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It was the fringe that did it.  Distinguished.  Nonchalant.  Classic.  And you carried it so lightly.  As I puffed my way past, along the path leading me around your catwalk, I admired it from all angles.  You looked up, saw that I was unworthy of note, and dipped your head again, the sun rising higherContinue reading “Nourished”

Appeal from the entrants We wish to make an appeal against the judging panel’s appraisals and final adjudication in the vale of year 2020 competition.  As the entrants we raise our collective concerns below. Firstly, we reject the premise of this competition.  We did not seek to be entered and appraised in this way.  Nevertheless,Continue reading “Teilwng / Worthy”

Final adjudication The panel has compared each entrant, revisited each appraisal and concluded its deliberations. Cwmdu has some merit.  It is a true geographical vale.  However, the panel’s initial drive through the village having almost missed the location entirely, foretold their final impression.  Cwmdu is quiet, calm, and easily missed.  At the centre of someContinue reading “Teilwng / Worthy”

Entrant: Cwm Pennant Visit: 26th March Weather conditions: bright and blustery Appraisal The panel approached from the south, along the outskirts of Porthmadog and through the village of Llanfihangel-y-Pennant.  They drove through Cwm Pennant before parking at Beudy’r Ddol.  The panel walked footpaths from Beudy’r Ddol along the floor of the vale and around theContinue reading “Teilwng / Worthy”

Entrant: Cwm Maethlon Visit: 24th March Weather conditions: overcast, showers and gusty winds Appraisal The panel approached from the south-east, following the A493 through Pennal before taking the road on the right for Cwm Maethlon.  The panel followed the road to Tywyn by car and completed the return journey.  The panel broke the return journeyContinue reading “Teilwng / Worthy”

Entrant: Cwm Idwal Visit: 14th March Weather conditions: bright, mild and with a light breeze Appraisal The panel approached from the south, following the A5 from Betws y Coed.  All car parks at Ogwen Lake were full.  A number of vehicles were dangerously parked on the A5 between Capel Curig and Bethesda.  The panel wasContinue reading “Teilwng / Worthy”

Entrant: Cwm Elan Visit: 13th March Weather conditions: drizzle and gusty winds Appraisal The panel approached through Rhaeadr before arriving at the Cwm Elan visitor centre.  The panel explored some of the footpaths around the estate and viewed the network of reservoirs and dams in order to fully appraise this entrant and its surrounding area.Continue reading “Teilwng / Worthy”

Entrant: Cwm Dyserth Visit: 11th March Weather conditions: blue sky and ominous clouds Appraisal The panel approached from the south through the villages of Bodfari and Tremeirchion.  The panel followed minor roads between Rhuallt, Dyserth, Helyg Lake, Cwm and Rhuddlan in part by vehicle and in part on foot in order to appraise this entrantContinue reading “Teilwng / Worthy”

Entrant: Cwm Cletwr Visit: 9th March Weather conditions: overcast and windy Appraisal The panel approached from the north and parked in the village of Tre’r Ddol.  The panel walked from the village and along footpaths within the Cwm Cletwr nature reserve and along the banks of the River Cletwr in order to appraise this entrantContinue reading “Teilwng / Worthy”

Entrant: Cwm-Yr-Eglwys Visit: 5th March Weather conditions: bright and blustery with one or two ominous rain clouds Appraisal The panel approached from the north along the A487, passing through the village of Trefdraeth and then turning right towards Cwm-Yr-Eglwys.  The panel explored the village at Cwm-Yr-Eglwys, walked the footpath along Cwm Dewi to Pwllgwaelod BeachContinue reading “Teilwng / Worthy”