New President for Group   

the Ceiriog Valley and has pledged his full support for the GVT Group.   He was brought up in the Ruabon area, attending Ruabon Grammar School from which he progressed to Jesus College, Oxford, studying Lawand from which he graduated with an MA..   In more recent years, Geoffrey Kilfoil, in his capacity as Circuit Judge on the Chester Circuit, has presided many times at Chester Crown Court on a variety of cases.  He retired from the Bench in 2004.

Geoffrey has always been active at a community level, being Vice-President of the Rhos Male Voice Choir and President of the Ceiriog Memorial Institute at Glyn Ceiriog.    He looks forward to the prospect forging links between the work of the Institute - the focus of cultural life in the area - and the activities of the Glyn Valley Tramway Group in conserving the Industrial Heritage of the Valley.

In a recent statement, Geoffrey said: “I regard it as important that our Valley’s heritage is protected, conserved and advanced for the Twenty-first century appreciation and I am satisfied that the Glyn Valley Tramway Group is composed of hardworking individuals from all parts of the UK, trustworthy and dedicated in their intent and thus well-placed overall to realise their objectives for the benefit of our community and at the same time reach out to a wider audience.”

Geoffrey Kilfoil joins Vice-Presidents, Gwilym Hughes, a well-known retired solicitor from Wrexham and grandson of a former GVT engine driver, and Peter Summers of the family-owned John Summers Steelworks, Shotton, who has supported the Group for many years.

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The Glyn Valley Tramway Group, the only organisation dedicated to conserving the heritage of the unique Glyn Valley Tramway in North East Wales, has recently elected a new President.

His Honour Geoffrey Kilfoil, a retired Circuit Judge and prominent member of the Ceiriog Valley community, is keenly interested in the heritage of