Sunday, September 27, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Gŵyl Dydd Glyndŵr Day Abercraf
Thursday, September 17, 2009
MYNYDD HYDDGEN/NANT Y MOCH WIND TURBINES SHALL NOT PASS! A Look into the future and how a major protest is probable?
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Siân.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
WHITHER CENEDL GLYNDŴR - The Confident Nation.
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16 'Dydd Glyndŵr' September 2009 Statement.
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Whither Cenedl Glyndŵr – More than just a confident Nation!
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Embassy Glyndŵr awaits eagerly the forthcoming statement on a 'Welsh Heritage Strategy' scheduled to be issued this month by the Minister of Welsh Heritage Alun Ffred Jones. We are aware of his interest in the history of Glyndŵr, noting his visit in July, with representatives of Cadw, to Canolfan Senedd-Dŷ Glyndŵr Machynlleth, Capel Pennal and Cefn Caer – National Repository of restored national treasure ‘Coron Glyndr’.
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Of course, Wales would become more than just a ‘confident nation’, if the Welsh Assembly were to follow the example of Bolivia concerning the native Indian flag and declare the Glyndŵr flag to have equal status with Y Ddraig Goch, and that it will be flown, throughout the year, side by side, with that flag on all public buildings. I can hear you all say now, "dream on Siân" but i live in hope!
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Also associated with the aforementioned Heritage statement, is the matter of the involvement of the Civic Trust who have not only taken over responsibility of 'on going developments' associated with this Heritage Statement, but are taking aboard more than just a pastoral interest in the advancement of a ‘Heritage Network’ to take over the work of the Heritage Environment Group (HEG) and Treftadaeth 08 and 09 conferences. Bearing in mind the Civic Trust's annual September Heritage ‘Open Days’, It concerns me that such a body, along with the National Trust, RCAHMW and CADW, all with their emphasis on the "built heritage" allows other 'historical heritage' to be made of little priority, not least concerning medieval Wales and Hanes Glyndŵr as associated with the month of September 1400.
At the end of the day, no matter what the Minister of Heritage says, and no matter how much the WAG may nod towards "nation building", If they are afraid and avoid all the time the use of ‘’sense of place’’ and ‘sense of nation’ and if they focus on the word ‘’bro’’ at the expense of ‘cenedl’ then they're deceiving everyone including themselves. The problem is, of course, that so many of the 'so called' professionals and civil servants involved in our 'Welsh Heritage Industry' are often ex – 'English Heritage' employees or heirs of the 'Festival of Castles' mentality, as far from Postcolonial thinking as you can get! Whatever, one cannot really trust in what they might say but, it will be very interesting indeed to see if the Cadw marriage with the Arts Council of Wales to deliver a Welsh contribution to the British Cultural Olympiad will be very much witness to a 'real' cultural revolution or just more of the same of the "cultural soft sell" of the 'arty farty brigade' and 'rose tinted' soft ‘’cultural nationalism’’.
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A sure way of seeing if these people are serious, is to see if they are all up for a major push promotion for a huge national commemoration and celebration of the 660th anniversary of Owain Glyndŵr's birthday (1354) throughout 2014. Despite all their "national sound bites", this year, CADW & Co totally forgot to mark the 600th Anniversary of the fall of Harlech Castle (1409) and instead of Glyndŵr themed events at that Castle, just fed us more of the Shakespeare 'virus' that brings on the Shakespeare fever that keeps the Welsh mind struck useless by cerebral colonialism.
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Towards the above end, Embassy Glyndŵr has already been working on a major commemorative Initiative to go beyond what we achieved in 2000 and 2004 re commemorating 1400 and 1404. Please inform asap of your interest in being involved, be you a national professional 'heritage' Interest body, an organisation, society or individual. We shall, in due course, invite one and all to a major conference to discuss and develop such a commemorative programme that can be applied on a community and national level. .
Siân Ifan.
Monday, September 14, 2009
RECLAIM GLYNDWR FROM THE BNP! If Possible Go To Corwen On 16 Medi 2009 'DYDD GLYNDWR'.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
4: TARIAN GLYNDWR - NO TURBINES ON HYDDGEN - PROTEST TRIAL RUN.
CERRIG CYFAMOD GLYNDŴR will be within this Turbine Plantation,
Latest News
24 February 2009, Nant-y-moch Wind Turbines, The Welsh Assembly's TAN 8 document identified the Nant-y-moch area as suitable for wind turbines. ...www.ceredigionramblers.org.uk/.../Latest%20News.htm - Cached - Similar
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The Welsh Assembly's TAN 8 document identified the Nant-y-moch area as suitable for wind turbines. A map from the developers has recently become available indicating their "Nant-y-moch Preliminary Layout". It shows over 100 turbines covering an area which extends from just outside Talybont in the west and well into Powys in the east, and from Cwm Einion (known to many as Artists’ Valley!) in the north to Llyn Craigypistyll (the source of Aberystwyth’s water) in the south. It includes the site of Cerrig Cyfammod Glyndŵr where Owen Glyndŵr is reputed to have “held parley, and made his covenant” and is close to the probable site of Glyndŵr’s famous victory in the Battle of Hyddgen. The developers have ignored the recommendations produced by ARUP consultants working on behalf of Ceredigion Council who concluded: "It is recommended in accordance with the study brief that the TAN 8 SSA boundary is … refined to remove the environmentally worst performing areas and any additional land not needed to deliver the TAN 8 indicative capacities". This recommendation would have significantly reduced the area originally proposed by the Assembly, but the developers are now proposing to extend it - to go beyond not only ARUP but also beyond the original SSA boundary.If these proposals are implemented they will have massive implications for the Group's walking programme.
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Update 14 Sept 09: Information recieved that Dulas (Airtricity's Consultants) are not now going to hold a trial run on the 16 Medi 2009 between Abertawe Docks and Hyddgen. However, we suggest Anti Windmill Activists go ahead with their own trial run, keeping in mind that to be fore informed is to be fore-armed, I mean, with information and not with swords and bows as Glyndŵr would have used to sort this matter out.
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Aitricity and it's Machynleth based agents, DULAS LTD are now stating that the Nant y Moch scheme does not impinge on Glyndŵr's Hyddgen Battlefield, how do they know that? as the battle was very much a running fight as Glyndŵr as his warriors smashed their way through encirclement, this means the battle could have been quite scattered over wide area. However, as can be seen see from the above statement taken from the Ramblers website, the Turbine Plantation will impinge on Cerrig Cyfamod Glyndŵr so, that's good enough to sustain our keen interest. On 16 Medi, we shall make a token symbolic stand at the entrance to Swansea dock. are there any Pobl Glyndŵr out there who can, at the least, make a symbolic stand at Glyndŵr's Covenant Stones, ideal time and place to pledge a covenant for all to make a stand together against this planned invasion to desecrate our great heritage in the landscape.
.1. The trial run has been postponed. The police want more time to prepare. 2. The proposed turbines will be 145m (475 ft?) high: more than 1.5x Big Ben. The blades alone will be 45m which is 2m more than the full height of Mynydd Gorddu wind farm!3.
Our campaign is not about just defending Battlefields but Heritage in the Landscape plus of course we oppose these turbines anyway. Re our present protest, I accept the turbine invasion/trial run is off, but other turbines are coming in via Swansea Docks regualrly to deliver to turbine plantations throug hout the land. So a symbolic token protest there will not be a bad thing, and in general, I have stated the usefulness of our own trial run to collect info in advance regards seeking out potential picketing, placard and poster propaganda points en route.
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Route Access Report Number: 158655 Meardy & Hirwaun Wind Farms ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTMLSwansea Docks onto Fabian Way (A483). The exit detailed in drawing series .... I am currently carrying out a survey for the movement of Wind Turbine ...www.maerdywindfarm.co.uk/ReportsIssued/.../Appendix%20I.pdf - Similar
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Nantymoch windfarm and the landscape
Cambrian Mountains Society - Nantymoch widfarm proposal landscape issues ... LANDMAP is the Welsh national information system, devised by the Countryside ...
www.cambrian-mountains.co.uk/issues/nantymoch-landscape.htm - Cached
Nantymoch windfarm protest 20th June 2009
Story and images of a gathering organised by the Cambrian Mountains Society on 20.6.2009 to protest against the Nantymoch widfarm proposal
www.cambrian-mountains.co.uk/issues/nantymoch-protest.htm - Cached
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Ceredigion County Council - Utilities
Will O'Whispers; Bigger Nantymoch dam proposed, Cambrian News, 10/12/1971, P68(2) ... Arguing against a windfarm on the 'hill of agitation', Cambrian News, 12/1/1996 ...
www.ceredigion.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=10368 - Cached
The technical name of the Nant y Moch scheme is SSA D. The SSAs were identified by the .... Contracting Dulas Ltd, based in Machynlleth, and Melin Cyf in ...www.userfusion.com/air2/index.php/faqs.html - Cached - Similar
Saturday, September 12, 2009
3: WIND TURBINE INVASION OF HYDDGEN 16 MEDI 2009 'DYDD GLYNDWR' Time Table of Turbine Transportation Swansea to Hyddgen.
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Traffic delays expected with turbine trial 12:52pm Thursday 3rd September 2009
Ceredigion County Council has revealed its having been informed of the intended trial movement, on 16 September 2009, of wind turbine parts from Swansea dock to the site of a proposed wind farm in the vicinity of Nant y Moch, Hyddgen near Talybont in northern Ceredigion.
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The company organising the trial is Dulas Ltd, Dyfi Eco Park, Machynlleth, Powys. The transporter will be leaving Swansea Docks at about 9:30am on 16 September 2009 and it is expected that the load will reach Ceredigion by about 11:00am. It is anticipated that the journey will be completed by about 3.00pm.
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Ceredigion County Council has been informed that the route through Ceredigion will be along the A478 (from the boundary with Pembrokeshire) to Cardigan; along the A487 coastal trunk road to Aberystwyth; the A4120 through Llanbadarn Fawr; the A44 trunk road to Lovesgrove Roundabout; the A4159 to the A487 trunk road at Bow Street and then north along the A487 trunk road to the site.
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Ceredigion County Council revealed its having been informed that the transport company involved (Collett Transport, Victoria Terminal, Albert Road, Halifax, England) has carried out a full appraisal of the route. Queuing points have been identified along the route and the company has told the County Council that it estimates that any traffic delays will be limited to a maximum of 10 minutes. The movement of wind turbine parts will be executed under police escort and the police will also carry out traffic management duties.
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LLWYTH ANARFEROL O FAWR I DEITHIO AR FFYRDD CEREDIGION
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Mae Cyngor Sir Ceredigion wedi datgelu iddo gael gwybod y bydd arbrawf i gymryd lle ar yr 16 Medi 2009 fydd yn gweld symud llwyth anarferol o fawr ar ffyrdd y sir pan symudir darnau ar gyfer melyn wynt o ddociau Abertawe i safle y bwriedir ei defnyddio ar gyfer fferm wynt yng nghyffiniau Nant y Moch, ger Talybont, yng ngogledd Ceredigion. Trefnir y daith arbrofol gan gwmni Dulas Ltd, Parc Eco Dyfi, Machynlleth, Powys. Bydd y llwyth yn gadael dociau Abertawe tua 9:30am ar yr 16 Medi 2009 a disgwylir iddo gyrraedd Ceredigion erbyn tua 11:00am. Disgwylir i'r llwyth gyrraedd ei gyrchfan erbyn tua 3:00pm.Hysbyswyd Cyngor Sir Ceredigion fod y daith i ddefnyddio'r A478 i gyfeiriad Aberteifi o'r ffin â Phenfro; yr A487 arfordirol o Aberteifi i Aberystwyth; yr A4120 drwy Llanbadarn Fawr; yr A44 i gylchfan Gelli Angharad; yr A4159 i Bow Street ac yna'r A487 tua'r gogledd i gyfeiriad y safle. Eglurodd Cyngor Sir Ceredigion iddo gael ei hysbysu fod y cwmni trafnidiaeth (Collett Transport, Victoria Terminal, Albert Road, Halifax, Lloegr) wedi cwblhau asesiad manwl o'r siwrne. Cynlluniwyd gogyfer â mannau ciwio ar hyd y daith ac mae'r cwmni wedi dweud wrth y Cyngor Sir nad yw'n disgwyl y bydd rhaid i drafnidiaeth arall oedi am yn hwy na deng munud ar hyd y siwrne. Bydd yr heddlu yn goruchwylio’r siwrne ac y rheoli traffig yn ystod y daith.
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PHONE AND PROTEST!
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Nodyn i Olygyddion:Dyma fanylion cyswllt y cwmnïau perthnasol: Dulas Ltd - 01654 7050000 Collett Transport - 01422 255233 Note for Editors: Contact details for the parties involved are: Dulas Ltd - 01654 7050000 Collett Transport - 01422 255233
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www.Ceredigion.gov.uk
Gwefan Twristiaeth:
www.Croeso.Ceredigion.gov.uk
Ymholiadau'r wasg:
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swyddfarwasg@ceredigion.gov.uk
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01545 572003
The Chief Executive's Department, Ceredigion County Council, Neuadd Cyngor Ceredigion, Penmorfa, Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Wales. SA46 0PA
Council website:
www.Ceredigion.gov.uk
Tourism website:
www.Croeso.Ceredigion.gov.uk
Press enquiries:
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pressoffice@ceredigion.gov.uk
Telephone:
01545 572003
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PHONE AND COMPLAIN.
Friday, September 11, 2009
1: 16 MEDI 'Dydd Glyndwr' 2009 A DAY OF DIRECT ACTION AGAINST THE WINDMILLING OF WALES, maybe? Time to come up to the mark! YES?
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* Set up a symbolic declaration activity at the 'Glyndŵr Covenant Stones' close to the Hyddgen Battlesite.
* Blockade Roads/lane ways with short symbolic sit downs.
* Organise for posters to be placed at key points of route. Note, rolls of wallpaper/bedsheets sprayed with slogans are useful towards this end.
* Picket Ceredigion Council Offices and transport firms involved - such as the Eco Dyfi office.
Personally, I would hope that this 'Day of Action' kicks off a real big national struggle against these Wind Farms throughout Wales, Now's the greatest of opportunities to make this happen. Let's 'Seize The Time'.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
2: DYDD GLYNDŴR 16 MEDI 2009 ANTI WINDMILL DAY OF ACTION 2009 PROTEST POSTERS for your use of, so get very busy!
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Another post will have info on Turbine movements on 16 Medi 2009. Ignore talk of cancellation, we suggest that the DAY OF ACTION should go ahead, even if only a TRIAL DAY of ACTION, to help motivate and prepare for more positive action at future dates. Remember if you cannot join in the main protest at least go on a Day of Agit - Prop Action at a Windmill Farm near you, Picket Poster Protest, take photos and put up on blogs and websites. This is one way of clearly showing Wales and World just how many of these monstrosities are being planted on our country to serve England's power needs.
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Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Adroddiad am Angladd Glyn Rowlands/Report on Glyn Rowlands's funeral.
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Heb amheuaeth, angladd gwlatgarol welodd Corris a Chymru dydd Mawrth diwethaf, dyna oedd dymuniad Glyn a dyna a drefnwyd gan y teulu a'u gydwladgarwyr. Cafwyd teyrngedau gwlatgarol, emynau gwlatgarol, Parti lliw a band gwlatgarol i fod yn osgordd wrth ddrysau'r capel ac yna, i hebrwng y fodurgâd angladdol enfawr allan o bentref Corris er mwyn iddi allu dilyn yr hers, a'r osgordd arall o feiciau modur, mlaen i'r Amlosgfa yn Aberystwyth.
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* Bydd angen gofyn caniatâd os am ddefnyddio'r lluniau uchod.
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