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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>> Really? I
thought Eisteddfod had been joined to other events to</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>> increase attendance. I'd be delighted if this thing could fly
by itself.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Eisteddfod has shrunk tremendously from the days
when the college supported it. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Finnacan, you remember Eisteddfod as its own event,
in a tiny shire, outside in a freezing wind and rain, and it drew 17 or so
competitors,. By contrast, at last Twelfth Night, in a warm indoor hall
with a bar, at a huge event with a thirty year history, there were only five
competitors.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> <FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>"Kingdom
Bards and Beers"?</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now *that* works.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robin of Gilwell / Jay
Rudin</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>