A woman took a trip down memory lane and visited Glyn Wylfa in Chirk, which used to be owned by her grandfather.

Jean Beggan, who now lives in Tewkesbury, returned to the town to see her grandfathers old house which is now part of the development trust, and is a social enterprise run by a team of Chirk residents.

Mrs Beggan, then Jean Edmonson, was born in 1928 in Whitewalls in Station Road.

Her grandfather bought Glyn Wylfa house when it was connected to the mill, which is now known as Seventh Heaven furniture shop.

Her father, Townly Edmonson, ran the poultry farm at Moreton Hall school.

Chairman of the Glyn Wylfa Trust, Mick Ramsey, first met Mrs Beggan when she walked up his drive to ask about the property.

"She knocked on my door, not knowing who's house it was, and asked about Glyn Wylfa," said Mick.

"It was brilliant to hear the history of the building."

Mrs Beggan was visited Chirk last month, and was given a tour of the property and its grounds.

"It really is a trip down memory lane," said Mrs Beggan.

"There used be a joiners where the police station is, and there was a walled vegetable garden which is now a car park.

"I also remember that there used to be a tennis court, but now that is Caffi Wylfa. I never thought that I'd be drinking coffee where the tennis courts once were!

"I left Chirk in 1972, and I've only been back once since. I was divorced and my mother was widowed, so we took the dogs and moved to Australia. It took a month by boat to sail there," said Mrs Beggan, who celebrated her 90th birthday in October.

"I haven't been to Chirk for ten years. I remember the wonderful parties we used to have – and I remember characters such as 'Little Calf' and 'Diggory' from Diggory's Hats of Chirk.

"It really is lovely to come back."