Posted: Wed 6th Apr 2016

Interest Received To Host National Eisteddfod In Ceredigion

This article is old - Published: Wednesday, Apr 6th, 2016

​In a Cabinet meeting today (Tuesday 5 April) Ceredigion County Council announced it had received six expressions of interest from various town and community councils within the county to host the National Eisteddfod in 2020.
​Six expressions of interest have been received which identify sites in the following areas: Lampeter, Llanbadarn, Tregaron, Cardigan, Llansanffraed and Ciliau Aeron. The identified sites will be forwarded to the National Eisteddfod where a decision as to the identification of a suitable site in Ceredigion for the 2020 Eisteddfod will be taken by the National Eisteddfod Board. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

The requirements of the National Eisteddfod include the suitability of the area, connection with electricity, mobile phone and broadband coverage, water supply, sewage, about 140 acres of land that is needed for the different sites like parking and caravans as well as easy access. ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​



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