Garndolbenmaen
Garndolbenmaen, known informally as Garn, is a town in the county of Gwynedd, Wales. It lies near the A487, roughly 6 miles north west of Porthmadog, in the neighborhood of Dolbenmaen, which has a population of 1,300. The closest towns are Dolbenmaen and also Bryncir. The Papur Bro, the regional Welsh language paper, is called Y Ffynnon (The Source/Spring). Blaen y Cae tape-recording workshops are located in the village, where Pep Le Pew's cd, Un tro yn y Gorllewin as well as the last cd by Gwyneth Glyn, Wyneb Dros Dro, were recorded. The producer and also musician Dyl Mei additionally lives in Garndolbenmaen. About 50 students participate in Ysgol Gynradd Garndolbenmaen, lots of pupils take a trip from close-by towns consisting of Pant Glas, Bryncir, Cwm Pennant as well as Golan. The number of students participating in the school has stayed consistent over the past 20 years. A lot of the old homes in Garndolbenmaen have been developed into holiday homes. There is a club in the town, the Cross Foxes (this is now closed). Nonetheless at the turn of the 20th century there were several pubs consisting of the Cross Pipes as well as Dafarn Faig, this was found on the "lôn gefn" (back road) resulting in Bryncir. The Gwynedd region councillor for the Dolbenmaen ward, Steve Churchman, a participant of the Liberal Democrats, is the postmaster and he made use of to run a little shop (this is now shut).
