The council said Builth Wells, Llanfair Caereinion and Llanfyllin sixth forms would continue to be bilingual.

BBC: Banners outside meeting

Parents from Penybontfawr, near Llanfyllin, have campaigned for weeks to keep Ysgol Pennant open.

BBC: school pupils generic

Coaching the squad will be a husband and wife team, Alan and Sue Jones from Llanfyllin near Welshpool.

BBC: Delhi Commonwealth Games wrestling spot for Hawthorn

Similarly, a letter sent to the people of Llanfyllin by the freed French PoWs on 17 June, 1817 states how "the esteemed inhabitants of Llanfyllin will ever remain in their thankful remembrance".

BBC: Dry stone wall 'built by Napoleon PoWs' is restored

Other events as part of Open Doors include tours of castles and churches in Gwynedd, and Llanfyllin Union Workhouse in Powys, and a display of community archives at Denbigh town hall.

BBC: Weekend 'open doors' at historic sites across Wales