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My planned interview on CTV at 8.15 EST 13.15 GMT will now be happening an hour later.

hello all, please can i put out another plea for information on family history of welsh migrants, names ships letters records of any kind and any connection with the quilting tratitions of both wales and america. i am working on a project for my degree and wish to make a quilt using all the traditions and incorporating, names dates ships letters ol photos anything really that links wales with america..please email me if you can help at all , many thanks hazel x

Author Madoc Roberts will be doing a live interview on CTV in Canada He will be talking his book Snow the double life of a world war II spy. It will be on at 8.15 EST or 13.15GMT

Author Madoc will be doing a live interview on CTV in Canada about his book Snow the double life of a world war II spy. It will be on at 8.15 EST or 13.15GMT

I have just checked how many names are on the 'Go Petition' and on the 'National Assembly Petition' on this issue and was astounded to find that only 20 have supported the call on the National Assembly petition whilst 70 have signed the 'Go Petition'! Does this mean that we only have 20 Welsh based patriots who gives a damn on whether this road is named after our greatest of Welsh Warrior Princes or not? Does this mean that every other Cymric patriot in Cymru is quite happy for this road to be named after a regiment who swears allegiance to the English crown? or, named Prince William's Way or some other 'daft' or totally irrelevant name - as per suggestions which have appeared in letters in the Western Mail during the last week!
Off the top of my head, I can think of 100's if not 1000's of people in Cymru that have not, as yet, signed this petition. There may be a logical reason why they havent such as, they mean to do so but havent got around to it yet. If that is the case then, please sign the National Assembly Petition in this link https://www.assemblywales.org/gethome/e-petitions/sign-petition.htm if you are resident in Cymru and sign thethe Go Petition in this link if you are a Welsh patriot living outside Cymru. http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/campaign-to-name-the-a470-cymru-prif-ffordd-tywysog-ow.html

The National Assembly will only let Cymric constituents sign their petitions but also remember that all residents living in Cymru can sign both petitions.

Please remember that signing this petition is very important if we are to ensure that the road is named after Tywysog Owain Glyndr as such would help to ensure that this great Cymric warrior is remembered, by everyone who travels on it, for generations to come. Cymric patriots cannot be parochial in this case, an overall united Cymric front of all movements, societies, councillors, MP's and AM'S is needed NOW if we are to win this one.

Last week, David Williamson, a Western Mail Correspondent, sarcastically remarked that only 5 people had signed the petition to name the road after Prince Owain Glyndr, it seems he was totally unaware of the 'Go Petition' petition. Whatever, let's wipe the smirk off his face with 1000's of signatures!
Also, William Powell, a Lib Dem AM, plans to champion the 'royal Welsh' campaign in Cardiff Bay by the laying of a statement of opinion to seek cross-party support. Have we got Cymric Patriots AM's down there that will do the same for the Glyndr cause and Cymru! Let's lobby them now!

Last but not least, please sign the petitions and get all your family, friends and acquaintances to do likewise. It will take up 5 seconds of your time tops! Not much to ask considering that we probably now would not have a Cymric language and identity had it not been for the effort and sacrifices made by Owain Glyndr and his compatriots! So, let's all unite and do this in honour of Glyndr and Cymru!

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(of Dafydd ap Llwyd) for sale

name your price! All proceeds go to the artist, unless of course

you'd like to download for FREE!

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I hope there are some out there who will agree with me that BBC Wales has been somewhat tardy is using its fantastic skill in the making of TV dramas for programmes about Wales. I don't think it has ever made a costume drama set in Wales and designed to show Wales to the world in the way that Poldark has done for Cornwall or Dr Finlay has done for Scotland! With my Angel Mountain books now well established and very popular, my wife is organizing a little campaign to try and convince the BBC Wales bosses to take on the Angel Mountain books (well, the first one first, and then we will see how things go...) as a dramatization and production project which will entertain audiences within the UK and also promote Wales abroad.

If you are interested in this idea, please look at Inger's letter here:

http://brian-angelmountain.blogspot.com/

and feel free to write and tell the BBC what you think!

Inger has written to all her friends and contacts to ask them to help. Many letters have already gone to the BBC. We are fully aware that this is a rather blatant bit of campaigning and lobbying, but the BBC is fully in the picture, and since they are currently considering a proposal from me, every extra person that hassles them might (we hope) increase the chances of something positive happening....

Thank you!

PS. And by the way, Martha Morgan is far sexier and far more interesting than Lizzie Bennet!

South Wales architects the Lewis Partnership are playing their part in writing a new chapter in the history of historic Aberglasney House in the Tywi Valley.
The Llanelli-based architects have been commissioned to draw up plans for the next phase of restoration at the mansion house which sits at the centre of the heritage gardens.
It is a great privilege and honour to play a part in the continued restoration work at Aberglasney, said Philip Lewis, managing director of the Lewis Partnership.
The restoration of the house and gardens has been a high profile exercise and the gardens are now one of the finest tourist attractions in Wales.
The latest restoration work at the house is billed as Phase Five at Aberglasney.
The actual works involved are very extensive. They involve restoration of the main hall, the elegant staircase and restoring the interior of the East Wing and other rooms.
Naturally, for house with such great history a great deal of care and sensitivity has been required to draw up the plans for the project.

Roger Evans, the chief executive of the Aberglasney Restoration Trust, said: The gardens have come a long way since their derelict state more than 20 years ago.
Aberglasney is billed as a garden lost in time, but the restoration trust is keen to ensure that no time is lost in preserving and enhancing what we have here.
The Phase Five project is currently out to tender to different building and construction firms, but lovers of the garden will be delighted to learn that, when work does start, disruption to visitors to Aberglasney will be kept to a minimum.
The works will be a huge boost to Aberglasney and will give us many more options for exhibition spaces and meeting rooms.
Mr Evans said the restoration would be carried out in cooperation with the Welsh Historic Monuments association Cadw, the Welsh European Funding Office WEFO and the One Historic Garden Scheme.
He added: As you can imagine, a great deal of planning has to go into a restoration exercise such as this.
But the very fact that Phase Five is moving forward is an indication of the desire of the Aberglasney Restoration Trust to build on the success of the gardens as a centre for excellence in heritage gardening and enhance the aesthetic beauty of the gardens for the enjoyment of our visitors.
The work of the trust extends back to the early 1990s and the original restoration works saw us build towards the success of the opening of the gardens in July, 1999.
We always like to remind ourselves of the following phrase - Aberglasney is changing and growing - a garden lost in time, but now belonging to the past, present and future.
Weblinks
http://www.lewispartnership.co.uk
www.aberglasney.org.uk

Award-winning South Wales architects the Lewis Partnership are playing their part in the development of a new school at Letterston in Pembrokeshire.
The 4 million project is creating a new school for nearly 200 pupils, aged three to 11, on a site next to the existing Ysgol Ger y Llan at Letterston.
Haverfordwest-based builders W.B. Griffiths & Son Ltd are in charge of construction and the new school is expected to be completed this summer.
The finished school will amalgamate two local schools, housing pupils from Ysgol Ger y Llan and Mathry School following an education reshuffle. The school will also provide community facilities.
As the architects in charge of the design work, we are thrilled to be involved with the project, said the managing director of the Lewis Partnership, Philip Lewis.
We have been involved with other school projects for the local education authority, Pembrokeshire County Council, in the past and we were delighted to provide the winning design for the new Ysgol Ger y Llan.
The building has been designed with a high emphasis on health and well being, something which strikes a chord with anyone interested in the welfare of children and education.
The design of the building has been benchmarked for BREEAM, the worlds foremost environmental assessment method and rating system for buildings.
BREEAM sets the standard for best practice in sustainable building design and the new Ysgol Ger y Llan has been given an Excellent rating which means it is about as sustainable as you can get.
Mr Lewis said that his team of architects had worked very hard on achieving a design which will contribute to the learning experience and not just be viewed as a traditional place of work or school
At least 80% of the floor area in each occupied space will receive adequate day light and have an adequate view out.
Fresh air will be delivered to the occupied spaces of the building via a natural ventilation strategy.
In addition, we have taken care to ensure that the external features of the design contribute to the education experience.
There will be a multi-use games area and a grass pitch, all within a secure perimeter.
Other features will include dedicated areas with raised planters for pupils to create and manage organic planting.
There will also be natural habitat areas, including a wildflower meadow area, bird nesting boxes and feeder stations and bat roosting boxes around the site to improve biodiversity.
There will be a car park and a wildlife pond and a dedicated African garden
The school building itself will include six classrooms a main hall and a kitchen.
Hot water needs will be provided by solar thermal collectors on the roof.
Mr Lewis added: All in all, its a very innovative project and one which we hope will meet with the approval of the pupils and teachers who will use the school.
Photos above: An artists impression of the finished school at Ysgol Ger y Llan, showing the whole building and the view of the reception area.
Weblinks
http://www.lewispartnership.co.uk
www.wbgriffiths.co.uk
On Facebook, search Lewis Partnership Ltd.
On Twitter, look for @Lewis_Architect

Healing The Wounds, the Welsh charity which helps treat PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder), has just completed its first treatment mission in North Wales.
The charitys treatment practitioners went on the road to treat two veterans of the 1 Royal Welsh and 1 Rifles regiments.
Its the first time weve been able to extend our ground-breaking treatment programme into North Wales, said charity founder and executive director Kevin Richards.
In recent weeks, there has been a huge amount of publicity about PTSD and the need for successful treatment programmes such as the ones we run.
We have a waiting list of people queuing up for treatment and we were glad of the opportunity to take our programme into North Wales.
Its the first time weve been able to run a treatment course in North Wales, but it wont be the last. We are a Welsh charity providing treatment services in Wales and that means delivering our services to all four corners of Wales whenever possible.
In an ideal world, we would be providing our services from a residential centre in Wales, but that dream is still to be fulfilled. While we work towards that goal, our mission will be to provide frontline treatment to the brave men and women who need treatment for PTSD.
The recent tragic death of Lance Sergeant Dan Collins from Tiers Cross, near Haverfordwest, has highlighted the need for proper treatment for victims of PTSD.
Our treatment programmes work. Lives can be saved. We can rebuild lives which have been shattered by PTSD.
The charity was able to deliver the treatment programme in North Wales thanks to the help of The Union of Welsh Independents Annibynwyr, the association of independent Welsh chapels and churches.
The Union arranged for the charity to use the facilities at Capel Ebeneser in Wrexham.
Treatment practitioner and charity co-founder Carol Richards said: The Reverend Trevor Jones-Morris was very kind to us at Capel Ebeneser and made everyone feel at home.
We were also very grateful for the help of Alun Lenny, who is the publicity officer for The Union and the current Town Sheriff of Carmarthen.
Without the help of The Union, the treatment programme would not have been possible in North Wales.
Thanks to The Union, we were able to deliver the treatment to two veterans and they were profoundly grateful for the opportunity. It has made a world of difference to their lives.
Mr Lenny said: The Union has been a supporter of the Healing The Wounds charity since the day it was launched. It was a pleasure to be able to provide help and support for the North Wales treatment programme.
Hopefully, members of the public will appreciate the good work carried out by the charity and will contribute enough funds to allow Healing The Wounds to extend their treatment programmes.
For more information, see the charitys website is at http://www.healingthewounds.co.uk
Other weblinks
http://www.annibynwyr.org