It started with the three of us looking at the repositioned remembrance plaque from the demolished Cesarea chapel situated in the Canolfan Y Fron. If so many had died in WW1 from Fron, how many from the Nantlle Valley quarries? Were they all remembered?
Quarrymen had many skills useful during wartime, driving engines and other machinery, using explosives and, of course, quarrying to name a few.
We decided there and then to do more to honour those men and so we started the Y Caban cake stall, primarily in Talysarn then the monthly Marchnad Lleu in the Neuadd Goffa, Penygroes as well as the afternoon teas at Canolfan Y Fron. All monies taken go into the pot for the remembrance plaque.
We have now raised enough for the first part of our vision, the slate plaque with the written commemoration, next is a visual representation so we are continuing with our fundraising activities though we wanted to show and thank all those who have purchased cakes from us to date and show them the beautiful slate plaque which pays tribute to the 71 who fell during both World Wars from the Nantlle Valley.
Viv, Pam and Andrew.
