BRECHFA VILLAGE
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PEOPLE OF BRECHFA AND SURROUNDING AREA People for whom Brechfa has been/is the birthplace of, home to, or a place to stay a while. Please note. All listings in blue are links to external websites and the content is outside of our control. Should you wish to have a reference removed please contact us. To have the information removed from the internet please contact the website publishing the information. Reproduction of Copyright material - Where known authorised or pending. Select items in
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ROOTS Brechfa Back in Time - Information on people who had connections with Brechfa and the surrounding area and links to Websites with references to those people. Intended to be of benefit to anyone interested in old Friends or Family Genealogy. Sir Clough Williams Ellis of Portmeirion fame. Designer of Brechfa House and Lodge, origionaly the coach house and stable block of a former hunting lodge, for Cyril Joynson in 1909 and built in 1910 on the edge of Brechfa Village, close to Brechfa Forest. Dilwyn Davies A son of Brechfa - Visit to Patagonia Dan Mitchell (Specileptic) Brechfa-born funnyman. In November 2007 he was asked to be the warm-up act for Jo Brand at a fund-raising gig in London. Comedian in new BBC series. Hoping to rule the airwaves Funnymen to sketch out radio careers. Dan Mitchell discusses epilepsy on Wales Today. Annette Davies IT Tutor and an Ace Squash Player Tim Lewis A Welsh Pilgrim - Every Sunday for almost seventeen years the late Mr Tim Lewis would drive me up from Brechfa to the mountainside church of Llanfihangel Rhos-y-corn. Kieron Hillyer Horse Whisperer - What is Horse Whispering? Communicating with the horse, essentially using the horses own body language. Huw Denman Forest Manager - Joint winner of ‘Woods for Wales Award 2003’ and active member of The Mid Wales Red Squirrel Project. Go to Photo Albums and Video Clips section for video associated with Huw's work. Brian Denman Sculptor - Go to website and click on images to enlarge. A Peace monument has been unveiled on Llanllwni mountain. Village People Telegraph Magazine - 31st March 2007. Interviews with some of the people who are helping shape Brechfa's future as a modern, functioning community. (Authorised link © Copyright of Telegraph Media Group Limited 2007) The Wilson Family European Adventures - The highlight of the trip was visiting the birthplace of my great, great grandfather, William Nugent Williams, in Brechfa, Wales. Kate Baillie A life lived to the hilt - Writer and travel-guide author, democratic-left activist and much-loved friend of all who knew her. Writer's ashes fired from rocket - Her ashes were launched from a Welsh mountain top by rocket. Lynne Denman Ffynnon - Folk music deeply rooted in the rhythms, language, folk traditions and landscapes of Wales and the Celtic countries. Ffynnon is Music to the Ears of U.S Fans - The first traditional Welsh band to secure a recording contract with the foremost North American folk and roots label Green Linnet. Creu-ad - A company of artists who work with rural communities and countryside managers. Richard Boothby The Peerage.com. One of the leading viola da gamba players of his generation - After studying with Nikolaus Harnoncourt in Salzburg, he founded the Purcell Quartet in 1984 and was a founding member of Fretwork in 1985. Fretwork - A consort of viols - Debut in London 1986. Fretwork (Music Group) A consort of viols based in England, United Kingdom. Considered to be one of the finest groups performing music for viol consort. Mair Dyer Senior house officer - A and E department of Morriston Hospital. Rugby-mad Mair Dyer gained three international caps for Wales. Ethel Davies Childhood in Brechfa - By WW Two Volunteer. Dennis Egerton Egerton's last stand - The NEC Birmingham - One of the largest and most complex at Ipex 2002, covering 5,700 sq m. Rachel Entwistle-Davies Prize-winning photographer - Started photographing traditional landscapes and has developed to a more abstract colourful identifiable style with the use of macro studies. Roger Newman Rocking Lambs - Toy Design and craftsmanship. Rocking Lambs were invented in 1967. Roger and his wife Judy have been making them at their cottage in the neighbouring village of Gwernogle since 1982. Rocking sheep and rolling hills Bertie Stephens Ballad Singer born in Abergorlech - Wandering balladeers were an important source of entertainment in Wales before the rise of the music hall and cinema.
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