I was pleased to highlight the recent Community Ownership Fund grant made by the UK government to the Owain Glyndwr Hotel in Corwen of £452,700 during questions to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities in the House of Commons yesterday. The announcement is a wonderful example of the hugely beneficial impact of the UK government’s Community Ownership Fund on local communities, and will enable this much-loved hotel to play a central role in the town again and to benefit from the re-opening of Corwen Station and other projects in Corwen arising from my Clwyd South Levelling Up Fund.
In his response, Jacob Young MP, the Minister for Levelling Up, said:
“I thank my Honourable Friend for highlighting this exciting project which seeks to secure the future of the Owain Glyndwr Hotel and develop it into a community social hub showcasing the life and history of the area. I agree that the project is a great example of what the Community Ownership Fund seeks to do across our United Kingdom. The fund not only safeguards our priceless, much loved local assets, but it supports ambition and builds opportunity in local areas. I’m visiting North Wales in the very near future and will test my diary to see if it’s possible to swing by and say, Da Iawn.”
