Events

  • Sat
    10
    Jun
    2017
    2:00 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

  • Wed
    14
    Jun
    2017
    7:00 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

  • Thu
    06
    Jul
    2017
    10:30 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

  • Sat
    08
    Jul
    2017
    1.30PM -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
    Plenary session: Brian Taylor, Paul Brighton, Hazel Formby and T.W Pritchard

  • Tue
    25
    Jul
    2017
    6:30 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.

  • Thu
    10
    Aug
    2017
    2:00 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

  • Sat
    02
    Sep
    2017
    Sun
    03
    Sep
    2017
    Ruthin 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/
    Denbighshire Open Doors' Heritage Event

  • Sat
    02
    Sep
    2017
    10:30 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

  • Sat
    09
    Sep
    2017
    Sun
    10
    Sep
    2017
    Ruthin 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/
    Denbighshire Open Doors' Heritage Event

  • Sat
    09
    Sep
    2017
    10:00 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.
    Lots of fun for all.

  • Wed
    13
    Sep
    2017
    7:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road, Connah's Quay

    Quay Watermen's Association
    A photography orientated talk including tips on how to take quality photographs for posterity.

  • Sat
    16
    Sep
    2017
    10am - 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
    https://www.llafur.org/events/day-school-deindustrialisation-wales/

  • Sat
    16
    Sep
    2017
    Sun
    17
    Sep
    2017
    11am - 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.
    www.greenfieldvalley.com

  • Sat
    16
    Sep
    2017
    12pm, 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.
    https://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/

  • Sat
    23
    Sep
    2017
    Sun
    24
    Sep
    2017
    Denbigh

    For more details visit website
    http://www.visitdenbigh.co.uk/discover-denbigh/things-to-do/doors

  • Fri
    06
    Oct
    2017
    10:00 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.
    Short talk by local Historian David Rowe on 6th October at 11 am 2 pm and 5 pm

  • Sat
    07
    Oct
    2017
    10 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.
    Short talk by local Historian David Rowe at 11.30 am

  • Thu
    19
    Oct
    2017
    Sat
    21
    Oct
    2017
    St 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

  • Sat
    21
    Oct
    2017
    10am 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

  • Sat
    28
    Oct
    2017
    1-4pm 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

  • Fri
    03
    Nov
    2017
    7:15 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
    e mail bucksoc@uwclub.net

  • Sat
    04
    Nov
    2017
    10.00am 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.

  • Wed
    08
    Nov
    2017
    7:00 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
    e mail qwamembership@gmail.com

  • Thu
    09
    Nov
    2017
    7:00 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.
    email  deesidedlhs@gmail.com

  • Sat
    11
    Nov
    2017
    10.00am 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.

  • Sat
    11
    Nov
    2017
    2:00 pmAt Penbryn Chapel, Whitford Street, Holywell

    An illustrated talk by Lorna Jenner for The Holywell & District Society.

    Everyone Welcome           Non member  £3.00

  • Mon
    13
    Nov
    2017
    Fri
    17
    Nov
    2017
    Week 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

    ian.grant@cpat.org.uk

  • Sat
    18
    Nov
    2017
    10.00am 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.

  • Sat
    18
    Nov
    2017
    10am-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.

  • Thu
    23
    Nov
    2017
    Mon
    27
    Nov
    2017
    Week 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.

    ian.grant@cpat.org.uk

  • Sat
    25
    Nov
    2017
    10.00am 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.

  • Fri
    01
    Dec
    2017
    7:00 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

    www.buckleysociety.org.uk 

     

     

  • Mon
    11
    Dec
    2017
    10.30 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/

     

  • Wed
    13
    Dec
    2017
    7:00 pmThe Kathleen and May Heritage Centre, Dock Road, Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
    This 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!
  • Fri
    22
    Dec
    2017
    10:00 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.

    www.cadvas.org.uk 

    e mail david.jones1955@btinternet.com

  • Fri
    05
    Jan
    2018
    7:15 pmHawkesbury Community Centre, Mill Lane Buckley Flintshire

    An illustrated talk by Vic Tyler-Jones of Llay History Group

    Non Members £2 on the night.

    www.buckleysociety.org.uk

  • Sat
    06
    Jan
    2018
    Sun
    28
    Jan
    2018
    11am-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
    The exhibition is sponsored by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Sustainable Development Fund for the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

    https://cragnorthwales.wordpress.com/

  • Wed
    10
    Jan
    2018
    7:00 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
    e-mail:   qwamembership@gmail.com

    http://www.quaywatermen.com

     

  • Sat
    20
    Jan
    2018
    Gladstone's Library, Hawarden

    Unfortunately this event has now sold out.

    For further information please visit;- http://www.gladstoneslibrary.org

  • Sun
    21
    Jan
    2018
    10:00 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.

    http://www.gladstoneslibrary.org

  • Fri
    02
    Feb
    2018
    7:15 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

     

  • Wed
    14
    Feb
    2018
    7:00 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

    http://www.quaywatermen.com

    e mail: qwamembership@gmail.com

  • Fri
    23
    Feb
    2018
    Sun
    25
    Feb
    2018
    6 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

  • Sat
    24
    Feb
    2018
    10:00 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. 

  • Sat
    24
    Feb
    2018
    10:30 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

  • Tue
    27
    Feb
    2018
    Tue
    13
    Mar
    2018
    11am - 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.

    http://storyworksuk.com/Flint-Story-Shop

  • Tue
    27
    Feb
    2018
    2:00 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

     

  • Fri
    02
    Mar
    2018
    7:00 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

  • Mon
    12
    Mar
    2018
    Fri
    16
    Mar
    2018
    2:00 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

     

     

  • Wed
    14
    Mar
    2018
    7:00 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

  • Fri
    16
    Mar
    2018
    Sat
    17
    Mar
    2018
    Gladstone'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.

  • Sat
    24
    Mar
    2018
    2:30 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

  • Thu
    05
    Apr
    2018
    7:15 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.

  • Fri
    06
    Apr
    2018
    Sun
    08
    Apr
    2018
    Gladstone'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.

     

  • Fri
    06
    Apr
    2018
    7:15 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

     

     

  • Wed
    11
    Apr
    2018
    7:00 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

  • Sat
    21
    Apr
    2018
    Sat
    30
    Jun
    2018
    Wrexham 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.

  • Wed
    25
    Apr
    2018
    2-4pmKathleen 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

  • Sat
    28
    Apr
    2018
    2:30 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/

     

  • Fri
    04
    May
    2018
    7:15 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

     

  • Sat
    05
    May
    2018
    Mon
    07
    May
    2018
    2:00 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 or to book refreshments please e mail  info@tower.wales

    Alternatively Tel 01352 755043 / 07964009772

  • Wed
    09
    May
    2018
    7:00 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

    http://www.quaywatermen.com

  • Tue
    22
    May
    2018
    6:30 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.

  • Wed
    23
    May
    2018
    2:00 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

     

  • Wed
    23
    May
    2018
    7:00 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

  • Thu
    24
    May
    2018
    2:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS

    http://www.deeside.com/new-display-board-plotting-the-history-of-steel-and-its-relationship-with-river-dee-set-to-be-unveiled/

    Click on above link to read details of this event at Connah's Quay

    Any Queries please contact

    Celia Drew
    Membership Secretary, Quay Watermens Association,
    07778 659648

     

  • Mon
    28
    May
    2018
    Thu
    31
    May
    2018
    2:00 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 or to book refreshments e mail  info@tower.wales

    Tel 01352 755043 / 07964009772

  • Thu
    31
    May
    2018
    10.30 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

    museum@wrexham..gov.uk

    Tel 01978 297460

    http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/heritage

     

     

     

  • Fri
    01
    Jun
    2018
    Sun
    03
    Jun
    2018
    2:00 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

  • Sat
    02
    Jun
    2018
    Sun
    03
    Jun
    2018
    08.30-17.00Kathleen 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

     

  • Mon
    04
    Jun
    2018
    1.30pm - 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

     

     

  • Mon
    04
    Jun
    2018
    6:30 pmParking off B 5431 approx. 100 m after junction with A 525 Ruthin Road.
    A CADVAS event
    We 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.uk
    To avoid disappointment please check our website or Facebook page for any change to this programme
    Please note that you are all covered by our Personal Injury Insurance Policy while on our walks
    and/or field trips.
  • Tue
    05
    Jun
    2018
    8pm-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

  • Wed
    06
    Jun
    2018
    7.30pm-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

  • Thu
    07
    Jun
    2018
    7:00 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

  • Thu
    07
    Jun
    2018
    From 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

  • Fri
    08
    Jun
    2018
    2:00 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

  • Fri
    08
    Jun
    2018
    6pm - 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

     

  • Sat
    09
    Jun
    2018
    10 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

  • Sun
    10
    Jun
    2018
    10 am - 4pmYsgol Rhoshelyg CH7 6PJ

    A Rhosesmor Heritage Week event

    For more information contact Lynn Fearnhead 07947046695

    e mail  lfearnhead@hotmail.co.uk

  • Mon
    11
    Jun
    2018
    7:00 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 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 7pm!
    To avoid disappointment please check our website or Facebook page for any change to this programme
    Please note that you are all covered by our Personal Injury Insurance Policy while on our walks
    and/or field trips.

     

  • Wed
    13
    Jun
    2018
    7:00 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

    http://www.quaywatermen.com

     

  • Thu
    14
    Jun
    2018
    Sun
    17
    Jun
    2018
    10 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)

  • Fri
    15
    Jun
    2018
    2 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 Drew
    Membership Secretary, Quay Watermens Association,
    07778 659648
  • Wed
    20
    Jun
    2018
    7:30 pmDepart from Llandrillo Car Park
    A CADVAS event.
    Our popular gathering at this enigmatic site will begin at 7.45 pm when we depart from
    Llandrillo 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 programme
    Please note that you are all covered by our Personal Injury Insurance Policy while on our walks
    and/or field trips.
    For further information visit www.cadvas.org.uk or email info@cadvas.org.uk
  • Wed
    20
    Jun
    2018
    4 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 Drew
    Membership Secretary, Quay Watermens Association,
    07778 659648

     

  • Wed
    27
    Jun
    2018
    2:00 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 river

    Celia Drew
    Membership Secretary, Quay Watermens Association,
    07778 659648
  • Wed
    27
    Jun
    2018
    4 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 Drew
    Membership Secretary, Quay Watermens Association,
    07778 659648
  • Thu
    28
    Jun
    2018
    10 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

     

  • Sat
    30
    Jun
    2018
    10am - 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

    museum@wrexham..gov.uk

    Tel 01978 297460

    http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/heritage 

  • Wed
    04
    Jul
    2018
    4 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 Drew
    Membership Secretary, Quay Watermens Association,
    07778 659648
  • Mon
    09
    Jul
    2018
    7:00 pmCapel Seion, Corwen
    Reflection 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.uk
    To avoid disappointment please check our website or Facebook page for any change to this programme
  • Wed
    11
    Jul
    2018
    7:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS

    The walk will be led by Coastal Ranger Mike Taylor

    Celia Drew
    Membership Secretary, Quay Watermens Association,
    07778 659648
  • Wed
    11
    Jul
    2018
    4 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 Drew
    Membership Secretary, Quay Watermens Association,
    07778 659648
  • Wed
    18
    Jul
    2018
    4 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 Drew
    Membership Secretary, Quay Watermens Association,
    07778 659648
  • Sat
    21
    Jul
    2018
    Sun
    29
    Jul
    2018
    2:00 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

  • Sat
    21
    Jul
    2018
    Sat
    03
    Nov
    2018
    Mon-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.

     

  • Mon
    23
    Jul
    2018
    Wed
    31
    Oct
    2018
    9 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

     

  • Wed
    25
    Jul
    2018
    2:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
    A talk by Celia Drew
    Membership Secretary, Quay Watermens Association,
    07778 659648
  • Wed
    25
    Jul
    2018
    4 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 Drew
    Membership Secretary, Quay Watermens Association,
    07778 659648
  • Thu
    26
    Jul
    2018
    1.30 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

    museum@wrexham..gov.uk

    Tel 01978 297460

     

    http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/heritage

  • Fri
    27
    Jul
    2018
    7:00 pmLoggerheads Country Park, Sir Ddinbych CH7 5LH
    A talk for Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley.
    Venue - Meeting Room at Loggerheads Country Park, CH7 5LH
    Subject - Red Squirrels
    Speaker - 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 us
    Neville Howell
    Trustee & Events Secretary, Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
    01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com
  • Wed
    01
    Aug
    2018
    Thu
    02
    Aug
    2018
    2:00 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

  • Wed
    08
    Aug
    2018
    7:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS

    The walk will be led by Coastal Ranger Mike Taylor

    Celia Drew
    Membership Secretary, Quay Watermens Association,
    07778 659648
  • Wed
    15
    Aug
    2018
    17.30 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 AHNEAONB Communications Officer
    Ffôn / Tel : 01824 712737

    Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg. We welcome correspondence in Welsh. 

    Karen.Weaver@denbighshire.gov.uk

    nevjhow@gmail.com

    http://www.llanarmon.com/community-services/old-schoolroom

    http://www.ahnebryniauclwydadyffryndyfrdwy.org.uk

    http://www.clwydianrangeanddeevalleyaonb.org.uk

     

  • Sat
    18
    Aug
    2018
    8:30 amErw Hen, Green Lane, Corwen LL21 0DN
    The event is Corwen and Dee Valley's Archeological Society's contribution to the upcoming Gwyl Edeirnion Arts Festival which runs from
    August 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 on
    to 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 CADVAS
    members themselves come along and take part?
    There is ample parking adjacent to the site and easy access to where we intend to dig
  • Sat
    18
    Aug
    2018
    10 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.

    http://www.nwpcc.org.uk

  • Wed
    22
    Aug
    2018
    2:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
    A talk by Celia Drew
    Membership Secretary, Quay Watermens Association,
    07778 659648
  • Fri
    31
    Aug
    2018
    10 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

    https://youtu.be/11U5TBGBPvI

    http://www.redsquirrels.info/

     

  • Thu
    06
    Sep
    2018
    7:30 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/

     

  • Fri
    07
    Sep
    2018
    Sun
    09
    Sep
    2018
    Gladstone'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/

     

  • Sat
    08
    Sep
    2018
    Sun
    16
    Sep
    2018

    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

     

  • Sat
    08
    Sep
    2018
    10 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

    museum@wrexham..gov.uk

    Tel 01978 297460

     http://www.wrexham.gov.uk/heritage

  • Sun
    09
    Sep
    2018
    10 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

    qwamembership@gmail.com

    http://www.quaywatermen.com

  • Sat
    15
    Sep
    2018
    9:00 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 – 09:35
    Arrival and Registration – tea and coffee
    09:35
    Welcome and introduction from Dr Paul Belford, Director at Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust
    09:45 – 11:15
    Offa’s Dyke Collaboratory talks
    Dave McGlade – Offa’s Dyke Association
    Professor Howard Williams – University of Chester
    Dr Paul Belford – Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust
    Andrew Blake – Wye Valley AONB
    Alan Brown – Caer Alyn Archaeology
    11:15 -11:45
    Tea and coffee break, society stalls and displays
    11:45 – 13:00
    Local societies and interest groups roundtable
    With an introduction by Dr Keith Ray
    Niall Heaton – Trefonen Rural Protection Group
    Mel Roxby-Mackey and Ian Mackey – CoSMM (Community Stewardship for Mercian Monuments)
    Ray Bailey – Offa’s Dyke Collabatory North
    Dick Finch – Offa’s Dyke Collabatory Gloucestershire
    13:00 – 14:00
    Lunch and society stalls and displays
    14:00

    Travel 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

     

  • Sat
    15
    Sep
    2018
    7:30 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

  • Mon
    17
    Sep
    2018
    Fri
    21
    Sep
    2018
    Gladstone'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.

  • Wed
    19
    Sep
    2018
    10:00 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.clwydianrangeanddeevalleyaonb.org.uk/breaking-news/
    to book a place call 01824 712757

  • Wed
    19
    Sep
    2018
    7:00 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

  • Fri
    21
    Sep
    2018
    Sat
    22
    Sep
    2018
    Brymbo Heritage area

    Visit    www.brymboheritage.co.uk  for further details

     

     

     

  • Fri
    21
    Sep
    2018
    10:00 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 2018
    Duration - up to 3 hours.
    Start point - Corwen Main Car-park, pay and display (toilets available)
    Leader - Raymond Roberts of N.R.W
    Contact Neville Howell to book a place
    Trustee & Events Secretary, Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
    01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com
  • Fri
    21
    Sep
    2018
    10:00 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.clwydianrangeanddeevalleyaonb.org.uk/breaking-news/
    to book a place call 01824 712757

  • Sat
    22
    Sep
    2018
    4:00 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

  • Sat
    29
    Sep
    2018
    Sun
    30
    Sep
    2018
    Open 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.

  • Wed
    03
    Oct
    2018
    1:00 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

  • Wed
    03
    Oct
    2018
    2:00 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

    http://www.quaywatermen.com

  • Thu
    04
    Oct
    2018
    7:30 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  

  • Fri
    05
    Oct
    2018
    7:00 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

     

     

  • Mon
    08
    Oct
    2018
    Gladstone'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

    www.gladstoneslibrary.org | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

  • Sat
    13
    Oct
    2018
    10 am - 4 pm Brymbo Heritage area

    See http://www.brymboheritage.co.uk   for more details or visit the Brymbo Heritage page on Facebook

  • Sat
    13
    Oct
    2018
    10am - 4pmYsgol David Hughes (School), Ffordd Pentraeth, Menai Bridge, LL59 5SS
    Contact: 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
    There will be posters to the fair, which is in the secondary school on the left on the hill leading from the actual bridge towards Benllech and Amlwch [B5420 (A5025)].

     

  • Wed
    17
    Oct
    2018
    7:00 pmKathleen and May Centre, Dock Road Connah's Quay CH5 4DS
    Next 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.
  • Thu
    25
    Oct
    2018
    Sat
    27
    Oct
    2018
    11 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

  • Sat
    27
    Oct
    2018
    11am - 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 welcome

    Participating 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.B

    Northop Heritage Group
    North East Wales Heritage Forum

    The 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'

     

  • Thu
    01
    Nov
    2018
    7:15 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.

  • Fri
    02
    Nov
    2018
    2:00 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/

    #Mostyn100

    Library 01970 632800

  • Fri
    02
    Nov
    2018
    7:00 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

     

  • Sat
    03
    Nov
    2018
    Gladstone'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

    www.gladstoneslibrary.org | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

  • Wed
    07
    Nov
    2018
    2:00 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

  • Thu
    08
    Nov
    2018
    5 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 921295

    For further information visit www.friends.cymru

  • Fri
    09
    Nov
    2018
    7:00 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

  • Fri
    23
    Nov
    2018
    10.30am - 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 921295

    For further information visit www.friends.cymru

  • Fri
    23
    Nov
    2018
    7:00 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.

    http://archives.denbighshire.gov.uk/

  • Thu
    06
    Dec
    2018
    7:15 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

     

     

  • Sat
    08
    Dec
    2018
    1.30 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 921295

    For further information visit www.friends.cymru

  • Fri
    04
    Jan
    2019
    7:00 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

  • Fri
    11
    Jan
    2019
    7:00 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/

     

  • Mon
    14
    Jan
    2019
    7:30 pmBeaufort Park Hotel, New Brighton, Mold Flintshire CH76RQ
    Clwyd Aviation Group
    An 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 before
    A small entry fee may be charged.
  • Fri
    25
    Jan
    2019
    2:00 pmLoggerheads Country Park, Sir Ddinbych CH7 5LH
    Here’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 2:00pm
    Venue - Loggerheads Meeting Room, Loggerheads Country Park, CH7 5LH
    Presenter - Nev. Howell, FoCRDV Trustee and Events Secretary 
    Format - Lots of pictures in a Powerpoint Presentation
    If 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 Howell
    Trustee & Events Secretary, Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
  • Fri
    25
    Jan
    2019
    7:00 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/

     

     

  • Sat
    26
    Jan
    2019
    2:30 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

  • Fri
    01
    Feb
    2019
    7:00 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

    http://www.bucklesysociety.org.uk

  • Sat
    02
    Feb
    2019
    Gladstone'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.

    @gladlib | #hearthfestival

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  • Wed
    06
    Feb
    2019
    2:00 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

    http://www.quaywatermen.com/about.html

  • Thu
    07
    Feb
    2019
    7:15 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

  • Sat
    09
    Feb
    2019
    Fri
    05
    Apr
    2019
    Gladstone'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

     

     

  • Sat
    09
    Feb
    2019
    10:30am or 11:30am (see below)Meet at Chirk Castle National Trust Visitor Car-park
    Apologies from the  Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley but the Event has been Cancelled
    I 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 Gordon
    The 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

    Trustee & Events Secretary, Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
    01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com

  • Sat
    09
    Feb
    2019
    2:00 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

  • Sun
    10
    Feb
    2019
    Sun
    10
    Mar
    2019
    Gladstone'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

     

     

     

     

  • Sat
    16
    Feb
    2019
    1,30 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 to

    High Street by the Memorial Hall
    The 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 Howell
    Trustee & Events Secretary, Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
  • Sun
    17
    Feb
    2019
    10.30am & 11.30amMeet at Chirk Castle National Trust Visitor Car-park
    A 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

    Trustee & Events Secretary, Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
    01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com
  • Mon
    18
    Feb
    2019
    Mon
    22
    Apr
    2019
    6 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

  • Wed
    20
    Feb
    2019
    Wed
    24
    Apr
    2019
    6pm-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

  • Mon
    25
    Feb
    2019
    1pm - 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

     

  • Thu
    28
    Feb
    2019
    12 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 email

    richard.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.

     

  • Fri
    01
    Mar
    2019
    10.30 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 pm

    Join 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

  • Fri
    01
    Mar
    2019
    7:00 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

    www.buckleysociety.org.uk

     

     

  • Mon
    04
    Mar
    2019
    Thu
    07
    Mar
    2019
    10 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

  • Thu
    07
    Mar
    2019
    7:15 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

  • Sun
    10
    Mar
    2019
    10:00 amLlantysilio Green/Horseshoe Falls Carpark LL20 8BS
    Here 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 park
    Please 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
    01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com
  • Tue
    12
    Mar
    2019
    Tue
    11
    Jun
    2019
    10 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.
    Please call us on 01978 757524 if you are interested info@groundworknorthwales.org.uk

  • Sat
    23
    Mar
    2019
    14.30 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.

  • Thu
    28
    Mar
    2019
    10:00 amDisused Quarry on B5430 at Grid Ref. SJ 188 579
    A 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 Howell
     
    Trustee and Events Secretary Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
    01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com
  • Thu
    04
    Apr
    2019
    7:30 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

    http://moldcivicsociety.org.uk/

  • Fri
    05
    Apr
    2019
    7:15 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.

    http://www.buckleysociety.org.uk

  • Wed
    10
    Apr
    2019
    2:00 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 Valley
    01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com
  • Tue
    23
    Apr
    2019
    2:00 pmLoggerheads Country Park, Sir Ddinbych CH7 5LH
    A presentation arranged at short notice by Rhun Jones Senior Warden in our AONB
    The 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 Howell
    Trustee and Events Secretary Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
    01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com
  • Thu
    25
    Apr
    2019
    Plas 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

     

  • Thu
    25
    Apr
    2019
    11:00 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.

     

  • Sat
    27
    Apr
    2019
    14.30 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.

  • Mon
    29
    Apr
    2019
    7:30 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.

  • Tue
    30
    Apr
    2019
    14:00: and 1900Mold Library & Holywell Library

    Tuesday 30 April / Dydd Mawrth 30 Ebrill 2019
    2pm MOLD LIBRARY / LLYFRGELL YR WYDDGRUG
    7pm HOLYWELL LIBRARY / LLYFRGELL TREFFYNNON

    An 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. refreshments

    The 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.
    Get your copy signed and dedicated by Phil
    at one of his two Flintshire talks.

     

  • Wed
    01
    May
    2019
    2:00 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

     

  • Wed
    01
    May
    2019
    Fri
    31
    May
    2019
    2:00 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/

     

  • Thu
    02
    May
    2019
    7:30 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.

    http://moldcivicsociety.org.uk/

  • Sat
    11
    May
    2019
    2.30 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
    Available from Frances Taylor Warden Telephone 01745 563 054

  • Sun
    12
    May
    2019
    10,30 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

     

  • Tue
    14
    May
    2019
    10:00 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

     

  • Thu
    16
    May
    2019
    Sat
    18
    May
    2019
    Gladstone'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.

    www.gladstoneslibrary.org
  • Thu
    16
    May
    2019
    7:30 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

  • Sat
    18
    May
    2019
    7:00 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

  • Fri
    24
    May
    2019
    10:00 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

  • Fri
    31
    May
    2019
    9.30 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***

  • Thu
    06
    Jun
    2019
    7:15 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
    Full program for 2019 is on the web page at : -http://moldcivicsociety.org.uk/

  • Thu
    06
    Jun
    2019
    7.15 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/

  • Wed
    12
    Jun
    2019
    10:00 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

    Trustee and Events Secretary Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
    01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com
  • Thu
    13
    Jun
    2019
    7:00 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.

     

  • Wed
    19
    Jun
    2019
    7:00 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
    email: qwaheritageofficer1819@gmail.com

  • Thu
    20
    Jun
    2019
    10 AM - 1.30 PMStart from Trelawnyd Car Park, Trelawnyd Denbighshire
    Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
    6 mile walk with Ron Williams from Trelawnyd Car-park taking in Marion Mills, Gwaenysgor and the Top Hill
    Please let me know if you or anyone you know would like to attend 
    Neville Howell
     
    Trustee and Events Secretary Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
    01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com
  • Thu
    20
    Jun
    2019
    Sun
    23
    Jun
    2019
    10 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
  • Fri
    28
    Jun
    2019
    2 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 attend 
     
    Neville Howell
     
    Trustee and Events Secretary Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
    01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com

     

  • Mon
    01
    Jul
    2019
    Sun
    07
    Jul
    2019
    Llangollen 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;

    http://www.llangollen.net

    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

     

     

  • Tue
    02
    Jul
    2019
    1:30 pmBodrhyddan Hall near Dyserth post code LL185SB
    The 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.
              DETAILS
    The 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 £4.00
    The 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 gardens
    There is Victorian and historical collection with Armour, portraits and Egyptian mummy and sarcophagus
    LOCATION
    It is between Dyserth and Rhuddlan post code LL185SB.  It has limited Disability Access
    Meet 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.
  • Wed
    03
    Jul
    2019
    2:00 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

     

     

  • Sat
    06
    Jul
    2019
    11am - 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 dancing

    Face 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 pm

    For more information: 01244 818029

    qwaheritageofficer1819@gmail.com  or wwwquaywatermen.com

  • Sun
    07
    Jul
    2019
    2:00 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.

  • Sat
    13
    Jul
    2019
    10am - 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

  • Wed
    17
    Jul
    2019
    7:00 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

    email: qwaheritageofficer1819@gmail.com

  • Fri
    19
    Jul
    2019
    1:30 pmAberclwyd Manor, Derwen, Corwen, Denbighshire LL21 9SF
    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 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

    Neville Howell
    Trustee and Events Secretary Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
    01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com
  • Tue
    23
    Jul
    2019
    Sun
    15
    Sep
    2019
    Minera 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

    http://@VisitMinera

    https://www.facebook.com/gwknorthwales/?__tn__=%2Cd%2CP-R&eid=ARDSh55Z9LBdJG1RUtfEcxS93z_c8nCiSa_fcnIcmdU7YWlEj1FjoyRZLBxigJujBrXBTeIAOyA28-Jk

     

  • Sat
    27
    Jul
    2019
    Sun
    28
    Jul
    2019
    10 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/

  • Sat
    27
    Jul
    2019
    11 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

     

  • Sat
    03
    Aug
    2019
    Sat
    14
    Sep
    2019
    1 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).

  • Sat
    03
    Aug
    2019
    10 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 Group

    For further information visit our website www.cragnorthwales.wordpress.com or e mail  info@cragnorthwales.co.uk

  • Sat
    03
    Aug
    2019
    10 am - 4 pm Woodland Skills Centre, The Warren, Bodfari, Denbigh, LL16 4DT
    The 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.

    NOTES

    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 Howell
    Trustee and Events Secretary Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley  01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com
  • Wed
    07
    Aug
    2019
    2:00 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

    http://www.quaywatermen.com/

     

  • Fri
    09
    Aug
    2019
    Sat
    10
    Aug
    2019
    11 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

  • Sun
    11
    Aug
    2019
    10.30 - 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-route

    Parking 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/

  • Tue
    13
    Aug
    2019
    8:00 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

     

  • Sat
    17
    Aug
    2019
    10 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.

  • Sat
    17
    Aug
    2019
    10:30 amDenbigh Catsle, Castle Hill, Denbigh, LL16 3NB
    This is a Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley organised event
    There 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 daily
    The 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 us
    Neville Howell
    Trustee & Events Secretary, Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
  • Wed
    21
    Aug
    2019
    7:00 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

    email: qwaheritageofficer1819@gmail.com

  • Fri
    30
    Aug
    2019
    Sat
    07
    Sep
    2019
    Flint 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

    keystoneheritage.info@gmail.com

  • Wed
    04
    Sep
    2019
    7:30 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

    https://www.facebook.com/stasapharchaeology/

  • Fri
    06
    Sep
    2019
    Gladstone'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!

  • Fri
    06
    Sep
    2019
    Sun
    08
    Sep
    2019
    Gladstone'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

     

  • Sat
    07
    Sep
    2019
    9:45 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.

  • Tue
    10
    Sep
    2019
    10:00 amMinera Quarry Visitors Park,Maes y Ffynnon Road, Minera Wrexham LL11 3DE
    Friends of Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
    A 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……)

    Contact Neville Howell
    Trustee & Events Secretary, Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
  • Mon
    16
    Sep
    2019
    Thu
    07
    Nov
    2019
    The Dell, Plas Newydd, Hill Street, Llangollen, LL20 8AW
    Monday 16th, Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th September 10am – 4pm
    Drystone Walling Training in The Dell, Plas Newydd, Hill Street, Llangollen, LL20 8AW
    Gain 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 – 4pm
    Drystone Walling Training in The Dell, Plas Newydd, Hill Street, Llangollen, LL20 8AW
    Gain 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 – 4pm
    Drystone Walling Training in The Dell, Plas Newydd, Hill Street, Llangollen, LL20 8AW
    Gain 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 Thomson
     
    Ein Tirlun Darluniadwy – Swyddog Partneriaethau
    Our 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
    Working to increase opportunities for people to enjoy their countryside

  • Wed
    18
    Sep
    2019
    7:00 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

  • Fri
    20
    Sep
    2019
    1,30 pmAberclwyd Manor Gardens, Corwen
    Friends of Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
    Friday 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 Howell
    Neville Howell
    Trustee & Events Secretary, Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
  • Fri
    20
    Sep
    2019
    1.30 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 Howell
    Trustee and Events Secretary Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
    01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com

     

     

     

  • Sat
    21
    Sep
    2019
    Venues around Northop Village

    History Fair

    Speakers / Talks

    History Tours

    Exhibitions

    Cafe

    All day Saturday the 21st September

    Organisers - Northop Heritage Group

  • Sat
    21
    Sep
    2019
    1.30 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)

     

     

  • Sat
    21
    Sep
    2019
    11am-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/

     

  • Mon
    23
    Sep
    2019
    Fri
    01
    Nov
    2019
    North 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.

    https://denbighshirearchives.wordpress.com/2019/09/20/denbighshire-and-flintshire-joint-archive-project/

     

    https://archifausirddinbych.wordpress.com/2019/09/20/prosiect-archif-ar-y-cyd-sir-ddinbych-a-sir-y-fflint/

  • Thu
    26
    Sep
    2019
    7:30 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

    https://holtlhs.weebly.com/

     

  • Tue
    01
    Oct
    2019
    10:00 - 16:00Clawdnewydd, Ruthin

    Join us to learn about red squirrels and how you can help them.

    Booking essential

    For more details contact Becky Clews-Roberts 07743085374
    beckyredsquirrel@gmail.com

  • Thu
    03
    Oct
    2019
    7.15 pm for 7.30 pm startMasonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold. CH7 1AB
    The 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
    Program for 2019 is on the web page at : -http://moldcivicsociety.org.uk/
  • Fri
    04
    Oct
    2019
    Sat
    05
    Oct
    2019
    10:00 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

  • Fri
    04
    Oct
    2019
    7:15 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.

  • Tue
    08
    Oct
    2019
    10 am - 3 pmPlas Newydd, Hill Street, Llangollen, LL20 8AW
    Come 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 Thomson
     
    Ein Tirlun Darluniadwy – Swyddog Partneriaethau
    Our Picturesque Landscape- Partnership Officer
    Cyngor Sir Ddinbych / Denbighshire County Council 
    07979 704189  /  
    01824 706163
    http://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 countryside
     Rydym 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.
  • Wed
    16
    Oct
    2019
    Mon
    18
    Nov
    2019
    Various

    https://www.clwydianrangeanddeevalleyaonb.org.uk/events/

    Please see link above which takes you to events planned in October and November  2019

  • Wed
    16
    Oct
    2019
    7:00 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

  • Thu
    24
    Oct
    2019
    7:30 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/

     

  • Fri
    25
    Oct
    2019
    7:00 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, Mold

    More details will be provided nearer the date

    Contact Nev Howell

    Neville Howell
    Trustee & Events Secretary, Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley

     

  • Fri
    25
    Oct
    2019
    7:00 pmBethesda Chapel, New Street, Mold, CH7 1NZ
    This 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
  • Sat
    26
    Oct
    2019
    2:30 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/

     

  • Fri
    01
    Nov
    2019
    7:15 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

     

  • Wed
    06
    Nov
    2019
    2:00 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

     

  • Thu
    07
    Nov
    2019
    6:00 pmThe Old Court House, St Peter’s Square Ruthin
    Clwydian Range & Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 2019 Annual Forum
    the AONB Annual Forum for 2019 will be held on:
    Thursday 7th November
    6 pm for light refreshments 6:30 pm Start
    the 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 

  • Thu
    07
    Nov
    2019
    7:30 pmMasonic Hall, Earl Road, Mold CH7 1AB

    An illustrated talk by Dr Mark Baker  http://www.welshcountryhomes.co.uk

    http://moldcivicsociety.org.uk/

     

  • Sat
    09
    Nov
    2019
    10.30 - 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 Howell
    Trustee and Events Secretary Friends of the Clwydian Range and Dee Valley
    01244 535173, 07850 921295, nevjhow@gmail.com
  • Sat
    16
    Nov
    2019
    2:30 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/

  • Wed
    20
    Nov
    2019
    7:00 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-MadWilkinson (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

     

     

  • Mon
    25
    Nov
    2019
    National 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.’

  • Thu
    28
    Nov
    2019
    7:30 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/

     

  • Wed
    04
    Dec
    2019
    2:00 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.

     

  • Fri
    06
    Dec
    2019
    7:15 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

     

     

  • Wed
    18
    Dec
    2019
    7:00 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 person

    Please confirm your attendance:

    Telephone 07778 659648 or e mail

    qwaheritageofficer1819@gmail.com

  • Fri
    03
    Jan
    2020
    7 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

    http://www.buckleysociety.org.uk

  • Sat
    11
    Jan
    2020
    1:00 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.

    www.holywellsociety.org.uk

    Cost £5

    Contact g_harrison@sky.com

    Tel 01352 712748

    http://www.holywellsociety.org.uk

  • Wed
    15
    Jan
    2020
    7:00 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

  • Thu
    23
    Jan
    2020
    7:30 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/

  • Sat
    25
    Jan
    2020
    2:30 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/

     

  • Sat
    01
    Feb
    2020
    Penbryn 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

     

     

     

  • Wed
    05
    Feb
    2020
    2:00 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

  • Thu
    06
    Feb
    2020
    7:30 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)

    http://moldcivicsociety.org.uk/

  • Fri
    07
    Feb
    2020
    7 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.

    http://www.buckleysociety.org.uk

  • Thu
    13
    Feb
    2020
    7:00 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

  • Wed
    19
    Feb
    2020
    7:00 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

  • Sat
    22
    Feb
    2020
    10:15 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.

  • Sat
    22
    Feb
    2020
    2:30 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/

  • Sat
    22
    Feb
    2020
    Sun
    23
    Feb
    2020
    2 pm - 4 pmHawarden Institute31 Glynne Way Hawarden CH5 3NS
    A continuous AV Presentation and Photographs of the area throughout out the afternoons organised by
    Hawarden Photographic Society.
    Visitors are invited to bring along their own photographs.
    Refreshments available
  • Thu
    27
    Feb
    2020
    7:30 pmHolt Community Centre, Chapel Street. Holt LL13 9DJ.

    Visit web page at https://holtlhs.weebly.com/

  • Wed
    04
    Mar
    2020
    2:00 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

  • Thu
    05
    Mar
    2020
    7:30 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)

  • Fri
    06
    Mar
    2020
    7:00 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.

    http://www.buckleysociety.org.uk

    bucksoc@uwclub.net

  • Sat
    14
    Mar
    2020
    11 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 Houses

    Date: Saturday 14th March
    Venue: Denbighshire Archives at Ruthin Gaol, 46 Clwyd Street, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1HP
    Time: 11am - 4pm  Free entry - all ages are welcome

    01824 708250

     

  • Sat
    21
    Mar
    2020
    Mon
    01
    Jun
    2020
    North 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

     

     

  • Sat
    21
    Mar
    2020
    11 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

    http://www.buckleysociety.org.uk

  • Thu
    26
    Mar
    2020
    7:30 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/

     

     

  • Sat
    28
    Mar
    2020
    2:30 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

  • Thu
    02
    Apr
    2020
    7:30 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)

  • Fri
    03
    Apr
    2020
    7:15 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

  • Fri
    10
    Apr
    2020
    Tue
    30
    Jun
    2020

    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 Fflint

    THE OLD RECTORY, RECTORY LANE, HAWARDEN, FLINTSHIRE, CH5 3NR
    YR HEN REITHORDY, LÔN REITHORDY, PENARLÂG, SIR Y FFLINT, CH5 3NR

    Education & 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.uk

    My working days are Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri

     

  • Fri
    10
    Apr
    2020
    Tue
    30
    Jun
    2020

    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 online

    Liz Newman

    Archivist | Archifydd

    Flintshire Record Office | Archifdy Sir y Fflint

    Education & Youth | Addysg ac Ieuenctid
    Flintshire County Council
    | Cyngor Sir y Fflint
    ____________________________________________________________________________________

    Tel
    | Ffôn | 01244 532414
    Email
    | Ebost | liz.newman@flintshire.gov.uk
    ____________________________________________________________________________________

    http://www.flintshire.gov.uk | http://www.siryfflint.gov.uk

    My working days are Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri

     

  • Thu
    23
    Apr
    2020
    7:00 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/

     

     

  • Sun
    26
    Apr
    2020
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    Jun
    2020

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2G63QMmegw  Spitfire training over Talacre

    RCAHMW - 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.

     

     

  • Mon
    27
    Apr
    2020
    Tue
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    Jun
    2020
    North 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

  • Mon
    27
    Apr
    2020
    Tue
    30
    Jun
    2020

    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/

    Rhodri Lewis, Enquiries & Library Assistant
  • Tue
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    May
    2020
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    Jun
    2020
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    May
    2020
    Sun
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    Jun
    2020
    Your 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

    https://www.biodiversitywales.org.uk/Wales-Nature-Week

  • Sat
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    May
    2020
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    Jul
    2020
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  • Mon
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    2020
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    2021

    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.

     

  • Fri
    19
    Jun
    2020
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    Aug
    2020

    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

     

  • Fri
    19
    Jun
    2020
    Mon
    31
    Aug
    2020
    Online

    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/

     

  • Sun
    26
    Jul
    2020
    Wed
    31
    Mar
    2021

    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.

    Visit https://www.balh.org.uk/news

  • Sat
    15
    Aug
    2020
    Sat
    29
    Aug
    2020
    1pm-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

  • Thu
    03
    Sep
    2020
    Mon
    30
    Nov
    2020
    Mold 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

     

     

     

  • Fri
    02
    Oct
    2020
    Wed
    31
    Mar
    2021

    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

     

  • Sun
    11
    Oct
    2020
    Sun
    28
    Feb
    2021
    Various 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

     

     

  • Sat
    17
    Oct
    2020
    Fri
    23
    Oct
    2020
    Mold, 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

    https://www.danielowenfestival.com/en/?fbclid=IwAR1fF5u4L_tbWkQpY6OgHY6lalQ8v6xDDs7TgkoadQibAG6FY1a8ms50ZOI

     

     

     

  • Wed
    30
    Dec
    2020
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    31
    Mar
    2021
  • Fri
    22
    Jan
    2021
    7:00 pmOnline Zoom talk
        Talk 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
  • Wed
    10
    Feb
    2021
    Sun
    16
    May
    2021
    Theatre 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

  • Wed
    10
    Feb
    2021
    Mon
    31
    May
    2021

    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

    http://www.keystoneheritage.org.uk/

  • Fri
    26
    Feb
    2021
    Mon
    01
    Mar
    2021
    A 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
  • Thu
    22
    Apr
    2021
    7:00 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

     

  • Mon
    07
    Jun
    2021
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    21
    Sep
    2021
    ITV 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

     

  • Mon
    14
    Jun
    2021
    Tue
    15
    Jun
    2021
    Clwydian range and Dee Valley

    Please see the enclosed article for details on Welsh Government proposals to create a new national park.

    https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/clwydian-range-incredible-attractions-breathtaking-20756608

  • Sun
    04
    Jul
    2021
    Sat
    31
    Jul
    2021
    10 am - 4 pmGreenfield Valley Heritage Park, Greenfield, Flintshire
    Greenfield 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
  • Sat
    10
    Jul
    2021
    11:00 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.

  • Sun
    11
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    2021
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    Jul
    2021
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    06
    Aug
    2021
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    07
    Nov
    2021
    10am-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/

    https://holywell-area-community-museum.business.site/

     

  • Sat
    14
    Aug
    2021
    Sat
    11
    Sep
    2021
    The Ceiriog Memorial Institute, High Street, Glyn Ceiriog
    The 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
  • Tue
    31
    Aug
    2021
    Mon
    31
    Jan
    2022
    Wrexham County Borough Museum, County Building, Regent Street, Wrexham
    Just 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.

    http://holtlhs.weebly.com

    For Museum opening times and directions please visit   http://old.wrexham.gov.uk/english/heritage/wrexham_museum.htm

     

  • Fri
    10
    Sep
    2021
    7:00 pmOnline event
    Open Doors weekend Opening Lecture:
    “Denbigh Castle and Town Walls - Recent discoveries”
    Friday evening 10 September 2021 7pm
    An 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.
  • Sat
    06
    Nov
    2021
    Sun
    07
    Nov
    2021
    10 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/

    https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/19691036.public-invited-exclusive-glimpse-roman-fort-park-past-weekend/

     

  • Fri
    03
    Dec
    2021
    Mon
    31
    Jan
    2022

    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

     

     

  • Sat
    04
    Dec
    2021
    Sat
    26
    Mar
    2022
    7:00 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.facebook.com/search/top?q=north%20east%20wales%20heritage%20forum%20%2F%20fforwm%20treftadaeth...

    https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cpat-winter-lectures-abbey-cwmhir-a-community-project-julian-ravest-tickets-219466519267?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch

     

  • Sat
    15
    Jan
    2022
    Fri
    22
    Apr
    2022

    A film of local interest about Mold Flintshire

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzm0umBkJuE

     

     

  • Fri
    21
    Jan
    2022
    7:00 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

  • Tue
    01
    Feb
    2022
    Sun
    31
    Jul
    2022

    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. 
  • Thu
    03
    Feb
    2022
    Tue
    01
    Mar
    2022
    7:00 pmHolywell Area Community Museum, (Former Kings Head) High Street, Holywell CH87TN
    Commencing 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 Dakin
    For more information email holywellmuseum@gmail.com
  • Tue
    22
    Feb
    2022
    5.30 -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-268793327077

    Sarah Pevely
    Curadur Cynorthwyol | Assistant Curator

    Amgueddfa Dyffryn Maesglas | Greenfield Valley Museum

    Hamdden a llyfrgelloedd
    Aura
    Leisure & libraries

    Ffôn | Tel 01352 714172
    Email sarah.pevely@flintshire.gov.uk
    www.aura.cymru | www.aura.wales

  • Fri
    18
    Mar
    2022
    7:00 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.

  • Wed
    30
    Mar
    2022
    7:00 pmMold Library, Daniel Owen Precinct, Mold, Flintshire
    Richard 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
  • Sat
    30
    Apr
    2022
    6:00 pmInstitute and Museum in Glyn Ceiriog
    Free Entry, All welcome (bring your own work along!)                 For further information  email bhughes789@btinternet.com
    In 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).

  • Thu
    05
    May
    2022
    Glyndwr 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

    http://www.womensarchivewales.org/

  • Fri
    20
    May
    2022
    Sun
    22
    May
    2022
    Locations around Mold see Facebook site

    Something for all ages, a celebration of the written and spoken word.

    Talented local authors

    Children's workshop

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/1701941810007898/

  • Sat
    21
    May
    2022
    7:00 pmThe Canolfan, New Road, Glyn Ceiriog Llangollen LL20 7HE
    John 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.com
    In Association with the 'Wrexham 2025 Year of Culture' programme
  • Wed
    01
    Jun
    2022
    Thu
    09
    Jun
    2022
    10am-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/

     

     

  • Fri
    17
    Jun
    2022
    7:00 pmVia ZOOM

    This talk via Zoom will be delivered in Welsh but with a simultaneous English translation.

    visit http://www.cwmulus.org.uk

     

  • Wed
    22
    Jun
    2022
    7:30 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

    http://www.marcmorris.org.uk/p/about-me.html

     

  • Fri
    24
    Jun
    2022
    7:00 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.

    Further details and the agenda will be sent out to members and groups closer to the time.  If you have any proposals or items you would like to bring up at the meeting please send notification via the contact page of this web site.
  • Sat
    25
    Jun
    2022
    2:30 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.
    The meeting is open to members and non-members, and you will be able to pay your 2022 membership subscription if you have not already done so

  • Sat
    02
    Jul
    2022
    Holt 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.

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    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'

  • Sat
    16
    Jul
    2022
    10am-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

  • Wed
    03
    Aug
    2022
    Sat
    03
    Dec
    2022
    Bailey 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/

     

  • Sat
    10
    Sep
    2022
    Fri
    30
    Sep
    2022
    Denbighshire 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=

     

  • Tue
    13
    Sep
    2022
    Sat
    31
    Dec
    2022
    Clwydian 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.

     

     

     

  • Sat
    24
    Sep
    2022
    10am-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.

  • Sat
    01
    Oct
    2022
    10.00-16.45Edith 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

    http://fb@northopheritage

     

  • Thu
    06
    Oct
    2022
    Fri
    30
    Jun
    2023

    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.
  • Sat
    22
    Oct
    2022
    2:30 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
  • Sat
    03
    Dec
    2022
    2:30 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

  • Sat
    28
    Jan
    2023
    2:30 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

    secretaryfhs21@gmail.com

    Tel 07778659648

    https://www.flintshirehistoricalsociety.org.uk/

     

  • Fri
    03
    Feb
    2023
    7:00 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

  • Sat
    25
    Feb
    2023
    2:30 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

    https://www.flintshirehistoricalsociety.org.uk

  • Fri
    03
    Mar
    2023
    Thu
    30
    Nov
    2023
    The 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.

     

  • Sat
    25
    Mar
    2023
    2:30 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

  • Tue
    28
    Mar
    2023
    10.30am - 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

  • Sat
    01
    Apr
    2023
    2:30 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
    or  Dr  David  R.  Jones  on  01978  353363

  • Sun
    16
    Apr
    2023
    Wed
    31
    May
    2023
    Holywell 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

    holywellmuseum@gmail.com

  • Sat
    22
    Apr
    2023
    10am - 1pmN.E.W.A.The Old Rectory, Hawarden CH5 3NR
    There 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.

    http://www.newa.wales

     

     

     

  • Sat
    22
    Apr
    2023
    2:30 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

  • Fri
    12
    May
    2023
    National 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

  • Sat
    20
    May
    2023
    9am - 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.

    http://www.buckleysociety.org.uk

  • Mon
    05
    Jun
    2023
    2:00 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.

  • Sat
    15
    Jul
    2023
    12:30 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

  • Sun
    23
    Jul
    2023
    Sat
    16
    Sep
    2023
    1pm - 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

  • Sat
    19
    Aug
    2023
    10am-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

  • Sat
    19
    Aug
    2023
    Sun
    20
    Aug
    2023
    11am - 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

     

     

  • Sun
    03
    Sep
    2023
    Sat
    30
    Sep
    2023

    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

    https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/whats-on/open-doors-events

     

     

  • Fri
    08
    Sep
    2023
    Sat
    09
    Sep
    2023
    Gladstone's Library, Church Lane Hawarden Flintshire CH5 3DF

    Hawarden's Literary Festival is back!

    For further details click on link below.

    https://www.gladstoneslibrary.org/

  • Sat
    30
    Sep
    2023
    11am - 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

  • Sat
    07
    Oct
    2023
    9.30am - 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 1RL

    http://www.cheshirehistory.org.uk

     

    Doors Open 9am.

  • Tue
    24
    Oct
    2023
    Wed
    25
    Oct
    2023
    Daniel 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 ENTRY

    Do 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 Aftermath

    25th October

    11.00am  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 Aftermath

    All 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.

  • Sat
    28
    Oct
    2023
    2:30 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
  • Fri
    17
    Nov
    2023
    Tue
    31
    Dec
    2024

    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

    Lowri Kirkham
    Community Outreach Officer, north Wales

  • Sat
    25
    Nov
    2023
    2:30 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

  • Wed
    13
    Dec
    2023
    1:00 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
    For further information contact Vic Tyler-Jones 07788 590 636 or e mail tylerjones@btinternet.com

     

  • Wed
    03
    Jan
    2024
    Thu
    01
    Aug
    2024

    '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.

  • Fri
    05
    Jan
    2024
    7:00 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

  • Sat
    27
    Jan
    2024
    2:30 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/

     

     

     

     

  • Fri
    02
    Feb
    2024
    7:00 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

     

  • Mon
    19
    Feb
    2024
    Wed
    12
    Jun
    2024
    Gladstone 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

     

  • Fri
    01
    Mar
    2024
    Tue
    05
    Mar
    2024
    Mold,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

  • Fri
    01
    Mar
    2024
    7:00 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

     

  • Tue
    12
    Mar
    2024
    7:00 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

  • Fri
    15
    Mar
    2024
    1pm-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: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 – LowriKirkham@academiheddwch.cymru100 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 regardsLowri Kirkham - Community Outreach officer

  • Fri
    05
    Apr
    2024
    7:00 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

    http://www,buckleysociety.org.uk

  • Tue
    09
    Apr
    2024
    7:00 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

     

  • Sat
    13
    Apr
    2024
    2:30 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/

     

  • Mon
    15
    Apr
    2024
    6:00 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 SEMINARS

    All Welcome

    For further informationiswe@bangor.ac.uk