2016 in Wales

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

Incumbents[]

Events[]

January[]

  • 5 January - First Minister Carwyn Jones visits areas of Wales that have been badly affected by flooding, and promises that a further £2.3 million will be made available to be spent on flood protection.[1]
  • 18 January - Tata Steel announces 750 job losses at Port Talbot steelworks.[2]

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.[3]
  • 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.[4]
  • 24 February - Aston 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.[5]

March[]

Alun Cairns is made Secretary of State for Wales in March.
  • 9 March - Little Haven beach becomes the first in Britain to be declared smoke free.[6]
  • 16 March - In the 2016 Budget chancellor George Osborne announces the halving of tolls across both Severn Bridges from 2018.[7]
  • 17 March - The review of the Macur Report, a government inquiry into the abuse of children in care in the former county council areas of Gwynedd and Clwyd in North Wales is published.[8] It finds "no evidence" of historical abuse by establishment figures.[9]
  • 19 March - Following the resignation of Iain Duncan Smith, Stephen Crabb is appointed as the new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, while his position as Secretary of State for Wales is filled by Alun Cairns, MP for the Vale of Glamorgan.[10]
  • 30 March - Tata Steel announces that it is looking for a buyer for its entire British steel making operations, putting at risk all 5,500 jobs at Port Talbot Steelworks.[11]

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.[12]
  • 28 April - The skull and antlers of a deer dating back 4,000 years are found on a beach in Borth.[13]
  • 29 April - The Harvester, a fishing vessel operating from Milford Haven, carrying a father and son team, sinks off the coast of St David's.[14]

May[]

June[]

July[]

The Wales national football team are given a parade through Cardiff following their Euro 2016 success.
  • 7 July - A service of commemoration is held at the Mametz Wood Memorial where members of the 38th (Welsh) Division were killed during the First Battle of the Somme 100 years ago. In attendance are the Archbishop of Wales Dr Barry Morgan and First Minister Carwyn Jones.[23]
  • 8 July - The Wales national football team return from France to a welcoming parade in Cardiff city centre.[24] Celebrations include a concert by the Manic Street Preachers.
  • 13 July - Owen Smith, MP for Pontypridd, announces that he will stand against Jeremy Corbyn for the position of Labour leader.[25]
  • 14 July - Following Theresa May's selection as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns is one of only four ministers to retain their positions in the newly announced Cabinet.[26]
  • 20 July - Professor Sir John Meurig Thomas is awarded the Royal Medal "for his pioneering work within catalytic chemistry".[27]
  • 24 July - Communities in Wales and England celebrate the bicentenary of the opening of the Old Wye Bridge in Chepstow.[28]

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.[29]
  • 28 August - The final BHS store in Wales, located in Swansea's Princess Way, closes its doors after the company goes into administration.[30]

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.[31]
    • A new Boundary Commission plan which would see Welsh Members of Parliament cut from 40 to 29, is published for consultation.[32]
  • 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.[33]
  • 24 September - Jeremy Corbyn is re-elected as leader of the Labour Party following an unsuccessful challenge by Owen Smith.[34]

October[]

  • 8 October - Sir Karl Jenkins' Cantata Memoria, composed to mark the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, receives its premiere at the Wales Millennium Centre, with and a large choir conducted by the composer.[35]
  • 15 October - The Glynn Vivian Art Gallery re-opens after a £6 million renovation, which saw the building closed since 2011.[36]
  • 19 October - UK Prime Minister Theresa May and Opposition Leader Jeremy Corbyn support a call by Welsh MP Gerald Jones for a minute's silence throughout the UK to mark the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster on 21 October.[37]
  • 21 October - Charles, Prince of Wales, visits Aberfan on the 50th anniversary of the disaster, but the planned minute's silence is largely ignored outside Wales.[38]
  • 26 October - The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse opens an office in Wales, with the intent of allowing victims and survivors of abuse in Wales to share their experiences and seek justice.[39]

November[]

December[]

  • 31 December - Wales football manager Chris Coleman is among the Welsh recipients of honours in the Queen's New Year Honours List, receiving the OBE.[41] Singer Bryn Terfel receives a knighthood.[42]

Undated[]

Arts and literature[]

Welsh Awards[]

  • Glyndŵr Award
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – Aneirin Karadog, "Ffiniau"[43]
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – Elinor Gwynn, "Llwybrau"[44]
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – Eurig Salisbury, "Cai"[45]
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Drama Medal - Hefin Robinson, Estron[46]
  • Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen: Guto Dafydd, Ymbelydredd[47]
  • Wales Book of the Year:
    • English language: Thomas Morris, We Don't Know What We're Doing[48]
    • 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)[50]

Film[]

Sport[]

Awards[]

In sports[]

2016 Summer Olympics[]

Jade Jones

2016 Summer Paralympic Games[]

Broadcasting[]

English-language television[]

Welsh-language television[]

Deaths[]

See also[]

References[]

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  82. ^ Former Arsenal Defender John Roberts Dies at 69
  83. ^ Shakespeare Mastermind Ida Gaskin dies, aged 96
  84. ^ Gerald Williams: Former BBC tennis commentator dies
  85. ^ Grahame Hodgson: Ex-Wales and Neath full-back dies aged 79
  86. ^ John Disley dies aged 87
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  89. ^ County stalwart David Green dies aged 76
  90. ^ 'Mr Nice' Howard Marks dies aged 70
  91. ^ Gareth Thomas 1945 - 2016
  92. ^ Wales' former national poet Gwyn Thomas dies
  93. ^ Only Fools and Horses producer Gareth Gwenlan dies
  94. ^ Glamorgan: Former all-rounder Jim Pressdee dies aged 83
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  102. ^ Poker Mourns the Loss of Dave "El Blondie" Colclough
  103. ^ Tributes paid to former Dean of Brecon
  104. ^ Former Leeds and Wales goalkeeper Gary Sprake dies aged 71
  105. ^ Obituary: First Wales National Coach, David Nash, dies
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