A PLAQUE is being unveiled next week at the house where one of the founders of Plaid Cymru lived in Penarth to mark the 30th anniversary of his death.

The event is being arranged by the local Plaid Cymru branch and the Plaid Cymru History Society, with the support of the current house owner, who has lived there since Mr Lewis died and preserved some of his furniture.

The commemorative blue plaque will be unveiled by Dafydd Wigley at a ceremony at the house in Westbourne Road on Thursday, November 19.

Lord Wigley, a former MP and Assembly Member was a bearer at Mr Lewis' funeral and will give a lecture on Mr Lewis' life and legacy in the evening at Evenlode Primary School, Penarth.

Mr Lewis was present at the meeting in Bedwas Place, Penarth, in 1924 which led to the formation of Plaid Cymru the following year.

He was a founder member of the party and its president. As well as being a political activist, he is generally recognised as one of Wales' leading literary figures of the 20th century.

He was a dramatist, poet, historian and literary critic.

His 1962 lecture, Tynged yr Iaith (the Fate of the Language), led to the formation of the Welsh Language Society.

Guests at the unveiling ceremony will include Bethan Jenkins, the party's Assembly spokesperson on Heritage and the Welsh language, Dafydd Trystan Davies, Plaid's Assembly candidate for Cardiff South and Penarth and representatives of the Roman Catholic Church.

Everyone is welcome at the event which takes place between 7pm and 9.30pm. Admission is £10 and there will be light refreshments.

The ceremony for the unveiling of the plaque takes place at 158, Westbourne Road, Penarth on Thursday, November 19 at 2pm.

For further information contact Rowland Davies on 07769 195025.