1967 In Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1967 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

*Secretary of State for Wales – Cledwyn Hughes
*Archbishop of Wales – Edwin Morris, Bishop of Monmouth (retired)
*Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – E. Gwyndaf Evans

Events

*20 February – The first Royal Mail postbus in Britain runs between Llanidloes and Llangurig.
*April – Rhodri Morgan marries fellow Welsh Labour MP Julie Edwards.
*13 April – Tri-annual county council elections take place across Wales.
*5 May – The Brynglas Tunnels on the M4 motorway by-passing Newport are opened.
*8 May – Local elections take place across the county boroughs and districts, with the Labour Party losing its majority on Ebbw Vale Urban Council for the first time in 30 years.
* 27 July – The Welsh Language Act allows the use of Welsh in legal proceedings and official documents.
*7 August – Two men and a boy are drowned in the Dyfi estuary.
* 25–27 August – The Beatles, along with Mick Jagger, Cilla Black, and Jane Asher, come to Bangor to attend a seminar by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi on Transcendental Meditation. Their visit is cut short by the shock news of manager Brian Epstein's death.
*2 October – The new Passport Office opens in Newport as part of a United Kingdom government effort to move government offices into the regions.
*25 October - Foot and Mouth Disease breaks out in North Wales and parts of England.
*November - HM Land Registry opens an office in Swansea.
*18 December – Newtown, Montgomeryshire, is designated as a New Town. The River Severn is re-channelled to prevent the town becoming further damaged by floods.
*''date unknown''
**The Gittins Report on Primary Education in Wales recommends that "every child should be given sufficient opportunity to be reasonably bilingual by the end of the primary stage".
**Merched y Wawr is founded in the village of Parc near Bala, by language campaigner Zonia Bowen, after the Women's Institute refused to allow the Welsh language to be used.
**The University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology (UWIST) in Cardiff is incorporated by charter; it later becomes part of the University of Wales.
**The former Royal Navy Propellant Factory, Caerwent, RAF Caerwent weapons storage facility, is transferred to United States administration.
**The Clywedog Reservoir is completed.
** Francis Jones is appointed to the newly-formed Prince of Wales ' Investiture Committee.

Arts and literature

*The first Welsh pantomime is put on by Theatr Felinfach, based on the life of Twm Siôn Cati.
* Rhys Davies wins an Edgar Allan Poe Award for his story "The Chosen One", originally published in ''The New Yorker''.
*The publisher Y Lolfa is established by Robat Gruffudd in Tal-y-bont, Ceredigion.

Awards

*National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Bala)
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – Emrys Roberts, "Y Gwyddonydd"
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – Eluned Phillips, "Corlannau"
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – ''withheld''

New books

English language

*Alan Garner – ''The Owl Service''
*Bill Meilen – ''The Division''
*Leslie Norris – ''The Loud Winter''
*Bertrand Russell – ''War Crimes in Vietnam''

Welsh language

* Hydwedd Boyer – ''I'r Ynysoedd''
* Brinley Richards – ''Cerddi'r Dyffryn''
* Kate Roberts – ''Tegwch y Bore''
* William Nantlais Williams – ''O Gopa Bryn Nefo''

New drama

*Saunders Lewis – ''Cymru Fydd''

Music

*Hogia'r Wyddfa – ''Tylluanod'' (album)
*Mary Hopkin – ''Mae Pob Awr''
*Arwel Hughes – ''Mab y Dyn'' (cantata)
*Jeffrey Lewis – ''Epitaphium – Children of the Sun''
*William Mathias – ''Sinfonietta''
* Toni ac Aloma – ''Caffi Gaerwen''
* Y Triban – ''Paid â dodi dadi ar y dôl''
*Y Blew – ''Maes B''

Film

*Richard Burton stars in ''The Taming of the Shrew'' opposite his wife Elizabeth Taylor.
*''Carry On up the Khyber'' is filmed in North Wales.

Broadcasting

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Welsh-language television

*''Hob y Deri Dando''; ''Disc a Dawn''

English-language television

*''Conqueror's Road'' (drama series)
*''The Shepherds of Moel Siabod'' (documentary)
*''The Prisoner'', filmed at Portmeirion
*The cast and crew of ''Doctor Who'' film the serial ''The Abominable Snowmen'' at Nant Ffrancon, doubling for Tibet.

Sport

*Boxing – June 15: Howard Winstone is controversially defeated on points by Mexico's Vincente Saldivar at Ninian Park, Cardiff.
*Cricket – Glamorgan County Cricket Club moves to a new home at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff.
*Cross-country – The 1967 International Cross Country Championships are held at Barry.
*Gymnastics – Bobby Williams of Swansea is British champion.
*Rugby union – Barry John and Gareth Edwards make their international debut.
*Swimming – Paul Radmilovic is the first Briton to be elected to the American Swimming Hall of Fame.
*BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year – Howard Winstone

Births

*7 February – Richie Burnett, darts player
*16 February – Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely, politician
*18 February – Colin Jackson CBE, athlete
*22 February – Wayne Curtis, footballer
*1 March – Steffan Rhodri, screen actor
*21 March – Carwyn Jones, politician
*27 March – Bob Morgan, Olympic diver
*5 April – Andy Allen, rugby player
*8 April – Arwyn Davies, Welsh actor
*10 May – Jon Ronson, journalist and documentary filmmaker
*9 July
** Julie Thomas, lawn bowler
** Richard Webster, rugby player
*22 July – Rhys Ifans, actor and musician
*7 September – Steve James, cricketer
* 13 October – Steve O'Shaughnessy, footballer
*27 October – Jason Gummer, footballer
*12 November – Grant Nicholas, musician
*18 November – Zoë Skoulding, poet and musician
*27 November – Geraint Rees, neurologist
*''date unknown''
** Robert Huw Morgan, organist and choral conductor

Deaths

*7 January
**Vince Griffiths, rugby player, 65
**Sir Frederick Rees, Welsh historian and academic, 83
*15 January – Sir Cyril Fox, archaeologist, 84
* 22 January
**Idris Bell, papyrologist and author, 87
** Mary Myfanwy Wood, missionary, 84
*28 January – Cliff Davies, Wales international rugby player, 47
*2 February – Griffith Griffith, Presbyterian leader, 83
*14 February – Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby, politician, 70
*18 February – Gwynno James, Dean of Brecon, 54
* 7 March – Percy Morris, trade unionist and politician, 73
*11 March
**Rupert Davies, Welsh-Canadian author, editor, newspaper publisher, and politician, 87
** Ivor Rees, Victoria Cross recipient, 73
*26 April – W. J. A. Davies, rugby player, 76
*5 May – Owen Thomas Jones, geologist, 89
*27 June – David Thomas, educationalist, writer and politician, 86
*29 July – Jack Wetter, Wales international rugby union captain, 79
*30 July – George Littlewood Hirst, Wales international rugby player, 77
*15 September
**Rhys Gabe, Wales international rugby union captain, 87
**Enid Wyn Jones, nurse, 68
*18 September – William Davies, dual-code rugby player, 76
*8 October – Vernon Watkins, poet, 61
*9 October – Edward Tegla Davies, clergyman and writer, 87
*29 October – Bobbie Williams, rugby player, 71?
*2 November – Robert John Rowlands ("Meuryn"), poet, 87
*25 November – Tom Parker, Welsh international rugby union captain, 76
*11 December – Florrie Evans, revivalist and missionary, 82
*12 December – Tommy Bamford, footballer, 62
* 30 December – Ronald Lewis, operatic baritone, 51 (cancer)
*31 December – Watkin William Price, historian and activist, 94
*''date unknown''
** Len Apsey, footballer, 57
** Colin Jones, artist, 38

See also

* 1967 in Northern Ireland

References

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