1981 in Wales

none 1981 This article is about the particular significance of the year 1981 to Wales and its people. Incumbents United Kingdom incumbents 1981 in the United Kingdom#Incumbents Secretary of State for Wales – Nicholas Edwardshttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/mar/19/lord-crickhowell-obituary Lord Crickhowell obituary 19 March 2018 The Guardian Stephen Bates 19 March 2020 Archbishop of Wales – Gwilym Williams, Bishop of BangorGerald Parsons The Growth of Religious Diversity - Vol 2: Britain From 1945 Volume 2: Controversies https://books.google.com/books?id=MbSLmy-a23sC&pg=PA106 20 June 2013 Routledge 978-1-136-13628-3 106 Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales Geraint (outgoing)NA NA The Macmillan Guide to the United Kingdom 1978-79 https://books.google.com/books?id=Ot-vCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA875 25 December 2015 Springer 978-1-349-81511-1 875 Jâms Nicholas (incoming)en http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/james-nicholas-poet-teacher-and-archdruid-of-wales-8887488.html James Nicholas: Poet, teacher and Archdruid of Wales The Independent Stephens, Meic 17 October 2013 21 October 2013 Events January - First phase of St. David's Shopping Centre, Cardiff, opens to the public.https://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/shopping/gallery/st-davids-cardiff-open-closed-20205232 A look back at Cardiff's St David's Shopping Centre after 40 years 18 March 2021 Thomas Deacon WalesOnline 17 August 2023 26 March - Roy Jenkins co-founds the Social Democratic Party (UK) in London. Welsh Labour MPs defecting to the new party are: Tom Ellis (Wrexham), Ednyfed Hudson Davies (Caerphilly) and Jeffrey Thomas (Abertillery). 24 February - Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of the Prince of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer.John Baselmans Drugs https://books.google.com/books?id=NgW_DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA266 6 December 2016 Lulu.com 978-1-326-84325-0 266 5 April - UK census: Results reveal that the percentage of Welsh language speakers has fallen to an all-time low of 18.9% of the Welsh population and Gwynedd is the only Welsh county with a Welsh-speaking majority.The Welsh Language at the 1981 Census J. W. Aitchison H. Carter C. H. Williams 17 1 Area Royal Geographical Society 11–17 11 June - Britain's first Urban Enterprise Zone is created in Lower Swansea Valley.http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/manuals/camanual/ca37600.htm IBA: enterprise zones: list of enterprise zones Capital Allowances Manual HM Revenue & Customs 2006 2018-10-16 29 July - Wedding of the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London. November - Joan Ruddock becomes Chair of CND.Soviet Analyst https://books.google.com/books?id=EYpWAAAAYAAJ 1981 World Reports Limited 59 Independent film company Teliesyn begins producing programmes for S4C, BBC Wales and HTV.Ieuan Franklin Hugh Chignell Kristin Skoog Regional Aesthetics: Mapping UK Media Cultures https://books.google.com/books?id=Ai7eCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA9 15 September 2015 Palgrave Macmillan 978-1-137-53283-1 9 Arts and literature 6 June - The Alarm play their first gig under their new name, at the Victoria Hotel, Prestatyn.Graham Betts Collins Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 https://books.google.com/books?id=Ewk5AQAAIAAJ 2004 Collins 978-0-00-717931-2 16 Theatre Wales is established. Harry Secombe receives a knighthood. Awards National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Machynlleth) National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - John Gwilym Jones, "Y Frwydr"https://eisteddfod.wales/archive/eisteddfod-winners/winners-chair Winners of the Chair National Eisteddfod of Wales 17 November 2019 21 November 2019 13 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210213204407/https://eisteddfod.wales/archive/eisteddfod-winners/winners-chair dead National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Siôn Aled, "Wynebau"https://eisteddfod.wales/archive/eisteddfod-winners/crown-winners Winners of the Crown National Eisteddfod of Wales 17 November 2019 21 November 2019 7 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191107194429/https://eisteddfod.wales/archive/eisteddfod-winners/crown-winners dead National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - John Griffith Jones, "Cysgodion ar y Pared"https://eisteddfod.wales/archive/eisteddfod-winners/winners-prose-medal Winners of the Prose Medal National Eisteddfod of Wales 7 November 2019 7 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191107194428/https://eisteddfod.wales/archive/eisteddfod-winners/winners-prose-medal dead New books English language Clive Jenkins & Barrie Sherman - The Leisure ShockRosemary Deem Work, Unemployment and Leisure Taylor & Francis 2002 9781134985081 117 Eiluned Lewis - The Old Home Kenneth O. Morgan - Rebirth of a Nation: Wales 1880-1980Kenneth O. Morgan Rebirth of a Nation: Wales, 1880-1980 https://archive.org/details/rebirthofnationw0000morg registration 1981 Oxford University Press 978-0-19-821736-7 R. S. Thomas - Between Here and Now Welsh language Irma Chilton - Y Cwlwm GwaedMair Rees Y Llawes Goch a'r Faneg Wen: Y Corff Benywaidd a'i Symbolaeth mewn Ffuglen Gymraeg gan Fenywod University of Wales Press 2014 cy 9781783161256 237 Eigra Lewis Roberts - Merch yr oriau mawr Drama J. R. Evans - Brawd am Byth Music Dafydd Iwan - "Yma o Hyd" Daniel Jones - Symphony no. 10 William Mathias - Let the people praise Thee, O God Film English-language films The Mouse and the Woman, starring Huw Ceredig. Dragonslayer, with exterior scenes filmed in Wales. Welsh-language films Broadcasting English-language television 4 March–29 April – The Life and Times of David Lloyd George, written by Elaine Morgan and starring Philip Madoc (BBC Wales) 24 September–18 December – Taff Acre (Harlech Television) Welsh-language television Croeso i S4C, presented by Owen EdwardsTony Currie A Concise History of British Television, 1930-2000 https://books.google.com/books?id=PdpKE-_HrVQC&pg=PA83 2004 Kelly Publications 978-1-903053-17-1 83 Sport BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year – John ToshackBBC Wales Sport Personality winners BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/20670643 2 August 2021 Boxing - Neville Meade becomes British heavyweight champion. Football - Neville Southall joins Everton F.C. Births 12 January – Sarah Thomas, field hockey player 13 March – Ryan Jones, rugby player 17 March - Leigh De-Vulgt, footballer 28 March – Gareth David-Lloyd, actor 6 April – Robert Earnshaw, footballer 23 May – Gwenno Saunders, singer 24 May – Darren Moss, footballer 25 May – Huw Stephens, radio and TV presenter 18 November – Sian Reese-Williams, actresshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/halloffame/showbiz/sianreesewilliams.shtml BBC Mid Wales Showbiz 2009-01-31 dead https://archive.today/20120720192716/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/halloffame/showbiz/sianreesewilliams.shtml 20 July 2012 dmy-all 19 November – Mark Wallace, cricketer 16 December – Gareth Williams Scottish-Welsh footballer Deaths January - Leslie Jones, footballer, 69 March - Dai Francis, miners' leaderEvan Smith Matthew Worley Waiting for the Revolution: The British Far Left from 1956 https://books.google.com/books?id=9GdRDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA191 28 February 2018 Manchester University Press 978-1-5261-1368-9 191 1 March - Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones, theologian, 81https://archiveswales.llgc.org.uk/anw/get_collection.php?inst_id=1&coll_id=20001&expand= Dr D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones Papers Archives Wales 31 January 2019July 2026 InternetArchiveBot 8 March - Nigel Birch, Baron Rhyl, politician, 74Who was who: A Companion to Who's Who, Containing the Biographies of Those who Died https://books.google.com/books?id=5YkUAQAAIAAJ 1981 A. & C. Black 978-0-7136-3336-8 636 3 April - Will Owen, miner and politician, 80 13 April - Gwyn Thomas, author, 67Janet Podell Annual Obituary, 1981 https://books.google.com/books?id=upAJSGc3LRcC May 1982 Thomson Gale 978-0-912289-51-9 269 15 May - J. E. Meredith, Presbyterian minister and writer, 76s7-MERE-ELL-1904 Meredith, John Ellis (1904-1981), minister (Presbyterian Church of Wales) and author D. Ben Rees 21 November 2019 16 June - Billy Hughes, footballer, 63The Encyclopedia of Birmingham City Football Club 1875~2000 Matthews, Tony October 2000 Britespot Cradley Heath 116 0-9539288-0-2 17 June - Ike Fowler, dual-code international rugby union player, 86 23 July - Goronwy Roberts, Baron Goronwy-Roberts, politician, 67Jones John Graham Goronwy Owen Roberts, Baron Goronwy-Roberts s6-ROBE-OWE-1913 yes 31 January 2019 6 August - George Lewis, footballer, 67 18 September - Brinley Richards, poet, author and archdruidLlafur https://books.google.com/books?id=MWDtAAAAMAAJ 1980 Society for the Study of Welsh Labour History 100 30 September - Roy John, Wales and British Lions international rugby union player, 55 25 December - Tom Griffiths, Welsh international footballer, 75Davies Gareth Garland Ian Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer Players 1991 Bridge Books 1-872424-11-2 75 See also 1981 in Northern Ireland References Wales Wales Category:1980s in Wales Category:1981 in Europe