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| Snowdon visitors' centre is named | Snowdon visitors' centre is named |
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| The name of the new £8.3m visitors' centre on the summit of Snowdon, Wales' highest mountain, has been revealed as Hafod Eryri. | The name of the new £8.3m visitors' centre on the summit of Snowdon, Wales' highest mountain, has been revealed as Hafod Eryri. |
| Snowdonia National Park Authority members voted in a secret ballot from a choice of more than 400. | Snowdonia National Park Authority members voted in a secret ballot from a choice of more than 400. |
| The centre will replace the demolished mountain cafe once called Britain's highest slum by Prince Charles. | The centre will replace the demolished mountain cafe once called Britain's highest slum by Prince Charles. |
| Eryri in English is Snowdonia but there is no translation for Hafod, an old Welsh term for residence on high land. | Eryri in English is Snowdonia but there is no translation for Hafod, an old Welsh term for residence on high land. |
| People from Wales, Europe, America and the Middle East had made suggestions for the new building. | People from Wales, Europe, America and the Middle East had made suggestions for the new building. |
| Those already received by the BBC include Caffe Cymylog (Cloudy Cafe), Coffi Cymylog (Cloudy Coffee), Summit Special, Dragons Den, Snowdrop Cafe, Coron y Mynydd (Crown of the Mountain) and Eryr Wen (White Eagle). | Those already received by the BBC include Caffe Cymylog (Cloudy Cafe), Coffi Cymylog (Cloudy Coffee), Summit Special, Dragons Den, Snowdrop Cafe, Coron y Mynydd (Crown of the Mountain) and Eryr Wen (White Eagle). |
| The phone rang to say that I had won the competition and I had forgotten all about it Phil Mosert | |
| Runner-up was Pen Wyddfa (top of Snowdon in English) and third was Copa (summit). In total 422 names were put forward. | |
| Winner Phil Mosert from Harlech said he was "shocked" to discover one of his suggestions had been picked. | |
| "I was working at home this afternoon and the phone rang to say that I had won the competition, and I had forgotten all about it. | |
| "I had sent a list of names in and evidently one of them pleased the people who know better than I do about the name they wanted for the building," he added. | |
| David Archer, project manager for the centre, said the authority's priorities had been to come up with a memorable name easy for visitors to pronounce, which could be used in branding the building, and which was Welsh. | David Archer, project manager for the centre, said the authority's priorities had been to come up with a memorable name easy for visitors to pronounce, which could be used in branding the building, and which was Welsh. |
| "I suppose it will be shortened to 'Hafod'," said Mr Archer. "That's an easily pronounceable name that will be picked up by people." | |
| He added the authority was hoping that the term 'cafe' would not be used for the new centre once it opens in 2008. | He added the authority was hoping that the term 'cafe' would not be used for the new centre once it opens in 2008. |
| "It's more than somewhere where you can just have a quick cup of tea. There's a lot more to experience than simply going into a cafe." | "It's more than somewhere where you can just have a quick cup of tea. There's a lot more to experience than simply going into a cafe." |
| Members voted on their favourite in a secret ballot and the name with the largest numbers of votes was announced. | Members voted on their favourite in a secret ballot and the name with the largest numbers of votes was announced. |
| The mountain railway is being used to take building materials to the summit.Enlarge Image | The mountain railway is being used to take building materials to the summit.Enlarge Image |
| The name will be carved into the stone within the next few weeks. | The name will be carved into the stone within the next few weeks. |
| The new centre is being constructed in Queensferry, will then be transported to Llanberis next spring. It will be officially opened in 2008. | The new centre is being constructed in Queensferry, will then be transported to Llanberis next spring. It will be officially opened in 2008. |
| The assembly government has given £3m to the project and another £4m has come from European Objective One funds. A further £350,000 was raised by a public appeal. | The assembly government has given £3m to the project and another £4m has come from European Objective One funds. A further £350,000 was raised by a public appeal. |
| The old summit building was built in 1935 and designed by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, the founder of the Italianate village Portmeirion. | The old summit building was built in 1935 and designed by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, the founder of the Italianate village Portmeirion. |
| The new centre will have facilities giving visitors the chance to learn more about Wales' highest mountain and its environment. | The new centre will have facilities giving visitors the chance to learn more about Wales' highest mountain and its environment. |
| It will also provide weather information, advice on routes as well as refreshments and shelter. | It will also provide weather information, advice on routes as well as refreshments and shelter. |