13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Powys County Times
Dei Tomos to open 2025 Royal Welsh Show in Llanelwedd
Broadcaster Dei Tomos will officially open the 2025 Royal Welsh Show.
The ceremony will take place at 10am on Monday, July 21, in Llanelwedd, outside the President's Pavilion.
Mr Tomos is a respected journalist and broadcaster who has spent more than 40 years reporting on Welsh agriculture and rural life.
Aled Rhys Jones, chief executive of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society, said: "We are honoured that Dei Tomos will be opening this year's show.
"His work has highlighted the important role that farming communities play in our national story, culture and heritage.
"We look forward to welcoming him to Llanelwedd and to hearing his reflections at this special moment for Caernarfonshire, his home county.
"With his deep roots in rural life and his lifelong advocacy for Welsh language and culture, Dei Tomos is the perfect figure to mark the beginning of what promises to be another memorable Royal Welsh Show."
Mr Tomos is well known across Wales for his coverage of farming and rural issues, and has presented a wide range of programmes throughout his career.
He has received several awards for his work, including the 2015 Netherthorpe Award from the British Guild of Agricultural Journalists, which recognised his expertise in Welsh farming and rural affairs.
He has also been honoured several times with the Farmers Union of Wales Bob Davies Memorial Award for his daily radio programme Bwletin Amaeth and his weekly show Byd Amaeth, both of which focused on rural communities.
In 2015, he was nominated for Welsh radio broadcaster of the year at the Celtic Media Festival, and he is an honorary fellow of Bangor University.
Mr Tomos's career has also included work in youth education and television.
He co-presented both English and Welsh language farming series and presented countryside and adventure programmes for S4C in its early years.
Before entering broadcasting, he served as deputy head of the Urdd Gobaith Cymru's outdoor education centre at Glan-llyn.
He has also played key roles at the National Eisteddfod and Urdd National Eisteddfod as a stage compere, and was involved in presenting the first live TV broadcasts from the Royal Welsh Show.
He was also a member of the Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team.
