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Learners Eisteddfod- the best yet!

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The Workmen’s Club at Gwersyllt was full to the top on Friday night, April 23rd with hundreds of learners and their supporting tutors and family that came along to support them at the annual Welsh learners’ Eisteddfod of North East Wales 2010.

Even before the big night, a total of 93 learners competed in the homework department and 7 of them had written a Welsh poem for the Chair Competition on the theme of ‘Regeneration’.

This year, for the first time, the Eisteddfod was organized by the North Wales Welsh For Adults Centre which lightened and facilitated the work between the courses providers in the area and gave the tutors more time to concentrate on preparing the learners for the big night.

A large number of learners competed in every competition in the programme under the guidance of the jolly compère, Sion Aled. The judges on the night were Aled Lewis Evans (Recitation and homework); Craig Owen Jones (Music and Dafydd ap Llywelyn Trophy) and Helen Pritchard Jones (Craft and hand work).

The winner of the Chair was Christine Ryder, who moved to Abergele and started learning Welsh back in 2005 was for her poem on the theme ‘regeneration’ (Adfywiad’). Congratulation Chris, and good luck to you at the National Eisteddfod in Blaenau Gwent 2010.

We would like to thank everyone that took part in the Eisteddfod- from the competing to the organizing on the night. We will now look forward to The Learners Eisteddfod in 2011 which is coming to Flintshire.

Results:
RECITATION GROUP
1. Parti Canol Wlpan Tŷ Pendre (Prifysgol Bangor)
2. Parti Capel Bethel yr Wyddgrug (Popeth Cymraeg)
3. (equal) Parti Wlpan Tŷ Pendref- nos (Prifysgol Bangor)
(equal) Parti Cilgwri
4. Parti Wlpan Tŷ Pendref- dydd (Prifysgol Bangor)

SIGNING
1. (equal) Ruth Evans
(equal) Billie Owens
2. Gill Jones (Cilgwri)
3. Jane Kay
4. Sheila Williams

RECITATION
1. Jean Bragg
2. Gwyneth
3. Dora Jones

INSTRUMENTAL PIECE
1. Jessica Evans
2. Vicky Thomas

SINGING GROUP
1. Parti Tŷ Pendref (Prifysgol Bangor)
2. Parti Popeth Cymraeg

SGETCH
1. Parti Tŷ Pendref

GWAITH CARTREF
Chair competition. Poem on the ‘regeneration’ theme.
1. Christine Ryder, Abergele
2. Richard Norton, Coleg Iâl
3. Peter Jones, Rossett

Written piece (500 word) on the theme ‘Enjoying’
1. Anne Cooke, Llangollen
2. Christine Ryder, Abergele
3. Les Barker

Written piece (100 word) on the theme ‘My area’
1. Alan Morris, Coleg Iâl
2. Gwynne o Gilgwri
3. Robbie Bunton, Yr Hôb

Written piece (500 word) on the theme ‘Perfect day’
1. Joe Kay, Yr Wyddgrug
2. John Connah, Popeth Cymraeg
3. Susan Jackson, Popeth Cymraeg

Group work- write a piece for the local Papur Bro
1. John, Gill, Julie, Dalma, Ffrida, Muriel- Dosbarth Tegla, Tŷ Pendref
2. Dosbarth Nesta Ellis (Tŷ Pendref)
3. Dosbarth Mair Spencer, Popeth Cymraeg

Blog
1. Les Barker
2. Helen Cunnie, Betws Gwerfil Goch

Write a Post Card (up to 50 words)
1. Sue Johnson, Dosbarth Adrienne Allen, Coleg Glannau Dyfrdwy
2. Gwynne, Cilgwri
3. Bronwen Woodcock, Popeth Cymraeg.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!