* From left, are Rotarian John Clifford, welcome host Joshua Phillips of Ysgol Dinas Bran, who was helping out in the Eisteddfod press office; Mabli Lebbon of Ysgol Glan Clwyd who was with the music office; Beth Murray, Rotary District Governor; Rotarian Nick Gidney; Isobel Thomas of Ysgol Dinas Bran (music office); Harrison Clarke of Ysgol Dinas Bran (press office) and Sebastian Winser of Ysgol Dinas Bran (press office).
Rotary International once again sponsored the stylish gilets worn by the Eisteddfod’s team of young volunteer welcome hosts.
The organisation, which has been closely associated with the festival over many years, handed over the striking new red gilets bearing the Eisteddfod’s dragon logo, the wheel logo of Rotary International and the word 'Croeso' emblazoned on the back, in time for them to be worn during Core Week.
The hosts, who are all in their teens and drawn from local schools, help out in a variety of departments during the week and their gilets are regularly renewed by Rotary.
Beth Murray, Governor of Rotary’s 1180 District which takes in Llangollen, said: “We’ve been providing the welcome hosts with their gilets for several years.
“It’s great to support such a fantastic international event as the Eisteddfod which has values that are so much in line with those of Rotary International.”
Ian Lebbon, Chairman of the Eisteddfod’s Marketing Committee, said: “I’d like to thank Rotary for once again providing the gilets for the 2024 festival. They make our welcome hosts look so smart.
“The young people do a fantastic job for us and it’s important they wear something that really distinctive and helps them to be easily picked out by our visitors and other volunteers.
“We originally came up with the idea of having welcome hosts at the Eisteddfod after we saw the 2012 London Olympics using them very successfully.”
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