1961 National Eisteddfod, Rhosllannerchrugog

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30 negatives : b&w. 1961 National Eisteddfod, Rhosllannerchrugog.

Image 1: The Rev. L Haydn Lewis, Tonpentre, under his crown.
Image 2: Lisa Rowlands, sister of the policeman who was shot, singign the Welcoming Song on the stage from Eisteddfod y Rhos on Monday morning. Her brother was listening to her on the radio from his hospital bed. Policeman Arthur Rowlands had been shot the previous week near Dyfi Bridge.
Image 3: Lisa Rowlands, on the stage.
Image 4: Sir Thomas Parry-Williams giving the adjudication in the Crown competition - and his co-judges on stage by his side. On the left, J M Edwards, on the right, Euros Bowen.
Image 5: Mr Einion Evans, Welsh Secretary of the British Council, giving some Welsh language tips to Khaled Hashdi from Aden. In the autumn, when he will have reached retirement age, Einion Evans will say farewell to the British Council having done a good day's work - Lady Megan George, the chair, pays tribute to him. Mr Evans is former editor of 'Y Cymro' and the paper used to belong to his family in Dolgellau before it became a national newspaper for Wales.
Image 6: W Mathews Williams (righ) meeting an old friend at the Eisteddfod - John Owen Jones, Penycae, who conducted The Rhos Big Choir in the 1945 Rhos Eisteddfod.
Image 7: Marcia folk singing parties at the Eisteddfod on Monday.
Image 8: Mr E Haddon Roberts, Chair of the Arts and Crafts Committee at Rhos presenting the Gold Medal to Ceri Richards.
Image 9: Cwm Aur Alawon Gwerin Party at the Eisteddfod on Monday.
Image 10: Although only Caernarfon Choir competed in the main Choral Competition on Monday, they received high praise for their performance, and were fully deserving of the �200 award and the 'Y Cymro' cup. Here is Dilys Wynne Williams receiving the cup from councillor Ifor Griffiths.
Image 11: A substantial crowd of new Gorsedd members who had been accepted through examination, waiting to be ordained in the overflowing room where the Gorsedd had to be held on dry land on Tuesday morning.
Image 12: The Gorsedd on Tuesday morning.
Image 13: When the bards realised that the bad weather wasn't going to allow the Gorsedd to be held in the open air on Tuesday morning, arrangements had to be made at once for the Gorsedd to be held at Ponciau School. Strong men and indeed everyone close by were there to give a helping hand to move the furniture and to make room for the ceremonies; these were held in an overflowing room with a great number of people outside who weren't able to get their foot inside the door.
Image 14: Here is Monallt (right) on a normal working day, working on the Meirionethshire roads for the County Council - with him is his colleague, Philip Bleriot Williams. His colleague was named after the Frenchman who was the first to fly across the channel. Monallt was named after the bard.
Image 15: Monallt in his robes on Thursday morning - he was a true 'gwerinwr' promoted to Druid by the Gorsedd to honour him for his contribution to Welsh poetry.
Image 16: Tuesdday was Crowning day, and a day of rain in Rhos - but there was more than one ray of sunshine too. Elaine Williams, Rosemary Williams and Sian Hopkins, from Pontcanna Children's Choir are uncertain what to do with the umbarel between both weathers.
Image 17: Eirwen Griffiths and Brenda Miles from Rhos, were the first of the programme workers to arrive on Monday morning. If you have a week's work to do at the Eisteddfod, then an early start is needed.
Image 18: Parti Dulyn, Llanbedr-y-cennin, came to the Eisteddfod on Monday to sing with harp accompaniment - making sure that they looked their best on the stage. Here are Carol Pritchard and Myra Evans and friends putting their make up on.
Image 19: Many in Wales have sung about the country of the Caveri and of the beach at Travancore. And it was from Trivandrum in Travacore that W J Daniel travelled to the Eisteddfod to hear the Welsh sing. One of his main hobbies is making films (note his camera) and he shot 12,000 feet of film in Russia recently. And he will also film the Eisteddfod of courses. With him is Tom Williams from Wrexham, and they have plenty to talk about as both of them are engineers.
Image 20: The girls aren't the only ones reaching for their make-up - indeed, they are the ones making the men beautiful in some instances. And before starting to present the Heddiw programme from the Eisteddfod on the televisionJuly Taring, from the B.B.C., makes sure that Owen Edwards is looking his best.
Image 21: Mr Alun Llywelyn Williams, the Eisteddfod President on Monday, speaking in the Pavilion.
Image 22: Llanelli will take center stage next year and if the striking patterns on the Llanelli tent in y Rhos is anything to go by then there will be a star of a show in the Sospan headquarters. The joyous company from Llanelli in a ray of sunshine is Mr T Scourfield, Mrs Gwyneth Griffiths, Mr and Mrs Delves, Alderman and Mrs D J Joseph, Mr and Mrs J R Thomas - and Dr Haydn Morris in the middle.
Image 23: The dark skinned gentleman from Nigeria has an unusual sirname, and his language also has an unusual name. His name is Theheo Princewill, and his language's name is Ijaw. It is a minority language and because of this he has special interest in languages such as Welsh. Before Monday lunchtime he could say "Bore da" ('Good morning') and "Diolch yn fawr" ('Thank you'). With this medical student from London University is Mrs Gwynedd Prys Jones, Denbighshire Council secreatry.
Image 24: Telynores Eryri still in her prime and singing away in the opening ceremony of the Eisteddfod on Monday morning. On the harp, Ffrances Mon Jones - with, Lisa Rowlands, the sister of the injured policeman from Corris, who sang the 'Cywydd Croeso'.
Image 25: The opening of the great Eisteddfod at Rhos, with Sir Thomas Parry-Williams speaking, and sitting, from left, Ernest Roberts, Cynan, Trefin and Dr Haydn Williams.
Image 26: Some people - especially journalists according to some - never go near to the Pavilion. And there are others who prefer to listen on chairs outside rather than inside.
Image 27: The Rhos Crown was particularly beautiful and regal and here we have great gandeur following the crowning of the bard - the Rev. L Haydn Lewis, from Tonpentre, with Archdruid Trefin.
Image 28: Sunshine on Thursday morning. Presenting the Hirlas Horn to Archdruid Trefin on Thursday morning of the Eisteddfod.
Image 29: There were two journalists honoured by the Gorsedd on Thursday morning. One - Gwilym Roberts, the famous coloumnist from the "Liverpool Post" - failed to travel to Rhos due to illnes, to the dismay of the other journalist, John Roberts Williams, Editor of "Y Cymro", who was ordained as a Druid. Worst of all, this was the first time in thrity years that Gwilym Roberts had to miss the Festival.
Image 30: Two actors and two friends - Meredydd Edwards and Clifford Evans - both appointed Drudis by the Gorsedd on Thursday morning as recognition of their contribution to drama, to the stage, and to life in Wales. Meredydd Edwards ("Meredydd o'r Rhos") was honoured in his home town.

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