Purple Plaque unveiling to honour Wales’first female MP

CHWARAE Teg and Partners are delighted to invite members of the public to the unveiling of the third ‘Purple Plaque’ in Criccieth. It will mark the achievements and honour Wales’ first female MP, Megan Lloyd George, and celebrate remarkable Welsh women on October 11 - International Day of the Girl.

The unveiling of the Purple Plaque will take place at the former Lloyd George family home, Bryn Awelon Nursing Home, Lon Fel, Criccieth at 2pm on Friday, October 11 and include speeches from Baroness Eluned Morgan AM, Julie Morgan AM, Jane Hutt AM, Chwarae Teg and members of the Lloyd George family. This will be followed at 2.30pm by a celebratory event at Criccieth Memorial Hall, High Street.

Megan Lloyd George became the first female MP for a Welsh constituency, Anglesey, from 1929-1951 and later Carmarthen from 1957-1966. Throughout this time she championed women in significant ways. During her maiden speech she spoke about rural housing and the impact that poor housing was having on women on Anglesey, such as the higher death rate from TB among women compared with men. She campaigned for equal pay and demanded that the Government did more to give women a responsible role in the war effort. She was also a member of the National Eisteddfod’s Gorsedd of Bards (1935) and the President of the Parliament for Wales campaign of the early 1950s.

Emma Tamplin, Chwarae Teg, said: “We would be delighted if people from local communities joined us at the unveiling of the Purple Plaque and the celebratory event, it’s very important to us and our partners. I’m sure Megan Lloyd George would be proud to see as many people there as possible, remembering all that she stood and worked for.”