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Page 1 N E W S L E T T E R Cymdeithas Ddinesig Bro N E W S L E T T E R Cymdeithas Ddinesig Bro Porthaethwy Menai Bridge and District Civic Society Dates for your C Y L C H L Y T H Y R diary: More details on page 3. Lectures held monthly at 7.30pm in the lounge of the War Memorial Community Autumn / Hydref 2015 Page/Tudalen 1 Centre, Water Street on Fri- day evenings, apart from those marked with * that are afternoon meetings starting at 2.30 p.m. and our Annual Summer Events Dinner 19th Sepember GARDEN PARTY - see enclosed. 25th September. Peter Simpson - The Life & Times of the 7th Marquess of Anglesey by Peter Simpson 30th October. Dr. Mike Roberts - Undersea Anglesey, How and Why is the School of Ocean Sci- ences mapping large areas of sea bed around Wales. *27th November. Sgt. Dewi Evans - Rural Crime in North Wales. *11th December. David Price - The Bishop of Bangor's Palaces on the Menai Straits. *22nd January 2016 James Grant - Royal National Lifeboat Maritime Museum. Photo N. Kneale Institution at local and national level. 26th February Maritime Museum and the Copper Mu- ANNUAL DINNER. Guest seum - also in Amlwch where the scale of the speaker Michael Tree - Welsh Country Houses: A Personal Odys- mining and its impact is entertainingly pre- sey sented and supplemented by guides who can 18th March. Bob Morris - The Crystal Palace Exhibition and its add that special extra local knowledge. links to two Welshmen, the poet Our main trip this year was in June to Bodel- Talhaiarn and Owen Jones, ‘the 'Our Lady Star of the Sea & St. Winefride' RC Church. wyddan Castle, near Abergele and then on to apostle of colour’. Photo N. Kneale Plas Teg - a Jacobean Mansion being restored 22nd April. ANNUAL GENERAL MEET- by its owner, Cornelia Bayley. ING - speaker to be arranged Most Society Newsletters carry a report of the Bodelwyddan houses the North Wales outsta- outings and activities of their members, and ours tion of the National Portrait Gallery. In part- Inside this in no exception. What I do find exceptional nership with the local Authority they have re- Issue though is the range and quality of 'visits' we stored the property to its Victorian splendour Summer Events 1 manage to pack in during the summer! So far (although the house itself dates back to 1490) this year we've had a talk from Benjamin Lee, and provided a 'real' setting for some of their Civic Trust Cymru 2 who set up as a Chocolatier in the Town prized collection. (continued page 4) whose enthusiasm for chocolate was matched Recent Programme 2 by ours in sampling his notes wares (also see page Future Events. 3 2); visited 'Our Lady Parking Star of the Sea & St. Winefride' RC church Conservation 4 Amlwch, Grade II* Listed and described as 'one of Britain's most Contacts 4 avant-garde churches - stunning restoration project by the congre- gation and community; explored, nearby the Bodelwyddan. Photo L Moyle Page/Tudalen 2 CIVIC TRUST CYMRU and NATIONAL NEWS “Our future, your future On April Historically it was the Societies who together created The 1st 2015 The Civic Trust for Wales Civic Trust as a national support for their work. The Civic became Civic Trust Cymru. The change Trust (a UK body) was created but on December 10th in organisation allowed us to become a 1964, The Civic Trust for Wales was established to reflect Charitable Incorporated Organisation, the increasing interest in the distinctiveness of the built a new organisational structure created environment in Wales. We know that some Societies feel a by the Charity Commission and one that protects our little cut off from the Trust, and we are in the process of Trustees from liability. All the assets and liabilities of The trying to change this. We have recently held new regional Civic Trust for Wales have been transferred over to Civic meetings in North Wales, South East Wales and South Trust Cymru, and in around a year’s time, once all loose Wales Central and will be arranging meetings for societies ends have been wrapped up, The Civic Trust for Wales in West Wales, South West Wales and Mid Wales in the will be formally closed. With the creation of Civic Trust next few months. We are looking forward to meeting you Cymru we now have a new Board: Lyn Owen (Chair), all. Meetings will in the future be held, at a minimum, annu- Peter Cope (Vice Chair), Siarlys Evans (Vice Chair), Ed- ally. From these meetings we are looking for one or two ward Jenkins (Treasurer) Mary Wrenn as Director of the representatives to sit on a Civic Society Group, the Chair Royal Society of Architects in Wales, Sian Cook and Tre- of which will have a seat on the Board of Civic Trust for Thorpe. Cymru. We hope that this approach will facilitate stronger Civic Trust Cymru: what now? The various changes links and information sharing between yourselves and us, have provided us with a good nudge to consider our rai- and vice versa. We hope that the creation of these regional son d’etre, and to encourage us to consider what our focus meetings will help societies to network and share knowl- is and should be, and what we can do better and how. edge and expertise amongst themselves as well. Civic socie- The Trust’s new Board has had one meeting and has a lot ties come in all shapes and forms and we encourage and of energy and enthusiasm for the Trust’s future work. We support this. The aims and objectives of Civic Trust Cymru, are fortunate to be funded by Cadw. This funding allows as defined in our constitution, specify our area of interest us to do work for you as the characterisation work and to be broad: planning, architecture, geography, history, Secretariat of the Wales Heritage Group. We are aware natural history as well as the “…preservation, protection. that we need to seek other funding to be able to expand . .” our remit and to make the Trust more resilient and ro- This extract comes from the latest on-line Bulletin bust for future years and aim to start doing this this year. of the Civic Trust Cymru which will be made avail- Due to the funding from Cadw we are able to continue able to members. For those who receive their the following core work: 1. You, the civic societies Newsletter by e-mail it will go to you direct. Copies around Wales. Civic societies represent an invaluable will also be available at our meetings. Unfortu- resource in the shaping of Wales’s communities and nately at 30 pages long it is too expensive to print places. Civic Trust Cymru’s primary role is to be an um- multiple copies. brella organisation and provider of support for this re- We are affiliated to Civic Trust Cymru and look forward to markable network of informed, enthusiastic and passion- seeing it develop in its new role. ate local people, development and improvement of fea- tures of historic and public interest in Wales”. Liz Moyle RECENT PROGRAMME NOTES After the formal April 18th Anglesey Conservation Forum - see part of the meet- report on page 4 of this Forum organised jointly by ing Benjamin CPRW (Anglesey Branch and Menai Bridge Civic Society. Lee, the April 24th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - also Chocolatier see page 1. Our President, Anthony Tavernor, wel- and Patissier, comed members to the meeting and reports on activities told us of his ad- and accounts for the previous year were received and ventures in grow- accepted. We have between 80 – 90 paid up members. ing his thriving The existing Committee and Officers were re-elected; business and however Mr Selwyn Williams stated that he needed to dedication to stand down, due to the pressure of work. He was making the best thanked for his knowledgeable contribution over the chocolate he can years. It was noted that Miss Iola Prytherch is Assistant available locally. Treasurer. Concern was expressed at the unsafe state of Visitors are al- the Market Hall, what is happening to the Bowling Green ways welcome to his shop. and the closure of the Tourist Information Office in Llan- Benjamin Lee Photo N. Kneale fair PG. SUBSCRIPTIONS. Have you paid your subscription for this year? Completing a Gift Aid form adds value for us and doesn’t cost you anything. Autumn / Hydref 2015 Page/Tudalen 3 FUTURE EVENTS 25th September. Peter Simpson - The Life & Times of Lectures held monthly at 7.30pm in the lounge of the 7th Marquess of Anglesey. the War Memorial Community Centre, Water 30th October. Dr. Mike Roberts - Undersea Anglesey, Street on Friday evenings, apart from those How and Why is the School of Ocean Sciences mapping marked with * that are afternoon meetings starting large areas of sea bed around Wales. (Follows on from the at 2.30 p.m. , the Garden Party and our Annual Dinner. If any member would like help with transport to presentation at the Conservation Forum) get to meetings please let Jane know . We will try and put *27th November. Sgt. Dewi Evans - Rural Crime in you in touch with someone who can give you a lift. North Wales. Sept. 19th Saturday. 2.00 - 5.00p.m. *11th December. David Price - The Bishop of Bangor's Garden Party at Plas Cadnant in aid of Civic Palaces on the Menai Straits. Society funds. (not part of season ticket scheme). Music *22nd January 2016 James Grant - Royal National Life- from Menai Bridge Senior Band, light refreshments.
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