Croeso - Welcome to the Welsh Icons website
We were shocked to read - (Daily Telegraph, 9th January 2006)
What do Punch and Judy, a cup of tea and the SS Empire Windrush have in common? All are national icons that sum up the essence of England, a new government website claims today.
They are on a list of 12 "national treasures" that the website, set up with £1 million of taxpayers' money, claims should kick-start a debate on the designs, artworks and monuments that sum up the idea of "Englishness".
To add insult to injury the article continues -
The creators hope to add 108 items to the list over the next year as a result of suggestions from the public and an advisory board. They will be reviewed every quarter.
People can nominate anything, but not a person, that they believe builds up a picture of England. It is planned to extend the project to Wales, Scotland and possibly Ireland, if funding becomes available.
A million pounds? Wales if funding becomes available? You’re having a laugh. A few pints later in our local Welsh hostelry we had listed over 100 Welsh icons and devised a cunning plan on how to get this website on-line.
We hope you enjoy this site and please DO VOTE. It is your country! And unlike the English site you can vote for people both living and dead (though watching some of the Welsh Assembly debates it is hard to tell which is which). Be joyful and keep your faith and creed. Do the little things that you have seen me do and heard about.
- St David
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