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National Eisteddfod cultural festival in Wales

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The National Eisteddfod, a major annual Welsh cultural festival, was held in Llantwd, Pembrokeshire, from August 1 to 8. This year's event marked the 850th anniversary of the first recorded Eisteddfod in 1176. During the festival, a partnership involving Coleg Cambria, Wrexham University, Wrexham County Borough Council, and the Wrexham 2029 City of Culture team established a joint presence to promote regional education, apprenticeships, and Welsh-language learning. ~~The~~ Llinos Roberts, Director of Welsh Language Development at Coleg Cambria, described the festival as “the perfect place” to showcase regional opportunities, while Elen Mai Nefydd of Wrexham University characterized the collaboration as a “powerful and united vision” for the area. The partnership also ~~served to highlight~~ promoted Wrexham's bid for the UK City of Culture 2029, a project estimated to potentially generate £200 million in economic benefits. The event concluded after attracting over 100,000 visitors. In conjunction with the festival, a new translation of the four Gospels into the specific Welsh dialect of north Pembrokeshire was launched. Completed by the late Rev. Lyn Lewis Dafis, the translation utilized the New Welsh Bible as a foundation to increase cultural relevance and accessibility for local speakers.

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