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| April Jones: Machynlleth holds Eisteddfod Powys | April Jones: Machynlleth holds Eisteddfod Powys |
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| An annual cultural festival is going ahead in Machynlleth, almost a month after the disappearance of April Jones. | |
| Eisteddfod Powys organisers said they had considered cancelling but continued after learning the five-year-old's parents wanted it to go ahead. | Eisteddfod Powys organisers said they had considered cancelling but continued after learning the five-year-old's parents wanted it to go ahead. |
| The two-day festival includes a procession from St Peter's church to the community centre on Saturday. | The two-day festival includes a procession from St Peter's church to the community centre on Saturday. |
| Mark Bridger, 46, has been charged with abducting and murdering April, who was last seen near her home on 1 October. | Mark Bridger, 46, has been charged with abducting and murdering April, who was last seen near her home on 1 October. |
| The first events of the eisteddfod, one of the largest regional events of its kind in Wales, were being held at Y Tabernacl, a converted chapel which is now the museum of modern art. | The first events of the eisteddfod, one of the largest regional events of its kind in Wales, were being held at Y Tabernacl, a converted chapel which is now the museum of modern art. |
| The stage will be decorated with pink flowers in tribute to April. | The stage will be decorated with pink flowers in tribute to April. |
| Machynlleth has been draped in pink since April's mother launched a ribbon appeal to support the search for her. | Machynlleth has been draped in pink since April's mother launched a ribbon appeal to support the search for her. |
| A week after disappearance her parents released a sky lantern, while others in the town released pink balloons. | A week after disappearance her parents released a sky lantern, while others in the town released pink balloons. |
| Hundreds of people turned out last Monday to see a town clock lit up in pink to mark the third week. | Hundreds of people turned out last Monday to see a town clock lit up in pink to mark the third week. |
| April's disappearance has prompted one of the biggest searches for a missing person in recent times, and involved hundreds of volunteers from the Machynlleth area, across Wales and parts of England. | April's disappearance has prompted one of the biggest searches for a missing person in recent times, and involved hundreds of volunteers from the Machynlleth area, across Wales and parts of England. |
| Hundreds of trained search and rescue staff from the police, the fire service, mountain rescue teams and the coastguard have also been involved as the search continues. | Hundreds of trained search and rescue staff from the police, the fire service, mountain rescue teams and the coastguard have also been involved as the search continues. |