Uplifting experience to show it’s not all doom and gloom

WHEN all seems doom and gloom and local, national, and international affairs, seem to offer only the faintest glimmer of hope of a brighter future, it's easy to fall into despair.

- Judith Phillips

None of us know what lies ahead, and in some respects that’s a good thing, but when here in Wales, where the cost of living seems to be rising more steeply than it has for a number of years; when the NHS is under extreme pressure to provide an effective service, and schools are struggling for sufficient funding to offer a full curriculum while keeping old and decaying buildings in repair, it often feels as though we definitely get the thin edge of the wedge.

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So it was uplifting for me to meet a group of people at the weekend, who were visiting from Llandudno’s twin town of Wormhout in Northern France, and to hear their compliments for the stunning North Wales scenery and the warmth of the welcome they were receiving from local people. They were also particularly complimentary about Llandudno's well kept appearance.