Caerdroia
Caerdroia are permanent or temporary Labyrinths created in the natural environment with, and maintained by, the local community. Caerdroia become venues for Sensory Labyrinth Performances as well as having many other uses which are proposed and ran by the community.
The first of its kind, the Gwydyr Forest Caerdroia was built co-operatively between Theatre Cynefin, Golygfa Gwydyr, and local young people in 2005, and at a mile long is the largest labyrinth of its kind in the world.
It has hosted five professional sensory labyrinth performances to date -
- Caerdroia July 2005
- Heuldro Haf June 2006
- Heuldro Gaeaf December 2006
- Ysbrydnos October 2007
- Alban Hefin June 2008
The projects on site include the building and maintenance of the labyrinth pathway, art, sculpture and poetry installations, the renovation of the well and plum orchard which supplied Pen Y Parc Farm prior to the 1950s, the construction of two timber framed eco-compost toilets, the construction of the Soulskin tepee from on-site timber, woodland skills including dead hedging and the plantation of native tree saplings grown from locally gathered seed.
Golygfa Gwydyr's Caerdroia won Best Cultural Activity at the Conwy Pride of Community Awards 2010.
