1956 in Wales - Events

Events

  • Opening of the first Welsh-medium secondary school in Wales - Ysgol Glan Clwyd, Rhyl.
  • Bangor Normal College and Trinity College, Carmarthen introduce courses in Welsh-medium teaching.
  • 2 April - Huw Wheldon marries Jacqueline Clarke.
  • 24 April - A 250,000 signature petition is presented to the Westminster parliament by the all-party Parliament for Wales Campaign.
  • 9 May - The Gower Peninsula becomes the first area in the British Isles to be designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
  • 9 July - Mettoy introduce Corgi Toys model cars, manufactured in South Wales.
  • 22 November - In a mining accident at Lewis Merthyr Colliery, seven men are killed.
  • Aberystwyth's town clock is demolished.

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