James Eifion Thomas Blacksmith

15/11/2025

Forge all set up for the Christmas Fair at Yr Hen Ysgol. Beautiful day for it ☀️🎄🎅

14/11/2025

It has been a lovely busy day setting up our stall/room at Yr Hen Ysgol Dinas Cross for the Christmas Fair tomorrow.
Must say a big thanks to my team for all their work.
We will also have my mobile forge out near the hall entrance and will be doing a few demo’s of basic blacksmithing throughout the day.
The fair runs from 10.30 till 3.30 pm and there are loads of great stalls plus a Santa’s Grotto and soup available at lunchtime.

Edrych ymlaen i weld pawb fori. Dwy’n credu bod y tywydd fod yn well na heddi.

14/11/2025

We have been busy in the workshop this week preparing for the Christmas Fair at Yr Hen Ysgol, Dinas Cross tomorrow. As well as our stall, we will be bringing along our mobile forge and will be doing some blacksmithing outside from 10.30am until around 3.30pm. Looking forward to it 👍🎅🎄🔨

21/09/2025

Just a few weeks to go until the Cardiff Half Marathon challenge and training is going well, although I got absolutely soaked on my last run! I’ve just set up my fundraising page for the NSPCC and would be grateful for your support.

Thank you for your support with my 2025 Cardiff Half Marathon challenge! Having taking up running during lockdown in 2020 I was lucky to have the chance to run the Cardiff Half marathon last year and

08/08/2025

Just finished making the winner’s trophies which we are donating to the walking football event in Newport tomorrow (Saturday). Please come along and support if you can ⚽️ ☀️

29/06/2025

Bore da pawb
It’s been another busy week at the forge but didn’t manage to get everything done that was needed…….🤔
So making the most of a few quiet hours this Sunday morning to get this door knocker made so that it can go on my next galvanising load.
Not my design. Hopefully it looks like what the client envisaged when they ordered it about 18months ago……..😐
The acorns were a bit of a challenge 😀

01/06/2025

Da iawn Sir Benfro!!

*NEWYDDION GWYCH O'R EISTEDDFOD DYDD SADWRN - DATGANIAD O'R LLWYFAN*

Mae tlws y Rhanbarth Arbennig yn cael ei roi i’r rhanbarth sydd wedi gwneud ymdrech fawr yn yr Eisteddfod eleni.

Ac yn 2025, mae’r tlws yn mynd i ranbarth sydd wedi mynd y filltir ychwanegol, yn enwedig yn y cystadlaethau Cyfansoddi a Chreu.

Jest gwrandewch ar y stats yma:

• Mae 30% o holl geisiadau Gwaith Cartref cenedlaethol yn dod o’r rhanbarth yma.
• Nifer uchaf yng Nghymru o gystadlaethau Gwaith Cartref Dysgwyr Cynradd
• 33% o geisiadau ar gyfer Eisteddfod T yn dod o’r rhanbarth hwn, gan gynnwys ceisiadau i pob un o’r 12 cystadleuaeth
• Nifer uchel iawn o geisiadau Celf, Dylunio a Thechnoleg.

Ar ben hynny, mae cofrestriadau cystadlaethau llwyfan yn uchel iawn eleni eto, yn enwedig o ystyried mai ond 2,800 o aelodau sydd yn y rhanbarth, a fod llai na treian o’r ysgolion yn ysgolion Cyfrwng Cymraeg
• 63 o Lefarwyr Ail Iaith mewn un cylch.
• Cynnydd yn y cofrestriadau cystadlaethau Dawns, Offerynnol a Cerdd Dant

Yn goron ar y cyfan mae’r sir yn brwydro am y trydydd safle yn y tabl medalau am yr ail flwyddyn o’r bron, a hynny ar ôl blynyddoedd o fod ar yr “ail dudalen” o’r tabl medalau cyn Covid.

Ac mae’r Swyddog Cymunedol wedi treulio drwy’r wythnos hon yn amserlennu pob cystadleuaeth, yn sicrhau fod neb yn cael clash, ac yn gweithio’n galed i wneud yn siŵr fod pob cystadleuaeth yn dechrau ac yn gorffen ar amser. Dipyn o dasg!

Felly braf iawn yw cyhoeddi mai enillwyr Tlws y Rhanbarth Arbennig Eisteddfod Dur a Mor 2025 yw Sir Benfro.

26/05/2025

Ni’n falch iawn I wedi cael neud 180 o Tlysau ar gyfer Eisteddfod yr Urdd Dur A Môr 2025.
Diolch I fy dau gweithwr, Arwel a Kian sydd wedi bod yn brysur iawn yn rhoi rhein at ei gilydd.
Pob lwc I pawb sydd yn cystadlu a gobeitho fydd sawl Tlws yn dod nol I Sir Benfro.
Delighted to have been asked to provide 180 trophies for this years National Urdd Eisteddfod. My two workers, Arwel and Kian have been very busy assembling them while I walked around a bit taking photos….
I delivered them to the Maes last week. It was great to see everything taking shape. Wishing the best of luck to all competitors and hoping that some of these trophies make their way back to Pembrokeshire.

04/05/2025

It was great to see so many people support Bore Coffi Dinas yesterday. Angharad, Erin & Cerys did a fantastic job of organising a really enjoyable event and raised an amazing amount for Cancer Research & Dinas Wellbeing hub. They were very grateful of the support they received from friends, family and the wider community. Ysgol Bro Preseli

04/03/2025

Odi’r planc yn rhi dwym….?

Is my planc too hot for Welsh cakes?

02/02/2025

Handforged single stem roses. A limited number are available for sale from the workshop. The base can be stamped with date/initials as desired. Please send a message if you would like more info. 🌹