Showing posts from June, 2010
As I write this during a sharp cloudburst a little before 4 a.m., I reflect on what might've been at the Medieval World & Country Show over the weekend, had the weather been poor. With numbers quite robust again on Sunday, Ymlaen Rhuthun/Ruth…
We've always marked recent changes to Rhuthun/Ruthin. One thing you can say about the pace of change is that it doesn't, well, change. Yesterday's Collectables opened on Saturday 19th June, on Clwyd Street. Another tea shop? Well, yes, b…
Update at 8 a.m. Noting Jeff Brimble's comment below, if you haven't yet been down to the show, please do. You're unlikely to regret it. Colourful. Realistic. Dramatic. Imaginative. Stirring. And literally striking. The organisers of the…
Saturday update: please remember that the town itself remains open for business! An incredibly busy weekend and week ahead in Rhuthun/Ruthin so, if you’re reading this on Saturday, may we urge you to take part in the events planned for you. The Me…
The two blog posts about on-street parking near Ysgol Brynhyfryd have provoked an interesting debate. A couple of responses have been somewhat personal in nature. In making a point, it is perfectly possible to do so in such a way as not to cause any o…
The residents of Bryn Eryl and Parc Brynhyfryd squarely blame the school. The school blames health & safety and insurance. And the sixth formers blame this blog! Wouldn't be the first time . Or something like that. A mini-peak of teenagers a…
Even with the A level exams finishing (or finished?) at the moment, the two estates nearest to Ysgol Brynhyfryd —Bryn Eryl & Parc Brynhyfryd—are continuing to suffer from 17 and 18 year olds who are parking their cars close to school and walking.…
The timetable for next weekend's Medieval World & Country Show has recently found its way online. They've omitted the parallel St Peter's 700 anniversary celebration from I think 10.15 a.m. at the former Garrison Chapel at the Mill, …
Taylor Wimpey continues its marketing push for its Glasdir site with the erection this week of several non-standard direction signs with phone number. There's a smaller Taylor Wimpey sign with arrow attached to the Loggerheads boundary sign and on…
The Star, Clwyd Street, looks like it's coming back to life. Closed for ages, it last opened briefly over Christmas/New Year 2008/09. Now, the metal shutters are down and work's going on inside.
Just ahead of The Masterplan exhibition going live, we posed the question, under what name did people know the roundabout at the bottom of Market Street. We asked because we understood one of The Masterplan features would be entitled the "Briec …
As the Market Town of the Future exhibition ends, we consider the main features of The Masterplan, starting today with the possibilities for St Peter’s Square. We've covered The Square almost every year since we started this Blog. For further rea…
In just four hours time, Rhuthun/Ruthin sees the start of a fortnight's celebration marking the 700th anniversary of the consecration of St Peter’s Church, interrupted an hour and a half later by a service led by the dean of Westminster, the Very …
Walk along the Northern Relief Road or "by pass" and you can't help but notice it's a road of contrasts. It's also a busy road and best observed on foot early on a Saturday or Sunday morning when traffic is at its lowest. Star…
It must be a sign of getting old when you see and recognise 1970s style tea sets on display as antiques. That's only 30-40 years ago! Two shops currently have them. Cornerpost Antiques , Well Street, is displaying three of the seventies' fines…
Do you think I should seek your nominations for the Welsh Blog Awards 2010 ? Would be a shame if some undeserving site instead got the Best Community Award : ) Not sure what the prize might be. Whatever it is, if nominated and if this blog wins, I w…
Jeremy Stuehmeyer emailed yesterday requesting that I ask on his behalf if anyone has any photographs of, or knows any details or stories surrounding the Pool Park prisoner of war camp, even perhaps images of rail journeys to Rhuthun & the camp. M…
As part of its "Let's Move to…" series, yesterday's Guardian featured no less a place than our very own Rhuthun/Ruthin. It was an extremely positive and encouraging write-up, which we reproduce below, but with our own comments. It…
It will be good to see the empty Thresher's shop on the Square come back to life, if development plans are approved. But does Rhuthun/Ruthin's focal point really need a take away? Another take away is not bad in itself. The main snag is that…
The very uneasy relationship between town and its night club is over, at least for the time being. Rhuthun/Ruthin's V2 discotheque , eternally for those of a certain age known as The Venue , has lost its battle to retain its licence. There will …
At lunchtime, to be precise. We're referring to the number of days since the Northern Link Road opened . Just in case someone’s unfamiliar with the road, it links the farmers’ mart just north of the town with Lôn Parcwr and on to the so-called B…
The local Church in Wales' restructure is completed last month with the arrival of the Revd Stuart Evans, formerly of Rhosllanerchrugog. He takes over as the Warden (Rector) of Rhuthun/Ruthin, after the retirement last year of the longstanding Rev…
