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has ensured that it will always be there for residents and visitors to use.’

Chair of the Community Council, Cllr. Matthew Driver said, ‘Unfortunately, when the flood defences were put in, the bank went right through the middle of both the Recreation Ground and the Play Park.  Part of the Recreation Ground has had to be incorporated into the Play Park so that the children have a bigger area to play in and the boundaries between the two fields have become blurred.  The flood works have caused drainage problems in both the recreation areas and rushes are growing everywhere.  The council is continuing to work with the Environment Agency Wales and Conwy Council to restore the whole of the area around the new flood defences to a state that is fit for purpose.’

Cllr. Driver said ‘Trefriw Community Council is happy that the recreation ground will have the added protection of being part of the QE2 FIT scheme. Recreation facilities for everyone in the village need to be preserved.’

The Queen Elizabeth II Fields Plaque

TREFRIW RECREATION GROUND GETS SOVEREIGN PROTECTION




30th August 2012

Trefriw Recreation Ground is now protected for all time as part of the Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge, operated by Fields in Trust (FIT).  County Councillor Hilary Rogers Jones has unveiled a handsome bilingual plaque to commemorate the achievement.

‘In 1897 the land for the recreation ground was bought by a group of local businessmen who laid it out with tennis courts, a bowling green and a croquet lawn. Some people still living in the village can remember it like that.  Later on it was given to Trefriw Community Council, which still takes care of it.’ Cllr. Rogers Jones said  ‘The challenge ensures that outdoor spaces are guaranteed for future generations and by  registering our recreation ground, the Community Council

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