Coventry celebrations planned for outdoor education centre used by generations of children.

Plas Dol-y-Moch is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a call for stories and images. Plas Dol-y-Moch, Coventry City Council’s outdoor education centre in north Wales, will celebrate its 60th anniversary.

Next year’s anniversary will also see council executives meet with schools and communities to discuss their future plans for the listed structure in the heart of Snowdonia.

According to a report by the council’s head of education entitlement and enrichment services, the 2026 festivities will be a significant milestone for the city and its citizens, many of whom have spent time at the centre.

The report further states: “The anniversary provides an opportunity not only to celebrate the unique contribution the centre has made to generations of Coventry children and families but also to reaffirm its role in shaping the city’s future through outdoor education and access to green space.”

It goes on to say that the commemorative events would have three main strands: the history, the present, and the future.

Stories and images from visits dating back to 1966 will be shared, and schools and communities will have the opportunity to create the next phase by expanding access to outdoor education and ensuring its long-term viability.

The centre is part of Coventry Outdoors, which also includes the In-City Outdoor Education Service in Coombe Abbey, which opened in 2021.

The service, including overheads, is entirely funded by income and grants, with the latest financial year’s cost totalling around £1.8 million.

Councillors at Thursday’s (September 11) education and children’s services scrutiny board meeting will also discuss the rehabilitation work required at the Grade II listed Welsh property.

The list includes adding en-suite staff rooms, improving student living spaces, and reconfiguring the internal structure to better enable residential outdoor learning and flexible group bookings.

A new multi-purpose building with additional staff accommodations is also being proposed. Plas Dol-y-Moch is a 17th-century country home nestled among gardens and woodlands in the Vale of Ffestiniog.

It includes 87 beds spread between the main house and the converted stable block.

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