It was a special day at Plas Glyn-y-Weddw on Tuesday the 26th of August when we met Anna Roberts of Sarn Mellteyrn on Llŷn and her family. Anna suffers from the incurable CLN3 Batten Disease. 

On the 5th of July a special concert was held by Cor y Brythnoniaid on the outdoor theatre of Plas Glyn-y-Weddw. During the interval a special auction and raffle was held to raise money for Anna's Support Fund. Thanks to the generosity of many people, including special donations for the auction from Lord Mervyn and Lady Jeanne Davies of Abersoch, an amazing total of £4,732 was raised on the night. 

This week Anna came over to meet us the Plas, with her mother Laura Roberts and her aunt Llinos Roberts. A check was presented to the fund by John Eifion Jones (leader of Côr y Brythnoniaid Choir) and Gwyn Jones (Director of Plas Glyn-y-Weddw). The money presented will contribute to a campaign by the family to buy a special electric chair for Anna.

In the photograph: Anna Roberts, John Eifion Jones, Laura Roberts (Mother), Gwyn Jones, Llinos Roberts (Aunt)

We are extremely proud to receive the Architecture Merit Plaque at the National Eisteddfod in Wrexham this year. 

The Eisteddfod Plaque of Merit celebrates new or renovation projects that demonstrate exceptional architectural design. 

In the opinion of the selectors:

"The collaboration between the elegant form of the Urchin café, created by an artist, and the pragmatic architectural plan has resulted in a sustainable and efficient new building that responds to context, sense of place, and the needs of users and visitors - offering a new visual marker for the centre."

In addition, the selectors praised the trustees of Plas Glyn-y-Weddw "for the way they have developed the center strategically over the last 15 years to establish a sustainable and vibrant arts centre".

The award was presented in a special ceremony in the Eisteddfod Pavilion on Saturday, 2nd August and received by Mark Wray, Seb Walker (architects), Matthew Sanderson (sculptor and manufacturer of the urchin cafe) and Gwyn Jones, Director of Plas Glyn-y-Weddw.

Work on regenerating the Winllan woodland at Plas Glyn-y-Weddw, following the destruction caused by Storm Darragh in December 2024, is taking great strides.....