CYNGHORWYR ARFON RHAN 1 - ARFON COUNCILLORS PART 1

Rwan mae pawb yn meddwl nad wy'n gallu gweithio gyda unrhyw bleidiwr o gwbwl. ffantasi llwyr ydi hyn ac tros yr wythnosau nesaf, dwi am roi mwy o wybodaeth am gymeriadau Cynghorwyr yn y Cyngor. Dwi yn gallu eistedd yn ol weithiau a dadansoddi unigolion, mae'n rhywbeth dwi wedi ei wneud ers blynyddoedd yn dilyn darllen llyfr Siegfried ar "conditioning"

Dwi am ddechrau gyda 3 ward cyntaf yn ol trefn yr wyddor, sef Arllechwedd, Bethel a Bontnewydd. Mae'r tri yn cael eu cynrychioli gan 3 plaid gwahannol.

ARLLECHWEDD - JR Jones (dim Ewing)
Mae John yn gyn paramedic, ac yn un o'r Cynghorwyr cyfaethocaf (joc) yn y Cyngor. mae ganddo o leiaf 2 Rolls Royce ynghyd a Daimlers, jaguars a ballu.

Mae ganddo hiwmor heb ei ail ac yn aml ganddo rhyw air neu ddau i'w ddweud sy'n gwneud i bobol wenu.

Y rheswm fod ganddo cyn nifer o geir drudfawr yw ei fod gyda busnes ceir priodasau ac mae o jyst y teip i wneud y math hwn o waith. mae'n cynrhychioli y Rhyddfrydwyr ar ward sy'n mynd o Landegai i Abergwyngregyn.

Mae ei galon yn Ninas Bangor, ac yn mynny y gorau iddi ar bob amser.

BETHEL - Hugh Hughes
Cyn heddwas efo'r CID ydi Hugh, ac yn cynrychioli Plaid Cymru. Yn enedigol o Lanbabs (fel finnau). Bob tro gyda gwen cyn cyfarfodydd, ond mae ganddo "poker face" tra yn trafod materion mewn pwyllgorau. Mae gen i gof ohonno yn blismon, dwi'n meddwl bu i mi gael rhyw glustan neu ddau ganddo pan yn dwyn afalau a plums tra yn blentyn (wnaeth ddim drwg i mi). Weithiau mi wnaf gytuno efo Hugh ac weithiau mi awn yn erbyn ein gilydd.
Mae'n deallt ei ward i'r T. Ac yn ddiweddar wedi cwffio yn haeddiannol tros unigolyn oedrannus iddi gael ty.

BONTNEWYDD - Chris Hughes
Yn gyfangwbl newydd i Wleidyddiaeth, roedd Chris yn teimlo nad oedd y Cyn-gynghorydd yn tynnu ei bwysau ddigon i'r ward ac fe safodd yn ei erbyn a'i chwalu. Mae Chris yn aelod fel finnau o Lais Gwynedd ac yn gyn wr busnes yn y pentref. Eto yn gwarchod ei bobol (hyd yn oed y cyn gynghorydd) pan ddaeth cais am helipad gyferbyn a'i dy mi fuasai wedi medru bod yn annifyr a chytuno ond roedd yn rhoi ei hun yn esgidiau y bobol gyfagos ac yn teimlo na fuasai ef yn hoffi hyn felly cefnogodd dymuniadau y bobol leol. Erbyn rwan mae'n magu hyder ac yn gallu cyfarch cynulleidfa heb unrhyw amheuaeth.



Now everyone thinks that I cannot work with Plaid Cymru at all. This is of course a total fantasy, and over the next few weeks, I shall provide an insight into Councillors in Gwynedd from my perspective. I can sit back sometimes and analyse individuals, it is something I have done over many years after reading a book on conditioning by Siegfried.

I shall start on the first 3 wards in alphabetical order. These are Arllechwedd, Bethel and Bontnewydd. The three are represented by 3 different political parties.

ARLLECHWEDD - JR Jones (not Ewing)
John is an ex paramedic and is one of the richest councillors in Gwynedd (Joke). He has at least 2 Rolls Royce, Daimlers, Jaguars and simmilar vehicles.

His humorous comments sometimes does raise a smile, quick witted means you have to be on your toes with John.

The reason fod his many expensive vehicles is that John has a business providing wedding cars and is just the man for this kind of work. He represents the Lib-Dems on his ward which stretches from Llandegai to Abergwyngregyn.

His heart is in Bangor and wants the best for it all the time.

BETHEL - Hugh Hughes
Hugh is an ex CID officer and represents Plaid Cymru. Originally from Deiniolen (like me). Always before a meeting he is smiling, but once we start debating he has a "poker face" and you just don't know which way he is going to go. I remember him slightly when he was with the Police, and i'm sure I had a clout or two from him for stealing apples and plums off trees (which incidentally didnt do me any harm). Sometimes I agree with Hugh and sometimes I will go against him. Recently he campaigned on behalf of an elderly individual in the ward for a council house and was successful. I backed him on this.

BONTNEWYDD - Chris Hughes
Totally new to politics, Chris felt that the ex-councillor was useless in the ward and he stood against him and blew him out of the water. He represents Llais Gwynedd (like me), and used to run a business in the village.

Again he looks after the electorate (even the ex-councillor), when an application for a helipad came in next door to the ex-councillor, Chris could have been spiteful and supported it, he showed maturity beyond his 42 years and approached it reasonably and put himself in the shoes of nearby residents. By now of course he has gained experience and can stand before a crowd and address them eliquently.

RHYFEDD O FYD - IT'S A SMALL WORLD

Gynharach yn Awst mi roddais stori am Dafydd Iwan yn mynd i'r babell fwyd yn y 'Steddfod a rhywrai yn gofyn iddo ble roedd wedi parcio ac mi gerddodd allan. Am y tro cyntaf ers tua 6 mis, mi es allan i Lanberis efo ffrindiau ac dyma un ohonynt yn dweud wrthyf ei hanes yn y 'Steddfod, yn disgwyl am fwyd mewn pabell ac daeth Dafydd i sefyll tu ol iddynt.

Roedd y grwp hwn wedi cael cyntaf ac yn dathlu ac yn hapus. Un o'r grwp ddywedodd hyn wrth Dafydd Iwan ac iddo wedyn gerdded allan. Ac mi ofynnwyd iddo paham nad oedd yn hoffi Dafydd. Dyma beth ddywedodd.

Roedd blynyddoedd yn ol wedi trefnu cyngerdd i godi arian at fudiadau lleol. Roedd doniau lleol yn cymeryd rhan, ond y prif atynfa oedd Dafydd Iwan. Ar y noson, doedd dim golwg ohonno, ond roedd y capel dan ei sang ac roedd yn rhaid mynd ymlaen. Drwy newid pethau rownd a cael mwy o bobol i ganu, adrodd a ballu daethant at ganol yr ail hanner, ble ddaeth DI gyrraedd yn "pickled". Do fe wnaeth rhywbeth ohonni, ond a oedd hi yn iawn fod cyn gymaint wedi troi i fyny i gael unigolyn oedd wedi meddwi yn gockles i chwarae 4 cord, a mwmblan can neu ddau ?

Roedd un arall o'r grwp yn flin gyda Dafydd hefyd. Roedd ei fab yn ei ugeinia cynnar a'i bartner (sy'n wraig iddo erbyn hyn) wedi cael tir gan unigolyn yn y pentref er mwyn sefydlu eu cartref cyntaf. Roedd y tir tua 4 troedfedd tu allan i'r ffin adeiladu ac roedd y tad wedi bod yn gweld DI ac roedd wedi dweud ei fod yn gefnogol i bobol ifanc gael y cyfle i adeiladu tai. Roedd hefyd wedi gweld nifer fawr o Gynghorwyr Arfon ar y pryd ac roeddynt am ei gefnogi.

Pan ddaeth hi i'r bleidlais ar y noson, aeth Dafydd Iwan yn erbyn y cais ac fel defaid dilynnodd pob un o aelodau Plaid Cymru (fel hyn oedd hi yn digwydd bryd hynny cyn dyfodiad gwrthblaid effeithiol). Nid oedd y tad yn hapus ac fe waeddodd rhywbeth o'r galeri, cyn mynd allan.


Earlier in August i was gifted a story regarding Dafydd Iwan in the Eisteddfod and someone asking him where he had parked his car, and of course he walked out.

Now for the first time in over 6 months, I went out to llanberis with friends over the weekend whereby someone was there at the time.

The group were celebrating coming first and were very happy. The one who asked Dafydd where he had parked was asked Why didn't he like him ? and this is what he said.

Many years ago he had organised a concert to raise some money to local groups in the village. Local talents were taking part, but the main attraction was dafydd iwan and the Chapel was full to capacity.

On the night, there was no sign of Dafydd, but the concert had to go on. By changing the routine and gettoing the local talents to sing more than one song they eventually made it to midway through the second half, where in came Dafydd Iwan sozzled to the eyeballs.

Yes he sang something and played his tradditional 4 chords.

Another member of this group was mot best pleased with dafydd either as many years ago his son and his girfriend (who is now his wife) was gifted land to build their very first home which was about 4 feet outside the boundary.

They had been to see Dafydd Iwan, and many other Councillors to get their support, and this was promised to them. On the night of the planning meeting, Dafydd iwan went against the development and all the other Plaid Councillors like sheep went with him (this was the norm in them days before the introduction of an effective opposition)

As you would expect, the father was not happy and voiced his discontent quite loudly from the public gallery before leaving the meeting.

WEDI COLLI'R PLOT - LOST THE PLOT

Diddorol oedd llythyr gan Cynghorydd Cymuned Dafydd Iwan heddiw yn yr Herald Gymraeg. Yn amlwg tydi o ddim wedi dod i ddeallt y cafodd ei gicio allan o fod yn Gynghorydd Sir gan ei fod yn aneffeithiol ac yn amlwg wedi colli y plot yn lan.


Interesting would be the word to describe Community Councillor Dafydd Iwan's letter in the Herald Gymraeg. It is pretty obvious he still doesnt undertand that he was kicked out from being a Councillor in Gwynedd for being ineffective and having lost the plot.

TOM TOM

Tydi nhw yn declyn gwych. Mae hwn sydd gennyf tua 3 oed sef Tom Tom GO910. Tydw i ddim wedi uwchraddio'r map ond tra yn dreifio ar fy ngwyliau yn mynd am Devon efo carafan tua 23 troedfedd tu ol i mi, mi ddywedodd y teclyn "troiwch i'r dde" - Ia yn y Gymraeg, Wyn yw'r llais acen de Cymru, ond ma rhywbeth yn well na Daffy Duck, John Cleese a Homer Simpson, ac wrth gwrs mi wnes hynny. Mi gyrhaeddais ffens a cae a dim ffordd ymlaen. Rwan am hwyl, sut oedd troi carafan 23 troedfedd oedd ynghlwm a Kia Sedona tua 10 troedfedd, mewn llecyn bychan a dyma ble ddaeth teclyn brynais cyn mynd i ffwrdd yn handi sef camera CCTV di wefr oedd yn gefn y carafan a'r sgrin yn y car.

Mi ddois tros y broblem hwn ac wedi cyrraedd adref mynd ar safle TOM TOM er mwyn uwchraddio'r map. £35 - Dim ffiars mi wnai ddisgwyl tan fydd ffordd osgoi Dinas Llanwnda wedi'w chwblhau cyn talu £35 i uwchraddio'r map.

Nawr y wers yn hyn yn syml. Os ydi rhywyn yn dweud rhywbeth nad ydym yn gyffyrddus gyda peidiwch da chi a dilyn y cyfarwyddiadau.

Efallai dylid ambell i Gynghorydd yn Gwynedd ddilyn hyn.


An excellent innovative machine. The one I have is the TOM TOM GO910 which is about 3 years old. I haven't updated the map and whilst driving towards Devon with a 23 foot caravan behind a 10 foot Kia Sedona, the machine said "troiwch i'r dde" - Yes in Welsh, Wyn is the voice, a South Wales accent but at least it's better than Daffy Duck, John Cleese and Homer Simpson, and of course I followed the command.

At the end of the road I reached a dead end, now for the fun part of turning a 23 foot caravan and the car in a small space, and this is where a wireless CCTV system I bough before going and fitted in the van came in handy.

I overcame that problem and after arriving home and going on the TOM TOM website to update the map, had the shock that it would cost £35 for the privilige. Now not being made of money, i have decided to give this a miss until the Dinas Llanwnda by-pass has been completed before paying the £35 for the update.

The lesson from this is of course if someone tells us to do something in which we are not overally happy with, then don't do it.

Perhaps this could serve as a lesson to other councillors in Gwynedd.

GWYLIAU - HOLIDAYS

Dwi wedi bod i ffwrdd am dipyn efo'r teulu. Wsos yn Casnewydd ac wsos yn Devon oedd y bwriad, ac wedi bythefnos yn y garafan, penderfynnwyd mynd am 'chydig o ddyddiau i Cornwall ac wedyn wsos yn Cirencester.

Yn Cornwall mewn camp y clwb, roedd teulu o Landwrog yn gwersylla, sy'n dangos nad oes neb yn bell o bobol da ni yn ei adnabod.

Cirencester, - set gyffyrddus i'r toriaid. Doedd W H Smith lleol ddim hyd yn oed yn gwerthu Sun a Daily Mirror, ond roedd yn bosib prynu New York Times, Le Pais ac amryw eraill o bapurau Ewropeaidd.

Dim Daily Post a Caernarfon & Denbigh chwaith.

Felly nol a fi i weithio tros y ward ac i floggio ac i fod yn boen yn ochr Plaid Cymru yng Ngwynedd.

Iv'e been away with the family for a while on holidays. A week in Newport S Wales, and a week in Devon was the intention, and after 2 weeks away, we decided to extend it with a few days in Cornwall and then a week in Cirencester.

In Cornwall in a Caravan Club Site, there was a family from Llandwrog there which shows one can never be too far from home.

Cirencester, - a comfortable seat for the Tories. The local W H Smith did n ot stock The Sun or the Daily Mirror, but it was possible to buy the New York Times, Le Pais and many other European dailys.

No Daily Post or the Caernarfon & Denbigh either.

So here I am, back and ready to continue the work for the electorate in Llanwnda and to continue blogging and be a pain in the posterior for Plaid Cymru in Gwynedd.

STORI DDONIOL - FUNNY STORY

Tra yn gweithio ar stondin Llais Gwynedd ddydd Sadwrn, daeth rhywyn roeddwn yn ei adnabod i fewn efo stori i mi.

Roedd yn cael "Beef Dinner" yn un o stondinau mwy mawreddog ar y maes, mewn congl roedd llafnau ifanc hefyd yn cael gwledd a peint, ac yn amlwg yn joio y beint fwy.

Pwy ddaeth i fewn a mynd at ei ffrindiau ond Dafydd (parcio anabl) Iwan.

A dyma sut aeth pethau.


(Dafydd yn dod i fewn a mynd at ei ffrindiau i eistedd, pawb yn siarad ymysg eu gilydd am bethau)

HOGIA: O'i Dafydd ! Lle wyt ti wedi parcio heddiw ?

(Aeth Dafydd Iwan yn goch at ei glustiau, cododd ac aeth allan o'r babell fwyd)

HOGIA : Ie Ie Ie (ac yn chwerthin a gweiddi a clapio)

Nelo ymddiheuro yn y lle cyntaf mae wedi gadael rhywbeth bach fynd yn fawr. Tydi hi ddim rhy hwyr dafydd i ymddiheuro.

Rwan dychmygwch y sin, mae Dafydd yn canu wythnos yma yn y Steddfwd. Os fydd yr hogia hyn yna ac wedi cael mwy o gwrw, Wel fydd yna hwyl os gerddith allan bryd hynny. Ni allaf weld o yn gwneud hynny, mae o yn cael ei dalu wrth gwrs i fod ar y llwyfan.



Whilst working on Llais Gwynedd's stand on Saturday, a couple I know came in and told me this funny story.

They were having a wonderful beef dinner (unless your a veggie of course) in one of the sit down places on the field. In a corner there were some young (ish) lads also enjoying the food but enjoying the beer more.

Who came in but Dafydd (Disabled Parking) Iwan, and went over to sit with some friends.

And this is how things developed.

(Dafydd comes in and sits with his friends, people are talking amongst themselves, just general chit chat)

THE BOYS: O'i Dafydd ! Where have you parked today ?

(Dafydd Iwan went a brighter shade of red, got up and left the tent)

THE BOYS: Yes Yeaah Ha Ha (laughing, shouting and clapping)
Why in heaven's name didn't he apologise at the earliest opportunity , no one knows. But he has allowed a minor issue to become a major problem. It's never too late to say sorry Dafydd.

Now imagine the scene. dafydd is singing sometime this week in the Eisteddfod. If these lads are there, having had more beer and having seen his reaction earlier, imagine what happens when they start to tease him again ?

Will he walk out from the stage if it happens. of course he won't. he's getting paid to sing and stay on the stage.

STEDDFWD

Fore Gwener roeddwn yn tynny carafan fy rhieni i'r Steddfwd, cyn mynd i weithio ar osod ein pabell i fyny ar y Maes. Mwd, was bach, anobeithiol. Beth bynnag, roeddwn ar y stondin Ddydd Sadwrn, ac roedd ymateb gaethom gan cyhoedd yr Eisteddfwd yn wych ac yn anhygoel. O'r De i'r Gogledd roeddynt i gyd wedi clywed amdanom, yn prynu nwyddau "full speed" ac erbyn diwedd y diwrnod roedd tros 500 wedi arwyddo deiseb yn erbyn Cyngor Gwynedd i gau Ysgolion.

Cymaint yn dweud wrthym eu bod wedi gadael y Blaid oherwydd anfodlonrwydd ar y ffordd mae'n cael ei redeg, ond dwi ddim am son am faterion sydd tu allan i reolaeth.

Beth bynnag, at ganol p'nawn mi sychodd y cae yn wych. Daeth llwyddiant i Fand Deiniolen (da di'r hogia), ac roedd fy nhraed wedi llwyr flino.

Mi gefais gyfle i fynd o amgylch, cefais sgwrs efo Martin Eaglestone (do mi es i babell Llafur - Dim problam, hogia neis Tecwyn, Martin a'r bachgen arall), cefais sgwrs efo'r Ceidwadwyr a'r Rhyddfrydwyr, neb yn groesawgar yn babell y Blaid felly i be af i wastio'n amser.

Ac adref amdani. Stondin y Cyngor yn weithgar, a'r staff yn gweithio yn galed chwarae teg. Lle mae'r Uwch Swyddogion mawreddog ma sydd ganddom yn Gwynedd ? Gan obeithio byddent yn gwneud eu "stint" ar y stondin cyn diwedd yr wythnos. Ar wahan i Dilys a Gwenan wrth gwrs oedd yn gwneud y cysylltiadau ar y stondin ddydd sadwrn.



Friday morning i was towing my parent's caravan to the Eisteddfod, before then helping to set up the Llais Gwynedd stand on the field.

I was working on the stand on Saturday, and the reaction from the general public from the North to the South was totally superb.

All had heard of us, and were buying mugs and t-shirts full speed. By the end of the first day we had over 500 signatures for the petition against Cyngor Gwynedd to close our schools.

Many told us that they had not renewed their membership of Plaid Cymru, because of the way it had become, but I'm not gonna discuss matters beyond my control.

Anyway, by the afternoon, the field was dry. Deiniolen Silver Band had a first (well done the lads), and my feet were tired.

I had some opportunity to go around the field, I spoke with Martin Eaglestone, Tecwyn and another lad on the Labour Stand (no problem with them, they are nice enough), chatted with the Tories and the Lib Dems. There didn't appear to be a welcome on the Plaid stand, so why waste my time.

Home James for it then passing Cyngor Gwynedd stand again, and the staff working hard as usual fair play to them. But where were the Senior Officers ? Hoping that they do some time on the stand sometime during the week. Apart from of course Dilys and Gwenan, who were there on the first Saturday.