Y Gair gan y Cadeirydd.

           Mae yna draddodiad o ymryson
cwn defaid yn perthyn i Pen Llyn sydd
yn mynd yn ol oddeutu canrif, Unwaith
o'r blaen y bu i'r Traealon Gwn Defaid
Genedlaethol Cymru gael ei chynnal
yma a hynny ar y golff ym Mhwllheli
yn y flwyddyn 1959 .
       Tair blynedd yn ol ellwch fentro
meddwl y balchder oedd gan rhai
ohonom pan gawsom y cynnig i'w
chynnal hi yma eto yn 2008 oddiwrth
Mr E. Wyn Edwards, Rhuthun, Llywydd
Cenedlaethol cyffredol Cymru o'r
Gymdeithas Gwn Defaid Ryngwladol.
       Eithr yn nhraddodiad gorau'r ardal, ffurfiwyd pwyllgor llywio allan o bwyllgorau mrysonfeydd Aberdaron, Rhiw, Sarn, Abersoch, Efailnewydd, Llanystumdwy a Chlynnog. Wrth i ychwaneg o selogion y byd cwn defaid o ardal Gwynedd, ynghyd ag unigolion profiadol eraill ein cefnogi, fe ddechreuodd y darnau ddisgyn i'w lle, ac fe ddaliodd ein gweithgarwch codi arian ddychymyg y gymuned leol.
        Erbyn hyn, rhwng rhoddion ariannol unigolion, gweithgarwch gwirfoddol y pwyllgor megis ocsiwn addewidion, raffl, tê gardd, ras hwyaid, cyngerdd a helfa drysor, ynghyd â chefnogaeth cyrff cyhoeddus, mae ein pryderon cychwynnol ynglyn â'r baich ariannol wedi ei liniaru. Mae'r cyrff cyhoeddus canlynol wedi amlygu cefnogaeth lwyr ac ymarferol : Cymunedau'n Gyntaf Pen Llyn; Cyngor Gweithredu Gwirfoddol Cymru; Cyngor Gwynedd drwy Bwyllgor Ardal Harddwch Naturiol Eithriadol Llyn; Cynghorau Cymuned yr ardal. Yn ogystal cafwyd cyfraniadau ariannol gan nifer o gymdeithasau gwirfoddol a busnesau o fewn yr ardal. Yn wyneb y brwdfrydedd a'r caredigrwydd hwn, rydw i yn dawel hyderus y bydd Ymrysonfa Genedlaethol 2008 yn llwyddiant.
        Mae fy niolch am yr holl haelioni hwn yn un sydd ar ei ganfed. Diolch o'r galon hefyd i drigolion y penrhyn hwn am eu cefnogaeth angerddol, drwy eu presenoldeb dro ar ôl tro, yn ein gweithgareddau codi arian.
       Mae'r holl gefnogaeth wedi bod yn amrhisiadwy i ni. Hebddi, ni byddai modd cynnal yr Ymrysonfa.
      Mae wedi bod yn anrhydedd i mi gael eistedd yng nghadair y pwyllgor llywio. Mae hi hefyd yn anrhydedd i mi gael estyn croeso cynnes i chi i gyd atom, o'r 20fed i'r 22ain o Awst.

Ieuan Williams.

                                       A Word from the Chairman .

                                                                                                    Sheepdog trialing has been a popular 
                                                                                              sport and  past time for local farmers and
                                                                                              shepherds on the Llyn Peninsula for over
                                                                                              a centuary,during that time The Welsh
                                                                                              National Sheepdog Trials has only been 
                                                                                              held here once, and that was on the golf
                                                                                              course in Pwllheli in 1959 .
                                                                                                      You can imagine how excited some
                                                                                              of us were when we were offered the
                                                                                              chance to stage the event here in 2008 by
                                                                                              Mr E. Wyn Edwards, Rhuthun, the current
                                                                                              Welsh National President of the
                                                                                              International Sheep Dog Society. 
                                                                                                      However, in keeping with the best 
                                                           traditions of this area, a steering committee was formed,
                                                           drawing its members from the committees of the Aberdaron,
                                                           Rhiw, Sarn, Abersoch, Efailnewydd, Llanystumdwy and
                                                           Clynnog trials. With the stalwarts of the trialing world from the
                                                           Gwynedd area, and other experienced individuals supporting,
                                                           the pieces began to fall into place, and our fund raising
                                                           activities caught the imagination of the local community. 
                                                                  By now, between the monetary donations of individuals; the
                                                           voluntary efforts of the committee, being an auction of promises,
                                                           raffle, garden party, duck race, concert and a treasure hunt,
                                                           together with the support of the public authorities, our initial
                                                           concern relative to the financial burden has been alleviated. 
                                                                  The following public bodies have displayed their full and
                                                           practical support: Communities First Pen Llyn; The Wales
                                                           Council for Voluntary Action; Gwynedd Council through the
                                                           Committee of the Llyn Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty; the 
                                                           area's Community Councils. 
                                                                   We have also received donations from a number of
                                                            voluntary societies and businesses from within the district, and
                                                            in the light of this enthusiasm and kindness being displayed, I
                                                            am quietly confident that the 2008 Welsh National will be a 
                                                            successful event. My thanks for all this generosity are a
                                                            hundredfold. 
                                                                    My heartfelt thanks are also extended to the inhabitants of
                                                            the Llyn peninsula, who have vehemently supported us with
                                                            their presence, time and time again, in our fund raising
                                                            activities.
                                                                     All this support has been invaluable to us, for without it, it
                                                            would not be possible to stage the Trials.
                                                                      It has been my privilege to chair the steering committee.
                                                            It is also my privilege to extend you all a warm welcome to our
                                                            midst from the 20th to the 22nd of August.

                                                                                                                                       Ieuan Williams.