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Pontarddulais
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Pontarddulais (pronounced pont-ar-thul-ice)is a town in South Wales, known by locals as "The Bont". It is situated some 16 km (10 miles) north west of Swansea city centre.
The town has a few schools and churches in it. Pontarddulais Primary School, Pontarddulais Comprehensive School, Bryniago School and a few other Welsh-speaking schools. Pontarddulais Comprehensive and Primary are English-speaking schools, but do teach the Welsh language. The local railway station is served by the Heart of Wales Line.
The town contains a relatively high proportion of Welsh speakers.[citation needed]
Pontarddulais is home to Cor Meibion Pontarddulais or Pontarddulais Male Voice Choir, the most successful competitive choir in Wales, having won the main choir prize at the Welsh National Eisteddfod a record 14 times and the International Eisteddfod prize on two occasions.[1] The choir also performed choral parts in the Pink Floyd film 'The Wall' [2]and recorded with Roger Waters on his hit single 'The Tide is Turnng'
The town has recently been the subject of several news reports citing high incidences of youth crime and vandalism ((Fact date = September 2007))
- Ieuan Evans, Welsh international rugby player
- Aled Morris, television personality
- Dan Mathews, drama director
- John Walters , from Fforest, produced English/Welsh Dictionary 1770-94
- Eifion Jones, Glamorgan CCC county cricketer
- Derwyn Jones, Wales rugby international
- Terry Price , Hendy, Wales rugby international
- Eric Jones, composer
- Robert Croft, from Fforest, Glamorgan county cricketer and England cricketer
- James Harris, Glamorgan county cricketer
- Dennis O'Neill, tenor