A prolific writer and local historian, Cindy Lowe published a novel based on her upbringing in Colwyn Bay just after World War Two, ‘To Where We Once Belonged: Colwyn Bay Revisited‘, and the acclaimed and defining history of Colwyn Bay’s accommodation of The Ministry of Food during the Second World War, ‘Colwyn Bay Accredited:the wartime experience‘.
Cindy worked with the Heritage Group to compile collections of the memories of local people and of life in the area in times past.
People’s memories of the pier and of their schooldays have been published and are available here on the group’s through the group’s website as downloadable e-books.
“Cindy was a well-qualified and experienced social historian”, said Arthur Creber of the Heritage Group, “her novel, historical accounts of the town and collections of oral histories are a valued addition to the written archive of material on Colwyn Bay”.
Cindy lived in Thames Ditton for much of her life but made regular visits to the town for her research and to maintain involvement in local community activities. She was also a member of the Civic Society and an enthusiastic and recognisable participant in the 40s festivals.
“Her passion for the town, its history and its development was infectious and she found a ready response to her request for stories for her publications” said Arthur Creber. “She has left a valuable legacy to the town which will entertain and inform residents and visitors well into the future”.
Cindy is seen here participating in the Forties Festival event.
Cindy passed away in 2018.