by his bardic name Nicander William Henry Preece (1834–1913), an electrical engineer and inventor. Lewis Jones (1837-1904), one of the founders of the Welsh settlement in Patagonia. David Lloyd George (1863–1945), Prime Minister of the UK from 1916 to 1922. Gwilym Edwards (1881–1963), Presbyterian minister, writer and academic Lionel Rees (1884–1955), aviator, flying ace and recipient of the Victoria Cross Maureen Peters (1935–2008), an historical novelist Dafydd Wigley (born 1943), politician, MP for Caernarfon from 1974 until 2001 Sian Eleri, BBC Radio 1 presenter Sport Bryan Orritt (1937–2014), a professional footballer with over 370 club caps Wyn Davies (born 1942), a footballer with 611 club caps and 34 for Wales Tom Walley (born 1945) footballer with over 410 club caps Catrin Thomas (born 1964), ski mountaineer and mountain climber. Waynne Phillips (born 1970), a professional footballer with over 470 club caps Nathan Craig (born 1991), a professional footballer. Osian Dwyfor Jones Wales Commonwealth Hammer Thrower Sport Caernarfon Town F.C. () is a Welsh football club based in the town, which currently plays in the Cymru Premier, the top level for football in Wales. The club is nicknamed "the Canaries" because of its yellow and green strip. Caernarfon Town plays at The Oval which has a capacity of 3000 people and 250 seated people. Culture Caernarfon hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1862, 1894, 1906, 1921, 1935, 1959 and 1979. Unofficial National Eisteddfod events were also held there in 1877 and 1880. Caernarfon also hosted the 30th annual Celtic Media Festival in March 2009. Cultural destinations include Galeri and Oriel Pendeitsh. Galeri is a creative enterprise centre that houses a gallery, a concert hall, a cinema, a number of companies, and a range of other creative and cultural spaces. Oriel Pendeitsh is a ground-floor exhibition space adjoining the Tourist Information Centre opposite Caernarfon Castle. The gallery has a varied and changing programme of exhibitions throughout the year. Food festival The Caernarfon Food Festival takes place in the town's streets including The Slate Quay (Cei Llechi) and Castle Square (the Maes), which is pedestrianised for the event. Stalls are also located along the promenade next to the Menai Strait towards the marina and Doc Fictoria. The festival was formed in 2015 as a result of public consultation within the town. The first festival was held in 2016. It is organised by the Caernarfon Food Festival Group which is made up of local volunteers