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Celf, cerdded, blogio (gwallter.com), sgrifennu / Art, walking, writing, blogging (gwallter.com)
'A oes rhywbeth hanfodol Gymreig yn yr arfer o gynnwys testun mewn llun, yn arbennig testun yn yr iaith Gymraeg?' Darlith Goffa Ieuan Rees, Eisteddfod y Garreg Las, 8 Awst 2026. gwallter.com/art/celf-a-g...
A funereal walk on Kilvey Hill: 'Swansea Council, drunk on 'grands projets' and contemptuous of public opposition, pushed through the Skyline plans with little scrutiny.' gwallter.com/politics/the...
On Craig Syfyrddin: 'I rest for a few minutes to take in the scene, a patchwork of fields as far as the eye can see, but all of them yellow, scorched and bare after weeks without rain to counter the sun’s aggression. The entire land is suffering severe stress.' gwallter.com/travel/three...
At Skenfrith: 'The heat is rising. A woman is spread out asleep on the castle mound, and a man swims in the river outside the castle’s water gate. I look for shelter next door in St Bridget’s Church.' gwallter.com/travel/three...
Llyn Nantlle Uchaf: 'The surface of the lake was static, so that the hill opposite gained almost an exact inverted twin in the water.' gwallter.com/travel/in-na...
Byddaf yn traddodi Darlith Goffa Ieuan Rees yn y Lle Celf, Eisteddfod Genedlaethol y Garreg Las, dydd Sadwrn 8 Awst am ganol dydd. Fy nhestun: 'Celf a geiriau'. Croeso i bawb! eisteddfod.cymru/yrwyl/2026/r...
I'm looking forward to a forensic interrogation at the hands of Peter Wakelin ... (Painting by David Tress)
Conversations at the Chapel - ANDREW GREEN at The Art Shop & Chapel
Tickets are now available for Conversations at the Chapel - ANDREW GREEN at The Art Shop & Chapel, Abergavenny on Thu 9 Jul 2026. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!
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'Fydd y llywodraeth newydd yn ddigon dewr i gynyddu’r gyllideb i’r fath raddau fel bod diwylliant yn gallu tyfu i fod yn ‘bwerdy’ i Gymru, fel dymuna Heledd Fychan?'
Mae Gŵyl Arall yn digwydd yng Nghaernarfon yn fuan! Dewch i ddarganfod rhagor am un o fynyddoedd godidocaf Cymru a'r artistiaid dan ei gyfaredd.
John Varley, the invisible mountain artist: have I done him an injustice? gwallter.com/art/john-var...
'Gwell byth fyddai gweld y llywodraeth yn gweithio i ryddhau egni a chreadigrwydd cyrff, unigolion a phawb sy’n awyddus i greu gwlad decach, cryfach.' gwallter.com/politics/ar-...
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Llyn Ogwen and Tryfan: 'The end of this stretch, after a Second World War gun emplacement and just before the path joins the A5, is downright dangerous, at least for over-70s, with its chaotic pile of huge rocks (‘an up and down scramble’ is the guidebook’s euphemism).' gwallter.com/travel/snowd...
'We climb towards a wood, to the north of the Machno. Sounds drift up to us on the still air, of young children at play outside the primary school and of young lambs in the fields below.' gwallter.com/travel/snowd...
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
Save the second floor of Cardiff University's Arts and Social Studies Library (ASSL)
Dear current patrons, past patrons, and future patrons of Arts and Social Sciences Library (ASSL) at Cardiff University. On Friday 17th of May, library staff of the ASSL were informed by University Li...
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'There’s not a cloud in the sky, but the wind was lashed itself into a gusty fury. It threatens to push us off the path, and constantly saps us of energy. Somehow, whichever direction we walk in, we’re battling against it.' gwallter.com/travel/snowd...
Ludwig Wittgenstein, the great philosopher, came to stay in Swansea many times in the 1940s. Join Dr Alan Sandry for a guided walk around some of his haunts: Saturday 16 May, 11:00am, Cwmdonkin Terrace.
A Llechwedd relic. Could Blaenau Ffestiniog be the highlight of Llwybr Llechi Eryri? gwallter.com/travel/snowd...
Sgwrsio rhwng pobl fyw a phobl marw: placiau coffa ar feinciau cyhoeddus gwallter.com/cymraeg/mein...
Tickets are now available for Cader Idris and the Artists Book Launch at The Turner House, Penarth. www.ticketsource.com/graffeg-ltd/...
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'Communion is that rare thing, a novel that’s totally rooted in place and time but that tussles throughout with universal matters of belonging, commitment and action. It will be a while before Port Talbot finds a better novelist.' gwallter.com/literature/p...
Like walking? Or art? Or Wales? Come and hear about walkers and artist-walkers in Wales, tomorrow (Friday) at 10:30am in Newton House, Dinefwr, Llandeilo Fawr #LlandeiloLitFest www.llandeilolitfest.org/programme/a-...
Andrew Green - Hanes Cerdded yng Nghymru | Voices on the Path: A History of Walking in Wales — Gŵyl Lên Llandeilo Lit Fest
Voices on the Path: A History of Walking in Wales Historian and writer Andrew Green presents a fascinating talk exploring the history of walking in Wales. From ancient tracks and pilgrim routes to l...
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‘Another crop of Mr Whistler’s little jokes.’ Or one of the best series of etchings ever made? gwallter.com/art/whistler...
'His dad remained a staunch socialist, republican and puritan, who felt nothing but contempt for the throwaway consumer society that was gathering pace in the 1960s.' Geoff Dyer's 'Homework' and the art of the memoir: gwallter.com/books/geoff-...
'As you slog along these forestry tracks, that fine balance between mind and world gets disturbed. Faced with an unceasing line of trees, and lacking the longer views that the eye desires, your mind turns in upon itself, and gloomy, existential questions start to loom.' gwallter.com/travel/st-il...
'Astonishingly, Swansea Council doesn’t have its own transport strategy. It seems quite content to let the roads clog with ever-increasing quantities of motorised traffic, while devoting a pittance to other forms of transport.' gwallter.com/travel/on-ac...
