Today the Farmers’ Union of Wales is celebrating its 60th anniversary and we are hosting an informal visit to explore the different views of those who have been actively involved in the set-up of the FUW 60 years ago and those who have just joined the organisation.
For this we are excited to visit Roy and Nerys Edwards and their four sons at Groesasgwrn, Llangynderyn, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire.
Roy was the winner of Fferm Factor for the year 2014 and joined the FUW in May 2015 – making him the newest and one of the ‘youngest’ FUW members in the founder county. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZip3Bb2I4c
Nerys’ time is split between being actively involved in the running of the home farm and helping her husband and keeping a successful occasion cake business ‘Cacennau Moethus’. http://tinyurl.com/qfuayv8
Joining us for the visit are Mr T Llew Jones MBE, a founder member of the union in 1955.
Farming has changed dramatically over the last 60 years and we look forward hearing about the challenges the farming community faced in 1955 and how these compare to the struggles but also opportunities the current generation of farmers have to deal with.
Following the farm visit we will travel to the Halliwell Centre, Trinity St David, Carmarthen – the venue for the 60th anniversary dinner – and look forward to welcoming Lord Morris of Aberavon, who was actively involved with the formation of the FUW as the union's legal adviser and deputy general secretary between 1956 and 1958, as the guest speaker.