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                <title><![CDATA[Arddangosfa Newydd sbon i Gefn Caer, Pennal, Cymru...Brand New Exhibition for Cefn Caer, Pennal, Cymru. - @sian-ifan2]]></title>
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                <title><![CDATA[Two excellent novels by the author Jenny Sullivan...A must read for all interested in Welsh history and, in particular in the history of the Owain Glyndŵr War of Independence - @sian-ifan2]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[        A review of Jenny Sullivans two novels Silver Fox Part 1 &amp; 2.    Lets first look at the first of these two novels, Silver FoxThe Dragon Wakes which came off the press in 2010, The story is set in Wales during the period of Owain Glyndr and the Welsh War of Independence and although the main historical characters in this war, as we know them, have been placed as secondary to the main fictional characters portrayed in the storyline of the novel, the geographical locations and main historical events of the war, as gradually revealed via the narrative of the three principal characters Elffin, Rhiannon and Llywelyn, are as accurate as they can be from historical records available. This illustrates the outcome of intensive and thorough research into the history concerned prior to venturing on the project.  The descriptions of the battle scenes are very detailed and imaginative - especially in regards to the Bryn Gls Battle; any reader with an ounce of imagination can visualise the frenzied fighting and sprays of blood as a target was hit, and can hear the clashing of weapon upon weapon and the thundering of the horses' hooves as they charged across the battlefield.  Overall, Silver FoxThe Dragon Wakes is a novel that has been constructed and developed skilfully by a very imaginative mind. It has all the elements needed for a good historical story i.e., an unique history and setting, strong characters that have transcended time to guide us through the storyline, love, passion and a sprinkling of subtle sex.  The storyline ends in May 1403 with the burning of both Sycharth and Llys Glyndyfrdwy by the English under the young Prince Hal (Henry V) and with one of the main fictional characters, Llywelyn on his way to join Glyndr's army heading south.  The sequel, Silver FoxThe Paths Diverge follows the story from May 1403 to April 1407 with the principal Characters Elffin, Llew, Rhiannon, Siobhan, Ceridwen, Jack and Siwan finally travelling into exile to France on the ship y Groes Sanctaidd. Siobhan, Siwan and Loc were amongst a number of well constructed and interesting characters that had been introduced to this sequel which, again, has been constructed very skilfully as a continuation of what, undoubtedly, is a very interesting story based on the historical account of the Owain Glyndrs War of Independence.   But, at the end of the day, Silver Fox is a fictional story and the author is quick to admit that she has taken some liberties in the telling of the story. For example, apart from the creating of fictional characters, she has portrayed the Lady Marged (Owain Glyndrs wife) as a ruthless conniving woman who, whilst being totally loyal to Prince Owain Glyndr, would go to any lengths to ensure that her offspring were married off into the right blood lines. Shes also, in passing, portrayed Iolo Goch as a paedophile which probably wont go down well with any descendents he may have still in existence but, on the whole, the storyline is credible and evocative and presents the reader with a realistic insight into how both the peasant and 'Uchelwyr' lived, and what they wore and what they ate on a daily basis in the early 15th century.    <br>  All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed both the prequel and the sequel of Silver Fox and found it extremely difficult to put each book down once I had started reading them. This story is an excellent fictional angle on the Owain Glyndr history and very raunchy in parts  especially in the prequel. I have spent more than half of my life studying and promoting the history of the Owain Glyndr War of Independence and am confident in my mind that Silver Fox part 1 and 2 could be adapted into a very interesting television series that would have worldwide appeal. I hasten to stress here that the reason I say series rather than a film (which everyone craves for) is that the storyline is based on characters associated to Prince Owain rather than on Prince Owain himself. Yes, a film on Prince Owain Glyndr and his Great War of Independence is desperately needed but, such a film will need to be a very powerful epic with Glyndr as the central figure. Such a film would be produced on the lines of Braveheart but would be even better as the Glyndr story is a much stronger one than the William Wallace story in my view.  But, whilst were waiting for someone to come up with the perfect script for a great Owain Glyndwr epic film and a major production company or a syndicate of companies that can come up with the finance to produce such a great epic, lets see if there is a production company out there with enough foresight and funding to produce Silver Fox as an interesting and unique Television series.   Sin Ifan    C.E.O. Embassy Glyndr   <br> <br>   ]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA['Silver Fox The Paths Diverge' by Jenny Sullivan...hot off the press. - @sian-ifan2]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[   This novel is the sequel to  'Silver Fox It begins'  and continues the story of Owain Glyndr's War of Independence for Cymru. I read the first book and reviewed it for Amazon and although both books are aimed at teenagers in the main, the labours of Jenny's thorough historical research of the period and events that took place as well as on the main characters was evident and I'm confident that such will be the case also with this sequel and I, for one, am looking forward very much to the read and would strongly recommend both books to those whohaven't, as of yet, read the first. A great present to give anybody that's interested in medieval history and especially in the history of the War of Independence of Owain Glyndr - but do remember, that these two books are novels and therefore the author has used her poetic licence to create a number of the characters but has, at the same time, used many of the real historical characters of the period in question.        ]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Dathlu Achlysur Buddugoliaeth Brwydr Bryn Glâs...Celebrating the occasion of the Battle of Bryn Glas, Pilleth, Cymru 22 June 1402 - @sian-ifan2]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[ Diwrnod arall i ddathlu - i chwifio baner Glyndr gyda balchder ac yn uchel! ac i godi gwydriad!...i nod achlysur Buddugoliaeth Brwydr Bryn Gls (22 o Fehefin 1402. Gweler y ddolen gyswllt isod am mwy o wybodaeth parthed y frwydr.  Another Day for Celebration and to fly the Glyndr flag high and proud and to raise a glass...or two! to remember The Cymric victory of the Battle of Bryn Gls. 22 June 1402. See link below for full details of this battle:  http://brwydrauglyndwr.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/site-of-battle-of-bryn-glas-22-mehefin.html    http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rucdZCwnHmI/Tqp9-DU5HBI/AAAAAAAAHK4/7nUxqy8tXWE/s1600/STA72394.JPG    ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 13:12:11 +0100</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[21 JUNE...CORONATION - PARLIAMENT - SOVEREIGNTY DAY.... - @sian-ifan2]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[                              MAE'N MEHEFIN 21 - DYDD DIWRNOD CORONI GLYNDR - DYDD SENEDD Y POBL - DYDD SOFRANIAETH Y CYMRY...AMSER I DDATHLU A CHODI GWYDR...DEU DDAU! <br><br>   ITS 21 JUNE - GLYNDR'S CORONATION DAY AND PARLIAMENT AND CYMRIC SOVEREIGNTY DAY...TIME TO CELEBRATE AND TO RAISE A GLASS...OR TWO.            For Further information browse through blog archives of: http://cenedl.blogspot.co.uk/                          ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:12:12 +0100</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Welsh Singer and Songsmith Aeram Evans - @sian-ifan2]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[ I would like to introduce you to WelshSinger Songwriter Aeram Evans who lives at Garndolbenmaen in Snowdonia, Wales.Aeram has been a musician since the age of 15, has been in a number of bands, and has released a number of CD's in, both, Welsh and English. Aeram's Welsh languagecompositions areregularly played on Radio Cymru, he's a dedicated Pentecostal Christian and as well as his compositions in the Welsh language in this genre, he has released a CD entitled 'Streets of Gold' .    Streets of Gold comprises of 10 powerful Christian songs which can be listened to at: http://www.isound.com/aeram_evans   Aeram's latest compositions howeverare'pop' which can be listened to on SoundCloud at: http://soundcloud.com/aeram-evans/tracks On this introductorypage Aeram explains that he has composed these songsin the hope that he may interest world wideFilmProducers and established artistes inpurchasing them. He also states that he has worked on one of the songs 'Ready to go' -which is a touching song about wife or partner abuse,in collaboration with retired Firechief Ron Oliver of Redmond, Oregon USA. He and Ron are currently working on further compositions andare reaching the completion offour Christian tracks which I'm confident will be well worth listening to when they are released if the current songs on SoundCloud are anything to go by!  Aeram is also currentlycollaborating with American musician John Walch on some pretty powerfulCountry tracks...here's a link to thegems released from this collaboration to date; well worth listening to:  http://soundcloud.com/search?q%5Bfulltext%5D=JonWinkzilla   I hope you will all enjoy and support this music and if you, like myself, think that Aeram and his collaborators deserve recognition for their creativity, please pass on the links as widely as possible.  <br>      ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 11:28:36 +0100</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Blog Cymrwch y Tir yn ôl - @sian-ifan2]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[ CYMRWCH Y TIR YN OL/TAKE BACK THE LAND:  Deiseb newydd pwysig iawn, iawn i Gymru yn y blog yma...Pasiwch ymlaen i Gymry ymhobman! Very, Very Important new petition concerning Cymru in the latest post on this blog. Please pass on to Cymry everywhere!  http://cymrwchytirynol.blogspot.co.uk/  CYMRWCH Y TIR YN OL/TAKE BACK THE LAND   http://cymrwchytirynol.blogspot.co.uk/   Campaigning Against an Old Conquest and a New Conquest of Wales by Means of Cheque Book Neo Colonialism in all it's forms inc that of Global Corporate and Green Imperialist Windmill Master Robber Barons, Speculative 'Sustainable' Spivs and Enviromentalist Carpet Baggers Advancing Eco Colonialism. Campaigning Against an Old Conquest and a New Conquest of Wales by Means of Cheque Book Neo Colonialism in all it's forms inc that of Global Corporate and Green Imperialist Windmill Master Robber Barons, Speculative 'Sustainable' Spivs and Enviromentalist Carpet Baggers Advancing Eco Colonialism.  ]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Struggle Continues...Against The Windmilling of Cymru...Unnecessary Housing Developments...Unscrupulous politicians etc. - @sian-ifan2]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[ Annwyl Gyfeillion,  Please go to this link and sign the petition set up by Professor Myron Evans of Craig Cefn Parc, which is situated in the Mawr constituency Ward of Abertawe/Swansea.   http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/against-development-in-mawr-community.html   Mynydd y Gwair, A large and beautiful mountainous Cymric plateau located within this Ward is currently threatened by plans to build a gigantic wind farm on it. See the following link for news and background history on this issue:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-17385189  and Professor Myron Evans, who lives in the Ward is vehemently against this plan  as are we.  Whilst the above is going on, there are also proposals before Swansea Council at this very moment in regards to housing developments in Craig Cefn Parc. The MA007 plan aims to develop the Commonland of Gelliwastad. This is illegal! MA008 aims to build houses on the land of Ioan Richards. These plans are very heavily opposed. Ioan Richards is the current County Council candidate, also Independent, and although, the overall majority in the Ward is against these developments, and although he already has two houses in the ward, he obviously intends to go ahead with his private housing development which will make him a multi millionaire.  The petition is open to anyone world wide to sign so, if you agree with Professor Evans  and us that these private development plans should be opposed on the ground that they are for profit and not for the local community then  PLEASE, PLEASE  sign the petition and pass the link on for others to sign. Diolch yn fawr.  Professor Myron is standing against Ioan Richards in the coming County Councils elections in May and I and Embassy Glyndr will support and campaign on his behalf. So, if you have family or have friends in this Mawr Ward, please advise them to vote for Professor Evans as an intelligent sound Cymric patriot with good sound Cymric principles.  Following is a bio pic of Professor Myron Evans in which there is a link to his website where you will also find his Election Manifesto.    Myron Evans, Independent, Mawr    Myron Evans was born in Craig Cefn Parc in the same house where he lives now, a house built by his great grandfather William Newlands, and also the house of Thomas Elim Jones, head Deacon of Elim Baptist Chapel. he went to Craig Cefn Parc school, Pontardawe Grammar School and University College of Wales Aberystwyth. He earned a B. Sc. (First Class) in 1971, a Ph. D. in 1974 and higher doctorate, D. Sc. (Scientiae Doctor) in 1977. He went to Oxford in 1974 and returned to Aberystwyth, Bangor and Swansea, then to IBM as a full professor and to Cornell in New York State. He became a full professor in North  Carolina, and now is a scientist of the Civil List, a high honour similar to Order of Merit for his work in science. He was raised to Armiger in 2008 with his own coat of arms. He is strongly against the wind turbines that threaten to destroy Mynydd y Gwair and Mynydd y Betws. His website is  www.aias.us  and he is also a bard, poet and author. His complete manifesto is on the blog of this website, together with many campaign messages and hundreds of messages against wind turbines. He descends on his father's side from Prince Bleddyn ap Maenarch Brycheiniog and on his mother's side from the Tudor era Hopkin and from the Havard Families of RhyndwyClydach and Cwm Cerdinen.    Further Info:    This daily report illustrates some of the work done as AIAS Director by the Independent Candidate for Mawr, Myron Evans. This is a report of the number of leading universities worldwide and similar that visit  www.aias.us  every day. The Alpha Institute for Advanced Studies (AIAS) was founded by Myron Evans in 1998 and is run from Mawr, being fully international, and judging by the tremendous international interest in its work (feedback software), is one of the world's leading institutes of theoretical physics, established under the Newlands Family Trust (Est. 2012). Yesterday there were 3,024 hits from 610 distinct visits, 15% spiders. Scence and Technology Research Institute Ministry of Defence Government of Argentina UFT166 (Spanish); Austrian Institute of Technology general; University of Linz Austria UFT177; Bulgarian University of Agriculture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy LCR resonant; Physics University of British Columbia Canada UFT18; University of Muenster UFT140; Arizona State University UFT178; Faculty of Arts and Science Harvard University UFT157; Simons Center for geometry and Physics State University of New York Stonybrook UFT41; University of Illinois at Chicago UFT75; School of Public Administration University of New Mexico UFT38; Computer Science and Engineering University of Washington general; Wheaton College Essay 26; Engineering University of Wisconsin UFT38, essay24, UFT174; University of Caen Normandy photon B3; University of Poitiers general; US Government National Institutes of Health Educational notes 1 and 2, O level section; Indian Institute of Technology Madras infinite solenoid; Indian Institute of Astrophysics UFT208; Milan Polytechnic University UFT29; Physics University of Utrecht Netherlands UFT109; University of Vest din Timisoara Romania UFT175; Lulea Technical University Sweden UFT175 (Spanish); National Tsing Hua Univeristy Taiwan UFT99; Brunel University UFT99. Intense study all sectors internationally of all material on  www.aias.us  . This occurs every day continuously around the world.  Here are three links to short films that we at Embassy Glyndr have produced so far as part of our contribution to the campaign against the Windmilling of Cymru. These films were taken on Mynydd y Betws. Another on Mynydd y Gwair will be ready to release around Easter.           Diolch.  Sin    
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                <title><![CDATA[Naming the A470 'Priffordd Tywysog Owain Glyndŵr' and the Save The Old Dolgellau Parliament House For the Nation petitions. - @sian-ifan2]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[ Regards my two 'on-line' petitions on the Welsh Assembly's website, the first which requests that the Welsh Assembly names the A470 'Priffordd Tywysog Owain Glyndr' in honour of our greatest warrior prince, and the 2nd which requests the Welsh Assembly to purchase the Old Dolgellau Owain Glyndr Parliament House for the nation as a national treasure, I was under the impression that people residing outside Cymru could not sign the 'on-line' National Assembly petitions but, having checked with the National Assembly, it seems that anybody in the whole wide world can so, please do compatriots everywhere. By doing so, you would be doing a great service to the Cymru of the past, the Cymru of the present and the Cymru of the future.  Below is the relevant link. Just go down the list until you come to my two petitions. Signing will take 5 to 10 seconds each tops!  Many thanks in anticipation of your support and cooperation.   https://www.assemblywales.org/gethome/e-petitions/sign-petition.htm   Sin  ]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Another Cymric National Treasure About To Be Lost Forever! - @sian-ifan2]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[            Most of those interested in the history of our nation and, especially, in the history of our greatest of national heroes, Owain Glyndr and his great war for Cymric Independence are well aware of the role that the town of Machynlleth had played in regards to that history but, I wonder how many are as aware of the fact that the town of Dolgellau had also played a similarly important role in the war?  It is well documented that the Prince and his Consul had dispatched at least one letter from Dolgellau to Charles V1 of France on the 10 th  May 1404 seeking a treaty with that King so where exactly in Dolgellau was this letter and, possibly, others (such as one that was dispatched to Henry Dwn of Cydweli at around the same time) composed?  The letter/s would have been composed at a consul gathering in a building important enough for such gatherings and according to local tradition, the building is question is one which bears the name Plas Cwrt yn Dre but which has been known locally, down through the centuries, as The Old Parliament House of Owain Glyndr.  Plas Cwrt yn Dre or Owain Glyndwrs Parliament House was a substantial property of high status in its day, It housed a hall and a balcony which was accessed by steps placed on the outside of the building so could have been a very appropriate site for Prince Owain Glyndr to hold assemblies with his Consul and other allies. Granted, local tradition, in itself, cannot be taken as evidence of the propertys authenticity as Owain Glyndrs Parliament House but if the surviving documented proof that the letter composed and dispatched to Charles V1 on the 10 th  May 1404 was composed in Dolgellau is taken into consideration alongside the local tradition  which has survived centuries, then I would suggest that there is a strong enough case for acceptance of the authenticity of this property as being, at the least, one of the Assemblies of Prince Owain Glyndr where important political strategies such as treaties with France and other allies were debated and acted on.  The case for the propertys authenticity as an Assembly/Parliament House used by the Glyndr regime is strengthened further in a report compiled by the architect A.B. Phipson who carried out a survey on the property in 1885. Interestingly, he refers to the building as Old Parliament House Dolgelley (and not Plas Cwrt yn Dre) in both the plans he drafted of the property and his accompanying report. It was also revealed in the report that substantial parts of the property dated from the 14 th  century. If that indeed was the case, and Im sure that a professional architect such as Mr Phipson knew how to do his job and can be believed, the property was in existence well before the Owain Glyndr War of Independence had started so it was available to be made use of by the Prince.  In my view, the accumulating evidence in regards to the property in question should have been more than enough to ensure that it was treasured as a national treasure should be but to strengthen the case for such even further, it transpires that the property had continued to play a role in Welsh history well over a century after the mysterious disappearance of Prince Owain Glyndr. By the middle of the 16 th  century, it had become the home of Baron Lewis Owen who was an important figure in the English Parliament during this period. He was also Chancellor to the Treasury covering North Wales and represented Merionethshire in Parliament but was dramatically killed in an ambush by the Red Bandits of Mawddwy in 1555.  By the mid 18 th  century, the Old Parliament House, along with a number of other buildings that formed the property Plas Cwrt yn Dre was fast deteriorating from neglect and the whole lot was sold at auction to a Mr Edward Jones who also owned the Ship Hotel located directly opposite the property. Even in those days, it seems that this historical old building had become the main tourist attraction in Dolgellau and some influential local townspeople who had begun to realise its importance - and potential, set up a committee with as its aim, to raise money to purchase and renovate the old Parliament as a museum for the town.  This committee commissioned A.B. Phipson to carry out a survey on the property and as well as confirm in his report that substantial parts of the property dated from the 14 th  century (as noted earlier) he also drew attention to certain fittings from that period that should be carefully preserved during restoration and quoted that the overall cost of the restoration would be between 150 - 200  which was a small sum to raise to save such an important building, even in those days.  Had this committee achieved its aim, no doubt the Old Parliament House would have been saved in its wholeness and renovated to its former glory and would still be standing on its site in Dolgellau today as a magnificent memorial to the achievements of Owain Glyndr and as a strong symbol of his ambition for Cymru but, alas, that was not to be.  On the 5 th  November 1875, a public meeting was held to discuss the possibility of buying the property for the town. According to the local paper (Y Dydd) Mr Edward Jones came to this meeting and offered the property to the town for the price that he had paid for it at the auction or, he was prepared to rent the property to the town for five years for the reasonable sum of 21 per annum which would allow the town enough time to consider the purchase but, unbelievably, it was decided not to launch an appeal for funding to buy Plas Cwrt yn Dre because the then M.P. of Merioneth, Samuel Holland, had already launched another appeal in the town, to raise 1,000 towards the cost of establishing a private school for girls, Ysgol Dr Williams.  Dr Daniel Williams, a theologian from Wrecsam, had no association whatsoever with Dolgellau but on his death in 1716, he had left a substantial sum of money to be used for educational charity purposes in Cymru and, at this time, the Charity Trust involved was offering funding for the establishment and upkeep of a school in North Wales - on the condition that the town awarded the funding, could guarantee the sum of 1,000 towards the cost of building, along with 2 acres of land on a site that would be suitable for the school.  In all honesty, it would have made more sense to establish the school in Dr Williams home town Wrecsam but Samuel Holland was hell bent on getting the school for Dolgellau. As a result of this and due to the fact that the other committee had not even taken up Mr Edward Joness offer to have the property on a rental basis for five years, the opportunity to buy Plas Cwrt yn Dre for the town was lost forever and in the following year, the property was sold to a Mr Pryce-Jones (later to become Sir Pryce-Jones) of Newtown.  Plas Cwrt yn Dre was dismantled stone by stone and the hall, balcony and outside steps of the Old Parliament House were loaded into thirty two trucks and taken by rail to Newtown and restored in Dolerw Park on the Pryce-Jones Estate but. Apparently  and unfortunately, much of the character of this important historical treasure was lost in the restoration process but nevertheless, whats left of this important part of our history still remains standing and is crying out to the nation to save it for the nation.  During the last century, it has been occupied for use by the army in the 2 nd  world war and then by the Girl Guides in the 1950s and then, incredibly, it was given to the Quakers as a gift by Lady Sara Pryce-Jones in 1968. The Quakers have held meetings in the property regularly since 1986 but have now come to the decision that they can no longer afford its maintenance. During the last few years they have offered the property (for free!) to St Fagans (in the first instance) and then to Cadw. Unbelievably, both these establishments (that are meant to be custodians of our national heritage) declined the offer! St Fagans claim they cannot find the letter of offer and feel now that its best to leave the property where it is and Cadw declined the offer on the grounds that there is no definite proof in regards to its historical associations! Indeed, when Cadw registered the building as a Grade11 listed building in 1988, they stated haughtily on the registration document  Incorrectly termed Owain Glyndrs Dolgellau Parliament House  and this without taking any notice whatsoever of the expertly carried out survey and associated report produced by the architect A.B. Phipson and without carrying out any tests of their own on the property and what about the historical association with Baron Lewis Owen? Theres plenty of evidence in regards to him having resided in the property.  Following refusals by both St Fagans and Cadw to take the property off their hands, the Quakers have now placed it for sale on the open market and are in the process of selling it for 55,000 to an English Quaker who lives in England. I do not know what this gentlemans intentions are for the property but whatever his plans, I still feel strongly that it should be bought for the nation. I have spoken to the Welsh Quakers and they understand and sympathise with this sentiment and have expressed that they would still consider selling it to the Nation if a body such as the Welsh Assembly or Cadw comes forward with a definite commitment to buy  and there still is a slim chance - as the buyer has asked Cadw to carry out a new assessment of the property as a listed building and the sale will not go through until Cadw has done so. This means that theres still a chance to save the old Dolgellau Parliament House for the nation so, I will appeal to all out there who cares about this important part of our history and who cares about the prospect of losing another of our national treasures to immediately write to Huw Lewis the Heritage Minister at the Welsh Assembly drawing his attention to this issue and demanding that this property be purchased for the nation. 55,000 is not a great deal of money and if the property is purchased for the nation, it can be renovated to its former glory and can be opened to the public as a museum that would display the history of the building from the days of Owain Glyndr to the present.  I therefore appeal to one and all to immediately write to the Minister aforementioned and others that may be in a position to assist to save this unique part of our history. Remember, nobody campaigned to save Owain Glyndrs Prison House in Corwen and it has been lost for ever. Lets make sure history is not repeated and that the chance to save and renovate this historic treasure is not lost for ever this time. Lets ensure Owain Glyndrs Old Parliament House as a worthy Calennig to give to our nation at the launch of 2012.  I appreciate that not everyone has the time to write a letter, great if you can do but I also appeal to one and all to please sign the 'on line' petition I have set up on the Welsh Assembly's 'On Line Petition' section in regards to this property and whilst there, you would do Cymru - and the Cymru of the future a great favour if you would sign my other petition for the Welsh Assembly to name the A470 "Priffordd Tywysog Owain Glyndr in memory of our greatest of warrior princes. I was under the impression that people living outside of Wales could not sign National Assembly petitions but, i have checked and have established that anybody in the world can sign them. So, please do...It would be a great help to these causes.  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                <description><![CDATA[   I have just checked how many names are on the  'Go Petition'  and on the 'National Assembly Petition' on this issue and was astounded to find that only 20 have supported the call on the National Assembly petition whilst 70 have signed the 'Go Petition'! Does this mean that we only have 20 Welsh based patriots who gives a damn on whether this road is named after our greatest of Welsh Warrior Princes or not? Does this mean that every other Cymric patriot in Cymru is quite happy for this road to be named after a regiment who swears allegiance to the English crown? or, named Prince William's Way or some other 'daft' or totally irrelevant name - as per suggestions which have appeared in letters in the Western Mail during the last week!  <br>    Off the top of my head, I can think of 100's if not 1000's of people in Cymru that have not, as yet, signed this petition. There may be a logical reason why they havent such as, they mean to do so but havent got around to it yet. If that is the case then, please sign the National Assembly Petition in this link    https://www.assemblywales.org/gethome/e-petitions/sign-petition.htm    if you are resident in Cymru and sign thethe  Go Petition  in this link     if you are a Welsh patriot living outside Cymru.  http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/campaign-to-name-the-a470-cymru-prif-ffordd-tywysog-ow.html       The National Assembly will only let Cymric constituents sign their petitions but also remember that all residents living in Cymru can sign both petitions.       Please remember that signing this petition is  very important  if we are to ensure that the road is named after Tywysog Owain Glyndr as such would help to ensure that this great Cymric warrior is remembered, by everyone who travels on it, for generations to come. Cymric patriots cannot be parochial in this case, an overall united Cymric front of all movements, societies, councillors, MP's and AM'S is needed NOW if we are to win this one.           Last week, David Williamson, a Western Mail Correspondent, sarcastically remarked that only 5 people had signed the petition to name the road after Prince Owain Glyndr, it seems he was totally unaware of the 'Go Petition' petition. Whatever, let's wipe the smirk off his face with 1000's of signatures!  <br>   Also, William Powell, a Lib Dem AM, plans to champion the 'royal Welsh' campaign in Cardiff Bay by the laying of a statement of opinion to seek cross-party support. Have we got Cymric Patriots AM's down there that will do the same for the Glyndr cause and Cymru! Let's lobby them now!               Last but not least, please sign the petitions and get all your family, friends and acquaintances to do likewise. It will take up 5 seconds of your time tops! Not much to ask considering that we probably now would not have a Cymric language and identity had it not been for the effort and sacrifices made by Owain Glyndr and his compatriots! So, let's all unite and do this in honour of Glyndr and Cymru!              Sin        ]]></description>
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