LLANGOLLEN Heritage Railway is appealing for people to help in dealing with a feral cat colony at the site.

Over many years, the carriage and wagon workshops on the Llangollen Railway, situated about one kilometre from the main station, have become home to a colony of feral cats.

While their welfare has always been the railway's priority, with many humanely captured, neutered, and several re-homed, the colony has continued to grow to a point where the railway’s staff and volunteers can no longer care for them. As a result, Llangollen Railway is now reaching-out to the local community for help in finding the cat colony forever homes.

Tom Taylor, Llangollen Railway trust manager, said: "Our workshop environment has provided welcome shelter to stray cats for many years. A small group of our volunteers have fed and looked after them, where they can.

"However, this is no longer conducive to meeting the ongoing needs of so many animals. Furthermore, their presence has created many challenges within our engineering areas, prompting us to seek a more suitable resolution and permanent living arrangement.  

"To ensure the continued welfare of this feline colony, Llangollen Railway is partnering with a local animal rescue charity, Candy & Tibby Trust. Together, we are committed to finding loving homes where the railway cats can thrive."

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Tom added: "If you are interested in providing a forever home for one (or more) of our cats, we encourage you to reach out to Paul Conway at Candy & Tibby Trust on 07552 200556 or email candyandtibbytrustcatrescue@gmail.com.

"Your support will make a significant difference in the lives of these cats, and we appreciate any help you can provide in spreading the word. Thank you for considering giving a loving home to a deserving railway cat. We are very grateful of Paul’s help and expertise."

Paul Conway said: "A short while ago the management of Llangollen Railway approached ourselves about a pressing situation of a growing cat colony they had been supporting.

"We are happy to be working along side the management of Llangollen Railway, who have gone out of their way to assist us in working to our plan of finding safe rural homes in around the Wrexham area and if need be further a field, if the right homes.

"Being a self-funded registered cat charity, a colony of this size will hugely drain our resources. If anyone knows of safe rural homes or would like to donate to help us to enable us to take on such a big case like this - please contact us via our social media pages."