Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:14 pm on 15 November 2016.
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. Thanks for your statement, Cabinet Secretary, and I was pleased to hear you open by reiterating how north Wales was voted one of the world’s best regions by Lonely Planet. It won’t surprise colleagues to learn that I cannot hear that enough. The Year of Legends gives us a unique opportunity to showcase both our history and heritage, both the magnificent myths and the legends of our industrial might, and the ordinary working people that helped enable this, bringing both cultural and economic benefits across Wales.
Today and tomorrow there’s a Historic Mold exhibition taking place in my constituency—an event that includes the abbreviated history of Mold, learning more about poets and authors like Daniel Owen and, of course, the Mold gold cape. Cabinet Secretary, you’ll be familiar with the story of the Mold gold cape, discovered in 1833 by workmen quarrying for stone in a burial ground, and now considered one of the top 10 treasures of the British Museum in London. Cabinet Secretary, will you meet with me to discuss how the Mold gold cape can be returned to its place of discovery to be exhibited and its story told as part of the Year of Legends? You’d also be welcome to join me on a visit to Mold to look at where the gold cape could be exhibited, and the role that local partners could play to the benefit of the north-east cultural and visitor economy.