Events - Abbeycwmhir Heritage Trust

Events2018

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Details below.

Fourth Thursday of the Month	Have a Go History! Ongoing meetings of the Abbey of Cwmhir Study Group at 1400 hrs at Celf O Gwmpas, Tremont Road, Llandrindod wells. (cf Study Group and News)
March 23rd (Friday)	Dr David Stephenson Making History - How Historians interpret the evidence. 1400 Celf O Gwmpas, Llandrindod Wells.
April 19th(Thursday)	The Seal of the Abbey of Cwmhir and The Sign of the Happy Union Inn- Symbol of Welsh Identity? by Roger Coward (Editor of the Abbeycwmhir Book) 19.30 hrs. Philip's Hall, Abbeycwmhir.See below.
May 19th (Sat)	Annual Excursion to the Granges of Cwmhir Abbey in Eastern Powys starting from Clyro. See below.
July 22nd (Sat)	Annual Pilgrimage. Strata Florida to Abbeycwmhir. Leaving Abbeycwmhir at 07.30 a coach takes us to Strata Florida Abbey in Ceredigion where the Pilgrimage starts at 09.00 hrs. The walk is approximately 25 miles long and the country is rough grassland for the most part and is not suitable for beginners. Finish time is usually about 6pm at The Philips Hall, Abbeycwmhir.(cf Walks). See poster below.
September 22nd (Sat)	19.30 hrs. Annual Founder Cadwallon Lecture: Owain Glyndwr and Abbeycwmhir by Gareth Jones, Secretary of the Glyndwr Society.
December 1st (Sat)	The Christmas Cracker Walk - circular self-guided walks around Abbey Cwmhir. (cf Walks for details and application form).
December 8th (Sun)	- 13.00 Memorial Service for Llywellyn ap Gruffyd in the ruins* - 14.15 Annual Lecture in Philips Hall by Julian Lovell, Landscape Historian, The Fowlers - of Abbeycwmhir? - 15.30 AGM in Phillips Hall

¹The second verse of the Welsh Language poem by Tom Parri-Jones, entitled Llywelyn.

July 21st

Download a poster and display it somewhere near you or print off some leaflets to distribute.A4 Poster

All these events, except for the Excursion and the Abbey of Cwmhir Study Group, start from or are held in Abbey Cwmhir with parking at the Phillips Hall or the Home Farm by permission of Mr and Mrs Hamer.

Access to the ruins is open, free, all the year, with permissive entry through Home Farm and free parking in tarmacked carpark near CADW's information centre.

Further information:

admin.studygroup@abbeycwmhirhistory.org.uk

or: jlo.theabbey@gmail.com

Please let us have your email address to keep you reminded of events.

*Please note there is also a Gathering at the Llywelyn Monument at Cilmeri on December 9th at 10.30. Meet at Prince Llywelyn Inn - all day event. Ring 01597 823547.

Abbeycwmhir Heritage Trust

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All these events, except for the Excursion and the Abbey of Cwmhir Study Group, start from or are held in Abbey Cwmhir with parking at the Phillips Hall or the Home Farm by permission of Mr and Mrs Hamer.

Access to the ruins is open, free, all the year, with permissive entry through Home Farm and free parking in tarmacked carpark near CADW's information centre.