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2016 in Wales

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 2016 to Wales and its people.

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Events

January

February

  • 8 February – Wales is badly affected by Storm Imogen: 80 mph winds result in waves high enough to hit first-floor windows along Aberystwyth's seafront.[4]
  • 9 February – The Welsh Assembly votes for legislation to protect the historic environment and make the maintenance of records mandatory; this makes Wales the first part of the UK, and one of the first countries in the world, to legislate for the protection of historic environment records.[5]
  • 24 FebruaryAston Martin announces that their new DBX model will be built at a site in St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, creating 750 new jobs.[6]

March

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Alun Cairns is made Secretary of State for Wales in March.

April

  • 1 April – As part of a three-day celebration of arts, culture and creativity in Wales, artist Marc Rees unveils a 20 ft tall statue of singer Shirley Bassey on a balcony of Caernarfon Castle.[13]
  • 28 April – The skull and antlers of a deer dating back 4,000 years are found on a beach in Borth.[14]
  • 29 AprilThe Harvester, a fishing vessel operating from Milford Haven, carrying a father and son team, sinks off the coast of St David's.[15]

May

June

July

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The Wales national football team are given a parade through Cardiff following their Euro 2016 success.

August

  • 6 August – 130,000 visitors are recorded attending the 2016 National Eisteddfod in Abergavenny as the festival comes to a close. The iconic pink pavilion was replaced this year by a square-shaped white building in an attempt to improve acoustics.[30]
  • 28 August – The final BHS store in Wales, located in Swansea's Princess Way, closes its doors after the company goes into administration.[31]

September

  • 13 September
    • The Wales Bill 2016, which gives new powers and accountability for the Welsh Assembly, is passed by MPs in the House of Commons.[32]
    • A new Boundary Commission plan which would see Welsh Members of Parliament cut from 40 to 29, is published for consultation.[33]
  • 17/18 September – A series of events celebrating the works of Roald Dahl are held throughout the streets of Cardiff on the centenary of the author's birth.[34]
  • 24 SeptemberJeremy Corbyn is re-elected as leader of the Labour Party following an unsuccessful challenge by Owen Smith.[35]

October

November

December

Undated

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Arts and literature

Welsh Awards

  • Glyndŵr Award
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – Aneirin Karadog, "Ffiniau"[44]
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – Elinor Gwynn, "Llwybrau"[45]
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – Eurig Salisbury, "Cai"[46]
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Drama Medal – Hefin Robinson, Estron[47]
  • Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen: Guto Dafydd, Ymbelydredd[48]
  • Wales Book of the Year:
    • English language: Thomas Morris, We Don't Know What We're Doing[49]
    • Welsh language: Caryl Lewis, Y Bwthyn

New books

English language

Welsh language

Music

Albums

Compositions

  • Iain Bell (music), David Antrobus and Emma Jenkins (libretto) – In Parenthesis (opera)[52]

Film

Sport

Awards

In sports

2016 Summer Olympics

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Jade Jones

2016 Summer Paralympic Games

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Broadcasting

English-language television

Welsh-language television

Deaths

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See also

References

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