New Tourist Information Centre for Llangollen Work by world-renowned artist, Sir Kyffin Williams OBE is featuring as part of a special exhibition to mark the official opening of the first cultural tourism, library and learning centre in Wales. Y Capel, a restored 19th century Baptist chapel in Castle Street, Llangollen is unique as it's the first building of its kind to offer a library, art and craft gallery, tourist information centre and one stop shop all under the same roof. Moving to the new premises has allowed the Library and Information Service to expand its range of resources; in addition to the traditional books and information, it has doubled the number of computers for public use. The new building also has a meeting room available for public use, with full access for the disabled. A glass sculpture by Chris Byrd-Jones has been specially commissioned to mark the official opening of the centre which was carried out by Sir Kyffin Williams on Saturday, June 21. The Tourist Information Centre is managed by North Wales Tourism on behalf of Denbighshire County Council. “We’re very pleased with the number of visitors to the new centre” said Steven Davison of North Wales Tourism, “and this wonderful new facility where a visitor can see great works of art, choose from a wide range of quality merchandise, pick up a leaflet on a visitor attraction and book their local accommodation has to be good news for Llangollen”. Story added 10th July 2003

 

Tickets are available for a Royal Gala Concert which takes place in Llangollen’s Royal International Pavilion as a prelude to this year’s Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. HRH The Prince of Wales is to attend the gala concert in aid of The Prince's Trust-Cymru on Monday July 7th at 7.30pm. The Concert features the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, which is conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes as part of The Welsh Proms Series. Guest artist Noriko Ogawa will be the featured pianist. The concert will feature a number of the best orchestral pieces, composed by Americans, and as such is aptly named ‘From the New World’. Highlights of the programme include Rhapsody in Blue and extracts from West Side Story and Symphony Number 9 From the New World. Tickets for the concert are still available from the box office on 01978 862 001 and prices start at just £9.

Learning to fly fish?

Do you want to learn how to fish? Or to you want to learn how to improve your fishing skills? Well, the newly opened North Wales Fly Fishing School can help! Their courses in Trout, Sea Trout, Salmon, Grayling & Bass & Pollack cater for all levels of anglers from beginners to advanced, with 1 to 3 day courses the norm. They can offer a full week package at a reasonable cost with mixed fishing to suit the time of year and conditions prevailing while at the same time improving your casting and knowledge. Catering for mixed groups of beginners and advanced is not a problem, so bring your non-fishing partner and the North Wales Fly Fishing School will get them to a good level too!

 For more details, visit the North Wales Fly Fishing School website

Story added 19th December 2002

Beaufort Park spreads hospitality overseas

		A North Wales hotel is helping some students from overseas get to grips with Welsh hospitality. The Beaufort Park Hotel, in New Brighton near Mold, is hosting two French students, Thibaut Toucheboeuf and Jerome Linsolas (both aged 20), who are studying degrees in Hotel Management at the Institut Vatel in Nimes. Thibaut Toucheboeuf and Jerome Linsolas toast the Beaufort Park Hotel, the hosts of their six-month work experience placement.

The Institut Vatel is an international hotel management school with bases in China, Kuala Lumpar and Canada, as well as Paris, and their course covers such things as food production management, wine and bar management, front office operation, housekeeping operation, nutrition and food hygiene.

They have been teamed with the Beaufort Park Hotel after hearing about their positive links with education. Last year the hotel hosted placements students from Spain and there is an ongoing excellent relationship with local colleges.

The pair will be living and working at the hotel for almost six months and their visit will allow them to get hands on to experience all areas covered in their course. This ranges from hotel management, accounting, reception work and organising conferences to mucking in behind the bar and in the kitchen, waiting on and portering.

Story added 4th February 2002

Beaufort Park Hotel wins Employer of the Year

		THE Beaufort Park Hotel in Mold, North Wales, has struck gold by scooping a top award in a Welsh business competition.  The independent hotel has been presented with the prestigious Daily Post Achievement Wales 2001 Business Award for Employer of the Year – a new award sponsored by Education and Learning Wales (ELWA).

The hotel, which boasts 106 bedrooms, function rooms for up to 200 people and conference facilities for up to 250, saw off competition in the final from other Welsh businesses in the same category at a presentation ceremony hosted by HTV’s Sian Lloyd at the University of Wales, Bangor.

Beaufort Park Manager Adrian Barsby was joined by hotel staff to collect the award from Sheila Drury from ELWA and said: “We are thrilled to have been chosen to receive the first Achievement Wales 2001 Employer of the Year Award.

“We pride ourselves on making sure that our staff are happy and confident in their role and we hope that this good relationship will continue to thrive in the future.”

More information on the hotel is available at: www.beaufortparkhotel.co.uk

Story added 30th January 2002.

Ewe-Phoria – new attraction opens

A new visitor attraction opened on Saturday 26th May at Llangwm, just off the A5 west of Corwen. Ewe-Phoria has been established by Aled Owen, International Sheepdog Trials Champion in 1999 and 2000. Offering sheepdog demonstrations (at 11.00am and 1.30pm), sheep shearing, coffee shop, gifts and crafts, a children’s play area and sheepdog handling courses, Ewe-Phoria is open from Wednesday-Sunday plus Bank Holiday Mondays. Adult admission is £3.95 – special rates apply for groups, schools and families. To contact Ewe-Phoria, call 01490 460369.

Story added 22nd May 2001