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Vintage year for Pant Du?
7 Aug 2018

Vintage year for Pant Du?

by Ffion Llwyd Jones | posted in: news, people & places | 0

Daily Post:  https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/weve-waited-weather-like-11-14929763 A wine producer in North Wales is predicting a bumper and possibly a vintage year because of the hot weather.

cider, Pant Du, Penygroes, Talysarn, wine
Dinner at 3,000 feet!
15 Jul 2015

Dinner at 3,000 feet!

by design | posted in: events, news, people & places, slate products | 0

Rescue workers and RAF crew members consumed a feast on Tryfan recently. The ‘extreme dine’ was a dinner of roast lamb along with dessert – eaten on top of the 3,000ft-high Welsh mountain.

The ‘Ladies’ of Slate
15 Jun 2015

The ‘Ladies’ of Slate

by design | posted in: industry & heritage, people & places, slate products | 0

‘Ladies’ in a Man’s World… almost 200 years ago! In the late 1700s, the male-dominated Penrhyn quarry suddenly resounded with some  aristocratic-sounding female titles – including ‘Empress’, ‘Broad Countess’, ‘ Viscountess’, ‘Small Lady’, and ‘Narrow Ladies’. However, it was not … Continued

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