While probably only briefly in active use, Offa’s Dyke and Wat’s Dyke have had enduring consequences for the making of both England and Wales. Our friends at Cwmulus have invited us to “Dykes as deeds: interpreting Offa’s Dyke and Wat’s Dyke”, an illustrated on-line talk by Professor Howard Williams from the University of Chester. Professor Williams will explore the latest fieldwork and thinking behind the interpretation of these long linear earthworks of the Anglo-Welsh borderlands, and consider the relationship between the two earthworks, their various functions, and their significance in the landscape of early medieval Britain.

The talk is at 7:00pm on Friday 19 November, and  you can register free of charge at this link.

Alan Campbell has let us know that Helen’s brother, Rev Gethin Russell-Jones of Cardiff, will be in Edinburgh next month. Members may remember that Gethin gave a Zoom talk to the Society on his book about his mother’s experience as one of Alan Turing’s codebreakers at Bletchley, and he is giving an illustrated talk on the subject in person to the Guild at Liberton Kirk on Monday 18 November at 7.30pm in the Kirk Centre. All are welcome. Gethin will also be preaching at Liberton Kirk at both services (9.30 and 11.00am) on the previous morning (17 November).

We’ve been advised that on 5 October fifteen autonomy- and independence-supporting regions of Europe, including representatives from Yes Cymru, are meeting for a major international conference at Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh. The organisers, the Scottish Independence Convention in association with the International Commission for European Citizens, invite any of our members who might be interested to join them … there is also an evening ceilidh, and you will be welcome to go to either or both. The conference is 2:00pm–5.00pm and tickets are £10; those for the ceilidh with the Stan Reeves Ceilidh Band are £15 including a fork buffet. Details at this link, and tickets at this link.

Our friends at Cwmulus are hosting another on-line event at 7.00pm on Friday 4 October, when Howard Huws will give an illustrated talk about the wells and springs of Glamorgan and the rich folk culture associated with them. Cwmulus is no longer able to offer simultaneous translation into English, but language learners are welcome to watch the event in order to practise listening to spoken Welsh. There will be plenty of slides to assist understanding. Registration at this link.

We’ve been asked to publicise Arachne Press’ open call for a new poetry anthology, Afonydd … please share the information below as widely as you can.

Arachne Press is looking for short poems linked to the rivers of Wales, written in Welsh and/or English, by poets born in Wales, living in Wales or writing in Welsh.

We are not looking for generic river poems, but for specific poems inspired by particular rivers, that are more than descriptions.

Deadline: 31 July 2024
Full details at this link

Mae gwasg Arachne Press yn chwilio am gerddi byr, heb eu cyhoeddi sydd â chysylltiad ag afonydd Cymru, cerddi Cymraeg neu gerddi Saesneg, gan feirdd sydd yn enedigol o Gymru neu yn byw yng Nghymru neu yn ysgrifennu yn Gymraeg.

Nid ydym yn edrych am gerddi cyffredinol am afonydd, ond yn hytrach cerddi wedi’u hysbrydoli gan afonydd penodol, a cherddi sydd yn fwy na dim ond disgrifiad.

Dyddiad cau: 31 Gorffennaf 2024
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