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2011 in Wales

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Welsh football: 2010–112011–12

This article is about the particular significance of the year 2011 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

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Events

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1 April: Tŷ Newydd
17 August: Simon Richardson

Arts and literature

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Awards

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New books

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Welsh language

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  • Meirion Evans – Cadw Drws
  • Jon Gower – Y Storiwr
  • Llwyd Owen – Un Ddinas, Dau Fyd

English language

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Factual

  • Toby Hamden – The Welsh Guards and the Real Story Of Britain's War In Afghanistan

Fiction

Poetry

Music

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Awards

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Valentina Naforniţă

Classical

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Albums

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Wynne Evans

Film

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Broadcasting

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  • Roath Lock television production facility in Cardiff completed and begins production.

Welsh-language television

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English-language television

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Sport

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Athletics

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BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year

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Boxing

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Rugby union

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  • 2 February: Gavin Henson is released from his contract with Saracens and signs a 2+12-year contract with RC Toulonnais.
2011 Six Nations Championship:

Deaths

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Tim Hetherington

See also

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References

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