Events galore at the 'Llen-dysilio Festival'

Venture into Llandysilio on Saturday or Sunday, September 21 and 22 and you will come across festival go-ers finding their way to a range of celebratory events.

The culture and heritage festival boasts five separate events over the two days and it aims to highlight local successes and achievements and attract attention to the rich and diverse cultural heritage of the area.
The locality is well known for its poets such as Waldo Williams and Llwyd Williams and the contribution of both to literature and to Pembrokeshire will be explored over the weekend.

In addition, the festival will see the launch of two inspiring projects to celebrate the success of the James Brothers who, in 1913, were the first people to build and fly an aeroplane over Pembrokeshire.

Brothers Henry Howard James and John Herber James will be remembered as an announcement is made that a world renowned author is to publish a book to mark their achievement and some exciting news concerning a proposed sculpture in their honour will be revealed.
However, the festival is not all about the past.

It will also celebrate the area’s rich living heritage.

Over the years, 35 individuals from the locality have received honours on a national level and a Celebration Lunch will enable local people to acknowledge their success.
Festival chairman, Rev Huw George said, “This will be a hugely exciting weekend which will draw people from the locality together and focus the attention of the world on Llandysilio and its remakable achievements. Only by looking to the past, we can appreciate the wealth of talent that has been a part of our history. It is my hope that the Llen-dysilio festival will inspire a new generation of champions.”
The Llen-dysilio Festival is the first of a series of annual festivals featuring different aspects of culture and heritage in Llandysilio, Pembrokeshire.