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THE BOUNDLESS LOVE OF A GREAT WELSH HEART
FFARWEL - RAY GRAVELL
Jon Gower pays a personal tribute to one of Wales’s most iconic heroes, international Rugby player, broadcaster, actor, family man and passionate patriot Ray Gravell, whose passing was mourned by an entire nation.

THE MAN WHO FLEW IN FROM THE WEST
Cambria meets Aer Arann’s Padraig O’Ceidigh
Aer Arann stepped into the breach taking up many of the routes following the failure of Air Wales. Cambria talks to its dynamic, inspirational CEO Padraig O’Ceidigh, a man as enthusiastic about rural regeneration and the Irish language as he is about flying.

NATURALIST IOLO WILLIAMS
Cambria sees another side to television personality and Wales’s best-loved naturalist Iolo Williams as he prepares for a gruelling march through the Patagonian Andes to raise money for Mencap Wales, his favourite charity, accompanied by an intrepid Rhobert ap Steffan, Cambria’s Research Editor.

ARTICLES

• Roy Noble:Councillor-Power
• Lynette Roberts: Rediscovering a Modern Classic
• Patrick Thomas: Carolling Restored: The return of the Welsh Christmas

DEPARTMENTS

Travel:
Tony Curtis, Jan Morris on Venice
Literature
Robert Nisbet on Narberth; Essays and Reviews
Poetry
John Tripp, Gillian Clarke, Kathleen Gray
Art
The brave, bold colour of artist Helen Elliot
Opera
Norma Lord on the WNO’s La Cenerentola
Theatre
David Adams on how the London Olympics are robbing Welsh arts
Gardens
Caroline Palmer on the Georgian Group Architectural Awards
Diary
Idris R. Jones casts an eye over contemporary Wales
Days out
Great holiday things to do around Wales
Motoring
John A. Edwards on a new Renault and an Indian icon
Food
Dorothy Davies on Christmas tips
Plus:
Cambria’s hotel and restaurant review
Photofeature by John Keates: Narberth in colour

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