Port Talbot steel used to make Urdd crown and chair

by Tiffany

Steel from Port Talbot steelworks were used in the designs of the two prizes for the Urdd Eisteddfod.

The chair and crown, deemed two of the prestigious prizes of the festival, paid tribute to the local industrial heritage of this year's Urdd.

Traditional steelmaking ended in south Wales in September 2024, after Tata Steel removed the last usable liquid iron, and has has submitted plans for a proposed electric arc furnace at the steelworks.

Two women from the area were behind the creations, which will be awarded to the winners over the week of the festival.

Eisteddfod yr Urdd takes place at Margam Park, Port Talbot at the end of the month.

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