1986 in Wales

1986 in Wales

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1986 in: The United Kingdom • Ireland • Scotland

Other events of 1986

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1986 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales – The Prince Charles
• Princess of Wales – Diana
• Secretary of State for Wales – Nicholas Edwards
• Archbishop of Wales – Derrick Childs, Bishop of Monmouth (retired)
• Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Elerydd

Events

• 21 April - Elizabeth II is presented with a kilo of Welsh gold for her 60th birthday, in the knowledge that supplies are becoming scarce.
• May - Cardiff City and Swansea City are both relegated to the Football League Fourth Division in England. Swansea, who were in the First Division between 1981 and 1983, recently came close to going out of existence due to huge debts.^[1]
• 30 June - Maerdy colliery, the last pit in the Rhondda, is closed.
• The Wales National ice rink opens in Cardiff.
• Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd are designated collectively as a World Heritage Site.

Arts and literature

• The first Welsh Proms are held at St David's Hall, Cardiff.
• The Old Devils, Kingsley Amis's novel set in Wales, wins the Booker Prize.

Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Fishguard)

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Gwynn ap Gwilym
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - T James Jones
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Ray Evans

• Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen - Robat Gruffudd, Llosgi

New books

• Duncan Bush - Salt
• J. Eirian Davies - Cerddi
• Mary Jones - Resistance
• Rhiannon Davies Jones - Dyddiadur Mary Gwyn
• Elyn L. Jones - Cyfrinach Hannah
• Christopher Norris - Contest of Faculties
• Oliver Reynolds - Skevington's Daughter
• Alun Richards - Days of Absence
• R. S. Thomas - Experimenting with an Amen
• Angharad Tomos - Yma o Hyd
• Gwyn Alf Williams - When Was Wales?
• Raymond Williams - Loyalties

Music

Classical

• Arwel Hughes - Gloria Patri
• Daniel Jones - Cello Concerto

Albums

• Y Cyrff - Dan y Cownter
• Bonnie Tyler - Secrets Dreams And Forbidden Fire (album)
• Chichester Psalms, featuring Aled Jones

Film

Welsh-language films

• Ibiza, Ibiza
• Milwr Bychan
• Rhosyn a Rhith (English: Coming Up Roses)

Broadcasting

Welsh-language television

• Sam Tân (Fireman Sam)

English-language television

• A Child's Christmas in Wales (adaptation of a short story by Dylan Thomas)
• BBC Wales wins awards for Penyberth and Ms Rhymney Valley 1985 (documentary) at the Celtic Film and Television Festival.
• Chris Stuart - Cha Cha Chat Show

Sports

• Athletics: Kirsty Wade becomes the first Welsh woman to win the gold medal in the 800m and 1500m at the Commonwealth Games.
• Boxing:
  • 9 April - Robert Dickie wins the British featherweight title.
• Cricket: Greg Thomas is capped for England. Matthew Maynard becomes the youngest player ever to score 1000 runs for Glamorgan CCC.
• Gymnastics: Andrew Morris becomes British men's champion for the third time.

Births

• 9 January - Craig Davies, footballer
• 21 February - Charlotte Church, singer
• 28 March - Jay Curtis, radio presenter
• 11 April - Dai Greene, athlete
• 17 November - Joe Jacobson, footballer

Deaths

• 16 February - John Tripp, poet, 58
• 28 February - Sir Thomas Williams, UK politician, 70
• March - Lewis Valentine, political activist, 92
• 1 March - Tommy Farr, boxing champion, 72
• 10 March - Ray Milland, actor, 79
• 14 March - Sir Huw Wheldon, television producer and presenter, 69
• 5 June - John Bevan, former Wales rugby union coach, 38
• 29 August - Annie Powell, politician and Wales's first Communist mayor, 79
• 1 November - Tom Arthur, Wales national rugby player, 80
• 6 November (at Henley-on-Thames) - Howard Thomas, radio producer
• 13 December - Glyn Daniel, archaeologist, 72

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