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On 23 May in the Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea Peter Lord gave an illustrated talk as part of the launch of his new book Relationships with pictures: an oblique autobiography (Parthian, 2013). It was a remarkable performance. As ever…
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Rhedwr Sul
Bob bore Sul, rhwng saith ac wyth o’r gloch, bydda i’n codi o’r gwely, gwisgo (siorts, crys-T, hen sgidiau), gadael y tŷ, a rhedeg. Yn 1964 dechreuais i redeg yn wythnosol, cyn gadael yr ysgol gynradd yn ein pentref ni,…
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UNESCO Memory of the World: what is its value?
Statutory protection for historic documentary collections in the UK is weak, with the exception of some highly specific categories of archives under the Public Record Acts. Similarly, non-statutory schemes that aim to identify such collections and grant institutional approval to…
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Swansea Met fine art degree show 2013
When they get towards the end of their courses most undergraduates prove themselves in the private silence of the exam hall. Art students are different. Their end-of-year work is brutally laid bare, on gallery display for all to see –…
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John Edward Lee, pioneer archaeologist of Caerleon
There are plenty of plaques to be seen on the streets of Caerleon – commemorating the novelist Arthur Machen, John Jenkins, opponent of the Chartists, and Basque children given refuge during the Spanish Civil War – but none, as far…
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MOOCs and other animals in Wales: what do you think?
Interested in MOOCs and other forms of online learning as they affect Wales? If so, read on … In February 2013, Leighton Andrews AM, the Welsh Government Minister for Education and Skills , announced the establishment of the Online Digital…
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Pembrokeshire coast walk: day 5
One rocky hill dominates the city of St David’s: Carn Llidi. Though it isn’t particularly high (less than 600 feet) its craggy summit is rarely out of the viewfinder of cameras pointed at the cathedral or other buildings, and it’s…
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Wales Coast Path: day 44: Aber Mawr from Goodwick
Today we resume at Goodwick in the company of MH, who joins us from Ceredigion. MH is an athlete, but is generous in holding back his natural instinct to sprint to our destination. He’s also an ornithologist – he comes…
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Wales Coast Path: day 41: Solva from Whitesands
Out of sequence, C. and I decide to tackle Whitesands to Solva, about 12 miles of winding coastline with St David’s as its focus. H. joins us, with today’s guest-walkers, M. and L. from Leicester, old friends of Pembrokeshire. The…