Garndolbenmaen
Garndolbenmaen, known informally as Garn, is a village in the county of Gwynedd, Wales. It lies near the A487, roughly 6 miles north west of Porthmadog, in the community of Dolbenmaen, which has a population of 1,300. The closest towns are Dolbenmaen and also Bryncir. The Papur Bro, the local Welsh language paper, is called Y Ffynnon (The Source/Spring). Blaen y Cae tape-recording workshops are located in the town, where Pep Le Pew's cd, Un tro yn y Gorllewin and the last cd by Gwyneth Glyn, Wyneb Dros Dro, were recorded. The producer and musician Dyl Mei additionally resides in Garndolbenmaen. Around 50 pupils attend Ysgol Gynradd Garndolbenmaen, many pupils travel from neighboring villages including Pant Glas, Bryncir, Cwm Pennant as well as Golan. The number of students attending the school has actually continued to be consistent over the past twenty years. Many of the old homes in Garndolbenmaen have been turned into holiday residences. There is a bar in the town, the Cross Foxes (this is currently shut). Nonetheless at the turn of the 20th century there were numerous clubs including the Cross Pipes and also Dafarn Faig, this was found on the "lôn gefn" (country road) causing Bryncir. The Gwynedd region councillor for the Dolbenmaen ward, Steve Churchman, a participant of the Liberal Democrats, is the postmaster and he used to run a small store (this is currently shut).
