Garndolbenmaen
Garndolbenmaen, understood colloquially as Garn, is a village in the region 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 villages are Dolbenmaen as well as Bryncir. The Papur Bro, the neighborhood Welsh language paper, is called Y Ffynnon (The Source/Spring). Blaen y Cae tape-recording studios are located in the town, where Pep Le Pew's album, Un tro yn y Gorllewin and the last cd by Gwyneth Glyn, Wyneb Dros Dro, were recorded. The producer as well as musician Dyl Mei also lives in Garndolbenmaen. Approximately 50 pupils go to Ysgol Gynradd Garndolbenmaen, several students take a trip from nearby towns consisting of Pant Glas, Bryncir, Cwm Pennant and also Golan. The number of pupils participating in the college has remained regular over the past two decades. Many of the old homes in Garndolbenmaen have actually been developed into holiday houses. There is a club in the village, the Cross Foxes (this is currently shut). Nonetheless at the turn of the 20th century there were numerous clubs consisting of the Cross Pipes and Dafarn Faig, this was located on the "lôn gefn" (alleyway) resulting in 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 shop (this is currently shut).
