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| PM Brown's first visit to Wales | PM Brown's first visit to Wales |
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| Gordon Brown is making his first visit to Wales as Prime Minister to attend Welsh Labour's spring conference. | Gordon Brown is making his first visit to Wales as Prime Minister to attend Welsh Labour's spring conference. |
| He flew into RAF Valley on Anglesey at lunchtime and met personnel involved in the rescue of the Riverdance freight ship, which ran aground near Blackpool. | He flew into RAF Valley on Anglesey at lunchtime and met personnel involved in the rescue of the Riverdance freight ship, which ran aground near Blackpool. |
| Mr Brown was heading for Llandudno, where he was expected to outline ideas for offering cash to encourage people on benefits into work and training. | Mr Brown was heading for Llandudno, where he was expected to outline ideas for offering cash to encourage people on benefits into work and training. |
| His speech was due to set out proposals for a "contract out of poverty". | His speech was due to set out proposals for a "contract out of poverty". |
| On his arrival at Valley, Mr Brown was presented by Anglesey council with a painting of the 12th Century St Cwyfan's Church. | |
| The painting, by local artist, Keith Andrew, shows the "church in the sea", which is perched on a rocky inlet at Cwyfan Bay and is only accessible at low tide. | |
| Mr Brown also met personnel at RAF Valley, who were involved in the rescue operation of the stricken ferry and freighter, Riverdance on 31 January. | |
| Crew and passengers were rescued as the ship was hit by a freak wave in the Irish Sea while heading to the Lancashire coast. | Crew and passengers were rescued as the ship was hit by a freak wave in the Irish Sea while heading to the Lancashire coast. |
| Mr Brown then opened a new environmental science centre at Bangor University before travelling to the conference. |