2020

The Eisteddfod looked a little different this year due to COVID-19, but that didn't stop our pupils competing and succeeding in the Eisteddfod T as it was called.  Contestants competed from their own homes but it did not make it any easier!  A huge congratulations to those who who competed this year.

Medal Winners:

Elian Davies - Original song for band or individual - 1st

Gwennan Staziker - Individual Folk Dancing for girls under 25 - 3rd place

Girls' Choir  - 1st Place

2019

The week-long festival celebrating Welsh language and culture was held in Cardiff Bay this year and YGBM pupils won a total of 20 medals in a wide range of categories from singing, acting, creative writing, art, music, mathematics and hairdressing.

Adding to the celebrations was the announcement that former pupil Brennig Davies had won The Crown, the main literary prize for prose.

Brennig, now a first-year student at Oxford University where he is reading English, explained that the main reason he had competed for The Crown was the school.

He said: “I was inspired to compete for The Crown this year by the encouragement the Welsh Department at Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Morgannwg had given me, especially Miss Heledd Lewis and it is a huge privilege to win The Crown.

“Another boost was winning the year-12 and 13 prose competition at the Urdd Eisteddfod last year, and feeling that I wanted to stick to my Welsh roots even though I now live half the year in England!”

Mr Hywel Price, headteacher, commented: “YGBM is very proud of all our pupils who took part in the Urdd National Eisteddfod from the opening ceremonies, helping behind the scenes, preliminary rounds and on the national stage.

“The eisteddfod is a wonderful opportunity for students to express their many talents and this was certainly shown in the medals won across a wide range of competitions. The medals are only the tip of the iceberg as we encourage everyone to take part, and this year we had a good percentage of our students compete.

“To see our former pupil Brennig Davies crowned for his literary skills was the highlight of a very successful week. Llongyfarchiadau”.

Medal Winners:

Billy Thomas stand up comedy yr 13 and under – 3rd place.

Mali Rhys-Dillon art colour prints yrs 7, 8, 9 – 1st place.

Taliesin Griffiths art ceramics yrs 5, 6 – 3rd place.

Morgan Anstey mathematics yrs 7, 8, 9 – 1st place.

Gracie Sheldon guitar solo yrs 7, 8, 9 – second place.

Lowri Thomas creative writing yrs 10, 11 – 1st place.

Morgan Bailey music composition yr 13 and under – 1st place.

Morgan Bailey music composition yrs 10, 11 – 3rd place.

Olivia Nash hairdressing level 1 – 2nd place.

Drama performance yr 13 and under – 1st place.

Drama performance yrs 7, 8, 9 - 2nd place.

Vocal ensemble yr 13 and under – 1st place.

Efa Peake harp solo years 7, 8, 9 – 2nd place.

Begw Rowlands monologue yr 13 and under – second place.

Anni Davies and Begw Rowlands acting yr 13 and under – 1st place.

Choir SA yrs 7, 8, 9 – 1st place.

Girls’ choir yrs 7, 8, 9 – 1st place.

Folk dancing yrs 7, 8, 9 – 3rd place.

Musical show ensemble yr 13 and under – 3rd place.

Choir SATB yr 13 and under – 1st place.

2018

During Whitsun half term many pupils had a very rewarding time at the Urdd Eisteddfod in Builth Wells. The competitions started on the Wednesday with Efa Peak winning the third prize for her Year 7, 8 and 9 Harp Solo. The under 15’s Folk Dancing Team and Dramatic Presentation also won 3rd prize and an excellent performance of ‘Dewch yn Dyrfa Lon’ by Richard Vaughan secured the first prize for the SA Choir. The week went from strength to strength as Year 10-13 picked up the baton. Manon Ogwen Parry won first prize and an Urdd Scholarship for the best solo performance, she sang ‘Ar Noson Hafaidd Hwyr’ by Barber. Llinos Jones joined Manon for a duet that also won first prize and Llinos also won third prize for her solo Folk Song. Both girls teamed up with Begw Rowlands and Anni Davies to win the second prize for their rendition of ‘Over the Rainbow’ in the Vocal Ensemble competition. Begw and Anni also came second in the ‘Ymgom’ competition. Friday’s success finished on a high with the Dramatic Presentation winning the competition. Saturday saw two pupils from Year 11 winning second place in their competitions, Jacob Court on the guitar and Billy Thomas performing his Stand Up routine.

Bro Morgannwg also had success with the Homework competitions. Brennig Davies won first prize in the Prose competition for Year 12 and 13. Rhys Griffiths also won the Short Film Competition in his age group for the second year running. It was a pleasure to learn that Mali Rhys Dillon had won the Year. 7, 8 and 9 Computer Graphics competition and she also came second in the Year. 7, 8 and 9 Print competition. Gwennan Staziker came 3rd in the Year 7, 8 and 9 creative 3D Textiles competition and Megan Phillips won the same competition in the Year 3 and 4 category. Their work was on show in the Eisteddfod Art Exhibition throughout the week. Rhiana Lewis also received great praise for her mathematical work and receive her award in the Science Exhibition.