A BAKERY has helped to bring a superfast broadband boost to Aberdaron, thanks to Superfast Cymru.

Minister for skills and science Julie James last week saw how, since the arrival of superfast broadband, the Becws Islyn bakery has been used as a hub to provide a wifi network for the centre of the village.

The pilot project was undertaken by Arloesi Gwynedd Wledig with members of the local community.

As a result, locals and visitors to the village at the western tip of Gwynedd can now access a wifi network.

The system is analytics-enabled, which helps promote Aberdaron and its attractions to new and existing visitors.

Five thousand email addresses used by people logging in to the wifi have been collected.

These visitors now receive regular information about Aberdaron, encouraging them to return to the village and helping to build relationships.

The Minister said: “It’s been great to see how the community here in Aberdaron have taken advantage of the superfast broadband connection to Becws Islwyn to create a wifi network.

"Superfast Cymru is about bringing faster broadband to areas which would not receive it, such as Aberdaron. Fast and reliable broadband is of increasing importance to all of us - businesses and households. We know there is more to do before Superfast Cymru comes to an end this year, and we’re already looking at how to reach the final few premises in Wales once the project is over.

"It’s encouraging to hear the positive impact of this kind of project as we look at those next stages.”

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