More information about Dafydd Davis can be found at the bottom of the page.
CYMDEITHAS MYNYDDOEDD CAMBRIA
YN CYFLWYNO
DARLITH GOFFA DAFYDD DAFIS
CYMRU:
O Ben y Mynydd i’r Môr
Sgwrs ddarluniadol gan y darlledwr a Llywydd Cymdeithas Mynyddoedd Cambria
Iolo Williams
yn
Y Neuadd Fawr, Coleg Llanymddyfri
LLANYMDDYFRI SA20 0EE
7.30 p.m. Nos Iau 16 Ebrill 2015
Mynediad £5 – trwy docyn yn unig
Noson fythgofiadwy
Cofiwch brynu tocyn yn gynnar rhag cael siom.
Mae tocynnau ar gael gan Alun Jones ar 01656 773266
Neu ebost alun@rhandirmwyn.net .
Bydd bar ar gael yn y lleoliad.
CAMBRIAN MOUNTAINS SOCIETY
PRESENT
THE DAFYDD DAFIS MEMORIAL LECTURE
WALES
From Mountain Top to the Sea
An illustrated talk with the renowned Naturalist & Wildlife Television Presenter
Iolo Williams
Venue
The Great Hall, Llandovery College
LLANDOVERY SA20 0EE
7.30 p.m. Thursday 16th April 2015
Admission £5 – ticket only.
This is not an evening to be missed.
Please book early to avoid disappointment.
For tickets please contact Alun Jones on 01656 773266
or e.mail alun@rhandirmwyn.net .
There will be bar facilities at the venue.
Dafydd Dafis was the Rhandirmwyn School Headmaster until it closed in 1969. He however remained in Rhandirmwyn until his passing in 2012.
He was a fine naturalist, botanist and published many books and articles on flowers in mainly the Welsh language. He was also involved in the kite protection programme with Captain and Irene Vaughan, Rhandirmwyn.
Dafydd Dafis did much for the environment also and was involved in opposing major schemes on Elenydd and Mynydd Mallaen. In the 1960’s he was the secretary of the group opposing the construction of Llyn Brianne reservoir in the upper Tywi Valley and although they were fighting a losing battle from the start they succeeded in preventing the construction of a new roadway through the beautiful Doethie Valley which would have been disastrous.
He also lead opposition to the proposed overhead cables from the Hydro-electric Turbine scheme at Llyn Brianne across Mynydd Mallaen to Llandovery.
It is intended to make this an annual event and will hopefully be a fitting tribute to a man who helped preserve our countryside. Iolo Williams was a personal friend of Dafydd and they did a number of television programmes together. It was natural therefor to ask him to be the first speaker at this event. The lecture will be mainly in English and any Welsh spoken will be translated contemporaneously via intercom system.
