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Anniversary of the flooding of the village of Capel celyn in wales to supply liverpool with water.

This weekend was the anniversary of the flooding of the village of Capel celyn in wales to supply liverpool with water.  Capel Celyn was a rural community to the north west of Bala in Gwynedd, north Wales, in the Afon Tryweryn valley. The village and other parts of the valley were flooded to create a reservoir, Llyn Celyn, in order to supply Liverpool and The Wirral with water for industry.  It later came out that they didnt need the water and wanted to sell it. Quote bellow from wiki " In 1956, a private bill sponsored by Liverpool City Council was brought before Parliament to develop a water reservoir from the Tryweryn Valley. The development would include the flooding of Capel Celyn. By obtaining authority via an Act of Parliament, Liverpool City Council would not require planning consent from the relevant Welsh local authorities. This, together with the fact that the village was one of the last Welsh-only speaking communities, ensured that the proposals became deeply contr