Three Towns Forum
The Local => Local News & Discussion => Topic started by: DaveR on September 06, 2010, 05:17:24 pm
-
Everything to do with Craig Y Don
-
The old Nailbase shop next to Le Gatte cafe is reopening as a branch of Global Tiles.
-
Dad criticises safety at play park
Sep 9 2010 by Judith Phillips, North Wales Weekly News
A NEW children’s play area has been the scene of at least two accidents since it opened three weeks ago, but a health and safety inspector has given it a clean bill of health. A parent contacted the Weekly News to express concern about the safety of equipment at Queen’s Park in Craig-y-Don which is due to be officially opened this weekend. Since it came into use one child has suffered a broken arm and another is believed to have received a minor head injury, and the Craig-y-on dad, who asked not to be named, said he was now reluctant to take his two-and-a-half-year-old son there. “I don’t think it’s suitable for young children. For instance the ladder on the slide is vertical, has wide gaps between the rungs, and there is no hand rail.
There is also a two seater roundabout which whizzes around at such a speed that I have seen a child knocked over by it,” he complained.
The play area has proved immensely popular since it opened three weeks ago with people travelling from miles around to use it. It was paid for by £40,000 raised by voluntary organisation the Friends of Queen’s Park, and will be maintained by Conwy County Council. Friends’ spokesman Jeff Wright said they were aware of the accidents but the equipment had been inspected by an independent health and safety expert. “He gave it a clean bill of health other than suggesting that the slide was facing the wrong way and should be turned around, which has been done this week. “All the equipment meets safety regulations, but supervision of young children by adults is important.
“While the inspector was there last week he saw a young child of about two-and-a-half trying to climb the ladder to the slide totally unsupervised,” he said. The play park will be officially opened during a family fun day in the park on Saturday by Edward Hillier managing director of Mostyn Estates.
http://www.northwalesweeklynews.co.uk/conwy-county-news/local-conwy-news/2010/09/09/dad-criticises-safety-at-play-park-55243-27228002/ (http://www.northwalesweeklynews.co.uk/conwy-county-news/local-conwy-news/2010/09/09/dad-criticises-safety-at-play-park-55243-27228002/)
-
End of the line for the old Bookies in Craig Y Don:
[smg id=797]
-
I wouldn't bet on it...
;D
-
I'll offer you 5 to 4 on. D)
-
I won't be betting a tenner on this one. ¢¢##
-
Am I right in thinking at the Chip Shop in Victoria Street has closed down again? I see also that the former Jewellers in Queens Road is up for rent and the long abandoned cafe in Queens Road (can't remember the name but it's been closed for at least 5 years) is showing signs of work going on inside. And the former Elgin shop next to St Davids Hospice shop is being refurbished...but for what?
-
Dave, the jewellers was called Blair's and the cafe was the Village Venue.
-
Dave, the jewellers was called Blair's and the cafe was the Village Venue.
That's it! Cheers, mate. :)
-
End of the line for the old Bookies in Craig Y Don:
[smg id=797]
Amazingly I've never set foot in a bookmakers and would have no idea how to place a bet, on the other hand I have been in many skips removing anything of value (with the skip user's permission of cause!) ;D
-
The long closed Village Venue cafe on Queens Road is to become an Estate Agent. Not the greatest of timing to open one now, I'd have thought. ???
-
FYI, the bookmakers is being converted into flats.
-
FYI, the bookmakers is being converted into flats.
Now there's a novel idea.
-
End of the line for the old Bookies in Craig Y Don:
[smg id=797]
Dave R, when you pass next it will be nice to see an update photo on here as it looked a quite tidy job when I passed earlier.
-
I will see what i can do, Bri. :)
-
Just wondered where was this Cafe?
-
Hello Jack,
I originally thought this was on the Prom, but now I think its round the corner on Nant Y Gamar Road, where the newest section of the garage now is, You can see a garage to the left (still there today) and what would have been the Bedford Hotel to the rear. I suspect when this cafe was closed to make way for the garage, it was moved across the road to that enclosed area of Bodafon Fields, where a small cafe/kiosk run by Fortes survived up until the late 80s.
You can see the long garage roof in the old postcard (with row of inset windows) in the centre of this modern aeral view:
llandudno - Google Maps (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=llandudno&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=12.709674,43.022461&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Llandudno,+Conwy,+United+Kingdom&ll=53.32171,-3.80613&spn=0.00079,0.002626&t=h&z=19)
-
Well done, DaveR, as that did have me flummoxed earlier.
The garage roof is a massive clue.
The café was clearly on the site of where ATS is now and Orme Garage and Twigdons Garage were previously.
I wonder what year that photo may have been taken ?
-
I'm going for late 20s/early 30s?
-
Close up of an old postcard from the 1960s of Queens Road, showing the old BP petrol pumps that were once there.
-
With Hughie Hughes' Manswear shop next door I notice.
You can still see where the petrol pumps were at the front and the garage at the rear is occupied as C-y-D Coaches these days.
-
The shop that's a bit nearer, it looks like W. Hughes & Sons and that looks like a 'Mace' logo, weren't they a sort of convenience store/grocers?
-
Yes, they were a popular convenience store in the sixties.
Probably a national.
I seem to remember a gentleman called Basil Howe may have had the store at one time later and then I think the youngest son of the Plummers of the Albert in town ran it as a green grocers.
-
Am I right in thinking at the Chip Shop in Victoria Street has closed down again? I see also that the former Jewellers in Queens Road is up for rent and the long abandoned cafe in Queens Road (can't remember the name but it's been closed for at least 5 years) is showing signs of work going on inside. And the former Elgin shop next to St Davids Hospice shop is being refurbished...but for what?
I noticed the Chip Shop in Victoria Street was open again this evening and was quite busy when I passed before 5pm.
-
Really? Thanks for that, Bri, I will have to pop in and give them a go. :)
-
Really? Thanks for that, Bri, I will have to pop in and give them a go. :)
On what, your bike? :cyclist40:
-
Yes, they were a popular convenience store in the sixties.
Probably a national.
I seem to remember a gentleman called Basil Howe may have had the store at one time later and then I think the youngest son of the Plummers of the Albert in town ran it as a green grocers.
You are right about Basil Howe- I remember him being there-cutting bacon on a slicer at the back of the shop-think his wife was also in the shop,on the till at the front- but can't remember her name.Probably around mid 60s-mid 70s (I was in Craig-y-don Primary school at the time) It was a Mace shop (a franchise maybe) & at one time they used to give Green Shield Stamps-I hated them-mainly because they never got stuck into the books, until mum decided that she wanted to' cash them in for goodies', then we would have to spend evenings licking & sticking. Always had books & books to do because Dad got them for petrol somewhere as well!! Yck-they tasted disgusting!!
-
I've moved the Green Shield Stamps discussion over to the Three Towns Arms thread:
http://threetownsforum.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=200.msg14401#msg14401 (http://threetownsforum.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=200.msg14401#msg14401)
-
I understand that the Zebra Crossing at Mostyn Ave/Queens Road is to be moved slightly and the road narrowed at that point as part of the North Shore-South Shore Cycle Track which will run along Mostyn Ave.
-
I wish somebody would give consideration to the problems the elderly have every day using that zebra crossing in C-y-D especially when the buses have come to a stop at those bus boarders which arrived out-of-the blue one day and seem unique to C-y-D.
If the cycle route was a good enough excuse to build a pelican crossing yards away from a busy roundabout by the Links Hotel then someone should realise this zebra crossing in C-y-D needs to be replaced with a pelican crossing before somebody gets killed.
-
I understand that the Zebra Crossing at Mostyn Ave/Queens Road is to be moved slightly and the road narrowed at that point as part of the North Shore-South Shore Cycle Track which will run along Mostyn Ave.
Dave, when you say "North Shore-South Shore" do you mean the Prom? Are they considering a cycle track down Mostyn St/Broadway/Avenue?
-
Not quite, from the present end of the cycle track by CYD paddling pool, it goes left down Nant T Gamar Road, right along Mostyn Ave as far as the Link Road, then left along to the Links, then along Maesdu Road to West Shore Bridge, then along Bryniau Road, Trinity Crescent and Dale Road to join to the cycle track at the beach at West Shore. Work should be starting any day now and will take 16 weeks.
-
I have never in my life seen such a small job as the work to modify the pedestrian crossing in the middle of Craig Y Don take so long and involve so many men and machines. They have been working on it for three works, usually at least 5 men, and all they are doing is extending a 12 foot width of pavement about 5 foot out into the road, installing two new drains and moving the belisha beacon. If this is the normal speed at which Daniel Construction work, then it is no surprise that everything costs so much to do. Absolutely amazing....
-
Daniel Construction..
Interesting. They were the same company that turned off a water valve to the villages above Llanrwst last week and forgot to turn it back on, so I was told by a Dwr Cymru inspector..
-
Daniel carry out all civil engineering work for Dwr Cymru, so I'm sure it was them. $walesflag$
-
The traffic lights have vanished at last and the rebuilt pedestrian crossing at Mostyn Ave/Queens Road is almost finished. The road will be closed from 6.30pm on the 15/4 to 9.00am on the 16th for resurfacing.
-
The construction work has now been completed building a small island in the middle of Mostyn Avenue leaving C-y-D immediately before the roundabout outside Broadway Boulevard.
Unfortunately, it is not quite in the middle of the road. :o
I paced out seven strides only to the island on the road going into Llandudno but nine strides on the road leading the opposite way into C-y-D.
Common sense should have made it eight strides both ways. $good$
It is so narrow approaching the roundabout into Llandudno that it may only be a matter of time before an accident happens when one car approaches the roundabout signalling right to go onto the promenade and another car undertaking on the inside to go either into Llandudno or turn left to travel towards the Links.
-
you said the word bri ,these idiots who think up the ideas have no common sense these new islands in the middle of the roads onlt narrow the roads more of a hazzard
-
If you'd ever tried to cross the road at that roundabout, the bigger traffic island will be appreciated. Please think of others, such as elderly people that cant move very fast or mums with prams etc.
-
If you'd ever tried to cross the road at that roundabout, the bigger traffic island will be appreciated. Please think of others, such as elderly people that cant move very fast or mums with prams etc.
Folk like me for instance! :D There is another benefit that is often overlooked. By narrowing the road they reduce the distance for pedestrians to cross, so they are not obstructing the road for so long and therefore traffic moves more quickly! D)
The system benefits everyone.
-
If you'd ever tried to cross the road at that roundabout, the bigger traffic island will be appreciated. Please think of others, such as elderly people that cant move very fast or mums with prams etc.
DaveR, I have no complaint about the size of the island.
My point is the new island should more in the middle.
-
It's not in the middle for a reason, Bri. To slow down the traffic approaching the roundabout from CYD.
-
Have the other three approaches to this roundabout been narrowed, DaveR ?
-
Maybe they wont have cyclists crossing, Bri?
-
but will the other three approaches have elderly people crossing that can't move very fast or mums with prams etc. ?
If you'd ever tried to cross the road at that roundabout, the bigger traffic island will be appreciated. Please think of others, such as elderly people that cant move very fast or mums with prams etc.
BTW, which side of Mostyn Avenue will the new cycle route be?
Outside St Pauls Church or the other side of the road ?
-
The cycle route just goes down the road, there's no actual separate path, I think. That's why the traffic island was expanded, so that a cyclist coming from the direction of the Links could cross over safely to the St Pauls side of Mostyn Ave and then cycle through Craig Y Don etc.
-
Surely, the cyclist will be travelling along the new cycle route through C-y-D and not along Mostyn Avenue or will the cyclist have a choice ?
-
Mostyn Ave is the cycle route, the cyclist just travels along the road as they do at present. According the plans I looked at, the changes are mainly additional signage and a couple of modifications to traffic islands etc to make it a bit safer. Done on the cheap, without a doubt! 8)
-
It's not in the middle for a reason, Bri. To slow down the traffic approaching the roundabout from CYD.
Getting back to the point in question, I still believe the new island is a danger to motorists.
Anybody driving down Mostyn Avenue and wanting to turn right at the roundabout to go onto the promenade will indicate so and move towards the centre of the road.
However as the motorist slows down and moves alongside the new large island, the shape and positioning of the new island forces the motorist over to the left.
If a vehicle is passing on the inside then a collision is likely.
Don’t take my word for it, get in your car and try it.
-
I don't think Dave has a car. :-X
-
Anybody driving down Mostyn Avenue and wanting to turn right at the roundabout to go onto the promenade will indicate so and move towards the centre of the road.
However as the motorist slows down and moves alongside the new large island, the shape and positioning of the new island forces the motorist over to the left.
If a vehicle is passing on the inside then a collision is likely.
I took a look at it yesterday afternoon. My guess would be that the entry onto the roundabout will now be a single lane, rather than the two as at present. Obviously, the road markings will be altered at some point..
-
If you'd ever tried to cross the road at that roundabout, the bigger traffic island will be appreciated. Please think of others, such as elderly people that can't move very fast or mums with prams etc.
I was in town, yesterday, from 0830 until the afternoon, and Dave's comment struck home rather forcibly. At one point we'd parked in the Big Mostyn C's car park, in the quietest patch, about mid-car park, having navigated the totally unsuitable mini-roundabout at Staples, and we had to walk across the road to B & Q. With cars arriving from left and right, and cars leaving in the same directions from both car parks, what should have been a relatively simple stroll evolved into a nightmare of dodging, weaving and - at one particularly memorable point - standing in the middle of the road, simply because had we waited for the road to become totally clear, we'd still have been there, I suspect.
At the very least, a crossing is needed between the two car parks, although some form of bridge would be preferable.
-
Ian, you are referring to the desperate need of a pedestrian crossing across Mostyn Broadway from the rear of Currys/PC World over the road to the pavement alongside the bus stop at the rear of Venue Cymru.
wrex has been suggesting that on this forum for more years than I care to remember.
I support everything wrex says because that is another accident waiting to happen.
The bigger traffic island, which DaveR is referring to in this C-y-D thread, is the new island approaching the roundabout outside Broadway Boulevard when approaching from C-Y-D.
-
The road that leads into the Venue Cymru car park from Mostyn Broadway is also very dangerous for pedestrians, as cars just turn in without checking to see if anyone is crossing. There should be a traffic island built there as well.
-
Perhaps, CCBC should have designed the entrance/exit to Venue Cymru car park opposite the entrance to the Champneys with your roundabout in the middle of Mostyn Broadway.. D)
-
:o Behave Brian ,CCBC don;t do common sense.Look at the damn lights on the other exit,9 seconds their on Green for,its a JOKE.If Cll P Evans could drive i assure you it would have been sorted by now. ZXZ
-
Look at the damn lights on the other exit,9 seconds their on Green for
I never knew that.
No wonder there is always gridlock on Mostyn Champneys at peak times of exiting onto Conway Road.
-
You normally would exit onto Broadway to get home,my exit is the lights,but as you know Bri it can be a nightmare getting onto Broadway. ZXZ
-
This morning, traffic lights and cones arrived in Clarence Crescent.
They stretch from the roundabout outside Broadway Boulevard down to the junction with Clarence Drive.
The kids go back to school tomorrow so it will be interesting to see how long the queues will tail back to the Links Hotel before 9am in the morning.
I would imagine it will also affect the traffic flow along Mostyn Broadway from C-y-D towards the Swimming Centre.
Let's hope they won't be there for too long. $good$
What a pity nobody thought of carrying out what work needs to be done over the Easter holidays.
-
I was held up this afternoon having turned up from the Promenade to go to ASDA. Waited for ages to get onto the roundabout to turn right along Mostyn Broadway due to the lights and traffic coming out of town along the Broadway into Craig - y - Don. It will be chaos as you say! :rage:
-
I was held up this afternoon having turned up from the Promenade to go to ASDA.
I bet that scuppered your shopping spree! :laugh:
-
No I just did my shoplifting in ALDI instead! L0L
-
Work has started to convert the old John Hill Florist into a branch of Tommys Hair Salon.
The Toning Salon (Abs-olutely Fabulous) on Queens Road closed down a few weeks ago.
-
The old Seashells Agency by the Co-op bus stop is to be a Polish Shop (that's Polish as in the people, not floor polish). :laugh:
-
The old Seashells Agency by the Co-op bus stop is to be a Polish Shop (that's Polish as in the people, not floor polish). :laugh:
there is a shelf in Asda labled 'Polish' no Pledge there just odd food? :laugh:
I wonder if there is a shop in Poland selling Welsh food?
-
Can someone please help me find the long-running TOPIC on Craig-y-Don?
This one?
http://threetownsforum.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,52.0.html (http://threetownsforum.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,52.0.html)
Thanks, Merddin.
I was going to post about the new Polish shop but I was too slow. >?>??
-
do they sell Pledge? ;D
-
do they sell Pledge? ;D
No, sausages and Vodka. _))++
-
Anybody driving down Mostyn Avenue and wanting to turn right at the roundabout to go onto the promenade will indicate so and move towards the centre of the road.
However as the motorist slows down and moves alongside the new large island, the shape and positioning of the new island forces the motorist over to the left.
If a vehicle is passing on the inside then a collision is likely.
I took a look at it yesterday afternoon. My guess would be that the entry onto the roundabout will now be a single lane, rather than the two as at present. Obviously, the road markings will be altered at some point..
I walked past this roundabout yesterday and although I studied it for some time I have to say the road markings for the cycle path made little sense to me. A waste of paint and confusion as far as I can see !
-
Yes, they were a popular convenience store in the sixties.
Probably a national.
I seem to remember a gentleman called Basil Howe may have had the store at one time later and then I think the youngest son of the Plummers of the Albert in town ran it as a green grocers.
You are right about Basil Howe- I remember him being there-cutting bacon on a slicer at the back of the shop-think his wife was also in the shop,on the till at the front- but can't remember her name.Probably around mid 60s-mid 70s (I was in Craig-y-don Primary school at the time) It was a Mace shop (a franchise maybe) & at one time they used to give Green Shield Stamps-I hated them-mainly because they never got stuck into the books, until mum decided that she wanted to' cash them in for goodies', then we would have to spend evenings licking & sticking. Always had books & books to do because Dad got them for petrol somewhere as well!! Yck-they tasted disgusting!!
How & Sons was owned by Basil Howe's father, widely known as 'old man Howe' to distinguish him from his son. Basil's wife was called Lyn and you are right she was always on the till at the font of the shop and Basil on the bacon slicer. Sadly both have now passed away. There was another lady who worked there called Glen.
I remember those Green Shield stamps too ..... think the nearest Green Shield shop was in Rhyl where Roger W Jones, kitchen, bathroom and builders merchants are now. It was a bit like Argos back in the day, where they had a catalogue but you paid with the books of stamps.
-
There were so many sole traders in Craig y Don in the 70's. Here are a few of the shops that made CyD such a community based little town
Needham's the bakery/bread shop
Frost's the ironmongers
Pardon's the sports shop
Pat's Bargain Store .... anyone remember that!
Valley Radio, with the carols over the huge megaphone like speaker at xmas.
Dunphy's
Moores & Tavener the wool, haberdashery etc shop
Waterworths, the fruit & veg shop
Ruscoe's sweet shop, newsagent
Ellerton's toy shop
Emlyn Williams the chemist
Frank Tyldesley, builders
Cross, the shoe shop
Hopwood's antique shop
Benard's, who are actually still there.
E Boote and Son, bed shop etc
Owen & Son, butchers
Wilcox, the tiny electrical shop
Midland Bank with the highly polished counters
Nat West Bank
-
Are John Hill the florist and Hughie Hughes in his Manswear shop eligible for the sole trader list?
-
Are John Hill the florist and Hughie Hughes in his Manswear shop eligible for the sole trader list?
They certainly are.
Always wondered when they would do something with the old John Hill shop.
Also ...
Neville's chemist
The Wool Post
Worthington's Newsagents
Brian Bates ... still there.
The Chiltern Grill
Fortes
Pratts fishmongers down Victoria Street and
The Poodle Parlour oposite
The Floral Cafe .... when it used to be a truckers cafe, a genuine old stylee greasy spoon!!
Think I have almost done the rounds now!
Craig y Don had the lost and with the array of shops, there was nothing that wasn't available.
Those were the days. $good$
-
Close up of an old postcard from the 1960s of Queens Road, showing the old BP petrol pumps that were once there.
That picture must have been taken the latter half of 1969 or later.
The car has an 'H' registration number which originated in 1969.
Anyone remember the vending machines on that side of Queen's Road?
There were a couple with Cadbury's bars, you had to twist the handle to get at the bar.
Also there was a chilled drinks machine, it was like a fridge, you chose the can or carton you wanted, then had to pull open a drop down drawer to get the can. That sort of thing would be looted in this day and age!!
-
Brian Bates ... still there.
Sort of...it closed down about a year ago but the signage is still up.
-
Pluto, I have just remembered Chris Watson had an Airfix toy shop before he moved into Dunphy's.
That was were Posh Frocks is today and has since been occupied by Ainsworths as a butchers shop and also Cafe Maderia.
-
Would that be the same Ainsworths who now have the Hambone, Bri?
-
Yup.
-
Not strictly a shop, but there was the North Wales Estate Agency run by Raymond Ellis at 17 Mostyn Avenue. I think it has now reverted to residential use.
-
Pluto, I have just remembered Chris Watson had an Airfix toy shop before he moved into Dunphy's.
That was were Posh Frocks is today and has since been occupied by Ainsworths as a butchers shop and also Cafe Maderia.
Chris Watson had his toy/Airfix shop on the corner of Victoria St/Queen's Road, there is/was an antique shop there recently. He then went to Dunphy's where his father worked and took over when he retired. Can't remember the exact timescale but I think they were both there at the same time as some point.
As for the Posh Frocks shop, I remember it being run by the Ruscoe's as a sweet shop. Stephen's mother and brother owned/ran it. Can't quite remember if Chris had a toy shop there though??
Ainsworth was originally in Owen & Son butchers, next to the 'Zion Passage' (that never had a name in my day!!) Then, as you say, opened his own butchers where Posh Frocks is now.
-
The old Seashells Agency by the Co-op bus stop is to be a Polish Shop (that's Polish as in the people, not floor polish). :laugh:
Did I read correctly in the Pioneer that planning permission is being sought to turn this into a restaurant and takeaway?
-
The old Seashells Agency by the Co-op bus stop is to be a Polish Shop (that's Polish as in the people, not floor polish). :laugh:
Did I read correctly in the Pioneer that planning permission is being sought to turn this into a restaurant and takeaway?
Correct. I also see that Craig Y Don Mobility has closed down (in the old opticians) and the former PATS Newsagents has been sold and is being refurbished.
-
It seems the village is fast becoming a mecca for hairdressers and takeaways.
-
It seems the village is fast becoming a mecca for hairdressers and takeaways.
You mean like Penrhryn Bay? &shake&
-
Don't forget the tanning and nail clipping shops too! I've never understood why anyone would pay to have their finger nails clipped ???
-
I think the women go to have the nails painted and decorated, rather than clipped....
-
Don't forget the tanning and nail clipping shops too! I've never understood why anyone would pay to have their finger nails clipped ???
Nail clipping shops hehe....ME I love it $good$
-
I think the women go to have the nails painted and decorated, rather than clipped....
What about the men? :P
-
Don't forget the tanning and nail clipping shops too! I've never understood why anyone would pay to have their finger nails clipped ???
Nail clipping shops hehe....ME I love it $good$
;D that's what they are :D
-
I think the women go to have the nails painted and decorated, rather than clipped....
What about the men? :P
You'd have to ask Fester that one.... :laugh:
-
L0L
-
Anyone else bothered by the late night music/smoking area ruckus at the Washington Wine Bar?
It seem to have developed from a peaceful "Wine Bar" to a second night club, but facing residents rather than the sea!
Thankfully the recent weather has meant they close the doors giving some relief, but otherwise I can forget sleeping at the weekend until 1:30 to 2am, even with my windows shut.
-
Anyone else bothered by the late night music/smoking area ruckus at the Washington Wine Bar?
It seem to have developed from a peaceful "Wine Bar" to a second night club, but facing residents rather than the sea!
Thankfully the recent weather has meant they close the doors giving some relief, but otherwise I can forget sleeping at the weekend until 1:30 to 2am, even with my windows shut.
You can contact the council through this link :-
Conwy County Borough Council : A to Z of services : Noise Pollution http://bit.ly/xLTZOO (http://bit.ly/xLTZOO)
Noise Pollution
Contact details
Officer: Bethan Lloyd(C) / Huw Williams(C)
Designation: Principal Environmental Health Officers
Phone: 01492 575242
Fax: 01492 575204
Email: regulatory.services@conwy.gov.uk
Address
Civic Offices
Colwyn Bay
Conwy
LL29 8AR
-
I would say its a matter for the Licencing Dept, as matters such as noise are controlled within the Premises Licence. Bars in Upper Mostyn Street have to make sure that no-one is drinking outside after a certain time etc etc.
-
I would say its a matter for the Licencing Dept, as matters such as noise are controlled within the Premises Licence. Bars in Upper Mostyn Street have to make sure that no-one is drinking outside after a certain time etc etc.
Conwy County Borough Council : Licensing Section http://bit.ly/yOPYvJ (http://bit.ly/yOPYvJ)
-
Thanks for your replies and advice dwsi and Dave.
I have sent several noise nuisance logs to the Conwy Environmental Health Office, and am currently waiting for Bethan to reply to my letter and email requesting she send me more blank forms.
I was curious to know if others have been affected but for whatever reason haven't complained. I live around 100 yards from the Washington, and there are obviously people living closer, who must also be suffering (or deaf!).
I'm surprised the sheltered accommodation at Crwt Sant Tudno, and the B&B's on the prom haven't created an issue about the Night Club too.
Craig-y-Don is after all a residential area, NOT an area which should have permitted the heavy clubbing at the Wash Night Club, let alone the newer noise of the Wine Bar.
-
Unfortunately, both the Washington and Broadway Boulevard were already Night Clubs when Cwrt St Tudno was first built.
The newer noise of the wine bar is certainly a new issue and should be quickly addressed by CCBC.
-
I'd agree it should be addressed by the CCBC, and quickly. But I'm not getting the speed of response that would lead me to think they will!! I was promised a recording device "within 4 weeks" when I first reported them back in September, but no sign yet. And, since I live around 100 yards away from the Wine Bar, I'm not confident the noise levels recorded here (although very annoying to us, even with windows closed) would carry as much weight as levels recorded by the CCBC themselves outside the Wine Bar itself, which IMHO is what they ought to be doing.
I feel they are treating the Wine Bar as a nuisance neighbour issue, rather than a licencing issue.
Also, we would obviously be more likely to get action, if I wasn't the only person reporting the Washington Wine Bar and their noise!
-
I wonder if people are not talking to each other in the Council. A resident in another part of Craig y Don asked for a review of the licence of a premises because of noise. This triggered a hearing in front of a committee and the premises was required to enhance the soundproofing. Perhaps if you simply write to the Licensing Section formally asking for the premises licence to be reviewed because of the nuisance you are suffering that would concentrate minds.
-
Why not set up a meeting between you and one, or both, of our local councillors and please let us know how you get on?
cllr.janet.finchsaunders@conwy.gov.uk cllr.janet.finchsaunders@conwy.gov.uk
cllr.christine.jones@conwy.gov.uk cllr.christine.jones@conwy.gov.uk
There will be council elections in little more than three months time and I would like to know how each performs to your concerns.
-
The old PATS Newsagents shop in Queens Road is now a Kitchen shop, whilst the former Brian Bates Hairdressers on Mostyn Avenue whill shortly be the new home of Laura, who runs the Benitos men's hairdressers in Victoria street.
-
Why not set up a meeting between you and one, or both, of our local councillors and please let us know how you get on?
cllr.janet.finchsaunders@conwy.gov.uk cllr.janet.finchsaunders@conwy.gov.uk
cllr.christine.jones@conwy.gov.uk cllr.christine.jones@conwy.gov.uk
There will be council elections in little more than three months time and I would like to know how each performs to your concerns.
You will never get help from JFS unless it is something that will enhance or help JFS herself. And that is from personal experience.
In fact I would say that you won't get help from either until you see a Squadron of pigs flying at 30,000 ft over C-Y-D. >>>
-
Thank you guys for your comments.
It's interesting the Washington does already have a history of noise problems. Was that instance the Night Club or the Wine Bar, cambrian?
There's no sound-proofing for the wine bar - the main doors are wide open, except in extreme weather, leaving just a flimsy swing door. The smoking area is wide open so the rowdyness is heard by all around. If it ceased at midnight it would perhaps be bearable, but it continues on until 2:30 or so, which is intolerable in a residential area.
The noise from the Night Club is even worse if you happen to be on the Prom, but fortunately does not affect us. I'm amazed the B&B's and hotels on the front put up with it though - I'd certainly not stay in any of them with that noise going on and on!
I'll get back in touch with the CCBC next week, mentioning the licencing side of things and see what happens. After that, maybe a councillor could help, it is another approach, although again a few more complainants would help.
-
Alot depends on who your councillors are, which ward does your actual residence come into and is the Washington in the same one? It looks a little borderline by the maps. Some local councillors are helpful-- others can be :twoface:
Phil Rafferty is the chappie in charge of licensing-- perhaps a word in his ear would help ?
Why not trot round with a petition? This will also give you a slant on other people's opinions.
-
Councillors for all the Llandudno Wards are listed here.
http://www.llandudno.gov.uk/list-of-councillors (http://www.llandudno.gov.uk/list-of-councillors)
-
Some of those personal details need updating for C-y-D.
Where can one view the ward boundaries as mentioned by nemesis?
-
I'd tend to agree about Janet FS - as she's now on the Assembly, she'll not be bothered by Craig-y-Don "trivialities" and is probably winding up her councillor duties?
Thanks for that list Yorkie. Oddly Christine Jones, the other councillor suggested, is not on that list! Still waiting for those flying pigs....don't suppose a flock of tits counts? lol
Nemesis: I've seen two maps on the net showing the Craig-y-Don ward - one with the west-most point being Clarence Crescent, the other being Clarence Road. In either case both I and the Washington are included.
This was the second: http://www.conwy.gov.uk/upload/public/attachments/455/Craig_y_Don_ward_profile_2011.pdf (http://www.conwy.gov.uk/upload/public/attachments/455/Craig_y_Don_ward_profile_2011.pdf)
Good idea about a petition, although so many homes in this area have been or are being converted into flats (perhaps because of the Washington noise and rowdyness no-one wants to own and live here permanently?) it may prove tricky to get responses.
-
Well the information is as contained in the current version of the Town Council's Web Site.
It has never been up to date since it was stared some years ago and costs us all an arm and a leg for it to be administered (not) by (I believe) a certain local computer company. Nuff said! $angry$
Maps of the boundaries should be information contained on the website as should full details of each councillor and their declared interests.
-
Yorkie leave those councillors alone,youknow they have enought on their plates trying to decide wether to have bourbons or custard creams with their tea.
-
I guess my ornithological reference was considered obscene.....and what's wrong with a flock of t..i..t..s? lol
-
Thanks for that list Yorkie. Oddly Christine Jones, the other councillor suggested, is not on that list!
Cllr Christine Jones is not currently a town councillor.
Nemesis: I've seen two maps on the net showing the Craig-y-Don ward - one with the west-most point being Clarence Crescent, the other being Clarence Road. In either case both I and the Washington are included.
I doubt if Clarence Crescent is the boundary because I understand Cae Clyd and Maes Clyd both belong to the Tudno Ward.
-
http://www.conwy.gov.uk/drcllrpo.asp?cat=2325&doc=2578 (http://www.conwy.gov.uk/drcllrpo.asp?cat=2325&doc=2578)
http://modgoveng.conwy.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1 (http://modgoveng.conwy.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1)
http://www.conwy.gov.uk/upload/public/attachments/476/Councillors_Allowances_20102011.pdf (http://www.conwy.gov.uk/upload/public/attachments/476/Councillors_Allowances_20102011.pdf)
3 more lists etc for you !!! The last one is particularly interesting. :o
-
Thanks, Nemesis, but none of those links seem to show the ward boundaries or did I miss something?
Yorkie, you missed this sentence at the bottom of the town council's home page:
Please note that this site is still under development
-
http://www.conwy.gov.uk/drcllrwardmap1.asp?cat=2326&doc=2611&divarea=1 (http://www.conwy.gov.uk/drcllrwardmap1.asp?cat=2326&doc=2611&divarea=1)
Not very large I am afraid, but there you are.
-
Thank you but that map hardly defines the ward boundaries in the manner described by the resident of Cwrt St Tudno.
-
Conwy County Borough Council : search for your ward by post code http://bit.ly/z5qrKu (http://bit.ly/z5qrKu)
-
The boundary of Tudno and Craig-y-Don wards goes down Conway Road, then right down Clarence Crescent, then right down Clarence Drive, then left down Clarence Road to the seafront. So, Cwrt San Tudno, Maes Clyd, Cae Clyd etc. are in Tudno and the Washington is in Craig y Don ward.
-
Thought that the boundaries weren't as straight forward as the small map inferred.
Sounds as though you need to involve more than one lot of councillors.
-
The boundary of Tudno and Craig-y-Don wards goes down Conway Road, then right down Clarence Crescent, then right down Clarence Drive, then left down Clarence Road to the seafront. So, Cwrt San Tudno, Maes Clyd, Cae Clyd etc. are in Tudno and the Washington is in Craig y Don ward.
That is what I was seeking.
Thank you, Ian48.
Cwrt St Tudno is in Tudno ward and the Washington is in the C-y-D ward.
This clarification should prove very helpful to richardfaz.
-
Yorkie, you missed this sentence at the bottom of the town council's home page:
Please note that this site is still under development
When I used to be involved with a web development company, the rule was that a website was never sent live unless it was tested and finished. The Town Council website has been in that state for about 2 years now. Still no Agendas or Reports of Meetings published on the website - why?
-
Yorkie, you missed this sentence at the bottom of the town council's home page:
Please note that this site is still under development
That's been there for at least 3 years! _))*
The Town Council website has been in that state for about 2 years now. Still no Agendas or Reports of Meetings published on the website - why?
Because the Town Council, and I think by now we can even include the expensive Town Clerk and her Staff, are all a bunch of useless imbeciles. Thjey don't even reply to letters anymore!
-
I note the search councillors by postcode reveals Janet FS and Christine Jones as the councillors for Craig-y-Don - even though Bri points out that Christine Jones is no longer a councillor! So I won't depend on that part of the CCBC site!
Thanks for the confirmation that both I and the Washington are in Craig-y-Don!! :)
-
Clr Christine Jones is not a Town Councillor but she is a County Councillor.
-
Richard Faz, you very kindly point out that Janet Finch-Saunders is possibly winding down her Councillor activities in favour of the more weighty issues she faces in the Welsh Assembly.
I would certainly hope that is not the case.
Well, not until she stops claiming the full allowance for her 'trivial' County Council role!!
-
She is also a very INefficient Llandudno Town Councillor along with her Father! Her Mother was Mayor some years ago so it is a bit of a family affair. >>>
-
I am the newly elected chairman of the Friends of Queens Park Craig y Don. I will try to keep the forum up to date with events etc.
I have started the website www.craigydon.co.uk (http://www.craigydon.co.uk), which includes a weekly blog. Also, on Twitter @craig_y_don
Please get in touch if you would like to join the friends of the park, have any ideas etc.
Very late notice, but we have a meeting this evening, Wednesday 21 March - 7:30pm at CYD community centre
Andy
-
Good to hear from you, Andy, and thanks for letting us know about all that.
-
I am the newly elected chairman of the Friends of Queens Park Craig y Don. I will try to keep the forum up to date with events etc.
I have started the website www.craigydon.co.uk (http://www.craigydon.co.uk), which includes a weekly blog. Also, on Twitter @craig_y_don
Please get in touch if you would like to join the friends of the park, have any ideas etc.
Very late notice, but we have a meeting this evening, Wednesday 21 March - 7:30pm at CYD community centre
Andy
Welcome to the Forum, Andy.
It's a bit of a pipe dream, I suppose, but I'd like to see some form of water feature in Queens Park, maybe a wildlife pond or similar instead of part of the grassed area closest to Park Ave.
Congratulations on everything you've achieved so far. $good$
-
DaveR
Thanks for your comments.
Nice idea to have a water feature, but I have to say it is not on any of the current plans. When it has been mentioned in the past there have been concerns about safety etc. However, we do hope to create a small bog garden later this year in one of the wetter areas. Not quite the same I know.
Thanks again. I am very keen that we remain open to all ideas.
Andy
-
Welcome, Andy, it's good to hear that you have plans for the park.
If you are interested in increasing the wildlife value, a butterfly / wildlife gardening expert and I have given a joint presentation on gardening for butterflies and bumblebees (that's my bit!) to some other Friends of Parks. This was organised through the County Council's Parks Department, who were supportive. Send me a PM if you'd like to know more.
-
I would love to see the gate piers restored and railings put up on the walls curving out. That would restore it to how it was when opened and give a suitably impressive eye catcher for the area. I wonder what ever happened to the nice gates and railings that went when they rebuilt C-y-D Community Centre at the tennis courts?
-
Restoring the piers and walls are very high on a priority list, but none of the funding bodies seem interested in providing the money. Also, it is far from clear whether we can really restore them. They need to be knocked down and rebuilt. We could aim to try and recreate them as they are now, with the risk that they will never be the same. Or, we go for a new design.
Any ideas or advice about the technicalities or finding the money would be greatly received.
Thanks
Andy
-
Blodyn
Thanks for the offer. You have a PM
-
We are running regular gardening sessions in the park on Monday morning's, every fortnight. Next session is Monday 16th April. Meet in the park at 10am. Everyone welcome.
-
Craig y Don Jubilee Picnic is this Sunday 3rd June. Organised by the Friends of Queens Park Craig y Don the plan is to hold the picnic in the park. However, if the weather is bad it will take place in St Paul's Church Hall on Mostyn Avenue.
Starts at noon. Bring a picnic.
http://craigydon.co.uk/diamond-jubilee/ (http://craigydon.co.uk/diamond-jubilee/)
-
The new coffee shop on the corner opposite the Co-op is to be called 'Coffee V' and will be opening around the 7th June.
-
Craig y Don Jubilee Picnic has been postponed until Monday 4th June due to the weather
Starts midday
Please let people know who may have been coming
http://craigydon.co.uk/diamond-jubilee/ (http://craigydon.co.uk/diamond-jubilee/)
-
I thought it was to be held in St Pauls Church House in the event of inclement weather or was I mistaken?
-
That was the plan, but it got changed at the last minute.
-
Friends of Queens Park Craig y Don are meeting Thursday 5th July at County hotel. Starts 8pm.
Agenda includes Sonia's open garden park social on 15th July, Llandudno in Bloom and organising the party in the park on 2nd September.
Everyone is welcome.
-
Friends of Queens Park Craig y Don will be meeting on Tuesday 18th September.
County Hotel
Starts 8pm
Everyone welcome.
Don't forget you can to date as follows
http://www.craigydon.co.uk/ (http://www.craigydon.co.uk/)
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Craig-y-Don/171862702925751 (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Craig-y-Don/171862702925751)
https://twitter.com/Craig_y_Don (https://twitter.com/Craig_y_Don)
-
Restoring the piers and walls are very high on a priority list, but none of the funding bodies seem interested in providing the money. Also, it is far from clear whether we can really restore them. They need to be knocked down and rebuilt. We could aim to try and recreate them as they are now, with the risk that they will never be the same. Or, we go for a new design.
Any ideas or advice about the technicalities or finding the money would be greatly received.
Thanks
Andy
Have you looked into getting a grant from WREN - you have to be within a certain distance of a quarry, so check that on the website.
Edited to reinstate the missing end bracket of the quote command.
-
Friends of Queens Park Craig y Don
Annual General Meeting.
Thursday 22nd November 2013. 8pm
Craig y Don Community Centre
Find out what has been going on and plans for the future.
Election for the four main management committee positions.
-
An informal meeting is being held at Coffee V on Tuesday 8th July at 5:30 pm. The purpose is to get together and share ideas on how businesses and other groups in Craig y Don can work together to promote the area to the benefit of everyone.
This meeting has been prompted by Rhian from Coffee V and Sarah from Scent with Love Flowers. Feel free to talk to them directly about this.
If you have not seen it there is a Craig y Don website. It has information about the area and a business directory. With development it could be part of the way forward for Craig y Don. Take a look at www.craigydon.co.uk (http://www.craigydon.co.uk).
-
Whilst walking through Craig Y Don this morning, I noticed no less than 5 shops had closed down in the last month. Quite a blow for a village that usually has relatively few empty shops.
-
It is a worry that so many shops have closed. However, over the 8 years I have lived here I have observed quite a number of swings so that one day nearly all units are full and a few months later several are empty. Hopefully more businesses will move in soon. I think it is great that the current businesses are looking to work together to promote Craig y Don.
-
After once running a successful business in the village for ten years, I always felt it had tremendous potential especially with all the free car parking that exists.
However, I was always surprised how few (if any) town and county councillors I ever saw supporting the local businesses.
-
The disused part of the old HSBC building, next to CoffeeV, is to become a Fish & Chip shop.
-
The disused part of the old HSBC building, next to CoffeeV, is to become a Fish & Chip shop.
A friend of the Forum tells me that the new chip shop is to be operated by the owners of the Orient Express Cafe.
-
Linked from BID...
Ref. andyCYD
Craig y Don businesses have started meeting to see how they can promote themselves better and make Craig y Don a destination for customers. The next meeting is this Thursday 4th September at 5:30pm in Coffee V, if anyone is interested.
-
(https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10646994_561807607264590_4764313702335991937_n.jpg?oh=2b89faa2a73ca95950e5672f36f9bd11&oe=548BAF31&__gda__=1422410121_9b73001a5c3c1fc7becd888deda76357)
The Friends of Queens Park Craig y Don have been awarded "Outstanding" by the Royal Horticultural Society and Wales in Bloom in the 2014 It's Your Neighbourhood award.
Awarding 88 out of a possible 100, the judge's report said that "The improvements within this open space have been staggering and have impacted on not only the maintenance of the park but also the development of the infrastructure."
"Actively sourcing funding, undertaking consultations with stake holders and park users whilst working with many organisations to promote the site, has delivered a new playground, additional landscaping, areas for wildlife and tree management improvements."
Well done to all the Friends of the Park who give up their time voluntarily to maintain and develop the park for use of the whole community. This has been a real team effort.
-
Congratulations to everyone involved with the Friends of Queens Park. We were there this afternoon and it is such a well used facility by all members of the community. $good$
-
Well done Craig y Don Congratulations to everybody concerned.... $good$ $good$ $good$ $walesflag$
-
A new Fish & Chip shop has opened in Craig Y Don, in Victoria Street. We wish 'Chish & Fips' every success with their new business. $good$
-
We had fish/chips from there on Friday well recomend very tasty ,young local couple so I hope they do very well
-
Le Gatte has been sold and is now being run as part of the Poyntons empire. Expect lots of meat on the menu. $good$
The planned fish & chip shop for the empty shop at the side of CoffeeV will now not be going ahead and the building is back on the market.
-
A new Oestopathy Clinic is opening on Mostyn Avenue, in the old Caring Hands office.
Work is underway to renovate the Gate Posts at the entrance to Craig Y Don Park.
-
We were enjoying a visit to Craig Y Don Park last Sunday and my Partner commented how nice it would be if there was some sort of catering facility available there to provide snacks and drinks. Whilst I doubt a permanent structure would be feasible, maybe there is scope for someone like Providero to provide quality coffees, teas and cakes from a van, in return for a contribution towards further enhancement work in the park?
-
DaveR
A tea stall has been discussed a number of times. We all agree it would be great. I shall raise it with the park committee.
-
DaveR
A tea stall has been discussed a number of times. We all agree it would be great. I shall raise it with the park committee.
Thanks very much, Andy. $good$
-
It is wonderful to see the park so busy these days.
I see they are currently rebuilding the main entrance.
I wonder has any consideration been given to rebuilding the former toilet block?
-
Brian
Yes, toilets have been discussed many times. The smaller problem is getting the money to build them. The bigger problem is getting the Council to approve because of the ongoing cost of cleaning and maintenance. However, I do know that solutions are being discussed, but don't hold your breath.
Coffee V are happy for non-customers to use their toilets. They just ask for a donation to their chosen charity (it was St Davids Hospice). There is a sign saying this in the noticeboard.
-
Here’s hoping, Andy, as the number of visitors to the park certainly support a reinstatement of the toilets.
No doubt, our 2 x County Councillors are doing their bit to help.
I assume the general public are still not allowed to use the toilet facilities in the community centre across the road?
I suggest Coffee V speak to one of the 6 x town councillors for our Ward because if they are offering that service to visitors to our village then Coffee V may be entitled to a generous cash payment from Llandudno Town Council in line with the many other local businesses.
-
You're right, such places as the Townhouse and King's Arms do it and get a good payment from it.
I never understand why businesses have signs such as 'TOILETS FOR CUSTOMERS ONLY DON'T DARE SET FOOT IN HERE'
Just off putting and makes me not want to visit those places and they seem unfriendly.
-
I suggest Coffee V speak to one of the 6 x town councillors for our Ward because if they are offering that service to visitors to our village then Coffee V may be entitled to a generous cash payment from Llandudno Town Council in line with the many other local businesses.
Great idea, Brian, they should be rewarded for being so community minded. $good$
-
Coffee V known about the scheme. I don't know whether they have done anything about it.
I don't know what the situation is with the community centre.
-
I'm told the Post Office in Craig Y Don may be moving from the Chocolate Box to Carmens store on the junction of Queens Road/Mostyn Ave.
-
Carmens is now the drop off point for Hermes Parcels as well.
-
I understand a Funeral Directors is moving into the empty unit next to CoffeeV.
-
I understand a Funeral Directors is moving into the empty unit next to CoffeeV.
A 'Dying Trade' if there ever was one.
-
The dead centre of Craig y Don!
-
$good$ One industry that will always be needed. There will never be a shortage of people dying.
-
Three Cheers to the Friends of Craig Y Don Park, the newly renovated entrance looks great!
http://www.craigydon.co.uk/park/friends-of-the-park/ (http://www.craigydon.co.uk/park/friends-of-the-park/)
-
Very nice but I think a new toilet block would have been far more useful to the park's users.
-
Very nice but I think a new toilet block would have been far more useful to the park's users.
... especially if George Michael is due a visit!
-
The Co-op in Craig Y Don are planning to install a Cash Machine in their shop, this will be a very useful addition as there is not currently a free cash machine in the vicinity.
-
That is good news. However, I think there is still a cashpoint inside the Chocolate box, which is free to use.
-
Bright new look for Craig y Don Post Office
AN upgraded postal service is to launch next month offering a wide range of services to the community.
A 'Post Office local’ service is planned for the Chocobox, in Carmen Sylva Road, Craig Y Don and will open at 1pm on Thursday, April 14.
Services will be provided at an open plan style Post Office service point where customers can access a full range of Post Office and mail services.
The branch will close temporarily for refurbishment from 12.30pm on Saturday, April 2 until Apr.14 during which time customers can access post offices at Llandudno Post Office, in Vaughan Street, and West Shore Post Office, in Great Orme Road.
The Post Office service will be available seven days a week during the store’s opening hours, 6am to 10pm; Monday – Friday, 6.30am to 10pm, Saturday and 7am to 10pm on Sunday.
Sue Whittall, Post Office area manager said: “We are making it easier for customers to get their cash, send and collect their mail and do their banking because we know how important these services are to local residents.”
http://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/160501/bright-new-look-for-craig-y-don-post-office.aspx (http://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/160501/bright-new-look-for-craig-y-don-post-office.aspx)
-
Bright new look for Craig y Don Post Office
The Post Office service will be available seven days a week during the store’s opening hours, 6am to 10pm; Monday – Friday, 6.30am to 10pm, Saturday and 7am to 10pm on Sunday.
I wonder if a manned post office counter service will be open during those hours or do those times refer solely to self service availability during the normal opening hours of the Chocolate Box?
-
Downhill bike champion opens Llandudno shop dedicated to sport 'he loves' ££$ $walesflag$
Sion Jones has launched The Bike Bar in Craig-y-Don for keen cyclists.
He added: “I chose Llandudno, or to be more exact Craig-y-Don as it is a great location on the coast but not too central in town so it is easy to access for customers.
I aim to offer a quality service, with knowledge and passion and be a place to go for local cyclists.
“The premises and location offer the opportunity to grow and be able to take on staff to create a bigger environment and location for cyclists and their needs.
"Starting a new business is a massive task and the initial outlay is huge, but with growth we can adapt to become a place to go, and the opportunities are wide ranging.”
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/business/business-news/downhill-bike-champion-opens-llandudno-12670959 (http://www.dailypost.co.uk/business/business-news/downhill-bike-champion-opens-llandudno-12670959)
-
Craigydon Communiy Centre has a website which promotes local businesses but not one business is from Craigydon.
How odd?
http://www.businessdisplay.co.uk/shops/www.craigydoncommunitycentre.org.uk/index.html (http://www.businessdisplay.co.uk/shops/www.craigydoncommunitycentre.org.uk/index.html)
-
That is very odd.
The Craig y Don website has a full (ish) business directly for only Craig y Don based businesses.
http://www.craigydon.co.uk/directory/ (http://www.craigydon.co.uk/directory/)
-
Yes, especially as their strapline boasts:
"Run by the Community for the Community."
http://www.craigydoncommunitycentre.org.uk/ (http://www.craigydoncommunitycentre.org.uk/)
-
Craigydon Communiy Centre has a website which promotes local businesses but not one business is from Craigydon.
How odd?
http://www.businessdisplay.co.uk/shops/www.craigydoncommunitycentre.org.uk/index.html (http://www.businessdisplay.co.uk/shops/www.craigydoncommunitycentre.org.uk/index.html)
I noticed in the tab box a list of N.W. towns, the link has nothing to do with CYD, at the bottom of the page is a contact link. http://www.web4-u.co.uk/ (http://www.web4-u.co.uk/) I assume if contacted could rectify the problem, anybody passing the centre ;)
-
I wonder when the broken corner window in Carmens shop (complete with blood stains) that has been there for over 2 months will get fixed? :(
-
ST PAUL’s church, Craig-y-Don, will start its Christmas celebrations with a brass band concert.
The concert, by Holywell brass band, begins at 7.30pm on Saturday December 8. It will feature Christmas classics and seasonal surprises and includes a chance to sing along to well known carols, with mulled wine and mince pies in the interval.
While entry will be free, there will be a retiring collection to raise money for young brass players and singers.
Rev Noel Carter, rector of St Paul's Church, added: “In the current financial climate, voluntary organisations like Holywell Band and St Paul's Church, have an important part to play in helping children and young adults get access to music lessons and performance opportunities to reach their musical potential. Singing and playing an instrument is an important gift, and this concert is a small way to help a young singer or band member to go on to greater things." ref Pioneer
-
ST PAUL’s Church, Craig-y-Don is to hold a traditional nine lessons and carols service to support the work of the Llandudno lifeboat.
The service, on Sunday 23rd December at 3.30pm, and will follow the classic format established in the 1880s.
Rev Noel Carter, Rector of St Paul's said: "This is one of the few churches left in North Wales with a traditional four part choir, which enables us to recreate a classic start to the Christmas season.
"The Llandudno lifeboat crew is now our close neighbour in their superb new boathouse, and we're delighted to support their work saving lives at sea."
Admission is free, with a collection to support the work of the Llandudno Lifeboat. ref Pioneer
-
Craig-y-Don postcard fair
WOULD you like to see your great grandparents’ town or village at the time they lived there?
With picture postcards this might be possible, and there will be a wealth of such postcards at the North Wales Postcard Club fair at Craig-y-Don Community Centre on Saturday, August 17 between 10am and 4pm. This is the only dedicated postcard fair in North Wales,
Cards provide are a treasure trove of material for many topics, including military, road and rail transport, animals, children's artists, shipping, aviation, natural history, art, in fact almost any subject.
Postcards can also bring family-trees to life, perhaps with a view of the school one's great grandfather attended, the village shop one's grandmother would have visited, or the place where one's parents were married. ref Pioneer
-
According to social media, the goats have been seen in CYD this morning, perhaps on their way to the little Orme $good$
-
I hope that they don't find their way to Colwyn Bay as our puppy has done enough damage already.
I don't expect the people who have done so much work to the CYD Park will be amused if they start munching away at their handiwork.
-
TRIBUTES have been paid a former Conwy police constable and founder of a community group.
John Richard Hughes died earlier in April aged 83.
Mr Hughes, who was married to Pat and had daughter Debbie, son Paul and four grandchildren, was the founding member of Friends of Queens Park Community Group.
Wing Commander Jeff Wright, member of Friends of Queen’s Park who was community group chairman in 2012, said: "John was the founder member of this Community Group back in 2008 and it is testimony to his organisational skills, and drive, that this project has been successful for the past 13 years, and is still going strong today."
cont https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/19264009.tributes-paid-founding-member-friends-queens-park-community-group-former-conwy-police-constable/ (https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/19264009.tributes-paid-founding-member-friends-queens-park-community-group-former-conwy-police-constable/)
-
CONCERNS were raised about a potential housing development site during a virtual public meeting.
Anwyl Homes wants to build 49 new homes - 35 per cent of which will be affordable - on land at the corner of Bodafon Road and Nant-y-Gamar Road, Craig Y Don, Llandudno - South of Ysgol y Gogarth.
The well-attended public meeting, organised Janet Finch-Saunders, MS for Aberconwy, saw representatives from Anwyl, Satplan Ltd, Ysgol y Gogarth, Ysgol Bodafon, and the wider community consider numerous aspects of the proposal, including the potential knock-on impact to the students of Ysgol y Gogarth, highway issues, and property designs.
Individuals spoke with regards to the speed with which the contingency site is being considered.
Concerns were also raised about the designs of the housing, with the development potentially hooking into the existing electrical/water/drainage infrastructure, and the potential conflict with Ysgol y Gogarth; Some of the children who attend the campus have life-limiting problems and are among the most vulnerable children in the county.
cont https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/llandudno/19357842.the-estate-not-built-ms-aberconwy-hosts-virtual-meeting-housing-development-site/?ref=rss&IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589 (https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/llandudno/19357842.the-estate-not-built-ms-aberconwy-hosts-virtual-meeting-housing-development-site/?ref=rss&IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589)
-
Anwyl seem to want to build anywhere bar the old Penmorfa Hotel site but the real culprit is Mostyn Estates who want to get their grubby mitts on developing this land.
If it is passed then expect more applications for the rest of the fields
Affordable housing seems to be the buzz word with the Government and developers but that is just lip service. If they want affordable housing then what's wrong with 100 per cent and affordable at prices for local people
-
Hugo the finch has a conflict of interest on this as she lives up there, she will be friends with Mostyn est and Anwyll she may want to get her grubby hands on one when they are built to go with her others, why oh why haven't this council got Anwyll to build on penmorfa before allowed to build anywhere else, as we know Mostyn can't wait to get the lad out of the farm then you watch in 10+ years that field will be all housing 😡 Not affordable to local young families that's for sure, we were only talking about housing with one of my lads, he saying it's harder now for them to get a mortgage he is OK has a very well paid job, none of these politicians will say what they define as affordable.
-
PADDLING pools across Conwy County will open for the summer holidays.
The Pioneer reported in June that Conwy County Borough Council had started cleaning the pools out and repairing them in preparation.
The pools will open on Monday, July 19.
The local authority have asked people "not to use and self-isolate" if displaying Covid-19 symptoms.
Craig-y-Don paddling pool is one of the largest outdoor paddling pools in Wales. It measures 116m – 21m with a maximum depth of 2ft. Free parking is limited on the prom.
PS I am hearing rumours of a new paddling pool, on the prom, not sure if an upgrade of the old one, or something new, funded by London, and the upkeep down to the local council ? ?
-
A POLITICIAN has submitted a formal objection to the proposed development on Bodafon Fields off Nant y Gamar Road.
Janet Finch-Saunders, MS for Aberconwy, has written a critical six-page letter to Paula Jones, head of planning at Conwy County Borough Council.
Anwyl's desire to build 49 residential units on green land next to a school for children with special needs has been met with fierce backlash and disapproval from residents.
In her letter, Mrs Finch-Saunders says she is concerned about potential noise, disturbance, and nuisance that may be caused to Ysgol y Gogarth; that the proposed development would have a detrimental impact on the existing highway situation and parking and that it is in conflict with the Local Housing Market Assessment (LHMA).
cont https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/19455275.six-page-letter-objection-nant-y-gamar-housing-development-submitted/ (https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/19455275.six-page-letter-objection-nant-y-gamar-housing-development-submitted/)
-
FB photo of Bodafon field today
-
That's a nice photo but what's that JCB doing there. Isn't that the area where Anwyl has made an application to build houses?
-
That's a nice photo but what's that JCB doing there. Isn't that the area where Anwyl has made an application to build houses?
&shake&
-
I have heard they are digging trial trenches to see if any evidence of archaeological remains.
-
I have heard they are digging trial trenches to see if any evidence of archaeological remains.
I don't think digging for ancient and possibly fragile remnants of the past with a JCB is in the Archaeologists' handbook... _))*
-
I have heard they are digging trial trenches to see if any evidence of archaeological remains.
I don't think digging for ancient and possibly fragile remnants of the past with a JCB is in the Archaeologists' handbook... _))*
I think my wife would make a great archaeologist.
After all, she’s constantly digging up things from the distant past.
-
Llandudno paddling pool shuts with 'immediate effect' and this is why
Conwy County Council closed the site, which is one of Wales' largest outdoor pools, and it won't now reopen until next summer
The popular Llandudno paddling pool was shut after Conwy County Council officials conducted an assessment, after the public raised concerns about the colour of the water.
It's understood a "green algae" like substance has appeared which may be due to higher water temperature and the increased light brought by the recent warm weather.
Officials from the council's Ffit Conwy team confirmed the site's early closure: “Following comments from the public, we have carried out an in-depth assessment at the paddling pool in Llandudno today.
cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/llandudno-paddling-pool-shuts-immediate-21583613 (https://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/llandudno-paddling-pool-shuts-immediate-21583613)
-
Both Rhos paddling pool and Llandudno North Shore had quite a few kiddies paddling in them when we drove past earlier today.
-
It seems that they won't be paddling in the Craig Y Don Paddling Pool any more this year!
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/llandudno-paddling-pool-shuts-immediate-21583613 (https://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/llandudno-paddling-pool-shuts-immediate-21583613)
-
Sorry Steve, but I some how missed your post and duplicated it. :-[
First we had the Smurfs and now little green people. Where on earth did they get that paint for the pool from?
-
A POLITICIAN has submitted another formal objection to the amended plans for the proposed development on Nant y Gamar Road/Bodafon Fields.
Janet Finch-Saunders, MS for Aberconwy, has been campaigning against the proposals; Anwyl is behind the scheme.
Mrs Finch-Saunders's five-page letter outlines why Conwy County Borough Council should "refuse" to give permission.
Her objections include:
Conflict with Local Housing Market Assessment
Preservation and enhancement of the historic landscape
Impact on Ysgol y Gogarth and Llys Gogarth
Highways
Car parking provision
Lack of electric charging points
Potentially inappropriately placed play facilities
Archaeological interests
cont https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/19703982.second-critical-letter-objection-nant-y-gamar-housing-development/ (https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/19703982.second-critical-letter-objection-nant-y-gamar-housing-development/)
-
There will be no objection to the development from Mostyn Estates because the Estate has already given it's backing to Anwyl by allowing Anwyl to submit their application
The lease of Bodafon Farm is coming to its end and we can expect further applications for development on other parts of the farm.
Mostyn Estates seem determined to make the land unviable for farming and then they will allow other developers to jump in and make additional planning applications. If anyone disputes this fact then just watch this space
-
Oh and the other interest finch has in this is when it all gets going it will spoil her view, everything she's against on bodafon is happening on pentwyn how come she's not protesting about that, I'm sure the photographer would go there.
-
She is entitled to object like any other rate payer ,as for the Pentwyn development I don't recall any objections to the previous development on the High Pastures site , objecting to the present development was going to fail from the start . I attended the public enquiry and that confirmed what I suspected was going to happen
-
Perhaps the point Norm makes is that "any other ratepayer" would not be writing as an MS - or AM in old money.
-
Robbie G they did protest at the development Opps high pastures, but I didn't see Janet there now all that area is getting built on won't be long it will be all down the hill. Being born here I like many others don't want housing on bodafon But the robbing Mostyn est will get their way.
-
I don't want housing down to the bottom of Tyn y Coed hill neither but as you say it`s going to happen like it or not , but the authorities have all the power they need to delay or even stop these developments , but they seem to have a mind set to encourage them . as for J.F.S. I am no fan of hers but at least there is some effort to oppose the plans even if one suspects it might be for personal reasons ,as for Mostyn Estates until the political system is reformed things are not going to change it would entail a monumental change to our constitution for that to happen , the U. K . without the House of Lords we can dream
-
We are all NIMBY's when it comes down to it and it pays to think ahead when you buy a property as to what could change. That said I can think of quite a few places where properties have been knocked down and replaced with blocks of flats and what you thought was a secure view has now vanished.
I actually think that the field in question off Nant-y-Gamar Rd has little merit as agricultural land really but the access for building is a disaster. As for the rest of Bodafon Fields they are a unique asset that could be developed for tourism. Without it where would the various festivals have stood? It could be developed as a show ground, have electric points put in and some hard standings. Ideal spot for park and ride etc etc. That's why in my mind it shouldn't be developed for housing.
-
I agree with you Dave the fields are a wonderful asset to Llandudno and the surrounding area but , development seems to be the way forward to CCBC & Mostyn Estates . Every time I travel between Llanrhos & Penrhyn Bay I cant help thinking it`s only a matter of time before the land in that area will be developed .
-
A CHURCH in Llandudno has organised a pair of festive events, including its first Christmas tree festival across a weekend in December.
St Paul’s Church in Craig-y-Don is to first hold its Christmas fair in its refurbished church hall on Saturday, November 20, from 10am-12pm.
Entry to the fair is free, with stalls selling plants, cakes, cosmetics, crafts, recycled soft toys, books and more, as well as plenty of refreshments on offer.
The church will then host its maiden Christmas Tree Festival from December 3-5, with contributors including representatives from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), two schools from the area and Springfield Nursery, and the ‘Move it or Lose it’ exercise group.
Entrance is £1, with 50p donations to the fund for the church’s roof also encouraged.
The festival will be open between 10am and 4pm on December 3 and 4, and from 12-4pm on Sunday, December 5.
Church member Phyllis Oliver encouraged people to: “Come and see the diverse selection of decorated trees and visit 'the cathedral of Llandudno' and the beautiful fossil pillars inside the church,” adding: “It's a joyous occasion after a stressful time.”
-
CCBC has confirmed that a speed assessment will be carried out on the road near the entrance to Queen’s Park. ref pioneer
Additionally, it has been outlined that council officials are finalising the designs for a controlled crossing over Queen’s Road, near Balfour Road.
The deployment of double yellow lines, will be utilised to address the issue of inconsiderate parking in proximity to the new traffic island.
“We are currently finalising the designs and will be conducting a stakeholder engagement exercise within the coming months, where hopefully we can attract further grant funding from the Welsh Government to construct the scheme by the end of this financial year.
-
A WELL-used pharmacy will shut up shop next month.
Boots Pharmacy, on 17 Queen's Road, Llandudno, will close to customers on July 22.
A large notice on the window states: "We are closing.
"This store will close on 22.07.2023.
There is a second pharmacy located in Craig-y-Don; Craig Y Don Pharmacy which is situated on Clarence Road next to the medical practice.
-
Bri Roberts
Post Office Scandal
? Reply #1799 on: June 10, 2020, 01:07:40 pm ?
This weeks Panorama was very interesting about the Post Office scandal and a miscarriage of justice.
The court case was led by Mr Bates the former postmaster of the Wool Post here in Craig y don.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000gpbv/panorama-scandal-at-the-post-office
Actors Toby Jones and Julie Hesmondhalgh were photographed in Craig-y-Don yesterday. The two stars are currently filming a major new ITV drama series about the biggest miscarriage of justice in British legal history - Mr Bates vs the Post Office.
Filming for the production was taking place in Queens Road, Llandudno, where the St David?s Hospice shop has been temporarily converted back into a post office. This was was run by Alan Bates, the Craig-y-Don sub-postmaster who took on the Post Office in a legal battle that is still ongoing.
cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/actors-toby-jones-julie-hesmondhalgh-27350483?IYA-mail=d2a6ee64-29aa-4d6b-be9e-e1a0d906a347
PS
Great Orme rockfall 'disrupts' filming of major new ITV drama in Llandudno
Marine Drive was closed off this afternoon, apparently for filming, but the road was placed off-limits by rock debris
cont https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/great-orme-rockfall-disrupts-filming-27349292?IYA-mail=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589
-
'Fabulous? Craig-y-Don building is placed on the market
A ?ONE-off opportunity? has arisen to purchase a property in Llandudno which has been put up for sale for a six-figure sum.
The property, at 1 Mostyn Avenue, Craig-y-Don, is available with estate agents St Davids Commercial on a freehold basis.
https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/23751085.fabulous-craig-y-don-building-placed-market/