Jan Morris wins the Award   
Anrhydedd Cymry’r Cyfanfyd – The Worldwide Welsh Award was presented  to Jan Morris at the National Eisteddfod this year ‘for her exceptional and outstanding contribution to Welsh culture, heritage and letters.’

The Gathering of the Celts   
Every August more than three-quarters of a million people gather in Lorient, Brittany, to experience the world’s largest and most colourful Celtic festival. 2007 was the year of Scotland - 2008 will be the year of Wales.

Llantarnam Abbey     
David Jones tells the story of Llantarnam in Gwent established as a great Cistercian abbey 800 years ago by Hywel ap Iorwerth, Lord of Caerleon. Even today it remains an oasis of tranquillity and of prayer.

The Welsh Pilgrim   
Patrick Thomas describes how the medieval Welsh pilgrim was not short of places to visit, and did so. Rome and Santiago de Compostella attracted many, and for those who did not wish to venture so far, there was always St Davids.

Roy Noble on motivation   
 ‘In Gwaun Cae Gurwen there was a kind of earth mother who was adept at all the ‘old ways and remedies...’. roy noble takes a look at techniques to assist Welsh children in the quest for a good education.

Diary   
Cambria’s new diarist Idris Jones offers a personal view of Wales, in ‘The first of a regular column looking at some of the things happening in Wales.. It may be controversial, useful or simply amusing...’

All about our ‘dai-aspora’   
One community’s economic immigrant, under-cutting costs and wages, is another’s heroic, down-trodden worker, finding a better life for himself and family sending much-needed money home says Sion Jobbins.

Portrait of Llangorse   
Robert Jones’s portrait of Llangorse Lake: ’Originally known as Lake Syfaddan, it is the second largest in Wales, and has an amazing variety of plants and animals with species-rich grassland and woodland.’

Plus: Aberystwyth in colour

Literary section, reviews, personalities etc
Peter J. Conradi on Cascob
Byron’s Glittering Prize!

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