National Eisteddfod Honours Three of Its Long-Serving Volunteers

National Eisteddfod honours three of its long-serving volunteers

The National Eisteddfod has recognized Keris Jones, Dylan Wyn Jones, and Richard 'Dic' Jones for their decades of service

Archdruid reiterates need for peace in Eisteddfod address

Archdruid Mererid Hopwood. Image: Celtic Studies Aberystwyth on X There will be an opportunity to remember and reflect on the victims of wars past and present during this year’s National Eisteddfod, the Archdruid said. Mererid Hopwood noted the sound of war has been heard throughout the centuries. There was war when Iolo Morganwg opened the Gorsedd in Pontypridd in 1814 and the end of the Second World War was announced during the National Eisted…

Three honoured for decades of Eisteddfod service

THE NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD would not be possible without the hundreds of volunteers who give their time each year to ensure the festival runs smoothly. This year, three long‑serving stewards were honoured for their dedication by being inaugurated as members of Gorsedd Cymru. One of them, Keris Jones from Llantysilio near Llangollen, has volunteered for half a century. Known for years as “Mrs Pagoda” when she worked at the Pagoda venue, she now stew…