Aqueduct's birthday celebration.ONE of Wales's most iconic i·con·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or having the character of an icon. 2. Having a conventional formulaic style. Used of certain memorial statues and busts. landmarks is celebrating its 200th birthday today with a busy programme of events. Pontcysyllte festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. get under way at noon with a flotilla of boats crossing Thomas Telford's famous aqueduct aqueduct (ăk`wədŭkt) [Lat.,=conveyor of water], channel or trough built to convey water, chiefly for providing a densely populated region with a supply of freshwater. . It will be followed by a 16-gun salute, a short play entitled A Day in the Life of Thomas Telford and a Napoleonic battle re-enactment. The celebrations end with a spectacular firework display at 4.30pm. The event is expected to attract a large crowd but only the disabled will be allowed to park at Trevor basin. Everyone else is asked to use a car park off the A539 Ruabon-Llangollen road. The celebrations were launched at Wrexham Science Festival in March |
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