How Lloyd George saved the Ceiriog Valley

posted in: North Wales, Wales | 2

  My middle daughter once brought a book home from school about the fight to save Capel Celyn in North Wales. I couldn’t read the words as it was written in Welsh but I recall being riveted by the haunting … Continued

The sunset in Llŷn

  I was planning to call this blog ‘The Moon In Lleyn’ (the title of an R S Thomas poem) but a fellow Welsh blogger beat me to it so, having a particular penchant for sunsets, I’ve come up with my own … Continued

Hiking on Wales’s Llŷn Peninsula

Most hikers know the feeling. You’ve ventured far from your usual haunts and are about to explore somewhere new, a place that until now has just been a name on a road map. You’re excited but slightly apprehensive. Will this … Continued

Wales’ first Juniors parkrun for Newport

posted in: Running, South Wales, Wales | 2

My eight-year-old grand-daughter looked up at me tearfully, then carefully inspected her grazed arm and mud-covered leggings. We had stopped running when she toppled over but a moment or two had passed and I detected there was an internal battle … Continued