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1965
The drowning of Tryweryn and Capel Celyn
In the mid-1950s, Liverpool's growing population needed to increase its water supply. The city's Corporation applied to flood Tryweryn valley in Meirionethshire, which would leave the village of Capel Celyn underwater. Though local people protested vehemently, petitions were gathered from all over Wales and Welsh MPs overwhelmingly opposed the measure, the Bill was pushed through. The villagers of Capel Celyn were evacuated from their homes and work began on the building of a dam. In the direct action which followed, pipelines and tranformers for the construction were sabotaged, and Tryweryn became a symbol of Welsh conscience.
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From The Sixties first broadcast 26/12/1969
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