Mold
Mold is a town in Flintshire, Wales, on the River Alyn. It is the administrative seat of Flintshire County Council, and was the county town of Clwyd from 1974 to 1996. According to the 2011 UK Census, it has a permanent resident population of around 10058 people. With no train service, Mold is hard to get to by public transport. The nearest station is at Buckley, which has connections to Wrexham and Liverpool. Flint train station, to which Mold is linked by regular bus services, is not much further, and has direct trains to Cardiff, London and Manchester. Throughout the day there are regular buses from Mold Bus Station to Chester and Wrexham along with other surrounding towns and villages. Mold has a 15th-century parish church, a small museum and the local arts centre, Theatre Clwyd. Sharing a building with Mold Library and Museum is Visit Flintshire, which is the main Tourist Information Office for the town and its surroundings, and provides an outlet for local artists and craftspeople to promote their work. Mold is a cittaslow (slow food town), and it was the very first town in Wales to achieve this distinction. Mold has a varied street market every Wednesday and Saturday for fresh produce and a number of other products. For speciality and fresh local food, the Celyn Farmers' Market is run on the very first and third Saturdays of every month in Mold. The Mold Food and Drink Festival is held each September. The food festival has a main event area on the edge of the town centre, and various central and surrounding businesses contribute to the event. For all your home renovations, make certain to identify trustworthy contractors in Mold to make certain of quality.
