West Wales Life&Style Winter 2020
West Wales Life&Style celebrates the people, places, craft and culture of Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion.
West Wales Life&Style celebrates the people, places, craft and culture of Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion.
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News / Newyddion
Blwyddyn dda
Cyfle i rannu
syniadau
arloesol
Oes gennych chi syniad a arweinir
gan y gymuned a allai wneud
gwahaniaeth gwirioneddol i
fywydau pobl sy’n byw ac yn
gweithio yng Ngheredigion? Nododd
Grŵp Gweithredu Lleol Cynnal
y Cardi (GLlI), sy’n gweithredu’r
cynllun LEADER yng Ngheredigion,
nifer o flaenoriaethau ac maen nhw
eisiau clywed eich syniadau.
Mae yna nifer o flaenoriaethau,
gan gynnwys sut rydyn ni’n gwneud
Ceredigion yn lle unigryw lle
mae pobl eisiau byw, gweithio ac
ymweld; sut y gallwn gefnogi trefi
farchnad Ceredigion gan eu gwneud
yn lleoedd bywiog i ymweld â nhw;
a sut y gallwn wneud mwy o asedau
a thraddodiadau diwylliannol
Ceredigion fel y gallwn gefnogi ein
cymunedau a’n heconomi leol.
Mae gweithio tuag at ddyfodol
carbon isel yn flaenoriaeth arall i
GGLl Cynnal y Cardi. I gyflawni
hyn, a oes gennych unrhyw
syniadau yn benodol sut y gall y sir
wneud, defnyddio, ailddefnyddio,
ail-wneud ac ailgylchu mwy!
Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer cyflwyno’ch
mynegiadau o ddiddordeb yw
18 Ionawr 2021. Mae croeso i
gyflwyniadau yn Gymraeg neu
yn Saesneg. Cysylltwch â’r tîm i
drafod eich syniadau. I gael mwy
o wybodaeth am y blaenoriaethau
ar gyfer cefnogaeth yn y dyfodol
ewch i wefan Cynnal y Cardi, e-bost
cynnalycardi@ceredigion.gov.uk neu
ffoniwch 01545 570881.
Eve Myles on set in Un Bore Mercher/Keeping Faith
Carmarthenshire
back for star role
Carmarthenshire was back in the
spotlight in November as popular
S4C drama, Un Bore Mercher/
Keeping Faith returned to our
screens.
Those familiar with Faith Howells
were delighted to learn that the
third and final series of Un Bore
Mercher, which is filmed largely
in Carmarthenshire, started on
Sunday, November 1.
Viewers across the globe have
been treated to some breathtaking
scenes of the county at Laugharne,
Llansteffan and Pendine since the
show started in 2018.
The former courthouse in
Guildhall Square in Carmarthen
was also largely featured in Series
One with the main character, Faith
Howells’s home based in Laugharne.
One of the programme’s most
infamous shots overlooking the
estuary was taken on the balcony in
Laugharne.
Un Bore Mercher, tells the story
of lawyer, wife and mother Faith
Howells played by Eve Myles, who
is drawn into a mystery when her
husband and business partner,
Evan, vanishes. While searching for
truth, she uncovers secrets about
his life and starts to question how
well she knows the man who is her
husband.
The programme was filmed back
to back with the English version,
Keeping Faith, which is set to
appear on BBC Wales in early 2021.
Carmarthenshire County Council’s
executive board member for
tourism, sport and culture, Cllr
Peter Hughes Griffiths said: “Once
again Carmarthenshire is being
showcased across the small screen.
“The show’s popularity together
with the much anticipated final
farewell will no doubt attract a
large viewing.
“This is a fantastic advert for
Carmarthenshire which will
hopefully build on the area’s
reputation of being one of the best
places to visit.”
i bryfed peillio
Sir Benfro
Er ein bod wedi wynebu mwy na
digon o heriau yn 2020, mae wedi
troi’n flwyddyn addawol i bryfed
peillio ar hyd arfordir Sir Benfro,
diolch i’r prosiect Pobl, Llwybrau a
Phryfed Peillio.
Mae’r cynllun peilot tair blynedd yn
cael ei gefnogi gan Ymddiriedolaeth
Parc Cenedlaethol Arfordir Penfro
a Stena Line, a’i nod yw cynyddu
bioamrywiaeth ar hyd y darn o
Lwybr yr Arfordir rhwng Niwgwl
ac Abereiddi. Mae wedi gwneud
cynnydd mawr ers ei sefydlu fymryn
dros flwyddyn yn ôl.
Yn ystod y cyfnod hwn, mae mwy
na 25 milltir o Lwybr yr Arfordir
wedi cael ei arolygu am bryfed
peillio, gyda’r nod o ganfod ardaloedd
i’w gwella er mwyn darparu cynefin
gwell. Drwy sicrhau bod gwelliannau
i fioamrywiaeth yn ganolog i waith
cynnal a chadw Llwybr yr Arfordir,
gellir galluogi cysylltedd ar gyfer
rhywogaethau, yn ogystal â chefnogi
mynediad a phori ar yr arfordir.
Cyfrannwyd mwy na 200 o oriau
The 2020 Pembrokeshire Coast
Archaeology Day was moved from
its usual venue at Pembrokeshire
College to an accessible online
format in November.
Organised by the Pembrokeshire
Coast National Park Authority in
partnership with PLANED, the
18th Annual Archaeology Day was
broadcast on YouTube on Saturday,
November 7.
Despite the ongoing pandemic,
National Park Authority staff felt
gan wirfoddolwyr i’r
prosiect hyd yma,
drwy arolygon pryfed
peillio a thasgau
mwy ymarferol fel
clirio prysgwydd a
chreu mwy na 200 metr o fanciau
gwenwyn.
Bu’r wardeiniaid yn arbennig o
brysur dros fisoedd y gaeaf, yn torri
rhyw 2km o dwneli gwynt ar Lwybr
yr Arfordir cyn i dymor nythu’r adar
ddechrau.
Y peth gorau hyd yma yw
canlyniadau’r arolwg o gacwn ar
drawslin ar Faes Awyr Tyddewi ar
ôl i gyfyngiadau’r cyfnod clo gael eu
llacio. Mewn tair awr, cofnodwyd
chwe rhywogaeth wahanol a mwy na
150 o wenyn.
Mae pryfed peillio yn elfen hanfodol
o’n bioamrywiaeth, ac mae pryfed yn
gyfrifol am beillio 90% o gnydau. Yn
ogystal â pheillio cnydau bwyd, maen
nhw hefyd yn hanfodol i oroesiad
planhigion sy’n cynnal llawer o’n
bywyd gwyllt.
it was still important to deliver this
event, albeit in a different format
from the norm.
Speaking days before the online
event, National Park Community
Archaeologist, Tomos Ll. Jones said:
“It is a pleasure to bring back the
Archaeology Day for another year.
While the platform is different,
we hope that those attending will
still enjoy hearing more about
archaeology in the National Park
and surrounding area, including
Cofnodwyd chwe rhywogaeth wahanol a mwy na 150 o wenyn yn
ystod arolwg o gacwn ar Faes Awyr Tyddewi.
Dywedodd Vicky Squire, Warden
Pryfed Peillio Awdurdod y Parc:
“Roeddwn i’n lwcus iawn ym mis
Awst eleni, o’r diwedd, i ddod o hyd
i ddau sbigyn o Droellig yr Hydref
(Spiranthes spiralis) wrth ymyl
Llwybr yr Arfordir ym Mhorthclais.
Mae’r rhain yn degeirianau prin,
eiddil yr olwg sydd i’w gweld fel
arfer ar laswelltiroedd calchaidd.
Maen nhw’n hoff o laswellt byr ac
mae cysylltiad rhwng eu dirywiad a
dwysáu amaethyddiaeth.
“Nawr bod samplau ohonynt
wedi cael eu darganfod eto ym
Mhorthclais, 10-15 mlynedd ers
iddynt gael eu cofnodi ddiwethaf,
rydyn ni’n gobeithio gweithio gyda’r
Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol
y gaeaf hwn i wella amodau
cynefinoedd er mwyn iddynt ffynnu.”
Archaeology Day goes virtual for 2020
projects and research.”
This year’s programme included a
mixture of videos and presentations
with an opportunity to ask
questions. Speakers included
Professor Mike Parker Pearson
talking about his research into
Neolithic Preseli and Dr Toby
Driver and the team updating on
the CHERISH project.
Further information about
the Trust is available at
pembrokeshirecoasttrust.wales
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