Amlwch
Here's our pick of the websites we've found for and about the Amlwch area.
Amlwch Town FC
http://www.amlwchtownfc.co.uk/
This well-designed, easy to navigate site will help you keep up to date with Amlwch FC's Cymru Alliance exploits. As well as information on the teams and officials and how to find and contact the club, simple match reports keep you posted on the Saturday results and scorers, and you can find out if you've struck lucky on the club lotto.
Bull Bay Golf Club
http://www.bullbaygc.co.uk/
This site is user friendly and simple to navigate. All relevant information about the club's facilities is available, as well as course reviews, a detailed plan of the course and club card. However, it is unclear whether the events diary is current, as there is no note of the year in question.
Amlwch Data
http://www.amlwchdata.co.uk
This site is easy to navigate from the homepage, though you must click the 'back' button to return to it on your journey. It's ideal for tracing relatives around the Amlwch area, as it contains censuses dating back to 1801. There's also data on Amlwch's church and chapels, as well as interesting information, such as a description of the area's dwellings in 1780.
The Copper Kingdom
http://www.copperkingdom.co.uk/
This site is maintained by Amlwch Industrial Heritage Trust, and is packed with information on the copper industry in Amlwch, Anglesey. The homepage is unusually made up of a grid of pictures, and it's necessary to hover your mouse over each image to find out what's behind it. Other industries are also mentioned, including fishing, ship building and chemicals.
Parys Mountain
http://www.parysmountain.co.uk/
This site is a veritable mine of information and will tell you all you've ever wanted to know about what was once the largest copper mine in the world. The user-friendly homepage displays links to who's who of the mine's history, the technicalities of extracting copper and info on the old mountain's geology.
Anglesey County Council
http://www.anglesey.gov.uk/
The local government website for the whole Anglesey, including Amlwch.
Anglesey Local Health Board
http://www.wales.nhs.uk
This easy-access site gives details of local GPs, dentists, pharmacies and opticians. It also provides access to the health board's press articles and Welsh language scheme.
Welcome to Amlwch
http://www.amlwch.org
One of a network of town sites for North Wales, this offers a basic introduction to Amlwch, a photo gallery and links to some local businesses.
Amlwch.net
http://www.amlwch.net/
Local history is a strong feature of this site, which even includes a list of boats built in the Anglesey port of Amlwch from as far back as 1788. There are plenty of photos, events details and a business directory, as well as a message board and local news items.
Amlwch Branch Line
http://www.2d53.co.uk/amlwch/menu.htm
One for the railway buffs, although others may be interested in the photos and brief details of the branch line from Gaerwen to Amlwch and the old Associated Octel plant.
Copperfest
http://www.copperfest.co.uk/
Find out about the free Welsh music festival held over the August Bank Holiday weekend at Amlwch Port since 2006.
Maritime History
http://freespace.virgin.net/r.cadwalader/
This site has some interesting notes on the history of Amlwch Port and ships built there.
Amlwch Methodist Church
http://uk.geocities.com/amlwchmethodistchurch/
It's just three pages, but it gives the chapel's Cornish roots, details of services and events, contact details, plus links and a prayer.
Suggested by Keith Alexander.
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