Public meeting to welcome the Eisteddfod to Llanelli
The 2014 National Eisteddfod will be held in Carmarthenshire, and local preparatory work for the Festival begins with a public meeting on Thursday, 8 November, to encourage local people to be part of the preparations for Wales’ leading festival, held on Festival Fields, Millennium Coastal Park, Llanelli from 2-9 August 2014.
National Eisteddfod Organiser, Hywel Wyn Edwards, said, “The Eisteddfod has visited Carmarthenshire many times over the years, and we’ve always enjoyed a warm welcome in the county, so we’re very much looking forward to returning in 2014. The Eisteddfod was last held locally in 2000, on the Millennium Coastal Park, and this will be our home again in 2014. The site is an accessible and pleasant location for visitors from all directions.
“Since announcing our intention to return to Carmarthenshire, we’ve had enquiries from people across the whole area, keen to get involved in the preparations, and we hope that this enthusiasm and eagerness will continue for the next few months, to ensure that we have a week to remember in August 2014.”
The public meeting is an opportunity for local people to show their support and volunteer to be part of the preparations. The support and help of local people is vitally important, with local communities playing an active and central role in organising the Eisteddfod as the festival visits different parts of Wales.
Following the meeting, local committees will be established, and the literary and administrative discussions begin.
National Eisteddfod Organiser, Hywel Wyn Edwards, said, “The Eisteddfod has visited Carmarthenshire many times over the years, and we’ve always enjoyed a warm welcome in the county, so we’re very much looking forward to returning in 2014. The Eisteddfod was last held locally in 2000, on the Millennium Coastal Park, and this will be our home again in 2014. The site is an accessible and pleasant location for visitors from all directions.
“Since announcing our intention to return to Carmarthenshire, we’ve had enquiries from people across the whole area, keen to get involved in the preparations, and we hope that this enthusiasm and eagerness will continue for the next few months, to ensure that we have a week to remember in August 2014.”
The public meeting is an opportunity for local people to show their support and volunteer to be part of the preparations. The support and help of local people is vitally important, with local communities playing an active and central role in organising the Eisteddfod as the festival visits different parts of Wales.
Following the meeting, local committees will be established, and the literary and administrative discussions begin.
The meeting to create these local committees will be held on Saturday morning 17 November at Ysgol y Strade, Llanelli.
The local appeal committees will also be set up and the fundraising work will start in earnest.
If you would like to know more about the Eisteddfod in Carmarthenshire, or if you would like to register your support before the meeting, email Hywel@eisteddfod.org.uk or alwyn@eisteddfod.org.uk.
If you would like to know more about the Eisteddfod in Carmarthenshire, or if you would like to register your support before the meeting, email Hywel@eisteddfod.org.uk or alwyn@eisteddfod.org.uk.
The meeting is held at Ysgol y Strade, Llanelli, at 19.00 on Thursday 8 November. Everyone is welcome at the meeting, and simultaneous translation equipment will be available for anyone who needs it on the night. For more information on the National Eisteddfod go to www.eisteddfod.org.uk.
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