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May 2017
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16 May 2017	Abergavenny Eisteddfod information and list of competitions Organisers of the Abergavenny Eisteddfod as keen to attract some of the competitors who came to the town for last year’s National Eisteddfod to return to take part in the town Eisteddfod next month.	View

November 2016
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26 November 2016	Monmouthshire and District National Eisteddfod hailed a success Today (26 November), the National Eisteddfod Council discussed the success of the Monmouthshire and District festival, hearing that the week left a surplus of over £6,000.	View

October 2016
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27 October 2016	Monmouthshire Volunteer Fair creates Eisteddfod legacy Were you one of the 200 volunteers at this year’s National Eisteddfod in Monmouthshire?	View

September 2016
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12 September 2016	Have your say on 2016 Eisteddfod 23 September is the closing date to have your say as part of the 2016 National Eisteddfod evaluation process.	View

August 2016
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9 August 2016	2016 Eisteddfod was 'one of the best in recent memory' Speaking as the Monmouthshire and District National Eisteddfod drew to a close, outgoing Eisteddfod President, Garry Nicholas, spoke of the success of this year’s festival held at Castle Meadows, Abergavenny.	View
9 August 2016	Eisteddfod Raffle Winners Thank you to everyone who bought a raffle ticket to support the 2016 Eisteddfod.	View
6 August 2016	Visitor Figures 06.08.16 Wele isod ffigurau presenoldeb ar gyfer heddiw / Today’s visitor figures:	View
6 August 2016	Visitor Figures 2016 Below is a full table of Eisteddfod visitor figures:	View
5 August 2016	Visitor Figures 05.08.16 Wele isod ffigurau presenoldeb ar gyfer heddiw / Today’s visitor figures:	View
5 August 2016	Aneirin Karadog wins the Eisteddfod Chair Aneirin Karadog from Pontyberem is the winner of this year’s Eisteddfod Chair, and he was honoured at a special ceremony on the Pavilion today.	View
5 August 2016	Swnami win this year's Welsh Language Album of the Year Swnami have won this year’s Welsh Language Album of the Year for their first album, Swnami.	View
5 August 2016	Gorsedd Honours for 2016 Eisteddfod Today, the Gorsedd of the Bards will honour its new members at the Monmouthshire and District National Eisteddfod.	View
5 August 2016	Golf competition winners The Eisteddfod's golf competition was held again this year.	View
4 August 2016	Visitor Figures 04.08.16 Wele isod ffigurau presenoldeb ar gyfer heddiw / Today’s visitor figures	View
4 August 2016	Llywelyn Elidyr Glyn wins the Alun Sbardun Huws Trophy The first winner of the Alun Sbardun Huws Trophy is Llywelyn Elidyr Glyn from Llanllyfni, Caernarfon.	View
4 August 2016	Hefin Robinson wins the Drama Medal Hefin Robinson, originally from Carmarthen has won the Drama Medal at this year’s National Eisteddfod.	View
4 August 2016	Guto Roberts wins the Eisteddfod's Science and Technology Medal The Monmouthshire and District National Eisteddfod Science and Technology Medal is awarded to Guto Roberts, Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taff, for his lifelong contribution to science through the medium of Welsh.	View
4 August 2016	Brwydr y Bandiau winners revealed Chroma has won this year’s Battle of the Bands, following a competition held on the Open Air Stage last night, when six artists and groups performed for the prize.	View
4 August 2016	Hannah Roberts is the Welsh Learner of the Year This year’s Welsh Learner of the Year is Hannah Roberts from Brynmawr.	View
3 August 2016	Gareth Olubunmi Hughes wins the Musicians' Medal Gareth Olubunmi Hughes is the winner of this year’s Musicians’ Medal, and he was honoured at a special ceremony on the Pavilion stage this evening.	View
3 August 2016	Visitor Figures 03.08.16 Wele isod ffigurau presenoldeb ar gyfer heddiw / Visitor figures for today	View
3 August 2016	Eurig Salisbury wins this year's Prose Medal Eurig Salisbury wins the Monmouthshire and District National Eisteddfod Prose Medal in a competition which attracted fourteen competitors.	View
3 August 2016	Wales team to be welcomed to Pavilion stage The Eisteddfod crowd will be able to show their support for the Welsh football team following their success at the recent Euros competition today, as Osian Roberts and Ian Gwyn Hughes are welcomed to the Pavilion stage this afternoon.	View
3 August 2016	Rock concert tops bill at new look Pavilion The Eisteddfod’s very first rock prom is less concert and more of a gig – a musical homage to the Welsh language Rock Scene featuring its current darlings Yr Ods, Sŵnami and Candelas and will be held in the Pavilion during this year’s festival in Monmouthshire on Thursday evening, 4 August.	View
3 August 2016	Welsh Language Album of the Year Shortlist The shortlist for the Gwobr Albwm Cymraeg y Flwyddyn (Welsh Language Album of the Year) has been published, with the winner of this award set to be announced on Friday.	View
3 August 2016	Brwydr y Bandiau Final Tonight we find out the winner of this year’s Brwydr y Bandiau project band, as the six finalists battle it out on the Open Air Stage on the Eisteddfod Maes.	View
2 August 2016	Gorsedd Examinations Have you considered how exciting it would be to be part of one of the Gorsedd ceremonies on the Pavilion stage in the Eisteddfod?	View
2 August 2016	Visitor Figures 02.08.16 Wele isod ffigurau presenoldeb ar gyfer heddiw / Visitor figures for today:	View
2 August 2016	Guto Dafydd wins the Daniel Owen Memorial Prize Guto Dafydd, winner of the Eisteddfod Crown two years ago, is the winner of this year’s Daniel Owen Memorial Medal, presented at a special ceremony on the Pavilion stage today.	View
1 August 2016	Visitor Figures 01.08.16 Visitor figures for today - 01.08.16	View
1 August 2016	Elinor Gwynn wins the 2016 Eisteddfod Crown Elinor Gwynn is the winner of this year’s Monmouthshire and District National Eisteddfod Crown, and she received the accolade at a ceremony on the Pavilion stage in Abergavenny today.	View
1 August 2016	The Celts' Address from the Pavilion stage Alasdair MacCuish, representative from An Comunn Gàidhealach spoke on the Pavilion stage on Monday 1 August.	View

July 2016
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31 July 2016	Visitor Figures 31.07.16 Wele isod ffigurau presenoldeb ar gyfer heddiw / Today’s visitor figures	View
30 July 2016	Visitor Figures 30.07.16 Saturday 30/07/2016	View
30 July 2016	Lisa Kriegel wins the Craft and Design Medal Eighteen stoneware towers, which disassemble for domestic use, have won one of the major Visual Arts awards at the Monmouthshire and Distrcit 2016 National Eistedfod of Wales.	View
30 July 2016	Young artist ‘with an eye for creating features’ wins the Eisteddfod’s Young Artist’s Scholarship The Monmouthshire and District National Eisteddfod Young Artist’s Scholarship has been awarded to an art student from Ceredigion, for a video representing the loss in Welsh culture.	View
30 July 2016	Richard Bevan wins the Gold Medal for Fine Art 16mm films that include the film projectors as a central part of the work, have scooped one of the main Visual Arts awards at the Monmouthshire and District 2016 National Eisteddfod of Wales.	View
30 July 2016	A warm welcome for all at the National Eisteddfod On the first morning of the Monmouthshire and District Eisteddfod, the message is clear - everyone is very welcome at Castle Meadows, Abergavenny – with a great big Croeso for all!	View
29 July 2016	Press Statement from the National Eisteddfod There have been calls for the Gorsedd of the Bards to honour the Welsh football team at this year’s Eisteddfod, foll	View
20 July 2016	Sbardun's Trophy presented to the Eisteddfod With a few weeks only to go before the Monmouthshire and District National Eisteddfod, organisers have received a special trophy which will be presented for the first time this year.	View
12 July 2016	Science on the Maes The Science and Technology Pavilion on the Eisteddfod Maes is the place to come to find out more about everything involved with science and technology.	View
7 July 2016	Welsh Language Album of the Year shortlist revealed Today, the shortlist for the Gwobr Albwm Cymraeg y Flwyddyn (Welsh Language Album of the Year) was published, with the winner of this award set to be announced at this year’s Monmouthshire and District National Eisteddfod.	View
3 July 2016	Eisteddfod parking contract available Are you a member of a group or club that wants to raise money by supporting the National Eisteddfod?	View

June 2016
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30 June 2016	Former chicken shed in the running for Eisteddfod Gold Medal for Architecture An abandoned former chicken shed in Monmouth, south Wales, which has been converted into a stylish holiday home, is just one of the buildings shortlisted for this year’s National Eisteddfod of Wales’ Gold Medal for Architecture.	View
30 June 2016	Last chance to buy Eisteddfod bargain tickets Today (30 June) is the last day to buy early bird bargain tickets for this year's Eisteddfod.	View
29 June 2016	Serenestial: An Adventure in Time and Space Step into an adventure in time and space, as the National Eisteddfod Pavilion hosts Serenestial, an amazing and spectacular experience for the whole family on Tuesday evening 2 August.	View
18 June 2016	Show your support for the Eisteddfod Launch of the Eisteddfod and the National Federation of Women's Institutes, Wales' decorating competition.	View
17 June 2016	Drama Village Schedule Announced The National Eisteddfod, Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru and the Sinemaes Partnerships are pleased to release details of the timetable for the Drama Village at the National Eisteddfod which will include Caffi’r Theatrau, Cwt Drama, Sinemaes and Theatr y Maes.	View
14 June 2016	Festival Crown and Chair presented to Eisteddfod Committee Tonight (14 June), both the Monmouthshire and District National Eisteddfod’s Crown and Chair were presented to the festival’s Executive Committee, at a special ceremony in Monmouth.	View

May 2016
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10 May 2016	Eisteddfod drop in session With less than three months to go until the National Eisteddfod comes to Monmouthshire and the local area, organisers are hosting a drop in session for local residents, so they can find out more about the Eisteddfod and the preparations over the next few weeks.	View
9 May 2016	Welsh Learner of the Year shortlist announced The semi final of the Welsh Learner of the Year was held over the weekend, and for the second time ever, the adjudicators have chosen five finalists rather than the usual four.	View
5 May 2016	Gorsedd Honours for 2016 Eisteddfod Announced Today (5 May), the names of those honoured by the Gorsedd of the Bards at the Monmouthshire and District National Eisteddfod, have been announced.	View

April 2016
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22 April 2016	Eisteddfod stage competitions deadline approaches There’s only a week to go before the closing date for the Monmouthshire and District National Eisteddfod stage competitions.	View
16 April 2016	Guto Roberts to receive the Eisteddfod's Science and Technology Medal The Monmouthshire and District National Eisteddfod Science and Technology Medal is awarded to Guto Roberts, Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taff, for his lifelong contribution to science through the medium of Welsh.	View
16 April 2016	Mair Carrington Roberts receives the 2016 Sir T H Parry-Williams Memorial Medal, 2016 Mair Carrington Roberts from Llanfairpwll, Anglesey, is the winner of this year’s Sir T H Parry-Williams Memorial Medal.	View
16 April 2016	Eisteddfod Council approves the principle of holding the 2018 festival in Cardiff Bay At its meeting in Aberystwyth today, the Eisteddfod Council supported the Management Board’s recommendation to continue with discussions to take the festival to Cardiff Bay in 2018.	View
14 April 2016	Opportunity to tender: 2016 Banners We are looking for a company to print 12 banners as part of the promotional work for the Monmouthshire and District Nation	View
11 April 2016	Opportunity to tender: 2016 posters We are looking for a price for printing the following job: 2016 posters (4 designs)	View

March 2016
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29 March 2016	Get your Eisteddfod bargain tickets from Friday With only four months to go, early bird bargain tickets for the 2016 Monmouthshire and District National Eisteddfod go on sale on Friday 1 April.	View
23 March 2016	Eisteddfod evening programme announced Some of Wales’ biggest stars will be performing across the Eisteddfod Maes this summer. Details of the festival’s evening’s programme, held in Abergavenny, were announced today.	View
16 March 2016	National Eisteddfod Egg-citement builds in Monmouthshire this Easter Monmouthshire will herald the arrival of the National Eisteddfod this summer with a series of “Egg-steddfod” Easter egg hunts across the county.	View
14 March 2016	Huw Chiswell a'r Band headline open air stage on Friday night Huw Chiswell a’r Band will headline the Eisteddfod’s open air stage on Friday evening 5 August at the Monmouthshire and District festival.	View
10 March 2016	Could you be the 2016 Welsh Learner of the Year? There are only a few weeks to go before the closing date for this year’s Welsh Learner of the Year competition.	View
9 March 2016	BAFTA Cymru and partners announce first Cinema for National Eisteddfod of Wales A strategic partnership of key Welsh film organisations has come together to provide a film experience on the Eisteddfod Maes for the first time in 2016	View
8 March 2016	Eisteddfod volunteering opportunities available Do you have a few hours to spare over summer? If so, why not volunteer to be part of the National Eisteddfod team? There are all kinds of opportunities available for people of all ages.	View
7 March 2016	Eisteddfod Maes Art Commission The Eisteddfod is offering a commission to an individual or group to create a piece of outdoor art for the National Eisted	View
3 March 2016	Opportunity to Tender: 2016 Promotional Booklet We are looking for a price for printing the following job: 2016 promotional booklet	View
2 March 2016	75% of Eisteddfod stands sold out Three quarters of the tradestands available at this year’s Monmouthshire and District National Eisteddfod have been sold within a month.	View

February 2016
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29 February 2016	Online registration available for 2016 Eisteddfod There may be five months to go, but for those thinking of competing at the National Eisteddfod in Monmouthshire, the closing date for getting involved is looming ever closer.	View
15 February 2016	Eisteddfod hosts charity evening at Chepstow Racecourse All kinds of events and activities have been held across the region over the past eighteen months in preparation for the Monmouthshire and District National Eisteddfod, held locally from 29 July – 6 August.	View
12 February 2016	Gorsedd of the Bards call for nominations Do you know someone who has made a great contribution locally or nationally?	View
12 February 2016	Rock concert tops bill at new look pavilion Marking #WelshLanguageMusicDay, the Eisteddfod has announced the first details of its evening line-up for festival week.	View
9 February 2016	Sbardun Memorial Trophy Competition It’s #Welshlanguagemusicday on Friday, a chance for all type of Welsh music to be performed and promoted across the country.	View
8 February 2016	Dr Elin Jones announced as 2016 Eisteddfod President Today, the National Eisteddfod announced that Dr Elin Jones will be the Honorary President at this year’s Monmouthshire and District National Eisteddfod.	View
8 February 2016	Maes B T-shirt design competition In partnership with #WelshLanguageMusicDay on 12 February, Maes B are launching a brand new competition. We are look	View
3 February 2016	Gorsedd of the Bards Examinations There’s a few weeks left to go before the closing date to register for this year’s Gorsedd of the Bards examinations.	View

January 2016
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27 January 2016	Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol to lead the National Eisteddfod's science work The Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol will lead the National Eisteddfod’s science and technology for the next three years,	View
22 January 2016	Blwyddyn Newydd Dda! Blwyddyn Newydd Dda i chi i gyd	View
12 January 2016	Monmouthshire to Go Red for the National Eisteddfod Monmouthshire County Council and the National Eisteddfod will welcome this year’s National Eisteddfod by encouraging	View
5 January 2016	Welcome to 2016 – the year of the Eisteddfod. Join us and Monmouthshire County Council for a bilingual working meeting at King Henry VIII School Hall, Abergavenny on Thursday evening 14 January at 18.00.	View

December 2015
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28 December 2015	Happy memories of the Eisteddfod's pink pavilion We find ourselves at the start of a new period in Eisteddfod history, with a brand new pavilion on the Maes from 2016 onwards.	View
10 December 2015	The search is on for the 2016 Eisteddfod Welsh Learner of the Year Christmas is almost upon us, and it’s the ideal opportunity to catch up family and friends, often for the only time every year.	View
9 December 2015	2016 Eisteddfod Science and Technology Medal Do you know anyone who has made an important contribution to science and technology through the medium of Welsh?	View
7 December 2015	Y blog cyntaf un... Ar ôl pedwar mis dw i newydd glanio nôl ar y ddaear. Dw i nawr yn sylweddoli bod teitl ‘Dysgwr y Flwyddyn’ yn meddwl lot mwy na jyst sut i siarad yr iaith. Mae’n bwysig i fyw'r iaith, i fynd mas i gymuned i rannu'r iaith ac i gymdeithasu yn Gymraeg.	View
7 December 2015	2016 Brwydr y Bandiau competition launched Maes B, C2 Radio Cymru and Mentrau Iaith Cymru are looking for bands from all over Wales to compete in the Brwydr y Bandiau (Battle of the Bands) competition in 2016.	View
3 December 2015	Eisteddfod support for the #carus4c campaign The Eisteddfod's main aims are to celebrate and promote the Welsh language and culture of Wales.	View

November 2015
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28 November 2015	New Pavilion on Eisteddfod Maes from 2016 The Monmouthshire and District National Eisteddfod Maes will look very different to the past few years as a brand new pavilion replaces the festival’s iconic Pink Pavilion next year.	View
18 November 2015	Opportunity to tender: 2016/17 Business Pack We are looking for a price for the following job:	View

October 2015
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28 October 2015	Workshops to prepare learners for the Eisteddfod If you’re learning Welsh and thinking about competing at an eisteddfod, why not come to a free workshop to help you with your writing and performing skills?	View
26 October 2015	Eisteddfod 'Big Band' Choral Project Launched If you’re a fan of ‘big band’ music, why not join a brand new community choir project launched to perform at one of next year’s National Eisteddfod concerts here in Monmouthshire with the Rhys Taylor Big Band?	View
8 October 2015	2016 Eisteddfod fund gets welcome boost The 2016 Monmouthshire and District National Eisteddfod local fund received a much appreciated boost this week, with the Chair of the local committee receiving a cheque for £20,000 from Abergavenny Town Council.	View

September 2015
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30 September 2015	Two months to go before the first closing date for the 2016 Eisteddfod It’s hard to believe that the first closing date for next year’s Monmouthshire and District National Eisteddfod is fast approaching.	View

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Abergavenny Eisteddfod information and list of competitions

Monmouthshire and District National Eisteddfod hailed a success

Monmouthshire Volunteer Fair creates Eisteddfod legacy

Have your say on 2016 Eisteddfod

2016 Eisteddfod was 'one of the best in recent memory'

Eisteddfod Raffle Winners

Visitor Figures 06.08.16

Visitor Figures 2016

Visitor Figures 05.08.16

Aneirin Karadog wins the Eisteddfod Chair

Swnami win this year's Welsh Language Album of the Year

Gorsedd Honours for 2016 Eisteddfod

Golf competition winners

Visitor Figures 04.08.16

Llywelyn Elidyr Glyn wins the Alun Sbardun Huws Trophy

Hefin Robinson wins the Drama Medal

Guto Roberts wins the Eisteddfod's Science and Technology Medal

Brwydr y Bandiau winners revealed

Hannah Roberts is the Welsh Learner of the Year

Gareth Olubunmi Hughes wins the Musicians' Medal

Visitor Figures 03.08.16

Eurig Salisbury wins this year's Prose Medal

Wales team to be welcomed to Pavilion stage

Rock concert tops bill at new look Pavilion

Welsh Language Album of the Year Shortlist

Brwydr y Bandiau Final

Gorsedd Examinations

Visitor Figures 02.08.16

Guto Dafydd wins the Daniel Owen Memorial Prize

Visitor Figures 01.08.16

Elinor Gwynn wins the 2016 Eisteddfod Crown

The Celts' Address from the Pavilion stage

Visitor Figures 31.07.16

Visitor Figures 30.07.16

Lisa Kriegel wins the Craft and Design Medal

Young artist ‘with an eye for creating features’ wins the Eisteddfod’s Young Artist’s Scholarship

Richard Bevan wins the Gold Medal for Fine Art

A warm welcome for all at the National Eisteddfod

Press Statement from the National Eisteddfod

Sbardun's Trophy presented to the Eisteddfod

Science on the Maes

Welsh Language Album of the Year shortlist revealed

Eisteddfod parking contract available

Former chicken shed in the running for Eisteddfod Gold Medal for Architecture

Last chance to buy Eisteddfod bargain tickets

Serenestial: An Adventure in Time and Space

Show your support for the Eisteddfod

Drama Village Schedule Announced

Festival Crown and Chair presented to Eisteddfod Committee

Eisteddfod drop in session

Welsh Learner of the Year shortlist announced

Gorsedd Honours for 2016 Eisteddfod Announced

Eisteddfod stage competitions deadline approaches

Guto Roberts to receive the Eisteddfod's Science and Technology Medal

Mair Carrington Roberts receives the 2016 Sir T H Parry-Williams Memorial Medal, 2016

Eisteddfod Council approves the principle of holding the 2018 festival in Cardiff Bay

Opportunity to tender: 2016 Banners

Opportunity to tender: 2016 posters

Get your Eisteddfod bargain tickets from Friday

Eisteddfod evening programme announced

National Eisteddfod Egg-citement builds in Monmouthshire this Easter

Huw Chiswell a'r Band headline open air stage on Friday night

Could you be the 2016 Welsh Learner of the Year?

BAFTA Cymru and partners announce first Cinema for National Eisteddfod of Wales

Eisteddfod volunteering opportunities available

Eisteddfod Maes Art Commission

Opportunity to Tender: 2016 Promotional Booklet

75% of Eisteddfod stands sold out

Online registration available for 2016 Eisteddfod

Eisteddfod hosts charity evening at Chepstow Racecourse

Gorsedd of the Bards call for nominations

Rock concert tops bill at new look pavilion

Sbardun Memorial Trophy Competition

Dr Elin Jones announced as 2016 Eisteddfod President

Maes B T-shirt design competition

Gorsedd of the Bards Examinations

Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol to lead the National Eisteddfod's science work

Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!