After the chiming of the hour and the carillon-style hymn tune thereafter, at 12 noon today, the St Peter's bell captain rang out 99 half-muffled tenor bell tolls in honour of the prince Phillip. Except it was more than 99. Let me explain. There were 40 tolls while the bell captain moved the tenor bell from the 'down' to 'up' position and 26 in the reverse direction. Between the two were 99 slow tolls.
Interestingly, though, no one appeared to notice. Cars, vans and a motorbike roared through the Square. People got in and out of parked cars and went about their business. No one I saw stopped to reflect.
While on the Square, someone was feeding the rubbish bin with his junk mail. In among two Clwyd Connections was a complete set of Senedd election literature. Fair enough for wanting to get rid of it but why not recycle?
Meanwhile, the Ruthin Castle announced that today from 11 a.m. they'd open for coffee and cake, with the offer of a walk around the Italianate conservation garden. In spite of three staff taking out the new advertising sign, the was no immediate signage at Tafarn y Ddraig and the ornamental garden remained padlocked. At £5 for coffee and cake, it was 40p cheaper than at the Coffee Cabin.
The Lord's Garden opened again yesterday (cold and at times wet) and today (much better: cold but bright). This to cheer us up in our coronavirus gloom. The opening occurred last week, on Good Friday and Easter Saturday, when the weather was sunny and temperate. It seems that the Lord's Garden will try to open free of charge in future on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays till Nantclwyd y Dre is fully able to reopen.
While on the Square, someone was feeding the rubbish bin with his junk mail. In among two Clwyd Connections was a complete set of Senedd election literature. Fair enough for wanting to get rid of it but why not recycle?
