National Eisteddfod organisers apologise for long delays

Organisers of the National Eisteddfod have apologised for delays following a decision to shut the main car park after it became waterlogged.

People attending the festival on Anglesey have been asked to take shuttle buses to the Bodedern Maes from the Anglesey Show ground at Mona.

But some visitors have complained of waiting up to two hours for a bus.

Eisteddfod chief executive Elfed Roberts has urged visitors to "be patient".

"We still want people to go to Mona, there are no plans to send them back to the usual parking field," he said.

"There are 16 buses at the moment in operation carrying as many people as possible.

"Some have asked why can't you get more buses. More buses could possibly slow things down and not speed things up."

He said the change was a "temporary measure" to conserve the ground.

"The rain yesterday was horrendous, that's what was at fault," Mr Roberts added.

"There are people complaining that there is some mud on the Maes, I don't think that any field anywhere would have coped with what we got last night.

"We all need to be patient, we need to calm down and not panic."