News Archive

24/01/2009 - 13:49
At 11 am on Saturday the 24th of January, a flat in the Caernarfon’s Victoria Dock development was occupied by members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg. This symbolic act is part of the campaign for the future of the Welsh-speaking communities of Wales, and hopes to focus attention on establishing the Right to Rent as part of the answer to the crisis that is facing those communities.
15/01/2009 - 12:53
Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg call on MPs and AMs to ensure the rights of everybody in Wales to the Welsh LanguageIt has become apparent that Parliamentary Members in London will be attempting to weaken the draft of the Assembly's LCO for the right to legislate for the Welsh Language. They will consequently threaten to weaken the rights of the Welsh people to the Welsh language.
10/01/2009 - 15:58
Following a year of campaigning against major companies in the private sector, Cymdeithas yr Iaith (The Welsh Language Society) held a Rally on the main retail street of Wales and our capital city, Cardiff, today to draw the attention of the Assembly Government to the need for all legislative powers regarding the Welsh language to be devolved from Whitehall to the Assembly in Cardiff.
10/12/2008 - 18:16
Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg can reveal that Santa Clause will visit the 'Orange' franchise mobile phone shop on Terrace Road, Aberystwyth this Saturday the 13th of December. Santa will pull from his sack a list of the services he would like to see 'Orange' provide in Welsh. Santa will then hand over the list to the workers at the shop asking them to forward it to 'Orange' head office, he will also ask the shop to support Cymdeithas' campaign by sending a letter to 'Orange' asking them to provide a bilingual service to their customers.
27/11/2008 - 11:18
Cymdeithas yr Iaith have welcomed the report announced today by the Rural Affairs sub-committee on the re-organisation of rural schools. Cymdeithas have specifically welcomed the observations that the Local Authority should take seriously the consultation process with the local communities and that the effect of the re-organisation on the Welsh language should be a " major determinant " during the process.Press here to view full report (Word Document, 244kb)
19/11/2008 - 23:56
Cymdeithas yr Iaith have sent an open letter to the governors of Ysgol Carreg Hirfaen Federated School, calling on them not to give in to the pressure from the County Council to close the 2 village sites at Ffarmers and Llanycrwys. The County Council has offered to pay for an extra porta cabin at the Cwmann site and the cost of transporting the children there, on condition that the other 2 sites are closed in January. In their letter to the chair of Governors, Cymdeithas yr Iaith call on the Board not to give in to this blackmail from the County Council.
25/10/2008 - 23:58
Following a successful AGM and national Rally, with over a 100 people present, six members of Cymdeithas yr iaith Gymraeg were arrested. Menna Machreth, newly elected chair of Cymdeithas along with Rhys Llwyd the vice chair of the movement were arrested for painting the slogan 'MESUR IAITH CYFLAWN' (A COMPREHENSIVE LANGUAGE MEASURE) on the walls of the New Assembly building in Aberystwyth. Another fifty members showed their support for this action by signing their names on the wall.
25/10/2008 - 09:57
Cymdeithas yr Iaith General Meeting25 October 2008 – Morlan Centre, AberystwythOrder of the Day 10.00am - Welcome and refreshment 10.30am - Financial Report and Report on Investing in the Community (Danny Grehan & Sel Jones). 10.50am - “Education motions” x 3 11.20am - “Free Communities” Motion 11.30am - “Welsh Language Act” Motion 11.40am - General Motions x 2 12.00pm - Emergency Motions 12.15pm
23/10/2008 - 15:19
Cymdeithas yr Iaith have called on Carmarthenshire Education Authority not to make the same mistake as they did with the MEP, as they discuss a Pilot Scheme for 14 - 19 year old education in Dinefwr ( from Llandovery and Aman Valley to Gwendraeth Valley.) Education chiefs drew up a background paper as far back as August 2007, but there has been no public debate. In the latest document regarding the developing of an Educational Model in Dinefwr, the Education chiefs have come up with a list of key questions.
21/10/2008 - 23:05
As the Annual General Meeting and National Rally arranged by Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg in Aberystwyth next Saturday fifteen of the organisation's members will almost immediately leave on a fact finding trip to the Basque Country. This will be the largest ever deputation of Cymdeithas members to go on such a trip and it will be the organisations first official visit to the Basque Country in 15 years.