{"id":3735,"date":"2026-02-19T15:23:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mentermon.com\/?post_type=newyddion&#038;p=3735"},"modified":"2026-02-23T14:46:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T14:46:50","slug":"dathlugwlan","status":"publish","type":"newyddion","link":"https:\/\/www.mentermon.com\/en\/newyddion\/dathlugwlan\/","title":{"rendered":"An Event to Celebrate Wool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We will be hosting an exciting event in partnership with <strong>Lanotech Ltd<\/strong> on <strong>6 March<\/strong> at <strong>Gwersyll yr Urdd Glan-Llyn, Bala<\/strong>. We aim to bring people together to celebrate wool, explore innovation, and discuss the future of the sector in Wales and beyond.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The event will have two parts:<\/p>\n<h3>Part 1 (1-5pm): Key speakers and topics<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Talks and presentations by a range of experts to discuss the history of the industry, alternative uses, innovation, and new businesses within the sector<\/li>\n<li>An opportunity to question discussion panels about the current state of the industry, its future, and the support available<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Part 2 (5-7pm): Practical workshops (suitable for everyone &#8211; children welcome!)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A variety of workshops showcasing what\u2019s possible with wool \u2013 from felting to dyeing and weaving \u2013 led by talented craftspeople: <strong>Debbie Mercer, Paul Davies, Gillian Williams and Olwen Ford<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A podcast workshop with <strong>Cwmni Pum Plwy Penllyn<\/strong> to collect stories about agriculture and wool, along with an exhibition celebrating the tradition of sock knitting in Bala<\/li>\n<li>Refreshments will be available throughout the event, as well as opportunities to network with several stallholders, including <strong>the National Wool Museum, AberInnovation, Leather UK, Bulmer &amp; Lumb, <\/strong>etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is a <strong>free event<\/strong>, and everyone is welcome to join us &#8211; please register by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/dathlu-gwlan-celebrating-wool-tickets-1983536968468?utm-campaign=social&amp;utm-content=attendeeshare&amp;utm-medium=discovery&amp;utm-term=listing&amp;utm-source=cp&amp;aff=ebdsshcopyurl\">clicking here<\/a> or contact gwlan@mentermon.com<\/strong>. You are also welcome to get in touch if you would like to support the event, for example, by bringing a stall.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Programme:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentermon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Celebrating-Wool-Programme.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mentermon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Celebrating-Wool-Programme-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mentermon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Celebrating-Wool-Programme-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.mentermon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Celebrating-Wool-Programme-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.mentermon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Celebrating-Wool-Programme-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mentermon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Celebrating-Wool-Programme-100x141.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.mentermon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Celebrating-Wool-Programme-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/www.mentermon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Celebrating-Wool-Programme.jpg 1414w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentermon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Rhaglen-Dathlu-Gwlan-Celebrating-Wool-Programme-1.pdf\">(Download a copy here)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":3749,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-3735","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\/3735","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\/3749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mentermon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}