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The What\u2019s On Team were delighted to receive this letter of congratulation from Ann M. Jones:<\/p>\n
\u2018Very many congratulations to Brennig Davies who won the Crown at this year\u2019s National Urdd Eisteddfod – the largest Youth Festival in Europe – which was held in Cardiff last month. The adjudicators were unanimous in their praise of the winning entry. Brennig, who was educated at Ysgol Sant Curig and Ysgol Bro Morgannwg in Barry, is at present reading English at Oxford. His feat testifies to the success of Welsh Medium education in the Vale of Glamorgan. Readers of \u2018What\u2019s On\u2019 are familiar with the monthly column contributed by Brennig\u2019s twin sister, Tirion – who is studying Journalism at Cardiff. We, the villagers of Wenvoe, are very proud to have a National Winner living amongst us and we all hope he continues with his writing. Llongyfarchiadau mawr, Brennig\u2019. <\/em><\/p>\n It gave us the opportunity to get in touch with Brennig and to read more about his entry in the prose competition at the National Urdd Eisteddfod.<\/p>\n Writing under the pseudonym Fleur De Taf, Brennig\u2019s work was described by the judges as \u2018brilliant and original\u2019 and in a highly competitive field they chose \u2018an author who is confident enough in himself not to need verbal fireworks. We went for one that unsettles. We went for a maturity that left us wanting more.\u2019<\/p>\n Pictured here at the Crowning Ceremony, Brennig had this to say: \u2018I\u2019m really proud to have won the Crown this year, as it\u2019s been a great way of keeping in touch with my \u2018Welshness\u2019 during the time I\u2019ve been away at university, and it feels particularly special because the Eisteddfod was so local. Thank you to everyone who\u2019s been so kind and supportive, and I\u2019m looking forward to having the opportunity to write more in the future!\u2019<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The What\u2019s On Team were delighted to receive this letter of congratulation from Ann M. Jones: \u2018Very many congratulations to Brennig Davies who won the Crown at this year\u2019s National Urdd Eisteddfod – the largest Youth Festival in Europe – which was held in Cardiff last month. The adjudicators were unanimous in their praise of the winning entry. 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