Welsh Music and Sport

Wales has a strong music tradition, and the Welsh land is also known as the 'land of song'. The modern stereotype is based from the 19th century choral music and 20th century choirs and arena singing.

The Welsh has a history of folk music which is related to the celtic music. The tradition of choral singing has been expressed through sporting events such as rugby.

 The national athem of Wales is called 'Hen WLad Fy Nhadau'.

The Welsh tradition of brass bands dating from the Victorian era continues, moat particularly in the South of Wales, with Welsh bands such as the Cory Band being one of the best.


There are many Welsh singers such as Ivor Novello who was a singer from the first world war and  Delme Bryn-Jones who found fame in world war II. In the early 1980s Tom Jones and also  Shirley Bassey who both of them defined Welsh vocal styles for several generations and still do today.


The most popular sport in Wales in Rugby and Football. The Millenuim Staduim is the national staduim in Wales.


 Rugby in Wales is consider as part of the national culture of Wales. Wales now share a single top flight in rugby with Scotland, Ireland, Italy. Wales is represented by four teams that take part in the Heineken cup and the European Challenge Cup.

Also Wales's national teams take part in the Six Nations Championship and also the rugby World Cup. Wales holds World Cup in 2009.



Football was developed in the 19th century in Wales, but the sport was more popular in the North of Wales. The Most successful Welsh teams are Cardiff City, Newport County and Swansea city. Cardiff City are the most successful team out of the Welsh teams by winning the FA Cup in 1927 and also spending 15 seasons in top flight English First division. 


There are many Welsh athletes such as Ryan Giggs, Craig Bellamy, Gareth Thomas and many more.....

St Davids Days

St David was the patron saint of Wales and St David day is celebrated on the 1st, of March every year. The first of March was chosen because this was the only recording of his death. In 2000 the national assembly of Wales voted to make this day a public holiday but people also wanted it to be a bank holiday.

St David was born at the end of the fifth century, But their is no evidence of his death.

For centuries March the 1st has been a festival, he was recognised as a patron to the welsh. March the 1st (ST. David's day) was  first celebrated by the Welsh in the middle ages.

St. David's day is not a national holiday in the United Kingdom, It is celebrated by the Welsh societies throughout the world with parties and eisteddfodau which is the Welsh word for concert.

The Symbol of Wales

Wales has its own culture and its own language and also its own holidays and music.
The Welsh symbol is a Red Dragon but it has other emblems such as the Leek and the Daffodil but the Red Dragon is the main symbol/emblem for Wales.  


The Welsh dragon is the oldest symbol of Wales, this symbol is still often seen as a shorthand for all things Welsh. The symbol was used by Henry VII at the battle Bosworth in 1485. It was also included into the Tudor Royal Army to signify that they were Welsh.


The Welsh dragon symbol is used for many different emblems for Welsh Government, Cardiff, Newport, Newport Gwent Dragons, Cardiff City FC. 

The Leek is another national symbol for wales, which comes from the legend of St. David how he ordered the Welsh soldiers to identify themselves by wearing the Leek in the battle of the Saxons. The Leeks is still worn today to remember St. Davids day on March 1st. 

The Daffodil is the national flower of Wales and it is also worn on St. Davids day.

My Town pic

I came up with the idea to have like a box and make it into a DVD style player, so I'll have to cut out a part in the middle side of the box and have a empty DVD case inside which the DVD will rest in. On the front of the box it will look like a DVD player and the rest of the box will be covered in my town pictures.

This is a first idea I came up with and will have  a think about more suitable ideas on what to do to hand in my MyTown project.

i have finished putting my director piece together and i am happy with the outcome of the whole piece. i have come across a few errors with it for example there is a little white line around one of my main pictures and will have to change it to make it look better. The other problem that i have is the delay between the pages this is not a major error but it can easily be changed.

Newport City Centre

Newport City Centre.

Newport city centre is the area of Newport by the west bank of the River Usk.  Most of the city centre is contained within two areas, the central area and the area around Lower Dock Street. Most of the city centre is located in the Stow Hill district.

The main shopping street is Commercial Street. It then links the heart of the city with Newport Docks.

The area between Commercial Street and the river used to contain a railway lines and river wharves so the street pattern in this area was never fixed. On the removal of the railway lines in the 1960s the large John Frost Square and Kingsway Shopping Centre were built, close to Newport bus station. This area is to be redeveloped to provide the Friars Walk shopping mall.