People on and around Anglesey are invited to join volunteering events at the Llyn Alaw reservoir (Anglesey) in October and February, to help rediscover a huge sculpture (approx. 11x6 yd) by Beca artist Paul Davies (best known for his "Welsh Not"-performance at 1977 Eisteddfod).

The events emerge from a number of activities (with Utopias Bach involvement) and an ongoing collaboration between Welsh Water, Isle of Anglesey AONB, and Sarah Pogoda. Sarah is looking into Paul Davies’s work and the Llyn Alaw site in particular, as thanks to Utopias Bach has found multiple connections to the site.

In the last decade, the sculpture has been overgrown by bramble, gorse, and undergrowth. Owen Davies (AONB Community Warden at Anglesey Council) has been taking lead for clearing the sculpture from its overgrowth and organising the volunteering events for October this year and February 2024.

The first volunteering event will take place from October 13-15. Volunteers can be re-imbursed for their travel, but we will also arrange lifts to and from the site. Portable toilet and hand washing facility will be available. Bring your own lunch.

For further information on the volunteering events, please contact Owen Davies: aonb@ynysmon.gov.uk

For further information on the research relating the sculpture, please contact Sarah Pogoda: s.pogoda@bangor.ac.uk, 01248 382521