DIM FFERMYDD GWYNT YNG NGHENEDL GLYNDŴR! NO WINDFARMS IN GLYNDŴR'S NATION! THE MACHYNLLETH PROTEST AND OTHER NEWS.

The Owain Glyndŵr Centre at Machynlleth has recieved £350,000 from the Welsh Assembly Government through their 'in house' Heritage Department 'Cadw' to provide a new exhibition on the life and times of Prince Owain Glyndŵr for the centre. The Welsh Minister Carwyn Jones had accepted an invitation to unveil a plaque to mark the opening of the new exhibition and his name had been engraved onto the plaque as the AM minister that would do the honours but, in the days leading up to the opening, Carwyn Jones pulled out and sent his deputy, Alun Davies, up to Machynlleth on the 18th to do the deed.

Now, I went to the trouble of sending packages of information (via snail mail) to seventeen 'Against Wind Farm' groups in Cymru prior to the intended official re-opening of the Owain Glyndŵr Centre at Machynlleth on the 18th as I saw it as a great opportunity for a Glyndŵr type guerrilla protest in regards of the intended Windmilling of Wales. Carwyn Jones had obviously got wind of the intended protest, pulled out and sent his deputy instead. Nevertheless, It was still worth protesting in my opinion but only about 20 wind warriors turned up! Those that did turn up deserve to be praised for that and for standing their ground in the cold until 3pm. Yes, 3pm, as the Welsh Assembly had (as the day went along) changed the time from the scheduled 2pm to 3pm in the hope that any protestors would drift away. But no, we all stood our ground and made our message well and truly heard by him when he was about to leave in his chauffaur driven car - and despite the lie given in a 'smug' statement to the Cambrian News by 'Plaid renegade' now Labour man Alun Davies AM that the protestors "were delighted to hear Carwyn Jones's statement about his intention to try to limit the number of Wind Farms in Wales". I was one of the protestors, and I made it clear to him that we did not want any Wind Farms in Glyndŵr's lands. I also tried to get him to commit to working towards ridding Cymru of the TAN 8 policy; of course, he wouldn't commit himself to working towards that aim and I never heard any protestor there stating their "delight" at Carwyn Jones's statement!

Not wanting to disrupt the 're-opening' proceedings, we had all decided to launch the protest on his departure from the site and although the group of protestors may have been small, compared to the big protest that had taken place in Bae Caerdydd a few weeks ago, it was carried out and covered the front page of the Cambrian News. That's a result!

I totally disagree with those that are unwilling to launch such 'Glyndŵr type guerilla surprise protest raids "just incase they won't be well attended" If that apathetic attitude is adopted and allowed to prevail in Cymru, then we will never win this fight or any other fight against the injustices doled out to our people and our communities. With such in mind, let us remember the 'declaration of Arbroath which states... "as long as but a hundred of us  remain alive, never will we on any conditions be brought under English rule".

O.K. We did not have a hundred of us at Machynlleth last Saturday but could, easily, have done if the 17 Wind Warrior groups that I had sent mailings to had sent just a few of their members to represent their group and if more Cymric 'patriots' had turned up! But you get the drift.

We at Embassy Glyndŵr have always made it clear that we regard the whole Windmilling of Wales issue as a National Issue. This is the latest episode in a blatant colonial exploitation and ravaging of our nation. Not an acre of our beautiful Welsh landscape will be spared from being torn apart and filled with gigantic windmills and pylons  to provide energy for English industry and yes, for English capitalism so that they can produce goods cheaply to sell it off for vast profits World wide! That will be the end of our communities and way of life. The final curtain for Cymru - unless all patriots wake up now and man the barracades!

Our campaign against this must be an united one that stretches all over Cymru because all areas of Cymru will be 'sold off' in due course. Large demonstrations such as the great one that took place in Bae Caerdydd is not going to be possible very often but Glyndŵr guerilla - 'Flying Protests' such as in Machynlleth last Saturday are and can be carried out at short notice anytime, anywhere.  That strategy will wear out the likes of the 'Turbine Traitors' and Windmilling of Wales Merchants.

Cymry...Cofiwch Cytundeb Arbroath a cofiwch wneud eich rhan chi i achub eich cenedl chi!

Please read the following paragraphs written by the BBC Political Editor Betsan Powys on the BBC blog:

"The UK government, if I've read this right, appear to have blown out of the water Carwyn Jones' demand for the number of windfarms in mid Wales to be limited to the targets set by the Welsh government.

Only days ago the First Minister accused the coalition government of giving us all "a slap in the face" for refusing to devolve powers over major wind energy installations. The suggestion in return was that Mr Jones was guilty of some pretty unsbutle posturing.

But more powers or not, the Welsh government could - and did - announce last week that in future, existing planning guidelines on the number of windfarms should be regarded as an upper limit. In other words developments in mid Wales, to the delight of local campaginers, would be restricted

Game over?

No. For one thing, this change of emphasis/heart/direction in Cardiff Bay came a full six days before the final, definitive energy planning guidance by the UK government was announced, following several months of consultation.The National Policy Statement on Renewables, published this morning by the Department of Energy and Climate Change is the final document that will guide all applications for major renewable projects such as large wind farms. In it, the UK government says that Welsh planning policy will "provide important information to applicants of nationally significant energy infrastructure projects" (such as wind farms over 50MW in capacity).

But - and this is the kind of 'but' that makes a big difference - it goes on to say: "Applicants should explain in their applications to the Infrastructure Planning Commission how their proposals fit with the guidance and support its targets or, alternatively, why they depart from them."Whether an application conforms to the guidance or the targets will not, in itself, be a reason for approving or rejecting the application." Doesn't that imply that the Infrastructure Planning Commission will be allowed to approve windfarms even if the WG target in TAN 8 has already been reached?It does to me. If it does to the Welsh Government too, I'll let you know. What's the follow-up to a slap in the face?

UPDATE

Here's a kick in the shins - but from the Westminster end of the debate. Despite what Carwyn Jones said last week, a source points out, the existing planning guidance around windfarms in Wales remains unamended. Carwyn Jones's statement about upper limits is all well and good they suggest but legally, it amounts to what? I'll use the expression 'a row of beans'. They used one that was more pithy, granted but less polite. I know he's the First Minister but "with all due respect to him, he's not Napoleon".

In other words until Welsh ministers "have the bottle" to scrap the current guidance - TAN 8 - and come up with something better in its place, protesters shouldn't be hoodwinked and buy the argument that the enemy is in Westminster, not Cardiff Bay. Given there are several windfarm applications currently proposed to the Welsh government as well as others likely to come before the Infrastructure Planning Commission, it's no surprise that neither side wants end up a loser in this particular battle". (Powys, Betsan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/correspondents/betsanpowys/)

As you can see from the above, Carwyn Jones knew damn well, when he made the announcemnt that he would  demand from his London bosses for the number of windfarms in mid Wales to be limited to the targets set by the Welsh government, that he didn't have a snowball's chance in hell of achieving that aim - as the final, definitive energy planning guidance by the UK government had already been decided on, following months of consultation. He made his announcement and played the part, being filmed at the London Cabinet making his 'demand' knowing full well what the answer would be but, he hoped that this would be enough to take the wrath of protestors from his door and that attention would turn to Westminster instead. But, I say NO!NO!NO! The Welsh Assembly insists it is now a Government with powers so, as Betsan Powys rightly states

 "until Welsh ministers "have the bottle" to scrap the current guidance - TAN 8 - and come up with something better in its place, protesters shouldn't be hoodwinked and buy the argument that the enemy is in Westminster, not Cardiff Bay". 

Let's not forget for a moment that the "so called" government in Bae Caerdydd has been elected by the Cymric electorate to safeguard our interest and the interests of our communities and that of the Cymric nation as a whole. They are in privileged positions and are paid extremely well for doing this job and It's time they earned their pay. If they want to 'crow' that they are administering a Welsh government well, let them govern - here in Wales, putting the welfare of the Welsh nation and its people first and foremost by stating loud and clear to the Westminster Government that they will say a loud and resounding NO! to any U.K. policy that is going to be detremental to Cymru - and they can start with TAN 8. Until they do, carry out large scale protests at Welsh Assembly Departments when such is possible and Glyndŵr type guerilla protests at every given opportunity. Make their lives very uncomfortable until they get the message and put the people and the communities of Cymru first. All of Cymru must unite to carry out these actions in every part of Wales.   

 An anti Windmill person called Owain posted the following statement on the MAP (Montgomeryshire Against Pylons) comments page  on 22 Mehefin:

Have not posted before, but an avid reader of MAP commentries and totally against TAN8 / National Grid proposals, moreover, destruction of Montgomeryshire countryside and communities. On that, can I just draw to people’s attention through shock and disgust, that a national institution namely The National Eisteddfod, an organisation that strongly represents Welsh culture, folklore, history and community to name but a few is working in partnership/sponsorship with…get this…Wind Power Wales !! Unbelievable what? The National Eisteddfod fully supports and promotes the benefits / ideals of Wind Power Wales, endorsed by no other than Eisteddfod Director(s). How ironic and pathetic it is that the Eisteddfod organisation / national institution that alledgedly supports, promotes, and represents many aspects of Welsh community life (young and old), culture, folklore and ideals is helping to potentially destroy the very heart of it’s existence ……. communities and way of life ! This bombshell should be exposed, moreover, re-evaluate the ideals and principles of an organisation that embodies Welsh culture and communities. This may be old news, but had to put over my disgust and outrage. Be interested to know opinions.

My comment/reply below: 

I agree with Owain and would suggest that a campaign does need to be launched against the National Eisteddfod for this collaboration but also, do realise, that this is only the tip of the Iceburg. It is becoming more and more obvious that the ‘turbine terrorists’ with their ‘windmills of mass destruction’ plans for Cymru have been very busy cultivating our ‘crachach’, and appointing ‘Cymraeg speaking front men’ such as ‘one time’ Cymdeithas yr Iaith activist and Plaid Cymru member Eryl Vaughan being one of three that I, personally, know of. Also, in many ‘Cymraeg circles’ there is a black propaganda campaign in operation that makes out that it is only ‘Incomers’ only that are opposed to windmills and that allowing ‘Cymraeg speaking’ farmers to use land for windmills helps subsidise them and thus enables them to stay in business and continue to be part of a sustainable but subsidised ‘Cymraeg speaking’ community. Such connivance is then sustained by the Welsh speaking press – such as ‘Y Cymro’ newspaper who made no reference at all to the massive protest in Cardiff. Why not? Could it be anything to do with the fact that an advert had been placed in ‘Y Cymro’ that week by the Renewables bad guys. Coincidence?

This Judas ’30 pieces of silver’ sell out by certain ‘Cymru Crachach Cymraeg’ must be challenged, and this ‘Windmilling of Wales’ exposed as Post Industrial Green Imperialism – Eco Colonialism and as much a robbery as that which has taken place over centuries and not least, in period of living memories of the British Army seizing Welsh land and vacating and destroying whole communities and, of course, the drowning of Welsh Valleys and thriving communities to take water to serve England’s Industrial needs.

The destruction of Cymric communities time and time again has been a major factor in the destruction of the Welsh language and culture and Welsh way of life and it is happening again with this windmilling of Wales – and on a much larger scale than ever seen before – and, again, its England and English capitalism that will benefit to Wales’s cost and the National Eisteddfod, the ‘supposed’ guardian of our language, culture and Welsh way of life should not be allowing itself to be bought by this ‘dirty money’ – and should be told so in very certain terms. What can be done.  I would suggest in the first instance that Anti Wind farm groups should make the effort to produce Cymraeg as well as English literature placards and banners to display during their campaigning. Not only is it correct to do so in a nation that has its own language, it will assist to do away with the argument that only ‘incomers’ are opposed to the Windmilling of Wales. I would further suggest that the ‘Pabell y Cymdeithasau’ (Societies pavilion) is booked for an hour – or longer? during Eisteddfod week so that invited Welsh speakers such as Iolo Williams, Sian Lloyd and Myfanwy Alexander will have an opportunity to address the public on the issue of the Windmilling of Wales and the National Eisteddfod’s collaboration in this with the acceptance of this ‘dirty money. 

That’s only a start!

Siân

A bilingual Report on this year's Gŵyl Coroni Owain Glyndŵr, Machynlleth can be found on our Cenedl Glyndwr blog which you should be able to access through this link: http://cenedl.blogspot.com/2011/06/gwyl-coroni-glyndwr-machynlleth-2011.html

Important Message from MAP (Montgomeryshire Against Pylons website:

Powys County Council will debate whether or not TAN8 should be revised

IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU COME TO WELSHPOOL LIVESTOCK MARKET IN TIME FOR THE 2.00 p.m. DEBATE ON WEDNESDAY 29TH JUNE

The Council is setting up a widescreen at the market so that we can see and hear the debate. We must support this extraordinary move by the council who want us to see democracy in action. If we do not turn out in great numbers then there is a very real danger that they will not vote for TAN8 to be revised. You came in the thousands and cheered Glyn Davies and followed him to Cardiff. It is equally important that you now follow this through and let Powys County Council know exactly how you feel.

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UPDATE: Cllr Graham Brown has confirmed that the Welshpool Meeting is definitely going ahead on 29th June at 2.00pm

Note from Siân: This is Glyndŵr Ancestral land that is about to be ravaged so...bring plenty of Glyndŵr flags!

THE PEOPLE OF TREFALDWYN HAVE STARTED THE FIGHT TO SAVE OUR NATION FROM BEING RAVAGED YET AGAIN! BUT WHERE ARE THE REST OF CYMRU?

1500 Trefaldwyn people and their supporters from other areas of Cymru  (including Pobl Glyndŵr) descended on the Assembly at Bae Caerdydd last Tuesday (24th May) to protest against the ineffective and uneconomical TAN 8 Wind farm policy and its associated plans for Trefaldwyn, the ancestral lands of our greatest of warrior leaders, Tywysog Owain Glyndŵr.


A few of the A/M's came out of the Assembly building to meet the protesters and each one of them, during the deliverance of their speeches, declared that they had never seen such a large protest before in front of the Assembly building. They each also admitted that the TAN 8 policy had proved to be ineffective and promised to work towards having the policy reviewed. But, the truth is that there's a need to 'bin' this policy to vandalise large areas of Welsh land with ineffective and uneconomical Wind farms, not review it!

The only ones benefiting from this 'mad' policy are the capitalist producers of these windmills, are the landowners that are prepared to sell or lease land for the planting of these alien monstrosities, a sprinkling of workers that will get temporary work erecting them, and, of course, England who will receive the major part of the power that will be produced and transferred over offa's dyke.


These Wind Farms have been insidiously spreading like a virus over our Cymric landscape for years assisted by our politicians. Apart from the obvious fact that they're a blot on our landscape, the power they produce is unpredictable in the sense that they will produce 'none' if there is no wind and if there's too much wind, they have to be turned off! Whichever way 'the wind blows' the capitalists that own them cannot lose! they get a subsidy to produce them and a subsidy if they have to turn them off!

In regards to Trefaldwyn, there is a need to build a 20 acre sub-station in the location of Abermule, as well as an army of 50 metre high pylons and 100 miles of cable to connect 800 of these gigantic windmills to the national grid destroying a large area of Welsh landscape in the process.


Our Cymric communities have been drowned to provide water for England (and at a much cheaper rate than we in Cymru have to pay for it!) our motherland has already been ripped apart to lay down pipe lines for both water and gas and now she is being attacked and ravaged yet again to provide energy for England! We have many alternatives for providing energy for Cymru that does not involve the ravaging of our land.

To add insult to this injury, this latest 'madness is to take place on the ancestral lands of our greatest of Warrior Princes, Tywysog Cymru - Owain Glyndŵr. Also on this land are the remains of Mathrafal, the ancient and medieval court of the Princes of Powys. And also on this land, is the historic site of Rhyd y Chwima, where Henry III was forced to acknowledge Llywelyn III as Prince of Cymru in Sept  1265. How could our elected councillors and politicians be so blatantly disrespectful of our history and heritage as to collaborate on a plan that can only serve to destroy this most important of ancestral lands? I would suggest that all Welsh patriots remember this betrayal well when the next round of elections comes along. Regardless of what party they belong to, do not vote for politicians and councillors that collaborate in the systematic destruction of Cymru! It's simple, if they will not protect Cymric land and communities then they are her enemies and are of no use to her or us in Government - be it on a local or national level! Force them to admit "they were wrong" - again!

The large protest carried out on Tuesday did "shake" the Assembly out of their comfortable complacency for the afternoon at the least - and we, as a nation, have plenty of reasons for saying..."we will be back - and even with bigger and bigger forces time and time again to "shake" you into doing the job you were elected to do. To demand overdue justice for our people and our communities" But, if we are to be effective in such action - as was the case last Tuesday, we must learn to solidly unite as a nation behind each and every campaign that needs to be fought in Cymru. We are far from being in such a privileged situation that we can be 'parochial' or choosy in which campaign we will fight. Cymru as a nation is bigger than any one cause, be it in tackling the problems of  needed employment for our Cymric people to enable them to stay in their motherland, the drowning and destruction of our communities, the issues of wind farms, housing developments, closure of schools or the language. We cannot and should not concentrate all our energy and time on battling against one plan or ''conspiracy" whilst the barricades are down on all other fronts. The only way to save our nation and her communities is to unite, achieve an expertise in organisation and fundraising and be prepared for battle on every front.

This is our Cymric motherland and it is our responsibility to defend her for the generations that is to come and not stand by and let her be ravaged and plundered out of existence. I pleaded  in my last posting for 'Pobl Glyndŵr' and other patriots to come and support the protest in Bae Caerdydd last Tuesday. I only counted 4 'baner glyndŵr (6 - if you count Embassy Glyndŵr's two flags) in a crowd of 1,500 and one of those flags was draped over the shoulder of a 'Pobl Glyndwr' patriot in a wheelchair! Thank God for those 4 people and many thanks to the other few 'true' patriots who bothered to seek Embassy Glyndŵr members out (prior to the protest) to say hello. And "shame" on the 100's of Cymry living in Caerdydd and nearby towns and villages in Dê Cymru that made no effort whatsoever to support this all important of protests - especially as 33 bus loads of campaigners had travelled for 7 hrs from Canoldir Cymru to support - including the W.I! Where was Merched y Wawr?

Even the dogs of Trefaldwyn had come to protest at such madness; It appears that they have more sense than our elected politicians!

M.P. Glyn Davies talked with great conviction (more like a patriotic nationalist than a Tory) and vowed to campaign to the bitter end against this 'mad' plan - as did Siân Lloyd (the weather woman) and Iolo Williams who stated (via a text message) that he was "fed up" with this "puppet government", in Bae Caerdydd, and their mad plans for our nation - "which are far from being green".


Myfanwy Alexander reminded one and all that the land being threatened was 'Glyndŵr land' and that she, also, would fight to the bitter end to defend that land. But, where was her sister, Helen Mary Jones- and where were the rest of the Plaid A.M.'s? - apart from Seimon Thomas who did come out to receive a tub of turf from Trefaldwyn that was presented to four AM's by pupils from Ysgol Meifod. Seimon suggested in his speech that the protesters should also visit their local authorities as well as the Westminster Government to protest? I don't think so Seimon! Local authorities yes, but, Westminster? This mess is down to the Welsh Assembly for collaborating in accepting this Tan 8 policy and in pinpointing areas of Cymru (such as Trefaldwyn) as suitable locations for dumping these Wind farms on. The Welsh Assembly should be there to protect our nation and its communities and should have sent a resounding NO! back to Westminster. What's the point of more powers if this 'absurd' policy cannot be overturned?


Needless to say, last Tuesday's protest was but the beginning. Campaigning will continue until this 'mad' policy is abandoned once and for all! Let us as patriots (Cymric and English speaking) make every physical and mental effort possible to unite in defiance of this latest 'mad' ravaging and all other 'mad' plans that are already in process and in the pipeline to annihilate us as a nation.


A petition with 13,000 names on it opposing the TAN 8 policy was presented to the Assembly - and these names were collected in one month only! A further 500 was collected on the day of the protest. Let us all now add our names to the list of those in opposition via the Assembly petition which can be accessed via the link below. Then begin your own petition locally (whether you're residing in Cymru or in exile) and make every effort to persuade your elected councillors and politicians, that they must concede that they were wrong in regards to TAN 8, and that they must now assist the people of Cymru in the national campaign to get rid of it.

http://www.assemblywales.org/gethome/e-petitions/epetition-list-of-signatories.htm?pet_id=579&showfrm=0


Remember, no Wind Farms - no sub-stations - no pylons - and no cabling...and no trashing of our motherland's face!


COFIWN DRYWERYN!...COFIWN FYRNWY!...COFIWN DREFALDWYN???COFIWN GYMRU???

Listen to 'Glyndŵr's' call! Watch this space for more news in regards to campaigning "on all fronts" in Cenedl Glyndŵr.


A Cymraeg version of this message can be found on our Galwad Glyndwr blog.

Wales - Last Day of Sale...Everything Must Go!

Whether it be rain or shine, nobody could deny that Wales with its breathtaking scenery, be it in the form of its rugged mountainous terrain, long coastal beaches or its green rural landscape is beautiful and It is of little wonder that the Welsh have, over many centuries, fought bloody battle after battle with one invading army after another to keep their hold on this mere 8022 sq miles of paradise.

But at the least in those far off distant days, the Welsh could see those invading armies coming and, when needs called for it, would unite to fight and hold on to their land until they were eventually conquered as a nation by the larger and mightier forces of the Anglo Normans. They were initially conquered by the forces of King Edward 1^st in 1282 – 3 and finally by the two Henry’s (IV and V) in 1421 when Maredudd ab Owain, the son of Prince Owain Glyndŵr, the last native Prince of Wales, accepted a pardon effectively ending a War of Independence that had lasted for 21 yrs.

Like all mortals – and despite their status in life, the two Henry’s came and went and Wales was finally annexed to England in 1536 with the ‘so called’ Act of Union which, strictly speaking, is incorrect as, unlike Scotland who approved of the ‘Act’ on behalf of the Scottish people, there was no Parliament in Wales to approve of this ‘union’ on behalf of the people of Wales so, Wales was simply incorporated into the Union and the Welsh laws which had been codified by the Welsh King Hywel Dda in the year 945 were abolished. A further ‘Act’ abolished the Welsh courts in 1542.

Following the aforementioned ‘Act of Annexation’ and right up into the 1950’s, every Act of Parliament applying to both England and Wales would only use the term ‘England’ which was in stark contrast to statutes that also applied to Scotland which always stated ‘England and Scotland. Rather ironic, as Scotland had agreed to be a part of the Union whereas Wales had not and never did accept being treated as part of England. But, of course, the days of fighting bloody battles to regain Welsh Independence had long gone and Welsh interests has had to be fought for by Welsh Members of an English Westminster Parliament.

However, influenced and encouraged by the French Revolution and movements such as Young Italy and Young Ireland a national revival of revolutionary ideas did take place in Wales during the 2^nd half of the 19^th century which resulted in the establishment of movements such as Cymru Fydd, The Welsh Movement and The Welsh Home Rule Army being formed. These movements did not last but the seeds had been sown and by the 1920’s, the University of Wales had been established, the Church of Wales had been disestablished from that of England and the Plaid Genedlaethol Cymru (Welsh National Party) had been established in 1925, initially, to campaign for Self Government but by 1930, the main aim was to secure Dominion status for Wales – to the indignation of one of the founders of the new party, the dramatist Saunders Lewis, who had argued for a total boycott of the English Parliament.

Cardiff was officially recognized as the capital city of Wales in 1955 and the people of Wales voted for a Welsh Assembly Government in 1997. However, Scotland, who also voted for a Scottish Assembly in 1997, now has a Scottish Parliament with tax raising powers, its own legal system and its own laws. The Welsh Assembly Government on the other hand, has not been granted the power to raise its own taxes, does not have its own legal system or its own laws. In fact, compared to the powers that Scotland has been granted, it seems that Wales, again, has been grossly short changed and because of this adversity, there is ample evidence to illustrate that Wales is on the fast track to being obliterated as a national entity – whether this be by gross mis-governing or design.

History will show that Welsh land and resources have been ‘there for the taking’ with the assistance of successive governments since the 16^th century. This article intends to reveal how such practice continues to take place today mainly by means of an insidious form of cheque book conquest that will eventually lead to the annihilation of the Welsh nation.

Water has been an emotive issue in Wales since building work started on the first stone built dam in the Vyrnwy Valley in 1881. It was built by the Liverpool Corporation to supply water for the City of Liverpool and although a small proportion (5,000 acres) of the land deemed needed was compulsory bought from local landed Gentry, most of the land was common land traditionally used for grazing animals on by Welsh farmers and for hunting and fishing purposes by the Welsh in general.

An English Parliamentary Act was passed on the 6^th August 1880 which authorized Liverpool Corporation to commence work on construction of the Dam. To create the reservoir, the nearby village of Llanwddyn - which had been a thriving agricultural community since medieval times - and which consisted of a church, two chapels, three public houses, thirty seven houses and 10 farmsteads, was demolished and flooded.

In spite of the village of Llanwddyn being right in the centre of the proposed development area, protestations of the villagers were ignored whilst development of the largest man made dam in Europe (visible with the naked eye from space it is claimed) went ahead. The community of over 400 Welsh who lived on the valley floor were removed from their homes and re-housed further down the Vyrnwy Valley. And, out of respect for the dead, all of the buried were dug up and re-interned at the newly constructed church two miles away!

At times of extreme drought, the old village can still be seen and the foundations of several of the buildings still survive there as an eerie reminder of the impotency of a nation.

The Vyrnwy dam and reservoir were the first of many that would be built in Wales to supply Welsh water to English cities. The next series of stone dams and reservoirs to be built (on an even larger scale than Vyrnwy) were those built in the Elan Valley. A cluster of reservoirs given the names of Claerwen, Craig Goch, Pen y Garreg, Garreg Ddu and Caban Coch were constructed in the valley. This scheme was to provide water for the English City and suburbs of Birmingham and the same procedures of evictions and resettlements took place as was carried out at Vyrnwy. Homes were demolished along with three manor houses, eighteen farms, a school and a church and again, the voice of the community was ignored and only landlords received compensation payments.

Again, an Act of Parliament granting the necessary legal powers to Birmingham Corporation to carry on with the scheme was passed in 1892. A large portion of the land taken was land that had been granted to the Cisterian monastry at Strata Florida by Prince Rhys ap Gruffydd in 1184.

The land and natural resources issues, in regards to ownership and exploitation of, has always played a major role in Welsh history and, no doubt, will continue to do so until such time that there is no land left to occupy, exploit or sell off. Such land issues were central to the advance of Plaid Cymru the Welsh Nationalist Party as they actively campaigned against military seizures and occupation on welsh land such as at Penyberth on the Lleyn Peninsula, the Epynt and Preseli mountains and at Trawsfynydd in Merionethshire but most famously, Plaid Cymru orchestrated the nation wide campaign against the drowning of the Tryweryn Valley in Merionethshire.

The Tryweryn battle commenced in 1955 when the city of Liverpool announced its Intention to drown the Valley of Dolanog – where the shrine of one of Wales’s most important hymn writers, Ann Griffiths, stands. As expected, there was uproar in Wales. Liverpool then appeared to bow to Welsh wishes and stated that they would flood the Tryweryn Valley instead. But then, the truth was revealed in the City Engineer’s report which stated that the gross yield from the Dolanog source would not have gone very far towards solving Liverpool’s problems so, for those reasons, they had passed over that scheme in favour of the Tryweryn scheme.

The Tryweryn Valley, the area to be flooded contained a farming community which had the village of Capel Celyn as its centre. Similar to all the other Welsh communities that had been drowned or occupied for military use to date, it was a bastion of Welsh culture (especially music wise) and was a stronghold of the Welsh language. Also, as was the case with the other communities that had been destroyed, Capel Celyn had not been consulted in regards to its fate. The first that the people of the community knew about the scheme was when they read about it in the Liverpool Daily Post.

The Tryweryn Defence Committee was formed early in 1956 and soon had branches all over Wales – as well as in Liverpool itself. Dr Gwynfor Evans, the then President of Plaid Cymru escorted a small contingent to Liverpool where he tried to address a meeting of the council on the issue. His protests were drowned out by the braying of councilors shouting him down and by the banging of their desks. Mr Evans later led a protest march through Liverpool and, apart from a one month old baby, every resident from Capel Celyn and the surrounding communities of the Tryweryn Valley took part in that March. Mr Evans was allowed to speak in the Council Chamber this time and when it came to the vote, 90 of the 160 councilors voted in favour of the scheme to drown Tryweryn. One Labourer councilor who voted against the scheme was expelled by his party.

A national conference came forward with an alternative scheme for the Tryweryn Valley that could have saved the village but, it would have cost more and Liverpool Corporation refused to receive a deputation from the conference to discuss the matter.

There can be no denial of the fact that all life on earth needs water to survive but the drowning of the Tryweryn Valley was not for the purpose of supplying water to Liverpool for domestic use, the city was getting all it needed for this purpose from the Vyrnwy reservoir. The Tryweryn water was needed for industrial expansion and, for re-sale at a profit. England is 6.5 times the size of Wales and has a similar climate so, the question begs to be asked, why the insistence on taking Welsh land and piping water from Wales when England has got similar mountains, valleys and the water needed for its own consumption - as well as for other uses? The answer is because they can!

The Bill to drown Tryweryn was passed in the Westminster Parliament in a matter of minutes in 1957 before it was then quickly affirmed by the House of Lords. Mr Geoffrey Lawrence who presented Liverpool’s case to the Lords conceded:

“There can be no question that emotions in Wales have been aroused, but Liverpool Corporation have to take the Constitution as they find it. There is no separate demarcation of Wales from England from the point of view of water supplies”

The above statement said it all. The reality had, at last, hit home like a bolt of lightening! Wales had no power to protect its land, communities, heritage or culture against any English Corporation that came up with a plausible profit making scheme to grab whatever area of Wales and its resources they fancied at any given time with the assistance of Acts passed in minutes by the Westminster Parliament.

Undoubtedly, the issue of Tryweryn and the contempt shown towards its Welsh inhabitants and way of life had awakened a deep anger in the Welsh nation. This anger triggered off a bombing campaign in Wales causing not only the Tryweryn dam to be attacked but also other reservoirs and English Governmental departments.

Plaid Cymru, in existence since 1925 without any doubt did campaign through the first half of the 20^th century against ‘land grabs’ and M.O.D seizures and occupancies of land but it took the episode of Tryweryn to stir a real Welsh awakening in many for the need to rally to the cause, to get politically active and to work towards ensuring that a Tryweryn would never happen again in Wales.

This political activity during the 1960’s took on various forms. Plaid Cymru continued to be a constitutional party that fought for seats in the Westminster Parliament and movements such as Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (The Welsh Language society) and Adfer (Restore) carried out non violent direct action campaigns to get official status for the language, with a call for Welsh-language tax returns, schools, electoral forms, post office signs, birth certificates and so on. Adfer was also active in drawing attention to the growing problem of emigration and the holiday home issue in Wales. The issue of the Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales (scheduled for 1969) was also an item on the political agenda at this time and the Patriotic Front was formed to organize opposition to what was viewed as foisting another English usurper on the Welsh Nation. During the same period, MAC (Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru/Movement for the Defense of Wales) were carrying out a bombing campaign against the dams and English Governmental buildings in Wales and another movement, the Free Wales Army (FWA) led by the charismatic and handsome Cayo Evans and his lieutenant Dennis Coslett, led the authorities and the world media on a merry dance by openly claiming credit for the sabotaging and bombings taking place.

Whatever choice of political activity or methods was chosen by Plaid Cymru or any of the above movements (and others) to pursue in the 1960’s, each and everyone of them could rally a good crowd together for a protest march when needed and, undoubtedly, would have united as one to protect any community that seemed as if it was in danger of suffering the same fate as Tryweryn, Elan and the Vyrnwy valleys.

Fifty yrs on and Wales, like everywhere else has seen many changes. Plaid Cymru, who’s principal aim now is to establish an independent Welsh state within the European Union has gained and lost seats in the Westminster Parliament over the years. It currently holds 3 seats and has renamed itself once again as "Plaid" although "Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales" will remain the official title. Plaid controlled Gwynedd County Council until 2008 when they lost 13 seats to Llais Gwynedd (The Voice of Wales) a new regional political party established following Plaid Cymru’s executive proposal to close half of Gwynedd’s primary schools. Llais Gwynedd’s aims at present are to campaign against closure of schools in Gwynedd, a relaxation on planning controls and for more to be done to provide rural employment and to protect Gwynedd’s unique cultural, linguistic and social fabric. The Welsh Assembly Government was established in 1999 and is based in Cardiff Bay and ‘Plaid’ is currently leading a coalition government there with the Labour Party.

Adfer, the Patriotic Front, FWA and MAC are demised. The latter three movements ended with the arrests and imprisonment of their leaders in 1969 -70 for their part in the Anti Investiture campaign. Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg is still in existence although its membership has dwindled and is mainly made up of Welsh speaking students. Meibion Glyndŵr (The Sons of Glyndŵr, a direct action movement that sprung up in the late 1970’s and early 80’s and who burned holiday homes as a campaign against holiday homes in Wales) also disappeared into the shadows of history and Cymuned, another pressure group that was established in 2001 to campaign on behalf of Welsh speaking communities in Wales that are under threat due to demographic changes, also seems to have lost their way in regards to active campaigning in the field.

Overall, It seems that the anger generated by the drowning of Tryweryn is now only expressed by the slogan ‘Cofia Dryweryn' (Remember Tryweryn) that can still be vaguely seen painted on walls and bridges throughout Wales. Possibly, Welsh people may now think that because there is a Welsh Assembly Government in Cardiff, such injustices will not be allowed to occur in Wales ever again – and that would be wonderful if it were the case but, alas, for anyone that would care to take off their rose coloured spectacles and look around them as to what’s happening in Wales, they would see plenty of evidence to show that the need to protect Welsh land and Welsh communities is more necessary now that it ever was in the past if Wales is to survive as a nation.

The advances in tele-communications and in mobility means that no community in the world is safe whilst there’s massive profits to be made, and whereas in the past, the greatest threat to the survival of Wales as a nation was its nearest neighbour England, Wales is now on the global market and recent developments concerning the Vyrney Valley is an ideal example to illustrate how dangerously close Wales is to becoming ‘sold off’ in its entirety and to becoming part of a world wide melting pot of locations in portfolios that will be gambled on a daily basis on the world stock market.

The Vyrney estate and Reservoir was taken over by the Severn Trent Water Authority in 1974 and they are now offering the 23,315 acre estate for sale on a 125 year lease. The price tag is £11 million. On offer as part of the sale is the first stone built dam in the U.K, 1,171 long in structure with 25 arches and two towers, 14 leased farms, 31 cottages and other private and commercial buildings. This is, undoubtedly, the largest disposal of Welsh land since the middle ages and is being offered in four lots.

Lot 1 includes 12,000 acres of farmland farmed jointly with the RSPB.

Lot 2 is a portfolio of farms and land, each ranging from under 2 acres to 1,000

acres in size.

Lot 3 covers 5,000 acres of woodland managed by the Forest Commission and Lot 4 includes 31 residential and commercial properties which are currently let. Water rights for the lake will be negotiated separately.

This is a déjà vu situation for the people of the Vyrnwy Valley and although the alarm bells cannot, as of yet, be heard ringing throughout Wales they are ringing loud and clear locally with grave local concern about what the sale could mean for the present tenants. A public meeting has taken place at Llanwddyn to discuss the intended sale and although Severn Trent tried to reassure local concern at this meeting by stating that a responsible transfer should bring benefits to those working on the estate, the locals know well from experience that their welfare means nothing where profit is concerned.

The local postmistress who’s home is up as one of the properties for sale remarked that there’s only one topic of conversation in the village at the moment. She said...“Nobody Knows what’s happening do they. I had a meeting with them. I was just told it wouldn’t make any odds to me because I rent my house and I’m not on a short lease”. How reassuring is that?

The company put in charge of the sale is Frank Knight LLP, a leading Independent global property consultancy that has headquarters in both London and New York. They boast that they operate from 207 offices in 34 countries, across six continents and that more than 6,340 of their professionals handle in excess of £59 billion worth of agricultural and residential real estate annually. Are they going to care who buys the lease, what happens to the tenants and who makes the profit once they’ve pocketed their generous commission? I doubt it.

So, who does care about this latest major ‘land grabbing issue taking place at this very moment in Wales. Who does care that the community of Vyrnwy is once again faced with the traumatic prospect of having to vacate their homes and lose their livelihood. And who does care that, this time, there’s a serious threat of the community losing its unique welshness forever?

Local councilor Simon Bates has stressed that his top priority is the welfare of the local residents. Conservative M.P Glyn Davies supports the bid to sell as he doesn’t believe that Severn is managing the upkeep of the estate as a landowner should - but also thought that Severn Trent should give 10% of money raised from the sale to be reinvested into Llanwddyn and the surrounding area. But, shouldn’t any new owner/s invest in the area anyway? Where does Plaid, the Party of Wales, who initiated such volatile campaigns against such ‘land grabs’ and exploitation of Welsh water resources in the past stand on this issue? Their silence is deafening and one can but ponder why this is so. One would assume that they are now in a better position than ever to safeguard Welsh communities from such occurrences being that they are joint leaders with the Labour Party of the Welsh Assembly Government in Cardiff Bay. Likewise, the Cymuned pressure group, who were formed to protect Welsh communities, have not woken up to the issue yet and neither has Llais Gwynedd or Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg.

There is however a campaign entitled the Lake Vyrnwy Co-operation Campaign which has emerged on ‘face book’ on the internet and the aim of this campaign is to persuade a million Welsh people to buy a £10 share of the 23, 315 acres that’s for sale so that it can belong to the people of Wales. It’s not clear if this offer is open to Welsh people only or how and who would care take the land for the nation should the necessary £11 million purchase price be raised but, what seems very sad to me, is the acceptance that Severn Trent has got the right to sell the land in the first place. An English Parliament may have passed the law that initially allowed Liverpool Corporation and the Severn Trent Water to occupy the land, build the reservoir and help themselves to billions of gallons of Welsh water annually and free of charge for well over 100 yrs but, the crucial point is that most of the land was not bought by either Liverpool Corporation or Severn Trent Water! It was Common land, Welsh land which under Welsh Law, every Welsh person had a right to make use of. It is Welsh land and is already the property of the Welsh Nation and, in my view, both Liverpool Corporation and Severn Trent Water owe the Welsh nation rent for this land and compensation for the billions of gallons of water that they have piped from the reservoir since 1888.

So, should not Plaid and the Welsh Assembly Government be demanding this land and water rights, as well as the Tryweryn Reservoir and water rights, back so that they can care take both areas and plough back profits generated from both the water sales and tourism into Welsh communities? And shouldn’t they be seeking financial compensation from Liverpool Corporation and Severn Trent for use of the Vyrney land since 1882 and for the extraction of billions of gallons of Welsh water from the reservoir since 1888 and for the Tryweryn land since 1957 and for the extraction of billions of gallons of Welsh water from the reservoir since 1965?

The present Vyrney issue comes on the tail of the issue of two mountain peaks being sold in Snowdonia, and another ‘land grab’ bone of contention that’s commandeered a great deal of action and media coverage over the last decade by groups of ‘anti wind turbines’ protestors is the issue of large areas of Welsh hill farmland being sold by landowners all over Wales for the purpose of accommodating armies of gigantic wind turbines.

133,000 or 8% of the current workforce in Wales are unemployed and half of this figure is the under 25’s. Its obvious, that unless these people are employed in the very near future, then Wales, on the one hand, is facing a major emigration of its ‘up and mobile’ indigenous young people and on the other, is going to have left, the dispossessed, the people with no hope of ever getting work and all their social and physical problems.

We are in an age where the elderly are living longer and those reaching retirement age in England are looking towards Wales ‘as a nicer place to live’ in their retirement than the crime ridden inner cities of England. Also, of course, Wales gives away free prescriptions to anyone living there, regardless of how wealthy one is.

Add all the above to the growing immigration problem that the English government has created for themselves and how this adds fuel to the housing problems, social services and to the demography of Wales and the fact that the Holiday homes issue, which literally became a ‘burning issue in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, is still a major problem - being added to now by the constant building of new blocks of luxury apartments which are investment properties in the main for the ‘up and mobile’ of England and beyond, and one may begin to get the picture to how grim the situation is.

It seems that the only real voice of dissent on this serious ‘land grab’ issue taking place in Wales at the moment is in the form of a blog entitled Ymgyrch Cymru which can be found at http://ymgyrch.blogspot.com/ The author of this blog advocates the need to set up a campaigning movement to carry out campaigns in defense of Wales and its natural resources. He has even suggested that Tarian Cymru (Shield of Wales) would be an appropriate name for this proposed movement. The blogger then suggests things that can be immediately initiated such as a ‘long walk for Wales’ and the setting up of a ‘campaign camp’ in the Vyrnwy Valley to stage an on-going protest and suggests that anybody and everybody could contribute to this campaign by preparing large placards with such slogans as ‘Wales is not for Sale’, ‘Wales…Our Land…Our Water…Give them back now! to carry during organized protest marches and to place on the road leading to the ‘campaign camp’. The blogger also appeals to any movement or individual with a serious interest in such a campaign to organize a symbolic short protest march from the Village of Llanwddyn to the Sculpture Park on the Vyrnwy state on Saturday the 27^th August.

Whether Plaid or the other movements mentioned within this article - or anyone else for that matter, picks up the gauntlet this time remains to be seen. Personally, I think that all the movements mentioned should unite (as had to happen in the past) to make an united stand for the communities of Vyrnwy and Tryweryn and for Wales. If they don’t, then they cannot claim that they are in existence to protect Welsh communities, an unique Welsh culture and the Welsh language. I also think that the Coalition Government in Cardiff Bay should place the Vyrney issue on top of their agenda as an issue that they have to challenge the Westminster government on. If they don’t, then they are not servicing the historic, cultural or the economic rights of the Welsh people and they may wake up one morning in the not too distant future to find that there’s no Welsh nation or Welsh indigenous people for them to assume government over.

Siân Ifan

TARIAN GLYNDŴR AN INTRODUCTION: JOINING THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE COLONIAL OCCUPATION OF THE ANCESTRAL LANDS OF OWAIN GLYNDŴR.

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Embassy Glyndŵr was established in 1999 for the purpose of informing and educating in regards to our national hero Owain Glyndŵr and his life and times. A large part of the Embassy’s work has been to organize events and activities ourselves to commemorate and celebrate major anniversary dates connected with Owain Glyndŵr and his Great Welsh War of Independence and, also, to motivate communities throughout Wales to do likewise. This work has been carried out successfully to date but also during the course of our existence, we have been called upon to support various protest campaigns that have been, in the main, against damage and exploitation of our environment.

We have, in particular, been active in our support to campaigns against the 'Wind milling of Wales', especially when it has threatened sites related to the history Owain Glyndŵr as is the present case in regards to our 'sacred hills' of Pumlumon and, in particular, Mynydd Hyddgen where Owain Glyndŵr won his first victory in May 1401.

This ‘Defense of our Homeland’ campaign has been carried out under the campaigning name of ‘Tarian Glyndŵr’ which was also the campaign name for another of our own campaigns initiated to seek the registration and protection of Owain Glyndŵr Battle sites (See OGC 'Tarian Glyndwr' archive links at the end of this introduction) and we have also supported campaigns against the use of areas in Welsh communities as land fill areas for tipping refuse from English cities.

During the past few months, I have become aware of a major issue developing concerning a massive ‘Land Grab’ of Welsh Territory associated with the Severn Trent Authority owned Vyrnwy Estate in North Powys. My attention was initially drawn to this issue by the on line 'Land & Liberty' campaigning of the Ymgyrch Cymru blog (Visit link below for more info)

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I have also received requests from the blog’s author to support this campaign and, following further research concerning the history of the land concerned, I found that the Vyrnwy Estate lies in the historic Talaith of Powys Fadog – the ancestral land of Owain Glyndŵr! Please visit link below before reading on.

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Embassy Glyndŵr would have supported this campaign in any case as part of our commitment to ‘defend our homeland’ but the fact that it is the ancient land of Owain Glyndŵr’s ancestors calls for us to pro – actively support the campaign and pro-actively support it we shall. THIS LAND IS NOT FOR SALE – AGREED?.

The land in question is also the location of the 'Battle of Vyrnwy' 24 September 1400. Though, not much of a battle in reality, more of a 'skirmish' with Glyndŵr and his small rebel band caught resting on the banks of the Vyrnwy following the conclusion of the great raid of 18 - 23 September 1400 around North East Wales. Glyndŵr and his rebel band' fled west possibly via the great forest of Penllyn, into the Berwyn Mountains and continued west to spend the winter safely in Eryri (Snowdon)

From this most bleak beginning, Owain Glyndŵr in the spring of 1401 leaves Eryri to embark on our last Great War of National Liberation 1400 - 1416 - 1421. We do not know the exact location of this 'Battle of Vyrnwy', it could, possibly, now lay under the waters of the reservoir. Whatever, there’s more than enough reason for Embassy Glyndŵr to have more than an active interest in this latest great ‘land grab’ and not only support the aforementioned 'Land & Liberty' campaign but go a step further, right up to the line and across it!

I am aware of YMGYRCH CYMRU calling for a 'Tarian Cymru' to come into existence to defend Wales from cheque book conquest and colonialism; a call met by unbelievable silence and inaction by political patriots and 'cultural Nationalists! This is hardly the time to shirk our patriotic duty and responsibility but, quite obviously, a great many who know quite well what is going on are choosing to do so! For these reasons, I feel there’s an urgent necessity to launch this TARIAN GLYNDŴR blog which, hopefully, will be a means of not just informing of such ‘land expropriation and resources exploitation’ but will also be a means of instigating active campaigning against such. This introduction is kept brief as the next post will be an article outlining Embassy Glyndŵr’s case against the Vyrnwy ‘land’ grab issue.

See Post 2: The full history of all this Welsh ‘land grab’ that’s been taking place for centuries in an article entitled WALES – Last days of Sale…Everything Must Go!

Siân Ifan

Chief Executive Officer Embassy Glyndŵr.

http://galwadglyndwr.blogspot.com

For background info re our other Tarian Glyndwr campaigns to date, see OGC - Tarian Glyndŵr Archive Below:

.Owain Glyndwr Communicates.: September 2009

Owain Glyndwr Communicates. Promoting an interest in the history of Owain ..... This battle site had been allocated priority status as a site in need of ... been registered by Embassy Glyndŵr as part of our 'Tarian Glyndŵr - Defending ...

.Owain Glyndwr Communicates.: A Public Meeting to stop the ...

1 Feb 2010 ... Owain Glyndwr Communicates. Promoting an interest in the history of ...been registered by Embassy Glyndŵr as part of our 'Tarian Glyndŵr ...owain-glyndwr-embassyllysgenhadaeth.blogspot.com/.../public-meeting-to-stop-windmilling-of.html - Cached

.Owain Glyndwr Communicates.: BYDDIN NEWYDD ARWROL GANGLYNDWR

17 Feb 2010 ... Owain Glyndwr Communicates. Promoting an interest in the history ofOwain Glyndwr, .... 4: TARIAN GLYNDWR - NO TURBINES ON HYDDGEN - PROTEST...owain-glyndwr-embassyllysgenhadaeth.blogspot.com/.../byddin-newydd-arwrol-gan-glyndwr.html - Cached

.Owain Glyndwr Communicates.: 4: TARIAN GLYNDWR - NO TURBINES ON ...

13 Sep 2009 ... Owain Glyndwr Communicates. Promoting an interest in the history of ... 4:TARIAN GLYNDWR - NO TURBINES ON HYDDGEN - PROTEST TRIAL RUN...owain-glyndwr-embassyllysgenhadaeth.blogspot.com/.../tarian-glyndwr-no-turbines-on-hyddgen.html - Cached

Owain Glyndwr Communicates.: 1: 16 MEDI 'Dydd Glyndwr' 2009 A DAY...

11 Sep 2009 ... Owain Glyndwr Communicates. Promoting an interest in the history of ...been registered by Embassy Glyndŵr as part of our 'Tarian Glyndŵr ...owain-glyndwr-embassyllysgenhadaeth.blogspot.com/.../16-medi-2009-day-of-action-against.html - Cached

.Owain Glyndwr Communicates.: Rhaglen Terfynol ar Gyfer Angladd ...

30 Aug 2009 ... Owain Glyndwr Communicates. Promoting an interest in the history ofOwain Glyndwr, .... TARIAN GLYNDWR DEFENDS HYDDGEN FROM WINDMILLFARM:...owain-glyndwr-embassyllysgenhadaethblogspot.com/.../rhaglen-terfynol-ar-gyfer-angladd-glyn.html - Cached

.Owain Glyndwr Communicates.: January 2007

23 Jan 2007 ... From North to South, East to West 'Tarian Glyndwr' will defend our 'Heritage in the ... See next posting to OWAIN GLYNDWR COMMUNICATES...owain-glyndwr-embassyllysgenhadaeth.blogspot.com/2007_01_01_archive.html - Cached

Owain Glyndwr Communicates.: EMBASSY GLYNDWR DIRECTORY & STOP PRESS7 Jul 2007 ... Owain Glyndwr Communicates. Promoting an interest in the history of Owain... Pobl Glyndŵr were present to represent our Tarian Glyndŵr.owain-glyndwr-embassyllysgenhadaeth.blogspot.com/.../embassy-glyndwr-directory.html -Cached - Similar

.Owain Glyndwr Communicates.: February 2007

This is why I appeal to all pobl Glyndwr not only to support our 'Tarian Glyndwr' campaign in defence of ... See next posting to OWAIN GLYNDWR COMMUNICATES..owain-glyndwr-embassyllysgenhadaeth.blogspot.com/2007_01_21_archive.html -Cached - Similar

.Owain Glyndwr Communicates 19 June 2009 - CelticHeritage.org...

- [ Translate this page ]19 Meh 2009 ... Owain Glyndwr Communicates 19 June 2009 by Siân Ifan ... We are supporting this protest in line with our TARIAN GLYNDWR policy of 'Defending.bethnesaf.net/OwainGlyndwrCommunicates20090619.php - Cached

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