This morning something rather special took place. Soil from the top of Pen y Fan was blessed during a special service on the mountain top and then carried down to make its way to a special event to be held on Flanders Field on 16th August involving the unveiling of a Welsh Memorial to mark the those of Welsh descent who took part in the First World War. Reverend Richard Podger from the Parish of Cantref, where Pen y Fan falls in, was accompanied by nearly 40 people including Colonel Kevin Davies, Deputy Commander from HQ 160 Brigade, along with officers from the National Trust in Wales, Brecon Beacons National Park Authority, members from the Welsh Memorial in Flanders Committee and over 15 Army College students. Original reproductions of First World War sandbags - kindly donated by the Belgium company Mutoh in recognition for the event – have been used to collect soil from Wales’s two largest mountains, Snowdon and Pen y Fan, where it will be laid on Flanders Field at a ceremony to mark all those of Welsh descent who took part in the First World War. Two Welsh schoolboys – one from North Wales and one from South Wales – will be speaking at the dedication service in Flanders, describing the two fallen Welsh soldiers, after which they will place the soil at the memorial base. The event has been four years in the making, and has been a labour of love for Peter Carter Jones, who is the leading co-ordinator of the Welsh Memorial in Flanders Campaign. A large specially commissioned bronze memorial dragon has been fitted to the top of the Cromlech, where it will be officially unveiled at a special memorial service on the 16th August by the Welsh First Minister and the Secretary of State for Wales.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 13:27:31 +0000
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