eisteddfod

Nominations are invited from groups or individuals and the successful candidate will be awarded in a ceremony on the main stage at the Eisteddfod.

They work diligently behind the scenes throughout the year organising the Eisteddfod and make sure it all goes smoothly on the day.

Running concurrently with the Eisteddfod is pop-music festival Maes B, which is set to feature the best of Welsh language music.

Last week's National Eisteddfod was hugely successful, with attendances up despite mixed weather.

As the council had already decided to redevelop the playing fields and improve the facilities, it was a mutually beneficial arrangement for the National Eisteddfod to be held on the site.

Half the money raised goes towards organising events and activities on the Eisteddfod Maes and the rest are shared as prizes every week.

Bydd S4C yn darlledu uchafbwyntiau'r cyngerdd heno wrth i Gor yr Eisteddfod, a Cherddorfa Symffoni Cymru, o dan arweiniad Grant Llewellyn, a'r unawdwyr Fflur Wyn, Trystan Llyr Griffiths a Gwion Thomas ein diddanu mewn rhaglen o'r enw Cyngerdd Cor Yr Eisteddfod.

Nia, who co-starred with Ioan Gruffydd in Solomon and Geinor and featured in Academy Award nominated film Patagonia, is a regular visitor to the Eisteddfod after an early career competing in recitation competitions.

800 is the number of years the Eisteddfod has been in existence.

That event, next May, will comeless than a year after the National Eisteddfod in Cardiff This August, and there are concerns the city could suffer Eisteddfod fatigue - particularly among the vital volunteer force.

The timing has been great," said Iddon, who was 12 years old the last time the Eisteddfod was held in Anglesey.

At the Vale of Glamorgan National Eisteddfod 2012, former education and skills minister Leighton Andrews raised the question of whether the Eisteddfod should modernise.

At the Association's annual meeting, staged at the National Eisteddfod Maes yesterday, chairman Megan Jones said she was delighted the bleak days of the past few years appeared to be behind them.

Eisteddfod organiser Elen Elis said: "You may well know someone who should be nominated for the Sir Thomas Parry-Williams Memorial Medal at the National Eisteddfod.

Mae clociau larwm ledled Cymru wedi canu cyn cw n Caer heddiw wrth i ffermwyr ifanc o Fon i Fynwy ddod ynghyd ar gyfer Eisteddfod Ffermwyr Ifanc Cymru 2012.