The Great Orme

[Hugo]

I was chatting to Fester over a beer in Fountains tonight and the subject of St. Beunos Road came up. Two questions need to be answered:

1) What is the definitive pronunciation of Beuno?
2) Who was St Beuno anyway and what is the connection with the Great Orme?

I said I thought the pronunciation was Bew-no but Fester begged to differ.

In Welsh, words ending in "no" such as Bueno and Llandudno people often mistakingly think that the correct pronunciation of the "no" is the same as the English word no.
This is incorrect as the Welsh letter "o" is pronounced the same as the English letter "o" in ox or not.
The "o" in the words Llwyn Onn best describe how the "o" should be correctly pronounced.

[Trojan]

He who knows ALL things cannot be wrong! ........... they who wrote the article in Google are spreading false propaganda, and I will not have it! 

http://areluctantsinner.blogspot.com/2010/04/st-beuno-patron-of-epileptics-and-sick.html

NB - a note on how to pronounce St Beuno’s name: The first syllable (Beu) sounds just like the first syllable in “Beirut” (as in the capital of Lebanon), the last syllable “no” sounds like the last part of “Latino” (with an emphasis on “o”). It is not pronounced “bee-no” or “Beano” (as in the character from the famous UK comic)!

[DaveR]

Work will be starting next week to repair the sea wall below Happy Valley, they have already built a compound on the Prom by the Cenotaph and will be building a temporary track along the beach and under the pier to get to the site.

[Merddin Emrys]

I hope there will be a sign up saying 'finished by next July' (as at Colwyn Bay) 

[Fester]

I hope there will be a sign up saying 'finished by next July' (as at Colwyn Bay) 

I enquired about the timescale last night, and a workman said they had a FOUR week schedule to get the work completed.

[wrex]

That means next year then. D)

[TheMedz]

I noticed the "Marine Drive closed for Cambrian Rally" signs next to the pier and by Marine Drive toll gate and showing a date of 8 10 10. Have they been down since last year and I've just not noticed them?

[Blodyn]

No, The Medz, they've not been there that long!  I've now seen three signs with that date on them.  Perhaps we're time travelling! 

[dwsi]

The day and month are correct but someone has boo-booed with the year  :rage:

Rally stage maps http://bit.ly/nj9App

[DaveR]

Contractors have cleared a path through the rocks alongside the pier to get to the sea wall repair area:

[DaveR]

The day and month are correct but someone has boo-booed with the year  :rage:

Rally stage maps http://bit.ly/nj9App

[Nemesis]

Contractors have cleared a path through the rocks alongside the pier to get to the sea wall repair area:

Wonder how many times the tide will close that up ?

[dwsi]

The Great Orme takes centre stage on day one of Wales Rally GB 2011 http://bit.ly/r1RA5W

Great Orme finale for Cambrian Rally | RallyBuzz http://bit.ly/nwcJ6q

[DaveR]

Two excavators working on the sea wall repairs have been left on the beach just below Happy Valley. One hopes that they checked the tide timetables to ensure they do not become submerged!

[DaveR]

As part of the sea wall works, a pile of very large boulders is appearing on the beach by the slipway: