TV presenter and naturalist Iolo Williams will feature in a new video celebrating the life of Robert Owen who’s 250th birthday will be marked next week with a series of commemorative events.

The BBC Springwatch star, who lives near Newtown, along with members of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council and the Robert Owen Memorial Museum will be taking part in the video which will be released on Robert Owen’s birthday, May 14.

The 30-minute video will include speeches from TV wildlife personality Iolo, Robert Owen Memorial Museum chairman Rex Shayler, museum curator Colin Laker and museum librarian Dewi Hughes.

It will also include a virtual reality segment of the museum which Chair Rex Shayler said is “putting Newtown ahead with the use of new VR technology”.

The video will be premiered on the town council’s Facebook page on May 14.