Sheepdog Trial Awards 2008
Round Fused glass dish
Approximately 200mm in diameter 25mm deep, from thick glass Logo engraved in centre and text engraved around outside. The engraving would appear white/opaque not black -shown black to illustrate design
Gair gan yr Ysgrifenydd Lleol.
Wrth eich croesawu chi i gyd yma atom fis Awst nesaf, fe wn y byddwch yn dod i ddarn hardd ac arbennig o Gymru.
Mae'n briodol i mi nodi'n ogystal y bydd pob enillydd yn yr Ymrysonfa yn mynd adref hefo tlws arbennig iawn hefyd, tlws i'w drysori. Comisiynwyd Anne Smith y grefftwraig mewn gwydr sy'n byw yn y Rhiw, un o bentrefi hyfrytaf Llyn, i weithio tlws unigryw ar ein cyfer.
Yn ychwanegol, bydd y Pencampwr yn derbyn sampler fydd yr un mor unigryw, sampler yn cynnwys englyn enwog y diweddar fardd ac amaethwr, Tom Richards, Llanfrothen i'r Ci Defaid. Fe'i cyflwynir gan wyres y bardd, Mrs Catrin Jones, Crugan, Llanbedrog.
Bydd y bugail ifanc uchaf ei farciau yn derbyn ffon fugail, crefftwaith a wneir yn arbennig at yr achlysur gan Mr Arthur Wyn Jones , Llanbedrog.
Mae eu haelioni yn cadarnhau bod trigolion yr ardal hon, nid yn unig wedi ymateb i'r alwad am eu cefnogaeth i ddigwyddiadau codi arian, ond wedi bod yn barod i gerdded yr 'ail filltir' hefo ni yn ogystal.
Dyma'r haelioni sy'n dod o'r galon, haelioni y mae'r pwyllgor yn ei gydnabod yn ddiffuant.
Felly, gan bod pobol Llyn wedi ymateb i'r her o lwyfannu'r Genedlaethol eleni, hyderaf y bydd y frawdoliaeth gwn defaid yn ymateb drwy ddod yma'n llu i fwynhau ein hardal, fel ein croeso.
Gareth Williams
Word from the Local Secretary.
As I extend you all a warm welcome to our midst next August, I know that you will be visiting a very beautiful and unique part of Wales.
It is also appropriate that I inform you that each winner at the Trials will return home carrying a very special trophy. Anne Smith, the glass designer who lives and works at Rhiw, one of Llyn's picturesque villages has been commissioned to produce an unique trophy for the event.
In addition to this, the Champion Shepherd will receive a sampler, just as unique, of the famous stanza to the Sheep Dog, composed by the poet and farmer, the late Tom Richards, Llanfrothen. This is being presented by the poets' grand daughter, Mrs Catrin Jones, Crugan, Llanbedrog.
The young shepherd achieving the highest points will receive a shepherd's crook, made especially for the occasion, the craftwork of Mr Arthur Wyn Jones, Llanbedrog.
Their generosity confirms that the people of this peninsula have not only responded magnificently to our call for their support to our fund raising activities, but that they have also been prepared to walk the 'second mile' with us. This generosity originates from the heart, a generosity that our committee sincerely acknowledges.
Therefore, since the people of Llyn have responded to the task of staging this year's National, I trust that the sheep dog fraternity will respond by coming here en masse, to enjoy this district and its hospitality.
