Reposted by Ffred CleggTales from the Mabinogion @mabinogiongame.bsky.social · 15h#FairyTaleTuesday "Bedd i Farch, bedd i Wythur, bedd i Wgon Gleddyfrudd. Anoeth byd, bedd i Arthur." "A grave for March, a grave for Gwythur, a grave for Gwgon Red-sword. Hard to find in the world - a grave for Arthur." 141
Reposted by Ffred CleggMark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Nice to see the parch marks of the late Flavian fort at Caersws appearing on the latest Google Earth coverage. The inner roads and stone defence wall along with eastern road and multiple defensive ditches can all be seen. The earlier Flavian campaign fort defences also appear east of the village. 2438
Reposted by Ffred CleggBryn Jones @bryn00.bsky.social · 14hToday is the 120th anniversary of the official opening of the Cardiff City Observatory, a public astronomical observatory with a 12-inch, 30cm, aperture reflecting telescope in the Penylan/Cyncoed area of Cardiff, Wales. It operated until the council closed it the 1970s. #HistoryOfAstronomyInWales 021
Reposted by Ffred CleggLlinos Medi AS/MP @llinosmedi.bsky.social · 17hAny changes to the triple lock must protect vulnerable pensioners. Plaid Cymru wants to work with the UK Government to ensure that the state pension is sustainable to the future, and so our Welsh Government has the funds to put our plans for a National Care Service into action. 2125
Reposted by Ffred CleggMark Walters @mark-walters.bsky.social · 13hLovely day exploring Moel y Golfa on a long circular from Criggion. Up past the gypsy monument and down to Trinity Well and back round via Middletown. Really clear distant views today. Loads of tree graffiti dating from 1916 - 2026 on the beech trees by the well. Lola loves the two rock scrambles 🙂 0121
Reposted by Ffred CleggPlaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 15hWhile Reform tie themselves in knots trying to defend their failed Brexit, Plaid Cymru knows that Wales’ future should be in Europe. 05319
Reposted by Ffred CleggWelsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 12hI am a little collier and gweithio underground The rhaff will never torri when I go up and down It's bara when I'm hungry And cwrw when I'm dry It's gwely when I'm tired And nefoedd when I die #nationalpoetryday 1407
Reposted by Ffred CleggWill Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 12hThe leader of the Green Party in Wales says he would not have voted for the “Zionism is racism” motion. Full statement here: 66510
Reposted by Ffred CleggBrian Nisbet @natural20.bsky.social · 16hAnd if you want to read a modern fantasy/folklore story about this, can I highly recommend @julietemckenna.bsky.social's Green Man's Debt wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/book...wizardstowerpress.comThe Green Man’s Debt – Wizard's Tower Press 185
Reposted by Ffred CleggThe Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales @wtsww.bsky.social · 11hDeep in the Tywi Forest a very special creature is scurrying about. (Red-orange fur, bushy tail, and an elusive nature... any guesses?) 🐿️ Our team working on the Mid Wales Red Squirrel Project captured this footage earlier this year, on cameras deployed last summer. #RedSquirrelAwarenessWeek 0102
Reposted by Ffred CleggFamous Welsh Minds @famouswelshminds.bsky.social · 11hOn this day in 1940, Welsh poet Niclas y Glais spent his 61st birthday in Brixton prison, receiving over 1,000 cards and telegrams. He wrote 150 sonnets during his imprisonment, some on toilet paper. How should wartime societies protect political freedom? #WelshHistory #FamousWelshMinds 035
Reposted by Ffred CleggPlaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 11hThe Senedd has backed Plaid Cymru's calls for fair funding for Wales. Plaid Cymru will always demand fairness from Westminster, because Wales will no longer accept the failing status quo. 0287
Reposted by Ffred CleggPlaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 11hMae'r Senedd wedi cefnogi galwadau Plaid Cymru am gyllid teg i Gymru. Bydd Plaid Cymru wastad yn mynnu tegwch gan San Steffan, oherwydd ni fydd Cymru yn derbyn y sefyllfa bresennol sy’n gadael Cymru i lawr. 0113
Reposted by Ffred CleggNiamh Salkeld MS/AS @niamhsalkeld.bsky.social · 10h48.6% of children in Blaenau Gwent live in income deprivation - that's the highest proportion of child poverty in Wales. Not only is this upsetting, but it's unacceptable. That's why I brought this question to the First Minister last week. ⬇️ 031
Ffred Clegg @ffredclegg.bsky.social · 10hHow does "pervert glasses may not be used on the senedd estate" sound? 010
Reposted by Ffred CleggGPC Welsh Dictionary @gpcwelshdictionary.bsky.social · 17hWord of the Day: glais geiriadur.ac.uk/gpc/gpc.html.... It means ‘a stream or rivulet’ and occurs in the names of rivers such as Gwenlais, and on its own in the name Glais near Swansea. It was on this date in 1879 that the poet, preacher and politician known as Niclas y Glais was born. 032
Reposted by Ffred Cleggmaxmoran.bsky.social @maxmoran.bsky.social · 23hCerrig Llwydion Burial Chamber, nr Cwmduad, Carmarthenshire 📷 22.02.22 #TombTuesday 0445
Reposted by Ffred CleggPlaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 22hThe way Wales is funded simply doesn't work for communities across our nation. Plaid Cymru is fighting every single day to change that. 02814
Reposted by Ffred CleggLlyn @llyn666.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Darren Millar wants to create a narrative that Plaid Cymru are putting independence ahead of public services and wanting the public to forget the Tories put Brexit separatism before public services. 022
Reposted by Ffred CleggWelsh Country @welshcountry.bsky.social · 20h#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetryisnotdead #poetrysociety #PoetryCommunity #PoetryIsLife #Poemaday #LovePoetry #PoetryAddict #PoetryOfTheDay #PoetryInMotion #WriterCommunity #PoetryLoversClub #PoetryForTheSoul #VerseAndVibeswelshcountry.co.ukFrom Steelworks to StarlightMartin Perry’s poems explore Port Talbot’s steelworks, change and resilience, and a dreamlike night train journey through Swansea’s sidings. 021
Reposted by Ffred CleggPlaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 22hDyw'r ffordd mae Cymru yn cael ei ariannu ddim yn gweithio i gymunedau ar draws ein cenedl. Mae Plaid Cymru yn ymladd pob un dydd i newid hynny. 0106
Reposted by Ffred CleggBevan Thomas @bevanthomas.bsky.social · 21hThe oldest living being in Wales is a 3,000-year-old yew tree in the churchyard of Llangernyw village. Nearby are two equally ancient standing stones. On Halloween and July 31st, the Angelystor (a dark spirit) appears by the tree to announce which villagers will die soon. #FairyTaleTuesday 12612
Reposted by Ffred CleggECIU @eciu.net · 05/10/2026⚠️ 7.4 tonnes an hour Estimated methane emissions from Silivri landfill, Turkey’s largest landfill and its worst landfill super-emitter, according to satellite analysis. An uncomfortable backdrop as Turkey prepares to host COP31 www.theguardian.com/environment...theguardian.comRevealed: the methane mega-leaks from UN climate summit host TurkeyExclusive: Cop31 leader calling for global curbs on climate-heating gas has landfills producing some of world’s worst plumes 916697
Reposted by Ffred CleggTales from the Mabinogion @mabinogiongame.bsky.social · 05/10/2026#MythologyMonday The old Welsh funerary custom of 'Hirwen-gŵd' is an odd practice, in which the body of the deceased would be hauled up and down a chimney using a system of rope pulleys. 2116
Reposted by Ffred CleggExistential Comics @existentialcomics.com · 05/10/2026The Philosophy of Shoplifting a Giant Turkey existentialcomics.com/comic/675existentialcomics.comPhilosophy of Shoplifting a Giant TurkeyA philosophy webcomic about the inevitable anguish of living a brief life in an absurd world. Also Jokes 610818
Reposted by Ffred CleggDavid Atkinson @davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026World Teachers Day - John Agard challenges a education system teaching Imperial/Colonial history History isn't neutral, what's taught shapes who we believe ourselves to be It's not just about historical omissions, it is the consequences of those omissions #poetry #poemoftheday #blackhistorymonth 2224
Reposted by Ffred CleggSwansea Bay News @swanseabaynews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Cllr Hannah Williams' husband joined the Mumbles lifeboat at 17 and saved 92 lives. On Thursday she told Swansea Council how families dread the pager at 2am, and why she finds the abuse of RNLI crews "truly…swanseabaynews.comMUMBLES: Councillor’s husband saved 92 lives on the lifeboat. She calls the abuse of RNLI crews ‘truly appalling’Swansea councillors from all sides of the chamber lined up behind the lifeboat volunteers on Thursday night. One of them knows exactly what the pager means at 2am. 098
Reposted by Ffred CleggPlaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Mae Plaid Cymru yn mynnu Bargen Newydd i Gymru 🏴 Y pwerau a'r adnoddau arnom i wella bywydau ledled Cymru, gan gynnwys plismona a chyfiawnder, seilwaith rheilffyrdd, Ystad y Goron, ariannu teg a mwy o hyblygrwydd ariannol. Mae Cymru wedi aros yn ddigon hir. Mae’n bryd i San Steffan wrando. ✊ 0128
Reposted by Ffred CleggPlaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Plaid Cymru demands a New Deal for Wales 🏴 The powers and resources to improve lives across our nation, including policing and justice, rail infrastructure, the Crown Estate, fair funding and greater financial flexibility. Wales has waited long enough. It’s time for Westminster to listen. ✊ 04222
Reposted by Ffred Cleggmaxmoran.bsky.social @maxmoran.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A Starling on metalwork #BlueSkies & #BlueSkyMonday combo for #BirdoftheDay 2495
Reposted by Ffred CleggNorth Wales Wildlife Trust / Ymddiriedolaeth Natur Gogledd Cymru @northwaleswt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The season is turning colder and winter nuts and berries are starting to emerge. They're an important source of food for wildlife like blackbirds, finches and squirrels. 💚 Have you found any nuts and berries yet? 091
Reposted by Ffred CleggWill Hayward - Wales Journo @willhaycardiff.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Last weekend I was at Plaid Cymru's conference. I have interviewed the First Minister, members of cabinet, policy buffs, frontline workers, pollsters and grassroots members to try and shed light on where the new Welsh Gov is at, and where it is going. willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/inside-the...willhaywardwales.substack.comInside the Plaid Cymru conferenceProgress or excuses? 1217
Reposted by Ffred CleggLeanne Wood @leannewood.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The First Minister on community wealth building substack.com/@leannecymru... 193
Reposted by Ffred CleggTales from the Mabinogion @mabinogiongame.bsky.social · 04/10/2026#FolkloreSunday Orddu, daughter of Orwen, was one of the the Three Witches of the Uplands of Hell. When Culhwch is given the impossible task of drawing blood from her, he allies with his uncle, King Arthur, as well as Gwyn ap Nudd, the Lord of the Fairy Folk. 132
Reposted by Ffred CleggDawn Robertson 🇪🇺🏴🇫🇷 @hayloftbooks.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The demands of Welsh devolution are simple: just give us what Scotland has. Andy Burnham is a Westminster leader whom Welsh nationalists could finally work with - but only if he stands up to the devo-sceptics in UK Labour. 0106
Reposted by Ffred CleggFamous Welsh Minds @famouswelshminds.bsky.social · 04/10/2026On this day in 1956, Plaid Cymru held a “Save Tryweryn” rally in Bala against Liverpool Corporation’s plan to flood Capel Celyn, a Welsh-speaking community. The campaign could not prevent the flooding. What does “Cofiwch Dryweryn” mean to you? #WelshHistory #FamousWelshMinds 01311
Reposted by Ffred CleggPhilolithia@bsky.social @philolithia.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Dusk and violet storm light over Ynys Enlli (Bardsey Island) this evening. 0343
Reposted by Ffred CleggWizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 04/10/2026On pre-order, our very Welsh Kickstarter project. They Are Still Here features stories of resistance and resilience in Welsh community, with a little help from our supernatural friends. wizardstowerpress.co... 01911
Reposted by Ffred CleggOwen Staton - Time between Times @owenstaton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Some roads should never be walked alone after dark… Two chilling tales from the old roads of Glamorgan. A man discovers something has climbed onto his back. A young girl realises something strange is following her home. Two roads. Two encounters. open.spotify.com/episode/1kDI...open.spotify.comTime between Times Storytelling with Owen Staton. The Road Ghosts of Wales.Time Between Times Storytelling with Owen Staton · Episode 042
Reposted by Ffred Cleggcathaguamia.bsky.social @cathaguamia.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Da, eto, gan @willhaycardiff.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe demands of Welsh devolution are simple: just give us what Scotland has | Will HaywardAndy Burnham is a Westminster leader whom Welsh nationalists could finally work with - but only if he stands up to the devo-sceptics in UK Labour, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward 1149
Reposted by Ffred Cleggmaxmoran.bsky.social @maxmoran.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Snowy Inkcaps in a misty Carmarthenshire field this morning. #fungifriends #fungi #mycology #naturephotography 1142
Reposted by Ffred CleggFlo Fflach @flofflach.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Autumnal ~ Hydrefol #hydref #autumn #sirbenfro #pembrokeshire #quinces 182
Reposted by Ffred CleggDr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Thank you / diolch to all my followers - there seems to be 10k of you 🥰🥳 For #StandingStoneSunday here's a special Toby the Trowel cartoon I drew at the age of 23 🧐 I'd phrase a lot of it differently nowadays but it's an historical item - pre internet fact-checking days 😮 ❤️ Enjoy folks 🍻 712920
Reposted by Ffred CleggHuw Marshall 🏴 @huwmarshall.substack.com · 04/10/2026Wales is becoming one big news desert... huwmarshall.substack.com/p/wales-is-b...huwmarshall.substack.comWales is becoming one big news desert — and democracy is paying the priceIn an age of abundant information, people in Wales still struggle to find sustained, reliable reporting about the institutions and decisions that shape their lives. 3139
Reposted by Ffred CleggPlaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Brexit has been a disaster. Plaid Cymru isn’t afraid to be bold if it means improving the lives of people in Wales. For a better, brighter future for our nation, we must rejoin the EU. 59436
Reposted by Ffred CleggPlaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Mae Brexit wedi bod yn llanast llwyr. Dydy Plaid Cymru ddim ofn bod yn feiddgar os yw’n golygu gwella bywydau pobl yn ein cymunedau. Er lles ein heconomi, swyddi a chyfleoedd rhaid i ni ailymuno â’r Undeb Ewropeaidd. 01911
Reposted by Ffred CleggPlaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Did you know? 👀 Plaid Cymru wants to see our high streets thrive so we’re giving small businesses the support they need. Mae Plaid Cymru yn gweithredu nawr i helpu busnesau bach i ffynnu ar gyfer y dyfodol. 13313
Reposted by Ffred Cleggmaxmoran.bsky.social @maxmoran.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Curlew in the reeds at Teifi Marshes in winter light. #BirdOfTheDay #LongBeaks #Welshbirds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #birdphotography 0252
Reposted by Ffred CleggMark D Barry (FAcSS) @swalesmetroprof.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I've just written to UK and Welsh Government Transport and Finance Ministers setting out what I think are the rail enhancement priorities for Wales to 2030/31 that UK Gov can /should fund... They have £14Bn after all! Lets see something in the Healey budget! swalesmetroprof.blog/2026/10/03/w...swalesmetroprof.blogWales Rail Enhancement Priorities for UK Government, October 2026.A copy of my letter to UK Government and Welsh Government Minister re my view of Wales rail enhancement priorities to 2030/31 474
Reposted by Ffred CleggMike Pollard @mikepnature.bsky.social · 03/10/2026An Adult Curlew Sandpiper with colour rings and yellow flag was a nice surprise at Flint Castle this afternoon. Awaiting info. Also at least 8 juveniles. #birdingWales @birdsinwales.bsky.social 0313
