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August 2022
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5 August 2022	Llyr Gwyn Lewis wins the Ceredigion Eisteddfod Chair Next year’s Eisteddfod host area notched up yet another winner today as Llŷr Gwyn Lewis stood up to the sound of the Corn Gwlad in the final ceremony of the week – the Chairing – at the Ceredigion National Eisteddfod	View
4 August 2022	Mas ar y Maes opens its doors to new partners Five years since establishing Mas ar y Maes, the project launches a new chapter in the partnership’s history on the Eisteddfod Ceredigion maes	View
4 August 2022	Gruffydd Siôn Ywain wins the Ceredigion Eisteddfod Drama Medal Gruffydd Siôn Ywain, who is originally from Dolgellau, is the winner of this year's Drama Medal	View
3 August 2022	Sioned Erin Hughes wins the 2022 Eisteddfod Prose Medal Sioned Erin Hughes from Boduan wins the Prose Medal this year in a competition that attracted 17 candidates	View
3 August 2022	Jo Healy wins the 2022 Welsh Learner of the Year This year’s Welsh Learner of the Year is Joe Healy	View
3 August 2022	Edward Rhys-Harry wins the 2022 Musicians Medal Edward Rhys-Harry is the winner of this year's Musician's Medal, and he was honoured in a special ceremony on the Pavilion Stage today	View
2 August 2022	Limrig ac Englyn y Dydd Limrig y Dydd - dydd Mawrth ‘D(d)dwy flynedd ar ôl ugen ugen’	View
2 August 2022	Meinir Pierce Jones wins the 2022 Eisteddfod Daniel Owen Memorial Prize Meinir Pierce Jones is the winner of this year’s Daniel Owen Memorial Prize, presented at a special ceremony on the Pavilion stage today	View
1 August 2022	Esyllt Maelor wins the Eisteddfod Crown Esyllt Maelor is the winner of the Ceredigion National Eisteddfod Crown. The poet from Morfa Nefyn, Gwynedd came out top in a competition which attracted 24 entries	View
1 August 2022	Cerddi'r Goron 2022 Pryddest neu gasgliad o gerddi heb fod mewn cynghanedd,hyd at 250 o linellau: Gwres	View

July 2022
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30 July 2022	The Gold Medal for Art and Design A sculptor who created the heads of soldiers from mythology and legend who has won the Gold Medal for Craft and Design at the Ceredigion National Eisteddfod 2022	View
30 July 2022	Architecture Scholarship The 2022 National Eisteddfod Architecture Scholarship was won by a young architect who works in the English Midlands but is from Powys	View
30 July 2022	Young Artist Scholarship The Young Artist Scholarship was awarded at the Ceredigion National Eisteddfod 2022 to ceramic artist Elin Hughes from Dolgellau	View
30 July 2022	Gold Medal for Fine Art The Gold Medal for Fine Art and £5,000 will be presented to Seán Vicary in a ceremony on the Eisteddfod Field in Tregaron on the opening day of the Festival.	View
22 July 2022	Lloergan Prepares to Shine on the Pavilion Stage Rehearsals for Lloergan, the opening show of Ceredigion's National Eisteddfod, are going smoothly at Theatr Felinfach near Aberaeron, and with just a week to go until the performance, the Eisteddfod has released Lloergan, one of the main songs from the show on YouTube and across its social media channels	View
21 July 2022	Eisteddfod Pavilion Plays Host to Wales' First Parti Pinc The doors of the Pavilion will be thrown open with sassy gusto on Thursday night, 4 August, as Wales hosts its very first Parti Pinc at the National Eisteddfod	View
15 July 2022	Dadeni of the Ceredigion Eisteddfod After a two-year hiatus as the world changed forever, there’s a new found confidence across Ceredigion as the area prepares for the Dadeni	View
11 July 2022	Getting to the Eisteddfod With less than three weeks to go until the Ceredigion National Eisteddfod, organisers have published details on how to get to the Maes, together with details of additional bus services available to visitors	View
5 July 2022	First Minister to be Honoured by Gorsedd Cymru On NHS Social Care and Frontline Workers Day (5 July), Gorsedd Cymru has announced that Wales’ First Minister, Mark Drakeford will be honoured by Gorsedd Cymru on behalf of all our key workers and volunteers at this year’s National Eisteddfod in Ceredigion, on Friday morning 5 August	View

June 2022
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30 June 2022	Welsh Learner of the Year Finalists Announced Today (30 June) sees the finalists for this year's Learner of the Year competition announced	View
22 June 2022	National Eisteddfod Crown and Chair Presented to Local Committee Tonight (23 June), both the Ceredigion National Eisteddfod’s Crown and Chair are presented to the festival’s E	View
10 June 2022	50 Days to Go Until 2022 Ceredigion National Eisteddfod With only 50 days to go until the Ceredigion National Eisteddfod, organisers today announced details of the daily programmes and the evening events for the week	View

May 2022
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25 May 2022	Robin Williams wins the 2022 Eisteddfod Science Medal This year’s National Eisteddfod Science and Technology Medal is awarded to Robin Williams for his lifelong contribution to science	View
24 May 2022	Work opportunities on the Maes With only a few weeks to go until the Ceredigion National Eisteddfod, we want to hear from local workers who’d like to be part of the team building the Maes	View
20 May 2022	Gwyn Nicholas wins the Sir TH Parry-Williams Memorial Medal Gwyn Nicholas from Llanpumsaint, is the winner of this year’s Sir TH Parry-Williams Memorial Medal.	View
11 May 2022	National Eisteddfod announces 2022 Wales and the World President Today, the National Eisteddfod announced that Ann Griffith is this year’s Wales and the World President	View
9 May 2022	Ben Lake named as 2022 Eisteddfod Honorary President Today, the National Eisteddfod announced that the Ceredigion National Eisteddfod Honorary President is the local Member of Parliament, Ben Lake	View
9 May 2022	Ben Lake named as 2022 Eisteddfod Honorary President Today, the National Eisteddfod announced that the Ceredigion National Eisteddfod Honorary President is the local Member of Parliament, Ben Lake	View

April 2022
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30 April 2022	Ceredigion gears up to welcome Wales' largest festival This Saturday, the National Eisteddfod launches its campaign to encourage the communities of Ceredigion to hold social events locally, to help bring people together again after Covid	View
21 April 2022	100 days to go until the 2022 Ceredigion National Eisteddfod It may be two years later than originally planned, but there’s only 100 days to go until the start of the Ceredigion National Eisteddfod, held on the outskirts of Tregaron this summer	View

March 2022
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25 March 2022	Appointment of a new Herald Bard to succeed Dyfrig ab Ifor This is a Gorsedd Cymru press release	View
7 March 2022	Tender: Lighting Designer We're looking for a lighting designer to work with us	View
3 March 2022	Work Opportunity: Freelance Administrators We're looking for freelance administrators to join us for the next few months	View

February 2022
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7 February 2022	Tender: Toilets, Showers and Wet Waste Toilets, Showers & Wet WasteBackground	View
1 February 2022	Tender: Partnership and Community Engagement Co-ordinator We are looking for a Partnership and Community Engagement Co-ordinator for the National Eisteddfod’s ‘	View

January 2022
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31 January 2022	Tender: Creative Producer, Science and Technology Village We are looking for a Creative Producer for the Science and Technology Village for a period of 6 months.	View
12 January 2022	Tender Opportunity: Technical Consultant We're looking for a technical consultant to work with us	View

December 2021
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1 December 2021	Maes B 2022 ticket announcement With only seven months to go until Maes B 2022 at the National Eisteddfod in Ceredigion, we're excited to announce that tickets are now on sale	View

November 2021
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19 November 2021	Monologau'r Maes The Eisteddfod will broadcast one of the drama world’s greatest monologues every evening next week as we celebrate the Monologau’r Maes series	View
17 November 2021	Two weeks to go before Prose Medal deadline There’s only two weeks to go before the closing date for this year’s Prose Medal competition!	View
15 November 2021	Llyfr Gwyn Rhydderch inspires this week's Trac yr Wythnos One of Wales’ most famous manuscripts has inspired a new music project by the National Eisteddfod, linking Wales and Australia, with one of the songs chosen as this week’s Trac yr Wythnos on BBC Radio Cymru	View
4 November 2021	2022 Eisteddfod to go ahead in Ceredigion Come to the Eisteddfod! This was the clear message from the Ceredigion Eisteddfod Executive Committee as they resumed their work organising the 2022 festival last night	View

August 2021
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17 August 2021	A month and a half before the Eisteddfod's first closing date As we all continue to work our way through Eisteddfod AmGen’s literary and digital content, organisers hope that Wales’ writers have been working on brand new novels over the past few months, ready to enter the Daniel Owen Memorial Prize competition in 2022	View
6 August 2021	Gwenallt Llwyd Ifan wins the 2021 Eisteddfod Chair Gwenallt Llwyd Ifan is the winner of the AmGen Eisteddfod Chair	View
6 August 2021	Mared wins this year's Welsh Language Album of the Year Award Mared wins this year’s Albwm Cymraeg y Flwyddyn (Welsh Language Album Awards) for her album, Y Drefn, on the I KA CHING Records label	View
5 August 2021	Lleucu Roberts wins the prose 'Double' - again! The winner of this year’s Prose Medal is Lleucu Roberts, and this is the second time for her to win one of the Eisteddfod’s main prizes this week	View
4 August 2021	Dyfan Lewis wins the Eisteddfod Crown Dyfan Lewis is the winner of the Eisteddfod AmGen Crown.	View
4 August 2021	David Thomas wins the Welsh Learner of the Year Award	View
3 August 2021	Lleucu Roberts wins the Daniel Owen Memorial Prize Lleucu Roberts is the winner of this year’s Daniel Owen Memorial Prize	View
2 August 2021	Gareth Evans-Jones wins the Drama Medal The winner of the Eisteddfod AmGen Drama Medal is Gareth Evans-Jones, from Traeth Bychan near Marian-glas, Anglesey	View

July 2021
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30 July 2021	Welcome to Eisteddfod AmGen! For us in Wales, the first week of August is ‘wythnos ‘Steddfod’ (Eisteddfod week), and it’s just as true this year, with over 200 events and activities held over the coming week	View
27 July 2021	Eisteddfod AmGen Chair and Crown Unveiled Tony Thomas, the Eisteddfod's Technical Officer and craftsman, usually works on huge projects such as the iconic lette	View
23 July 2021	Step into the virtual world of Y Lle Celf at Eisteddfod AmGen With this year’s National Eisteddfod postponed for another year, organisers have again turned to award-winning creative studio, 4Pi Productions, to create a virtual Y Lle Celf, the festival’s famous visual arts exhibition	View
22 July 2021	Maes B: Merched yn Gwneud Miwsig On Friday 6 August an hour-long programme on S4C will showcase some of Wales' leading artists	View
20 July 2021	Eisteddfod AmGen Programme Announced Today (20 July), details of the 2021 Eisteddfod AmGen programme were announced, with almost 200 events and activities held throughout the week from 31 July – 8 August	View
19 July 2021	Gig y Pafiliwn 2021 Record label, I Ka Ching is ten years old this year, and as part of the celebrations, some of the label's leading bands and artists will be performing with the Welsh Pops Orchestra as Gig y Pafiliwn returns to the Eisteddfod	View
16 July 2021	LLEUWEN releases RHOSOD on Label Eg “My roses are fragile, and come with thorns”	View
14 July 2021	Eisteddfod Gudd - A Fantastic Festival Weekend There may be no traditional Eisteddfod in Tregaron this year, but secret plans and arrangements are well underway for a huge party for the whole of Wales, during the first weekend of August	View
1 July 2021	Tickets for brand new Cabarela show go on sale Warning! If you’re rather narrow-minded or find it hard to have fun and be just a little bit flippant and frivolous at times, you won’t want to know about the amazing show that’s on its way as part of the Eisteddfod AmGen celebrations this year	View

June 2021
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23 June 2021	Appeal for singers of all ages We're looking for singers of all ages to take part in a special project	View
22 June 2021	Welsh Learner of the Year Finalists Announced Today (22 June) sees the finalists for this year's Learner of the Year competition announced	View
17 June 2021	Welsh Language Album of the Year shortlist announced Today (17 June), the shortlist for the 2021 Gwobr Albwm Cymraeg y Flwyddyn (Welsh Language Album of the Year) has been published by the National Eisteddfod and BBC Radio Cymru	View

May 2021
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20 May 2021	Galwad Agored: Sioe Deuluol CEFNDIR	View
20 May 2021	#CoDiCân: Open Call for Music Creators of Colour Tŷ Cerdd and National Eisteddfod commission songs from 5 young music-creators of colour - #CoDiCân	View
11 May 2021	Eisteddfod AmGen closing dates fast approaching There’s less than a week to go until the closing date for the solo stage competitions and Y Lle Celf entries at this year’s Eisteddfod AmGen	View

March 2021
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29 March 2021	Eisteddfod AmGen List of Competitions Published Today (29 March), the National Eisteddfod published its List of Competitions for this year’s Eisteddfod AmGen, to be held in early August	View

February 2021
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19 February 2021	Eisteddfod teams up with Beyond the Border for first ever Stomp Stori Here in Wales, we’re famous for our ability to tell a good story, to grab an audience, taking them on a rollercoaster journey, tackling every emotion on the way in a matter of minutes	View
18 February 2021	Musical partnership announced between Wales and Friuli Today sees the launch of an international partnership between the National Eisteddfod and the SUNS Europe Festival – the European Festival of Performing Arts in European Minority Languages	View
2 February 2021	Mas ar y Maes celebrates LGBT History Month Mas ar y Maes is a partnership between the LGBT+ community, the National Eisteddfod and Stonewall Cymru	View

January 2021
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26 January 2021	Ceredigion National Eisteddfod postponed until 2022 The National Eisteddfod today announced that the Ceredigion National Eisteddfod has been postponed until 2022	View
15 January 2021	Join us for a 'Steddfod Sing-Along on Tuesdays! If January feels boring and endless, and you’re fed-up of being stuck in the house for weeks on end, why not join us at 13:30 every Tuesday afternoon for a informal singing session on Zoom?	View

November 2020
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30 November 2020	Mas ar y Maes Commission Opportunity to apply for a new and exciting commission as part of the Mas ar y Maes project	View
28 November 2020	AmGen lights up a difficult year This year has been a difficult time for the National Eisteddfod like so many other organisations, and at the council meeting on Saturday, Chief Executive, Betsan Moses and President, Ashok Ahir, looked back at the last few months and ahead to the next year	View
19 November 2020	Syniad o Amser: Kathod As she curated the latest issue of the Merched yn Gwneud Miwsig ‘zine, Heledd Watkins decided she’d like to develop the project further by creating a musical collaboration to accompany the magazine	View
6 November 2020	Looking forward to Christmas with Adfent AmGen AmGen is back, and every day, from 1 December, we’ll be throwing one of the doors of our Advent calendar open	View

October 2020
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20 October 2020	National Eisteddfod launches international partnership with Australia	View

July 2020
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28 July 2020	Gorsedd Honours for Ceredigion Eisteddfod Announced Although the National Eisteddfod has been postponed for a year, the Gorsedd has decided to announce the names of those who were to be honoured on the Maes in Tregaron this year	View
22 July 2020	Do you know what happened to the Tregaron Elephant? Have you ever heard of the Tregaron Elephant?	View
15 July 2020	AmGen celebrates over 150,000 views Two months since its launch, Eisteddfod AmGen content has been watched over 150,000 times on different digital platforms	View

June 2020
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26 June 2020	AmGen Programme 29 June	View
19 June 2020	AmGen Programme 22 June	View
19 June 2020	Welsh Language Album of the Year shortlist announced Today (19 June), the shortlist for the 2020 Gwobr Albwm Cymraeg y Flwyddyn (Welsh Language Album of the Year) has been published by the National Eisteddfod and BBC Radio Cymru	View
5 June 2020	AmGen - Week 4 Programme w/c 8 June	View
3 June 2020	Volunteers' Week It's Volunteers' Week this week, so it's the perfect time to thank everyone who's part of the Eisteddfod family	View

May 2020
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29 May 2020	Zoom Codes w/c 1 June Below are the Zoom codes for all the sessions during the week of 1 June	View
29 May 2020	AmGen - Week 3 Programme for w/c 1 June	View
22 May 2020	Eisteddfod announces latest AmGen programme The National Eisteddfod has published next week’s AmGen programme	View
21 May 2020	Eisteddfod AmGen to be published on AM With the first week of the Eisteddfod AmGen project drawing to a close, the Eisteddfod today announced that they will be working with AM to publish all the week’s content, so that people can look back at the activities in a simple and accessible way	View
15 May 2020	Eisteddfod announces first AmGen programme The National Eisteddfod today announced the programme for the the first week of their brand new project, AmGen	View
12 May 2020	National Eisteddfod launches AmGen - an alternative project for 2020 Tonight (12 May), the National Eisteddfod launches a new project, giving everyone a taste of the Eisteddfod over the coming weeks and months	View

March 2020
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30 March 2020	Ceredigion National Eisteddfod postponed for a year The National Eisteddfod today announced that the 2020 Ceredigion National Eisteddfod has been postponed until next year.	View
30 March 2020	Advice on the postponement of the 2020 Eisteddfod This is a difficult time for us, as it is for so many other organisations	View
29 March 2020	Advice on submitting written compositions Some advice to help you when submitting composition work this year.	View
17 March 2020	Coronavirus: COVID-19 The safety of our volunteers, supporters, visitors, competitors, artists and staff is paramount to us, and we need to work	View
16 March 2020	Message for 2020 Eisteddfod Cymanfa Choir Message re. this evening's Eisteddfod Choir rehearsal (16.03.20)	View
6 March 2020	Na, Nel! - yn Achub y Byd! This year’s National Eisteddfod opening concert is a brand new show by Meleri Wyn James.	View
2 March 2020	2020 Sbardun Trophy Competition Were you inspired to put pen to paper and compose a song by this year’s Cân i Gymru competition?	View

January 2020
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29 January 2020	Premier: Al Lewis' new video: Symud mlaen After Jo Whiley played Symud Mlaen on Radio 2 last night, here's a premier for Al Lewis's ne	View
28 January 2020	Instrument Tender 2020 Location: Tregaron, CeredigionDate: July 31 - 8 August 2020You may tender a price for individual or	View
21 January 2020	Nominations invited for two exceptional Awards There’s only ten days left to submit nominations for two of the National Eisteddfod’s honorary awards this year	View
13 January 2020	2019 National Eisteddfod production to be showcased at BEAM Festival A Welsh language show will take centre stage at a prestigious showcase for musical theatre for the very first time later this year	View
7 January 2020	Come and sing with the Eisteddfod Choirs At the start of the Ceredigion National Eisteddfod year, the Eisteddfod Choir is restarting rehearsals ready for a special performance at the festival in Tregaron in early August	View

December 2019
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3 December 2019	Let's keep going say festival fundraisers Officials of the Ceredigion National Eisteddfod have vowed to carry on fundraising for the festival – although they’ve reached their £330,000 target with eight months to go!	View

November 2019
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4 November 2019	2020 Ceredigion National Eisteddfod Logo The logos and brand guidelines for the Ceredigion National Eisteddfod can be downloaded from this page.	View
4 November 2019	Ceredigion National Eisteddfod Choir Launch With less than ten months to go before the Ceredigion National Eisteddfod, details of the Eisteddfod Choir have been published, and people can now register to join.	View

October 2019
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30 October 2019	Month to go before closing date for 2020 Eisteddfod Literary Medal There’s only a month to go until 1 December, the date when all entries for the Prose Medal must be received so they can be sent on to the adjudicators.	View
28 October 2019	Site Delivery Tenders PART 1 - OPERATIONS DIRECTOR/DIRECTORATE (indiv	View
16 October 2019	Opportunity to tender for print work We are looking for a price for printing the following job.2020 learners’ competitions booklet	View

September 2019
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9 September 2019	New closing date for Eisteddfod's Daniel Owen Memorial Prize Remember there’s a new closing date for the Daniel Owen Memorial Prize competition at next year’s Ceredigion National Eisteddfod – and the date is fast approaching!	View

June 2019
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30 June 2019	Over 1,500 flock to National Eisteddfod Proclamation Festival Well over 1,500 people flocked to the town of Cardigan over the weekend to celebrate the coming of the National Eisteddfod to Ceredigion from 1-8 August next year.	View
29 June 2019	Sylwadau'r Archdderwydd Newydd Sylwadau’r Archdderwydd newydd yn Seremoni Cyhoeddi Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Ceredigion 2020, Aberteifi, 29 Mehefin 2019	View
24 June 2019	Unique Gifts and Merchandise to Publicise the 2020 National Eisteddfod A piece of jewellery inspired by the red kite and a special drink influenced by one of the region’s most famous poets are some of the unique gifts and merchandise created to raise funds and awareness about the National Eisteddfod’s visit to Ceredigion in 2020.	View
18 June 2019	Ceredigion Proclamation Celebrates 2020 Eisteddfod Festival Ceredigion will celebrate the coming of the National Eisteddfod to the area next year with a special event in Cardigan on Saturday 29 June, as hundreds of local residents join the Gorsedd of the Bards at the Proclamation Ceremony.	View
17 June 2019	A feast of activities for the 2020 Eisteddfod Proclamation The excitement and anticipation surrounding the 2020 National Eisteddfod has been evident for months across Ceredigion and there is now an opportunity to celebrate a milestone within a few weeks with the official Proclamation.	View

October 2018
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4 October 2018	Join the 2020 National Eisteddfod team! Following the recent successful public meeting which attracted 400 people, the work of organising the 2020 Ceredigion Eisteddfod begins in earnest on Saturday 13 October, creating the committees and group to lead the local work for the next two years.	View

September 2018
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21 September 2018	Almost 400 people attend 2020 Eisteddfod public meeting In spite of the weather, almost 400 local people attended a packed meeting at Ysgol Gyfun Aberaeron last night, to show their support for the National Eisteddfod’s visit to Ceredigion in two years time.	View
13 September 2018	2020 Eisteddfod Public Meeting Remember to join us at the 2020 National Eisteddfod public meeting a week tonight!	View
3 September 2018	2020 Eisteddfod public meeting to be held in Aberaeron A public meeting will be held at Ysgol Gyfun Aberaeron at 19.00 on Thursday 20 September, to welcome the Eisteddfod to Ceredigion in two years time.	View

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