Anyone heard any more from the Friends of Happy Valley?
I saw this story about the park in Llanrwst:
A COMMUNITY action group in Llanrwst is hoping to redevelop a local park and save its public toilets.
Made up of local business members and residents, the newly formed Llanrwst Community Action Group hopes to create an eye-catching and exciting focal point at Gwydir Park for the community and visitors.
They have approached Conwy County Council to take over the running of the Riverside Cafe, known locally as the cafe on stilts, and turn it into a tourism hub with public toilets, a smoothie bar with sun terrace and visitor information centre.
“We hope to expand the cabin and include a new public toilet using locally sourced, sustainable materials and expertise,” said member Shirley Longley.
“We hope to promote this beautiful stretch of river, market the Llanrwst brand and increase footfall to the park, town and surrounding villages improving the local economy dramatically.
“These are just ideas at the moment, nothing is written in stone, they are just suggestions and we want to hear more from the community as this project is by the community and for the community.
“We hope people will visit our stand at the Llanrwst Show this Saturday to give feedback, or drop off their ideas at either the health shop, bike shop, the New Inn or Asha Balti house.”
Shop owner Cariad Loughlin said the group is trying to get an asset transfer for the cafe.
“We’d then be able to extend and renovate it as a ‘tourist hub’ to provide new public toilets and showers, tourist information, light refreshments, a terrace with picnic tables as well as tables on the grass, lockable bike stands and a bike wash, public information signs and the sale of tourist items like local produce, art, and items from the shops in town hopefully directing people into the town itself. “We also hope to redevelop the play facilities.”
A spokesperson for Conwy County Council said: “The community group has discussed its outline project to develop Gwydir Park with officers.
“We can confirm the cafe’s current tenant has given notice. We will not be seeking a new tenant over the winter and will not be commissioning extensive maintenance work until the future of the cafe has been established.
“Any formal proposals submitted by a properly constituted group will be given full consideration.”
The Llanrwst Rural Show takes place this Saturday, August 20 at Berth Ddu Fields, Betws Road, Llanrwst.
http://www.northwalesweeklynews.co.uk/conwy-county-news/local-conwy-news/2011/08/18/llanrwst-action-group-hopes-to-redevelop-park-and-save-toilets-55243-29258586/