Urdd.org

Sian Lile-Pastore, 11 Mai 2009

Dyma llun o'r lawns wythnos diwetha o'r arddangosfa Urdd.org. Yn y llun mae Nia Williams, rheolwr dysgu Sain Ffagan, yr artist Mary Lloyd Jones, y darlledwr Hywel Gwynfryn, a dau guradur o Sain Ffagan: Elen Phillips ac Owain Rhys. Mae'r arddangosfa ymlaen yn Oriel 1 yn Sain Ffagan:Amgueddfa Werin Cymru tan 12 Gorffennaf

A dyma llun arall (efo fi ar y dde!).

Fuoch chi erioed yn aelod o'r Urdd?

Sian Lile-Pastore, 11 Mai 2009

Yn yr arddangosfa Urdd.org mae na lle i chi hel atogofion o'r Urdd. Dewch draw i Oriel 1 i rannu eich profiadau am Llangrannog neu Glan-Llyn, neu allech chi ysgrifennu sylwadau ar diwedd y blog.

Dyma lluniau o'r wal hyd at hyn

Fresh Hope??

5 Mai 2009

Another day of interesting behaviour!  Today, (Tues 5th May) the birds have spent the majority of their time on or around a new (old raven’s!) nest positioned on the east facing clock face.  They have been sitting very close to each other, often both in the nest together, and also have disappeared on hunting trips together.  Such “lovey dovy” behaviour is not the norm for peregrines, except during the pair bonding period, which usually occurs before laying in Feb and March.  The female then spent the afternoon “scraping” the nest.  This is a natural behaviour to create a bowl shaped “scrape” on the nest ledge, which prevents eggs from rolling off the cliff. 

It is unusual, but not unheard of, for peregrines to lay a second clutch of eggs after sitting for the full incubation period.  When it does happen, it tends to occur only in city nesting peregrines, reflecting the greater availability of food in cities later in the year. 

 

Could Gavin and Stacey be attempting a second clutch??  Watch this space!!

Bad News

4 Mai 2009

It has been a depressing few days for the PoCT team.  After a completely normal day on Sunday (3rd May), at about 3.30pm the birds suddenly became very agitated and active around the Clock Tower.  At first we thought their excitement was due to the eggs hatching, which was supported by the fact that the one of the birds appeared to bring food to the nest.  However, no chicks were sighted and the feed didn’t take place.  The birds then left the nest completely unattended for the next hour or so and could be seen perched at the top of the tower.  As I left the site at the end of the day, one of the adults was seen forlornly circling the tower, occasionally landing at the eyrie (but not sitting) and looking generally lost.

Monday (4th) confirmed our worst fears.  The eggs had failed and the Peregrines had abandoned the nest.  They spent most of the day sitting on the clock tower and ignored the nest that they had been working so hard to incubate.

St Teilo's Church - the blog

Mari Gordon, 27 Ebrill 2009

We had a fabulous event at St Fagans yesterday. The weather wasn't quite with us - damp and overcast - but luckily lots of people were, and very many of them bought copies of the book!

I didn't catch the whole service as I was flitting around with boxes of books, but what I saw was very moving, and it felt intimate and totally natural.

Then a whole load more people arrived for the actual launch. People crowded into the Church and the two main speakers, Garry Owen and Eurwyn Wiliam, both did excellent jobs. Eurwyn spoke about the project from its beginnings, and as he's been involved with the project since its beginning 25 years ago it was a great overview. But, as always, humorous too! Then Garry Owen brought a lovely personal note, as he's a local boy who remembers the Church when it was still by the river Loughour at Pontarddulais. He really emphasised just how iconic the Church was  - and still is - to the local community.

Finally everyone came over to Oakdale, the Workmen's Instititute, for refreshments and we were flooded with people queuing up to buy the book. It was like when you first arrive at a car boot sale! It was also great for me to finally meet some of the book's contributors, people I've only emailed up til now. I guess everybody was enjoying themselves as by 5.30pm some people didn't seem to want to leave!

The rest of the work for me is now to make sure all the relevant bookshops and retail outlets know about it. And making sure it's on the relevant websites. And sending out review copies... In a way, producing the book is only half the job: now we've got to sell it!