THE latest community news from Llanbedr.

Community Council

THE meeting was chaired by Cllr Goronwy Davies, his last full official meeting before electing a new chairperson at the AGM in May.

Matters discussed were the ongoing problem of dog fouling. There will be no excuse for this to happen in the future, since Annwen Hughes has acquired poo bags for use. They will be hung up in various places.

The recent extreme weather has brought its toll on numerous old trees in the area and a number of paths have been closed due to safety reasons. Trees came down in the storm at Coed Garth Goch (Aberartro) and Hafod y Bryn, amongst many other woodlands. The Woodland Trust has been working at Coed Aberartro in order to clear the path and bridge over the dam.

One special path in Pentre Gwynfryn is closed since a tree has fallen across the wooden bridge across the Artro River. This is top priority for the Ymgynghoriaeth Gwynedd Consultancy, and they have also contacted Natural Resourse Wales regarding the issue with the River Artro and flow of water.

The National Park Authority has also been dealing with woodlands and fallen trees in their designated area at Llanbedr, Coed Hafod y Bryn. The council has received a notice that Coed Hafod y Bryn are also closed to the public due to tree clearance, and machinery at work on site.

The council through Cllr Caroline Evans and Iolyn Jones are working hard trying to gain financial grants in order to proceed with the footpaths leaflet and access to woodlands in and around the village, hoping to be able to get a notice board and information boards to be placed at the centre of the village. Some grants have already been allocated.

There are plans to Visit Huchenfeld in October in order to celebrate 10 years of declaration of official twinning between the two communities.

Llanbedr Access Route – YGC will be holding a three-week consultation from 20 April. Will be dealt with on 23 May by the National Park Authority. Posters will be erected in the village notifying this and allowing time for any opinions to be submitted.

The defibrillator is now up and running, placed on the external wall of the Victoria Hotel, and kindly donated to the community by an anonymous person, in memory of their father. The next step will be some training sessions to use the equipment.

The council is working with Gwynedd Council in order to keep the public toilets open seasonally from Easter until October. The council is funding this with its contribution of £2,000

Also Llanbedr Council will be funding Harlech and Ardudwy Leisure again this year with a contribution of £3,912.70 (paid in two separate instalments.

Parafest – Discussions took place regarding the application for premises licence for the Parafest Event at the Snowdonia Aerospace Centre at the Airfield in July.

This is the second time this has been in front of the council. The council supports the event in order to boost the local economy, but has reservations regarding traffic control on the bridge and Shell Island Road.

The noise level and licensing time allowed are now more reasonable (application closed at 1am) than the previous application.

The council favours this event for one weekend only.

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