King George V Field in Harlech secures funding for upgrades including a durable, sustainable public noticeboard.
Holiday Cottages UK and Go Wales created this initiative. They wanted to celebrate community work, and three groups received £1,000 each.
Joe Patton leads the Harlech Community Meadow Orchard Group. They want to improve the King George V Quiet Area and hope it brings more visitors. King George V Field got funding in the late 1930s. It became a protected space before World War II, so people could access it freely forever.
House prices dropped in Ceredigion and Gwynedd. Gwynedd Council’s finances improved slightly, Dolgellau students got second place in a football game, and Aberdyfi’s pantomime had a great finale.
An architect planned to develop the field after it was created. World War II stopped all plans from fully happening though, and people still enjoyed the field anyway.
Residents created the Harlech Parks Group five years ago. They surveyed the community about valued amenities there. The Harlech Community Council improved access in two years, and they invested in play equipment, a garden, and an orchard.
Their new noticeboard is local and sustainable. It uses Douglas Fir from Coed y Brenin. The noticeboard welcomes everyone to the field. It shares amenity information, and it explains King George V Field and ‘Fields in Trust’ which protects the field for future fun. Go check it out.