Gareth
2007-08-15 10:22:59 UTC
Well, a new chairman for the real Village at least.
Anyone know anything about the DVD mentioned in the last paragraph?
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0300business/0100news/tm_headline=portmeirion-8217-s-new-chairman&method=full&objectid=19621784&siteid=50082-name_page.html
New chairman for Portmeirion
Aug 14 2007
by Aled Blake, Western Mail
A NEW strategy for the future of one of Wales' most famous tourist
destinations will be directed by a former top TV executive.
Portmeirion Cyf, the management company behind Portmeirion, has
appointed ex-S4C chief executive Huw Jones chairman.
Mr Jones is only the third person to fill the role in its 81-year
history and he says he will work to continue to make Portmeirion one
of the "wonders of Wales".
Robin Llywelyn, chief executive of the company, said he was looking
forward to the leadership skills Mr Jones would bring to the company.
Mr Jones, an Oxford graduate, retired in 2005 after 12 years as S4C's
chief executive. He was previously an independent television producer
and one of the founders of the Caernarfon- based television facility
company Barcud, and Welsh records company Sain.
He has taken over from Euan Cooper-Willis, who served as chairman of
Portmeirion Cyf for 28 years after succeeding his father-in-law and
Portmeirion architect, visionary and founder chairman Sir Clough
Williams- Ellis.
The complex has seen some changes since the death of Sir Clough with,
most recently, the opening of a new five-star hotel.
In 2001 a major development at Portmeirion saw the reopening of the
fully restored Victorian mansion Castell Deudraeth as a hotel and
restaurant.
That cemented Portmeirion's place as one of the top destinations in
Wales for tourists.
Mr Jones said, "Portmeirion is not only a hotel and a huge attraction
for visitors to North Wales.
"It is also one of the true wonders of Wales, famous throughout the
world.
"It is an enormous privilege for me to accept this invitation to act
as chairman of Portmeirion, to support Robin Llywelyn and all his team
as they continue to provide a wonderful experience for every visitor.
"I also look forward to working closely with the Portmeirion directors
and trustees to protect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis's unique legacy."
Portmeirion attracts more than 200,000 visitors each year and both
Castell Deudraeth and the Hotel Portmeirion are highly commended for
their standards of service, food and ambience.
The Hotel Portmeirion has received the prestigious Wales Tourist
Board's Best Place to Stay in Wales award, and Castell Deudraeth is a
former AA Welsh Hotel of the Year.
Robin Llywelyn, the company's chief executive, said, "We're extremely
happy to welcome Huw Jones as the new chairman of Portmeirion.
"We look forward to working with Huw and I'm confident that his
leadership will assist us in developing a successful future strategy
for the company."
Sir Clough built Portmeirion between 1925 and 1975, on a peninsula on
the coast of Snowdonia to show how "the development of a naturally
beautiful site need not lead to its defilement".
He acquired the site in 1925 for less than £5,000 as it was then, just
"neglected wilderness", before transforming it into one of Wales' best-
known tourist attractions.
The Italianate hotel complex also provided the setting for the 1960s
cult TV series The Prisoner, starring Patrick McGoohan.
Mr Llywelyn said, "A new DVD depicting the development of Portmeirion
has been released by the company.
"The English-language narration is by Sir Clough Williams- Ellis,
recorded in the 1970s."
Anyone know anything about the DVD mentioned in the last paragraph?
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0300business/0100news/tm_headline=portmeirion-8217-s-new-chairman&method=full&objectid=19621784&siteid=50082-name_page.html
New chairman for Portmeirion
Aug 14 2007
by Aled Blake, Western Mail
A NEW strategy for the future of one of Wales' most famous tourist
destinations will be directed by a former top TV executive.
Portmeirion Cyf, the management company behind Portmeirion, has
appointed ex-S4C chief executive Huw Jones chairman.
Mr Jones is only the third person to fill the role in its 81-year
history and he says he will work to continue to make Portmeirion one
of the "wonders of Wales".
Robin Llywelyn, chief executive of the company, said he was looking
forward to the leadership skills Mr Jones would bring to the company.
Mr Jones, an Oxford graduate, retired in 2005 after 12 years as S4C's
chief executive. He was previously an independent television producer
and one of the founders of the Caernarfon- based television facility
company Barcud, and Welsh records company Sain.
He has taken over from Euan Cooper-Willis, who served as chairman of
Portmeirion Cyf for 28 years after succeeding his father-in-law and
Portmeirion architect, visionary and founder chairman Sir Clough
Williams- Ellis.
The complex has seen some changes since the death of Sir Clough with,
most recently, the opening of a new five-star hotel.
In 2001 a major development at Portmeirion saw the reopening of the
fully restored Victorian mansion Castell Deudraeth as a hotel and
restaurant.
That cemented Portmeirion's place as one of the top destinations in
Wales for tourists.
Mr Jones said, "Portmeirion is not only a hotel and a huge attraction
for visitors to North Wales.
"It is also one of the true wonders of Wales, famous throughout the
world.
"It is an enormous privilege for me to accept this invitation to act
as chairman of Portmeirion, to support Robin Llywelyn and all his team
as they continue to provide a wonderful experience for every visitor.
"I also look forward to working closely with the Portmeirion directors
and trustees to protect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis's unique legacy."
Portmeirion attracts more than 200,000 visitors each year and both
Castell Deudraeth and the Hotel Portmeirion are highly commended for
their standards of service, food and ambience.
The Hotel Portmeirion has received the prestigious Wales Tourist
Board's Best Place to Stay in Wales award, and Castell Deudraeth is a
former AA Welsh Hotel of the Year.
Robin Llywelyn, the company's chief executive, said, "We're extremely
happy to welcome Huw Jones as the new chairman of Portmeirion.
"We look forward to working with Huw and I'm confident that his
leadership will assist us in developing a successful future strategy
for the company."
Sir Clough built Portmeirion between 1925 and 1975, on a peninsula on
the coast of Snowdonia to show how "the development of a naturally
beautiful site need not lead to its defilement".
He acquired the site in 1925 for less than £5,000 as it was then, just
"neglected wilderness", before transforming it into one of Wales' best-
known tourist attractions.
The Italianate hotel complex also provided the setting for the 1960s
cult TV series The Prisoner, starring Patrick McGoohan.
Mr Llywelyn said, "A new DVD depicting the development of Portmeirion
has been released by the company.
"The English-language narration is by Sir Clough Williams- Ellis,
recorded in the 1970s."