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Ysgol Ifor Bach scoops top prize at Caerphilly Urdd Eisteddfod parade

News | | Published: 17:00, Thursday October 16th, 2014.

PRIZE: The winning banner from Ysgol Ifor Bach
PRIZE: The winning banner from Ysgol Ifor Bach

Pupils from Ysgol Ifor Bach in Abertridwr won first prize for the best banner displayed in a parade to welcome the Urdd Eisteddfod to Caerphilly County Borough.

Around 4,000 children and adults took part in the Proclamation Parade held on October 4.

The school will now receive a prize of £500.

The Eisteddfod will be held in the grounds of Llancaiach Fawr Manor near Nelson, between May 25 and 30 next year.

Aled Sion, Director of the Urdd Eisteddfod said: “We had a great day in Caerphilly on Saturday with a great number of local children joining in the parade to announce that the Urdd National Eisteddfod is coming to the Caerphilly area. The enthusiasm here is outstanding.”

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