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Brycheiniog Vol 42:44036 Brycheiniog 2005 28/2/11 10:18 Page 1
68531_Brycheiniog_Vol_42:44036_Brycheiniog_2005 28/2/11 10:18 Page 1 BRYCHEINIOG Cyfnodolyn Cymdeithas Brycheiniog The Journal of the Brecknock Society CYFROL/VOLUME XLII 2011 Golygydd/Editor BRYNACH PARRI Cyhoeddwyr/Publishers CYMDEITHAS BRYCHEINIOG A CHYFEILLION YR AMGUEDDFA THE BRECKNOCK SOCIETY AND MUSEUM FRIENDS 68531_Brycheiniog_Vol_42:44036_Brycheiniog_2005 28/2/11 10:18 Page 2 CYMDEITHAS BRYCHEINIOG a CHYFEILLION YR AMGUEDDFA THE BRECKNOCK SOCIETY and MUSEUM FRIENDS SWYDDOGION/OFFICERS Llywydd/President Mr K. Jones Cadeirydd/Chairman Mr J. Gibbs Ysgrifennydd Anrhydeddus/Honorary Secretary Miss H. Gichard Aelodaeth/Membership Mrs S. Fawcett-Gandy Trysorydd/Treasurer Mr A. J. Bell Archwilydd/Auditor Mrs W. Camp Golygydd/Editor Mr Brynach Parri Golygydd Cynorthwyol/Assistant Editor Mr P. W. Jenkins Curadur Amgueddfa Brycheiniog/Curator of the Brecknock Museum Mr N. Blackamoor Pob Gohebiaeth: All Correspondence: Cymdeithas Brycheiniog, Brecknock Society, Amgueddfa Brycheiniog, Brecknock Museum, Rhodfa’r Capten, Captain’s Walk, Aberhonddu, Brecon, Powys LD3 7DS Powys LD3 7DS Ôl-rifynnau/Back numbers Mr Peter Jenkins Erthyglau a llyfrau am olygiaeth/Articles and books for review Mr Brynach Parri © Oni nodir fel arall, Cymdeithas Brycheiniog a Chyfeillion yr Amgueddfa piau hawlfraint yr erthyglau yn y rhifyn hwn © Except where otherwise noted, copyright of material published in this issue is vested in the Brecknock Society & Museum Friends 68531_Brycheiniog_Vol_42:44036_Brycheiniog_2005 28/2/11 10:18 Page 3 CYNNWYS/CONTENTS Swyddogion/Officers -
First Evidence of Farming Appears; Stone Axes, Antler Combs, Pottery in Common Use
BC c.5000 - Neolithic (new stone age) Period begins; first evidence of farming appears; stone axes, antler combs, pottery in common use. c.4000 - Construction of the "Sweet Track" (named for its discoverer, Ray Sweet) begun; many similar raised, wooden walkways were constructed at this time providing a way to traverse the low, boggy, swampy areas in the Somerset Levels, near Glastonbury; earliest-known camps or communities appear (ie. Hembury, Devon). c.3500-3000 - First appearance of long barrows and chambered tombs; at Hambledon Hill (Dorset), the primitive burial rite known as "corpse exposure" was practiced, wherein bodies were left in the open air to decompose or be consumed by animals and birds. c.3000-2500 - Castlerigg Stone Circle (Cumbria), one of Britain's earliest and most beautiful, begun; Pentre Ifan (Dyfed), a classic example of a chambered tomb, constructed; Bryn Celli Ddu (Anglesey), known as the "mound in the dark grove," begun, one of the finest examples of a "passage grave." c.2500 - Bronze Age begins; multi-chambered tombs in use (ie. West Kennet Long Barrow) first appearance of henge "monuments;" construction begun on Silbury Hill, Europe's largest prehistoric, man-made hill (132 ft); "Beaker Folk," identified by the pottery beakers (along with other objects) found in their single burial sites. c.2500-1500 - Most stone circles in British Isles erected during this period; pupose of the circles is uncertain, although most experts speculate that they had either astronomical or ritual uses. c.2300 - Construction begun on Britain's largest stone circle at Avebury. c.2000 - Metal objects are widely manufactured in England about this time, first from copper, then with arsenic and tin added; woven cloth appears in Britain, evidenced by findings of pins and cloth fasteners in graves; construction begun on Stonehenge's inner ring of bluestones. -
State Aid $458,176
i.0810 VW t!010NIl'!"'IM !, AV X3S3"10"I I WILMINGTON MEMORIAL LIBRARY 9cO ?B/t(VtO <5, T^i6 /.* WILMINGTON, MASS. '»> i Crter (Trhikahuru - Vilitiinaton COCYMCW I Ml WKMNGION MtWS CD. NC 26TH YEAR, NO 28 WILMINGTON, MASS., JULY 15. 1981 All KOHTS «SBVH) PUB. NO. 635 340 6582346 28 PAGES State aid Selectmen vote arcade rules byDebbiMichals It was a three ring circus with kids piggy banks ... If it makes Game World featured in the you people feel better to have a $458,176 center ring at the Wilmington police officer on Friday and In the middle of the Selectmen's override his veto. Board of Selectmen's meeting on Saturday nights, we'll go along meeting on July 13, Town Stapezynski said that according Monday, July 13. with it." Manager Buzz Stapezynski to Miceli, state aid to Wilmington A group of angry North Another one of the main con- received a call from Represen- under this budget will be $458,176; Wilmington residents calling cerns as cited by Richard tative Miceli, who said that the $64,796 of which came in under the themselves the Concerned Dickinson was that the problem House and Senate had finally school formula and $393,380 came Citizens of North Wilmington that already exists in the parking reached an agreement on the in under the lottery formula. This presented the Board of Selectmen lot across from Elia's market State Budget Stapezynski added $458,176 is out of a total of ap- with a list of grievances con- would worsen with the influx of that Miceli said that even if proximately $235 million in state cerning the new arcade. -
Wales Sees Too Much Through Scottish Eyes
the welsh + Peter Stead Dylan at 100 Richard Wyn Jones and Roger Scully Do we need another referendum? John Osmond Learning from Mondragon Stuart Cole A railway co-op for Wales David Williams Sliding into poverty James Stewart A lost broadcasting service Peter Finch Wales sees too Talking to India Trevor Fishlock The virtues of left handednesss much through Osi Rhys Osmond Two lives in art Ned Thomas Scottish eyes Interconnected European stories M. Wynne Thomas The best sort of crank www.iwa.org.uk | Summer 2012 | No. 47 | £8.99 The Institute of Welsh Affairs gratefully acknowledges funding support from the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation and the Waterloo Foundation. The following organisations are corporate members: Public Sector Private Sector Voluntary Sector • Aberystwyth University • ABACA Limited • Aberdare & District Chamber • ACAS Wales • ACCA Cymru Wales of Trade & Commerce • Bangor University • Beaufort Research Ltd • Cardiff & Co • BBC Cymru Wales • BT • Cartrefi Cymru • British Waterways • Call of the Wild • Cartrefi Cymunedol Community • Cardiff & Vale College / Coleg • Castell Howell Foods Housing Cymru Caerdydd a’r Fro • CBI Wales • Community – the Union for Life • Cardiff Council • Core • Cynon Taf Community Housing Group • Cardiff School of Management • Darwin Gray • Disability Wales • Cardiff University • D S Smith Recycling • EVAD Trust • Cardiff University Library • Devine Personalised Gifts • Federation of Small Businesses Wales • Centre for Regeneration Excellence • Elan Valley Trust -
Welsh-Medium and Bilingual Education
WELSH-MEDIUM AND BILINGUAL EDUCATION CATRIN REDKNAP W. GWYN LEWIS SIAN RHIANNON WILLIAMS JANET LAUGHARNE Catrin Redknap leads the Welsh Language Board pre-16 Education Unit. The Unit maintains a strategic overview of Welsh-medium and bilingual education and training. Before joining the Board she lectured on Spanish and Sociolinguistics at the University of Cardiff. Gwyn Lewis lectures in the College of Education and Lifelong Learning at the University of Wales, Bangor, with specific responsibility for Welsh language education within the primary and secondary teacher training courses. A joint General Editor of Education Transactions, his main research interests include Welsh-medium and bilingual education, bilingualism and child language development. Sian Rhiannon Williams lectures on History at the University of Wales Institute Cardiff. Her research interests include the history of women in the teaching profession and other aspects of the history of education in Wales. Based on her doctoral thesis, her first book was a study of the social history of the Welsh language in industrial Monmouthshire. She has published widely on the history of Gwent and on women’s history in Wales, and has co- edited a volume on the history of women in the south Wales valleys during the interwar period. She is reviews editor of the Welsh Journal of Education. Janet Laugharne lectures in the Cardiff School of Education, University of Wales Institute Cardiff, and is the School’s Director of Research. She is interested in bilingualism and bilingual education and has written on this area in relation to Welsh, English and other community languages in Britain. She is one of the principal investigators for a project, commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government, to evaluate the implementation of the new Foundation Stage curriculum for 3-7 year-olds in Wales. -
Cyngor Tref Caernarfon 15 - 17 Gorffennaf Sadwrn 18 Gorffennaf 15-17 July Saturday 18 July
Cyngor Tref Caernarfon 15 - 17 Gorffennaf Sadwrn 18 Gorffennaf 15-17 July Saturday 18 July THE SHEPHERD’S LIFE: JAMES REBANKS (S) PRYD BYDD CYMRU? (T) Mercher Iau 10am Clwb Canol Dre £5 11.30 Clwb Canol Dre £4 Y bugail a’r desire to promote farming and the Wednesday Thursday awdur o ardal y importance of community. llynnoedd fydd With a long family history of GALWAD CYNNAR (C) IOLO WILLIAMS A NOSON 4 a 6 : yn siarad am ei farming in the Lake district, and a BETHAN WYN JONES (C) CWIS POP MAWR DYL gofiant arbennig parallel career advising UNESCO 6pm Gerddi’r Emporiwm sy’n adrodd Myfanwy Davies fydd yn cadw Am ddim / Free 12.30 – 1.30pm Gerddi’r Emporiwm MEI A’R 10 GITÂR (C) on sustainable tourism, James’s Am ddim / Free hanes 3 internationally bestselling book trefn ar Simon Brooks a Daniel Dewch i gymryd rhan mewn 8pm Clwb Canol Dre £5 cenhedlaeth o’i G. Williams wrth iddynt drafod Dewch i ddathlu tells the story of three generations recordiad o raglen natur Dewch i gystadlu (timau o hyd deulu a sut mae’r byd o’u y dyfodol o ran ‘y genedl’ a cyhoeddi of his family as the world around bore Sadwrn BBC Radio at 5 aelod). Dewch i chwarae cwmpas wedi newid. chenedlaetholdeb Cymreig. Cynefin y Fferm them has changed. Cymru - Galwad Cynnar yng gitâr. Dewch i ganu clasuron Mae llyfrau newydd y ddau yn ystod yr awr Gareth Wyn Jones introduces the Noddwyd gan Gyngor Gwynedd sydd ngardd gefn Palas Print yng Cymraeg! yn arwain cais i ennill statws Safle awdur, Pam na fu Cymru a ginio yng author aka @herdyshepherd1 nghwmni Gerallt Pennant. -
Let's Electrify Scranton with Welsh Pride Festival Registrations
Periodicals Postage PAID at Basking Ridge, NJ The North American Welsh Newspaper® Papur Bro Cymry Gogledd America™ Incorporating Y DRYCH™ © 2011 NINNAU Publications, 11 Post Terrace, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920-2498 Vol. 37, No. 4 July-August 2012 NAFOW Mildred Bangert is Honored Festival Registrations Demand by NINNAU & Y DRYCH Mildred Bangert has dedicated a lifetime to promote Calls for Additional Facilities Welsh culture and to serve her local community. Now that she is retiring from her long held position as Curator of the By Will Fanning Welsh-American Heritage Museum she was instrumental SpringHill Suites by Marriott has been selected as in creating, this newspaper recognizes her public service additional Overflow Hotel for the 2012 North by designating her Recipient of the 2012 NINNAU American Festival of Wales (NAFOW) in Scranton, CITATION. Read below about her accomplishments. Pennsylvania. (Picture on page 3.) This brand new Marriott property, opening mid-June, is located in the nearby Montage Mountain area and just Welsh-American Heritage 10 minutes by car or shuttle bus (5 miles via Interstate 81) from the Hilton Scranton and Conference Center, the Museum Curator Retires Festival Headquarters Hotel. By Jeanne Jones Jindra Modern, comfortable guest suites, with sleeping, work- ing and sitting areas, offer a seamless blend of style and After serving as curator of the function along with luxurious bedding, a microwave, Welsh-American Heritage for mini-fridge, large work desk, free high-speed Internet nearly forty years, Mildred access and spa-like bathroom. Jenkins Bangert has announced Guest suites are $129 per night (plus tax) and are avail- her retirement. -
2019.05 Plaid History Newsletter
PLAID HISTORY Newsletter of the Plaid Cymru History Society Edition 2 Summer 2019 Revealing Plaid's Origins man who for two years served as president of Plaid Cymru? Abi Williams took over the post in succession to Professor J.E. Daniel in 1943, before Gwynfor Evans became leader in 1945. He worked as a local government surveyor in Flintshire and at one time considered becoming a minister of religion. His family are thought to have come from the Corwen area. Any details of his early years and background would be welcome - and is there a picture of him out there? Pioneer Patriot – the Life of Dr Robin Chapman Wynne Samuel This year's National Eisteddfod will include the opportunity of hearing a distinguished historian's account of the period leading up to the foundation of Plaid Cymru. Dr Robin Chapman will deliver a lecture on Welsh nationalism before 1925 during the festival in Llanrwst. A popular speaker and a prolific author, Robin Chapman is senior lecturer in the Department of Welsh and Celtic Studies in Aberystwyth University. Among his work is a substantial A new biography has been published of biography of the novelist Islwyn Ffowc Elis. Dr Wynne Samuel – who at one time was considered as a potential leader of the The lecture which will be in Welsh will take national movement. This tribute by Plaid place in the Societies 2 pavilion at 12:30pm, History chairman Dafydd Williams traces Thursday, 8 August 2019. Wynne's extraordinary career, and Abi Williams, Mystery Leader includes a number of photographs and documents that have been published for Is there someone, somewhere who can the first time. -
TEULU ASAPH Diocese of St Asaph February/March 2014
FREE TEULU ASAPH Diocese of St Asaph February/March 2014 THE JEWELS IN OUR CROWN Before becoming Bishop of St Asaph, Bishop Gregory schools, and contributes the majority of the cost. I think was a school chaplain. Here he tells us why faith schools that is a wise decision. The Wales Government recognis- are so important for educating our children in Wales. es that education is too important a matter to let one size fit all. Diversity of educational provision allows different Our Church schools were described by one of the Church models of education to be tested out against each other. in Wales Review team as “the jewel in the crown”. We are committed to a model which puts concerns for The Church in Wales is Wales’ largest provider of spiritual education, for values and ethos, in prime education after the State, a position that we’re position, and we have distinctive insights and proud to have held for centuries. There contributions to make. are 168 Church in Wales schools, edu- That’s why I support Ysgol Llanbedr in cating 21,000 children and employ- THE Ruthin, for instance – it is important ing 3000 staff. Almost a third of not to lose faith based provision these are in our Diocese. Just in this part of Denbighshire. 6.4p in the pound of parish JEWELS IN Closing Ysgol Llanbedr share is spent support- would do a huge dis- ing our schools, which service to future gen- makes the work the di- OUR erations of children, re- ocese does incredible value. -
The Representative Body of the Church in Wales
THE REPRESENTATIVE BODY OF THE CHURCH IN WALES ________________________________________________________________________ Minutes of the meetings of The Representative Body held on 9 November 2016 9 March 2017 and 6 June 2017 Produced by the Church in Wales Publications Department 1689 - September 2017 THE REPRESENTATIVE BODY OF THE CHURCH IN WALES A meeting of the Representative Body of the Church in Wales was held at the SSE SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff on 9 November 2016. Present: Ex Officio Members Chair of the Standing Committee His Honour Philip Price QC Chairs of the Diocesan Boards of Finance St. Asaph: Mr J C Myers Bangor: Mrs J Evans St. Davids: Mr N C P Griffin (from item 16/46 onwards) Llandaff: Mr P R Marshall OBE Monmouth: Mr P Lea Swansea &: Professor P Townsend Brecon Elected Members St. Asaph: The Venerable R H Griffiths, Mr L T W Evans Bangor: The Venerable R P Davies, Mrs M West Llandaff: The Venerable C B W Smith, Mr G I Moses Monmouth: The Venerable J S Williams, Miss P R Brown Swansea &: The Venerable A N Jevons, Mr T J P Davenport Brecon Nominated Members Mr J J Turner (Chair) Mr R Davies Apologies: Apologies were received from the Archbishop, Mrs J Heard, the Venerable D M Wight, Mr L James, Mr T O S Lloyd OBE and Mr D Myrddin-Evans. In attendance: The following members of staff were present: the Provincial Secretary, the Head of Finance, the Head of Property Services, the Head of Legal Services, the Archbishop’s Deputy Registrar, the Deputy Head of Finance and the Review Support Officer. -
Catalog Llyfrau Cymraeg
LLYFRAU PLANT APHOBL IFANC2018 Llyfrau ac Adnoddau Addysgol Welsh Books & Educational Resources for Children & Young Adults @LlyfrDaFabBooks Catalog Llyfrau Plant Children and Young Adults, a Phobl Ifanc 2018 Books Catalogue 2018 Llyfrau ac Adnoddau Addysgol Welsh Books and Educational Resources © Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru Croeso i fersiwn digidol Catalog Llyfrau Welcome to our digital catalogue of Welsh Plant a Phobl Ifanc 2018. Dyma gatalog books for children and young adults. It is a Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru/ cynhwysfawr o lyfrau a deunyddiau sy’n Welsh Books Council comprehensive catalogue of titles suitable Castell Brychan addas ar gyfer yr ysgol a’r cartref. for both the home and school environment. Aberystwyth Ceredigion SY23 2JB Rhestrir rhai miloedd o lyfrau ac adnoddau Thousands of books and resources are listed T 01970 624151 yn y catalog hwn – teitlau a gyhoeddwyd in the catalogue – books published during F 01970 625385 o fewn y naw mlynedd diwethaf ac sy’n dal the past nine years which are currently in [email protected] [email protected] mewn print. Tynnir sylw at y deunyddiau print. The symbol ◆ denotes new titles. www.llyfrau.cymru newydd trwy roi’r symbol ◆ ar eu cyfer. www.books.wales The symbol db denotes a bilingual book. www.gwales.com Mae’r symbol db yn dynodi llyfrau dwyieithog. Details of all the books and resources listed ISSN 09536396 Mae manylion yr holl lyfrau a restrir yn y in the catalogue can be seen on gwales.com catalog i’w gweld ar gwales.com – safle – the Welsh Books Council’s online ordering Dalier Sylw Gall fod newidiadau yn y prisiau chwilio ac archebu ar-lein y Cyngor Llyfrau. -
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Arts Council OF GREAT BRITAI N Patronage and Responsibility Thirty=fourth annual report and accounts 1978/79 ARTS COUNCIL OF GREAT BRITAIN REFERENCE ONLY DO NOT REMOVE fROwI THE LIBRARY Thirty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts 1979 ISSN 0066-813 3 Published by the Arts Council of Great Britai n 105 Piccadilly, London W 1V OAU Designed by Duncan Firt h Printed by Watmoughs Limited, Idle, Bradford ; and London Cover pictures : Dave Atkins (the Foreman) and Liz Robertson (Eliza) in the Leicester Haymarket production ofMy Fair Lady, produced by Cameron Mackintosh with special funds from Arts Council Touring (photo : Donald Cooper), and Ian McKellen (Prozorov) and Susan Trac y (Natalya) in the Royal Shakespeare Company's small- scale tour of The Three Sisters . Contents 4 Chairman's Introductio n 5 Secretary-General's Report 12 Regional Developmen t 13 Drama 16 Music and Dance 20 Visual Arts 24 Literature 25 Touring 27 Festivals 27 Arts Centres 28 Community Art s 29 Performance Art 29 Ethnic Arts 30 Marketing 30 Housing the Arts 31 Training 31 Education 32 Research and Informatio n 33 Press Office 33 Publications 34 Scotland 36 Wales 38 Membership of Council and Staff 39 Council, Committees and Panels 47 Annual Accounts , Awards, Funds and Exhibitions The objects for which the Arts Council of Great Britain is established by Royal Charter are : 1 To develop and improve the knowledge , understanding and practice of the arts ; 2 To increase the accessibility of the arts to the public throughout Great Britain ; and 3 To co-operate with government departments, local authorities and other bodies to achieve these objects .