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In 2001, Gŵyl yr Urdd replaced the Eisteddfod with competitions and performances taking place at two venues (one in North Wales, one in the South) to minimise travel during the foot-and-mouth crisis [4] and a virtual edition was staged during the Coronavirus pandemic of 2020 with all contributions submitted via video and judging conducted on ...
In 2023 the Eisteddfod was held in Carmarthenshire and the 2024 Eisteddfod in Meifod, Powys attracted a record-breaking 100,454 registrations to compete. [10] Eisteddfod yr Urdd Dur a Môr 2025 will be held in Margam Park, Port Talbot, before visiting Anglesey (Ynys Môn) in 2026 and Newport for the first time ever in 2027. [citation needed]
However the National Eisteddfod of Wales as an organisation traces its history back to the first event held in 1861, in Aberdare. [10] [11] One of the most dramatic events in Eisteddfod history was the award of the 1917 chair to the poet Ellis Humphrey Evans, bardic name Hedd Wyn, for the poem Yr Arwr (The Hero). The winner was announced, and ...
Another important eisteddfod in the calendar is Eisteddfod Yr Urdd or the Youth Eisteddfod. Organised by Urdd Gobaith Cymru , it involves young Welsh people from nursery age to 25 in a week of competition in singing, recitation , dancing, acting and musicianship during the summer half-term school holiday.
Urdd National Eisteddfod 2017 Entrance Hay festival [6] Urdd National Eisteddfod (location changes) [7] Inside Out festival (Bute Park, Cardiff) [5] FOCUS Wales [5] Gwyl Fach y Fro (Barry Island) [8] Balter Festival [5] In it Together Festival (Margam, Port Talbot) [9]
In 2021, she also appeared in the launch of the online Urdd National Eisteddfod, Esteddfod T. [14] In the same year she appeared on Scott Quinnell's BBC Radio Wales Sunday programme to discuss her debut album. [15] '“So I'm really proud that we can share the Welsh language and be able to create a different partnership here in New York.” [16]
Average mortgage rates ease lower as of Friday, February 7, 2025, rounding out the week with the 30-year fixed benchmark under 7%. An anticipated employment report due out today is expected to ...
Bwncath has performed live in events across Wales including, Eisteddfod yr Urdd, ... This page was last edited on 18 January 2025, at 08:30 (UTC).