Fencing in Garndolbenmaen

Garndolbenmaen

Garndolbenmaen, understood informally as Garn, is a village in the region of Gwynedd, Wales. It lies near the A487, around 6 miles north west of Porthmadog, in the neighborhood of Dolbenmaen, which has a population of 1,300. The closest villages are Dolbenmaen as well as Bryncir. The Papur Bro, the regional Welsh language paper, is called Y Ffynnon (The Source/Spring). Blaen y Cae taping studios are located in the village, 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 lives in Garndolbenmaen. About 50 students attend Ysgol Gynradd Garndolbenmaen, several pupils travel from nearby towns including Pant Glas, Bryncir, Cwm Pennant and also Golan. The number of students going to the college has stayed regular over the past twenty years. Most of the old homes in Garndolbenmaen have actually been developed into vacation residences. There is a pub in the town, the Cross Foxes (this is now shut). Nonetheless at the turn of the 20th century there were a number of clubs including the Cross Pipes and also Dafarn Faig, this was found on the "lôn gefn" (alleyway) leading to Bryncir. The Gwynedd area 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 tiny store (this is currently closed).