Fe geiswyd llifo'r gadwyn dew â llif
A gwthio yr allweddi ymhob clo.
Ataliwyd hwynt yn llwyr er maint eu rhif
Gan ysbryd dewr di-ildio plant y fro.
W.M.Rees
The battle to save a community from a watery grave Fifty years have passed since a small agricultural community in Carmarthenshire won an epic battle to save their land from becoming a reservoir to supply water for Swansea. The S4C documentary Brwydr Llangyndeyrn (The Llangyndeyrn Battle) on Sunday, 20 October tells the story of how Cwm Gwendraeth Fach was saved in 1963 by meeting the families of the people who were at the heart of the battle.
Read moreUnique chance to buy an oil painitng of the village A special photo has been commissioned to celebrate 50 years since the attempt to drown the village in 1963. You can buy it in a special auction on Friday 25th October.
Read moreNewyddlen Medi Diolch yn fawr i Rob Thomas am awduro a chreu'r newyddlen ar gyfer Medi. Cliciwch ar y ddolen isod i weld y newyddlen yn llawn. Newyddlen Medi 2013
Read moreBrwydr Llangyndeyrn - Dangosiad arbennig o raglen ddogfen sy'n nodi hanner canrif ers y frwydr Brwydr Llangyndeyrn - Rhaglen awr o hyd yn olhrain hanes y frwydr fawr yn 1963 i sicrhau na fuasai Llangyndeyrn yn cael ei foddi. Mynediad a lluniaeth am ddim. Cynta' i'r felin! Cliciwch YMA i weld y poster cyflawn
Read moreTickets for sale for the week events. If you would wish to purchase tickets for the Monday and Tuesday night please contact Menter Cwm Gwendraeth on 01269871600 If you wish to purchase tickets for the Friday and Saturday night please contact Christopher Smith on 01269 870615 Thank you for your support
Read moreCynhelir lansiad Sefyll yn y Bwlch, Brwydr Llangyndeyrn 1960-1965 nos Iau'r 24ain o Hydref yn Neuadd yr Eglwys, yn dilyn sgwrs Huw Williams â changhennau Merched y Wawr lleol (8 o’r gloch). Dyma'r gyfrol gyntaf gynhwysfawr i adrodd hanes brwydr a ddisgrifiodd Gwynfor Evans fel 'un o'r penodau disgleiriaf yn hanes diweddar Cymru'. Mae'n stori arwrol, ddramatig sy'n adrodd hanes brwydr Llangyndeyrn a Chwm Gwendraeth Fach yn erbyn corfforaeth bwerus
Read morePoster of Events for the Big Week Click on the words "Big Week Poster" to view the full PDF. Big Week Poster
Read moreMove the cursor to the left or right of the text. Click on the grey vertical column to move from one page to the other. [flipbook id="Lock the Gates"]
Read moreIn the late 1950s and early 1960s, the then Swansea Corporation developed proposals for a dam and reservoir to be built in the Gwendraeth Fach valley. The proposed reservoir would have then supplied water to the Swansea conurbation. The proposals involved the construction of a dam which would have resulted in the flooding of productive farmland, several farmhouses and a number of houses close to and within the village of Llangyndeyrn, and also upstream
Read more Fifty years have now passed since the local community’s struggle to save the village and the Gwendraeth Fach valley from being drowned to create a reservoir. The initial celebrations have already started and have been both successful and enjoyable. Events will continue throughout this year culminating in October 2013. We are hoping that the series of celebrations will continue to be very successful and well supported by the local community
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