"Act now, before time runs out"

A rally held in Nefyn, Gwynedd, at the end of the month will add to the pressure on the Welsh Government to take urgent and serious action on the important recommendations of the Commission for Welsh-speaking Communities, in order to ensure there is time to act before the end of the current Senedd term.

On behalf of Cymdeithas yr Iaith's Nid yw Cymru ar Werth (Wales is Not For Sale) campaign, Osian Jones said:
"The Commission published its report and recommendations seven months ago, but there has been no response from the Government so far, and there is only a year left to act before the end of the current Senedd term. Even the very limited investment in the Arfor project ends this month, and it is clear that the Government has no understanding of the crisis facing our Welsh-speaking communities."

The rally will be held on Saturday 29th March, and will be led by Mared Llywelyn – former chair of the Town Council who did a great deal to draw the attention of the then First Minister Mark Drakeford to the crisis facing Welsh-speaking communities.

One of the speakers at the rally will be the poet Ieuan Wyn from Dyffryn Ogwen. He will tell the hundreds expected to gather:
"With our language in the worst crisis in its history, it is essential that the Welsh Government sets out urgently to implement the recommendations of the Commission for Welsh-speaking Communities. We also need to act at community level; a number of town and community councils have already taken the lead by designating themselves as Areas of Higher Density Linguistic Significance and are calling for measures for them to be protected and strengthened. It's time for the government to follow where our communities have led the way."

There will be a question to the First Minister in the Senedd next week, asking the Government for a response to the Commission for Welsh-speaking Communities' report.