National Library of Wales Celebrates the National Anthem and the People of Rhondda Cynon Taf at the Eisteddfod

29.07.2024

The National Library of Wales' activities at the National Eisteddfod will be full of fun for the family, an exhibition featuring the area, and events to suit all tastes.

This year we will be celebrating Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau / Land of My Fathers, the national anthem of Wales, as the original manuscript of this national treasure has been kept safe in the Library. We will also be celebrating the ‘enwogion o fri’, or the people of note who came from the Rhondda Cynon Taf area with an exhibition of greats from Iris Williams to William Price.

Celebrities' signatures used to be the thing to collect on the Eisteddfod field, but we are after photos. So come along to dress up like local celebrities, get a photo from our paparazzi, and see which celebrities you will be next to on our wall of fame.

After attracting hundreds to view archive clips in the Llŷn Eisteddfod, the Wales Broadcast Archive clip cinema will be back again, with an hour of amazing old film and video from the Rhondda Cynon Taf area and its people. Take a break, put your feet up for a bit, and watch clips like:

• Gwyn Llewelyn visits the memorial to Evan and James James in Ynysangharad Park for Y Dydd (HTV, 1967);
• Hywel Gwynfryn reports on the Grogg pottery figures made in Pontypridd (BBC Cymru Wales, 1985);
• Shân Cothi visits Pontypridd Rugby Club (Telesgôp / S4C, 2010).

We also have a full program of events on our stand and around the field. Highlights of our events include:

• Monday 12.00pm, Remembering Ann Clwyd – Welsh Political Archive, Cymdeithasau 1
• Wednesday 2.30pm, Happy Birthday Pobol y Cwm – Celebrating 50, Library Stand
• Thursday 1.30pm, The Visions of Dr William Price, Library Stand
• Friday 1.30pm, Roy Noble Meet and Greet, Library Stand

And if you are looking for a little something for the house or as a gift, there will be several brand-new items for you in our shop. A print of Hywel Harries' painting 'Salem Revisited' which the Library recently bought, a framed copy of the original Hen Wlad fy Nhadau manuscript, or an iconic painting of the Sardis Road rugby pitch by Ronald Lawrence. Our Welsh Women's Peace Petition merchandise were in great demand last year so they will be available again this year.

And if you are looking for a little something for the house or as a gift, there will be several brand-new items for you in our shop. A print of Hywel Harries' painting 'Salem Revisited' which the Library recently bought, a framed copy of the original Hen Wlad fy Nhadau manuscript, or an iconic painting of the Sardis Road rugby pitch by Ronald Lawrence. Our Welsh Women's Peace Petition merchandise were in great demand last year so they will be available again this year.

This is just a taste of what we will have to offer on the stand and across the maes, so for more information visit our website or follow the Library on social media:

Website: https://www.library.wales
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/llgcymrunlwales
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/librarywales