The Oscar nominated film  Hedd Wyn  will be showing at the Memorial Hall on 7th March. The cawl and cinema evening is one of a series of events this year to commemorate the centenary of the opening of the Hall. It therefore seems timely for Cymdeithas to remember Wales’ most famous pacifist too.   Ellis Humphreys Evans is better known more by his bardic name of Hedd Wyn. An award-winning poet from a young age, he posthumously won the bardic chair at the National Eisteddfod held in Birkenhead in 1917 for his poem  ‘Yr Arwr ’ (The hero). It was just 6 weeks after his death on the battle field in Passchendale.    The Eisteddfod chair was covered in black cloth during the ceremony and has been known as  Y Gadair Ddu  (the Black Chair) ever since.     You can read and indeed hear more in the link below; a blog by historical fiction writer, S E Morgan. This includes the performance of a song,  Fleur-de-lys , played on the harp and inspired by the poet.   https://wordpress.com/post/semorganhistoricalfiction.wordpress.com/1300

A minute’s silence; a very sad start to Tuesday’s meeting. It was of course in memory of Dr Helen Herbert, a strong supporter of Cymdeithas and our President from 2014 to 2020.    She died at the weekend having battled with cancer for several years, with such grace and dignity and always a smile.   Shortly before her death, Dr Helen provided us with medical artefacts for our display case in County Hall from her father, Dr Hugh Herbert, and from her own time; both as GPs in Tanyfron. We did not realise at the time that it was to become a memorial so soon after.    Her MBE medal and a photo of her receiving it from the King are in pride of place; a thoroughly well-deserved accolade for someone who dedicated herself to the care of the people of this town.   The display will remain there in her memory for some months. Her article,  ‘Memories of Aberaeron Hospital ,’ can be found in the heritage section of this site and we also have photos in the picture gallery from her childhood and her career. Please take time to look at them and remember her.    In the words of one of our trustees: ‘She was a beautiful person in every way.’    Our thoughts and sympathies go out to her husband, Geraint, and all of her family. Cysgu yn dawel/ Rest peacefully Dr Helen.

Friday 21st February is Eisteddfod day at Ysgol Gyfyn Aberaeron. Shouts of Portland, Tanyfron and Tyglyn will be deafening in the school hall and pupils will be bedecked in the school colours. But why and when were these three names chosen?  It is commonly believed that these were named after three of the large properties in the area. I am ashamed to admit that as a former vice-captain of Portland House myself, this is what I thought. It is not the case.  An article on the then County School’s prize day in The Cambrian News of March 1919 ( see extract below) reports that three school teams or houses had been established the previous year and gives us the actual origins of the names.   They are actually so named as these were the homes of the first three Chairmen of the school’s Board of Governors:  ·        Major Price Lewes of Tyglyn,  ·        Dr Davies of Tanyfron ·        Cllr JM Howell of Portland House who was Chairman at the time.

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