ANTI-NUCLEAR campaigners have announced a four-day march to the national Eisteddfod to demand a nuclear-free Wales.

Campaigners and activists will march the 44 miles from Trawsfynydd, a former nuclear power station in Gwynedd, north Wales, to the Eisteddfod site in Boduan next month.

The site at Trawsfynydd has been highlighted for small modular nuclear reactor development, as has Wylfa on Anglesey.

CND Cymru’s Dylan Lewis-Rowlands said: “We urge anyone who can to join us on our march to highlight the vital campaign for a nuclear-free Wales.”

He explained that CND Cymru is opposed to both nuclear weapons and nuclear energy, since both are linked. 

“Nuclear power is a green-washed distraction from the sources of generation that will power a truly net-zero future — wave, wind, tidal, solar and the all-important storage capacity,” Mr Lewis-Rowlands said.

The campaign seeks to highlight the problems with nuclear power, including its links to nuclear weapons and the impact on the Welsh language. 

March organiser Sam Bannon said: “Our last march was a huge success. This campaign is absolutely vital in the work towards a just and green future for Cymru. 

“Whether it be for the whole march, just a day or even just an afternoon or evening for campaigning, you are welcome to come along.”

The Welsh anti-nuclear campaign has stepped up over the past year, as it highlighted the 40th anniversary of the 1983 declaration of a nuclear-free Wales by all the local authorities at the time.

Former prime minister Boris Johnson wanted to develop 24 gigawatts of nuclear-generating capacity at Trawsfynydd and the Welsh government has established a company to attract inward investment in nuclear energy.

The march will arrive at the Eisteddfod on August 6 and a rally will be held there.