intricate and rich. After years spent living and working in Bristol, Tania currently lives in the north of England, where she is Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the University of Manchester and writer in residence in the Southern Cemetery. In her hour she will read a specially-chosen selection of her past and current work while talking to Louisa Yates about how her writing life has shaped her, what she’s writing now, what hybrid writing means, and all that she might be next.
ALYS CONRAN 's first novel Pigeon (Parthian Books) won the Wales Book of the Year Award 2017 and was shortlisted for the International Dylan Thomas Prize. It also won the Rhys Davies Trust Fiction Award, The Wales Arts Review People's Choice Award and was longlisted for the Author's Choice First Novel Award. She also publishes poetry, short stories, creative non-fiction, creative essays and literary translations and her work is to be found in numerous magazines and anthologies including Stand and The Manchester Review. At Hearth she will consider what the Raj means to Britain today.
Individual event tickets are priced at £14. Morning Tickets (including the two morning talks plus lunch and entry to the panel discussion) are £35 and Afternoon Tickets (including the two afternoon talks plus dinner and entry to the panel discussion) are £35. Day Tickets (including all Hearth events and meals) are £60. All tickets include free entry to the evening panel discussion with all four Hearth speakers during which they will reflect on reading and writing and guests are invited to put forward their most testing questions!
To book tickets or for more information, visit gladstoneslibrary.org, call 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org.
Super limited accommodation is available for this festival and may be booked by calling 01244 532350. Prices start at £69 (student, clergy and Society of Authors discounts available).
NOTES TO EDITORS:
Hearth festival began in 2014 and takes place annually in February. It is an opportunity to meet, chat with, quiz and create with successful writers in the unique setting of the Library’s common room. Attendees are invited to engage in discussion, find inspiration and get hints and tips on writing and getting published, while the fire flickers and the wine flows. Former Hearth guests include Rebecca Abrams (Touching Distance), James Runcie (The Grantchester Mysteries), Melissa Harrison (At Hawthorn Time), Jessie Burton (The Miniaturist) and Kate Hamer (The Girl in the Red Coat).
Gladstone’s Library is situated just six miles from Chester. It is Britain’s only Prime Ministerial library and the national memorial to William E. Gladstone. It is home to a unique collection of more than 150,000 printed items and offers a comfortable, sociable and stimulating environment together with resources for creative study including renowned collections of theological, historical, cultural and political materials.
To request individual comment, interviews or photographs, please email amy.sumner@gladlib.org.
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Wed06Feb20192:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
A talk by Steve Griffiths. author of the book The Battle of Coleshill 1157
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Thu07Feb20197:15 pmMasonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold. CH7 1AB.
The next Mold Civic Society meeting will be Thursday 7th February 2019 starting with an A.G.M then Erin Lloyd Jones will talk on the “Great Storm of 1859”.
New members are always welcome. Visitors are also very welcome for a small fee each visit.
Meetings are held at the Masonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold. CH7 1AB (next door to the Post Office) 7.15 for a 7.30pm start
For further information visit www.moldcivicsociety.org.uk
http://www.facebook.com/groups/529179650508615
or email typedwar4@btinternet.com
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Sat09Feb2019Fri05Apr2019Gladstone's Library, Church Lane, Hawarden, Flintshire CH5 3DF
Gladstone’s Library is now welcoming submissions for its 2020 Writers in Residence and Politics in Residence programmes, from which a selection of the best contemporary writers will be chosen to reside at the Hawarden library to focus on their current projects.
The winning writers will each receive a month’s residency at the Library during which time they will blog about their stay, run a creative writing workshop and host an ‘Evening With’ event. They will each receive full board and lodging, travel expenses, and an honorarium of £100 per week.
Now entering its ninth year, the competitive Writers in Residence programme was established by Gladstone’s Library and salonnière and author of You Will Be Safe Here, Damian Barr. The programme provides space and resources for four writers whose work engages with liberal values. Past recipients of the award include Polly Atkin (Basic Nest Architecture), Rowan Hisayo Buchannan (Harmless Like You), Amy Liptrot (The Outrun), Jessie Burton (The Miniaturist), Melissa Harrison (All Among the Barley), Sarah Perry (The Essex Serpent), and Ian Parks (Citizens).
Now into its fourth year, the Politics in Residence award recognises the best written expressions of political thought, particularly that which encourages political debate with a public audience. Developed from the Library’s successful Writer in Residence programme, Politics in Residence recognises some of the best non-fictional writing, including creative non-fiction, journalism, life-writing and biography. Previous winners include Caroline Shenton (The Day Parliament Burned Down), James Kirchick (The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues and the Coming Dark Age), and Emma Rees (The Vagina: A Literary and Cultural History).
To enter, applicants to each programme must submit a one-page CV or biography along with a copy of the book they would like the judges to consider; a statement defining ‘liberal values’; a description of the writing that they plan to do whilst at the Library; and their proposal for their evening event and day masterclass.
Writers at all stages of their career should feel able to apply. Residencies have supported some of the finest writers in the English language, whether they won for their 17th book or their first. Full details of how to enter are available at www.gladstoneslibrary.org.
The submission period for both awards closes on Friday, 5th April 2019.
NOTES TO EDITORS:
Gladstone’s Library is a residential library located just six miles from Chester. It is Britain’s only Prime Ministerial Library and is the national memorial to William Ewart Gladstone. It houses a unique collection of 150,000 books and offers a comfortable yet stimulating work environment with resources for creative study such as renowned collections of theological, historical, cultural and political materials.
To request individual comment, interviews or photographs, please email amy.sumner@gladlib.org. Marketing Manager
www.gladstoneslibrary.org | @gladlib
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Sat09Feb201910:30am or 11:30am (see below)Meet at Chirk Castle National Trust Visitor Car-parkApologies from the Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley but the Event has been CancelledI can confirm that due to forecasted high winds tomorrow 9.2.2019, for safety reasons the Castle, Gardens and Estate are close to the public.I apologise for the inconvenience that this closure will cause.We look forward to welcoming you at the Castle in the future.Kind regards,Lindsey GordonThe National Trust is a registered charity no. 205846. Our registered office is Heelis, Kemble Drive, Swindon, Wiltshire SN2 2NA. The views expressed in this email are personal and may not necessarily reflect those of the National Trust unless explicitly stated otherwise. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify me immediately. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you should not copy it for any purpose, or disclose its contents to any other person. Senders and recipients of email should be aware that, under the Data Protection Act 2018, the contents may have to be disclosed. The National Trust has scanned this email for security issues. However the National Trust cannot accept liability for any form of malware that may be in this email and we recommend that you check all emails with an appropriate security tool.At 10:30 am, Hazel, a member of Friends of the Clwyd Range and Dee Valley, will lead a short easy walk of about 1 hour, from the National Trust Visitor Car-park in the estate lands of Chirk Castle. Then at 11:30 am she will return to the car park and proceed through to the gardens and woodlands which we hope will be carpeted with snowdrops. If you don’t want to join the short walk then you can arrive for 11:30 am.Entry will be free for members of the National Trust, (NT) and Members of Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley, (FoCRDV). If you belong to NT please bring your membership card as Chirk Castle wants to record the “footfall”. If you are not a member of NT but are a member of FoCRDV then bring your FoCRDV Membership card for free entry.If you would like to join us for the walk or visit then please let me know
Neville Howell
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Sat09Feb20192:00 pmPenyffordd War Memorial Institute, Chester Road, Penyffordd, Buckley CH40JHZ
Clwyd Family History Society invite you to its monthly meeting featuring a talk by Ray Jones
Non Members welcome
No entrance fee
Reg. Charity No. 512068
Further information is available on our website at www.clwydfhs.org.uk where details of membership can be obtained. Alternatively, telephone for more information to 01978 814924 (This line is manned by volunteers and only available on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturday mornings).
Contact secretary@clwydfhs.org.uk
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Sun10Feb2019Sun10Mar2019Gladstone's Library, Church Lane, Hawarden, Flintshire CH5 3DF
Writers Sophie Mackintosh and Susanna Forrest are set to wow audiences as Writers in Residence at North Wales’ unique Gladstone’s Library. Three events are scheduled with tickets for all selling extremely fast
Gladstone’s Library is delighted that this February two spectacular women will be taking up their places as Writers in Residence, and will deliver three not-to-be-missed events!
Sophie Mackintosh’s residency runs 10th February – 10th March. At her evening event, ‘Utopias and Dystopias’, on Tuesday, 12th February, she will ruminate on why both critics and audiences seem to love speculative fiction so much and will tackle some tough questions including why we are so drawn to it, what speculative fiction helps us to come to terms with, and what it can tell us about ourselves. Sophie also leads an exciting day-long masterclass on ‘The Art of the Short Story’. During the day, participants will learn how novels and stories inform one another, as well as how to work within (and learn from) the limitations of short fiction.
Susanna Forrest’s residency runs 10th – 24th February. On Tuesday, 19th February, she will present an evening talk on ‘Writing Animals’ and will explore the challenges of doing animals justice in contemporary non-fiction. As a scholar of equine culture and history and the author of the The Age of the Horse (2016), Susanna has much to teach us about history, literature, anthropology, philosophy, and even food!
Sophie and Susanna join us in February as the Library’s first and second Writers in Residence of 2019. Whilst staying with us they will be reflecting on and engaging with social, moral and ethical questions through their creative writing, and sharing their expertise with residents, visitors and event audiences. They will also submit a blog post to the Library’s blog, Volume.
Tickets for ‘Utopias and Dystopias: The Water Cure - An Evening with Writer in Residence Sophie Mackintosh’ are priced at £15 or £25.95 with dinner (a copy of The Water Cure included). Tickets for ‘The Art of the Short Story - A Masterclass with Writer in Residence Sophie Mackintosh’ are now SOLD OUT.
Tickets for ‘Writing Animals - An Evening with Writer in Residence Susanna Forrest’ are priced at £15 or £25.95 with dinner (a copy of The Age of the Horse included).
For more information or to book tickets to any of these events, please call 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org. You can also book tickets online at www.gladstoneslibrary.org.
NOTES TO EDITORS:
Sophie Mackintosh is an award-winning author of award-winning short stories; her work can be found in The White Review, Five Dials, Granta and elsewhere. Her first novel, The Water Cure (2018), has found huge success both commercially and critically. Shortly after her nomination for Gladstone’s Library’s Writer in Residence programme The Water Cure was longlisted for the Booker Prize. Sophie was born in Wales and is currently based in London.
Susanna Forrest is an author, journalist, essayist and teacher. Susanna writes creative non-fiction on equine culture, a subject that took her across the world, including Mongolia. She published her first book, If Wishes Were Horses, in 2012, following with The Age of the Horse: An Equine Journey Through Human History (2016), an extraordinary achievement of research, travel, and writing which uses horses to tell the story of our own human history. The Times called her ‘the outstanding writer at the erudite end of horse madness’ and Waterstone’s named her book one of the Best Countryside and Nature books in 2016.
Gladstone’s Library is situated just six miles outside Chester and is Britain’s only Prime Ministerial library and the national memorial to William E. Gladstone. Home to a unique collection of more than 150,000 printed items, it offers a comfortable, sociable and stimulating environment together with resources for creative study including renowned collections of theological, historical, cultural and political materials.
Gladstone’s Library’s competitive Writer in Residence programme provides space and resources for four writers whose work engages with liberal values. Through reflection and writing during their stay, Writers in Residence help us redefine liberal values for the 21st Century. The Residency programme is designed to share the Library’s benefits with as many people as we can, broadening the Library’s audience and benefiting from their perspectives in turn. The Library welcomes all, regardless of gender, race, class, sexual orientation or religious affiliation. All Writers in Residence will be at ease with this inclusive ethos.
To request individual comment, interviews or photographs, please email amy.sumner@gladlib.org.
www.gladstoneslibrary.org | @gladlib
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Sat16Feb20191,30 pmMeeting Place - the car park in the village of Trelawnyd at SJ091798.
Date & Time - Saturday 16th February 2019, 1:30 pm to around 3:30 pm
Meeting place - the car park in the village of Trelawnyd at SJ091798, Turn north off the A5151 toHigh Street by the Memorial HallThe walk goes up the road across a field and onto the cairn, the second largest prehistoric mound in the UK, excavated in the late Victorian period it’s purpose is still enigmatic. The walk will return through woods and back to the car park. Gop cairn is both a scheduled monument and a Site of Special Scientific Interest and recent management work has aimed to enhance both designations.The walk, whilst short, goes up hill and over a couple of stiles.If you or anyone you know would like to join the event and you haven’t previously notified me than please let me know,Neville HowellTrustee & Events Secretary, Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley -
Sun17Feb201910.30am & 11.30amMeet at Chirk Castle National Trust Visitor Car-parkA Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley event
You will recall that Hazel’s last event at Chirk Castle had to be cancelled at the last minute due to the forecast of high winds. This is to let you know that it has been possible to rearrange the event at short notice. Hopefully the snowdrops will have waited for us!
Note. The castle staff advise that there is currently work going on in the visitors car-park so please try to arrange a car-share.At 10:30 am, Hazel, a member of FoCRDV, will lead a short easy walk of about 1 hour, from the National Trust Visitor Car-park in the estate lands of Chirk Castle. Then at 11:30 am she will return to the car park and proceed through to the gardens and woodlands which we hope will be carpeted with snowdrops. If you don’t want to join the short walk then you can arrive for 11:30 am.Entry will be free for members of the National Trust, (NT) and Members of Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley, (FoCRDV). If you belong to NT please bring your membership card as Chirk Castle wants to record the “footfall”. If you are not a member of NT but are a member of FoCRDV then bring your FoCRDV Membership card for free entry. If you are not a member of either then there should be a charge but I will try to negotiate free entry for those joining Hazel’s group.If you would like to join us for the walk or visit then please let me know.Neville Howell
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Mon18Feb2019Mon22Apr20196 pm - 8pmGlyndŵr University, Wrexham
The course will run for ten weeks on Mondays 6-8 pm on the following dates 18 February -22 April
What you will study
-The meaning of family and community history
-Constructing a family tree
-Understanding the census
-Reconstructing the community; urban and rural
-People's occupations and roles
-The tools and tactics of historical research
-Oral. written and visual evidence
FEES £150
This fee covers attendance and tutorage, including assessment and basic materials
Book online or contact enterprise@glyndwr.ac.uk
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Wed20Feb2019Wed24Apr20196pm-8pmGlyndŵr University, Wrexham
What you will study
- Locating Wales in time and place
- From Celtic tradition to Victorian culture: creating a timeline of people and places
- The importance of the Welsh language
- Cultural Turning points
- Wales in the Modern Age
FEES £150
This fee covers attendance and tutorage, including assessment and basic materials.
Book your place online or contact enterprise@glyndwr.ac.uk
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Mon25Feb20191pm - 3pmMinera Lead Mines Country Park, Wrexham LL11 3DU
FEATHERS AND FUN
Feeders
Make a simple bird feeder and enjoy a fun trail
around the country park spotting birds as we go.
Binoculars available or bring your own.All activities are outside please wear suitable clothing and footwear. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times. There are toilets at the site. Subject to weather conditions please check Facebook on the day.
www.groundworknorthwales.org.uk/visitminera
info@groundworknorthwales.org.uk
@visitminera 01978 757524
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Thu28Feb201912 noon - 4 pm Minera Lead Mines and Country Park near Wrexham
Join us for a guided tour and walk around Minera Lead Mines and the Country Park, exploring the mine workings and industrial heritage. Walk starts at 1.30 pm and lasts approx. 1.5 hours.
For those who are interested in supporting this fascinating heritage site, a full range of great volunteering opportunities are available. Come along on the day to find out more about Minera and find out if you can be a part of its future!
Contact Groundwork North Wales on
01978 757524 or emailrichard.aram@groundworknorthwales.org.uk
www.groundworknorthwales/minera
Note Minera is located next to the villages of New Brighton and Minera and can be reached from the A483, signposted as "Clywedog" on the A483 and "Minera Lead Mines" on the A525.
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Fri01Mar201910.30 am - 11.15 am plus 11.45 am - 12.30pmMinera Lead Mines Country Park, Minera, Wrexham LL11 3DU
NATURE BINGO
Friday 1st March
Session 1: 10.30 am – 11.15 am
Session 2: 11.45 am – 12.30 pmJoin Kate for a fun session of
nature bingo exploring the country park,
and learn about the wildlife residents.
Choose which session you want to come to!All activities are outside please wear suitable clothing and footwear. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times. There are toilets at the site. Subject to weather conditions please check Facebook on the day.
www.groundworknorthwales.org.uk/visitminera
info@groundworknorthwales.org.uk
@visitminera 01978 757524
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Fri01Mar20197:00 pmHawkesbury Community Centre, Mill Lane, Buckley CH7 3HA
A Buckley Society event at Hawkesbury Community Centre (In front of the Elfed High School)
An illustrated talk by the Saltney and Saltney Ferry History Group
Doors open 7 pm for a 7.15 pm start. Non members £2 entry fee
All are welcome
e mail contact for further information bucksoc@uwclub.net
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Mon04Mar2019Thu07Mar201910 AM - 3.30 PMTomen Y Faerdre, near Llanarmon Yn Ial, Denbighshire
With the aid of Cadw and the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley AONB, CPAT are supervising a programme of site management at the impressive medieval motte castle - Tomen Y Faerdre, near Llanarmon Yn Ial, Denbighshire . The work, organising volunteer work parties to help with vegetation clearance of the old castle mound, is a continuation of a long term project to enhance the view of the monument whilst hopefully adding to the understanding of the history of the site, improve limited access, interpretation boards, heritage trails in the parish etc. CPAT, undertook a similar successful project in partnership with Cadw and the AONB at Tomen Y Rhodwydd above the Nant Y Garth pass between 2014-17.
We will begin work on site on Monday 4th March through to the Thursday 7th. Time on site is from 10am to 3:30pm each day. You will need to wear sensible outdoor clothing and stout footwear. We can provide gloves and tools but if you have a favourite saw, pair of loppers etc please bring them along. We will be burning on site so if the weather temperature drops don’t worry we have a big fire, baked potatoes included! On the subject of food, please bring a packed lunch and drink. Alternatively, there is a wonderful community shop in the village that does sell food and drink.
Parking: Please park either at the newly refurbished Old School House car park at the rear of the Churchyard or at the Raven Pub Car Park. It is a short walk down hill to the site down by the river.
The site is on private land although there is access via the adjacent bridleway. Normally permission to visit would be by prior appointment with the landowner, who is in full support of the project. I hope, with the aid of the surrounding community, to raise the profile of this historic site. If you feel you would like to be involved, whether it be for a day or more, in groundwork clearance then please drop me a line at either our offices (Tel 01938 552 002) asking for Ian Grant or alternatively Mob: 07967 605 404.
Email: ian.grant@cpat.org.uk
Your support will be greatly appreciated.
Ian Grant
Senior Archaeologist
Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust
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Thu07Mar20197:15 pmMasonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold. CH7 1AB (next door to the Post Office)
The next Mold Civic Society meeting will be Thursday 7th March 2019.
The talk will be “The Making of Mold Part 2” by Kevin Matthias.
New members are always welcome. Visitors are also very welcome for a small fee each visit.Full program for 2019 is on the web page at :- http://moldcivicsociety.org.uk/
Meetings are held at the Masonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold. CH7 1AB (next door to the Post Office) 7.15 for a 7.30pm start
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Sun10Mar201910:00 amLlantysilio Green/Horseshoe Falls Carpark LL20 8BSHere are the details of a 4 hour walk on Sunday, 10th March 2019 to be led by Jeff Morgan, Trustee of Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley, FoCRDV.
Starting at 10:00am from the Llantysilio Green/Horseshoe Falls Carpark, here’s Jeff’s description.
Amazing views - a moderate walk with a handful of stiles. Meet at Horseshoe Falls Car park, ready to walk at 10.00. We will walk through Valle Crucis Abbey, then to Castell Dinas Bran and return via Llangollen canal and Horseshoe Falls. The walk will take about 4 hours and we will stop for lunch so bring your sarnies!!Meet at Horseshoe Falls Car Park outside Llangollen. If approaching via A542 Horseshoe Pass turn right along B5103 just outside Llangollen. If approaching from Llangollen turn left on outskirts along B5103. The Car park which is brown signed is half a mile along the B5103 on the left. Post code LL20 8BS GR: SJ199433£3 all day parking. Toilets in car parkPlease feel free to pass the details to anyone who may be interested, and let me know of anyone who will be joining us.Neville Howell
Trustee & Events Secretary, Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
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Tue12Mar2019Tue11Jun201910 am - 2 pm Minera Lead Mines Country Park, Minera, Wrexham LL11 3DU
Minera Lead Mines and Country Park offers a fascinating glimpse into the industrial past of the beautiful Clywedog Valley. This spring we are running 4 taster volunteer sessions open to all adults interested in getting involved in practical tasks at this fascinating heritage site.
Dates; - Tuesday 12th March Tuesday 9th April Tuesday 14th May Tuesday 11th June
Please wear suitable footwear and warm clothing.
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Sat23Mar201914.30 HRSEdith Bankes Memorial Hall,High Street, Northop. CH7 6BQ
Following the Annual General Meeting a Lecture will be delivered by Dilys Rana, a native of Nannerch.
Please see web site at http://www.flintshirehistoricalsociety.org.uk/ for further details and contacts.
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Thu28Mar201910:00 amDisused Quarry on B5430 at Grid Ref. SJ 188 579A 6 mile walk around Llanarmon yn Ial and Eryrys taken from Ron William’s book of 24 Walks in the Clwydian Hills and Dee Valley and led by Ron Williams.Start Point - Disused Quarry on B5430 at Grid Ref. SJ 188 579(The B5430 links Llanferres to Graianrhyd and beyond and leaves the A494 just south of Llanferres. The disused quarry is on the east of this road about 1 mile from the A494/B5430 junction)Ron advises anyone joining him to bring something to eat and drink.He also advises anyone intending to bring a dog that there are several stiles some of them are difficult to get a dog over.If you or anyone you know would like to join Ron then please let me know.Neville HowellTrustee and Events Secretary Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com
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Thu04Apr20197:30 pmMasonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold. CH7 1AB (next door to the Post Office)
Our meetings are held at the Masonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold. If you have a SatNav, use the postcode CH7 1AB.
We meet on the 1st Thursday of the month, from Feb-June and Sept-Dec and we start our meetings at 7:30
YOU MUST BE PRE-BOOK FOR VISITS
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Fri05Apr20197:15 pmHawkesbury Community Centre, Mill Lane, Buckley CH7 3HA
An illustrated talk by Gavin Hunter
Non members welcome for a small entrance fee of £2
Doors open 7 pm for a 7.15 pm start
Refreshment available after the talk.
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Wed10Apr20192:00 pmLoggerheads Country Park, Sir Ddinbych CH7 5LH
Please note amendment
This talk was originally scheduled for the 11th of April but with effect from 4.4.2019 has been changed to 10th April.
A talk by Howard Sutcliffe
For further details please visit http://www.friends.cymru
or contact
Neville Howell
Trustee and Events Secretary Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com -
Tue23Apr20192:00 pmLoggerheads Country Park, Sir Ddinbych CH7 5LHA presentation arranged at short notice by Rhun Jones Senior Warden in our AONBThe Curlew has become the most pressing bird conservancy in the UK and Rhun has been working on behalf of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty on the Curlew Cymru project. Rhun has previously led walks for our group to hear Nightjars jarring and to locate the rare Llangollen Whitebeam tree on the Eglwyseg Escarpment. He was successful on both occasions.Loggerheads is on the A494 between Mold and Ruthin, 3 miles from Mold and 7 miles from Ruthin, There is pay and display parking and toilets on site.The Friends.cymru web site has been updated accordingly.If you or anyone you know are interested in attending this talk on Curlew Cymru then please let me know.Neville HowellTrustee and Events Secretary Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com
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Thu25Apr2019Plas Pentwyn, Castle Road, Coedpoeth LL11 3NA Wrexham
See full article and short video via the link to the Daily Post web page below
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/meet-volunteers-who-transforming-brymbo-16022744
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Thu25Apr201911:00 amMemorial Hall, Bodhyfryd, Wrexham LL12 7AG
Note. This is one event of a series in Wrexham running between the 23rd April and the 2nd May
https://wrexhamcarnivalofwords.com/historyday/
Six events with a focus on local history.
11:00 - Local writer Peter Evans spins some yarns from his book about the Alun, Resurrection River
12:00 - Author Barbara Erskine chats about the weird and wonderful stories she’s uncovered while researching the history of the Welsh Marches
13:00 - Author Anthony Riches talks about the Romans in North East Wales, the research background to his novels, and the development of Hope’s Park in the Past project (includes re-enactments).
14:00 - Andrew Green shares the background to his amazing book Wales In A Hundred Objects
15:00 - A panel of authors talks about writing the history of Wrexham and North East Wales
16:00 - Stories and Poems of the Royal Welch Fusiliers (includes re-enactments), plus Special Guest appearance by military historian Peter Doyle, author of Percy: A Story of 1918.There will be displays and exhibitions from local history groups in the Memorial Hall’s side rooms.
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Sat27Apr201914.30 HRSDyserth Community Hall, Cwm Road Dyserth , Rhyl, Clwyd, LL18 6BD
A Lecture by Barbara Lawson-Reay
Please see web site at http://www.flintshirehistoricalsociety.org.uk/ for further details and contacts.
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Mon29Apr20197:30 pmGladstone's Library, Church Lane, Hawarden, Flintshire CH5 3DF
Want to see and learn more about rare books? Join Gladstone’s Library’s own Gary Butler for this hour-long talk on the history of the book through some spectacular, and unusual, examples from the library’s collections of religious texts.
Come along and find out what makes our collections so unique and distinctive, and leave with a greater understanding of the meaning and value of the printed word.
Gary Butler is the Assistant Librarian at Gladstone’s Library.
Tickets are priced at £8 or £18.95 with dinner. Book online, call Reception on 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org.
Please note that tickets for this event are e-tickets. Book online and have your tickets emailed directly to you – then save the environment by bringing along your e-ticket on your phone or tablet and have it scanned as you enter the event. If you would prefer to print your ticket, black and white is fine.
A print and collect service is available to those without access to email facilities for a small charge to cover our admin costs. Call 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org for more information. Printed tickets will be available to collect from Reception before the event.
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Tue30Apr201914:00: and 1900Mold Library & Holywell Library
Tuesday 30 April / Dydd Mawrth 30 Ebrill 2019
2pm MOLD LIBRARY / LLYFRGELL YR WYDDGRUG
7pm HOLYWELL LIBRARY / LLYFRGELL TREFFYNNONAn illustrated introduction by PHIL COPE
Phil Cope is a photographer, writer, and exhibition and book designer who has created five major
books on the wellsprings of Britain. His celebrated talk will introduce you to the fascinating history
of wellsprings throughout Wales, focusing on our local sites, told through their myths and legends,
and the poems inspired by these magical places, all illustrated with his stunning photography.
£5 admission (inc. refreshmentsThe Living Wells of Wales (£20, published by SEREN
in April 2019) is the finest and fullest guide yet to our
sacred springs, holy wells and spas.
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Wed01May20192:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
A talk by local author David Rowe.
Come and learn about the Ancient Order of Froth Blowers
Everyone is welcome.
Free for members, £2 for non members
For further information telephone 07778659648
email qwaheritageofficer1819@gmail.com
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Wed01May2019Fri31May20192:00 pmTower Nercwys, MOLD, Flintshire, North Wales CH7 4EW
Tower (or Twr Broncoed) is first mentioned in 1465 by the poet Lewys Glyn Cothi, The fortified tower-house which gives the place its name is the earliest section and is probably c1440-50.
Guided Tours of the house will be held at 2 pm on the above dates.
Price £5 per person
On weekends and Bank Holidays light refreshments will be available by prior arrangement. For further information or to book refreshments contact 01352 755043 or email info@tower.wales
Why not combine your visit with one of our pop-up Tea afternoons?
For more information see website at https://tower.wales/tower-public-access/
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Thu02May20197:30 pmMasonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold. CH7 1AB (next door to the Post Office)
A talk by Pete Evans Author of the book 'Resurrection River'
Our meetings are held at the Masonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold. If you have a SatNav, use the postcode CH7 1AB.
We meet on the 1st Thursday of the month, from Feb-June and Sept-Dec and we start our meetings at 7:30 pm
Please note you must pre-book for visits.
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Sat11May20192.30 pm onwardMostyn Hall, Mostyn, Nr Holywell, Flintshire, Sat Nav: CH8 9QH.
This event is in aid of St Beuno’s and St Mary’s Church, Whitford, Holywell.
I would be grateful if your members could be advised of this opportunity to enjoy a wonderful tea in the gardens which are not usually open to the public.
‘Afternoon Tea’ in the historic Mostyn Hall Garden with proceeds in aid of Whitford Church on Saturday, afternoon, 11th. May from 2:30 pm onward
Tickets: £10 includes walks in the garden with a Treasure Hunt for children
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Sun12May201910,30 amStart Point – Llantysilio Green car park, SJ 199 435, (near Chain Bridge Hotel)
Organiser – Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
Leader – Fiona Gale, Member of FoCRDV and retired Denbighshire County Archaeologist
Date & Time – Sunday 12th May 2019 Start walking at 10:30am
Start Point – Llantysilio Green car park, SJ 199 435, (near Chain Bridge Hotel)
Description – Explore the Valle Crucis Abbey and the 9th Century Eliseg’s Pillar and a part of the Llangollen Canal World Heritage Site
Booking – Nev. Howell, 01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com
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Tue14May201910:00 amStart Point – Gwaenysgor Viewpoint car park, SJ 075 819, (between Gwaenysgor and Prestatyn)
Organiser – Denbighshire Countryside Services (DCS)
Leader – DCS Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Ranger
Date & Time – Tuesday 14th May 2019 Start walking at 10:00am
Start Point – Gwaenysgor Viewpoint car park, SJ 075 819, (between Gwaenysgor and Prestatyn)
Description – This is a walk to explore the special wildlife and habitats of Prestatyn Hillside
Booking – Loggerheads Country Park, 01824 712757, loggerheads.countrypark@denbighshire.gov.uk
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Thu16May2019Sat18May2019Gladstone's Library, Church Lane, Hawarden, Flintshire CH5 3DF
Gladstone’s Library is delighted to announce the details of a three-day course for theologians, historians, and anyone with an interest in religion. Entitled Through Palestinian Eyes...Contemporary Christianity in the Middle East, the course will explore Christianity in the Middle East from the 19th Century through to the present day. The price of the course also includes entry to this year’s Robinson-Spong public lecture, Faith in the Face of Empire: The Bible Through Palestinian Eyes, individual tickets for which can be purchased separately.
Participants of the course have the option to take part in a Eucharist every morning, and will first look at the rise and fall of Middle Eastern Christianity in the 19th Century, giving participants the context in which the next two days of lectures will be situated. Further sessions include ‘The Fall of Middle Eastern Christianity in the 20th Century’; ‘The Political Situation in Israel Palestine’ and; ‘Christians in Israeli Palestine: Migration and Resilience.’
The final session of this course, and the Robinson-Spong lecture for 2019, will explore the Bible and contemporary Christianity from a Palestinian perspective.
Places for this course are available now. Residential prices start from £235, non-residential are £160. Discount rates for clergy and students apply. For more information or to book, please call 01244 532350 or email http://enquiries@gladlib.org.
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Thu16May20197:30 pmStart Point – Llangollen Market Street car park, LL20 8RB
Organiser - Denbighshire Countryside Services (DCS)
Leader - DCS Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Ranger
Date & Time – Thursday 16th May 2019 start walking at 7:30pm-
Start Point – Llangollen Market Street car park, LL20 8RB
Description – Join a leisurely 4 mile evening stroll to enjoy the setting sun, the calls of the curlew and far-reaching views of the Dee Valley from Biddulph Tower
Booking – Loggerheads Country Park, 01824 712757, loggerheads.countrypark@denbighshire.gov.uk
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Sat18May20197:00 pmPrestatyn Parish Church Hall
Prestatyn & Clwydian Range Walking Festival 2019
A talk by Professor of Archaeology at the University of Chester.
The talk will present the latest findings and arguments in regard to ongoing work by Dr Keith Ray and himself as part of the Offa's Dyke Collaboratory featuring the northern stretches of Offa's Dyke.
The entrance fee will be £4 per person (pay on the night) which will include coffee / tea and biscuits.
Pre-booking recommended by telephoning 01745 857185
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Fri24May201910:00 amStart Point – The slip-road outside Llanferres Church and the Druid Inn, Llanferres, SJ 188 605
Organiser – Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley (FoCRDV)
Leader – Neil Ogilvie, Member of FoCRDV and Walk Leader for Walkabout Flintshire (WaFl)
Date & Time – Friday 24th May 2019 Start walking at 10:00am
Start Point – The slip-road outside Llanferres Church and the Druid Inn, Llanferres, SJ 188 605
Description - Neil will lead a 5 mile walk which will include the limestone pavement of Bryn Alyn. there will be some hills and uneven surfaces
Booking – Neil Ogilvie, 01352 756183, nhogilvie@hotmail.com
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Fri31May20199.30 AM -5.30 PMThe National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Allt Penglais Hill, Aberystwyth SY23 BU
This year’s symposium will concentrate on the work of Humphrey Llwyd, an appraisal of the work and influence of the father of Welsh cartography. Speakers will include: Keith Lilley, Professor of Historical Geography, Queen’s University Belfast; Joost Depuydt, Curator of Typographical and Technical Collections, Plantin-Moretus Museum, Antwerp; and James January-McCann, Place Names Officer and Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. The symposium will also include guided tours of the Humphrey Llwyd exhibition by the curator Huw Thomas, together with a display of materials
especially selected for the symposium by the Royal Commission in their Reading Room.https://rcahmw.gov.uk/event/carto-cymru-2019-humphrey-llwyd-inventor-of-britain/
***A bilingual event***
***Simultaneous translation provided***
***Admission by ticket to the morning presentations £10.00***
***Tea / coffee served during registration***
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Thu06Jun20197:15 pmMasonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold. CH7 1AB
The next Mold Civic Society meeting will be Thursday 6th June 2019.
The talk will be on the Mold Riots by David Rowe
New members are always welcome. Visitors are also very welcome for a small fee each visit.Meetings are held at the Masonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold. CH7 1AB (next door to the Post Office) 7.15 for a 7.30 pm start
You can now follow us on Twitter at :- https://twitter.com/CivicMold?lang=en-gb
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Thu06Jun20197.15 pm for 7.30 pm startMasonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold. CH7 1AB
The next Mold Civic Society meeting will be Thursday 6th June 2019.
The talk will be on the Mold Riots by David Rowe
New members are always welcome. Visitors are also very welcome for a small fee each visit. Meetings are held at the Masonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold. CH7 1AB (next door to the Post Office) 7.15 pm for a 7.30 pm start
You can now follow us on Twitter at :- https://twitter.com/CivicMold?lang=en-gb
Full program for 2019 is on the web page at : -http://moldcivicsociety.org.uk/ -
Wed12Jun201910:00 amPlas Newydd, Llangollen LL20 8AW
A walk and talk guided by Neil Rowlands
For further details please visit http://www.friends.cymru
or contact
Neville Howell
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Thu13Jun20197:00 pmDenbigh Museum, Grove Road, Denbigh, LL16 3UU
The Annual General Meeting for the North East Wales Heritage Forum will be held at Denbigh Museum at 7 pm on Thursday the 13th June.
Following the business of the AGM we are pleased that Fiona Gale, Paul Davies and Jonathan Gammond have agreed to give three 20 minute presentations (followed by questions) on some of the themes related to the potential ‘Arrivals and Departures’ project.
All current members of the Steering Group have indicated that they are happy to continue in their roles. If anybody would like to be considered for election, please email us with details. Brief annual reports will be presented by the Chair and Treasurer.
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Wed19Jun20197:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
A talk organised by the Quay Watermen's Association
Everyone is welcome. Free for members, £2 for non-members
For Further information telephone 07778 659648
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Thu20Jun201910 AM - 1.30 PMStart from Trelawnyd Car Park, Trelawnyd DenbighshireFriends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley6 mile walk with Ron Williams from Trelawnyd Car-park taking in Marion Mills, Gwaenysgor and the Top HillPlease let me know if you or anyone you know would like to attendNeville HowellTrustee and Events Secretary Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com
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Thu20Jun2019Sun23Jun201910 am - 4 pmSt Bartholomew's Church Sealand Road, Sealand CH5 2LQ
A 1930's Heritage weekend and exhibition of Sealand in the 1930's
Admission Free
Refreshments on Sale:
Morning Coffee, Hot and Cold Light
Lunches, Homemade cakes,
Afternoon Teas
Talks and Events
Thu 20 Jun:
- 30 am - noon: School Workshops
- 30 pm - 30s/40s Sing-along with the Mancot Community Choir
Fri 21 Jun:
- 30 am - noon: School Workshops
- 30 pm - Down Memory Lane with the Welsh Land Settlement Society - talk about the old days with family and friends
Sat 22 Jun:
- 11 am: The 1930s - an illustrated talk by Stephen Smith
- 30 pm: Sealand in the '30s - an illustrated talk by Jennifer Watson
Sun 23 Jun:
- 4 pm: Compline (closing prayers) - all welcome
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Fri28Jun20192 pm - 4.30 pmLlanarmon yn Ial Old Schoolroom
A talk for Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley by Dr. Ian Brown on 'Caer Drewyn, Dee Valley, and its environs and other hillforts’
Please let me know if you or anyone you know would like to attendNeville HowellTrustee and Events Secretary Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com -
Mon01Jul2019Sun07Jul2019Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, Royal International Pavilion, Abbey Road, Llangollen Denbighshire LL20 8SW UK
An international festival of music and dance
Tickets on sale now click on below website links for details;
Evening concerts include appearances by;
Monday 1 July 7.30 pm Jools Holland & his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra
Tuesday 2 July 7.30 pm Classical Gala with Rolando Villazon starring Rhian Lois
Wednesday 3 July 7.30 pm Siants and Singers The Music of Wales
Thursday 4.July 7.30 pm International Celebration with MABON
Friday 5. July 7.30 pm GIPSY Kings featuring Andre Reyes
Saturday 6.July 7.30 pm Choir of the World with Catrin Finch
https://international-eisteddfod.co.uk/event_picker/evening-concerts/
Administration Office
Tel: 01978 862000
Email: info@llangollen.net
Music Office
Tel: 01978 862003
Email: music@llangollen.net
Tickets
Tel: 01978 862001
Email: tickets@llangollen.net
Support and Sponsorship
Email: commercial@llangollen.net
Trade Stands & Catering
Email: siting@llangollen.net
Friends of the Eisteddfod
Email: friends@llangollen.net
PR and Press Accreditation
Tel: 01244 320677
Email: EisteddfodPR@thinkdewinter.co.uk
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Tue02Jul20191:30 pmBodrhyddan Hall near Dyserth post code LL185SBThe Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales (CPRW) Clwyd Branch are having a summer outing to Bodrhyddan Hall near Dyserth and have invited any members of the Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley ( FoCRDV ) https://friends.cymru/ to join them.DETAILSThe trip to Bodrhyddan Hall has been booked for Tuesday 2nd July starting at 1.30 pm which is half an hour before it opens to the general public so we can have to run of the place . The guided talk takes about 1 hour and afterwards we can still wander about.There is a cream tea to be had from the tea shop for £4.00The cost is £7.00 per person [children £4.00]This is a grade 1 listed building belonging to the Langford family for 500 years set in acres of gardensThere is Victorian and historical collection with Armour, portraits and Egyptian mummy and sarcophagusLOCATIONIt is between Dyserth and Rhuddlan post code LL185SB. It has limited Disability AccessMeet at the venue at 1.15 pm and pay the organiser from CPRW Christine Evans as the entrance will not yet be open. Christine will need to know how many are coming and can be contacted via by email christinemaryevans@hotmail.com text 07887774909, or landline 01824780560 there is an answerphone facility on this number.
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Wed03Jul20192:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
A talk on Flintshire's hidden Sculpture Trail by Coastal Ranger Mike Taylor
Everyone is welcome, free entry for members £2 for non members
For further information telephone 07778659648
email qwaheritageofficer1819@gmail.com
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Sat06Jul201911am - 4pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
Teas, homemade cakes, and barbecue
Bridge to Bridge Wheeleyboat trips from 12 midday
Duck races
Films about Deeside's past
Competitions - children's fancy dress, best decorated cup cakes & photography
View the new Connah's Quay iBeacon on your phone
Sea Shanties with local singers Hallte. Morus dancingFace painting, street art demo, chalk painting on the viewpoint
4 pm - 6 pm Children's disco
6 pm - 11 pm An evening by the river
BBQ from 6 pm - Bring your own bottle!
Disco and karaoke
Lighting of the Midsummer Beacon on the Stone Dock at 10 pmFor more information: 01244 818029
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Sun07Jul20192:00 pmLlangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, Royal International Pavilion, Abbey Road, Llangollen Denbighshire LL20 8SW UK
Lanfest
https://international-eisteddfod.co.uk/events/sunday-llanfest/
Gates open 1.30 pm
Tickets
There are 3 ticket options available which allow access to the whole site from 2 pm.
Standing: £39
Seated: £45
Premium Standing: £49
For Accessible Seating please contact the Box Office on 01978 862001.
Under 16 s must be accompanied by an adult.
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Sat13Jul201910am - 11.30amBersham Heritage Centre, Bersham Wrexham LL14 4HT
Enjoy a guided tour of Bersham Ironworks and learn all about 'Iron Mad Jack', John Wilkinson. We recommend wearing sturdy footwear. No need to book, just turn up. Parking available at Bersham Heritage Centre: LL14 4HT
Contact Wrexham Museum on or email museumeducation@wrexham.gov.uk
Ticket Price: Am Ddim / Free
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Wed17Jul20197:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
One of two- 2 hour brisk evening walks along the river bank to Hawarden Bridge and back looking at the historic and environmental heritage of the river . The second walk takes place on the 21st of August
Is your mobility is impaired?
Would you like a short gentle walk to suit you?
Please contact Celia Drew (07778 659648) to arrange one.Everyone is welcome. Free for members, £2 for non-members
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Fri19Jul20191:30 pmAberclwyd Manor, Derwen, Corwen, Denbighshire LL21 9SFAberclwyd Manor at Derwen near Corwen has 4 acres of gardens and opens to the public for the National Garden Scheme, NGS, about which some of you will know. Irene Brown has kindly agreed to open especially for our members of Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee ValleyFoCRDV.There is a charge of £3.50 per head and afternoon cream teas can also be available at an additional £3.50.
The address is Aberclwyd Manor, Derwen, Corwen, Denbighshire LL21 9SF, which is 7 miles from Ruthin and 6 miles from Corwen.
Travelling on A494 from Ruthin to Corwen, at Bryn Saith Marchog Service Station turn right (north), and follow sign to Derwen. Aberclwyd gates are on the left before Derwen.
Do not follow sat nav directions
Please let me know if you or anyone you know are planning to join us and also if you would like the cream tea.
Nev
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Tue23Jul2019Sun15Sep2019Minera Lead Mines Country Park, Minera, Wrexham LL11 3DU
See the whole host of family activities taking place through the summer holidays at the country park Minera via the below link
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Sat27Jul2019Sun28Jul201910 am - 4 pmTalacre, Flintshire CH89RT
Replica Spitfire, re-enactors, military vehicles, WW2 trail, family activities.
For more details of the Talacre 'Then and Now' project see newspaper report at;-
https://www.rhyljournal.co.uk/news/17393277.talacre-then-and-now-project-receives-more-funding/
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Sat27Jul201911 am -3.30 pmWrexham County Borough Museum, County Building, Regent Street, Wrexham LL11 1RB
The North East Wales Heritage fair will take place on the forecourt of Wrexham Museum where you can meet various members of the Heritage Forum and learn more of the area's rich heritage through exhibits and displays on the various stalls of groups participating. The main museum will also be open to visitors.
Free entry on the day, activities for children - guests include a Roman Soldier from Roman Tours Chester and a Medieval Scribe
Look forward to seeing you there
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Sat03Aug2019Sat14Sep20191 pm - 4 pmCeiriog Memorial Institute and Museum, High Street, Glynceiriog LL20 7EH
Open every Saturday in August i.e. 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st plus Saturdays the 7th and 14th September
Free entry for all, come along and view the wonderful array of artefacts of both local and national interest.
Light refreshments available, donations most welcome.
The Institute is a Grade 2 listed building, erected in 1911 in memory of the renowned poets of the Ceiriog Valley - John 'Ceiriog' Hughes, Huw Morus, and Robert 'Cynddelw' Ellis.
It contains many local and historical artefacts within its recently modernised museum, and there's also a magnificent collection of stained glass windows depicting characters and events in Welsh folklore.
Directions: take B5400 for the Ceiriog Valley. In the centre of Glyn Ceiriog Village at the mini-roundabout take the High Street exit and the Institute is 50 yds up on the left-hand side. Some on-street parking available.
Bus - Service 64 (Llangollen - Llanarmon DC) for Glyn Ceiriog, connecting with other bus/rail services at Chirk.
No disabled access available (steps up to main entrance).
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Sat03Aug201910 am - 3 pm Moel Arthur SJ146656
Walkers on the Offa’s Dyke footpath between the hill forts at Moel Arthur and Penycladdiau in the next few weeks are likely to see archaeologists at work! Members of the Clwydian Range Archaeology Group (CRAG) are excavating on a plateau below the Iron Age hill fort on Moel Arthur. Here, in 2017, we found an intriguing range of worked stone tools on the banks of a paleo-channel which suggests activity may go back several thousand years. In 2018 a flint arrowhead and other lithic artefacts were found as the excavation moved further up the paleochannel.
This year the area excavated continues to follow the paleochannel. Already more flints and possible features have been exposed.
On Saturday 3 August, between 10am and 3.00 pm, an ‘Open Day’ will be held. This will enable visitors to see finds from the current and previous seasons and hear more about this interesting site from Dr Ian Brooks, our professional archaeologist.
We recommend approaching the site from the carpark on the eastern flank of Moel Arthur (SJ146656). The Offa’s Dyke Footpath leads directly up the flank of the hill to the site. (A detour to the left takes you to the Iron Age hillfort on the summit.)
It is also possible to get to the site from the Coed Llanwyfan car park at the foot of Penycloddiau. Please note that, when approaching from this direction, you need to continue upwards until you are almost at the Iron Age hillfort before you see where we are digging.
We look forward to welcoming you and showing you what this site contributes to our understanding of the pre-history of the Clwydian Range.
Clwydian Range Archaeology GroupFor further information visit our website www.cragnorthwales.wordpress.com or e mail info@cragnorthwales.co.uk
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Sat03Aug201910 am - 4 pm Woodland Skills Centre, The Warren, Bodfari, Denbigh, LL16 4DTThe Woodland Skills Centre have just been given the Green Flag Award which is the benchmark national standard for publicly accessible parks and green spaces in the United Kingdom.Time - 10:00 am to 12:30 for the Morning short walk-talk 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm for the longer walk, bring a picnic if you plan staying on.
Host - Rod Waterfield, WSC Manager
Rod describes the day as - "Visit the award-winning Woodland Skills Centre in the heart of the AONB near to Bodfari. You can come for the morning or for the whole day.Morning (10.00 till 12.30) :
A talk about the history and work of the Centre - the courses in traditional crafts, work with schools and families and the social prescribing programmes with children and adults with a wide range of disabilities and problems.
The timber frame buildings - why and how they were built and how they show that traditional techniques and renewable materials can be used to make energy efficient buildings which meet modern standards.
A short walk round the grounds by the Centre - arboretum, vineyard, allotments, medicinal herb garden, heritage orchard, wildflower meadows, apiary, polytunnels, tree nursery and workshops.
If you would like to join the afternoon walk then please bring a packed lunch. Tea and coffee will be provided.
Afternoon (1.30 till 4.00)
A walk through the 40 acre woodland looking at how it is managed for people, wildlife and profit and the successes in the range of wildlife that is there.
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There is car parking at the Centre but please car share if you can. There are toilets at the Centre and the buildings have full disabled access. Tea and coffee will be provided but anyone wanting to stay for the afternoon walk should bring a packed lunch."
Directions to Woodland Skills Centre, The Warren, Bodfari, Denbigh, LL16 4DT
Grid ref SJ 102715 off the A541 Denbigh to Mold road
from the west
- go through Bodfari - Downing Arms on right
- after 0.6 mile, double bend sign on left
- after 0.4 mile, sign "bends for half mile"
- after 150 yards, turn left between second and third chevron signs at side of road opposite Woodland Skills Centre direction sign on right verge - site is 600 yards on the left – sign at gateway
from the east
either take the A 55 west and come off at junction 31 signed for Prestatyn, turn left off the slip road to Caerwys, go straight thorough Caerwys down the hill and at the T junction turn right onto the A 541. You are in Afonwen.
or go to Mold and take the A541 signed to St Asaph and Denbigh
- go through Afonwen
- after about 1.2 miles there is a lane on the left with weak bridge sign – stay on main road
- after 200 yards, turn right - Woodland Skills Centre direction sign on verge
- site is about 600 yards on the left – large gateway with Woodland Skills Centre sign
Please let me know if you or anyone you know are planning to join us. Neville HowellTrustee and Events Secretary Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley 01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com -
Wed07Aug20192:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
A talk organised by the Quay Watermen's Association delivered by Derek Arnold.
Everyone is welcome, free entry for members £2 for non members
For further information telephone 07778659648
e mail qwaheritageofficer1819@gmail.com
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Fri09Aug2019Sat10Aug201911 AM - 3 PMBersham Ironworks and Heritage Centre, Bersham Wrexham LL14 4HT
Activities include;-
Wizard storyteller Wand making Face painting
Guided tours of the Ironworks
Trail Albion Falconry
Blaidd field archers (Saturday only)
Please note a small charge may be made for some of the activities small snacks available to buy only, so please bring a picnic.
Drinks and parking available
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Sun11Aug201910.30 - 15.30Coed Y Gopa LL22 8QR Abergele
A walk through Coed y Gopa Woodland with site manager Becky Good and Woodland Classroom's James Kendall. Hear about the semi-natural ancient woodland on our site, learn about the nearby Gwrych Castle and what treasures were mined from this limestone hill. Finally follow the path through the ramparts of this age old hillfort to explore iron age artifacts.
Duration: 4 hours
Distance: 3km / 1.5 miles with activities en-routeParking is limited, so please park at the following places and board the bus to reach the site in time:
9.30am - Behind the Foryd Car Park, Foryd Rd, Kinmel Bay, Rhyl, LL18 5AY
9.45am - Opposite St Mary’s Church, Towyn, Abergele LL22 9HE
10.00am - Pensarn Beach Car Park, Pensarn, Abergele LL22 7PP
10.15am - Tesco Car Park, Abergele LL22 7AL
Arriving Coed y Gopa for 10.30am start. You will leave the site at 2.30pm to return to your stops before 3.30pm.
Grading: Moderate
£5 per head
Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
Booking is essential.https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/about-us/where-we-work/wales/
Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/events/2073557929614125/
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Tue13Aug20198:00 pmGladstone's Library, Church Lane, Hawarden, Flintshire CH5 3DF
At the age of 22 and halfway through university, Emily Morris found out she was pregnant and was told by the baby’s father to enjoy her ‘impending shitty, snotty, vomitty twenties’. This statement would eventually become the fuel behind Emily’s award-winning blog and her debut book, My Shitty Twenties, in which she documented her life as a single mother. The book was voted one of Guardian reader’s favourites of 2017 and highly praised for its accurate depiction of single motherhood.
On Tuesday, 13th August at 8 pm Emily will be at Gladstone’s Library discussing how writing the true story of her experiences of becoming a single parent helped free her from her feelings of failure and isolation. The event is part of Gladstone’s Library’s Writer in Residence series, during which four winners of the residency lead writing events and practical masterclasses open to the general public.
‘Writing: Finding Success through Failure’ promises to be an insightful evening and will include a reading from My Shitty Twenties as well as conversations on the peaks and pitfalls of writing real life. As said by the founder of Gladstone’s Library, a certain William Gladstone himself, ‘Failure is a success if we learn from it’.
The evening will include the opportunity to ask questions.
Tickets for the evening are priced at £15 or £25.95 with dinner (a copy of My Shitty Twenties included).
To request individual comment, interviews or photographs, please email amy.sumner@gladlib.org.
http://www.gladstoneslibrary.org
@gladlib
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Sat17Aug201910 am - 4pmCraig y Don Community Centre, Queens Road, Llandudno LL301TE
See how our towns and villages have changed over the past 120 years.
Postcards are a great resource for local history and family history,Transport, Film, Sport, Animals, Greetings, Military and much more
Prices start at as little as 50p per card, so come along and see for yourself!
Our website is at www.nwpcc.org.uk and find us on Facebook
There is on site free parking, easy access, and through the day we will be serving light refreshments.
Why not make it a club outing, visit the fair, and spend the rest of the day visiting Llandudno, Queen of the North Wales coast. You can easily reach us by car, bus or train. Bus route 5 (Not 5X) ½ hourly from town
Organized by The North Wales Postcard Club
For Further information or booking forms contact Keith Hough. Entry fee £2 but see below offer for members.
For half price entry please contact Keith Hough on 01244-813214 and state which member group of the North East Wales Heritage Forum you belong to.
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Sat17Aug201910:30 amDenbigh Catsle, Castle Hill, Denbigh, LL16 3NBThis is a Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley organised eventThere is a charge for entry to the Castle of £4.20 for young adults up to age 65, and £3.40 for we more mature folks.It’s £2.50 for Juniors aged 5 to 17, Students, Armed Forces and Veterans.Disabled and companion are free.The Castle is open from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm dailyThe guided tour will start at 10:30 am from outside the ticket office and will last 60 to 90 minutes.Please let me know if you or anyone you know are planning to join usNeville HowellTrustee & Events Secretary, Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
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Wed21Aug20197:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
A two-hour brisk evening walk along the river bank to Hawarden Bridge and back looking at the historic and environmental heritage of the river .
Is your mobility is impaired?
Would you like a short gentle walk to suit you?
Please contact Celia Drew (07778 659648) to arrange one.Everyone is welcome. Free for members, £2 for non-members
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Fri30Aug2019Sat07Sep2019Flint and Holywell Libraries
We are celebrating Courtald's and its people. Come along to see our displays, photos and have a cup of tea.
Did you work at the Courtald factories in Flint or Holywell? We would love to meet you. Please drop into one of our memory days, bring any photographs or documents to scan or memorabilia to look at and share with us.
Flint Library Church Street CH6 5AP Friday 30th August 2019 and Saturday 31st August 2019 10 am - 4 pm
Holywell Library, Holywell Leisure Centre Fron Road CH8 7UZ Friday 6th September and Saturday 7th September 10 am - 4 pm
Evening talk at Holywell Library 6 pm - 8 pm by the Courtald Institute of Art Friday 6th September. Talk will last 45 minutes plus come along and see our displays, photos and have a cup of tea.
Contact Lorna Kernahan 07516303181 / 07549143630
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Wed04Sep20197:30 pmThe Cricket Club St Asaph
A St Asaph Archaeological Society event Wednesday Sept 4th, at 7.30 pm at the Cricket Club, St Asaph.
James McCann, RCHAMW, will talk about the Royal Commission’s Place Name Project, which will gather place names with the cooperation of the public- houses, hamlets, farms, fields, etc- with a historical connection, record them on a database and make this available to the public.
Come along to hear how you can get involved.
For further information visit
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Fri06Sep2019Gladstone's Library, Church Lane, Hawarden, Flintshire CH5 3DF
Judging takes place in early August; the winners will be announced at the Gladfest 2019 launch on Friday, 6th September;
The 12 shortlisted titles for 2020 are:
- Annabel Abbs, Frieda: The Real Lady Chatterley (Hachette, 2018)
- Claire Askew, All the Hidden Truths (Hodder & Stoughton, 2018)
- Jonathan Edwards, Gen (Seren)
- Isabel Galleymore, Significant Other (Carcanet, 2019)
- Elisabeth Gifford, The Good Doctor of Warsaw (Corvus, 2018)
- Katie Hale, My Name is Monster (Canongate, 2019)
- Rachel Heng, Suicide Club: A Novel About Living (Henry Holt, 2018)
- Charlotte Higgins, Red Thread: On Mazes and Labyrinths (Jonathan Cape 2018)
- Daisy Johnson, Everything Under (Vintage, 2018)
- Alice Jolly, Between the Regions of Kindness (Unbound, 2019)
- Kaite O’Reilly, Persians (Fair Acre Press 2019)
- Sarah Stonich, Laurentian Divide (University of Minnesota Press, 2018)
Winning authors will be awarded up to a month’s residency at Gladstone’s Library, a creative community that is open to the public and based in the world’s only residential library. Previous winners now number over 40 and have included Naomi Alderman (The Power), Peter Moore (The Weather Experiment), Keggie Carew (Dadland), Rowan Hisayo Buchanan (Harmless Like You), Amy Liptrot (The Outrun), Richard Beard (The Day that Went Missing), Melissa Harrison (At Hawthorn Time) and Sarah Perry (The Essex Serpent).
Peter Francis, Warden of Gladstone’s Library said:
‘We are increasingly proud of the residency programme and its ability to bring new thoughts, ideas and books to the Gladstone’s Library community. We look forward to welcoming the winning writers in 2020’.
This year’s judging panel consists of Trustee of Gladstone’s Library and teacher at Harris Westminster Sixth Form, Freddie Baveystock; Warden of Gladstone’s Library, Peter Francis; Director of Collections and Research at Gladstone’s Library, Louisa Yates; as well as three past recipients of the Writers in Residence award - poet Penny Boxall (Ship of the Line); and novelists Rachel Malik (Miss Boston and Miss Hargreaves) and Rowan Hisayo Buchannan (Harmless Like You).
Judging takes place in early August; the winners will be announced at the Gladfest 2019 launch on Friday, 6th September; and the programme will be officially launched on Monday, 25th November at the National Liberal Club in London when the winning authors will read from their work.
2020 is the programme’s ninth year: keep an eye out for our 2021 birthday celebrations!
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Fri06Sep2019Sun08Sep2019Gladstone's Library, Church Lane, Hawarden, Flintshire CH5 3DF
Gladstone’s Library is delighted to reveal the lineup for the seventh year of Gladfest, which takes place at the Library in Hawarden, 6th – 8th September 2019.
Award-winning novelists Patrick Gale (Take Nothing With You) and Salley Vickers (The Librarian) return with their latest works, while Sarah Perry (Melmoth), Michael Nobbs (Drawing Your Life) and Oliver Emanuel (The 306: Day) run new and exclusive masterclasses. The literary world is buzzing with news of Damian Barr’s first novel (You Will be Safe Here) and it’ll be right here with us, and the buzz continues with Kit de Waal (Common People), Alix Nathan (The Warlow Experiment), and Suzette A. Hill (The Cambridge Plot), who’ll all be talking about their latest books.
As always, it’s not just fiction! Melanie Reid (The World I Fell Out Of), Damian Le Bas (The Stopping Places) and Dan Richards (Outpost) share their journeys and some of the UK’s most creative minds will be showcasing their research: Joe Moran (First You Write a Sentence) on shyness and creativity, Danny Dorling (Rule Britannia) on Brexit, Charlotte Higgins (Red Thread) on labyrinths, Rachel Hewitt (The Revolution of Feeling) on women in the mountains. And we remember William Gladstone with our 19th century strand - Deborah Wynne (The Sensation Novel) on Victorian recycling, Claire O’Callaghan (Emily Bronte Reappraised) on Emily Bronte and Simon Grennan (Marie Duval Rediscovered) on comics.
Plus there are spiritual reflections with Pádraig Ó Tuama (In the Shelter) and Zia Chaudhry (Just Your Average Muslim), life reflections with actor Neil Pearson (Obelisk) and a look to the future of local with Artistic Director of Theatr Clwyd, Tamara Harvey, and founder of Pedlars and The Good Life Experience, Charlie Gladstone.
The festival is also excited to extend the offering of its Gladfest Fringe, a carefully-curated space bustling with FREE performances and stalls. Gladfest has worked with the Laura Ashley Foundation to design a space with music, storytelling and open mic poetry, and there will also be a range of free space crafting activities for young people and the young at heart curated by InterAct Imaginatons!
The festival continues its partnership with Arriva NW & Wales, offering discounted tickets to those travelling to the festival by bus. Lisa Pearson, Head of Marketing for Arriva NW & Wales said,
‘We are delighted to once again be involved with this years’ Gladfest – following a great first year supporting the festival last year, we fully understand the importance of being a part of Gladfest again in 2019, showing a commitment to key events happening across the communities we serve in North Wales’.
Priority booking for Gladstone’s Library Friends opens on Wednesday, 1st May. Tickets sell out during this window. For access to priority booking plus advance notice of special offers and events, find out more about becoming a Friend at www.gladstoneslibrary.org. Tickets go on general sale on Wednesday, 15th May.
NOTES TO EDITORS:
Gladfest is the biggest event in the Gladstone’s Library calendar. Now into its seventh year, previous guests have included Diarmaid MacCulloch (All Things Made New: The Reformation), Loyd Grossman (Benjamin West and the Struggle to be Modern) Sarah Dunant (Blood and Beauty), and Melissa Harrison (All Among the Barley). www.gladfest.co.uk
Gladstone’s Library is situated just six miles from Chester with good transport links to Liverpool and Wrexham. It is Britain’s only Prime Ministerial library and the national memorial to William Gladstone. It is home to a unique collection of more than 150,000 printed items and offers a comfortable, sociable and stimulating environment in which to read, relax, converse and become inspired. It is the UK’s only residential library. www.gladstoneslibrary.org
For further information and press tickets, please email amy.sumner@gladlib.org. www.gladfest.co.uk | @gladlib | #Gladfest19
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Sat07Sep20199:45 amBersham Heritage Centre, Bersham Wrexham LL14 4HT
Enjoy the last guided tour of Bersham Ironworks for 2019 and learn about 'Iron Mad Jack' (John Wilkinson) and the national importance of this special site.
We recommend wearing sturdy footwear.
No need to book, just turn up around 9.45 am Saturday 7th September 2019.
Free Parking available at Bersham Heritage Centre, use LL14 4HT with a Satnav.
Please notify anybody on your contact list who may be interested in the Tour.
Brian Gresty
Tour Guide.
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Tue10Sep201910:00 amMinera Quarry Visitors Park,Maes y Ffynnon Road, Minera Wrexham LL11 3DEFriends of Clwydian Range and Dee ValleyA 5 mile walk around Minera Quarry and Minera lead mine or a 2 mile walk around just the Minera Quarry with John Bowen, both starting at the Minera Quarry Visitors Car-park and the possibility of lunch at the Tyn-y-Capel pub in Minera.
OS Map Reference - SJ 258 519, (OS Explorer Map 256)
Directions -
From the A525 Ruthin to Wrexham Road, turn West onto the B5426, Minera Hall Road, (travelling from Wrexham direction that’s a left turn and if from Ruthin that’s a right turn).In the village of Minera, from Minera Hall Road turn right into Church Road. Stay on Church Road for about ½ mile passing Tyn y Capel Inn on the left and St Mary’s Church on the right and then turn left into Maes-y-Ffynnon Road. At the end of Maes-y-Ffynnon road is the car park and Quarry entrance.
Possibly to be arranged on the day - the short walk walkers may consider a car-share drive from Minera Quarry to Minera Lead Mine for a quick look.
John adds
If we started at 1000 hours and the short walk walked very slowly then perhaps we could all meet up about 1300 hours in the Tyn Y Capel pub in Minera. (The Tyn-Y-Capel is an ancient coaching Inn with records dating back to 1250 AD and described as a monks retreat. The monks on their pilgrimage from Vale Crucis Abbey would visit the site and it is thought they would stop to feed the lepers who lived on Minera Mountain in the caves, through the mullion window in the wall of the pub……)
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Mon16Sep2019Thu07Nov2019The Dell, Plas Newydd, Hill Street, Llangollen, LL20 8AWMonday 16th, Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th September 10am – 4pmDrystone Walling Training in The Dell, Plas Newydd, Hill Street, Llangollen, LL20 8AWGain new skills whilst helping repair some of the dry stone wall in this historic garden with an experienced instructor.Meet at Plas Newydd, LL20 8AW.Wednesday 16th, Thursday 17th and Friday 18th October 10am – 4pmDrystone Walling Training in The Dell, Plas Newydd, Hill Street, Llangollen, LL20 8AWGain new skills whilst helping repair some of the dry stone wall in this historic garden with an experienced instructor.Meet at Plas Newydd, LL20 8AW.Tuesday 5th, Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th November 10am – 4pmDrystone Walling Training in The Dell, Plas Newydd, Hill Street, Llangollen, LL20 8AWGain new skills whilst helping repair some of the dry stone wall in this historic garden with an experienced instructor.Meet at Plas Newydd, LL20 8AW.Kate ThomsonEin Tirlun Darluniadwy – Swyddog PartneriaethauOur Picturesque Landscape- Partnership Officer
Cyngor Sir Ddinbych / Denbighshire County Council
07979 704189 / 01824 706163
kate.thomson@sirddinbych.gov.uk / kate.thomson@denbighshire.gov.uk
Yn gweithio i gynyddu cyfleoedd pobl i fwynhau eu cefn gwlad
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Wed18Sep20197:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
A Quay Watermen's Association Event
A follow up to Ian's entertaining talk earlier this year commemorating the 150th anniversary of the wreck off Moelfre.
Everyone is welcome. Free for members, £2 for non members.
e mail qwaheritageofficer1819@gmail.com
Telephone 07778 659648
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Fri20Sep20191,30 pmAberclwyd Manor Gardens, CorwenFriends of Clwydian Range and Dee ValleyFriday 20th Septembert 2019, 1:30 pm Visit - a rearranged visit to the Aberclwyd Manor Gardens near Corwen, hosted by Irene Brown. The original visit was planned for 19th July but had to be called off due to Stormy weather forecast.Contact Nev HowellNeville HowellTrustee & Events Secretary, Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
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Fri20Sep20191.30 pm - 5 pmAberclwyd Manor, Derwen, Corwen, Denbighshire LL21 9SF
Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
This was originally scheduled for July but cancelled due to a forecast of stormy weather.
Aberclwyd Manor at Derwen near Corwen has 4 acres of gardens and opens to the public for the National Garden Scheme, NGS, about which some of you will know. Irene Brown has kindly agreed to open especially for our members of Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee ValleyFoCRDV.There is a charge of £3.50 per head and afternoon cream teas can also be available at an additional £3.50.
The address is Aberclwyd Manor, Derwen, Corwen, Denbighshire LL21 9SF, which is 7 miles from Ruthin and 6 miles from Corwen.
Travelling on A 494 from Ruthin to Corwen, at Bryn Saith Marchog Service Station turn right (north), and follow sign to Derwen. Aberclwyd gates are on the left before Derwen.
Do not follow sat nav directions
Please let me know if you or anyone you know are planning to join us and also if you would like the cream tea.
Neville HowellTrustee and Events Secretary Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com -
Sat21Sep2019Venues around Northop Village
History Fair
Speakers / Talks
History Tours
Exhibitions
Cafe
All day Saturday the 21st September
Organisers - Northop Heritage Group
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Sat21Sep20191.30 pm - 4.30 pmThe National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Allt Penglais Hill, Aberystwyth SY23 BU
Symposium
To mark the 400th anniversary of Morgan Llwyd's birth this is a series of presentations by experts to celebrate the life and work of the poet, writer and mystic.
Speakers include Professor M. Wynne Thomas, Professor E. Wyn James, Dr Eryn White and Dr Huw Williams.
This event is supported and sponsored by The Learned Society of Wales.
Tickets available http://events.library.wales Tel 01970 632548
It is a Welsh event but there will be simultaneous translation.
1.30 – 1.45 Croeso gan Pedr ap Lwyd / Parch. Ganon Enid Morgan
(Welcome by Pedr ap Lwyd /Rev. Canon Enid Morgan
1.45 – 2.15 ‘Morgan Llwyd a Phiwritaniaeth ei Oes’ – Dr Eryn White
(Morgan Llwyd and the Puritanism of his Age)
2.15 – 2.45 ‘Morgan Llwyd: Bardd’ – Yr Athro E. Wyn James
(Morgan Llwyd: Bard)
2.45 -3.15 Te | Tea
3.15 – 3.45 ‘Morgan Llwyd a’r genedl Anghydffurfiol’ – Yr Athro M. Wynn Thomas
(Morgan Llwyd and the Nonconformist nation)
3.45 – 4.15 ‘Oni ddygwch ffrwyth yr awron, fe a’ch torrir rhag bod yn bobl’-Morgan Llwyd a’r Gymru Gyfoes – Dr Huw Williams
(‘Oni ddygwch ffrwyth yr awron, fe a’ch torrir rhag bod yn bobl’-Morgan Llwyd and Contemporary Wales)
4.15 – 4.30 – Crynodeb / Q&A
(Summary / Q&A)
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Sat21Sep201911am-3pmGreenfield Valley Heritage Park, Greenfield Holywell CH8 7GH
Archaeology Day In the Greenfield Valley Heritage Park
“STONE AGE” exhibition at the Victorian School. See Stone age tools 200.000 years old! Try early flour making, See our own answer to Phil Harding, demonstrating Flint knapping, and much more!
“STEAM AGE” at the new ‘Rails & Steam Museum’ by Lower Cotton Mill. See the working model layout of old Holywell Town Station, the battery operated Locomotive from deep underground. Learn about our tram and railways in and around Greenfield and Holywell.
Admission free.
https://www.greenfieldvalley.com/
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Mon23Sep2019Fri01Nov2019North East Wales
The enclosed links take you to a public brief about the proposed joint Archive project between the two Counties of Flintshire and Denbighshire and provide the opportunity to comment and complete a short survey on the proposals. Please take part in this important consultation as feedback from as many groups as possible is required.
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Thu26Sep20197:30 pmHolt Community Centre, Chapel Street. Holt LL13 9DJ.
A talk by Peter Read for the Holt Local History Society
Membership Subscription for the H.L.H.S is £10:00 p.a. (£4 p.a. for full time students) and covers the Society year from the beginning of Apr to the close of Mar.
The seven lectures of the Society are usually held on the fourth Thursday in each month between September & April (excluding December) at 7:30 pm in Holt Community Centre, Chapel Street. Lectures are free for members with a £3.00 charge for non-members.
Contact briansue.payne@btinternet.com
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Tue01Oct201910:00 - 16:00Clawdnewydd, Ruthin
Join us to learn about red squirrels and how you can help them.
Booking essential
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Thu03Oct20197.15 pm for 7.30 pm startMasonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold. CH7 1ABThe next Mold Civic Society meetings is on Thursday 3rd October 2019 when Jeff Spencer will talk on "The Ancient Monuments of Snowdonia"New members are always welcome. Visitors are also very welcome for a small fee each visit. Meetings are held at the Masonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold. CH7 1AB (next door to the Post Office) 7.15 for a 7.30pm start
You can now follow us on Twitter at :- https://twitter.com/CivicMold?lang=en-gb
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Fri04Oct2019Sat05Oct201910:00 amMold Town Hall, Earl Road, Mold CH71AB
Friday 4th October 10.00 - 18.30
Saturday 5th October 10.00 - 1300
A large display of photographs and memorabilia showing the history of Mold over the last 150 years, along with the historic Council Chamber will be available free of charge for the public to view.
Short talk by local historian David Rowe on;-
Friday at 11 am. 2 pm and 5.30 pm and
Saturday at 10.30 am and 11.30 am
For further information contact Mold Town Council tel 01352 758532
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Fri04Oct20197:15 pmHawkesbury Community Centre, Mill Lane, Buckley CH7 3HA
A Buckley Society event http://www.buckleysociety.org.uk
Doors open 7 pm for a 7.15 pm start
This will be an illustrated talk by Pete Evans the author of the recently published book by the same title.
Everyone welcome, annual membership £10 non members £2 at the door.
All are welcome.
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Tue08Oct201910 am - 3 pmPlas Newydd, Hill Street, Llangollen, LL20 8AWCome and learn how to plant large trees as part of a new birch avenue at this historic garden with the Plas Newydd Head Gardener Neil Rowlands.Kate ThomsonEin Tirlun Darluniadwy – Swyddog PartneriaethauOur Picturesque Landscape- Partnership OfficerCyngor Sir Ddinbych / Denbighshire County Council
07979 704189 / 01824 706163http://kate.thomson@sirddinbych.gov.uk / kate.thomson@denbighshire.gov.uk
Yn gweithio i gynyddu cyfleoedd pobl i fwynhau eu cefn gwlad
Working to increase opportunities for people to enjoy their countrysideRydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg. Ni fydd unrhyw oedi wrth ymateb i ohebiaeth a dderbyniwyd yn Gymraeg.
We welcome correspondence in Welsh. There will be no delay in responding to correspondence received in Welsh. -
Wed16Oct2019Mon18Nov2019Various
https://www.clwydianrangeanddeevalleyaonb.org.uk/events/
Please see link above which takes you to events planned in October and November 2019
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Wed16Oct20197:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
An illustrated talk by Lorna Jenner for the Quay Watermen's Association
Everyone is welcome. Free for members, £2 for non-members
For further information email: qwaheritageofficer1819@gmail.com
or Tel 07778 659648
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Thu24Oct20197:30 pmHolt Community Centre, Chapel Street. Holt LL13 9DJ.
An illustrated talk for the Holt Local History Society by Lorna Jenner
The meetings of the Society are held on the fourth Thursday in each month at 7:30 pm.
Lectures are free for members with a £3.00 charge for non-members.Visit web site at https://holtlhs.weebly.com/
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Fri25Oct20197:00 pmBethesda Chapel Mold, Flintshire
Friends of Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
Jointly arranged with Gwyl Daniel Owen Festival, a talk by eminent botanist, Dr Goronwy Wynne in Bethesda Chapel, MoldMore details will be provided nearer the date
Contact Nev Howell
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Fri25Oct20197:00 pmBethesda Chapel, New Street, Mold, CH7 1NZThis is a talk arranged jointly with the Gwyl Daniel Owen Festival and Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley.Dr. Goronwy Wynne, author, amongst many publications, of "A Flora of Flintshire" talks of his life-long interest in plants and their local habitats. Dr Wynne gave this talk in Welsh to the Daniel Owen Festival last year. This year it will be in English.If you, or anyone you know would like to attend then please book, as described above by calling 01352 758532 (Mold Town Hall)Entry charge - £3
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Sat26Oct20192:30 pmEdith Bankes Memorial Hall,High Street, Northop. CH7 6BQ
An illustrated talk for the Flintshire Historical Society by Jennifer Watson
Visit website at
http://www.flintshirehistoricalsociety.org.uk/
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Fri01Nov20197:15 pmHawkesbury Community Centre, Mill Lane, Buckley CH7 3HA
An illustrated talk by Elizabeth Allen for the Buckley Society
Doors open 7 pm for a 7.15 pm start.
Everyone is welcome. Free for members, £2 for non-members
For further information email: bucksoc@uwclub.net
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Wed06Nov20192:00 pmKathleen and May Heritage Centre,Dock Road, Connah's Quay, CH54DS
An illustrated talk by Paul Davies taking a look at early views of several towns in North East Wales during the early part of the 20th Century.
Entry £2 for visitors, QWA members free.
For more information contact qwaheritageofficer1819@gmail.com
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Thu07Nov20196:00 pmThe Old Court House, St Peter’s Square RuthinClwydian Range & Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 2019 Annual Forumthe AONB Annual Forum for 2019 will be held on:Thursday 7th November6 pm for light refreshments 6:30 pm Startthe theme for the evening will be‘Conserving & Enhancing Landscape Quality & Character’
Dilyn ni ar Twitter: http://twitter.com/cyngorsDd - Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DenbighshireCC
Ymwelwch a ni ar-lein ar http://www.sirddinbych.gov.uk - Visit us online at http://www.denbighshire.gov.uk -
Thu07Nov20197:30 pmMasonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold CH7 1AB
An illustrated talk by Dr Mark Baker http://www.welshcountryhomes.co.uk
http://moldcivicsociety.org.uk/
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Sat09Nov201910.30 - 12.30Crown Inn Cilcain Road, Pantymwyn CH7 5EH
A walk with John Bowen, a Member of Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley, to see the Sink-holes that have newly appeared in the Alyn Valley in the Loggerheads- Pantymwyn area this year.
The walk will start and finish at the Crown Inn, Cilcain Road, Pantymwyn, Nr Mold, CH7 5EH, with the option of food and drink afterwards. There are some stiles and inclines on this (approximately) 4 mile walk. It will include a stretch of the much loved Leete Path and return via Pantymwyn’s Tower Hill.
This stretch of the River Alyn flows through a limestone area that has also been heavily mined for lead in the past. In summer the river bed is regularly dry as the water flowing at Loggerheads seeps underground through these Sink-holes or Swallow-holes. This year several new developments have occurred and John has taken a particular interest, regularly photographing and monitoring developments.
Dogs accompanied by their well trained owners are welcome.
Please let me know if you or anyone you know would like to join us.Neville HowellTrustee and Events Secretary Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com -
Sat16Nov20192:30 pmDyserth Community Hall, Cwm Road Dyserth , Rhyl, Clwyd, LL18 6BD
An illustrated talk by Fiona Gale for the Flintshire Historical Society
Visit website at http://www.flintshirehistoricalsociety.org.uk/
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Wed20Nov20197:00 pmKathleen and May Heritage Centre,Dock Road, Connah's Quay, CH54DS
An illustrated talk by Brian Gresty a guide at the Bersham Heritage Centre on the life and achievements of John "Iron-Mad" Wilkinson (1728 – 14 July 1808) who was an English industrialist who pioneered the manufacture of cast iron and the use of cast-iron goods.
Non Members £2 entry fee QWA Members free
For more information contact qwaheritageofficer1819@gmail.com
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Mon25Nov2019National Liberal Club in London
Gladstone’s Library has announced the names of the five winners of its Writers in Residence award and the two winners of its Politics in Residence prize 2020.
Now into its ninth year and approaching a decade of awards, Gladstone’s Library’s successful Writers in Residence programme was established in association with Damian Barr (saloniere and author of You Will be Safe Here) to support contemporary novelists and poets, and publishing industries across the UK and beyond.
This year’s judging panel consisted of Trustee of Gladstone’s Library and teacher at Harris Westminster Sixth Form, Freddie Baveystock; Warden of Gladstone’s Library, Peter Francis; Director of Collections and Research at Gladstone’s Library, Louisa Yates; as well as three past recipients of the Writers in Residence award - poet Penny Boxall (Ship of the Line); and novelists Rachel Malik (Miss Boston and Miss Hargreaves) and Rowan Hisayo Buchannan (Harmless Like You).
The five winners of the 2020 Writers in Residence award at Gladstone’s Library are:
- Charlotte Higgins, Red Thread: On Mazes and Labyrinths (Jonathan Cape, 2018)
- Jonathan Edwards, Gen (Seren, 2018)
- Katie Hale, My Name is Monster (Canongate, 2019)
- Isabel Galleymore, Significant Other (Carcanet, 2019)
- Rachel Heng, Suicide Club: A Novel About Living (Sceptre, 2018)
The authors will each receive up to a month’s residency at Gladstone’s Library – the world’s only residential library, and a place that the UK’s creative community call home – where they will use the Library’s tranquillity and resources to work on their current project. During this time, the authors will engage with the library’s creative community, running a creative writing masterclass, giving an evening talk, and submitting a blog to the Library’s website.
Jonathan Heawood (The Press Freedom Myth, Biteback, 2019) and Marva McClean (From the Middle Passage to Black Lives Matter: Ancestral Writing as a Pedagogy of Hope, Peter Lang, 2019) have been chosen as Gladstone’s Library’s Political Writers in Residence for 2020. Both Jonathan and Marva will spend two weeks at Gladstone’s Library in 2020 during which time they will each host an evening event linked to their writing.
Politics in Residence at Gladstone’s Library recognises the best written expressions of political thought, particularly that which encourages political debate with a public audience. Developed from the Library’s successful Writer in Residence programme, Politics in Residence recognises some of the best non-fictional writing in English. The programme rewards thoughtful, well-researched considerations of contemporary political topics: we take ‘political’ to mean any cultural, spiritual, economic, political, social or ethical issue. The prize does not distinguish between political leanings or affiliations; all submissions, however, must be aimed firmly at engaging the general public. Creative non-fiction, journalism, lifewriting and biography are all eligible. Acknowledging the global significance of political topics, the winning writers will also submit a blog about their work while in residence.
The 2020 Writers in Residence and Politics in Residence programmes are officially launched on Monday, 25th November at the National Liberal Club in London when each of the winning writers will be invited to read from their work. Tickets for this popular event are priced at £15 and can be booked by calling 01244 532350 or emailing enquiries@gladlib.org. Please note, the dress code for this event is smart – jacket and tie for men and no t-shirts or vests for women. No jeans will be permitted.
REACTIONS
Jonathan Heawood said, ‘As the tone of public debate grows ever fiercer, I’m looking forward to reflecting calmly on the meaning of democracy in the company of other writers and thinkers at Gladstone’s Library.’
Charlotte Higgins said, ‘Gladstone's Library is a very special place indeed, and I'm looking forward so much to working on my book in that beautiful and peaceful reading room. It's a real honour to be selected for this amazing residency.’
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Thu28Nov20197:30 pmHolt Community Centre, Chapel Street. Holt LL13 9DJ.
A talk for the Holt Local History Society by Chris Matthews, Archaeological Survey North West
The meetings of the Society are held on the fourth Thursday in each month at 7:30 pm. Lectures are free for members with a £3.00 charge for non-members
Visit web site at https://holtlhs.weebly.com/
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Wed04Dec20192:00 pmKathleen and May Heritage Centre,Dock Road, Connah's Quay, CH54DS
An illustrated talk by Derek Arnold on the Thetis submarine disaster.
Non members £2 entry fee QWA members free.
For more information contact qwaheritageofficer1819@gmail.
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Fri06Dec20197:15 pmHawkesbury Community Centre, Mill Lane, Buckley CH73HA
A presentation by Peter Read https://community.nationaltheatrewales.org/profile/PeterRead
Non members £2 entry fee, Society members free
Doors open 7 pm for a 7.15 pm start.
All are welcome
http://www.buckleysociety.org.uk
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Wed18Dec20197:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
Quay Watermen's Association and Deeside and District Local History Society
invite you to their joint social evening and Deeside History Quiz
£3 per personPlease confirm your attendance:
Telephone 07778 659648 or e mail
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Fri03Jan20207 pm for 7.15 pm startHawkesbury Community Centre, Mill Lane, Buckley CH7 3HA
An illustrated talk for the Buckley Society by Author and Publisher Alister Williams
Entry £2 to non members, Society members free.
Doors open 7 pm for a 7.15 pm start.
All are welcome
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Sat11Jan20201:00 pmPenbryn Chapel, Whitford Street, Holywell, Flintshire CH8 7NL
A ' get together ' at the Penbryn Chapel organised by the Holywell and District Society see web site for more details.
Cost £5
Contact g_harrison@sky.com
Tel 01352 712748
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Wed15Jan20207:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
An illustrated talk by Dawn Thomas for the Quay Watermen's Association
Entry £2 per head, free to Q.W.A members.
For more information: qwaheritageofficer1819@gmail.com
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Thu23Jan20207:30 pmHolt Community Centre, Chapel Street. Holt LL13 9DJ.
An illustrated talk for the Holt Local History Society by Alister Williams
The meetings of the Society are held on the fourth Thursday in each month at 7:30 pm. Lectures are free for members with a £3.00 charge for non-members.
Visit web page at https://holtlhs.weebly.com/
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Sat25Jan20202:30 pmEdith Bankes Memorial Hall,High Street, Northop. CH7 6BQ
A talk for the Flintshire Historical Society by Prof. Peter Gaunt, Prof. of Modern History, University of Chester
Visit website at http://www.flintshirehistoricalsociety.org.uk/
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Sat01Feb2020Penbryn Chapel, Whitford Street, Holywell, Flintshire CH8 7NL
A talk by Tony Griffiths for the Holywell & District Society - preceded by the Annual General Meeting.
Everyone welcome, members free, visitors £3 entry
See website for more details at http://www.holywellsociety.org.uk
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Wed05Feb20202:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
An illustrated talk by Ian Gibbons for the Quay Watermen's Association on the subject of the Royal Charter Ship
Visitors £2 per head, free to Q.W.A members. For more information: qwaheritageofficer1819@gmail.com
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Thu06Feb20207:30 pmMasonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold. CH7 1AB
An Illustrated talk by Celia Drew for Mold Civic Society
Meetings are held at Masonic Hall, (next to P.O.) Earl Road, Mold starting at 7.30 pm. Membership to the Society costs £10 a year and starts from February of each year, however you are more than welcome to attend as a visitor (£2 per visit)
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Fri07Feb20207 pm for 7.15 pm startHawkesbury Community Centre, Mill Lane, Buckley CH7 3HA
A talk by Principal Archivist Claire Harrington for the Buckley Society
Visitors £2 entry fee members free.
All are welcome
Note! Due to unforeseen circumstances this is a change to the published programme, Jennifer Watson will now deliver her talk on The Pioneers of Sealand at our April meeting.
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Thu13Feb20207:00 pmAt Rivertown Chapel, Shotton - please use back entrance
An illustrated talk by Ian Grant (CPAT) for the Deeside and District Local History Society.
Entry £3 per head, free for members.
For further information contact deesidedlhs@gmail.com
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Wed19Feb20207:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
A talk for the Quay Watermen's Association by John Williams at the Kathleen and May Heritage Centre, Dock Road, Connah’s Quay, CH5 4DS.
£2 per head, free to QWA members. For more information: qwaheritageofficer1819@gmail.com
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Sat22Feb202010:15 amLlangollen Eisteddfod pay and display car park on the A542 just outside Llangollen (LL20 8SW Grid Ref SJ 210425)
Here are details of a walk in the Llangollen Area being organised jointly by Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley and Walkabout Flintshire. Anyone can join, just turn up.
On Saturday, 22nd February 2020 at 10:15am join Hazel, a member of Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley and a volunteer Walk Leader for Walkabout Flintshire on an approximately 5 mile circular walk to see the beautiful snowdrops at Llantysilio Church. The walk will go via Valle Crucis Abbey and around Velvet Hill to Llantysilio Church before returning along the canal towpath past the Chainbridge Hotel where people may wish to stop for refreshments.
Neville HowellTrustee and Events Secretary, Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee ValleyTrustee, Treasurer and Volunteer Walk Leader for Walkabout Flintshire01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com
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Sat22Feb20202:30 pmDyserth Community Hall, Cwm Road Dyserth , Rhyl, Clwyd, LL18 6BD
A talk for the Flintshire Historical Society by Ray Bailey
Visit website at http://www.flintshirehistoricalsociety.org.uk/
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Sat22Feb2020Sun23Feb20202 pm - 4 pmHawarden Institute31 Glynne Way Hawarden CH5 3NSA continuous AV Presentation and Photographs of the area throughout out the afternoons organised byHawarden Photographic Society.Visitors are invited to bring along their own photographs.Refreshments available
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Thu27Feb20207:30 pmHolt Community Centre, Chapel Street. Holt LL13 9DJ.
Visit web page at https://holtlhs.weebly.com/
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Wed04Mar20202:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
A talk for the Quay Watermen's Association by Sophie Fish, Principal Museums Officer at Flintshire County Council in the Kathleen and May Heritage Centre, Dock Road, Connah’s Quay, CH5 4D
£2 per head, free to QWA members.
For more information: qwaheritageofficer1819@gmail.com
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Thu05Mar20207:30 pmMasonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold. CH71AB
An illustrated talk for the Mold Civic Society by David Parry
Our meetings are held at the Masonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold. If you have a Sat Nav. use the postcode CH7 1AB.
We meet on the 1st Thursday of the month, from Feb-June and Sept-Dec and we start our meetings at 7:30
http://moldcivicsociety.org.uk/
Membership to the Society costs £10 a year and starts from February of each year, however you are more than welcome to attend as a visitor (£2 per visit)
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Fri06Mar20207:00 pmHawkesbury Community Centre, Mill Lane, Buckley CH7 3HA
An illustrated talk for the Buckley Society by Derek Arnold at Hawkesbury Community Centre, Mill Lane, Buckley CH7 3HA
Doors open 7 pm for a 7.15 pm start all are welcome, members free visitors £2 at the door.
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Sat14Mar202011 am - 4 pm Denbighshire Archives Clwyd Street, LL15 1HP Ruthin
You are invited to come and see a wide range of displays and meet local history and heritage groups from across North East Wales at the annual North East Wales Heritage Forum History Fair which will be held at Denbighshire Archives at Ruthin Gaol.
Participating Organisations:
Denbighshire Archives
Denbighshire Heritage Service
Ruthin Gaol
Flintshire Record Office
Denbighshire Historical Society
Glyndwr University History Department
Northop Heritage Group
New Glyn Valley Heritage Trust
North East Wales Heritage Forum
Ruthin and District Civic Association
Buckley Society
Dating Old Welsh HousesDate: Saturday 14th March
Venue: Denbighshire Archives at Ruthin Gaol, 46 Clwyd Street, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1HP
Time: 11am - 4pm Free entry - all ages are welcome01824 708250 -
Sat21Mar2020Mon01Jun2020North East Wales
IN THE LIGHT OF THE PRESENT UNPRECEDENTED CIRCUMSTANCES READERS ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THE LOCAL ORGANISATIONS CONCERNED TO CHECK ON THE VALIDITY OF ANY EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE OR ON INDIVIDUAL WEB SITES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
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Sat21Mar202011 am - 3 pmHeritage Centre Buckley Library Cntral Precinct CH7 2EF
CANCELLED
In the light of the recent spread of the highly infectious Corona Virus and the need to reduce the potential risk of exposure, a reluctant decision has been made to postpone the Tivoli Memories day due to be held on Saturday the 21st March at Buckley Heritage Centre. An alternative event will be arranged in late summer subject to conditions being suitable. www.buckleysociety.org.uk
MEMORIES OF THE TIVOLI
As part of a local history project financed the Buckley Society are appealing for your memories from visiting the Tivoli in Buckley in whatever era your experiences take you back to. From Picture House and Music Hall through to the Night Club era of modern times.
We are looking for old tickets, flyers, photographs, autographs, stories you can tell, memories of stars you met, fashions and any clothing you wore at gigs in the past.
If you can assist with any of the above, please come along to a ‘Memories’ event at the Heritage Centre, Buckley Library between 11 am and 3 pm on Saturday the 21st March 2020 to share it with us.
The event is being supported by the Flintshire Museums Service and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Ample car parking space is available plus there are facilities for the disabled.
If you have information or material of interest but can’t make that date please e mail the Society at bucksoc@uwclub.net
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Thu26Mar20207:30 pmHolt Community Centre, Chapel Street. Holt LL13 9DJ.
IN THE LIGHT OF THE PRESENT UNPRECEDENTED CIRCUMSTANCES READERS ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THE LOCAL ORGANISATIONS CONCERNED TO CHECK ON THE VALIDITY OF ANY EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE OR ON INDIVIDUAL WEB SITES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
A talk for the Holt Local History Society by Ray Jones
The meetings of the Society are held on the fourth Thursday in each month at 7:30 pm. Lectures are free for members with a £3.00 charge for non-members
Visit web site at https://holtlhs.weebly.com/
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Sat28Mar20202:30 pmEdith Bankes Memorial Hall,High Street, Northop. CH7 6BQ
PLEASE NOTE The meeting scheduled for March 28 has now been cancelled.
Sue Fielding has said she hopes to come sometime in the future.
Annual General Meeting followed by a lecture for the Flintshire Historical Society by Susan Fielding
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Thu02Apr20207:30 pmMasonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold. CH7 1AB
IN THE LIGHT OF THE PRESENT UNPRECEDENTED CIRCUMSTANCES READERS ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THE LOCAL ORGANISATIONS CONCERNED TO CHECK ON THE VALIDITY OF ANY EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE OR ON INDIVIDUAL WEB SITES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
A talk for the Mold Civic Society by Zoe Henderson
Our meetings are held at the Masonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold. If you have a Sat Nav. use the postcode CH7 1AB.
We meet on the 1st Thursday of the month, from Feb-June and Sept-Dec and we start our meetings at 7:30
http://moldcivicsociety.org.uk/
Membership to the Society costs £10 a year and starts from February of each year, however you are more than welcome to attend as a visitor (£2 per visit)
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Fri03Apr20207:15 pmHawkesbury Community Centre, Mill Lane, Buckley CH7 3HA
CANCELLED
In the light of the recent spread of the highly infectious Corona Virus and the need to reduce the potential risk of exposure, a reluctant decision has been made to cancel the two meetings for April and May. The Annual General Meeting will be re scheduled for Autumn 2020 conditions permitting. www.buckleysociety.org.uk
An illustrated talk by Jennifer Watson for the Buckley Society
Doors open 7 pm for a 7.15 pm start
Members free visitors £2 entry fee.
This is a re-arranged talk from the original programme as it was originally scheduled for February
Car parking available and refreshments provided
http://www.buckleysociety.org.uk
bucksoc@uwclub.net e mail contact
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Fri10Apr2020Tue30Jun2020
https://www.facebook.com/NorthEastWalesArchives/
Archive for the Future
The North East Wales Archives wants to record the experiences of people in Flintshire and Denbighshire during this unprecedented period in history. The purpose of keeping archives is to preserve historical records to aid future understanding of events, people and places in history. We hope to create an Archive of information and images for future generations to help them understand how much the Coronavirus Crisis is affecting the local community and impacting on the lives of everyone involved.
Are you in lockdown at home, or going out to work in a changed and uncertain environment? How is it affecting your daily life? We would like to hear about the positive aspects as well as the unsettling and challenging ones! If you are keeping a daily journal or would like to contribute a poem, drawing, painting or a photograph depicting how life during lockdown looks to you, we would love to hear from you! Photographs could include images of shops closed down; deserted streets; usually crowded areas looking incongruously empty; wildlife returning to unexpected places.
E-mail your writing/images, with your name and address, to us at: archives@flintshire.gov.uk for Flintshire residents, and archives@denbighshire.gov.uk for Denbighshire residents. The best contributions will be selected to form part of an historic collection of memories and in the future will help people to understand what the current crisis meant to people living in North East Wales.
Liz Newman
Archivist | Archifydd
Flintshire Record Office | Archifdy Sir y FflintTHE OLD RECTORY, RECTORY LANE, HAWARDEN, FLINTSHIRE, CH5 3NR
YR HEN REITHORDY, LÔN REITHORDY, PENARLÂG, SIR Y FFLINT, CH5 3NREducation & Youth | Addysg ac Ieuenctid
Flintshire County Council | Cyngor Sir y Fflint________________________________________________________________________________
Tel | Ffôn | 01244 532364
Email | Ebost | archives@flintshire.gov.uk____________________________________________________________________________________
http://www.flintshire.gov.uk | http://www.siryfflint.gov.ukMy working days are Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri
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Fri10Apr2020Tue30Jun2020
A LETTER TO FUTURE CHILDREN …
At the North East Wales Archives we are running a competition for the best ‘Letter to Future Children’ written by school-age pupils living in Denbighshire and Flintshire. Write a letter, to be read by children in 100 years’ time, to tell them how your life has changed since the Coronavirus crisis sent you home from school!
- What are you doing every day?
- What is it like being at home all the time without seeing your friends and extended family?
- Are you having to go to school, and if so is it strangely quiet?
- How are your family coping with working at home or going out to do essential work?
- Above all, tell the future children what you are missing most and enjoying most!
Please include a drawing, showing how life looks to you at this strange time in history!. E-mail your writing/images, with your name and address, to us at: archives@flintshire.gov.uk for Flintshire residents, and archives@denbighshire.gov.uk for Denbighshire residents.
All letters will be included in the ‘Letter to Future Children’ Archive and preserved for future generations to read. The winner will receive a prize of a £20 Amazon Voucher and have their letter shared onlineLiz Newman
Archivist | Archifydd
Flintshire Record Office | Archifdy Sir y Fflint
Education & Youth | Addysg ac Ieuenctid
Flintshire County Council | Cyngor Sir y Fflint
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Tel | Ffôn | 01244 532414
Email | Ebost | liz.newman@flintshire.gov.uk
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http://www.flintshire.gov.uk | http://www.siryfflint.gov.ukMy working days are Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri
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Thu23Apr20207:00 pmHolt Community Centre, Chapel Street. Holt LL13 9DJ.
IN THE LIGHT OF THE PRESENT UNPRECEDENTED CIRCUMSTANCES READERS ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THE LOCAL ORGANISATIONS CONCERNED TO CHECK ON THE VALIDITY OF ANY EVENTS ADVERTISED ON THIS PAGE OR ON INDIVIDUAL WEB SITES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
The Annual General Meeting followed at 7.30 pm. with a talk for the Holt Local History Society by
Martin Gee, Head Gardener at Weston Park
The meetings of the Society are held on the fourth Thursday in each month at 7:30 pm. Lectures are free for members with a £3.00 charge for non-members
Visit web site at https://holtlhs.weebly.com/
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Sun26Apr2020Tue30Jun2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2G63QMmegw Spitfire training over Talacre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCH8__sZ5uw Flint Castlehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIfb99GUDeI Flint townhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RjvkNWeE24 Flint in 1770https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCkogXhNQ9s Ewloe Castlehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSsnTKp8BVM Beeston Castlehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1hsY6yUTQo Chester Northgatehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyFc9dK49Wo Wildernesshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Exaf-dSnaIA Medieval Cottagehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhSFUOZsj6A Chester CastleRCAHMW - Heritage of Wales News - Animations, Reconstructions and Tours by the Royal Commission #DiscoverFromHome
Animations, Reconstructions and Tours by the Royal Commission #DiscoverFromHome Posted: 22 Apr 2020 01:36 AM PDT
For over 10 years the Royal Commission has been working closely with partners and animation companies to bring the past to life. In the coming weeks we are going to take a close look through our back catalogue and will be showcasing some of our favourite digital animations, reconstructions, fly-throughs and interactive tours that the Royal Commission investigators have worked on over the years.
So, if you have ever wondered how house styles have changed over the centuries, pondered how Pontcysyllte Aqueduct was built, always wanted to know exactly how a slate quarry or metal mine worked, all will be revealed.
Each week the @RC_Survey twitter account will be bringing a new digital resource for you to #DiscoverFromHome. Throughout that week we will also be posting additional information on that site or theme across all the Commission’s media accounts.
§ Facebook: Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
§ Twitter: @RCAHMWales, @RC_Survey, @RC_Archive and RC_Enwau Lleoedd
For those of you that cannot wait until next week, here is one we have posted recently, a fly-through of the point cloud resulting from laser scanning of St Winefride’s Well, Holywell. The film was produced by Luminous and the Royal Commission in partnership with Bangor University and the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies as part of the AHRC funded project “European Travellers to Wales”.
Lots more information on the site can be found on Coflein and the European Travellers to Wales website.
Royal Commission’s YouTube Channel
Visit the Royal Commission’s YouTube channel to see the full range of our digital animations and reconstructions.
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Mon27Apr2020Tue30Jun2020North East Wales
Planning a visit to beautiful North East Wales when lock down is over ?
The links below give you a brief taste of the fantastic scenery and one or two of the many fabulous heritage sites to visit.
Five reasons to visit North East Wales https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmZi4k4rIo4 Please excuse the pronunciations of one or two of the Welsh place names by the presenter.
Welcome to North East Wales https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiE-t7zrS1s
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Mon27Apr2020Tue30Jun2020
RCAHMW - Heritage of Wales News
With our daily lives disrupted this is a difficult time for many of us. However, it also provides a unique opportunity for some people to carry out historical research, whether it is the history of their house, family or local area. Unfortunately, like most archives, the National Monuments Record (the archive of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales) is currently closed to visitors. However, that needn’t be a barrier to research; there are still plenty of resources available. Using the National Monuments Record of Wales: local history from your armchair Local history
Do you live in a historic house? Maybe you’ve always wanted to find out more about the cairn on a nearby hill? Or perhaps you’ve always been curious about the chapel in your village?
For those able to use this time to take a renewed interest in their local area, the Royal Commission is ideally placed to help with research. One of the things that makes our archive exceptional is that every record we hold is geo-referenced. This means that every photograph, letter, report etc. in the archive is linked to a physical place in Wales, be that a castle, coal-mine, pub or any other site type. This makes it ideal for researching places in your local area.
Discovering this information is simple on Coflein, our online archive catalogue, which lists our archive holdings and showcases our digital material. It is also our database of historic sites with descriptions and details of over 120,000 sites in Wales. One of the best ways to find and explore the photographs and information we have on these sites is by going to the ‘Sites’ section of Coflein and searching by site type or location. Similarly, Historic Wales is another map-based website; however this combines the data from the NMRW with the Historic Environment Records and Cadw’s databases of listed buildings and scheduled ancient monuments. Get involved: If you know of any old names of buildings, fields etc. that we don’t have recorded, get in touch – a lot of these names only exist colloquially in people’s memories and local history so it’s important we have a record of them. If you have any queries about our resources or need advice on where to take your research next contact us. Our enquiry team is made up of highly experienced information professionals, archivists and historians. Like all staff at the Royal Commission the enquiries team are currently working from home, however they are still responding to new enquiries submitted via email, phone or our website. We might not have access to the physical archive at the moment, but we are happy to draw on a wealth of digitised material, online resources, and the diverse experience and expertise of Royal Commission staff to answer your queries and help guide you in your research. Everyone is welcome to send us enquiries and there is no fee; we only charge for copying archive material, licences and datasets, which we are happy to discuss before you place an order.
Further Information on online resources: Discovering the Welsh Past Online: https://rcahmw.gov.uk/discovering-the-welsh-past-online/
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National Lottery Heritage Emergency Fund
For details please click on the below link.
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Sat30May2020Sun07Jun2020Your own garden
Discover your Garden Nature in Wales Nature Week!
Use your free lock down time to discover your garden nature, for more details see web link below
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Fri05Jun2020Mon31Aug2020The Vale of Llangollen
A BBC Cymru short video
https://www.facebook.com/BBCCymruWales/videos/679791032402539/
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Mon15Jun2020Wed31Mar2021
Explore North East Wales is a series of digital trails developed by local communities across Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham to encourage you to explore this fascinating area.
Each trail highlights what is special in the area and is packed with photos and stories as well as fun features such as slider puzzles, word searches and selfie frames.
To download the app search for North East Wales in the App Store or Google Play.
Scan the below code to download the free North East Wales Digital Trails app and then search the list of locations for the town of interest.
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Fri19Jun2020Mon31Aug2020
The Council for British Archaeology has been dedicated to publishing the best in British archaeology for more than 60 years and we continue to make archaeological research widely available. Many of our publications have been available to download through the Archaeological Data Service (ADS) but we have decided that we will temporarily make all of our publications available to download for free.
Please visit https://new.archaeologyuk.org/books-and-publications
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Fri19Jun2020Mon31Aug2020Online
What is Dig School?
- By Professor Carenza Lewis (University of Lincoln and TV’s ‘Time Team’) with the Council for British Archaeology
- Engaging enquiry-based learning-enrichment workshops themed around archaeology
- Free for secondary school learners looking for something different during COVID-19
Dig School is a new online programme of lively extra-curricular in-school and home-school based workshops themed around archaeology.
Week by week, participants can enjoy developing new knowledge, ideas and transferable skills for life and learning, including excavation.
Dig School is offered in summer term 2020 to support educators delivering engaged learning during the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out more in the FAQ’s.
Visit http://digschool.org.uk/
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Sun26Jul2020Wed31Mar2021
The North East Wales Heritage Forum is a member of the British Association for Local History.
In these unprecedented times when routine history society events and public meetings cannot be held, readers might like to visit the BALH site where several ten minute talks can be accessed online under the news section.
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Sat15Aug2020Sat29Aug20201pm-4pmCeiriog Memorial Institute Ysgubor Lleucu, Nantyr, Glyn Ceiriog, Llangollen, LL20 7DB
The Ceiriog Memorial Institute in Glyn Ceiriog is pleased to re-open it's doors for community use (all relevant Covid 19 rules apply), including two 'Open Days' on Saturdays 15th and 29th August, between 1 - 4 pm. Free entry, with guided tours of the Main Building and Museum, donations welcome. Situated on the High Street in the centre of the village, all are welcome to come along and view the fascinating collections of both local and national importance.
For further information email bhughes789@btinternet.com
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Thu03Sep2020Mon30Nov2020Mold to Denbigh Railway of old.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBiI3tdGEhc
Enjoy a pleasant 'virtual' rail journey by steam along the Mold and Denbigh Railway Line.
Build by Gordon Mackenzie & Vic Jones
For more information on the line see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mold_Railway
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Fri02Oct2020Wed31Mar2021
Wireless in Wales Vintage Radio Museum in Denbigh, in common with many other museums and other voluntary organizations is currently closed until spring 2021 at the earliest.
In order to keep the museum visible, we are producing a series of online Zoom talks which some of you may have attended. We have a variety of speakers and all production work is done in house free of charge by our volunteers. At Wireless in Wales we would like to extend this service to as many organisations as possible. To further this plan, we have created an external group which we have called "Cwmulus", we have given it this unique name as it conveys the idea that our Zoom talks are on-line, in the cloud, and in both languages.
Would you like to become part of this group which will hopefully keep as all visible in the current pandemic? There is no charge for our services, all talks will be circulated amongst all members for onward distribution to their own organisation. All we ask is that if possible, and there is no obligation on anyone, members could suggest speakers who would be willing to present on Zoom. Talks can be in English or in Welsh and it is an opportunity to promote your group to a wide audience as all events are public events.
See web site at https://cwmulus.wordpress.com/about/
e mail us at cwmulus@gmail.com
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Sun11Oct2020Sun28Feb2021Various locations Denbighshire
PLEASE NOTE THE 'OPEN DOORS EVENT' NORMALLY TAKES PLACE IN SEPTEMBER EACH YEAR.
THE DATES SHOWN ARE MERELY TO ENABLE THE LINK TO REMAIN VALID ON THIS SITE.
The below link to YouTube enables you to view and enjoy short tours around buildings in Denbighshire that participated in the open doors event.
They are accompanied by interesting and informative commentaries.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDcb-ZgQK31jDimOFsQ-pMf1IUoxYqAy9
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Sat17Oct2020Fri23Oct2020Mold, Flintshire
A week-long bilingual arts heritage and literature festival in Mold, Flintshire and surrounding area dedicated to author Daniel Owen. It is held around the end of October the anniversary of his birth and death
See website for full details
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Wed30Dec2020Wed31Mar2021
https://www.facebook.com/airpixxdronemedia/
Some stunning views to enjoy via this link
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Fri22Jan20217:00 pmOnline Zoom talkTalk in English by Ian Cook
Friday, 22nd January 2021, 7:00 PM
Ian Cook has had BEVs (battery electric vehicles) since 2011. He and his wife only have BEVs and have traveled around 200,000 miles since 2011 and have never been stranded with a depleted battery. So when are you changing to a BEV? What stops you? Think about this before you join the event. Join in and explore the main reasons people are reluctant to change – find out whether they are myths. Hmmm, if you plan to buy a car beyond 2030, it will have to be a BEV of some type.TEAM AT CWMULUS -
Wed10Feb2021Sun16May2021Theatre Clwyd, Mold
For live and online events being hosted at Theatre Clwyd during the next few months please visit https://www.theatrclwyd.com/whats-on
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Wed10Feb2021Mon31May2021
Free family online crafts
How to write poetry with Folky and Mr Inkwell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTDQv9fAIhE
Doodle Bells Activity Sheet - to receive your poetry booklet and Doodle Bells activity sheet please e mail lhttp://lornakernahan @stasaphcathedral.wales
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Fri26Feb2021Mon01Mar2021A nation alive with opportunity and adventure. Join us for #GwylDewi — a celebration of good things, from Wales to the world. #StDavidsDay ???????#GwylDewi starts this Friday.Wherever you are in the world, join Luke Evans and all 3 million of us as we celebrate #StDavidsDay
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Thu22Apr20217:00 pmOnline via ZOOM
Local Historian and Author David Rowe presents an evening of interesting facts and curious tales about Mold and its Townsfolk.
Topics will include;-
Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi &Toll House
Are all the lions accounted for?
Ty Mawr
Lombard House
The Balloonist and the Cross Keys
Peter Roberts and the Patent Heel
Disgraceful Scenes
Amiable Order of Faithful Bow Wows
Primrose League and Vermin Club
George Harley and Titan Tractor and much more
The event is FREE to attend but booking is essential due to online capacity.
To book please contact events@moldtowncouncil.org.uk or call 01352 758532
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Mon07Jun2021Tue21Sep2021ITV Wales Online
Sean Fletcher continues his journey along the Wales-England border, following the Offa’s Dyke Path.
He crosses the world’s highest canal aqueduct, explores North Wales on horseback and discovers the secrets of an iron age hill fort from Archaeologist and North East Wales Heritage Forum Steering Group Member Fiona Gale MBE
https://www.itv.com/walesprogrammes/articles/wonders-of-the-border-episode-6
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Mon14Jun2021Tue15Jun2021Clwydian range and Dee Valley
Please see the enclosed article for details on Welsh Government proposals to create a new national park.
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Sun04Jul2021Sat31Jul202110 am - 4 pmGreenfield Valley Heritage Park, Greenfield, FlintshireGreenfield Valley Heritage Park is holding a 'Festival of Archaeology' during July, including a month long exhibition, '100 years of excavations in Flintshire' subtitled 'Swords to Bones', plus two other events: A guided tour of Wat's Dyke, with new information from recent excavations, and the 'Basingwerk experience' including a short award winning film. This is in conjunction with the national Council for British Archaeology event Festival of Archaeology.
We hope to further our amazing Heritage in North East Wales, particularly to the general public, who, so often, our unaware of the treasures on our doorstep. Further information can be found at the websites: http://greenfieldvalley.com/events/ and http://festival.archaeologyuk.org -
Sat10Jul202111:00 amMinera Lead Mines Country Park, Minera, Wrexham LL11 3DU
Tour of the former Leadworks site in Minera guided by Mr Brian Gresty 11 am -12 noon
Please contact Amy Jones of Groundwork amy.jones@groundworknorthwales.org.uk to register your details
https://www.groundwork.org.uk/projects/minera-lead-mines/
To learn more about the site click on the link www.northeastwalestrails.com and then click on the map “button” Clywedog Valley. This opens a file of pictures and if you select “Minera Lead Mines” etc. you will be shown some interesting old photos and a wealth of information about the site.
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Sun11Jul2021Sun25Jul2021Online event
https://international-eisteddfod.co.uk/llangollen-online-2021/
Visit web pages for full details
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Fri06Aug2021Sun07Nov202110am-3pmOld Kings Head, HIgh Street, Holywell CH8 7TH
It's all happening at the museum in Holywell now that we are open properly.
There is always a welcome for you 10 - 3 every day except Sunday.
EVERY MEMORY MATTERS reminiscence group meets every Tuesday from 11 am.
It usually lasts a couple of hours but you can leave when you want.
Numbers vary and we see new faces every week - usually between eight and twelve turn up and share memories of old Holywell and area.
We are hoping to produce a book of memory/anecdotes based on what everyone is sharing. Do come along bring any photos you want to share or we can photocopy for the museum and give them straight back to you - or just bring yourself and enjoy a couple of hours with old and new friends reminiscing We meet in the cafe so it is very informal and refreshments are available.
"THIS IS YOUR TOWN"
A book of tales of old Holywell - the first book written for children to tell them the stories of the history of their town. Good for grown ups too !!
In prose, poetry and with illustrations produced by KIM volunteers - this forty page booklet is crammed with information and costs just £5 - all proceeds to the museum.
TALK OF THE TOWN Every Wednesday morning 10.30 - 12 there is a guided history tour of the high street.
For just £5 - £2.50 for children you can learn all about what the town looked like in bygone days. the tour includes a free cuppa and biscuits back at the cafe when the walk is over. All proceeds to the museum
We are busy acquiring artefacts from Hebron chapel in Mostyn which is sadly closing - we have the font, lectern, pews and the memorial to lads who were lost in the wars, hoping to get the pulpit. We intend to recreate a chapel in one of our rooms so if you have any ephemera, news cuttings etc relating to the history of worship in the area we would welcome it - you can donate or anything you bring can be copied and given straight back to you.
All of this, as well as our already established exhibits are well worth a visit.
AND and if you want to know more about the Point of Ayr colliery and the history of mining in the area no better people to speak to than the two Johns in our POACH room - they are passionate about sharing their experiences as miners and have a wonderful collection of artefacts too numerous to mention, some now displayed in our recently acquired glass display cabinets.
If you are interested in volunteering we always welcome new friends into our happy band.
Museum phone number 01352 217170 or check out our Memories of Holywell Facebook pages - they too are well worth a visit. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1715816841838886/
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Sat14Aug2021Sat11Sep2021The Ceiriog Memorial Institute, High Street, Glyn CeiriogThe Ceiriog Memorial Institute in Glyn Ceiriog will be holding 'Open Doors' events on Saturdays 14th and 28th August, and the 4th and 11th of September between 1.00 - 4.00pm.All welcome, free entry, guided tours provided (with all relevant Covid regulations applicable).For further information email bhughes789@btinternet.com
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Tue31Aug2021Mon31Jan2022Wrexham County Borough Museum, County Building, Regent Street, WrexhamJust outside Holt there was a Roman Tile and Pottery works which supplied roof tiles, floor tiles and pottery for the Roman fort at Chester towards the end of the 1st century A.D.
It was rediscovered and excavated in early 20th century, and the finds sent to the National Museum at Cardiff. Most of them have been kept in the basement ever since. In 2018 Holt Local History Society commissioned a detailed geophysical survey of the site, and visited NMW Cardiff to view the artefacts.
We are pleased that we were able to persuade NMW Cardiff and Wrexham Museum to display the items in N Wales for the first time since 1925. Furthermore a small team of HLHS members have been extensively involved in researching, labelling and display of the artefacts. A slideshow and display boards tell the story of the site and its discovery and excavation.
This free exhibition at Wrexham Museum, which is on display until January 2022, where you can see the full story.
For Museum opening times and directions please visit http://old.wrexham.gov.uk/english/heritage/wrexham_museum.htm
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Fri10Sep20217:00 pmOnline eventOpen Doors weekend Opening Lecture:“Denbigh Castle and Town Walls - Recent discoveries”Friday evening 10 September 2021 7pmAn on-line talk by Will Davies of Cadw ( in English)This event will be broadcast live on the Cwmulus YouTube channel at 7pm. There is no need to register, just visit www.cwmulus.org and click on the cloud button a few minutes before the talk is due to start. A livestream will appear on this channel at approximately 6:45, and continue until shortly after the talk has finished.Denbigh Castle and Town Walls form one of the finest medieval monuments in Wales and although less well-known and publicised than the contemporary castles of Edward I, the impressive and in several cases unique buildings are of equal interest in spite of their ruined state.Over the last decade small scale archaeological investigations by Cadw alongside conservation, safety and access works, and larger excavations ahead of the construction of the present visitor centre in 2011 have shed new light on the layout and development of the site, but raise just as many questions. Will Davies Cadw’s inspector of ancient monuments and archaeology for eastern Wales takes a fresh look at his favourite castle.
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Sat06Nov2021Sun07Nov202110 am - 4 pmPark in the Past, Fagl Lane, Hope, Flintshire LL12 9HB.
Park in the Past in Hope is inviting the public and supporters to an exclusive glimpse of the reconstructed Roman fort which is now rapidly taking shape on site.
It follows several months of extensive landscaping, heritage and conservation at the site in Hope.
The Roman fort is the main feature of Park in the Past’s exciting recreation of an ancient British landscape which includes a prehistoric realm complete with stone circle, standing stones, stream-fed sacred pool, and will eventually feature a giant earth house for use by schools and community events.
This is a unique and exciting project on our doorstep in North Wales and looks well worth a visit. Visit below web links for more detail
http://www.parkinthepast.org.uk/
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Fri03Dec2021Mon31Jan2022
Can you help share your stories?
Cardiff Productions, working with North East Wales Heritage Forum / Fforwm Treftadaeth Gogledd Ddwyrain Cymru on a project for S4C, are on the hunt for brilliant people or places that form a part of Wales' disability history. They would be really grateful to hear from anyone who has a tale to tell on characters or stories that could feature in a documentary about Disability History in Wales.
Contact Frankie Nolan on 07447 190 515 or …frankie@cardiffproductions.co.uk#NorthWales #Disability #NorthWalesHeritage #S4C
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Sat04Dec2021Sat26Mar20227:00 pmVia Zoom
CPAT are pleased to announce the Winter Lecture series for 2021/22. Fortnightly on Fridays from December 2021 to March 2022, the lectures will cover topics on archaeology and heritage from Wales and across the border into the Marches, led by experts involved in projects and research on a range of sites and topics.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cpat-winter-lectures-abbey-cwmhir-a-community-project-julian-ravest-tickets-219466519267?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch
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Sat15Jan2022Fri22Apr2022
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Fri21Jan20227:00 pmVia Zoom
Climate Change and How To Fix It
Talk in English by David Sprake via Zoom
Friday, 21st January 2022, 7:00 PM
This talk will touch on the science behind climate change and some of the solutions that could be practically used to fix it. It will explore humanity’s addiction to fossil fuel energy and how that has brought about changes in the atmosphere, and how that in turn is causing the climate to change on a global scale.The second half of the lecture will look at alternatives to fossil fuels and if they can practically work in today’s world, together with what can be done to mitigate what has already been emitted into atmosphere. The lecture will conclude with what has been holding up progress to change. Visit http://www.cwmulus.org
REGISTER: English – Cwmulus
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Tue01Feb2022Sun31Jul2022
Explore North East Wales via the below link and discover some of the hidden treasures of North East Wales
https://northeastwalestrails.com/english.html
North East Wales Trails is a series of digital trails developed by local communities across Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham to help you to discover more about this fascinating area. Each trail highlights what is special and is packed with information, photos and stories.The trails are as diverse as the area. Take a stroll along the coast, discover hidden countryside or meander around one of the pretty villages. Discover the rich heritage of the area from hillforts to stone castles or explore the industrial heritage. See how a limekiln works or listen to what is was like to work with the ponies deep underground in the coal mines.This project has received funding through the Welsh Government Rural Communities - Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, which is funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Welsh Government.A link to a recently launched film on Vimeo to promote the trails is enclosed for information and sharing. -
Thu03Feb2022Tue01Mar20227:00 pmHolywell Area Community Museum, (Former Kings Head) High Street, Holywell CH87TNCommencing on Thursday February 3rd in the middle of storytelling week Holywell museum will host its first evening event - and the first of our proposed monthly 'Storytelling Cafes'. Doors will open at 7pm for a 7.30 start.
As the museum is run entirely by volunteers we will charge £3 and refreshments will be available for purchase.
If you would like to become a storyteller there will be two (free) sessions in January to explain the concept.
So if you are interested in the sessions, telling stories on the night or just coming to listen please let me know as space is limited.Andrea Yarnell DakinFor more information email holywellmuseum@gmail.com -
Tue22Feb20225.30 -6.30PMOnline - booking details below
Free Online Evening Talk
February 22nd 5.30pm-6.30pm
Samuel Courtauld: from Rayon to Impressionism
Since 2017 Greenfield Valley and The Courtauld have been collaborating to understand the impact of Courtauld textile mills in North Wales, and to uncover the stories of local people.
As part of this programme, this event will explore the life and legacy of Samuel Courtauld, chairman of the textile company in the 1920s and 30s when the mills first opened. Barnaby Wright, Deputy Head of the Courtauld Gallery, will discuss the philanthropy and collecting of Samuel and his wife, Elizabeth. Highlighting the ways in which the prosperity brought about by the success of rayon production benefitted arts and culture in the UK. While, Katherine Dunleavy, National Coordinator at The Courtauld, will introduce the Courtauld family and the path that led them to ownership of one of the world’s largest companies.
This event accompanies an exhibition, Voices of Courtauld, touring sites in Flintshire during 2021 and 2022.
To book a ticket please use the Eventbrite link below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/samuel-courtauld-from-rayon-to-impressionism-tickets-268793327077Sarah Pevely
Curadur Cynorthwyol | Assistant CuratorAmgueddfa Dyffryn Maesglas | Greenfield Valley Museum
Hamdden a llyfrgelloedd
Aura
Leisure & librariesFfôn | Tel 01352 714172
Email sarah.pevely@flintshire.gov.uk
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Fri18Mar20227:00 pmOnline via Zoom
A Cwmulus event cwmulus@gmail.com
Giraldus Cambrensis: gossiping and crusading around Wales, 1188
Talk in English by Mike Farnworth (plus special guest)
Friday, 18th March 2022, 7:00 PM
Giraldus was a priest, author, grandson of a famous Welsh princess, but most importantly he was a dreadful gossip. In the spring of 1188 he escorted the Archbishop of Canterbury on a six-week trip around Wales, recruiting for the crusades. Four years later he wrote a book about their journey.This talk gives a glimpse of life in an independent Wales during the age of the princes, illustrated by maps, pictures, stories, and the words of Giraldus Cambrensis himself. Although most of his book is true, Giraldus couldn’t resist also including improbable tales which he heard during his travels.
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Wed30Mar20227:00 pmMold Library, Daniel Owen Precinct, Mold, FlintshireRichard King, author of Brittle With Relics: A History of Wales 1962 to 1997 will be talking about his new book at Mold Library at 7pm on March 30th. It is described as a landmark history about the people of Wales during a period of great change.Refreshments will be provided, Tickets cost £5 and are redeemable against the cost of a book.Tickets can be bought at The Book Shop, Mold and Mold Library
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Sat30Apr20226:00 pmInstitute and Museum in Glyn CeiriogFree Entry, All welcome (bring your own work along!) For further information email bhughes789@btinternet.comIn Association with the 'Wrexham 2025 Year of Culture' programme
Opened in May 1911, the Ceiriog Memorial Institute in Glyn Ceiriog was founded by Sir Alfred T Davies and erected by public subscriptions as a lasting memorial to the famous Welsh poet John ‘Ceiriog’ Hughes, and other notable Welsh dignitaries.
Situated on the village High Street, the Institute forms the heart of the community, holding meetings, concerts, choir rehearsals, debates and social functions, as well as containing a fascinating museum – recently refurbished – displaying many unique exhibits relating to the Ceiriog Valley and beyond.
These include a treasured collection of stained glass windows commemorating characters from Welsh history; portraits and sculptures; many objects relating to the industrial heritage of the Valley (including the Glyn Valley Tramway); a collection of Eisteddfod Chairs; samples of the poet Ceiriog’s work; and much more.
As a testament to traditional Welsh values and heritage there is no better example throughout the land – and this is according to the words of both Lloyd George and Jan Morris!The building also contains a Main Hall seating 200, modern kitchen, and a Snooker Room. The Hall, kitchen, and smaller committee rooms are available for hire throughout the year, and visitors are welcome by prior arrangement (or when the museum is opened on Saturdays throughout the summer months).
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Thu05May2022Glyndwr University, Mold Road, Wrexham LL11 2AW
There will be a free special day school on THURSDAY 5th MAY entitled ‘Setting the Record Straight: Discovering the History and Heritage of Women in north-east Wales’ which will look at women’s History and Heritage this area, in conjunction with the History Department at Glyndwr University. We hope to attract interest in the event from among University students, WAW members in the area and from the general community in north-east Wales. County Archive Offices, museums and libraries are being contacted to raise awareness of this pioneering event and local colleges and schools will also be invited to participate.
There will be a fascinating and varied line-up of talks: on the Denbigh Asylum, the lives of women working in factories such as Courtaulds, Johnson’s Fabrics and Graessers Salicylates, the history of women’s football teams in the area and the more recent history of the women who have represented north-east Wales in the Welsh Assembly/Senedd and others. There will also be discussion panels and films to illustrate aspects of women’s history and heritage. It will be a lively and engaging programme - with something for everyone. There will be ample time to chat and network too.
Exhibitions are being planned and a Roadshow will be held to encourage local people to bring along any material they may have which is relevant to women’s history, in particular to sport and to the WI movement, to show our experts. It promises to be a very eventful day and we are grateful to Kathryn Ellis and Peter Bolton for facilitating it at Glyndŵr University.
This a free event.
Register through: info@womensarchivewales.org
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Fri20May2022Sun22May2022Locations around Mold see Facebook site
Something for all ages, a celebration of the written and spoken word.
Talented local authors
Children's workshop
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Sat21May20227:00 pmThe Canolfan, New Road, Glyn Ceiriog Llangollen LL20 7HEJohn ac Alun in Concert (at the Canolfan, Glyn Ceiriog), doors open 7-00pm, bar & refreshments available. Tickets £10, proceeds towards the Ceiriog Memorial Institute. For further information email bhughes789@btinternet.comIn Association with the 'Wrexham 2025 Year of Culture' programme
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Wed01Jun2022Thu09Jun202210am-3.15 pmMostyn Hall, Mostyn Nr Holywell Flintshire, CH8 9HN
Details of open days during early June, plus late August can be found within the below web pages
All proceeds raised will be donated to the Wales Air Ambulance.
Entrance fee £5
https://www.mostynestates.co.uk/mostyn-hall-opening-dates-2020-2-2-2-2-2/
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Fri17Jun20227:00 pmVia ZOOM
This talk via Zoom will be delivered in Welsh but with a simultaneous English translation.
visit http://www.cwmulus.org.uk
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Wed22Jun20227:30 pmBooka 26-28 Church Street Oswestry SY11 2SP
Renowned historian Marc Morris talks about his latest book The Anglo-Saxons, shining a light on Britain's Dark Ages.
Sixteen hundred years ago Britain left the Roman Empire and swiftly fell into ruin. Grand cities and luxurious villas were deserted and left to crumble, and civil society collapsed into chaos. Into this violent and unstable world came foreign invaders from across the sea, and established themselves as its new masters.
The Anglo-Saxons traces the turbulent history of these people across the next six centuries. It explains how their earliest rulers fought relentlessly against each other for glory and supremacy, and then were almost destroyed by the onslaught of the Vikings. It explores how they abandoned their old gods for Christianity, established hundreds of churches and created dazzlingly intricate works of art. It charts the revival of towns and trade, and the origins of a familiar landscape of shires, boroughs and bishoprics.
It is a tale of famous figures like King Offa, Alfred the Great and Edward the Confessor, but also features a host of lesser known characters - ambitious queens, revolutionary saints, intolerant monks and grasping nobles. Through their remarkable careers we see how a new society, a new culture and a single unified nation came into being.
Drawing on a vast range of original evidence - chronicles, letters, archaeology and artefacts - renowned historian Marc Morris illuminates a period of history that is only dimly understood, separates the truth from the legend, and tells the extraordinary story of how the foundations of England were laid.
We are delighted to welcome Marc Morris back to Booka during Independent Bookshop Week as we celebrate the paperback publication of The Anglo-Saxons.
Event Format:
Author talk followed by audience Q&A and book signing.
Tickets:
£7 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of The Anglo Saxons) or £11 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of The Anglo Saxons).
Marc Morris' profile
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Fri24Jun20227:00 pmKings Christian Centre, Bailey Hill Mold
Please note that the Annual General Meeting of the North East Wales Heritage Forum will take place at 7pm on Friday the 24th June 2022.
The event will be held at the Kings Christian centre alongside the entrance to the Bailey Hill in Mold, Flintshire where a £1.8m restoration project has just been completed.
The location has been chosen to enable members to benefit from a presentation about the restoration project and the opportunity to visit the Bailey Hill.
There are some steps to contend with to access the building but ramps will be available.
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Sat25Jun20222:30 pmSt Peter's Church, Rosehill, Holywell, CH8 7TL.
FHS Council cordially invites you to join us for a lecture at our other new venue!
Following our very successful meeting at Mold last month (our first since the start
of the pandemic) our second live meeting will be held at 2.30pm on Saturday 25th
June at St Peter's Church, Rosehill, Holywell, CH8 7TL.
The speaker will be Ken Brassil, who will talk about "Charles Darwin in North Wales".
Before setting off on his 5 year round the world voyage on HMS Beagle, Darwin
made geological tours of North Wales in the summer of 1831.
Kenneth, a native of north Wales, was a Field Officer for the Clwyd Powys
Archaeological Trust in the 1980s. From the 1990’s he was a Learning Officer for
Archaeology and History at the Museum of Wales in Cardiff for 25 years. Now
retired, he lives in Penrhyndeudraeth.https://www.flintshirehistoricalsociety.org.uk/
This church has excellent facilities, including parking and easy disabled access. If
you don’t already know the church, go into the centre of Holywell, round the one-way system in front of the Victoria Hotel and the bus station. Keep in the right hand lane, then turn into Pen-Y-Maes Road. Turn into Rosehill by keeping Lidl on your right.
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Sat02Jul2022Holt and Farndon
We are hosting an introductory open day to present a cross border archaeologyproject for the communities of Holt & Farndon, giving people the chance to
discover and get hands on with their local history.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HLHS has discovered a potentially exciting find near the fish farm in Townfield Lane, Farndon that may be a Roman fort associated
with Holt Roman Tile Works and Pottery.
It is planned to excavate part of this site in September 2022.
To learn more about this cross border project, come along to either of the two presentations on Saturday July 2nd:
Farndon Memorial Hall 10.00-12.00, with a key talk at 11.00 a.m
or
Holt Kenyon Hall 2.00-4.00 p.m., with a key talk at 3 p.m.
The key talks are by Chris Matthews, archaeologist.
Lets aim for good turnouts at these presentations - please reply to briansue.payne@btinternet.com if you intend to come.
Want to be kept up to date? Find us on Facebook by searching ‘Archaeological Survey West LLP'
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Sat16Jul202210am-3pmDaniel Owen Centre Earl Road, Mold
Call in to learn about the findings of a project to understand how Mold and District has changed over the past 500 years.
Note there is no lift facility but future similar events will be held in Treuddyn and Llanarmon yn Ial over the next month
For more information visit iswe@bangor.ac.uk
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Wed03Aug2022Sat03Dec2022Bailey Hill. Top of High Street, Mold Flintshire
baileyhill@moldtowncouncil.org.uk
For further information and to book a tour visit the above website or visit the Bailey Hill Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/BaileyHillProjectOfficer/
Site Record of Bailey Hill
https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/265849/
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Sat10Sep2022Fri30Sep2022Denbighshire County
For details of the premises participating in this year's Open Doors event please click on the below link.
https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/whats-on/open-doors-events?region=58&date_from=&date_to=
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Tue13Sep2022Sat31Dec2022Clwydian Range and Dee Valley A.O.N.B
Our Picturesque Landscape is an exciting project that centres on the landscape of the Dee Valley and the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal World Heritage Site. It takes as its theme the inspirational journeys that have been – and continue to be – a feature of the area which is cut by the Llangollen Canal, Thomas Telford’s A5 and the River Dee.
The web site for the project is available online at https://www.clwydianrangeanddeevalleyaonb.org.uk/projects/our-picturesque-landscape/
A recent addition to the project is an excellent CGI film by Dextravisual see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtdXPH3YC6E
It is well worth viewing.
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Sat24Sep202210am-2pmOld Rectory, Hawarden Flintshire CH5 3NR
Are you interested in the history of Courtalds?
Join us for our Open Day Event.
Behind the scenes tours of the archives
Talks about the history of the firm and working at Courtalds
Watch a film about 20th century worker at Courtalds
Exhibition on women workers 1930's -1950's
Proposed programme:
9.45am – Doors open
10.00am – Behind the Scenes Tour of Strongrooms and Conservation Studio
11.15am – Film: ‘Voices from the Factory Floor’, experiences of female factory workers in Wales, including those at Courtaulds sites, Flintshire.
11.30am – Talk by Cllr Vicky Perfect: ‘My Experiences of working at Courtaulds in the 1960s’.
12.00pm – Talk by Flintshire Museums Service:, ‘Connecting Courtaulds’: A brief history of Courtaulds in Flintshire and background to the Voices of Courtaulds Partnership Project.
12.30pm – Refreshments and chance to view the exhibitions – Exhibitions: Courtaulds Artefacts from AURA (Flintshire) Museums; Women Working at Courtaulds, 1931-1958, by Liz Newman (NEWA) and Suzanne Jones (Glyndwr University)
Showing from 12.45pm – Film about the musical show about Welsh factory workers, ‘Tic Toc’, containing interviews with factory workers, and extracts from the performance, with introduction by Catrin Edwards, Project Officer.
1.00pm – Behind the Scenes Tour of Strongrooms and Conservation Studio
2.00pm – Event ends
Booking is required for Tours and Talks – please contact NEWA for details, tel 01244 532364 or email: http://archives@newa.wales.
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Sat01Oct202210.00-16.45Edith Bankes Hall, Northop CH76BQ
History Fair - Edith Bankes Hall
History Tour - Northop Heritage Trail
Exhibitions - The Red Lion
Cafe - Edith Bankes Hall
History Treasure Trail - Northop Village
Speakers / Talks - Northop Band Hall
Jill Burton - Erddig, Jewel in the Crown of Welsh Country Houses 10am -11am
Prof. Peter Gaunt - Regional Capital or Red Herring? Chester's role in the English Civil War (1642 -1646) 11.15am - 12.15pm
Prof. Howard Williams & John Swogger - What's Wat's Dyke? 1.15pm - 2.15pm
Prof Raluca Radulescu - Political Propaganda in the Wars of the Roses 2.30pm - 3.30pm
Brian Bennett - Flintshire Revisited, a look at how our County has changed over the last century 3.45pm - 4.45pm
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Thu06Oct2022Fri30Jun2023
https://www.northeastwalestrails.com/
North East Wales Trails is a series of digital trails developed by local communities across Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham to help you to discover more about this fascinating area. Each trail highlights what is special and is packed with information, photos and stories.The trails are as diverse as the area. Take a stroll along the coast, discover hidden countryside or meander around one of the pretty villages. Discover the rich heritage of the area from hillforts to stone castles or explore the industrial heritage. See how a limekiln works or listen to what is was like to work with the ponies deep underground in the coal mines.This project has received funding through the Welsh Government Rural Communities - Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, which is funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Welsh Government. -
Sat22Oct20222:30 pmEbenezer Baptist Church, Glanrafon Road, Mold, CH7 1PA.Our next meeting will be at 2.30 on Saturday 22nd October at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, Glanrafon Road, Mold, CH7 1PA. The speaker will be James January-McCann from the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales in Aberystwyth. His talk will be about "Collecting Welsh Place Names".Celia Drew,Secretary, Flintshire Historical Society.07778 659648
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Sat03Dec20222:30 pmSt Peter's Church, Rosehill, Holywell, CH8 7TL.
A talk for Flintshire Historical Society
by
Michael Freeman, Honorary Research Fellow, National Museum of Wales.
Non Members welcome
For more information contact Secretaryfhs21@gmail.com
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Sat28Jan20232:30 pmEbenezer Baptist Church, Mold CH71PA
FLINTSHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
A talk by Jo Lane, the Business Regeneration Project Officer for Mold Town Council
Non-members welcome.
For more information contact
Tel 07778659648
https://www.flintshirehistoricalsociety.org.uk/
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Fri03Feb20237:00 pmHawkesbury Community Centre, Mill Lane, Buckley CH7 3HA
A talk for the Buckley Society about Parkgate which sits opposite the coast of North East Wales on the estuary of the River Dee.
Speaker Author and Local Historian Dr Anthony Annakin-Smith
Anthony is a local historian with a diverse range of interests often focused on maritime and industrial history in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Particular specialisms include the history of the former port of Parkgate (Cheshire) and contemporary shipping in the Dee Estuary, early industry in the Neston and Parkgate areas, local links to the slave trade, and the evolution of the British landscape with particular focus on the Wirral peninsula and Cheshire.
http://www.buckleysociety.org.uk
For further information contact the society secretary on 07729421138
Non members are welcome upon payment of a £2 admission fee
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Sat25Feb20232:30 pmSt Peter's Church Rosehill, Holywell CH8 7TL
A Flintshire Historical Society event featuring a talk
by
Mary-Ann Constantine BA, PhD
Reader and Project Leader , Curious Travellers Project National Library of Wales.
The Travels and Friendship of Two Men who Changed the Past, Richard Gough and Thomas Pennant
Non Members welcome.
Booking not necessary
For more information e mail Secretaryfhs21@gmail.com
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Fri03Mar2023Thu30Nov2023The Town of Flint, North Wales
Off Flint’ – Celebrating our town, castle and coast is an exciting project to involve local people in recording, conserving and celebrating the rich heritage of Flint town, castle and coast.
We need volunteers to help gather the wealth of stories about Flint.
Stories, photos and artefacts gathered during the ‘Off Flint’ project will form the basis of a new community archive in Flint Library so that the information gathered is widely accessible to everyone.
‘Off Flint’ is led by Flintshire County Council and, thanks to the National Lottery players, has received £54,200 funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Please contact Jo Danson, Community Heritage Officer, on 01352 703042 or http://jo.danson@flintshire.gov.uk.
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Sat25Mar20232:30 pmEbenezer Baptist Church, Glanrafon Road, Mold, CH7 1PA.
A talk for the Flintshire Historical Society by Senior Buildings Investigator Susan Fielding, MA
The talk will be preceded by the Annual General Meeting
Non- Members welcome.
For more information contact Secretaryfhs21@gmail.com
Tel 07778659648
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Tue28Mar202310.30am - 3.30pmRuthin Jail 46 Clwyd Street, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1HP
An opportunity to see a wide variety of displays from organisations including North East Wales Archives, Ruthin History Society, Corwen Museum, Buckley Society, Friends of Wrexham Cemetery, Menter Iaith and Clwydian Range & Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty as well as a chance to have a look around Ruthin Gaol before it opens on 1st April.
Everyone welcome.
Further details from Jo Danson on 01352 740385
email jo.danson7@gmail.com
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Sat01Apr20232:30 pmCapel-y-Groes, Bodhyfryd, Wrexham, LL12 7AG.
At the Denbighshire Historical Society's first meeting of the year, a talk in Welsh (with simultaneous English translation) will be given by Mr Gareth Vaughan Williams.
The talk will be preceded by the Society's AGM at 2pm
All welcome Free Admission
For more information contact the Secretary lucyewilliams54@gmail.com
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Sun16Apr2023Wed31May2023Holywell Area Community Museum, Kings Head, High Street, Holywell, Holywell,
Here at Holywell Area Community Museum we are setting up a schoolroom experience and are looking for the following two items:
Child's school desk - lift up lid and hole for ink pot
Teaching easel with detachable board.
Can anyone help please?ANDREA YARNELL DAKIN
01352 733633
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Sat22Apr202310am - 1pmN.E.W.A.The Old Rectory, Hawarden CH5 3NRThere will be a GRAND BOOK AND MAP SALE at NEWA, Hawarden on Saturday 22nd April 2023, 10am to 1pm. Following a Spring clear-out, we have been taking stock of all the items which we have collected during our 69 years at the Old Rectory and are selling some duplicates and items which are no longer required.CASH ONLY! Browse and buy: books galore – not just history, but general interest and some fiction; postcards of historic Flintshire scenes; duplicate original historic OS maps from the 1870s up to the 1960s - you might be lucky enough to find one of your house or local area! Some oddities for sale include gramophone records and school magazines from the prestigious boarding school Lowther College, which was at Bodelwyddan Castle.Our wonderful volunteers in the Conservation studio will also be demonstrating how they make bespoke packaging to protect our irreplaceable archives. If you are interested in joining us as a volunteer, or just want to see what they have been up to, please come along and see us on the day! Box making demos: 10.30am and 12pm.There will be tea, coffee and cakes on sale so you can come along, browse, chat and enjoy a cuppa in the peaceful surroundings of the Old Rectory!The proceeds will go into our donations fund towards more protective packaging materials for the irreplaceable archives – CASH ONLY please.
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Sat22Apr20232:30 pmSt Peter’s Church, Rosehill, Holywell, CH8 7TL
A talk for the Flintshire Historical Society by
Philip Hume,
The Mortimer History Society
The medieval Marcher Lordships were a region between England and Wales that, politically and administratively, didn't belong fully to either. Within each of the 50 lordships, the Marcher Lord had unique regal-like powers with their own laws, judicial powers, and access to resources and armies.
This talk explores the origins and development of the Marcher Lordships in the context of the 200-year struggle for control of Wales, with particular reference to the Marcher Lordships of north-east Wales.
Non-members welcome. For more information: Secretaryfhs21@gmail.com 07778 659648
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Fri12May2023National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
The annual Carto-Cymru mapping symposium is coming up next month here at The National Library of Wales.
As well as being held in the Library, this year's event is also being live-streamed online.
Tickets for the in-person event are available here:https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/llgcnlw/t-avzoydk
And tickets for the online event are available here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/llgcnlw/t-moearax -
Sat20May20239am - 1pmBuckley Library, Museum and Gallery, The Precinct Buckley, Flintshire
A joint event by Aura Libraries and Leisure with the Buckley Society
Come along to find out more about your hometown, meet society members and view the exhibitions.
Tell us your local stories.
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Mon05Jun20232:00 pmCorwen (War Memorial Park) Sports Pavilion, Green Lane, Corwen LL21 0DN
The venue for this year's AGM will be at Corwen. In a departure from our normal format the meeting will start at 2pm. Afterwards we've also arranged visits to the Edeyrnion Museum and the heritage railway station, it should be an enjoyable afternoon. If anyone has any items you'd like to add to the agenda please send them by e mail. An agenda will be circulated to member groups closer to the time.
NEWales.HeritageForum@outlook.com
Venue
Apologies for the original entry, to avoid any confusion it is Corwen (War Memorial Park) Sports Pavilion, Green Lane,Corwen. The postcode on Google is LL21 ODN. Directions;-
From the north (Ruthin) direction. Follow signage from A494 to Corwen (B 5437). Turn right on to Green Lane and go over the River Dee. Just past the 30 mph sign coming into Corwen the Sports Pavilion car park is located on a bend on the right hand side of Green Lane
From the south/east (Wrexham) direction.From the A5 in the centre of Corwen, turn right by Owain Glyndwr statue (also brown sign to Leisure Centre) on to Green Lane. Follow the road round a right hand bend. The Sports Pavilion car park is located just past a bowling green on the left hand side of Green Lane just before going out of Corwen.
We look forward to seeing you there.
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Sat15Jul202312:30 pmCeiriog, Memorial Institute, High Street, Glyn Ceiriog, Llangollen, LL20 7EH
We are holding an 'Open Day' at the Ceiriog Memorial Institute on Saturday July 15th to unveil our new display entitled ''Evicting a Community - 100 Years On'', which commemorates the centenary of Warrington Council's plans to dam the Ceiriog Valley in 1923.
Much research has gone in to the display, which contains detailed maps and costs of the proposed project, reports and press cuttings, as well as the Parliamentary Bill itself, with support both for and against. The founder of the Institute, Sir Alfred T Davies, led the campaign against, producing the booklet 'Evicting A Community', and found an ally in Lloyd George, who described the Valley as 'A Little Piece Of Heaven On Earth'. Thanks to them we are 'Yma O Hyd'
For information, the Institute will then open every Saturday afternoon up to 16th September inclusive, from 1-00 until 4-00pm.
For further information email bhughes789@btinternet.com
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Sun23Jul2023Sat16Sep20231pm - 4pmCeiriog Memorial Institute, High Street, Glyn Ceiriog, Llangollen, LL20 7EH
Exhibition open each Saturday July 15th - September 16th 2023
Evicting a Community 100 Years On.
In 1923, Warrington Corporation submitted proposals to Parliament to construct two large reservoirs in the Ceiriog Valley.
Warrington's reservoirs scheme and the fight to preserve the Ceiriog Valley presented in an informative display each Saturday afternoon.
Admission free - donations appreciated.
Note! The fascinating museum – recently refurbished – displaying many unique exhibits relating to the Ceiriog Valley and beyond housed in the same complex can also be visited at the same time.
Light refreshments available.
For further information contact Bryn Hughes at bhughes789@btinternet.com
http://www.ceirioguchaf.co.uk/CeiriogUchaf-CC/centenary_news-18429.aspx
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Sat19Aug202310am-4pmCraig-y-Don Community Centre, Queen's Road, Craig-y-Don, Llandudno LL30 1TE
Easy Access. Light Refreshments
SATURDAY, 19 AUGUST, 2023
Admission £2 On-site free car park all day. Bus 5 from town (NOT 5X)
For further information or booking forms, please contact Karlyn on 01492-440763
Organised by The North Wales Postcard Club.
www.nwpcc.org.uk
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Sat19Aug2023Sun20Aug202311am - 3pmGreenfield Valley Heritage Park, Greenfield Flintshire
New and exciting displays and groups for you to meet, at this multi period re-enactment weekend. Take a stroll
through our living timeline. There will be period music to enjoy and trinkets to buy.
www.greenfieldvalley.com/events
Find us on Facebook and Instagram
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Sun03Sep2023Sat30Sep2023
This September, more than 200 of Wales’ historic sites, landmarks and hidden gems will offer visitors free entry, events or guided tours.
It’s all part of Open Doors — Wales’ annual contribution to the European Heritage Days initiative, which invites heritage organisations, private owners, local authorities and others to open their doors or offer activities to the public free of charge during September.
Funded and organised by Cadw, the ever-popular festival of Wales’ built heritage will this year, encourage Welsh residents and visitors alike to explore some of the country’s lesser-known and smaller-scale sites ― several of which are usually closed to the public.
Search by location or postcode or see full list below.
https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/whats-on/open-doors-events
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Fri08Sep2023Sat09Sep2023Gladstone's Library, Church Lane Hawarden Flintshire CH5 3DF
Hawarden's Literary Festival is back!
For further details click on link below.
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Sat30Sep202311am - 3pmWepre Park, Connah's Quay CH54JR
Free Event
Join us at Wepre Park to celebrate the end of the Our Back Yard Project and the Connah's Quay Community
Guided walk with the Friends of Wepre, meet at the rear of the visitor centre 11am
Stalls, local history exhibits, family activities, crafts. bush craft activities, outdoor cooking, litter picks (with prizes) and more!
Contact Groundwork North Wales on 01978 757524
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Sat07Oct20239.30am - 4.30pm.The Grange Theatre, Bradburns Lane,Hartford CW8 1LU
A Cheshire Local History Association event
An umbrella organisation, which seeks to
promote the interest in and study of the local
history of Historic and Civic Cheshire, and to
look after the interests of local history societies
and individual local historians.
Personal membership for an individual or a
couple living at the same address is £10.00
p.a. which includes a complimentary copy of
the annual journal. Society membership is
£20.00 p.a. and includes two complimentary
copies of the annual journal.
Cheshire History
Information available from CLHA, c/o Cheshire
Record Office, Duke Street, Chester CH1 1RLhttp://www.cheshirehistory.org.uk
Doors Open 9am.
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Tue24Oct2023Wed25Oct2023Daniel Owen Centre, Daniel Owen Square, Mold CH7 1AB
On Tuesday 24th and Wednesday 25th of October Mold Town Council invites you to take a step back in time and visit the Historic Mold exhibition at the Daniel Owen Centre, Daniel Owen Square, Mold CH7 1AB.
During the event, there will be a large display of photographs and memorabilia showing the history of Mold over the last 200 years, many of the photographs on display will be from the late Ray Davies Collection, who throughout the years recorded the changing face of Mold & District. Among the displays will be boards dedicated to www.Ronsbusesandcoaches.com
Exhibition open times:
Tuesday 24th October 5.00pm – 7.00pm
Wednesday 25th October 10.00am – 2.30pm.
FREE ENTRYDo you have any interesting Mold memorabilia or items of interest that you would like to display during the event? Please get in touch with Jane Evans 01352 758532 opt. 3 or email events@moldtowncouncil.org.uk
During the event local Historian and Author David Rowe will be giving short talks on:-
24th October
5.15pm Frothblowers, Temperance and Assembly Hall Riot.
6.30pm Mold Riots 1869 – The Aftermath25th October11.00am Frothblowers, Temperance and Assembly Hall Riot
12.00pm Mynydd Isa to Mendon – The Story of Henry Hughes, survivor of Argoed Hall Mining Disaster
1.30pm 1869 Mold Riots – The AftermathAll talks are free of charge, so please arrive in plenty of time for what promises to be a great insight into Mold’s history.
Historic Mold event is in conjunction with the http://Gŵyl Daniel Owen Festival
which will run from 20th – 27th October, further details on GDOF can be found their website.
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Sat28Oct20232:30 pmEbenezer Baptist Chapel, Glanrafon Road, Mold.The next lecture of the Flintshire Historical Society will be :"Facial Depiction From Human Remains: Uses within Forensic Identification & Archaeological Investigation".The speaker will be Elysia Green, a PhD Researcher at the Face Lab at Liverpool John Moores University.Saturday 28th October 2023 at 2.30pm at the Ebenezer Baptist Chapel, Glanrafon Road, Mold.Everybody is welcome, no booking required.
Celia Drew,
Secretary, Flintshire Historical Society.07778 659648 -
Fri17Nov2023Tue31Dec2024
My name is Lowri, I am the Community Outreach Officer for North Wales for the Women’s Peace Petition Centenary Project funded by The National Lottery Heritage fund. The project is a year long celebration of the 390,296 Welsh women who signed a petition for peace, and presented it to the women of America in New York in 1924, asking them to use their influence on the American government.
During 2023/24, the project will be running events and activities across Wales to Remember their story, Rejoice in the centenary and Realise their wishes by inspiring future peace activists.
We are in the process of creating partnerships with organisations and groups across Wales to deliver funded activities and events to promote the project and would love you to be involved. These activities could be talks, workshops, educational events, mini exhibitions and more… we want to be flexible in our delivery to ensure we are producing exciting and engaging activities, so we would love to hear your input on how best to collaborate.
From November we will also be looking for lots of volunteers to transcribe the names on the petition, so that future generations can search the names of the signatories. Perhaps your organisation could help us with this ambitious campaign?To learn more about the project, please visit: https://www.wcia.org.uk/peace-heritage/womens-peace-petition/
If you would like to discuss getting involved or just learn more about the project, please get in touch: I’d love to hear from you.The Women’s Peace Petition team and North East Wales Archive Services would also like to invite you to an:
Archive afternoon in Hawarden on Friday 15th March, 1pm - 3.30pm at Hawarden Archives, The Old Rectory, Rectory Ln, Hawarden, Deeside CH5 3NN. See full entry for that date on this page.Contact LowriKirkham@academiheddwch.cymru
Kindest regards
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Sat25Nov20232:30 pmEbenezer Baptist Chapel, Glanrafon Road, Mold. CH71PA
A talk by Margaret Barr
Discovering Old Welsh Houses https://www.discoveringoldwelshhouses.co.uk/
2.30pm Saturday 25th November 2023
Ebenezer Baptist Church, Glanrafon Road, Mold, CH7 1PA.
Non members very welcome. Booking not required.
For more information: secretaryfhs21@gmail.com 07778 659648
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Wed13Dec20231:00 pmThe Church Hall Market Square Llay LL12OSA
David Young [formerly Baptist Minister at Llay]
will give a presentation on Life in the vanished squatters’ hamlet on Ruabon Mountain 1845-1902[some Llay families are descendants of these people]
Admission £2 light refreshments
All are welcome
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Wed03Jan2024Thu01Aug2024
'Oh we do like to be beside the seaside'
Some of you may be aware that, in 2022, North East Wales Heritage Forum were donated a large collection of postcards, original glass negatives and family photographs relating to the late Edwardian photographer J T Burrows, who was based in Prestatyn and whose work features the town and surrounding area. The postcard collection is extensive and of high quality, but the albums of family photographs are equally interesting, giving a fascinating insight into Edwardian life for a well-known Prestatyn family.
Image of J.T Burrows' premises in Prestatyn Just some of the albums in the collection
We wanted to digitise and catalogue this unique collection and give the local community and visitors to the area the opportunity to see the wonderful images that evoke Prestatyn in its Edwardian glory but recognised that we did not have the resources to do this ourselves. We are delighted to have been awarded a grant of £13,000 from Gwynt y Mor Community Fund that we will use to employ a freelance digital archivist to catalogue and scan the collection and a community heritage specialist who will work with local schools, community groups and volunteers on our behalf.
The digitised photos will be used to trigger memories gathering in the town. Prestatyn schools will be given opportunities to be involved, looking at how Prestatyn has changed by comparing old photographs with present day views and we will ensure that each school has a set of digital photos to use in their teaching in future years.
Can anyone identify the below locations and events?
The best images will be used to make local and online exhibitions, including a portable exhibition that will tour a range of venues across the area so that they can be seen by both locals and visitors. We will also feature highlights of the collection on our own website (www.newalesheritageforum.org.uk) and the People’s Collection website and share images on our social media.
Once the collection is digitised and catalogued it will be deposited in the North East Wales Archives where it will be cared for permanently but will still be available to the public for viewing and research and for future education use and tourism initiatives.
We are looking for volunteers to help us undertake research to understand the context of the collection and identify the locations of the photographs. Already one of our members has identified his own house in Caerwys on one of the photographs! We are sure that anybody with a knowledge of Prestatyn and the surrounding area will be fascinated by the collection and will be able to identify many of the other images.
If you or your group would like to be involved please contact Heather Williams by e-mail on htnw@btinternet.com or telephone 01824 704998.
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Fri05Jan20247:00 pmHawkesbury Community Centre, Mill Lane, Buckley CH73HA
A talk by Kevin Matthias former Denbighshire County Archivist for the Buckley Society.
Doors open 7pm for a 7.15pm start. Non Members welcome for a small entrance fee.
Refreshments provided after the talk.
Contact Secretary Celia Drew bucksoc23@gmail.com
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Sat27Jan20242:30 pmEbenezer Baptist Chapel, Road, Mold, CH71PA
A Flintshire Historical Society lecture on 'Twentieth Century military remains in mid and north east Wales'
See website for details
https://www.flintshirehistoricalsociety.org.uk/
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Fri02Feb20247:00 pmHawksbury Community Centre, Mill Lan Buckley CH73HA
A talk by author Geoff Taylor from Chester for the Buckley Society
Entry £2 on the night for non members.
Car parking available and refreshments provided at end of talk.
http://www.buckleysociety.org.uk
email bucksoc23@gmail.com
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Mon19Feb2024Wed12Jun2024Gladstone Library, Church Lane, Hawarden, Flintshire CH5 3DF.
EVENTS & COURSES LIST
There's always something happening here at Gladstone's Library, to find out more why not visit our events calendar?
https://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/events/events-courses-list
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Fri01Mar2024Tue05Mar2024Mold,Flintshire
Join us for the first weekend of Words, a literary festival that celebrates the power and beauty of language. We have a fantastic lineup of speakers and events, including:
- Quentin Deakin, a historian and author who will share his insights on Wales in WW2. He challenges the conventional narratives of Welsh and English historians and shows how Wales played a crucial role in resisting the Nazi threat, especially in Flintshire, where Rhydymwyn was a secret site for making weapons and chemicals.
- David Ebsworth, will be entertaining us with an hour-long performance in which he reveals some of the “stranger than fiction” true stories which inspired his journey as a writer and formed the background to his ten historical novels
including his latest book - Blood Among The Threads: A Wrexham Victorian Mystery- Amy Beashell and Louisa Reid will share their insights and stories about their books and writing. Their books feature female characters who experience challenges, choices and difficult relationships. They will share their insights and experiences on writing, relationships, and survival.
- How To Get Published. You've finished your book, but you're not sure how to get it out there. Don't worry, we've got it covered! In this workshop, published authors Caroline Corcoran & Tabitha Lasley will guide you through the steps of getting your work noticed by the people who matter: editors & literary agents.
For further information visit http://www.mold-bookshop.co.uk
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Fri01Mar20247:00 pmHawksbury Community Centre, Mill Lane Buckley CH73HA
An illustrated talk by former Marcher Sound Broadcaster Brian Cullen.
Brian Cullen has been a professional radio presenter since 1974. He got the 'radio bug' by listening to Radio Caroline in the 1960's and still broadcasts online via Radio Caroline- Flashback
https://tunein.com/radio/Radio-Caroline-Flashback-s249564/
Doors open 7pm for a 7.15pm start all are welcome, visitors pay £2 on the door.
Raffle held and refreshments provided after the talk
http://www.buckleysociety.org.uk
e mail bucksoc23@gmail.com
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Tue12Mar20247:00 pmCarrog Village Hall, Corwen LL219AS
An illustrated talk by David Parry for the Corwen and Dee Valley Archaeological Society
A history of the vast expansion of the railway system during the 1860s in the Dee valley and the Wrexham area in particular. It was a time of great social change, and of political intrigue and rivalry between the various railway magnates such as Sir Henry Robertson and Benjamin Percy.
Doors open 6.30pm
Raffle & refreshments
For further information visit
Facebook search; Corwen and Dee Valley Archaeological Society or use link below
https://www.facebook.com/groups/444652548938828
www.cadvas.org.uk or email fatdave197@gmail.com
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Fri15Mar20241pm-1.30pmHawarden Archives, The Old Rectory, Rectory Ln, Hawarden, Deeside CH5 3NN.
The Women’s Peace Petition team and North East Wales Archive Services would like to invite you to an:LowriKirkham@academiheddwch.cymru 100 years ago, the Women of Wales organised a petition signed by 390,296 women to send to America in a large Oak chest with the goal of creating a more peaceful world for future generations. Throughout 2024 we are sharing the story of the petition throughout Wales and beyond as well as recruiting volunteers to help transcribe the petition in partnership with the National Library of Wales. This fascinating afternoon will consist of: • A short talk about the Welsh Women’s Peace petition from the Peace petition community team. • Hear from the Archive team about some of their research and how they can help you discover your past. • Learn about transcribing or if you are already a transcribing volunteer get tips and advice. • View the available petition pages from your area. We look forward to welcoming you then and sharing the story of the petition and the local women who contributed to it. I would very much appreciate it if you could share this event with your members, Kindest regards Lowri Kirkham - Community Outreach officer
Archive afternoon in Hawarden on Friday 15th March, 1pm - 3.30pm at Hawarden Archives, The Old Rectory, Rectory Ln, Hawarden, Deeside CH5 3NN. Refreshments will be available. This event is free of charge and will take place in the medium of English. To book your FREE space please reply or email – -
Fri05Apr20247:00 pmHawksbury Community Centre, Mill Lan Buckley CH73HA
An illustrated talk for the Buckley Society by Philip Lloyd, doors open 7pm for a 7.15pm start.
The line was completed in 1850 and was designed primarily to support British rule in Ireland, connecting London with Dublin but was later instrumental in developing North Wales as a major tourist destination.
Non Members £10 per annum. Visitors £2 at the door.
Refreshments available after the talk
All are welcome
For further information contact bucksoc23@gmail.com
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Tue09Apr20247:00 pmCarrog Village Hall, Corwen LL219AS
An illustrated talk for the Corwen and Dee Valley Archaeological Society by Philippa Jones.
Currently a fascinating visitor attraction and the home of the County Archives, Rhuthun Gaol has many dark secrets within its grey walls, and many a tale to tell!
Doors open 6.30pm
Raffle & refreshments
For further information visit
Facebook search; Corwen and Dee Valley Archaeological Society or use link below
https://www.facebook.com/groups/444652548938828
www.cadvas.org.uk or email fatdave197@gmail.com
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Sat13Apr20242:30 pmCapel y Groes, Bodhyfryd, Wrexham, LL12 7AG
Denbighshire Historical Society
At the next meeting on Saturday the 13th April 2024, Dr Gareth Carr will give a talk on 'The Small Terraced House in Wrexham'
Note The talk is preceded by the Society A.G.M starting at 2pm.
Admission is free and new members are welcome.
Contact: For further details contact the Secretary, Lucy Williams on lucyewilliams54@gmail.com or Dr David R. Jones on 01978 353363
https://denbighshirehistoricalsociety.wordpress.com/
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Mon15Apr20246:00 pmCledwyn 3, Main Arts Building. Bangor University (LL57 2DG)
A lecture by Dr Ciarán Reilly (CSHIHE / Maynooth)
INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF WELSH ESTATES
SCHOOL OF HISTORY, LAW & SOCIAL SCIENCES RESEARCH SEMINARSAll Welcome
For further informationiswe@bangor.ac.uk
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Wed17Apr2024Tue30Apr20247.30pm - 9pmThe Old Courthouse Ruthin 17.4.2024 Ruthin Gaol Archives 30.4.2024
The Story behind the clock and the man it commemorates - a talk by Fiona Gale
Due to limited capacity it is necessary to book a place.
To do so please contact Heather Williams
at htnw@btinternet.com or telephone 01824 704998
SEE BELOW FOR FURTHER EVENT 30.4.2024
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Sat20Apr202410:00 amGreenfield Valley Heritage Park Holywell CH87GR
Our Dee Estuary and Curious Travellers present Coal & Cockles 10am to 3pm 20th April 2024
Come and see how the past has shaped the present and how it can inspire our future.
Suitable for all ages from lively information talks to hands on experiments and creative encounters
For more information contact info@greenfieldvalley.com
Follow Curious Travellers on http://X@cur_trav
Follow Our Dee Estuary http://@ourdeeestuary on Facebook Instagram and X
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Tue30Apr202410am - 12 noonRuthin Gaol Archives
Take a tour of the Archives and discover fascinating documents relating to Joseph Peers and the Clock Tower - led by Archivist Sarah Roberts
Due to limited capacity it is necessary to book a place.
To do so please contact Heather Williams
at htnw@btinternet.com or telephone 01824 704998
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Thu13Jun20246.30pm for 7pm startOld Court House, RuthinIt's coming up to AGM time again so please put a note in your diary that it will be held on Thursday June 13th. It will be at the Old Courthouse in Ruthin with the doors opening at 6:30pm for a 7pm start. We don't anticipate a long meeting and if the weather gods are on our side we'll finish off with a walk around the town taking in the historic buildings.A reminder will be sent via e mail closer to the time with the agenda and other relevant information.
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Sat29Jun202411.00 - 16.00Former Brymbo Steelworks site, Brymbo Wrexham
For more information visit;- https://www.brymboheritagetrust.org/
Brymbo Enterprise Centre, Unit 3, Blast Road, Brymbo, Wrexham LL115BT
Phone 0800 772 0981
https://www.facebook.com/brymboheritageproject/?locale=en_GB
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stori-brymbo-open-day-tickets-900818060067
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Tue06Aug202414.30-16.30Prestatyn Library, 21 Kings Avenue, Prestatyn LL19 9AA Wales.
An exhibition featuring photographs taken by J T Burrows showing the development of Prestatyn as a seaside resort along with cameras of the era.
For further information please contact Heather Williams Tel 07979677811 or e mail htnw@btinternet.com
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Sat10Aug20242pm & 3pmBryneglwys, directions below.Clwydian Range Archaeological GroupSite Tours given by Dr. Ian Brooks with up to date information on the ring cairn and current finds from the site.OPEN DAYIf you are interested in attending the directions are:Take the A5104 from Llandegla to Bryneglwys (LL21 9LN).As you approach Bryneglwys from Llandegla the road goes straight and the speed limit changes from 50 to 40, shortly after the 40mph sign take a slight left hand turn into Bryneglwys past the New Inn. Please note the speed limit through the village is 20mph but the road itself becomes narrow at times and there are no footpaths.Continue through and out of the village, as you follow the road you will see signs for CRAG directing you into a field for parking. Also someone from the group will be at hand to help. If you carried on along the road it would eventually take you to Carrog.Access to the site is via a relatively steep walk up through sheep fields which will take roughly 5 - 10 minutes.However, if necessary a lift up can be arranged for those who may have problems with the walk.
info@cragnorthwales.co.uk or follow us on Facebook
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Fri16Aug202410.30 -12.30Prestatyn Library, 21 Kings Avenue, Prestatyn LL19 9AA Wales.
An exhibition featuring photographs taken by J T Burrows showing the development of Prestatyn as a seaside resort along with cameras of the era.
For further information please contact Heather Williams Tel 07979677811 or e mail htnw@btinternet.com
Funded by Gwynt y Mor
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Sun25Aug202410am-4pmBersham Colliery, Colliery Road, Rhostyllen, LL14 4EG Wrexham
We are able to confirm that our August Open Day at Bersham Colliery will take place on Sunday next i.e. 25,8,2024
Please ensure that children are accompanied by a responsible adult.
Sensible shoes a must & ideally not your Sunday best clothes as this is an industrial site.
Free entry & parking.
Look forward to seeing you there
North Wales Miners Association Trust
https://www.facebook.com/NorthWalesMinersAssociationTrust/?locale=en_GB
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Sat07Sep2024Sun08Sep2024Conwy and LlandudnoJoin us for a two-day exploration of Conwy and Llandudno in north Wales!
We’ll discover the most important sites in Conwy, with an in-depth look at the Castle and Plas Mawr, an Elizabethan town house, before going on a walking tour of the historic centre. We’ll also hear from key speakers involved in Welsh heritage in a short lecture series, before finishing the weekend with a tour of Penderyn Distillery, a recent award-winning retrofit project. Dinner on Saturday evening is included in the ticket price.
Tickets:
Tickets for the full weekend are £140 members / £155 non-members.
Tickets for the Sunday 8th September lectures ONLY are £18 members / £26 non-members.
Book your tickets below.
Please see an outline of our weekend itinerary as well as guest speaker information below. Please note that some items and timings could change.
Accommodation is not included for this event.
Access Information: Please note that part of this weekend will involve a full day of walking and may include climbing some stairs. The ramp to the castle is steep and to get in the castle at the ground floor involves some steps without hand rails. The town walls involve a lot of steps and a steep climb as well. Please also note that the town walls are not suitable for those who do not like heights. Much of the tour on the first day will be taking place outside. We advise to wear suitable clothing and footwear.
Cancellation policy: Refunds can be provided for cancellations 7 or more business days prior to the event.
https://hbap.org.uk/weekend-in-conwy-and-llandudno-wales/
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Sat28Sep202411:00 amFormer Brymbo Steelworks site, Brymbo Wrexham
The major redevelopment of a former ironworks and steelworks in a Wrexham village will soon get underway after the main contractor for the project was appointed.
For more details of the open day please click on the below link.
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Sat05Oct202410am-4pm Edith Bankes Village Hall High St Northop CH7 6BQ
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Sat26Oct20242:30 pmEbenezer Baptist Church, Glanrafon Road, Mold CH71PAThis talk by Liz Millman for the Flintshire Historical Society is about Welsh wool which was used in the trade with Africa. The North Wales Jamaica Society has focused much of its work on the Pennant family of North West Wales and their part in the slave trade, and also the packhorse trails and bridge as it seems that the Welsh wool mostly went by packhorses to Barmouth for shipment, certainly from Glyn Ceriog.For more details contactTel 07778659648
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Sat09Nov20242:30 pmCapel y Groes, Bodhyfryd, Wrexham, LL12 7AG
A talk by Dr Bethan Atkinson for the Denbighshire Historical Society
Admission is free
All welcome
Contact: the Secretary Mrs Lucy Williams on lucyewilliams54@gmail.com or Dr David R. Jones on 01978 353363
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Wed13Nov20247:00 pmBrymbo Sports and Social Club LL1 5TG
A talk by Dr Tim Astrop following his trip to Canada where he explored the amazing Joggins Fossil Cliffs. Hear his thoughts on how they compare to Brymbo's fossil forest and the latest developments.
There will also be an update on the progress of the wider site of the former steelworks.
Entry is free
Brymbo Sports and Social Club, Main Function Room 7pm for a 7.30pm start
http://www.brymboheritagetrust.org
http://www.brymbosportscomplex.co.uk
Tel 0800 772 0981
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Sun22Dec2024Thu02Jan2025
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!
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Sun29Dec2024Mon30Jun2025
A number of our member groups are involved with or affiliated to museums and heritage centres in North East Wales. The below list is not comprehensive and we would like to be informed of any additional information if any have been missed.
Brymbo Heritage Centre
https://www.brymboheritagetrust.org/
Buckley Heritage Centre
https://www.visitwales.com/attraction/museum/buckley-library-museum-and-gallery-1209159
Cefn Mawr Museum
http://www.cefnmawrmuseum.org.uk/
Ceiriog Valley museum
Corwen Museum
Denbigh Museum
https://www.northeastwales.wales/things-to-do/denbigh-museum/
Flint Library display
https://www.flintshiremuseumcollections.wales/voices_of_courtaulds/
Gladstones Library Hawarden
https://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/contact/about-the-library/williamgladstone
Greenfield Valley Heritage Centre
Holywell Museum
https://www.holywellcommunitymuseum.wales/
Llangollen Museum
http://www.llangollenmuseum.org.uk/
Mold Museum
https://www.visitwales.com/attraction/art-gallery/mold-library-museum-1834763
Rhyl Museum
https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/leisure-and-tourism/museums-and-historic-houses/rhyl-museum.aspx
Ruthin Gaol
https://www.denbighshire.gov.uk/en/leisure-and-tourism/museums-and-historic-houses/ruthin-gaol.aspx
Wrexham Museum
https://www.visitwales.com/attraction/museum/wrexham-county-borough-museum-1209262
news.bbc.co.uk/local/northeastwales/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_8452000/8452636.stm
Museums and historic houses - Denbighshire County Council
www.northeastwales.wales/things-to-do/wrexham-museum/
Flintshire Museums Collections: Home
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Sun19Jan20253:00 pmBlast Road, Brymbo LL11 5BT
Stori Brymbo Wassail Celebration – Sunday 19th Jan 25
http://www.brymboheritagetrust.org/
Join us at the Duck Pond Area for a lively afternoon celebrating our community orchard!
3 pm: Morris Dancing group Tegeingl Tanglers lead us to the orchard.
3:30 pm: Wassail the trees with cider, juice & noise!
4 pm: Warm up by the fire pits with a ukulele performance by Oopa Duk!
Apple juice and cider from Stori Brymbo Heritage Orchard Group will be available.
Toast marshmallows, sip on some mulled cider or apple juice, and tuck into some apple cake. Let’s make some noise and cheer on the orchard for a great harvest!#storibrymbo #brymbo #orchard #wassail #applejuice #cidermaking
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Thu23Jan202511:30 amChirk Castle, Chirk, Wrexham County LL14 5AFJoin us for our first Friends event of 2025!
A guided walk along the drives, tracks and through the woods around Chirk Castle led by Ron Williams.
Meet up at 10:20am for a walk to start at 10:30am at the Chirk Castle Grounds Car Park.
If the snowdrops are in bloom then a visit to the Gardens will take place at the end of the walk. The walk is free and the entrance to the gardens is also free for NT members. There is a charge for entrance to the gardens for non NT members (£18).
The walk and visit to the Gardens should finish by about 1pm.
The cafe at the Castle will be open for lunch if required.
Note: that one of the footpaths can be muddy and adequate footwear and clothing is essential.
Numbers are limited to 15 and open to Friends members only.
Please register on the link below if you would like to attend.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chirk-castle-winter-walk-tickets-1144013708799?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Sat25Jan20252:30 pmEbenezer Baptist Church, Glanrafon Road, Mold CH71PA
Saturday 25th January 2025
A talk by Sophie Fish the Museums, Culture & Heritage Manager for Flintshire County Council.
Recent archaeological work at Bailey Hill in Mold discovered a total of skeletons, found 'lying east-west', suggesting they were Christian. The skeletons were analysed at Durham University to identify their sex, height, health, age at death and when they lived. Sophie's talk will report on the surprise findings!
Non members very welcome. Booking not required.
For more information contact;-
Secretaryfhs21@gmail.com or telephone 07778659468
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Sat01Feb2025Fri28Feb2025Ruthin Library 15, Record Street, Ruthin LL15 1DS
A selection of material from a significant archaeological site recently excavated at Bryneglwys, Denbigshire.
The ritual monument developed over a long period of time, although the major phase within the early Bronze Age. Deposits of cremated bone were made, often accompanied by pottery sherds and, in some cases, flint tools.
The investigation of the ring cairn arose from the curiosity of the landowner and was undertaken by
the Clwydian Range Archaeology Group (CRAG).
Excavation of the ring cairn has been completed although work continues on analysing and recording
the findings from the investigation and on exploring the wider landscape.
The display shares some of the early findings with people living in the area for whom this is part of their
cultural heritage.
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Fri07Feb20257:00 pmHawkesbury Community Centre, Mill Lane, Buckley CH7 3HA
A talk for the Buckley Society in Flintshire about the history of Neston Collieries on the River Dee Estuary by visiting speaker Edward Hilditch. Edward is a speaker from the Wirral History and Heritage Association.
Doors open 7pm for a 7.15pm start
Non members welcome for a small entrance fee, car parking is available on site.
For more information contact Celia Drew via bucksoc23@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/groups/thebuckleysociety
Telephone 07778659648
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Sat22Feb20252:30 pmSt Peter's Church. Rosehill, Holywell CH87TL
A talk for Flintshire Historical Society by Ken Pye, Fellow of Liverpool University
Ken is a researcher and author of many books about Liverpool
Non members are very welcome and booking is not required.
For more information contact secretaryfhs21@gmail.com
Telephone 07778659648 https://www.facebook.com/FlintshireHistory/
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Wed19Mar2025Wed09Apr2025Bangor University Campus
Two hours for four weeks
Building on the interest in Bangor History’s ‘College on the Hill’ event for the University’s 140th Anniversary, this course explores different aspects of the history and heritage of north Wales. Our historians and archaeologists are passionate experts in their field of study, and the course is designed to introduce some of the more contested aspects of local and community history.
Across four weeks, participants will explore:
- The Castles of Wales: Past and Present (with Dr Euryn Roberts)
- Country Houses and the Welsh landscape (with Dr Shaun Evans/Dr Lowri Ann Rees)
- Sandcastles and Sunny Rhyl (with Dr Mari Wiliam)
- Past, Present and Future: The changing uses of Welsh slate Quarries (with Dr Leona Huey) For more information visit https://www.bangor.ac.uk/courses/other-courses/castles-quarries-and-communities?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2iGO3ljulKM_XyIQlNW2cefZCRtHvJX-BjOgku6x_W1F1zapcm9aDSvuA_aem_WL8i0rSy0zsC80Oihfuh_Q