1971 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1971 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

*Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales
*Princess of Wales - "vacant"
*Secretary of State for Wales - Peter Thomas
*Archbishop of Wales - Gwilym Owen Williams
*Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Tilsli

Events

*Registration of marriages in the Welsh language becomes legal.
*The Welsh Nursery Schools Movement is founded in Aberystwyth.
*Opening of Rio Tinto zinc smelter at Holyhead.
*Completion of the Llanberis Lake Railway.

Arts and literature

*Mary Hopkin marries record producer Tony Visconti.
*Welsh performers participate in the first Festival Interceltique de Lorient in Brittany.

Awards

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*National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Bangor)
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Emrys Roberts
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Bryan Martin Davies
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Ifor Wyn Williams

New books

*Rhys Davies - "Nobody Answered the Bell"
*Islwyn Ffowc Elis - "Y Gromlech yn yr Haidd"
*Gwynfor Evans - "Aros Mae"
*Tudor Wilson Evans - "Ar Gae'r Brêc"
*Beti Hughes - "Aderyn o Ddyfed"
*John L. Hughes - "Tom Jones Slept Here"
*Alan Llwyd - "Y March Hud"
*Gwyn Thomas - "Y Bardd Cwsg a'i Gefndir"

Music

*John Cale & Terry Riley - "Church of Anthrax"
*Man - "Do You Like It Here Now, Are You Settling In?"
*Iris Williams - "Pererin Wyf" (single)

Film

*Merthyr Tydfil is one of the locations used for the filming of "10 Rillington Place".
*Ruth Madoc appears in the film version of "Fiddler on the Roof".

Welsh-language films

*"None"

Broadcasting

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Welsh-language television

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English-language television

*Comedy duo Ryan Davies and Ronnie Williams transfer their successful Welsh language show to BBC1.
*Nerys Hughes gets her big break in "The Liver Birds".

port

*BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year - John Dawes
*Cricket - May: In a Glamorgan home match at Sophia Gardens, Roger Davis is struck on the temple while fielding at short leg and is almost killed.
*Gymnastics - Pam Hopkins wins the British Women's Championship.
*Rugby union - Wales win their sixth Grand Slam.
*Sailing - Nicolette Milnes-Walker becomes the first woman to sail non-stop single-handed across the Atlantic.

Births

*11 January - Tom Ward, actor
*23 January - Scott Gibbs, rugby player
*19 March (in Taunton) - Kirsty Williams, politician
*8 July - Neil Jenkins, rugby player
*18 August (in Limerick) - Aphex Twin, musician
*8 September - Martyn Margetson, footballer
*26 October - Damon Searle, footballer
*5 November - Rob Jones, footballer
*"date unknown" - Jason Walford Davies, poet

Deaths

*18 May - William Mainwaring MP, miners' leader
*20 May - Waldo Williams, poet
*9 November - Ceri Richards, artist
*"date unknown"
**Brenda Chamberlain, poet and artist
**Clifford Dyment, poet
**Ifan Gruffydd ("Y Gŵr o Baradwys")
**Thomas E. Nicholas (Niclas y Glais), writer and political activist
**C. E. Vulliamy, author