below is a copy of the fast becoming famous article that apperaed in the Guardian! the saturday that wales rugby won the grand slam.
It claims that llandrindod is the party town of the WHOLE of BRITAIN!
with more drinking spots per head then any other town.
The question then if this article is to be believed is does the council support this claim and the fact there are going to be drunken revellers marauding the streets as thats what happens in the big cities and towns.
what about the towns genteel victorian image.
its going to be a tough one for Cllr Tampin and the boys as alcohol and all that it brings with it is economiclly viable, or will they be setting up exclusion drinking zones or is that just for local alcoholics who have seemed to have dissapeared from temple gardens of late.
Paul Rees
Saturday March 15, 2008
The Guardian
Why Wales is on a high, and it's not just the Rugby
Singing sensation
Duffy, currently No1 in the singles charts with Mercy and at the top of the album rankings with Rockferry, is from Gwynedd.
Sienna Miller's moving in
Yesterday's Mirror quoted the actor as saying that she "loves Wales". "I think it is the most beautiful country in the world," she "told pals".
The place to party
Llandrindod Wells (pop: 5,024) was recently named the best place to go out in all of Britain, having more pubs, wine bars, restaurants and takeaways per capita than any other town.
Unmissable sights
It's not just the castles: the National Slate Museum in Llanberis is home to the largest working waterwheel in mainland Britain.
Boxing and sheepdog trials
Last year Gavin Rees became Wales' 10th boxing world champion. Other recent sporting achievements include Aled Owen winning the 2007 International Sheepdog Trials with his faithful partner Roy.
Friday 28 March 2008
Monday 17 March 2008
it's all kicking off!
there has been quite a few feathers flying around the old town lately.
Mike Parkers tv show 'great welsh roads 4' visited llandod and mr parker proceded to pour scorn on the idea of a town basing its future on its victorian past.mr parker doesnt think much of the idea of a town basing its future on its victorian past,and made mocking commentsto the effect that why doesnt the town go the whole way bysending kids up chimneys and adding cholera to the water suply.Mildly amusing but taken out of context by a precious few.
these sentiments have been opposed by the town council of course but supported by some of the locals.
the county times journo andrew Morris added flames to the fire with a muck raking sensationalist piece of tatty journalism as well.
By Andrew Morris
SHOCKING claims that could damage the image of Powys' county town have been made by an ITV television presenter.
Last night's episode of Great Welsh Roads, saw presenter Mike Parker, 41, travel through Llandrindod Wells and onto other towns in Powys.
It was while visiting the town during last year's Victorian Festival in August that he said on camera: "Why don't they go the whole hog and introduce cholera in the town's water supply or send the kids up the chimneys?"
ITV's programme synopsis added insult to injury, claiming: "Llandrindod Wells' Victorian past seems to be the only key on offer to the town's future."
The comments have been blasted by irate county councillor Gary Price, who said that if Mr Parker re-visited the town, he would see an area undergoing great regeneration in preparation for a promising future.
He said: "These comments are shocking. They could damage the image of the county town of
Powys. I really don't think that Mr Parker has seen enough of the town to offer a full and fair judgement.
"If he came to speak to me or anyone else from the town it would be clear to him that we are an area that is not relying on the past for the future.
"We are soon to be welcoming a new out-of-town development for the emergency services, while last year £2.5million was spent on updating older buildings.
"The Victorian Festival is a time of celebration of our past, yes, and it attracts tourists from far and wide, but we are a town on the up."
Councillor Derek Law, Mayor of Llandrindod Wells, supported Cllr Price's views, he said: "I would depricate any suggestion that we have nothing to offer, we have plenty to offer.
"Yes as far as the Victorian past is concerned it is very acceptable and very popular and it brings alot of people in. But we also happen to have alot of wonderful parks. How many towns are there in Britain where the green truly comes into the town?"
We also have the lake which people come from far and wide to see, from Wales and beyond. As well as our beautiful neighbouring countryside", he added.
Cllr Price also stressed that he was worried Mr Parker's comments about cholera could give some people ideas.
"What kind of comments are these? To say this could be dangerous. Imagine if someone listened to him and upset the watercourse. And as for saying that about our youth, I'm speechless.
"I grew up in Llandrindod Wells and know that while every town has a few bad eggs, the youth here are good people.
heres some of the letters that have appeared from old and young alike!
"grumpy youth",Llandrindod 29/02/2008 20:50:54
I personally agree with Mike Parkers comments , along with my family, friends and colleagues. This town offers nothing at all for people who aren't over the age of 70.
Apart from one measly attempt at a night club there is nothing here for us young people. When one of our local buisness men offered us a bowling alley and many other things in one building the people of the town turned it down because they were afraid of the noise, there are only elderly people in the council so no young people's views are being heard. If it was not for my job I would of left town along time ago along with most of my friends. There is nothing to keep us here, along with settens possibly closing down it brings little hope of anyone staying in town.
We have in place a conservation order, this means we are not allowed double glazing along with sky dishes on the front's of our house's. Although this seems quite a nice idea I feel the only reason this is in place is beacuse the councilors want us to keep up the victorian image. There is no hope of us ever moving into the 21st century, the sooner we do that and drop the 'retirement village' image the better for the town. We do not want to wreck the town or cause havoc but to have somewhere to shop, somewhere to go out, something to do on the weekends, a job!!
The only thing this place has to offer is it's scenery and the dreaded victorian week...
that wa a leeter from a young person and heres one from a senior citizen!
Victorian slurs are close to the truth
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View GalleryVICTORIAN slurs: i note your story in the County Times of February 29.
Mike Parker's comments are a little over the top, but he is not far from the truth.
I was born here 65 years ago. Yes this town tries to live in the past. Yes the Victorian Festival brings in a lot of people just for a few days a year, but for the benefit of a few, mostly hotels who employ foreign staff, like they did in the 50s and 60s. Then they had staff from Italy.
This a town run by councillors who live in the past, as always nothing for the young, that's, why they wander the streets.
It was never any different in the 50s and 60s. It's run by councillors who as always have their snouts in the trough at Powys county hall.
As for it being a town on the up and up, it seems to me it's become a town for dropouts from all over the country. It's a town of day people and night people.
As for the regeneration, very nice if you own the property. But as always, nothing for the young, very little work here outside of powys council.
Will it change? I don't think so.
lon cwm
Llandrindod wells
Mike Parkers tv show 'great welsh roads 4' visited llandod and mr parker proceded to pour scorn on the idea of a town basing its future on its victorian past.mr parker doesnt think much of the idea of a town basing its future on its victorian past,and made mocking commentsto the effect that why doesnt the town go the whole way bysending kids up chimneys and adding cholera to the water suply.Mildly amusing but taken out of context by a precious few.
these sentiments have been opposed by the town council of course but supported by some of the locals.
the county times journo andrew Morris added flames to the fire with a muck raking sensationalist piece of tatty journalism as well.
By Andrew Morris
SHOCKING claims that could damage the image of Powys' county town have been made by an ITV television presenter.
Last night's episode of Great Welsh Roads, saw presenter Mike Parker, 41, travel through Llandrindod Wells and onto other towns in Powys.
It was while visiting the town during last year's Victorian Festival in August that he said on camera: "Why don't they go the whole hog and introduce cholera in the town's water supply or send the kids up the chimneys?"
ITV's programme synopsis added insult to injury, claiming: "Llandrindod Wells' Victorian past seems to be the only key on offer to the town's future."
The comments have been blasted by irate county councillor Gary Price, who said that if Mr Parker re-visited the town, he would see an area undergoing great regeneration in preparation for a promising future.
He said: "These comments are shocking. They could damage the image of the county town of
Powys. I really don't think that Mr Parker has seen enough of the town to offer a full and fair judgement.
"If he came to speak to me or anyone else from the town it would be clear to him that we are an area that is not relying on the past for the future.
"We are soon to be welcoming a new out-of-town development for the emergency services, while last year £2.5million was spent on updating older buildings.
"The Victorian Festival is a time of celebration of our past, yes, and it attracts tourists from far and wide, but we are a town on the up."
Councillor Derek Law, Mayor of Llandrindod Wells, supported Cllr Price's views, he said: "I would depricate any suggestion that we have nothing to offer, we have plenty to offer.
"Yes as far as the Victorian past is concerned it is very acceptable and very popular and it brings alot of people in. But we also happen to have alot of wonderful parks. How many towns are there in Britain where the green truly comes into the town?"
We also have the lake which people come from far and wide to see, from Wales and beyond. As well as our beautiful neighbouring countryside", he added.
Cllr Price also stressed that he was worried Mr Parker's comments about cholera could give some people ideas.
"What kind of comments are these? To say this could be dangerous. Imagine if someone listened to him and upset the watercourse. And as for saying that about our youth, I'm speechless.
"I grew up in Llandrindod Wells and know that while every town has a few bad eggs, the youth here are good people.
heres some of the letters that have appeared from old and young alike!
"grumpy youth",Llandrindod 29/02/2008 20:50:54
I personally agree with Mike Parkers comments , along with my family, friends and colleagues. This town offers nothing at all for people who aren't over the age of 70.
Apart from one measly attempt at a night club there is nothing here for us young people. When one of our local buisness men offered us a bowling alley and many other things in one building the people of the town turned it down because they were afraid of the noise, there are only elderly people in the council so no young people's views are being heard. If it was not for my job I would of left town along time ago along with most of my friends. There is nothing to keep us here, along with settens possibly closing down it brings little hope of anyone staying in town.
We have in place a conservation order, this means we are not allowed double glazing along with sky dishes on the front's of our house's. Although this seems quite a nice idea I feel the only reason this is in place is beacuse the councilors want us to keep up the victorian image. There is no hope of us ever moving into the 21st century, the sooner we do that and drop the 'retirement village' image the better for the town. We do not want to wreck the town or cause havoc but to have somewhere to shop, somewhere to go out, something to do on the weekends, a job!!
The only thing this place has to offer is it's scenery and the dreaded victorian week...
that wa a leeter from a young person and heres one from a senior citizen!
Victorian slurs are close to the truth
« Previous « PreviousNext » Next »
View GalleryVICTORIAN slurs: i note your story in the County Times of February 29.
Mike Parker's comments are a little over the top, but he is not far from the truth.
I was born here 65 years ago. Yes this town tries to live in the past. Yes the Victorian Festival brings in a lot of people just for a few days a year, but for the benefit of a few, mostly hotels who employ foreign staff, like they did in the 50s and 60s. Then they had staff from Italy.
This a town run by councillors who live in the past, as always nothing for the young, that's, why they wander the streets.
It was never any different in the 50s and 60s. It's run by councillors who as always have their snouts in the trough at Powys county hall.
As for it being a town on the up and up, it seems to me it's become a town for dropouts from all over the country. It's a town of day people and night people.
As for the regeneration, very nice if you own the property. But as always, nothing for the young, very little work here outside of powys council.
Will it change? I don't think so.
lon cwm
Llandrindod wells
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