Hedd Wyn Festival, Birkenhead Park, 9-10 September 2017 In commemoration of the 1917 Royal National Eisteddfod of Wales in Birkenhead Park, 5-7 September 1917, Hedd Wyn and the ‘Black Chair’ Rhaglen yr Ŵyl/Festival Timetable
Saturday 9th September First Session 10.30-11.45. Opening of the Festival (in English) The Birkenhead Welsh and the Eisteddfod: Rev Professor D. Ben Rees. The Belgian Connection: Emeritus Professor Robert Lee. Chair: Dr Arthur Thomas. Second Session 12.00-1.00. Honourable Society of the Cymmrodorion. Lecture by Professor Peredur Lynch, University of Bangor, on HEDD WYN (in Welsh with translation facilities) Chair: Emeritus Professor Prys Morgan, University of Swansea.
LUNCH 1.00-1.45
Third Session: 2.00-3.00 (Lecture in English)
Dr Huw Edwards, London, on DAVID LLOYD GEORGE Chair: tba
Fourth Session: 3.00-4.00: (in Welsh)
Cadeirio’r Bardd/Chairing of the Poet Y Prifardd Geraint Lloyd Owen Traddodi’r Feirniadaeth: Dr Robin Gwyndaf, Cardiff.
Fifth session: 4.00-5.00 Unveiling of the Hedd Wyn Memorial by Gerald Williams
Compere: Dr Huw Edwards. I siarad/ to speak: The Mayor of Birkenhead Mr Frank Field. M.P. Emeritus Professor Robert Lee Mr Carwyn Jones, First Minister of Wales The Birkenhead Welsh Society Merseyside Welsh Heritage Society The Archdruid of Wales.
5.00-6.00 TEA
Sixth Session: 6.00-7.00 Crowning of the Poets by the Archdruid
Adjudications: Professor Deryn Rees Jones (English); Aled Lewis Evans (Welsh).
Seventh Session: 7.00-8.00 Côr Ieuenctid Môn
Cadeirydd:Yr Athro Marie Lloyd Williams
Eighth Session: 8.30-10.00 CYNGERDD/CONCERT
Côr Rygbi Gogledd Cymru/North Wales Rugby Choir Cadeirydd: Lady Evans Compere: Meurig Rees
BORE SUL / SUNDAY MORNING
Sunday 10th September
10.45-12.00: Bilingual Service Rev. Dr Ben Rees and Ministers
12.15–1.45: LUNCH
2.00-3.30: Cymanfa Ganu / Singing Festival
Rhosllanerchrugog Orpheus Male Voice Choir
Arweinydd/Conductor Alwyn Humphreys, Cardiff.