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Llanrwst Almshouses at centre of history celebrations

The 400-year-old Llanrwst Almshouses, now a museum, are at the centre of a celebration of the Conwy Valley market town's history.

There will be performing arts and music on Friday 28 May and the following day the town centre will be given over to old-fashioned fair rides, side shows and a Victorian market.

The museum will also be launching its 400th anniversary exhibition, including a time-line of those four centuries in the almshouses, Llanrwst and the UK.

Centre stage will be a re-enactment of the carriage journey John Wynne, the founder of the almshouses, would have taken from his home at Gwydir Castle to the middle of town.
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