Anrhydeddus Gymdeithas y Cymmrodorion

Bodnant: A World of Ideas in a Welsh Garden
2025-04-22 18:30 - 20:30 (Europe/London) | Online Only
ONLINE ONLY
Iona McLaren
Author
Dr Elizabeth Siberry OBE, Member of Council in the chair

Wales in the Media
2025-03-17 06:30 - 20:00 | The London Welsh Centre, 157-163 Grays inn Road, London, WC1X 8UE, United Kingdom
The next talk in the Wales Matters series looking at contemporary issues of importance to Wales will focus on the information the Welsh public obtains through the news media available to it.
Ifan Morgan Jones
Head of Digital Media, S4C
Monday 17th March, 6.30 for 7pm
London Welsh Centre, 157 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8UE
Social media has cut a swathe through previous methods of news dissemination to the detriment of traditional news sources. How much has been lost with the decline of the printed media and of traditional broadcasting and how well is the Welsh public being served by online providers at a time when there are many issues crucial to the future of Wales as a society to be discussed?
In a globalised world dominated by large corporations is there still room and indeed an appetite for a Welsh voice and if not, what threat does this pose to participative democracy in small territories such as Wales?
These and other issues will be discussed by our speaker Ifan Morgan Jones, founder of Nation.Cymru and now Head of Digital Media at S4C. If you believe this is one of the key issues facing modern Wales, do come along to hear the talk and join the debate.
All are welcome. Admission is free but please book here.
Wales Matters is a joint initiative of the Cymmrodorion, the London Welsh Centre and Wales in London. Previous talks have focused on Wales’s Competitiveness, Education, the Crisis in the Arts, and Devolution.

Tigers and Dragons: Exhibiting India and Wales
2025-02-20 18:30 - 20:30 | The Medical Society of London, 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United Kingdom
Dr Zehra Jumabhoy
Lecturer, History of Art, University of Bristol
Peter Bennett-Jones CBE, President of the Montgomeryshire Society in the chair
In association with the Montgomeryshire Society

The North American Welsh
2025-01-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Online Only
ONLINE ONLY
Megan Williams
Welsh North American Association
Robert Humphries
Great Plains Welsh Heritage Project
Dan Rowbotham
Madog Center for Welsh Studies
Ceridwen Roberts OBE, Member of Council in the chair

Wales Matters: Next Steps for Devolution
2024-12-10 18:30 - 21:00 | London Welsh Centre, London Welsh Centre, 157-163 Grays Inn Rd, London, WC1X 8UE
Wales Matters – our new topical series
Next Steps for Devolution
David Melding
Deputy Presiding Officer, Senedd, 2011-2026
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The Statute of Rhuddlan or the Statute of Wales Enacted in 1284 - A 'Drastic and Revolutionary Document'?
2024-11-19 18:30 - 20:30 | Online Only
ONLINE ONLY
Dr Llinos Beverley Smith
Formerly Senior Lecturer, Department of History and Welsh History, University of Aberystwyth
Dr Sara Elin Roberts, Editor of the Transactions in the chair

Witchcraft in Wales, 1550-1850: A Tale of the Unexpected
2024-10-24 18:30 - 20:30 | The Medical Society of London, 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United Kingdom
Richard Suggett FSA, FLSW
Formerly Senior Investigator, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
Sir Deian Hopkin, President of the Society in the chair

The Flooding of Cwm Tryweryn - and its Political and Cultural Repercussions on Wales
2024-09-18 18:30 - 20:30 | The Medical Society of London, 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United Kingdom
Dr Wyn Thomas
Author, musician and historian
Rhian Medi Bishop, Member of Council in the chair

DARGANFOD BWYD CYMRU O’R NEWYDD / Rediscovering the Food of Wales
2024-08-06 15:00 - 16:00 | Maes yr Eisteddfod, Canolfan Ymwelwyr y Lido, Rhondda Cynon Taf, United Kingdom
Carwyn Graves
Darlledwr, awdur ac arbenigwr ar fwydydd traddodiadol Cymru
Yr Athro Syr Deian Hopkin,
Llywydd y Gymdeithas yn y gadair

Canolfan Ymwelwyr y Lido, Maes yr Eisteddfod, Rhondda Cynon Taf

All welcome – the talk will be simultaneously translated into English .

Wales Matters: Culture in Crisis
2024-07-15 18:30 - 21:00 | London Welsh Centre, London Welsh Centre, 157-163 Grays Inn Rd, London, WC1X 8UE
Wales Matters – our new topical series
Culture in Crisis
Yvette Vaughan Jones
Chair, Welsh National Opera
London Welsh Centre, 157-163 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8UE
For more information and to book a place go here
This event will be free in person but not online

WALES: SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES
2024-06-27 18:30 - 20:30 | The Medical Society of London, 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United Kingdom
Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS
Former First Minister, Welsh Government
Sir Deian Hopkin,
President of the Society in the chair

FROM ROMAN BRITAIN TO EARLY MEDIEVAL WALES: AN ARCHAEOLOGIST’S VIEW
2024-05-21 18:30 - 20:30 | The Medical Society of London, 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United Kingdom
Online
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For members, this link will be open for the AGM starting at 18:00.
Nancy Edwards FSA FBA FLSW
Professor Emerita in Medieval Archaeology, Bangor University
Dr Stephen Roberts,
Member of Council in the chair

FOR THE RECORDE: THE ROLE OF MATHS IN WALES, AND THE ROLE OF WALES IN MATHS
2024-04-25 18:30 - 20:30 | The Medical Society of London, 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United Kingdom
Online
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Professor Gareth Ffowc Roberts
Emeritus Professor at Bangor University
Dr Carol Bell,
Vice President of the Society

Wales Matters: Education - Is Wales Maintaining its Proud Tradition?
2024-04-10 18:30 - 21:00 | The London Welsh Centre, 157-163 Grays inn Road, London, WC1X 8UE, United Kingdom
Wales Matters – our new debate series
Education: Is Wales Maintaining its Proud Tradition?
Leading the debate: Dr Gareth Evans
Director Education Policy, University of Wales Trinity St. Davids.
Event free but please book a place here.
London Welsh Centre,157-163 Grays Inn Rd, London WC1X 8UE.
This event will not be online

A GAME OF TWO HALVES: HOW SPORT AND POLITICS INTERTWINE
2024-03-20 18:30 - 20:30 | The Medical Society of London, 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United Kingdom
Online
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Laura McAllister CBE
Professor of Public Policy and the Governance of Wales, Cardiff University and current Vice-President of UEFA
Rhys David,
Member of Council in the chair

IRON AGE WALES IN A MODERN NATION: RETHINKING WELSH HILLFORTS
2024-02-22 18:30 - 20:30 | The Medical Society of London, 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United Kingdom
Online
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Dr Toby Driver FSA
Senior Investigator (Aerial Survey) at the Royal Commission, Wales
Gareth Jenkins,
President of the Montgomeryshire Society in the chair

Cymmrodorion Medal, award ceremony for Dame Siân Phillips
2024-02-07 19:00 - 20:30 | The London Welsh Centre, 157-163 Grays inn Road, London, WC1X 8UE, United Kingdom
Dame Elan Closs Stephens, Vice President of the Cymmrodorion, will give a tribute to Dame Siân Phillips’ life and work, and the Medal will be presented by Sir Deian Hopkin, President of the Cymmrodorion.
To order a ticket please click here.
London Welsh Centre, 157-163 Grays Inn Road London WC1X 8UE

EDRYCH YN ÔL AC YMLAEN: PERTHNASEDD MESUR Y GYMRAEG I FYWYD CYMRU
2024-01-25 18:30 - 20:30
Online
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Efa Gruffudd Jones
Comisiynydd y Gymraeg/Welsh Language Commissioner
Yr Arthro Stuart Cole CBE,
Aelod y Cyngor yn y gadair

THE IMPACT OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS IN WALES
2023-12-14 18:30 - 20:30 | Online Only
Online
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Professor Jane Williams
Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law, Swansea University
Sian Tudor Reid,
Honorary Secretary in the chair

Can Wales Compete?
2023-12-06 18:30 - 21:00 | The London Welsh Centre, 157-163 Grays inn Road, London, WC1X 8UE, United Kingdom
This is the first of a new series of talks on topical subjects of concern to the people of Wales and its diaspora. Key Welsh organisations in London are getting together to discuss some of the issues facing Wales now and into the future. Your views are important. Do come along and take part. The talks are free, and take place at the London Welsh Centre. Details of the inaugural talk are below:
Can Wales Compete?
Surviving and Prospering in a Globalised World
Wednesday December 6th 2023. 6.30pm for 7pm
London Welsh Centre Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8UE
Robert Huggins
Professor of Economic Geography, Cardiff University
Founder of UK Competitive Index
In the chair: Gerald Holtham
Visiting Professor, Cardiff Metropolitan University
New industries, new technologies, new ways of working – how are Wales, and its towns and cities faring? Are they levelling up or slipping back? What are the impediments on the path to greater prosperity, and how can they be overcome?
This is an opportunity to hear the latest evidence and to join in discussion with other members of the London Welsh community.
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DEWI AND THE CALL OF PILGRIMAGE, PAST AND PRESENT
2023-11-21 18:30 - 20:30 | The Medical Society of London, 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United Kingdom
Online
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The Very Reverend Dr Sarah Rowland Jones LVO OBE
Dean of St Davids, Cathedral
Robert John,
Member of Council in the chair

RICHARD PRICE – LIBERTY’S APOSTLE AND THE NEW MORAL ORDER
2023-10-18 18:30 - 20:30 | The Medical Society of London, 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United Kingdom
Dr Huw Williams
Reader in Philosophy and University Dean for the Welsh Language, School of English, Communication and Philosophy, Cardiff University
Ceridwen Roberts OBE,
Chair of Council in the chair

Seremoni Medal y Cymmrodorion
2023-10-04 15:00 - 16:30 | National Library of Wales, National Library of Wales
Mae’r Cymmrodorion yn falch iawn i ddweud bydd Medal y Cymmrodorion yn cael ei ddyfarnu i Peter Lord am oes o wasanaeth i hanes celf yng Nghymru ac i ddathlu ei nifer fawr o lyfrau.
https://llyfrgell-cymru.zoom.us/rec/share/XAH0fsOkmvHciN-MWGg1QF8mBgDDTiZm0f6z_VxEJa_EJyF6Vp6XSA4L411Sfec7.xRvQREk6tIisHdTf
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GARETH JONES, HERO OF UKRAINE; A HERO FOR WALES?
2023-09-20 18:30 - 20:30 | The Medical Society of London, 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United Kingdom
Martin Shipton will evaluate the short life and career of Western Mail journalist Gareth Jones (1905-1935), focussing on his exposure of the man-made famine that killed four million Ukrainians and drawing historical parallels with the current war between Russia and Ukraine.

Martin Shipton is Associate Editor of Nation Cymru. Previously he was political editor-at-large of the Western Mail and before that the paper’s long-serving chief reporter. He is the author of three books including Mr Jones: The Life and Death of Gareth Jones.
Martin Shipton
Associate Editor, Nation.Cymru
Theo Davies-Lewis,
Member of Council in the chair

‘TEWI’R IAITH AR Y TROTHWY’: CERDDI AC ECOLEG
2023-08-08 15:00 - 16:00
Yr Athro Mererid Hopwood
Adran y Gymraeg ac Astudiaethau Celtaidd, Prifysgol Aberystwyth Yr Athro Syr Deian Hopkin,
Llywydd y Gymdeithas yn y gadair
Cymdeithas 1, Eisteddfod Llyn ac Eifionydd

MARY ELLIS HMI, CYDLYNYDD MENYWOD CYMRU AC AMERICA 1923-4
2023-06-22 18:30 - 20:30 | The Medical Society of London, 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United Kingdom
Dr Sian Rhiannon Williams
Archif Menywod Cymru/Women’s Archive Wales
Elinor Talfan Delaney,
Member of Council in the chair

TRANSLATING A WELSH CLASSIC: THE LLYFR TALIESIN
2023-05-25 18:30 - 20:30 | The Medical Society of London, 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United Kingdom
In Person
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Online
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Dr Rowan Williams
Theologian and poet
Sir Deian Hopkin,
President of the Society in the chair

THE ABORIGINES OF LONDON 1751: THE INFLUENCE OF THE CYMMRODORION
2023-04-18 18:30 - 20:30 | The Medical Society of London, 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United Kingdom
Emeritus Professor Prys Morgan
Swansea University
Ceridwen Roberts OBE,
Chair of Council in the chair

MAPPING THE WELSH LANGUAGE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA
2023-03-23 18:30 - 20:30 | The Medical Society of London, 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United Kingdom
Professor David Willis
Jesus Professor of Celtic, University of Oxford
Helen Fulton,
Member of Council in the chair

THE DYFI VALLEY AS A POST-INDUSTRIAL LANDSCAPE
2023-02-21 18:30 - 20:30 | The Medical Society of London, 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United Kingdom
The June Gruffydd Memorial Lecture
Richard Mayou
Emeritus Professor and Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford University
Sian Tudor Reid,
Honorary Secretary in the chair
