Plaid Cymru - Llangennech Branch

The branch meets at 7.00pm on the first Tuesday of each month (apart from August) at Llangennech Community Centre.

The branch’s Officers are:

Chairman: Dr Chris Slader

Secretary: Gwyn Hopkins

Treasurer: Pam Bevan

The branch’s success is reflected in the fact that of the twelve members of Llangennech Community Council ten are members of the branch, namely Councillors

Pam Bevan,  Glendon Davies,  Ken Evans,  Bill Griffiths,  Dian Hopkins,  Gwyn Hopkins,  Chris Slader, Marian Slader,  Gwyneth Thomas  and  Ian Williams.

In addition, the two Carmarthenshire County Councillors representing Llangennech ward are members of the branch - Gwyneth Thomas and Gwyn Hopkins.

The branch can be contacted via the Secretary; Tel: 01554 820249: E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

A brief account of the essential nature of Plaid Cymru.

Plaid Cymru is essentially a movement/organisation devoted to Wales and composed of people who – first and foremost – have undivided loyalty and commitment to Wales.  It is a political party because this is the most effective way of promoting what it believes in, namely enhancing the prosperity and well-being of the people of Wales and strengthening Welsh national identity.  Plaid is committed to promoting these aims irrespective of the prevailing political circumstances, but believes that managing more of our own affairs by transforming the National Assembly into a proper Parliament – like that of Scotland - would significantly improve the prospects of its aims being achieved.  Envious of a substantial number of other small, prosperous, western European countries in governing themselves so successfully (like Luxembourg, Denmark and Ireland), many Plaid members are convinced that its aims can only be fully realised in an “Independent Wales”.  Seeing Wales taking its place as proud, independent nation in the European Union is a long-term aspiration of the party. With the all-pervasive media in Wales being decidedly pro-Unionist (as is the educational system), the attendant conditioning of the public makes it unsurprising that this option is not currently on the horizon.  However, it is obvious that the UK government is never going to prioritise Wales that has just 5% of the UK’s population and 5% of the MPs.  We’re not on their agenda.  Of course, Plaid fully acknowledges that Wales can only become an “independent” country if and when the people of Wales desire it and vote for it.

Whether or not this eventually happens, for the foreseeable future we badly need to be represented by more Plaid Cymru MPs that are really dedicated to Wales and can be trusted to champion its needs.  This is certainly not the case with the MPs of the three “British” parties whose commitment to Wales is highly suspect because their loyalty is hopelessly divided between Wales and their London-based parent political parties, with the interests of Wales generally ranking a poor second.