AN AWARD-WINNING Denbighshire farm shop is appealing to the public for help with translating an Americanised phrase into Welsh.

The Rhug Estate, based just outside of Corwen, is looking to install new road signs - including one for their 'Drive Thru' which opened last year.

However, as there is a lot of dispute regarding the official Welsh translation for the phrase, Rhug are asking their visitors to come up with suggestions along side their own they have put forward - "Gyrru Drwodd".

"We are getting new road signs made but we need your help," PR Manager Sarah Jones said.

"We want to add 'Drive Thru' to our new road signs but there's a lot of dispute about the Welsh translation as it's an American phrase."

Their post on Facebook has sparked a lot of interest with several suggestions being put forward from locals.

Some of the most popular ones posted in the comments section are 'Pryd ar frys' (Meal in a hurry), 'Ffidan trwy'r ffenest' (Fed through the window) and 'Gwledd yn dy sedd' (Feast in your seat).

Another user suggested that, once Rhug staff have chosen a phrase, they should also include what the Welsh phrase then means in English as well and that the company is "doing the right thing" by getting the term checked and improved.

Rhug Estate owner Lord Newborough opened the UK's first farm-based drive-thru on site in August 2018.

The drive thru serves up hot and cold drinks, sandwiches, paninis, pastries, toasties and cakes and all packaging used is compostable.

Graham Webster, General Manager Rhug Ltd, said, “Our new Drive Thru has been a huge success since it opened last September and we’re very grateful for all the local visitors we have had.

"We want to get new road signs up ready for the start of the tourism season so visitors to the area that don’t have time to stop and enjoy a meal in the Bistro or from the takeaway can grab a good quality meal and hot drink.

"It is important to us as a business to have as much of our signage and literature as possible in Welsh and English.

"When it came to the road signs however the company we have making them were not sure how to translate Drive Thru so we thought we would put it to our loyal customers on social media and we are very grateful for the fantastic response we have had.

"We will look through all the suggestions we have had, which are both literal translations aswell as quirky unique alternatives such as ‘window to window’ and ‘feast in your seat’ and choose what best suits the locality.”