Its famous Eisteddfod is something that puts Llangollen on the international map, according to the area’s MP Becky Gittins.
Member for Clwyd East visited the festival to look around the field, watch the competitions and meet some of the volunteers which make it possible each year.
She said: “I’ve been to the Eisteddfod many times before because people who grow up in North Wales as I did know it as an opportunity to experience a lot of things that they haven’t before. It’s a place where people from all over the world gather to share in our cultural and musical richness.
“But the Eisteddfod is crucially important not just to this area but the whole of Wales. It’s also a truly an international event, something that really puts us on the world map.”
Ms Gittins added: “The Eisteddfod not only has huge cultural capital but is also good for travel and tourism to this area. And North East Wales is always ready to rise to the occasion each year. Our restaurants, cafes and hotels are always ready to welcome people and, especially in Llangollen, they make sure that people are welcomed back again and again.
“People come on a personal pilgrimage each year to see beautiful Llangollen and its Eisteddfod.
“The team work very hard to put the festival on. There’s a huge amount of organisation that goes into it, so fundraising and sustainability is very important and I, along with Ken Skates the Senedd Member for this area, was happy to play my small part in helping to secure funding for the Eisteddfod from the Arts Council of Wales.”
