FIVE WELSH WOMEN • FIVE STATUES • FIVE YEARS
We're Monumental Welsh Women, the team behind the first ever statues of real welsh women in Wales. Our mission is inspired by the fact that before we started our campaign, there was not one single public statue commemorating the achievements of real Welsh Women. Welsh girls couldn’t see what they could be. We aim to change this by commissioning 5 statues of 5 real Welsh women. We have so far successfully delivered the iconic Betty Campbell Monument in Cardiff, the beautiful statue of Elaine Morgan in Mountain Ash, the uplifting statue of Cranogwen in Llangrannog and, in September 2024, the striking statue of Lady Rhondda in Newport. So we only have one statue left to complete our mission. Watch the video below for more information.
Statue of Lady Rhondda unveiled
We are delighted to announce that the statue of Lady Rhondda, created by artist Jane Robbins, has been unveiled in Newport on 26th September, 2024.
The statue is on Millennium Way in Newport, just over the Millennium Bridge. More photos to follow!
The winner of the Celtic Collection and South Wales Argus nomination for a community champion to have their hand cast to be part of the Lady Rhondda statue was Tracey Jones. Pictured here with the artist Jane Robbins, Tracey was one of over 30 women who had their hand cast recently, ready to be part of the sculpture.
The beautiful garden created by the Cerflun Cranogwen Monument team in Llangrannog.
Our fifth and final statue - of Elizabeth Andrews - is now under way. We have been offered a site outside the Penderyn Whisky Distillery and a very generous contribution from the team at Penderyn Whisky and are due to start commissioning soon. If you are interested in helping us with this project please get in touch.