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Anglesey Churches Ancient Vessels Sailing Through Time

Anglesey Churches. Be touched by Gentle Peace and Contemplate Time. Allow me to guide you to atmospheric and ancient churches on Anglesey. Religion not a prerequisite.

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St Mary Tal y Llyn Church. An Ancient Anglesey Church

St Mary Tal y Llyn Church. An Ancient Anglesey Church. The isolated and peaceful little church of St Mary Tal y Llyn lies in the very rural heart of Anglesey near Gwalchmai.

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Anglesey Black Swan

Dear Friends Please have a good look at the above images, which I took a week and a half ago near the Anglesey County Town of Llangefni. It was late

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Beaumaris Antique and Collectors' Fair

Hi Wil, Would you be so kind as to add my antiques fair to your website? It's held at the Canolfan Beaumaris Leisure Centre on the third Sunday of every

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Plas Pencraig Lodge

Hi there, Wil, Does anybody remember the old lady who lived in the lodge gatehouse at the bottom end of the woods? We, as kids then, used to play in

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Rio strikes again

H Wil Read with interest your sites remarks regarding Rio Tinto. I work - not for much longer - at Rio Tinto's Lynemouth Smelter. A touch of deja vu

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What's in my pocket?

Dear Wil Winter has finally arrived in the US. The cold weather made me reach for a sweater I hadn't worn since living on Anglesey. Getting ready to

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Beaumaris

Hi there, Can you please tell me who you are, as you seem to know a hell of a lot about the town. But there again I reckon I know more about the place

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Webcams on Anglesey just to have a look-see

Webcams on Anglesey just to have a look-see at Red Squirrels, Anglesey Beaches, Menai Straits and Traffic Webcams on the Menai and Britannia Bridges. Click for the image

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Bay cafe benllech

Food excellent great atmosphere and a great view x

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Happy New Year - Blwyddyn Newydd Dda

Dear Gentle Reader May I wish you and those dear to you all the very best for the coming New Year. It is now 23:20 here on Anglesey and after a few glasses

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Misty day on Anglesey

Hi there Wil, I lived on Anglesey for 4 months. Should I even mention that I now wake up to Anglesey on my mind? The sirens still call me. Last spring,

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Childhood Memories

Dear Wil I was looking at the school web site, the photo at the bottom of the scenes is I think the cottage where we used to come for holiday when I was

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Canadian relatives

Hi Wil My father's first cousins emigrated to Alberta pre-war. One already had a job as a policeman, the other a prison warder. Lewis Hughes was a very

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Washi Bach

Hi Wil This article is incredible, I remember Washi Bach very well and was absolutely terrified of him. Strange seeing his photograph after all of those

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Red squirrels of Penrhos Nature Reserve Holyhead Under Threat!

Dear Wil Will you please publicise a matter that is of the greatest concern to many people in the Holyhead/Holy Island are of Anglesey. The Friends of

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The Pilot Boat Inn in Dulas

P'nawn da Wil, The food in the Pilot Boat is always superb and varied,and made with local produce where possible, as well as being served near enough

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My Anglesey Connection and Washi Bach

I have recently returned from a visit to my ancestral area on Anglesey and reflected on the massive changes in Beaumaris so many restaraunts and expensive

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Save Rhoscolyn Beach!

Dear Wil Please can you use your database in Wales to inform the local people and try and get a petition together to support the following: There is

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Anglesey Tide Timetables for boats,surfing and fishing

Anglesey Tide Timetables for boats,surfing and fishing

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Benllech Beach and the Last Day of Summer

LAST DAY OF SUMMER AT BENLLECH BEACH. Sunday October 30th 2011. 25 Degrees Celsius Guaranteed. Last Ice creams of Summer before it is rendered down to make prunes. Come one come all.

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What are they called?

Hi Wil We had a discussion yesterday on what a person from Anglesey is called. A Manxman comes from the Isle of Man, for example. Can you shed any light

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Can I cross Dulas Bay From Near Portobello To Traeth yr Ora?

Hi Wil The title above says it all, really. My father and I are walking the coastal path in stages over the next 12 months and this is part of our next

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Benllech Fireworks Display

Hello everyone We will be celebrating Guy Fawkes Night with fireworks at the Gareglwyd Hotel in Garreglwyd, Benllech on the night of November 4/5th.

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Strange lights seen from Benllech

Hi Wil I used to see strange lights back in 2010 over the windmills beyond Llandudno. I saw them from Garreglwyd Estate in Benllech. They used to become

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Living at Nains 1960 LLangoed

Hi Wil Well I think I met Washi Bach! I was at Nain's with my brother and Mam from Feb 1960 until the following November, as I was under five I was yet

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10km Coastal Trail Run

Dear Wil There's a 10km Coastal Trail Run from Bull Bay to Cemaes Bay on December 3rd 2011. The Coastal path offers a unique challenge, running through

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LLANFIHANGEL DIN SYLWY CHURCH AND IRON AGE HILL FORT

LLANFIHANGEL DIN SYLWY CHURCH AND IRON AGE HILL FORT. Isolated on the Anglesey Llanddona peninsula. A beautiful view and reminder that Time Chases Us All Down In The End

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Beaumaris - Anglesey Riviera on the Menai Straits

Beaumaris - The Anglesey Riviera on the Menai Straits. History, Great Restaurants, Astonishing Views. An absolutely blink Great Place to Visit, Enjoy and Eat Well

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St Patrick's Church on the Cemaes Bay Headland

St Patrick's intriguing Church on the Llanbadrig Headland. A wonderful moment's respite to enhance a fabulous day in Cemaes Bay and Anglesey. Fifth Century Church.

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Lion Clip

Wil Thanks for accepting my Lion Adventure this is the link for the video clip. David's BBC Wales Britannia Bridge Two Lions Interview. Regards David

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Lager & Lions

Hi Wil A few years ago I spent a couple of days in my daughter's caravan at Dafarn Rhos near Moelfre and one day decided to drive down and seek out the

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Driving Test - Holyhead 1967

Dear Wil My husaband Alan was stationed at RAF Valley and we were living in Holyhead when I decided that I needed to be able to drive. So I started

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Moelfre - Please Don't Ever Change!

Hi Wil We have just returned from a long weekend in Moelfre. Every year we go to Anglesey for either a long weekend. Or, as we did last year a week

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Anglesey Changes

Hi Wil Being 75 and having visited Anglesey regularly on holidays for almost 60 years your Website. Its format and information is absolutely first class.

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