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BBC Homepage Wales Home 2007 Bicentenary more from this section Aberaeron's Bicentenary was Aberaeron celebrated in 2007. A number 'Aberayron' Ribbons of events was planned 2007 Seafood Festival throughout the year for this Aberaeron Carnival 2009 historic occasion which reached Aberaeron Coastal Views Aberaeron In Bloom 2006 BBC Local a climax during July and Aberaeron Stud 1964-2007 Mid Wales August. Coflein Photos Things to do Community Christmas 2008 Facts and Figures People & Places LATEST: re-building Mountain Lass... Harbour Photos Nature & Outdoors Llanerchaeron History Llanon Tour Local Author Religion & Ethics Mackerel Festival - 2006 Arts & Culture Bicentenary Ecumenical service My Town Music Celebrations The Archbishop of Wales Photo Tour took part in an ecumenical TV & Radio Look at the provisional Pretty Pictures timetable of events and a service to launch Regatta 2005 Photos Bicentenary week on 29 Local BBC Sites brief history lesson about Special Events News the town. July 2007. The Fields of Ciliau Aeron Sport Tug of War 2007 War Photographer Weather Bicentenary week Marine Heritage Day Welsh Ponies and Cobs 2007 Travel Take a photo tour as the The town celebrated a town geared up for its Marine Heritage day on 28 Bicentenary celebrations in July 2007. Bicentenary 2007 Neighbouring Sites Aberaeron Calling North East Wales July 2007 Bible Readathon North West Wales Bicentenary Celebrations South East Wales Party in the park Town Trail Bicentenary Painting South West Wales A party was held at Lord Elystan Morgan Bicentenary Launch Aberaeron's Square Field launched Aberaeron's town Bicentenary preparations Related BBC Sites on 30 July 2007. trail on 30 July 2007 Celebrating Heritage Wales Creators of Aberaeron Cymru Ecumenical Service Town trail plaques Creators of Exhibitions of the Bicentenary Canolbarth Plaques denoting historical Aberaeron Felinfach Concert and architectural Read more about the Gala Concert landmarks in the town. influence of the Thomas - Marine Heritage Day Jones - Gwynnes on the Mountain Lass re-build town. Oral History Tea Oral History Training Day Party in the Park Round Wales in a Aberaeron Calling Round Wales in a dinghy dinghy Gwynne Griffiths' article Scanning Day Roy Fenner and Nigel about Aberaeron's efforts Sharing Aberaeron poem Wells' bid to to make radio contact with Town plaques circumnavigate Wales in a the rest of the world. Town Trail 17ft long dinghy

Bible Readathon Expo opening Find out more about the Dan Clayton Jones five-day Bible Readathon. officially opened two exhibitions in July 2007

Bicentenary painting Celebrating Heritage Artist Aneurin Jones' Plans to celebrate commissioned painting to Aberaeron's Bicentenary in commemorate the town 2007 include a heritage receiving its charter in community project - 1807. Celebrating Our Heritage.

Gala concert Felinfach concert A host of stars took part A concert held at Theatr in a gala concert at the Felinfach in May 2007 Square Field in August marked Aberaeron's links 2007. with the communities of Dyffryn Aeron.

Bicentenary Launch Oral History Training Aberaeron 2007 launched Day its Heritage Lottery Funded Eleven volunteers got Project at the town's involved in a training day Memorial Hall on 1 to transcribe local people's December 2006. histories.

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BBC Homepage Wales Home Brigantine 'Mountain Lass' 1849-1895 more from this section Last updated: 22 October 2009 Aberaeron The "Mountain Lass" project 'Aberayron' Ribbons germinated during the Bi- 2007 Seafood Festival Aberaeron Carnival 2009 centenary celebrations of Aberaeron Coastal Views 2007. In October 2009 Gwyn Aberaeron In Bloom 2006 BBC Local Quince sent us an update on Aberaeron Stud 1964-2007 Mid Wales the people and process Coflein Photos Things to do Community Christmas 2008 involved: Facts and Figures People & Places Harbour Photos Nature & Outdoors Poem about Mountain Lass... Llanerchaeron History Llanon Tour Local Author Religion & Ethics "The 2007 sub-committee of the Aberaeron Yacht Club Mackerel Festival - 2006 Arts & Culture produced the Maritime Heritage day at The Yacht Club, who My Town Music were instrumental in engaging a local traditional shipwright Photo Tour TV & Radio Pretty Pictures (David Selmes) to build a scaled section of Mountain Lass for Regatta 2005 Photos Local BBC Sites the Maritime Heritage display. Special Events News The Fields of Ciliau Aeron Sport David Thomson and Deirdre Sawyer (who is a descendent of Tug of War 2007 War Photographer Weather John Harries Senior, 1781 - 1863), led the 2007 sub- Welsh Ponies and Cobs 2007 Travel committee. Bicentenary 2007 Neighbouring Sites Aberaeron Calling North East Wales After the celebrations were over it was agreed by the 2007 sub committee of AYC that there should be some enduring Bible Readathon North West Wales Bicentenary Celebrations South East Wales tribute to the Maritime Heritage of Aberaeron to emerge from Bicentenary Painting the fantastic success of the celebrations and the enthusiasm South West Wales Bicentenary Launch of participants and public. Bicentenary preparations Related BBC Sites Celebrating Heritage Wales David Selmes has initiated research into Mountain Lass' Creators of Aberaeron Cymru Ecumenical Service history to find working drawings and dimensions and has Exhibitions of the Bicentenary Canolbarth expressed an interest in building a full scale working replica Felinfach Concert Gala Concert of the vessel before he loses his skills through age and physical deterioration. Marine Heritage Day Mountain Lass re-build Oral History Tea He also has contacts and Oral History Training Day colleagues of craftsmen who Party in the Park would be interested in Round Wales in a dinghy Scanning Day participating in the project. Sharing Aberaeron poem David has estimated that the Town plaques cost would be in excess of Town Trail £500,000. related www links A local entrepreneur (Peter Harries Family Shipbuilding Bottoms), who has just commenced a new venture producing timber, having The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites abandoned his fishing trade from Aberaeron, has offered to source local timber for the project. more from Mid Wales The immediate past Town Mayor (Phil Davies) has expressed an interest and is very supportive of the project. The current Nature Town Mayor (Elizabeth Evans) has also shown active and Dolphin survey A report of marine wildlife enthusiastic support for the project. The local Harbourmaster sightings in Cardigan Bay for Aberaeron (Nigel Wells) has been consulted and is also last week. very supportive. History The finished vessel will need a permanent base at Aberaeron Fall of the Berlin wall and would ideally be berthed in a sheltered dry dock at the Annette Strauch's remembers when the wall East end of Aberaeron Harbour, where she can be viewed and came tumbling down. visited by tourists. Arts Mountain Lass and many other similar vessels were built and Space launched in Aberaeron Harbour in the mid nineteenth century, Artwork from Stuart Evans' lastest expo at the National by the Harries family from the Dolphin yard adjacent to the Library of Wales. Dolphin Inn (now Trelawney) which was also owned by John Harries Senior - founder of the Shipyard.

It is proposed to build the ship at the east end of the harbour near the foot bridge to launch into the harbour. Sioe Frenhinol A Local Master Mariner from Llanelwedd Y Sioe Frenhinol 2010. Cyfle Aberaeron (Captain Huw i edrych yn ôl ar Lewis) has offered to build a ddigwyddiadau'r Sioe Fawr 2010. scale model of Mountain Lass and has also offered to master the ship during trials after commissioning.

The various characters involved as above, including myself are now in the process of consolidating interested volunteers into a focussed group and preparing an application for the formation of a "Community Interest Company" to attract funding and formalised plans for the project, which will be staged in three phases.

Phase 1 - The Dry Dock Home - Cei Aeron Quay

Our first proposal would be to construct a dry dock at the East end of Aberaeron Harbour (to be named "Cei Aeron Quay") as indicated in the draft plan below (coloured purple).

The dry dock could be built by volunteer and "community service" labour using traditional methods to minimise the impact on the environment and character of the harbour.

The retaining wall along the river bank would be designed to channel the river in its flow path along the north side of the harbour and to deflect the tendency to flood the southern part of the harbour.

While waves from north westerly winds prevail within the harbour it will continue to be necessary to retain the rock breakwater at the east end to diffuse waves which reach the east bank.

However it is hoped that in time this phenomenon will be addressed by calming measures to make the harbour a safe haven (possibly by deploying a seaward breakwater or hooked extension to south quay through the continuing Aberaeron coastal defence scheme, which is not part of this project).

Some support will inevitably be sought from County Architects, Estates and Planning departments of Ceredigion County Council to administrate the progress of Cei Aeron Quay.

Phase 2 - Brigantine Mountain Lass - Rebuild

The completed dry dock will enable Mountain Lass to be rebuilt, launched and fitted out. This would be the only project of its kind in Wales and the UK at this time, although inspiration has come from the French naval town of Rochefort, where an 18th century frigate "Hermione" (a much larger vessel) is currently being built using traditional methods. We are proud of our shipbuilding heritage in Aberaeron from the 19th century and how better to ensure that our history is not forgotten by future generations than to rebuild one of the most famous Aberaeron Brigantines, to sail the seas once more and demonstrate our pride.

Needless to say the construction stages of the vessel will also attract tourism to our historic town.

Work is currently under weigh to research further details of Mountain Lass and her sister ship, Henry and Dora 1849 - 1869 as background to the rebuild project. The original Mountain Lass was 74.4' Long, 22.4' Beam, 11.1' Deep and 107 Tons (ULW).

An artists impression of how Mountain Lass will appear when in dry dock at low tide in the proposed Cei Aeron Quay. (The red lock gates can be seen sheltering the Brigantine and enabling the dock to remain dry at high tide).

Phase 3 - Adventure Voyages, Ambassador and Living Heritage Museum

When complete, seaworthy and finally commissioned, Brigantine Mountain Lass will embark on adventure voyages as an ambassador for Aberaeron and our maritime heritage.

The crew will comprise anyone who is willing and able to fund their own passage. Considerations will also be given to disaffected individuals who require financial support to embark upon a life changing adventure.

The Master will need to be a professional engaged by the Community Interest Company, who will continue to run the ship as a non profit making organisation.

Significant inspiration has been taken from the recent television series featuring Jamie Owen ("Turning the Tide") and he has personally expressed his support for the project as our "champion".

Upon return to port she will always have a home in the dry dock at Cei Aeron Quay, for maintenance and as a tourist attraction and working museum/testament to our heritage, which will be the pride of Wales, Ceredigion and Aberaeron.

Inspiration has also come from New Haven, Connecticut, America, where the historical 19th century top sail Schooner "Amistad", (also immortalised in a Steven Spielberg film), has been successfully rebuilt (launched in March 2000 - 78'L, 23'B, 10'D, 136T) and currently tours the world as an ambassador for freedom and diversity.

The creation of Mountain Lass in Aberaeron should be able to provide leisure, training, tourism, voyages, employment, local interest, skills, education, rehabilitation, motivation, pride, hope, a memorial to the souls of Welsh sailors and preservation of our maritime heritage."

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Catherine Lea from Rhayader What a fantastic idea, brilliant work will be done when it's finished. When not being a tourist attraction sailing this ship will do wonders for lots of young people, just like the Tall Ships Youth Trust based in Portsmouth. It is great to sail on them - quite an adventure. Well done Aberaeron and good luck with the project. Sun Nov 8 19:14:26 2009

Adrian Turner. Pennant I would be interested in physicaly helping with the project as a retired cabinett maker , I have always done work on boats, plastic and wood. well and steel and aluminium. I have good woodwork shop and some fairly large machines Sun Aug 9 20:09:56 2009

Deirdre from Aberaeron Dewi Lass was a gaff rig schooner 99 tons built 1862 probably sister ship to "Gambia" built by Evan Jones in 1855 - 97 tons (see illustrations by Stuart Evans Aberytswyth Museum). My great grandfather Benjamin Harries sailed his maiden voyage on Dewi Lass in 1880 at the age of 16. His father (my great, great grandfather) built the Mountain Lass. The cargo of coal was probably unloaded by shovel into baskets and winched off board. Dewi Lass may have sunk in 1904 at Long Strand near Cork in Ireland, according to internet wreck information - she was a "Bridgewater" Schooner carrying coal, she was salva! ged to Newport. Tue Jul 21 09:43:29 2009

Harold Rogers My grandfather and other prior relatives sailed on coal carrying vessels that were built in the shipyard of E Jones at Aberaeron in the 19th century and I am anxious to discover more. They included the 'Dewi Lass' 'Commerce' and others. I am hoping you may be able to point me towards someone who could help me. I would like to find, for example, just what the Dewi Lass looked like. My family lived at Bridgwater, Somerset, and my late father told me they loaded and unloaded the coal by hand. This raises the question of how much was loaded, and how it was loaded - sack, bag, loose, Etc., and how it was lifted into the wharves. Logic says sacks, but the only pictures I have found showed men with shovels. Mon Jun 1 10:39:57 2009

Huw Goronwy Evans, Goodwick, Aberarth boy I build small boats , but I have also built my model impression of Mountain Lass which is on a window cill in the Harbourmaster Restaurant. I call it my impression as all the detail I could find was in the County Records Office, Customs Register . Dr Geraint Jenkins was very helpful and loaned me a painting but I felt that artists licence had placed several things out of proportion so I made my model to scale .I would greatly value any opportunity to help in this project Mon Dec 22 09:57:25 2008

Jim Cooper Aberaeron/Edinburgh very interested (if I live long enough) Wed Sep 3 15:29:46 2008 18 April 2012 Accessibility help Text only

BBC Homepage Wales Home Ecumenical service more from this section Last updated: 30 July 2007 Aberaeron Take a look at the slideshow of photographs of an ecumenical 'Aberayron' Ribbons service held at Aberaeron on 29 July 2007 to mark the start 2007 Seafood Festival Aberaeron Carnival 2009 of a week-long festivities to celebrate the town's bicentenary. Aberaeron Coastal Views If you'd like to add your photos of the service, please email Aberaeron In Bloom 2006 BBC Local us at [email protected]. Aberaeron Stud 1964-2007 Mid Wales Coflein Photos Things to do Community Christmas 2008 Facts and Figures People & Places Harbour Photos Nature & Outdoors Llanerchaeron History Llanon Tour Local Author Religion & Ethics Mackerel Festival - 2006 Arts & Culture My Town Music Photo Tour TV & Radio Pretty Pictures Regatta 2005 Photos Local BBC Sites Special Events News The Fields of Ciliau Aeron Sport Tug of War 2007 War Photographer Weather Welsh Ponies and Cobs 2007 Travel Bicentenary 2007 Neighbouring Sites Aberaeron Calling North East Wales Bible Readathon North West Wales Bicentenary Celebrations South East Wales Bicentenary Painting South West Wales Bicentenary Launch Bicentenary preparations

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your comments Marine Heritage Day Mountain Lass re-build Oral History Tea john johns londons Oral History Training Day it was a beautiful service, one that will surely be Party in the Park remembered for years to come. Round Wales in a dinghy Scanning Day Mon Mar 31 11:45:58 2008 Sharing Aberaeron poem Town plaques Douglas A.S. Higginson. Perth, Western Australia Town Trail Congratulations Aberaeron on your Bicentenary Celebration. How I wish I had been able to take part! A very nice picture more from Mid Wales of the Archbishop Barry Morgan also. You lucky people! I was baptised by My Lord Bishop Dr D.L.Prosser at St Tysilio Food & Drink Church, Llandysiliogogo in 1942 as a evacuee from Liverpool Food Festival 1940. So you see my heart is still so much in Cymru. Can Llanwrtyd Wells Gourmet you tell me when Dr D.L.Prosser died? Festival of Fine Food and Sat Aug 4 20:14:25 2007 Drink is on this weekend.

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BBC Homepage Wales Home Marine Heritage Day more from this section Last updated: 01 August 2007 Aberaeron Take a look at the slideshow of photographs taken on 28 'Aberayron' Ribbons 2007 Seafood Festival July 2007 when Aberaeron held a Marine Heritage as part of Aberaeron Carnival 2009 the town's bicentenary celebrations. Aberaeron Coastal Views Aberaeron In Bloom 2006 BBC Local Circumnavigating Wales in a dinghy... Aberaeron Stud 1964-2007 Mid Wales Coflein Photos Things to do Community Christmas 2008 Facts and Figures People & Places Harbour Photos Nature & Outdoors Llanerchaeron History Llanon Tour Local Author Religion & Ethics Mackerel Festival - 2006 Arts & Culture My Town Music Photo Tour TV & Radio Pretty Pictures Regatta 2005 Photos Local BBC Sites Special Events News The Fields of Ciliau Aeron Sport Tug of War 2007 War Photographer Weather Welsh Ponies and Cobs 2007 Travel Bicentenary 2007 Neighbouring Sites Aberaeron Calling North East Wales Bible Readathon North West Wales Bicentenary Celebrations South East Wales Bicentenary Painting South West Wales Bicentenary Launch Bicentenary preparations Related BBC Sites Celebrating Heritage Aberaeron harbour Wales Creators of Aberaeron Ecumenical Service Cymru 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Exhibitions of the Bicentenary Canolbarth Felinfach Concert Gala Concert Marine Heritage Day Mountain Lass re-build Oral History Tea Oral History Training Day Party in the Park Round Wales in a dinghy Scanning Day Sharing Aberaeron poem Town plaques Town Trail 18 April 2012 Accessibility help Text only

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BBC Homepage Wales Home Town Trail more from this section Last updated: 01 August 2007 Aberaeron Take a look at the slideshow of photographs taken on 30 July 'Aberayron' Ribbons 2007 when Lord Elystan Morgan led people around the newly 2007 Seafood Festival Aberaeron Carnival 2009 formed town trail in Aberaeron as part of the town's Aberaeron Coastal Views bicentenary celebrations. The trail passes 22 plaques on Aberaeron In Bloom 2006 BBC Local buildings of historical and architectural importance to the Aberaeron Stud 1964-2007 Mid Wales town. Coflein Photos Things to do Community Christmas 2008 Facts and Figures People & Places Harbour Photos Nature & Outdoors Llanerchaeron History Llanon Tour Local Author Religion & Ethics Mackerel Festival - 2006 Arts & Culture My Town Music Photo Tour TV & Radio Pretty Pictures Regatta 2005 Photos Local BBC Sites Special Events News The Fields of Ciliau Aeron Sport Tug of War 2007 War Photographer Weather Welsh Ponies and Cobs 2007 Travel Bicentenary 2007 Neighbouring Sites Aberaeron Calling North East Wales Bible Readathon North West Wales Bicentenary Celebrations South East Wales Bicentenary Painting South West Wales Bicentenary Launch Bicentenary preparations Related BBC Sites Celebrating Heritage Wales Creators of Aberaeron Ecumenical Service Cymru Lord Elystan Morgan addressing the walkers Exhibitions of the Bicentenary Canolbarth 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Felinfach Concert 17 18 Gala Concert Marine Heritage Day Mountain Lass re-build Oral History Tea Oral History Training Day Party in the Park Round Wales in a dinghy Scanning Day Sharing Aberaeron poem Town plaques Town Trail 18 April 2012 Accessibility help Text only

BBC Homepage Wales Home The Gwynne Family - Creators of Aberaeron more from this section Last updated: 26 July 2007 Aberaeron Henry Phythian-Adams is the 'Aberayron' Ribbons 2007 Seafood Festival great great grandson of Aberaeron Carnival 2009 Colonel Alban Gwynne, who Aberaeron Coastal Views Aberaeron In Bloom 2006 BBC Local was integral in the creation of Aberaeron as a town 200 Aberaeron Stud 1964-2007 Mid Wales Coflein Photos years ago. In May 2007 he Things to do Community Christmas 2008 recounted his relation's Facts and Figures People & Places influence on the town: Harbour Photos Nature & Outdoors Llanerchaeron History Llanon Tour Local Author Religion & Ethics "The attractive town of Aberaeron owes its existence to the Mackerel Festival - 2006 Arts & Culture Thomas-Jones-Gwynnes who apparently descended from the My Town Music medieval lords of Towyn (near Cardigan), which eventually Photo Tour TV & Radio came to the Jones family of Tyglyn, Llanddewi Aberarth. Pretty Pictures Regatta 2005 Photos Special Events Local BBC Sites Dr. Alban Thomas was Assistant Secretary of the Royal News The Fields of Ciliau Aeron Society but was sacked in the Jacobite scare of 1722-3. Sport Tug of War 2007 War Photographer Weather After returning to Wales he married his relative, Margaret Welsh Ponies and Cobs 2007 Travel Jones of Tyglyn, thus unwittingly launching the events that led to the creation of Aberaeron. Bicentenary 2007 Neighbouring Sites Aberaeron Calling North East Wales Bible Readathon North West Wales Their younger son Alban became a rector in Hampshire Bicentenary Celebrations South East Wales having married a wealthy parson's daughter, who died Bicentenary Painting South West Wales immediately after giving birth to an only son. Bicentenary Launch Bicentenary preparations Related BBC Sites Celebrating Heritage Wales An increasingly affectionate correspondence with his cousin Creators of Aberaeron Cymru Susanna Maria Jones of Tyglyn led to Alban coming to Ecumenical Service Cardiganshire in 1797 to marry her. Exhibitions of the Bicentenary Canolbarth Felinfach Concert Gala Concert She was the heiress of Tyglyn and Towyn and feeling Marine Heritage Day beleaguered by threats to her inheritance. Mountain Lass re-build Oral History Tea After the marriage, Alban took the name Thomas-Jones and Oral History Training Day Party in the Park built the little chapel of St.Alban at Tyglyn. In 1805 his first Round Wales in a dinghy cousin Lewis Gwynne died a bachelor leaving almost all the Scanning Day Monachty estate to Alban and his wife. Sharing Aberaeron poem Town plaques Town Trail There was also a huge pile of gold which had to be carried on a horse sledge to Tyglyn. No one knows what happened to much of this gold. Some must have been spent on building the harbour at Aberaeron but the small mansion of Tyglyn remained almost entirely as Alban and Susanna had known it from their childhood.

Now Lord of the Manor of Aberaeron, Alban had to take the name and arms of Gwynne so the couple became the Reverend and Mrs.Thomas-Jones-Gwynne of Tyglyn while his son Alban junior moved into Monachty mansion.

In 1807 the Reverend Alban obtained his private Act of Parliament to rebuild the harbour of Aberaeron, and the town with its trades, crafts, fisheries and shipbuilding followed. He died in 1819 and Susanna so ruled the roost at Tyglyn that she was known in the family as "the Empress" though she loved having her step-grandchildren about her.

After her death in 1830 the younger Alban, Colonel Gwynne, came fully into the estate and the building of Aberaeron took off, principally in the renowned Alban Square. He also provided a Town Hall in 1835 and a Church of England chapel (later rebuilt as Holy Trinity Church). The architect for the chapel, and clearly for the planned part of the town, was Edward Haycock of Shrewsbury who may also have designed the new wing Gwynne added to Monachty.

Colonel Gwynne had married Mary Anne Vevers of Yarkhill Court, Herefordshire, who bore him ten children. After the famous head of Lampeter Grammar School moved to Edinburgh Academy, the Gwynnes took their younger sons to be educated there and we find Mary Anne procuring stone for Aberaeron from a Scottish quarry.

Tragically, she died in 1837 of typhus and eventually the colonel married an Edinburgh lady who added six more children to his family. At the age of 57 Colonel Gwynne sailed to Australia to settle some younger sons there. Not long after he returned to Monachty, his eldest son, Captain Alban Gwynne, married so the colonel retired, first to London, then to Clifton where he died in 1861, still Lord of the Manor of Aberaeron, which continued to flourish.

Every heir of the family was named Alban until the last died in 2003.

Commander Alban Gwynne, involved in highly secret work on depth charges during the First World War, needed to live in the south of England. In 1936 for financial reasons he had to sell the Aberaeron estate. Sadly, there are now no male descendants of the family."

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BBC Homepage Wales Home Aberaeron Calling more from this section Last updated: 05 July 2007 Aberaeron As part of Aberaeron's 'Aberayron' Ribbons Bicentenary celebrations it was 2007 Seafood Festival Aberaeron Carnival 2009 decided to establish an Aberaeron Coastal Views Amateur Special Events Radio Aberaeron In Bloom 2006 BBC Local Station. The station starts its Aberaeron Stud 1964-2007 Mid Wales operation on Saturday 28 July Coflein Photos Things to do Community Christmas 2008 2007 and will continue for 28 Facts and Figures People & Places days. It will be manned by Harbour Photos Nature & Outdoors Dyson Jones and Gwynne Griffiths, who explained more about Llanerchaeron History the project in July 2007. Llanon Tour Local Author Religion & Ethics Mackerel Festival - 2006 Arts & Culture "The station will have a special call sign, namely GB200A, My Town Music which has been approved by the Ofcom Licensing Centre (the Photo Tour TV & Radio Pretty Pictures government's telcoms and media regulator). Regatta 2005 Photos Local BBC Sites Special Events News The objective of the exercise is to contact other "ham" radio The Fields of Ciliau Aeron Sport enthusiasts to all corners of the globe and promote Tug of War 2007 War Photographer Weather Aberaeron, its heritage and the 2007 programme of events. Welsh Ponies and Cobs 2007 Travel The station will be located at Lampeter Road, Aberaeron and Bicentenary 2007 Neighbouring Sites Aberaeron Calling North East Wales its major equipment will incorporate two transceivers (one using low power of 5 watts, whilst the other will have an Bible Readathon North West Wales Bicentenary Celebrations South East Wales output power of around 80/100 watts); aerial tuning units Bicentenary Painting (necessary to balance between the transmitter and the South West Wales Bicentenary Launch antenna); and the antennae. Bicentenary preparations Related BBC Sites Celebrating Heritage Wales A long wire antenna will be used for the low frequency Creators of Aberaeron Cymru Ecumenical Service transmission and a small vertical tubular antenna for use on Exhibitions of the Bicentenary Canolbarth the higher frequencies. In addition a microphone and an Felinfach Concert electronic key will be used. Gala Concert Marine Heritage Day Mountain Lass re-build The latter will have a horizontal movement that produces a Oral History Tea dah on one side and a di on the other. This type of key is Oral History Training Day different from the more conventional one that uses an up and Party in the Park down movement. Round Wales in a dinghy Scanning Day Sharing Aberaeron poem The transmission is restricted Town plaques to the use of approved Town Trail frequencies and this can be affected by many factors, e.g. season, daytime, solar, geomagnetic, climatic interference, etc.. Since the station's operation will largely be used at daylight it is envisaged that most of the transmission will be undertaken on the 7MHz, 14MHz and 21MHz frequencies ( the 40, 20 and 15 corresponding metres wavelengths).

Using the 7MHz frequency contacts should be achieved with other stations in the UK and West Europe whilst contacts with stations in Eastern Europe and the Far East would be made on the 14MHz frequency and hopefully, with good conditions contacts with stations from even further distances could be made using the 21MHz frequency.

Since there is a need to establish many contacts with stations in the UK and from afar, it is proposed that the mode of transmission will be by voice (SSB) and morse (CW).

The use of FM for VHF will not be used since its poor location is surrounded on three sides by steep hills.

For the use of SSB, most contacts will by conducted through the English language, with a few made in Welsh. Probable most of the contacts will be made by morse.

This mode has its benefits; requires little power for use; uses less bandwidth; can penetrate through interference to retain communication and uses an "international language" that allows all to understand each other, whether they be in Japan or Russia. This "language" is a form of a combination between the use of three letter Q Codes and the use of abbreviations. Examples as - Q Codes Abbreviations.

QRM - I am suffering from interference.

AGN - Again.

QRS - Send slower.

CQ - Calling any stations.

Additionally there are operational procedures that one is expected to follow. To establish a contact with another station there is a need for an initial general call such as - CQ CQ CQ DE GB200A GB200A GB200A PSE K.

A typical first contact response to a Scottish station might be like thus -

GM3XXX DE GB200A R GM OM TKS FER CALL UR RST 579 OP JOHN QTH ABERAERON OK? GM3XXX DE GB200A

Roughly this message says - " Received your transmission. Good Morning Old Man. Thanks for the call. Your Readability is 5 (5 out of 5), Strength of signal is 7 (7 out of 9) and the CW tone is 9 (9 out of 9). My name is John. The location is Aberaeron. Do you understand my transmission?"

For a special events station it is the normal procedure to send a confirmation card to all the contacted stations. This is done by sending all the filled cards to the national radio society which in turn sends them to the national societies of the other countries.

The same system works for the incoming cards.

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BBC Homepage Wales Home Bicentenary painting more from this section Last updated: 14 February 2007 Aberaeron On 28 January 2007 artist 'Aberayron' Ribbons Aneurin Jones' commissioned 2007 Seafood Festival Aberaeron Carnival 2009 painting to celebrate the Aberaeron Coastal Views Bicentenary of Aberaeron Aberaeron In Bloom 2006 BBC Local receiving its charter in 1807 Aberaeron Stud 1964-2007 Mid Wales was unveiled to the public. Coflein Photos Things to do Community Christmas 2008 Here Aneurin, describes the Facts and Figures People & Places painting's genesis: Harbour Photos Nature & Outdoors Llanerchaeron History Pictures of the launch... Llanon Tour Local Author Religion & Ethics Mackerel Festival - 2006 Arts & Culture "I was extremely happy to accept the commission because I My Town Music have a personal affection towards Aberaeron. Photo Tour TV & Radio Pretty Pictures Regatta 2005 Photos Local BBC Sites From an early age I spent those long summers watching the Special Events News ships in the harbour, playing on the quay and being The Fields of Ciliau Aeron Sport fascinated by the sea. Tug of War 2007 War Photographer Weather Welsh Ponies and Cobs 2007 Travel It was from the same harbour also that many of my family sailed the epic journey to Ohio in the 1840s. Therefore, in Bicentenary 2007 Neighbouring Sites Aberaeron Calling North East Wales many ways, my associations with Aberaeron are deep-rooted. Bible Readathon North West Wales Bicentenary Celebrations South East Wales Whilst working on this painting, I spent many afternoons and Bicentenary Painting evenings sketching and making preparatory notes, and in the South West Wales Bicentenary Launch course of doing so I met many local people who are Bicentenary preparations Related BBC Sites passionate about Aberaeron and also annual visitors who Celebrating Heritage Wales come for the sea air and to relax. Creators of Aberaeron Cymru Ecumenical Service Exhibitions of the Bicentenary Canolbarth My aim was to compose a painting which would convey the Felinfach Concert spirit of Aberaeron, rather than including every detail. Gala Concert Marine Heritage Day Mountain Lass re-build Painting is often a process of simplifying until one is left with Oral History Tea the meaningful essentials. Oral History Training Day Party in the Park The challenge then of course is to create an interesting Round Wales in a dinghy Scanning Day composition, and it is in this unity of form and pattern that I Sharing Aberaeron poem hope that the essence of Aberaeron emerges." Town plaques Town Trail Article written by Aneurin Jones.

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BBC Homepage Wales Home Celebrating Heritage more from this section Last updated: 14 November 2006 Aberaeron Plans to celebrate Aberaeron's 'Aberayron' Ribbons Bicentenary in 2007 include a 2007 Seafood Festival Aberaeron Carnival 2009 heritage community project - Aberaeron Coastal Views Celebrating Our Heritage - Aberaeron In Bloom 2006 BBC Local thanks to an award of £50,000 Aberaeron Stud 1964-2007 Mid Wales from the Heritage Lottery Fund. Coflein Photos Things to do Community Christmas 2008 In November 2006 project co- Facts and Figures People & Places ordinator Mair Lloyd from Harbour Photos Nature & Outdoors Aberaeron outlined plans for the Heritage Project. Llanerchaeron History Llanon Tour Local Author Religion & Ethics Mackerel Festival - 2006 Arts & Culture "Aberaeron's Bicentenary marks an event which took place on My Town Music 28 July 1807 when a Private Act of Parliament was passed to Photo Tour TV & Radio construct the harbour at Aberaeron. Pretty Pictures Regatta 2005 Photos Local BBC Sites Special Events News The layout of the town which grew around the new harbour The Fields of Ciliau Aeron Sport was carefully planned in the Georgian style, giving Aberaeron Tug of War 2007 War Photographer Weather its distinctive architectural character. The names of streets and Welsh Ponies and Cobs 2007 Travel houses such as Newfoundland Terrace, Milford House and Manchester House indicate Aberaeron's historic importance as a Bicentenary 2007 Neighbouring Sites Aberaeron Calling North East Wales thriving commercial port and shipbuilding town. Bible Readathon North West Wales Bicentenary Celebrations South East Wales The heritage community project complements the Aberaeron Bicentenary Painting 2007 Festival programme of concerts, parties and events by South West Wales Bicentenary Launch exploring and recording the fascinating heritage of Aberaeron's Bicentenary preparations Related BBC Sites maritime, social and architectural past. Celebrating Heritage Wales Creators of Aberaeron Cymru Ecumenical Service Working with a number of partners, including Ceredigion Exhibitions of the Bicentenary Canolbarth Museum and the National Trust Llanerchaeron, the project will Felinfach Concert Gala Concert seek out and capture people's stories of life in the town, and find out more about the daily lives of Aberaeron's sailors, Marine Heritage Day Mountain Lass re-build merchants, shopkeepers and families. Oral History Tea Oral History Training Day Workshops will revive some of the long-forgotten skills such as Party in the Park rope knotting and navigating by the stars. Aberaeron's Round Wales in a dinghy Scanning Day schoolchildren will take part in a creative arts project, bringing Sharing Aberaeron poem to life Aberaeron stories, and different generations will come Town plaques together to use the latest web-based technology for Town Trail researching family histories. related www links In addition to workshops and events, the project will leave a Aberaeron lasting record of Aberaeron's heritage. Historic sites and buildings in and around Aberaeron will be identified by bronze The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites plaques in the shape of the unique Aberaeron shovel', forming the basis for a Town Trail. more from Mid Wales An Aberaeron 2007 Exhibition will display photographs, pictures and curios associated with Aberaeron's heritage. The Exhibition In Pictures will be housed in Peniel Chapel vestry throughout the summer Your photos Check out the latest photos of 2007, and a Quilting Exhibition will be held in Aberaeron's you've sent us from around Masonic Hall. Mid Wales.

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BBC Homepage Wales Home Bicentenary - Oral Heritage Tea more from this section Last updated: 21 April 2007 Aberaeron On Monday 23 April a thank 'Aberayron' Ribbons you tea was held in the 2007 Seafood Festival Aberaeron Carnival 2009 Comprehensive School for all Aberaeron Coastal Views the participants of the Aberaeron In Bloom 2006 BBC Local Bicentenary Oral History Aberaeron Stud 1964-2007 Mid Wales Project, part of the Heritage Coflein Photos Things to do Community Christmas 2008 Lottery Funding Celebrating Facts and Figures People & Places Heritage programme. Project Harbour Photos Nature & Outdoors co-ordinator, Mair Lloyd, explains more about the scheme: Llanerchaeron History Llanon Tour Local Author Religion & Ethics "Over the past 3 months nine senior citizens have been Mackerel Festival - 2006 Arts & Culture interviewed and their memories recorded. I welcomed those My Town Music present and thanked the senior citizens who participated, as Photo Tour TV & Radio Pretty Pictures well as the seven year 10 pupils who, with Bob Fry and Tudor Regatta 2005 Photos Local BBC Sites Thomas, undertook the interviews. Special Events News The Fields of Ciliau Aeron Sport I also made special mention of Caryl Evans' contribution. Tug of War 2007 War Photographer Weather Caryl was unfortunately unable to attend, but has to date Welsh Ponies and Cobs 2007 Travel spent over 45 hours transcribing the recordings. Elizabeth Nicholas, head of media studies and Marina James, Bicentenary 2007 Neighbouring Sites Aberaeron Calling North East Wales headmistress of Aberaeron Comprehensive were also present and were thanked for their assistance in facilitating the Bible Readathon North West Wales Bicentenary Celebrations South East Wales participation of their students. Bicentenary Painting South West Wales Bicentenary Launch After tea Clare Thomas explained that the project had been Bicentenary preparations Related BBC Sites very successful in bringing together different generations, and Celebrating Heritage Wales in preserving the fascinating stories of life in Aberaeron. She Creators of Aberaeron Cymru Ecumenical Service thanked those who recorded their histories - Mari Sarah Exhibitions of the Bicentenary Canolbarth Evans, Margaret Makin, Jane James, Rhiannon Davies, Henry Felinfach Concert Gala Concert Jones, Graham Howells, Lloyd Thomas, Ron Davies and Eddie Parry. Marine Heritage Day Mountain Lass re-build Oral History Tea Although they found the experience a little daunting at first, Oral History Training Day they were all delighted to contribute to the Bicentenary. Party in the Park Unfortunately Ron Davies and Eddie Parry were unable to be Round Wales in a dinghy Scanning Day present. Sharing Aberaeron poem Town plaques As a thank you from the Bicentenary Committee the 7 Town Trail volunteer pupils were presented with tickets for the Rock Concert, which is being held during Festival Week.

Also present were Euros Lewis, a consultant who is organising performing and visual arts workshops, based on the stories, in Aberaeron Primary School, together with the teaching staff of the Primary School.

Isabel Hind, headmistress, and teacher Mair Davies explained to those present how they are planning to use the stories to form the basis of the Primary School's concert, to be held in the Memorial Hall on the 4th and 5th July at 1807 hours.

Clare then initiated a lively feedback session which generated even more ideas, anecdotes and memories, ensuring that this is just the beginning of an ongoing process to celebrate and capture the lives of Aberaeron people."

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BBC Homepage Wales Home Bicentenary - Oral Heritage more from this section Last updated: 07 February 2007 Aberaeron As part of Aberaeron's Bicentenary Heritage Lottery Funded 'Aberayron' Ribbons Celebrating Our Heritage oral history project, eleven 2007 Seafood Festival Aberaeron Carnival 2009 volunteers undertook a day's training on Saturday 20 January. Aberaeron Coastal Views The pictures for the slideshow were taken by Peter Lloyd. Aberaeron In Bloom 2006 BBC Local Captions explaining the project are by Mair Lloyd. Aberaeron Stud 1964-2007 Mid Wales Coflein Photos Things to do Community Christmas 2008 Facts and Figures People & Places Harbour Photos Nature & Outdoors Llanerchaeron History Llanon Tour Local Author Religion & Ethics Mackerel Festival - 2006 Arts & Culture My Town Music Photo Tour TV & Radio Pretty Pictures Regatta 2005 Photos Local BBC Sites Special Events News The Fields of Ciliau Aeron Sport Tug of War 2007 War Photographer Weather Welsh Ponies and Cobs 2007 Travel Bicentenary 2007 Neighbouring Sites Aberaeron Calling North East Wales Bible Readathon North West Wales Bicentenary Celebrations South East Wales Bicentenary Painting South West Wales Bicentenary Launch Bicentenary preparations Related BBC Sites Celebrating Heritage Wales Creators of Aberaeron Ecumenical Service Cymru 1 2 3 4 Exhibitions of the Bicentenary Canolbarth Felinfach Concert Mair:"Beth Thomas, a British Library Accredited Trainer from Gala Concert

St Fagans, travelled to Aberaeron for the day where an Marine Heritage Day intensive but enjoyable day was spent learning the skills Mountain Lass re-build required to interview, record and transcribe people's Oral History Tea Oral History Training Day histories." Party in the Park Round Wales in a dinghy Scanning Day Sharing Aberaeron poem Town plaques Town Trail 18 April 2012 Accessibility help Text only

BBC Homepage Wales Home Bicentenary - Oral Heritage Last updated: 07 February 2007 As part of Aberaeron's Bicentenary Heritage Lottery Funded Celebrating Our Heritage oral history project, eleven volunteers undertook a day's training on Saturday 20 January. The pictures for the slideshow were taken by Peter Lloyd. Captions explaining the project are by Mair Lloyd. BBC Local Mid Wales Things to do People & Places Nature & Outdoors History Religion & Ethics Arts & Culture Music TV & Radio

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BBC Homepage Wales Home Scanning Day more from this section Last updated: 21 May 2007 Aberaeron A hugely successful scanning 'Aberayron' Ribbons day was held on Saturday 12 2007 Seafood Festival Aberaeron Carnival 2009 May in Aberaeron as part of Aberaeron Coastal Views the bicentenary celebrations. Aberaeron In Bloom 2006 BBC Local Mair Lloyd describes what Aberaeron Stud 1964-2007 Mid Wales happened: Coflein Photos Things to do Community Christmas 2008 Facts and Figures People & Places "Six scanners were kept busy all day attempting to keep up Harbour Photos Nature & Outdoors Llanerchaeron with the hundreds of photographs and postcards, as well as History Llanon Tour tickets, posters, articles etc relating to Aberaeron over the Local Author Religion & Ethics past 200 years brought in by the community. Mackerel Festival - 2006 Arts & Culture My Town Photo Tour Music Michael Freeman, Curator of Ceredigion Museum was in TV & Radio Pretty Pictures charge of the event and together with Ffion and Rhodri Jones Regatta 2005 Photos Local BBC Sites scanned with only short breaks from 10.00 am until 5.00 pm Special Events News with other volunteers, too numerous to mention doing shorter The Fields of Ciliau Aeron Sport stints. Tug of War 2007 War Photographer Weather Welsh Ponies and Cobs 2007 Travel A huge thank you to the people of Aberaeron and area Bicentenary 2007 Neighbouring Sites Aberaeron Calling North East Wales who so generously donated their photographs, etc, and Bible Readathon North West Wales Bicentenary Celebrations South East Wales who are allowing us to use Bicentenary Painting South West Wales them in the Bicentenary Bicentenary Launch Exhibition. Bicentenary preparations Related BBC Sites Celebrating Heritage Wales Creators of Aberaeron Cymru Ecumenical Service There are still many Exhibitions of the Bicentenary Canolbarth photographs left to be scanned and so this is an ongoing Felinfach Concert Gala Concert project and one which will take months to catalogue correctly. Although it will be impossible to show every Marine Heritage Day Mountain Lass re-build photograph during this year's exhibition all of them will be Oral History Tea catalogued and hopefully be used in future exhibitions and Oral History Training Day kept for posterity. Party in the Park Round Wales in a dinghy Scanning Day Despite that, if anyone still has photographs of interest we Sharing Aberaeron poem will be delighted to accept them. Merched y Wawr members Town plaques worked hard all day in the kitchen and kept spirits and Town Trail energy up by ensuring that everyone was fed and watered, diolch yn fawr.

Finally thank you to the British Legion who supported the Bicentenary Celebrations by allowing the use of their premises without any charge."

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