NORTH Wales farmers enjoyed looking back on the issues raised in their area over the years as part of a union event.

Farmers' Union of Wales (FUW) members in Denbigh and Flint were invited to a coffee morning as part of a clear up of the county office at Mold.

Those attending had a chance to remember their farming past.

County executive officer Mari Jones said: "The oldest file in our library dates back to 1957 and belonged to one of the founder members of the Denbigh branch, R J Evans of Hafod Fawr, Llanrwst.

"His son Mathonwy Ifan called in to collect the file - you can imagine how thick that was.

“And our members really enjoyed reading through all the different issues that have been raised over the years.

"The county staff have dealt with all kinds of matters over the years, supporting farmers’ planning applications, common land issues and the like, in much the same way as now, although now everything is transmitted by email.

"And it was nice to see some faces of some of the members we had not met for a while, and catch up on the gossip.”