Great Orme
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Elevation | 207 |
|---|---|
| Topo map | OS |
| Locations | Conwy county borough |
| Wales | |
| Listing | List of Marilyns in the British Isles |
| Parent peak | Mwdwl-eithin |
| Did you know | In June 1969, The Great Orme Cabin Lift, a modern alternative to the tramway, was opened with its base station in Happy Valley. |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 940482 |
About Great Orme
The Great Orme is a limestone headland on the north coast of Wales, north-west of the town of Llandudno. Referred to as Cyngreawdr Fynydd by the 12th-century poet Gwalchmai ap Meilyr, its English name derives from the Old Norse word for sea serpent.
Salvage Hunters star Nick Elphick to sculpt army goat Shenkin
... They have roamed wild on Llandudno s Great Orme since the late 19th century...
Rescuer saves jumping sheep from Great Orme cliff ledge
...Rescuer saves jumping sheep from Great Orme cliff ledgeThis video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser...
Coronavirus: goat, take you through the empty streets of the city by the sea
... in General, the wild herd of about 122 kashmir goats venture from the Great Orme in Llandudno in bad weather...
Dillan Brown sea fall inquest: Boy tried to save drowning friend
... Dillan Brown, 13, from Llandudno was with his friend on 4 May at the town s Great Orme when he fell into the sea...
Salvage Hunters star Nick Elphick to sculpt army goat Shenkin
A statue of Shenkin the military goat is being made by Salvage Hunters star Nick Elphick.
A total of £95,000 is being raised for The Bronze , believed to be The First of its kind in Wales, to be put at Wrexham's Hightown Barracks.
The current Shenkin, often seen at Wales rugby internationals in Cardiff, will not be posing for The Work . A model deer is being used instead.
The piece is due to be unveiled on 1 March 2023.
The Sculpture will also will feature a goat major modelled on 15-year-old army cadet Matteo. He will be scanned by Mr Elphick using CGI technology.
The Artist , from Llandudno, Conwy County, said he needed to get into the mindset of a goat to create this piece.
" I'm learning a great deal already, " He Said .
" They even say these goats show off and look really proud when they're in The Moment , so I need to get into the mentality of both of them, The Soldier and The Goat . "
He will also photograph the Kashmiri goats used by the Royal Welsh . They have roamed wild on Llandudno's Great Orme since the late 19Th Century .
The Sculpture is being created in memory of The Royal Welch Fusiliers regiment.
That was amalgamated with The Royal Regiment of Wales in 2006 to become The Royal Welsh .
It will be placed outside Hightown Barracks because of its historic links to The Royal Welch Fusiliers.
They were based there from 1881. A reserve company of the Royal Welsh is stationed there now.
Wrexham's Offa Community Council is hoping to raise £95,000 towards The Project .
So Far £70,000 has been raised.
Businesses and Wrexham council are working with the army on the scheme.
Wrexham councillor Graham Rogers , who came up with the idea of getting a statue made, said he believed it was the First Time Shenkin would be cast in bronze.
Offa council clerk Karen Benfield said Mr Rogers approached the community council and the idea took off in March 2020.
" That's when we first started fundraising and getting The Committee together, " She Said .
Matteo, in The Cadets ' Corps of Drums, will be wearing The Goat Major's uniform in The Sculpture .
" It will feel great if I see The Statue when it's finished and be able to say I played a part in that, " He Said .
Mark Beckett, of Shropshire scanning specialists Europac 3D said the scanner would create a 3D image of whatever it was scanning.
" We use it to scan actors and actresses for CGI animation or, as in this case, for a 3D printing afterwards, " He Said .
The army have been approached for comment.
Source of news: bbc.com
Great Orme Photos
