Cadw Ty’r Afon, Road/ Heol Bedwas, Bedwas, Caerphilly/ Caerffili CF83 8WT T

Date: 19 February 2021

Dear

ATISN 14829 – Freedom of Information (FoI) Request – Detail on Events and Filming at Beaumaris Castle

Thank you for your FoI request which I received on 29 January, requesting:

 A list of all events, private hire and wedding photography held at Beaumaris Castle between 1st April 2018 and 31st March 2020.  A list of all filming requests made for Beaumaris Castle between 1st April 2015 and 31st March 2020 – and show the company or organisation that made the request, a brief summary of the request and whether the request was granted or refused. The response to your request is set out in the attached Appendices as follows:

Appendix 1: A list of events held at Beaumaris Castle between 1st April 2018 and 31st October 2019. Please note there were no events held at the site between November 2019 and 31 March 2020.

Appendix 2: A list of all private hire held at Beaumaris Castle between 1st April 2018 and 31st March 2020. There was no wedding photography bookings confirmed at Beaumaris Castle during this period.

Appendix 3: A list of all filming requests made for Beaumaris Castle between 1st April 2015 and 31st March 2020 – showing the company or organisation that made the request, a brief summary of the request and whether the request was granted or refused.

Next steps

Cadw yw gwasanaeth amgylchedd hanesyddol Cadw is the Welsh Government’s historic environment Llywodraeth Cymru. Ein nod yw hyrwyddo gwaith service. Our aim is to promote the conservation and cadwraeth ar gyfer amgylchedd hanesyddol Cymru a appreciation of ’s historic environment. gwerthfawrogiad ohono. We welcome receiving correspondence in Welsh. Any Rydym yn croesawu derbyn gohebiath yn Gymraeg. correspondence received in Welsh will be answered in Byddwn yn ateb gohebiath a dderbynnir yn Gymraeg yn Welsh and corresponding in Welsh will not lead to a Grmraeg ac ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at delay in responding. oedi.

If you are dissatisfied with the Welsh Government’s handling of your request, you can ask for an internal review within 40 working days of the date of this response. Requests for an internal review should be addressed to the Welsh Government’s Freedom of Information Officer at:

Information Rights Unit, Welsh Government, Cathays Park, , CF10 3NQ or Email: [email protected]

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Yours sincerely,

Cadw yw gwasanaeth amgylchedd hanesyddol Cadw is the Welsh Government’s historic environment Llywodraeth Cymru. Ein nod yw hyrwyddo gwaith service. Our aim is to promote the conservation and cadwraeth ar gyfer amgylchedd hanesyddol Cymru a appreciation of Wales’s historic environment. gwerthfawrogiad ohono. We welcome receiving correspondence in Welsh. Any Rydym yn croesawu derbyn gohebiath yn Gymraeg. correspondence received in Welsh will be answered in Byddwn yn ateb gohebiath a dderbynnir yn Gymraeg yn Welsh and corresponding in Welsh will not lead to a Grmraeg ac ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at delay in responding. oedi.