History will be made when The Breton flag flies alongside the Red Dragon from the main towers of Caerphilly Castle next weekend. This will be the first time this has happened and co-incides with a visit of a delegation from two towns in Brittany.
Around 50 people from Lannion and Ploubezre will be spending four days in the town as part of the annual exchanges with Caerffili and District Twinning Association.
Plans are also in hand for a group from the twinning association to sing the Breton anthem when the flag is hoisted on Friday afternoon .
Councillor Colin Mann, a member of the twinning association, said: “We are delighted that Cadw has agreed that the Breton flag can be flown from the castle to mark the visit by our friends from Brittany and I would like to thank officials in Cadw for their cooperation .
“We are aiming to get half-a-dozen of us together to sing the Breton anthem, which has exactly the same tune as Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau. All we need to do is practice the words!
“This is the 21st year of the exchanges between our two regions. Links are very strong and just last week a junior football team from Llanbradach returned from playing matches in Brittany, the senior team winning the trophy on penalties.”