@JonGower1

Llyfr diweddaraf/Most recent book: ‘The Turning Tide: A Biography of the Irish Sea.’ Next up ‘Raider: The Raymond Chester story.’ https://xitter.cf/t.co/96czQwvRU6

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Dewch yn llu i @chaptertweets nos Iau, **24 Hydref**, am 7 i drafod #ArAmrantiad @SebraCymru mewn awyrgylch braf a hwyliog! Croeso i aelodau newydd!
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The issue of disparity between the devolved nations rears its angry head on quite the regular basis, but the question over the fairness of the situation has reached boiling point lately amid growing dissatisfaction with the Crown Estate ✍️Stephen Price buff.ly/3Nsuvww

Insufficiently other: Equal footing with Scotland should be a minimum demand for Wales

Stephen Price In spite of Wales’ distinct culture, language and history, I’ve lost count of the times I’ve had to explain to people from other countries, including England, that we’re a different...

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Great new article on Welsh band Catatonia by @StephenPriceNC in @NationCymru: Sweet Catatonia: The wonder and brilliance of one of Wales’ most enduring bands. I really enjoyed reading this 👍🔽🔽 nation.cymru/feature/sweet-c…

Sweet Catatonia: The wonder and brilliance of one of Wales' most enduring bands

Stephen Price Judging by the lack of online chatter, a compilation featuring Catatonia’s albums and rarities was released to little fanfare in the middle of last year. The comprehensive 5CD clamshell...

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WOOOHOOOO it's my book birthday! There will be cake! 🪶
Firefly Press@FireflyPress10 Oct 2024
The beautiful new translation from Carnegie winner @ManonSteffanRos is OUT TODAY! 📘✨️ Exploring themes of family and the history of conscientious objection, Feather is both modern and historical. Get your copy from your local bookshop, library, or at fireflypress.co.uk/books/fea…
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Swifts in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 are in trouble! Please sign the Swift Brick petition ⬇️ and RT 👍
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On Being a Writer in Wales: James Stewart nation.cymru/culture/on-bein… This @jamestewart book much more than the compelling life story of "The Last Bard. " An outstanding forensically researched cultural history of 18th/19th Glamorgan, of interest far beyond Wales. Congrats James.
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It’s my directorial debut & I couldn’t have asked for a more phenomenal script, actor & team. (I’m not just shamelessly plugging when I say): You genuinely do not want to miss MumFighter… it’s KNOCKOUT 💥🥊
Grand Ambition@GrandAmbition__26 Sep 2024
Amber is here to tell you a story. A Grand Ambition production, #MumFighter by @tracybright #Swansea 🗓️15-25 October 📍@SwanseaGrand 🎟️ swanseagrand.co.uk/Mumfighte… Let's GO!🥊
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A Llantwit Major artist and poet both respond to an odd story about Neolithic standing stones in our weekly poetry slot. nation.cymru/culture/poetry-…

Poetry on Sunday

Sarah Persson One of the many brilliant things about living in Llantwit Major is the sense of creative community.  Although this week’s poem isn’t based in Wales, it is founded in current Welsh...

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The tides of Wales are inescapable in my poetry, representing the emotional ebb and flow of life here. It’s also an act of honouring where I come from, the land that has shaped me ✍️@NatHolborow buff.ly/3Y28kT8
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A delightful review in the Observer... theguardian.com/books/2024/o…

Your Journey, Your Way by Horatio Clare review – the Martin Lewis of mental health

Inspired by his own breakdown, the author’s generous and deeply researched guide to navigating mental health care in the UK is full of wisdom and hope

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Y Filltir Sgwâr - The Square Mile' - Link for the next article in the series. Diolch yn fawr iawn to @JonGower1 and @NationCymru for this lovely opportunity to share a wonderful visit to 'The Punchbowl', Blaenavon. Abergavenny on a sunny October day. nation.cymru/feature/y-fillt…

Y Filltir Sgwâr/The Square Mile: The Punchbowl

In a year long series Tom Maloney, from Abersychan, shows how you can love a place so well it becomes a part of you. There are places that I go very frequently and others that a little voice inside...

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Elephant, bison and hyena bones found in caves at Tenby recall a drier time. But the flat we stayed in overlooked the harbour where the sea was black and white like so much Guinness ✍️Julie Brominicks buff.ly/3Yez7gh
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At the turn of the twentieth century there was a craze for walking races, which inspired among others, the Cardiff ‘Peg Leg’ race, described as a ‘competition for the wooden-legged fraternity,’ ✍️@NorenaShopland buff.ly/4drE7SZ
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Powerful, moving writing from the former National Poet of Wales, Gwyneth Lewis 💚 theguardian.com/books/2024/s…

‘Having been repeatedly annihilated by my mother, I’m resilient as hell’: Gwyneth Lewis

Brought up in a Welsh-speaking community, the former national poet of Wales began winning writing competitions at seven years old. Behind the scenes, however, she experienced serious emotional abuse

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"O'r dudalen gynta' - a dydy hwn ddim yn digwydd yn aml i fi - ges i flas yn syth o'r nofel 'ma!" 🌟 @maredllywelyn sy'n adolygu nofel newydd @FrancescaReece 'Glass Houses', lle mae ymgyrch Meibion Glyndŵr yn gefnlen. 📚 @gwalltog @TinderPress bbc.in/3zfHqih

Ffion Dafis - Adolygu nofel Glass Houses gan Francesca Reece - BBC Sounds

Adolygu nofel Glass Houses gan Francesca Reece

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I’m pleased to announce that I’m now represented by Geraint Hardy at ⁦@ReganTalent⁩ for my presenting work. For any enquiries for television or radio presenting, please contact Geraint regantalentgroup.co.uk/portf…
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📢 WYTHNOS NESAF 📢 'The Crazy Truth': Gemma June Howell mewn sgwrs ag Elaine Canning 📅 Nos Fercher 25 Medi ⌚️ 18:00-19:00 📍 @swanseastones, 17 Stryd Rhydychen, Abertawe SA1 3AG DIM TOCYN OFYNNOL | DIM OND TROI I FYNY! *Sylwch: Cyflwynwyd y digwyddiad yn Saesneg
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Got all wound up about my lack of geographical and and plumage accuracy…then remembered I was drawing birds in full Biggles attire so realism was not actually very important. Hope you like it. Any snappy ideas for a title? #woodcockpilot #migration #goldcrest
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