Historic Llandudno sites to undergo refurbishment
TWO historical sites in Llandudno will be refurbished with funds from Conwy County and Llandudno Town councils.
The tram shelter on West Shore and the Colonnades at Happy Valley are to receive £23,229 from Conwy Council.
Llandudno Town Council applied for the funds and has put in £28,000 for work on the Grade II listed structures.
Mayor of Llandudno, Cllr Malcolm Bullock, said: “At least they’re being renovated and used, It’s definitely got to have something done with it.
“It could be a place where people can go to find out what’s happening in the town and it would be good if they could get a cup of tea or coffee.
"That was the main stop for all the trams and it’s an important piece of history so it should be preserved."
Other suggestions include a bike rental hub and a cafe.
The Mayor also commended the Friends of Happy Valley for their work in keeping the Colonnades maintained.
Friends’ chairman Gerry Sweeny said: “It’s brilliant news - the Colonnades is a very important structure.
"The problem now is how to keep it being used. We’re hoping to do a weekly craft market there, which would be a place people want to go to.
We’re also very happy about the tram shelter, but again it is finding a use for it.”
Friends of Happy Valley, which has been running for three years and has 18 members, has worked with local organisation CIAS to keep the Colonnades benches painted and looking good.
The funding was allocated in a Conwy Council cabinet meeting on November 11, with work expected to be finished by Easter 2015 REFPioneer