Thursday, July 15, 2010

SCOTLAND'S HIGHLAND CLEARENCES, ENGLAND's EXPROPRIATION OF WELSH LAND and WATER contributing to Ethnic Cleansing by DEPOPULATION of RURAL WALES and..

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...the VYRNWY CAMPAIGN ISSUE 2010. Of course the depopulation of Wales in the 18th and 19th century was never on the scale of Scotland's Highland Clearences, our Industrial Revolution saved our skins in that area. However, depopulation has been a fact of life in rural and industrial Wales, rural Wales had depopulation under way from Tudor times up to the 'Patagonia Venture' that continued up to 1911. Rural depopulation continued with industrialisation of the Agriculture Industry and Agricultural Depression in the 'thirties', so too in the Industrial South unemployed Welsh Miners with families departed for the Kent Coalfield and towns as Slough, my own family experienced this urban Industrial depopulation.
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Of course I only touch on this in a small way here as in main introduction to my main purpose of harping on about Vyrnwy untill some nationalists out there listen to me and refocus their minds here and not the Eisteddfod. Possibly 'Cultural Nationalism' to fore again, ever undermining true radical Political Nationalist Struggle. Though I would have though given all the 'Cofia Dryweryn' anxt over a crumbling down wall, even 'Cultural Nationalists' would have some concern regards what is going on at Vyrnwy, yes? But no! by the looks of things? well lets see if this one last attempt to focus attention on this issue, to arouse greater interest and maybe some action? if I point out another pertinant fact, which is the matter of the eviction of people from their land and in the case of Elan Valley no compensation was paid other than to Land Owners, see links below:
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  1. Elan Valley

    100 occupants of the Elan Valley had to move, only landowners receivedcompensationpayments. Many buildings were demolished, 3 manor houses, 18 farms, ...
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  2. Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust - Projects - Historic Landscapes ...

    Survey work and question of valuation and compensation within the Elan .... The dams andreservoirs in the Elan valley were seen as obvious targets for ...
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  1. Birmingham Post - Life & Leisure - A wave of ingratitude

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    30 Jun 2006 ... Both sides of my family farmed in the Elan Valley and can be traced .... The reality is that, for the descendants of evicted farmers here it ...
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  2. Birmingham Post - News - West Midlands News - Tilsley TV interview ...

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    Mr Cox said: "The majority of tenant farmers were evicted and turned out on to ... the 100families thrown out of their homes by the Elan Valley reservoir ...
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It is interesting that in chosing a memorial to put up at the Elan Valley Centre, subject adopted was that of an Irish Dam worker, interesting his head hangs low supposedly meaning tiredness after a day's work. Maybe not, it could mean shame that a Celt again used by the English to do the 'Dirty Work' on other Celts? Whatever, it's interesting that no way were they going to stick up a sculpture of Welsh Familes being evicted from their homes to make way for the drowning of Welsh Valleys for English Reserviors. How many times was that repeated, at Claerwen and Clywedog and Vyrnwy, we are more than informed enough of 'Cofia Dryweryn' but what of the afore mentioned? Not least would that £80.000 to be thrown away on a crumbling down wall to drench 'vainglory' on Crachach 'Top Cat' Meic Stephens, not be better spent on a major Sculptre 'Installation' at Elan Valley as a memorial to the evicted Welsh, the dispossessed also victims of rural depopulation.
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I will add a message to all those totally 'non thinking nats' with their knee jerking patriotism calling to save the wall and put up some money to preserve it from random daubers. Why not re focus and for a change jump out of your small minded 'partriotic boxes' and do for a change some creative patriotic thinking that turns your mind toward to raising money to have a memorial for all the 'Reservior Dispossed' installed in the green grounds outside the Elan Valley Centre. After all there is one for the poet Shelly, so 'C'mon Cymry' maybe we should demand one for the 'Reservior Dispossed'. I tell you what on your way to the Eisteddfod why not call in at the Elan Valley Centre to see the two aforementioned memorials and maybe demand a third be placed there as aforementioned 'Reservior Dispossed'. Anyone out there care to research this more? maybe good subject for poetry, even a song, but preferably lets see some action at Vyrnwy, yes! To inspire you further take a look at below:
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The Emigrants Sculpture Memorial:
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Lindsay considers the statue offensive to the descendants of the tenants that the .... TheHighland clearances were a catastrophic time for the Highlands. ...
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  • Clearances statue unveiled in Canada

    6 Sep 2008 ... "The Highland Clearances are a dark and turbulent chapter in ... next year and join us in celebrating the 250th anniversary of Robert Burns. ...
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    History of the Highland Clearences:
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    BBC History Magazine Our latest issue hits the shops today. This month we're looking at Renaissance pirates, the Highland Clearances, swearing in history, ...
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    BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Highlands and Islands | Clearances ...

    13 Apr 2008 ... Memorial statue marks clearances 23 Jul 07 | Highlands and Islands ... 16 May 03 | Scotland. RELATED BBC LINKS. Highland Clearances ...
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    Highland Clearances - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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    Jump to Scotland‎: Scotland. On 23 July 2007, the Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond unveiled a 10 ft-high bronze "Exiles" statue in Helmsdale, ...
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    Creative Cultural Cymru Quick now, there are I am sure out there, grants available for Plays, Theatre in Education, Songs and Poems etc on the themes of the 'Reserviour Dispossed' but first can we see you all organise that Gwerin Owain - 'Bare Foot Welsh Doggis' FREE FESTIVALS' for our present day underclass dispossed. Not least all you who can run off to London and Palestine where ever to protest how's about some running up to Vyrnwy and pretty soon too? As an example of how to organise 'Free Festivals', see link below:
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    elan valley free festival 1976, free rock festivals ,free festivals . setlists, reviews. photos , links here and now,gong, steve hillage, zorch, hawkwind, ...
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    The below may further incite you to action?
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    Kinder Trespass - Trespass 24 April 1932 ::

    22 Feb 2007 ... Kinder Trespass: Trespass 24 April 1932. ... Workers' Sport Federation decided they would make a public mass trespass on Kinder Scout, ...
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  • While in area of Scotish History, how's about the below:
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  • HWB HANES CYMRU/WELSH HISTORY HUB: WELSH JACOBITES: Wrecsam ...

    15 Jul 2010 ... HWB HANES CYMRU/WELSH HISTORY HUB. ALL MATTERS WELSHHISTORY INFORMATION and ... Last of the Welsh Jacobites - Scotland Discussion Forum...
    hwbhanes.blogspot.com/.../welsh-jacobites-wrecsam-eisteddfod-2011.html - 4 hours ago
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  • May be of interest to the Cambria Band and Plaid Wrecsam?
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  • HWB HANES CYMRU/WELSH HISTORY HUB: WELSH JACOBITES: Wrecsam ...


  • 15 Jul 2010 ... HWB HANES CYMRU/WELSH HISTORY HUB. ALL MATTERS WELSHHISTORY INFORMATION and ... Last of the Welsh Jacobites - Scotland Discussion Forum...
    hwbhanes.blogspot.com/.../welsh-jacobites-wrecsam-eisteddfod-2011.html - 4 hours ago
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  • Plaid Wrecsam: Eisteddfod Wrecsam 2011

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    6 Aug 2009 ... Balch oedd cael cadarnhad fod y Steddfod yn dod i Wrecsam yn 2011, lleolir y maes ar 150 acer o dir ar fferm Lower Berse sydd ar ffordd A525 ...
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    Cambria Band - HOME

    Cambria Band "Raise the Roof" at the official Illumination of the Owain Glyndwr ... Cambria Band were invited to perform at the Mold Food festival the ...www.cambriaband.com/ - 9 hours ago - Cached - Similar
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  • Cambria Band - Sponsors and Contributions

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  • Further Welsh Jacobite Information:
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  • Adfywiad Gwladgarol Cymru: Mar 29, 2007

    Meanwhile note the hotbed of ''Welsh Jacobites'' in Wales was in North East Wales, particularly in Wrecsam (Cambria Kilted Band note that? ...
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    Execellent Scottish Organisation:
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    1. Siol nan Giadheal - the Scottish Cultural and Fraternal Organisation. Dedicated to the concept of a free and independent Scotland, and the preservation of ...
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    2. Siol nan Gaidheal forum • Index page

      Siol nan Gaidheal forum. Whilst this forum is moderated, opinions expressed are those of the person posting, and are not necessarily those of the ...
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      Gethin aka 'The Heretic' aka 'Lord London' but I prefer Welsh Remembrancer aka 'Hedge Teacher', also with out doubt an ADFYWIADWR GWLADGAROL, how about you?
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      I am sposed to be taking a break, then kaboom! Vyrnwy happens, but come Lughnasadha I am up a mountain and disappearing for whole month of August ok! as for SOFRANIAETH, no action come 16 Medi and I am throw in the towel and admit it's fin! not like most nats & pats go on pretending there is any radical political patriotic cause or Nationalist Struggle in Wales. But I will depart with a 'parting shot' that will really depress you all but then it's only 'home truths' perhaps? I mean business ok! This so called Cymric Cause has become no more than 'Nationalist Nonsence' bit of a fraud if you ask me! Our Country, Communities and people deserve much better than this. The sad thing is 'better' is out there, I see their letters in the Western Mail. Why is it they are not leading Plaid Cymru and not the failed plonkers who are, defeats me? For gods Sake either over throw the Plaid Devolution Coalitionists, plot a take over or quit and with others come over to SOFRANIAETH and get on Saving Our Sovereignty. Maybe working towards a PLAID GLYNDWR - Welsh National Sovereignty Party. YES!
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