National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales preserves and celebrates the sound and moving image heritage of Wales, making it accessible to a wide range of users for enjoyment and learning. Its film collection reflects every aspect of the nation’s social, cultural and working life across the 20th century, giving a fascinating insight into Welsh filmmaking, both amateur and professional.
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Eisteddfodau 1966 a 1967, Cilmeri, Caernarfon, Aberystwyth 1969
The great and the good and the Gorsedd at National Eisteddfods in Port Talbot (1966) and Bala (1967) plus anti-investiture events in 1969 in Cilmeri, Caernarfon and Aberystwyth.
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Overview
Record of national events shot by Tegwyn Jones - teacher, scholar, writer, artist. Included are shots of the National Eisteddfods at Port Talbot, in 1966, and at Bala, in 1967, the latter including shots of Eluned Phillips, the second woman to win the Crown. There is also footage of protests in Cilmeri (at the Cilmeri Stone), Caernarfon and Aberystwyth in 1969 against the imposition on Wales of a prince from the House of Windsor.
Many well-known Welsh people are seen on this reel - details can be found in The National Screen and Sound Archive’s full catalogue record. The Cilmeri Stone commemorates Prince Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last Welsh Prince of Wales, killed in 1282. Waldo Williams, the poet, is seen with his hand on the stone. The Aberystwyth anti-investiture footage comprises a few shots of students – on hunger-strike – at an upstairs window of the Old College. Also included on this reel are opening shots of Aberystwyth and – to close – shots of people arriving for a Plaid Cymru conference on the town’s pier, c.1971, including Gwynfor Evans, Dafydd Wigley, Phil Williams and Rhianydd Morgan.
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