Drink & Drug Problems on the Bryn

From the front page of this weeks North Wales Weekly News.

Why is the Council's Managment group more interested in grass than sorting out the really problems?

Can they really think livestock will be safe up there with all that is happening?

http://www.northwalesweeklynews.co.uk/conwy-county-news/local-conwy-news/2009/08/20/drinkers-and-drug-addicts-target-rhos-on-sea-nature-reserve-55243-24482547/

Drinkers and drug addicts target Rhos-on-Sea nature reserve
Aug 20 2009

Bryn Euryn
DRINKERS and drug addicts are using a historic tourist attraction to hold hedonistic parties leaving the site in an unsightly mess.
The 13th century manor house at Llys Euryn at the Bryn Euryn Nature Reserve in Rhos-on-Sea is strewn with empty beer cans, cigarette packets, condoms and broken lager and vodka bottles.
The Weekly News also found large boxes of unopened lager stashed in bushes nearby, Also at the site are the remains of small fires and tin foil, often found where hard drugs such as heroin has been prepared. Walkers also reported finding needles at the site.
Set off Tan-y-Bryn Road, the secluded ruins are a popular walking spot for hikers and dog owners who say the otherwise tranquil spot has been ruined by the litter.
Michael Barratt of Oak Drive in Colwyn Bay often walks his two dogs at Bryn Euryn and was disgusted by the mess.
"It is a disgrace, I’ve noticed people have been building fires and leaving cans and bottles," he said.
"It is a beautiful place – the mess is disgusting as it is one of the few nice places you can go. It spoils it for everybody else as the ruins are a nice feature."
Ann Davies from Rhos-on-Sea was walking her two dogs Merlin and Harvey and blamed the mess on youngsters using the site to drink.
"There is a lot going on up here with the kids. We see cans and fires up here. If they come up here they should clean up after themselves," she said.
Merfyn Jones, 79, from Colwyn Bay was walking with his dogs and said discarded hypodermic needles posed a danger to walkers using the site.
"There is often a mess here. My mate has been up there and found needles and all sorts of things," he said.
"It is an untidy mess. Tourists and people from abroad come and that is the site that meets them. They should have more respect for the area, but it is a sign of the times."
Bryn Euryn resident Wendy Kitson added: "Most of the time it is cans and cigarette packets. It concerns us because of the wildlife but also because of the children. I have children who often go blackberry picking and there are broken bottles. It is quite sad."
As a Grade II listed building the ruins at Llys Euryn date back to the mid-13th century when it is believed a timber medieval hall stood which was occupied by the tribal leader Ednyfed Fychan, who served Llywelyn the Great and was the ancestor of Owen Tudor.
This original building was probably burnt in 1409 during the Glyndwr revolt and rebuilt shortly afterwards as a late medieval fortified home to the Conwy family until 1629 when it was sold to Sir Peter Mutton.
In the late 1990s the building was subject to a conservation project when stone chippings were used to prevent vegetation and a sign about the site’s history was erected.
A spokeswoman for Conwy County Council, which is responsible for the site, commented: "This information has been forwarded to the Environment Service and Countryside Service.
"We can confirm over the last three months we have not received any reports or complaints of sharps or drug paraphernalia at this location. We would ask members of the public to report any such problem hotspots to the Environment Service."
Contact Conwy’s Environment Service on 01492 575337.