A GPS-triggered poetry trail app developed in honour of Dic yr Hendre.
Aberporth Community Council secured funding for an iOS and Android app to explain the cultural history behind a poetry trail developed in honour of Dic yr Hendre.
The Welsh and English content app was launched ahead of the National Eisteddfod of Wales in North Pembrokeshire. Marking 850 years since the first Eisteddfod, this major cultural festival celebrates Welsh language, music, and art, featuring competitions, concerts, and the traditional crowning and chairing ceremonies.
Dic yr Hendre was one of Wales’ foremost and most celebrated poets. He drew inspiration from the land where he farmed – Yr Hendre – a place which was his bread and butter but also provided the jam of his poetry.
This self-guided GPS-triggered app brings his creative story to life, following a woodland trail on the farm land that Dic knew intimately. It includes readings of his poems by his son Brychan, plus recordings by Dic himself.
Dan was great in guiding me through the steps to create a brilliant app celebrating one of Wales’s most revered poets
Sue Lewis, Clerk Aberport Community Council