Capel Celyn: the drowned village (Cofiwch Dryweryn)
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Capel Celyn: the drowned village (Cofiwch Dryweryn)
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In 1965, Capel Celyn - rural community to the Northwest of Bala in Gwynedd - was flooded in order to provide a water supply for Liverpool city. Despite local opposition, Liverpool council did not require Welsh approval and the proposal went ahead.
It remains a disaster that is a prominent symbol if injustice on the Welsh consciousness, and in today's episode Mags considers why.
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https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/ghostly-remains-flooded-welsh-village-24575116
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/people-wales-painted-more-50-16179945
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-64799911
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0f245q6
Dr Wyn Thomas (2023). Tryweryn: New Dawn?.