Garndolbenmaen
Garndolbenmaen, understood colloquially as Garn, is a town in the region 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 as well as Bryncir. The Papur Bro, the local Welsh language paper, is called Y Ffynnon (The Source/Spring). Blaen y Cae videotaping workshops are located in the town, where Pep Le Pew's cd, Un tro yn y Gorllewin and also the last album by Gwyneth Glyn, Wyneb Dros Dro, were recorded. The producer and also artist Dyl Mei likewise lives in Garndolbenmaen. Roughly 50 students participate in Ysgol Gynradd Garndolbenmaen, lots of pupils take a trip from close-by villages including Pant Glas, Bryncir, Cwm Pennant and also Golan. The number of students participating in the college has remained regular over the past two decades. Many of the old homes in Garndolbenmaen have actually been turned into holiday homes. There is a club in the town, the Cross Foxes (this is currently shut). Nevertheless at the turn of the 20th century there were several pubs including the Cross Pipes as well as Dafarn Faig, this was situated on the "lôn gefn" (alleyway) causing Bryncir. The Gwynedd region councillor for the Dolbenmaen ward, Steve Churchman, a member of the Liberal Democrats, is the postmaster as well as he made use of to run a little shop (this is now shut).