We were so pleased to host Gillian Brownson for our second and third ✨Cysur y Sêr ✨ Constellation Stories session in collaboration with the Wales-wide Adverse Camber Welsh-language storytelling project.

What a day exploring Yr Tarw - Taurus, the mourning oxen whose tears were so great he created a new lake near yr wyddfa.

Thank you Gillian for guiding us through myth, memory and our Welsh night skies!

Through dynamic storytelling, drawing, discussions and acting, we met Yr Afanc, a giant beaver/dragon/sea beast, angry and wild, causing havoc in the communities of the Conwy valley. We met the elders, who concocted a plan to use music, the calming song of a local girl to bring forth the beast, send it gently to sleep in order to wrap it in chains and move it away.

Cysur y Sêr is a project of Adverse Camber supported by Theatrau Sir Gâr, Arts Council Wales, National Lottery Heritage Fund, Colwinston Foundation, The Darkley Trust, Litrature Wales, Prosiect Nos, and People Speak Up.

The Arsyllfa Busby – Braden Observatory is supported by the Sustainable Development Fund, a Welsh Government initiative in the Isle of Anglesey Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).