Dim Pwdu

• Posted by Eryl Crump at 8:55 AM | add or read comments (0)

TUCKED away in the back of the Eisteddfod programme is a whole page of small print. The competition rules which have to be strictly adhered to. They range from the prompt start of preliminary competitions to the ultimate sanction, the calling of a special contingency committee, to adjudicate on any unforeseen circumstances.

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In the sunshine - briefly

• Posted by Eryl Crump at 9:41 AM | add or read comments (0)

One of the joys of the Urdd Eisteddfod, and the National Eisteddfod as well, is that being a travelling festival you get to visit a different area every year.

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75 years and counting

• Posted by Eryl Crump at 4:58 PM | add or read comments (0)

It was the summer of '68 and somehow I persuaded my parents a week at the Urdd centre in Llangrannog would be a good thing.

A nice break for me and for them. Several of my friends were going and I didn't want to be left out I argued. And, I pointed out, it didn't cost a lot - about £8 I think and a bit extra for the bus.

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Bob the builder and other friends

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“Can we fix it?” asked Bob the Builder.

And in true pantomime fashion dozens of screaming youngsters wearing yellow had hats responded with the traditional "Yes we can!!!"

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Already a success

• Posted by Eryl Crump at 9:05 PM | add or read comments (0)

A success before its begun. That't the bold claim about the 2007 Urdd Eisteddfod by chaired bard Tudor Dylan Jones.

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Getting Ready

• Posted by Eryl Crump at 9:27 AM | add or read comments (0)

Wellingtons, sun hat and a woolly jumper. All safely packed in the suitcase ready for the Eisteddfod.

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