Dialogue in Wales: (conference seeking a uniting vision for Wales).Jon Richmond (right) of the North Wales North Wales (known in some archaic texts as Northgalis) is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales and to the east by England. Tourist Board talks with the Rev John Gillibrand, Vicar of Menai Bridge For the bridges across the Menai Strait, see and Britannia Bridge. Menai Bridge (Welsh: Porthaethwy) is a town on the island of Anglesey in Wales. , Anglesey, at the recent `Welsh Dialogue' held in Bangor, north Wales. On the theme `making space for each other', this was the sixth in a series of dialogues seeking a uniting vision for Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. . Saunders Davies, the Bishop of Bangor The Bishop of Bangor is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor. The diocese covers the counties of Anglesey, most of Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire and a small part of Montgomeryshire. , chaired it. Representatives of ethnic minority communities in south Wales shared their challenges and concerns with a wide range. of delegates from north Wales. Discussions focused on the relationships between communities and between north and south Wales. Many in north Wales have felt increasingly marginalized under the post-devolution settlement. Suggestions on how to build bridges between north and south were later discussed at a working lunch for dialogue participants at the National Assembly for Wales The National Assembly for Wales (Welsh: Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru) is a devolved assembly with power to make legislation in Wales. in Cardiff, hosted by Jenny Randerson, Minister for Culture, Sport and the Welsh Language, and two Assembly Members from other parties. |
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