{"id":3656,"date":"2025-10-29T09:36:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T09:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mentermon.com\/?post_type=newyddion&#038;p=3656"},"modified":"2025-10-29T09:39:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T09:39:29","slug":"gwyl-cefni-blwyddyn-i-edrych-ymlaen-a-datblygu","status":"publish","type":"newyddion","link":"https:\/\/www.mentermon.com\/en\/newyddion\/gwyl-cefni-blwyddyn-i-edrych-ymlaen-a-datblygu\/","title":{"rendered":"G\u0175yl Cefni &#8211; A year of development and looking ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">G\u0175yl Cefni has been held for a quarter of a century. It started in the year 2000 in Llangefni as part of the activities of Menter Iaith M\u00f4n within Menter M\u00f4n.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This year&#8217;s event was the largest yet, and after all the organising has come to an end for the 2025 festival &#8211; the G\u0175yl Cefni committee, which is currently being coordinated by Menter M\u00f4n, has come to a difficult but necessary decision not to hold G\u0175yl Cefni in 2026.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Since our first festival, G\u0175yl Cefni has grown beyond our expectations in terms of size and popularity and has grown extremely quickly over recent years. Although the growth is a source of pride and a tremendous boost to the town during the week of the festival, it also places significantly greater pressure and responsibilities on our team of dedicated volunteers.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After careful consideration, at a meeting on 23 September, the committee voted to take 2026 as a year to develop.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We want to assure you that this isn\u2019t the end of G\u0175yl Cefni . During the next year we will be:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Looking for more committee members and volunteers<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Looking for additional ways to fund this Welsh festival<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Organising community activities<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The committee will meet regularly throughout 2026 to work together to develop the new vision. We will also, of course, start planning for the G\u0175yl Cefni 2027. We are also calling on individuals who are interested to join us again to plan for 2027.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Elen Hughes, Projects Director at Menter M\u00f4n said:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;We would like to thank everyone who has supported G\u0175yl Cefni over the years including our volunteers, sponsors, local businesses, performers, stall holders, visitors, and most importantly, all the people who have been coming to enjoy and celebrate Welsh culture and music.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;We are so proud of the success of the festival. Over the years, it has grown attracting thousands of attendees over a two-day celebration of Welsh music\u00a0 in the town of Llangefni.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8220;We look forward to returning in 2027 with new energy, ensuring that G\u0175yl Cefni continues to celebrate the vibrant culture of our community for years to come.&#8221;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We consider next year as an opportunity to work more closely with businesses and the local community to ensure that our community can make the most of the economic benefits of the festival in 2027 and beyond.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We are also very much looking forward to hosting the Urdd Eisteddfod in 2026 and we understand that our volunteers and communities give a lot of energy and their time to that.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you are interested in volunteering or being part of the committee, or if you are interested in being a funder for G\u0175yl Cefni, please contact us: enquiries@mentermon.com<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For any media enquiries, please contact: communications@mentermon.com<\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":3657,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-3656","newyddion","type-newyddion","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mentermon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newyddion\/3656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mentermon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newyddion"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mentermon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/newyddion"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mentermon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mentermon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}