Part of 3. 2. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:39 pm on 23 May 2017.
Whilst it’s quite appropriate that we attract people to celebrate and become more aware of our legends and the stories we have to tell in north-east Wales—to refer back to the original question—there is a significant market also in the north east of Wales, in the north-east of Wales, and, very often, the local people don’t appreciate the history and the assets that we have in that area. So, may I ask, while this project promotes the whole of Wales more widely, shouldn’t the Government, at the same time, do far more to promote our heritage and history at a local level? That happened with the National Trust in my day. The number of visitors increased significantly, and, of course, the number of people who were volunteering and felt ownership of those assets also increased, which strengthened the wider offer within north-east Wales.