Showing posts from November, 2010
On Thursday it started, a bloom of white on the hills as if sugar showing through on ageing chocolate. A full fortnight after the first hill snows usually arrive. 24 hours later, it made up for it. The full force came on Friday morning, after about …
It's getting difficult to separate the constructive from the mischievous comments on this blog. As of 7 p.m. this evening, therefore, I've reluctantly imposed Blogger's "Comment Moderation". I trust this can be temporary. Please …
A comment left here yesterday came as a timely reminder. "Why don't we all try to buy a couple of presents this year from the town. I don't mean Tesco, Co-op, B&M [but] the independents that are hanging on." Longer-term reade…
Much has been said about the decision by Schola Ruthinensis (Ruthin School) to end , after 40 years, its pre-preparatory and preparatory departments. If there’s this level of debate about the public (private) school sector, what can we expect about c…
The Christmas trees at Lôn Fawr and on the Station Yard roundabout were ablaze last night.
It seems a long time ago since Hallowe'en. Ymlaen Rhuthun Forward again ran its Spooktacular event. This second year, it offered two nights' worth of entertainment, presumably because Hallowe'en fell on Sunday 31st October and many were re…
First, there was a list of seven primary schools under threat of closure. Though in or near Edeirnion, two fell broadly within Rhuthun/Ruthin's sphere of influence— Ysgolion Betws GG a Bro Elwern (Gwyddelwern). Secondly, under the county counci…
Two years ago, I sounded a note of controversy (what, another one ?) regarding Remembrancetide. I was taken aback by the considered, well-constructed comments (except one). Take a look at the November 2008 post and see if you agree. Now, for more. …
Launched yesterday was Special Places in Denbighshire, a rather novel way of promoting parts of the county. It's a bilingual website but in book form and you can leaf through a number of suggestions of places to visit, some mainstream, some not. T…
If you'll pardon the pun. A couple of comments yesterday suggest that Schola Ruthinensis (Ruthin School) may be closing. May I state quite clearly and for the record that I don't believe this to be the case. At all. What's happening is,…
Well, that was the shortest departure and comeback in history. A bit of a sudden volte face, in fact. I'm back! Thanks for the positive comments attached to yesterday's post and for your support. I do appreciate it. Indeed, I feel somewhat hu…
You may have noticed after dark and while the town was still that the people who clean our pavements were back again, last night. This tends to happen twice a year, one being usually at this time. We're fortunate in that someone, somewhere authori…
Now that Amber Bridal is using the large display windows to great effect in its new home the former Ruthin Carpets, its old premises at the rear of Castle Mews form another part of Choo Choo . This is the third of four units on the ground floor of Ca…
Rhuthun/Ruthin's V2 discotheque reopens later this evening. It's had more comebacks than Charlotte Church. I doubt that revellers will hear any of her classical arias there tonight though, who knows, the DJ might play something from her new m…
It was during the afternoon & evening of the 5th and early morning of 6th November 2000—exactly 10 years ago—that Rhuthun/Ruthin saw its heaviest rain, rain that would lead directly to the worst floods in town in living memory. 10 years ago, th…
