National Blacksmiths Competition
Royal Welsh
The Royal Welsh Show
19th to 22nd July 2010
The Royal Welsh Show
19th to 22nd July 2010
for all enquiries contact:
Rhian Davies,
Royal Welsh Agricultural Society
Llanelwedd,
Builth Wells,
Powys
e-mail rhian@rwas.co.uk
The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society was formed in 1904, and the first show was held in Aberystwyth in the same year.
The Society has come a long way since those early days and the Royal Welsh Show has become an important event in the Welsh calendar attracting some 230,000 people over the course of the four days and is supported by approximately 15,000 staunch members.
This success has allowed for the extensive development of the permanent showground at Llanelwedd, first used in 1963, which is set in the heart of the scenic Mid Wales countryside.
It is an ideal central location to stage its own three events, the Show, the Winter Fair and the Smallholder & Garden Festival, and offers a prime site for other clients.
There is an excellent selection of Exhibition Halls and Pavilions and it is a base for many businesses which are attracted to this important venue.
Nowadays, livestock entries number around 8000 and 20,000 cars a day plus hundreds of stock lorries and trailers converge on the showground in Mid Wales for the annual four-day event which has grown into the most popular agricultural show in Britain.
Today, the role of the modern Royal Welsh Show is a rounded one. As well as its principal function of showcasing the cream of Welsh livestock and the high quality food and drink produced in Wales, it encompasses the wider spectrum of farming and rural life and successfully bridges the gap between town and country. It provides something to interest everyone through its kaleidoscopic range of activities including forestry, horticulture, farriery, crafts, countryside sports, and a 12 hour programme of exciting entertainment that continues throughout each of the four days of the event.
SCHEDULE AND CLASSES
Cystadlaethau Haearnwaith Addurnol - Ornamental Ironwork Competitions.
Haearn Gyr . Cystadleuaeth Fyw . Wrought Ironwork . Live Competition.
DYDD LLUN MONDAY
8.00am Class 7 - An Open Artist Blacksmith Competition
8.00am Class 8 - Open Artistic Modern and Figurine Competition
8.00am Class 9 - Open
8.00am Class 10 - Open
8.00am Class 11 - Apprentices or Trainees
8.00am Class 12 - Welsh Students Only
DYDD IAU THURSDAY
10.00am Class 13 - Students or Apprentices
1.30pm Class 14 - Open for Individual Blacksmiths
5.00pm Presentation of Awards
CYSTADLAETHAU HAERNWAITH ADDURNOL HAEARN GYR - CYSTADLEUAETH FYW
ORNAMENTAL IRONWORK COMPETITIONS WROUGHT IRONWORK - LIVE COMPETITION
Dydd Llun, Gorffennaf 19, 2010 ~ Monday, 19 July 2010 Dydd Iau, Gorffennaf 22, 2010 ~ Thursday, 22 July 2010
At the Guild of Wrought Ironwork Craftsmen Exhibit Blacksmiths' Stand
SWYDDOGION ~ OFFICIALS
Cyfarwyddwr Cynorthwyol Anrhydeddus ~ Assistant Honorary Director
Mr. Stephen K. Pugh, Llandewi Hall, Llandewi, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, LD1 6SF
Prif Stiward Adrannol ~ Chief Sectional Steward
Mr. Clive M. Davies, Efail Abermagwr Forge, Abermagwr, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 4AR
Uwch Stiward ~ Senior Steward
Mr. Eric White, Six Arches, Bridgend, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 4NU
Stiwardiaid ~ Stewards
Mr & Mrs Perks, Bronllys Forge, The Marish, Bronllys, Brecon, Powys, LD3 OLL
Stiwardiaid Haearn Gyr . Dydd Iau ~ Wrought Ironwork Stewards -Thursday
Ms. Helen Thorpe, T. Twt, Llandewi Brefi, Tregaron, Ceredigion, SY25 6PA
Ms. Lisa M Harding Jones, Efail Melyn Nant y Ffin, Brechfa, Carmarthenshire, SA32 7RE
Gwesteiwraig Beirniaid a Stiwardiaid ~ Judges/Stewards Hostess
Mrs. M White, Six Arches, Bridgend, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 4NU
AMODAU YMGEISIO: - CYSTADLAETHAU HAERNWAITH ADDURNOL A HAEARN GYR . CYSTADLEUAETH
.. BEIRNIAD ~ JUDGE
Mr R Hobbs, Glenthorne, Upper Langford, North Somerset, BS40 SDQ
DOSBARTH ~ CLASS 7
CYSTADLEUAETH ARTISTIG AGORED Y GOFAINT
AN OPEN ARTIST BLACKSMITH COMPETITION
Any item of ironwork made by traditional methods only.
Entry Fee: 5.00 (inclusive of VAT)
GWOBRAU ~ PRIZES: 1st 50; 2nd 35; 3rd 20; 4th 15
DOSBARTH ~ CLASS 8
CYSTADLEUAETH ARTISTIG FODERN A FFIGURYN AGORED
OPEN ARTISTIC MODERN AND FIGURINE COMPETITION
Any item of modern artistic work including figurine.
Entry Fee: 5.00 (inclusive of VAT)
GWOBRAU ~ PRIZES: 1st 50; 2nd 35; 3rd 20; 4th 15
DOSBARTH ~ CLASS 9 AGORED OPEN
Any finished article of wrought ironwork 100 and over in value.
Entry Fee: 5.00 (inclusive of VAT)
GWOBRAU ~ PRIZES: 1st 50; 2nd 35; 3rd 20; 4th 15
DOSBARTH ~ CLASS 10 AGORED OPEN
Any finished article of wrought ironwork not exceeding 100 in value.
Entry Fee: 5.00 (inclusive of VAT)
GWOBRAU ~ PRIZES: 1st 50; 2nd 35; 3rd 20; 4th 15
DOSBARTH ~ CLASS 11 PRENTISIAID APPRENTICES OR TRAINEES
Any finished article of wrought ironwork made by an apprentice or trainee currently pursuing formal training.
Entry Fee: 3.00 (inclusive of VAT)
GWOBRAU ~ PRIZES: 1st 40; 2nd 30; 3rd 20; 4th 15
Noder / Note: Apprentice or Trainee Competitors are eligible to enter items of work in the Open Classes, if they wish, but those items will not qualify to be judged in Class 11.
DOSBARTH ~ CLASS 12 MYFYRWYR CYMREIG YN UNIG
WELSH STUDENTS ONLY
Competition open to Welsh Students only, though they may be continuing their studies in Technical Institutions outside Wales. An article of ornamental ironwork made during the previous 12 months.
Entry Fee: 3.00 (inclusive of VAT)
GWOBRAU ~ PRIZES: 1st 40; 2nd 30; 3rd 20; 4th 10
HAEARN GYR - CYSTADLEUAETH FYW
WROUGHT IRONWORK - LIVE COMPETITION
DYDD IAU, GORFFENNAF 22 ~ THURSDAY, JULY 22
.. BEIRNIAD ~ JUDGE
Mr R Hobbs, Glenthorne, Upper Langford, North Somerset, BS40 SDQ
DOSBARTH ~ CLASS 13 To commence at 10.00 am.
MYFYRWYR NEU BRENTISIAID
STUDENTS OR APPRENTICES
To produce a test piece (pattern enclosed)
Design kindly supplied by David Field . Herefordshire College of Technology.
Time allowed 1 . - 1 . hours Materials supplied
Entry Fee: 3.00 (inclusive of VAT)
GWOBRAU ~ PRIZES: 1st 40; 2nd 30; 3rd 25;
Exhibitors please note that a commentary will be given by Mr. Perks, Steward for the Section during the above class.
DOSBARTH ~ CLASS 14 To commence at 1.30 pm.
AGORED I OFAINT UNIGOL
OPEN FOR INDIVIDUAL BLACKSMITHS
Any article to be made. Competitors must bring their own materials which must be unworked.
Time allowed 1 . hours.
Entry Fee: 5.00 (inclusive of VAT)
GWOBRAU ~ PRIZES: 1st 55; 2nd 40; 3rd 25;
Exhibitors please note that a commentary will be given by Mr. Perks, Steward for the Section during the above class.
FORGES, ANVILS AND FUEL WILL BE PROVIDED, BUT COMPETITORS MUST BRING ALL OTHER NECESSARY TOOLS.
