Clwydian Range & Dee Valley AONB Volunteer Award

Its congratulations to the Llanferres Art Group, also known as the Country Park Painters, who have won the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley AONB Volunteer Award for 2020. The group made Loggerheads Country Park its permanent home in 2005 and have since made a significant contribution to the social activities at the park and in the AONB more generally.

They have promoted art in the park, have held exhibitions and been tireless fund raisers for local causes. Each year the group managed to sell many paintings and visitors to the park are invited to vote for their favourite painting, the artist with the most votes then gets to choose the charity for that year. Some of the charities that the group have supported over the years include Cancer Research, Diabetes Research, Llanferres Church, Help the Heroes, African Water Aid, Support Dogs and Hope House Hospice.

Group leader, Pat Armstrong said that the group were delighted with the nomination and took great pride in being an integral part of the park,   and felt so fortunate to be able to meet there, and the Team at Loggerheads always made the them so welcome.

During the pandemic most of the group were still managing to paint, but it was not the same as painting in the Park and they were all looking optimistically to a time when they could safely continue with their weekly get togethers, and produce their next exhibition. The Loggerheads Team said that they had also missed their regular visits to the park and were looking forward to a welcoming them back when it was safe to do so.

Congratulations to these popular and deserved winners.

All images were taken pre-covid