Beard Liberation Front
17th February
Contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
Vote underway for the Beard of Wales 2021
The annual vote which aims to determine the St David’s Day Beard of Wales, the Welsh beard that offers the most positive national image, is once again underway.
The Beard Liberation Front says that images of St David suggest that the Welsh Saint himself may have had an organic beard
Welsh rugby prop Adam Jones won the Award in 2013, voted for by BLF supporters, just shaving former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams. Another rugby player Leigh Halfpenny won in 2014. In 2015 the Award went to Thee Faction musician Chris Fox in 2016 footballer Joe Ledley and in 2017 to Charcutier Illtud Llyr Dunsford, with Chris Fox winning again in 2018. In 2019 journalist Grant Tucker shaved the opposition to claim the accolade. Michael Sheen won in 2020 and went on to share the Beard of the Year Award with Michael Rosen in December 2020.
It is the ninth time the Award has been given following the traditional UK Beard of the Year at the end December each year and the BLF says it is a mark of Wales as a modern nation on St David’s Day that beards are now playing an increasingly significant role in national life.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, in lockdown conditions beards have boomed even if the First Minister remains resolutely clean shaven himself.
There are two preliminary rounds leading to the final Best Beard of Wales 2021 vote between 25-28 February
Round One: vote at this link
Beard of Wales 2021
Carwyn Jones
Hefin David
Martin Shipton
Michael Sheen
Jake Ball
Vaughan Gething
Tom Jones
James Dean Bradley
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