The hardworking band of volunteers did us proud.
Attention to detail was evident to anyone who visited the site. Traffic control was superb and everyone I spoke to welcomed the special Welsh 'croeso'.

The highlight of the week for me was the primary school children's performance on Tuesday evening.
Entitled 'Swyn Stori', the production traced the history of Welsh literature for children.
The children led the audience via a memorable route through the ages starting with the translation of our Welsh Bible in 1588 by Bishop William Morgan.

Llyfr Mawr y Plant was one of the first Welsh books with photographs for children.
The young performers ably traced the history of this book. By observing members of the audience sitting around me, I was conscious that there was a great deal of reminiscing going on!
Through music, dance and drama, Welsh children's stories became alive on the Eisteddfod stage. An excellent production and performance.

BT has announced that it intends to remove 5,500 public telephone boxes and consult over the removal of 8,700 more public telephone boxes.
I am supporting a Commons Motion submitted by a cross party group of Members of Parliament calling on BT to ensure that a sufficient network of public phone boxes will be available to those who need to use them throughout the UK.

The Motion notes that not everyone in the UK has a mobile telephone and in some rural areas, mobile telephone reception is poor.
Public telephone boxes act as an emergency facility for those without mobile telephones, where their mobile telephone battery has died or where there is no mobile telephone reception.
The Motion further notes we recognise that BT is a private company but that it also has a public responsibility.
Local authorities are being consulted about BT's intentions.

The North Wales Group of Labour MPs at their last meeting with representatives of Network Rail discussed the rail travel cost changes from North Wales to London by Virgin Trains.
We are appalled by Virgin's decision and are supporting a Commons Motion which states:

"This House is appalled at the decision by Virgin Trains to increase the cost of travel on its North Wales to London weekday services that arrive in London before 9.30am by at least 150%; is deeply concerned at the detrimental effect of the increase in fares which passengers from North Wales will now have to pay to travel to London as a result of the company's decision to revise restrictions, seemingly to prevent the abuse of fares by passengers boarding trains in England, from which a higher fare applies; is further concerned about the impact this will have on later trains in which capacity is already limited; and urges Virgin Trains to reinstate Saver fares and look at other more practical ways of tackling alleged abuse of passengers boarding at stations in England that do not penalise passengers from North Wales, including the business community, using early travel to London".

This is not the first example of how this particular train operating company treats passengers from North Wales.
I am regularly corresponding with the Chief Executive about his company's failings.

Before this Commons Motion was tabled, I had already written to the Chief Executive of Virgin Trains to complain about his company's decision.
I am still waiting for a reply.