Brought a 'Flying Column' of Revolutionary Tourists, mostly 'Grey Beards' like myself down to the 'Old Country' for a few days traveling along the Western Section of the FWA HERITAGE TRAIL. First stop National Library of Wales, to attend a Cofio'69 event, but came a week too early, that's next week but might bring another tourism 'Flying Column' down for that maybe?
.You will of course notice mud on my boots, due to an exceptional good outing into the wilds of the Abergwesyn pass, for a re-enactment of that FWA Training Camp episode. After an afternoon of manoeuvres, we had a few pints in Tregaron before pushing on for Aberystwyth.
.However, still very worth the trip just to see the John Meirion Morris exhibition, that was terrific, this fella has genuine talent, and what he does, is truly inspirational. I highly recommend this exhibition, do go see! The Family history exhibition and much else at the NLW is also well worth seeing.
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I of course made point of showing my tourist 'fellow travellers' the plaque in the picture, and just had to tell them the very sad 'home truth' that of all the Celts, the Welsh were real 'Brit Loving' grovellers. Thus again all to sadly our land was absolutely full of this identification with English Royalty, by way of constantly placing up of plaques and statues marking their connection or visits to Wales. I very much doubt if the Welsh will ever become Independent, let alone Independent of mind enough to demolish all this 'Saxon Loving Stuff', or take down and away and deposit in a park as a tourist attraction to illuminated on a past Colonial Wales. No!!!
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Moving South, stopped at that famous 'Cofiwch Dryweryn' slogan where as their FWA Heritage Trail guide introduced the company to my Cofich Aberfan Revisionist version of the ''Welsh Sixties''. Also explaining the difference between 'Dreaming of Freedom' and reliving a 'Forgotten War'. All highlighted by visiting the grave of FWA Commandant Cayo Evans at Silian Cemetary before a visit to the Abergele Memorial he had put up in grounds of his home 'Glandenys'. Later in the day as dark approached we made it to Llangennech to place floral tributes at the grave of FWA Commandant Denis Coslett.
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Moving South, stopped at that famous 'Cofiwch Dryweryn' slogan where as their FWA Heritage Trail guide introduced the company to my Cofich Aberfan Revisionist version of the ''Welsh Sixties''. Also explaining the difference between 'Dreaming of Freedom' and reliving a 'Forgotten War'. All highlighted by visiting the grave of FWA Commandant Cayo Evans at Silian Cemetary before a visit to the Abergele Memorial he had put up in grounds of his home 'Glandenys'. Later in the day as dark approached we made it to Llangennech to place floral tributes at the grave of FWA Commandant Denis Coslett.
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See two other items below re FWA Films plus BC eto!.
Whilst on my travels
and visiting 'Old Comrades', I learnt that there are three films/TV Docs on the go in which the FWA and ''Sixties Struggle'' are featured. More information on this, in due course over in my AWNM&S Hist Archive Blog.
and visiting 'Old Comrades', I learnt that there are three films/TV Docs on the go in which the FWA and ''Sixties Struggle'' are featured. More information on this, in due course over in my AWNM&S Hist Archive Blog..
Also en route got handed this Balchder Cymru Memoriam Card, I agree with the sentiments but when are you 'Balchderiaid' going to sto
p dreaming and commit to struggle instead of 'Standing on the Sholuders' of giants and wishing you were back in the 'Sixties'. Why not begin your own very real fully awake ADFYWIAD GWADGAROL CYMRU NEWYDD, perhaps at Gate of Caernarfon Castle on 1 July 2009, or maybe after your Abergele Commemoration on 4 July 2009, go on make it a Welsh Independence Day, why not?
p dreaming and commit to struggle instead of 'Standing on the Sholuders' of giants and wishing you were back in the 'Sixties'. Why not begin your own very real fully awake ADFYWIAD GWADGAROL CYMRU NEWYDD, perhaps at Gate of Caernarfon Castle on 1 July 2009, or maybe after your Abergele Commemoration on 4 July 2009, go on make it a Welsh Independence Day, why not?.
On subject of BC, I think I may owe them an apology, they have and still are organising and holding annual FWA Commandant Denis Coslett Commemorations in Llangennech Cemetary, next one is on 23 May I believe? but check out BC website. If I owe them an apology, I will make it over on my Adfywiad Gwladgarol Blog.
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Hwyl to Comrades!
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Gethin Grey Beard - The Heretic and Revisionist.
