Mold
Mold is a town in Flintshire, Wales, on the River Alyn. It is the administrative seat of Flintshire County Council, and was the county town of Clwyd from 1974 to 1996. In accordance with the 2011 UK Census, it has a permanent resident population of around 10058 people. With no train service, Mold is difficult to get to by public transportation. The closest station is at Buckley, which has connections to Wrexham and Liverpool. Flint railway station, to which Mold is linked by regular bus services, is not much further, and has direct trains to Cardiff, London and Manchester. All throughout the day there are frequent buses from Mold Bus Station to Chester and Wrexham together with other nearby towns and villages. Mold has a 15th-century parish church, a small museum and the local arts centre, Theatre Clwyd. Sharing a building with Mold Library and Museum is Visit Flintshire, which is the main Tourist Information Office for the town and its surroundings, and offers an outlet for regional artists and craftspeople to promote their work. Mold is a cittaslow (slow food town), and it was the first town in Wales to achieve this difference. Mold has a diverse street market every Wednesday and Saturday for fresh produce and plenty of other goods. For speciality and fresh regional food, the Celyn Farmers' Market is held on the first and third Saturdays of on a monthly basis in Mold. The Mold Food and Drink Festival is held each September. The food festival has a main event area on the edge of the town centre, and plenty of central and close-by companies contribute to the event. For all of your home renovations, make sure to identify credible specialists in Mold to make certain of quality.
