News Archive

Cymdeithas challenge to Carmarthenshire Education Chiefs
10/07/2008 - 12:07
Cymdeithas yr Iaith have hit out at the pressure which CarmarthenshireCounty Council have exerted on Ysgol Carreg Hirfaen which is a 3-sitefederation. By changing the funding formula to discriminate againstsmaller schools , and by removing the allowance for federations, theCouncil are trying to force the Governors to close two of the sites inthe small villages of Llanycrwys and Ffarmers.
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Cymdeithas response to Ceredigion County Council's School Reorganisation Plan
07/07/2008 - 12:10
Ceredigion County Council's Cabinet will be discussing tomorrow their 'School reorganisation policy.Below you will find Cymdeithas yr Iaith's response to this report:Cymdeithas yr Iaith welcomes Ceredigion's willingness to discuss withall concerned a county-wide strategy for rural schools.
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Cymdeithas yr Iaith gigs during national Eisteddfod Week in Cardiff
06/07/2008 - 11:39
Steffan Cravos, Cymdeithas yr Iaith's Entertainment Officer, recently announced on C2 Radio Cymru the full list of bands playing at Cymdeithas yr Iaith's gigs during the National Eisteddfod Week in Cardiff this year. Two gigs per night will run from Saturday 2nd of August to Saturday August 9th, and all of the gigs are being held at Clwb Ifor Bach, Womanby Street, Cardiff.
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A petition with 1,000 signatures calling for a Welsh Language Federal College
02/07/2008 - 10:50
On Thursday Jane Hutt is expected to make an announcement concerning the Welsh Assembly Government's policy regarding a Welsh Medium Federal College. To coincide with this Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg will today be presenting a petition with 1,000 signatures to the Education Minister and the Petition's Committee.
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Cymdeithas the complete change in Gwynedd's school policy
19/06/2008 - 22:44
Cymdeithas yr Iaith have welcomed the statement made by Councillor Liz Saville (the cabinet member that holds the education portfolio) that the old school re-organisation plan has come to an end and there are no longer any schools on the list of closure, nor are there any plans to enforce change on other schools.
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Boots in Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion 93-95% English Only
18/06/2008 - 09:43
Slogans were painted last night on 'Boots' branches at Aberaeron and Lampeter stating "95% uniaith Saesneg" (95% English only) and stickers calling for a New Welsh Language Act were plastered over Boots branches in Aberystwyth, Carmarthen, Llanelli, Newcastle Emlyn and on the Superdrug branches in Aberystwyth and Carmarthen.
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It's not the business of a Council Committee to decide the fate of individual schools
17/06/2008 - 09:41
Cymdeithas yr Iaith has called on all those free to travel to come to Caernarfon at 1pm Thursday 19th June ahead of a crucial meeting of Gwynedd County Council. The Council will be considering a motion from the education scrutiny Committee to set up a Working Party to draw up a new Schools Plan.
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Education Minister urged to intervene in Carmarthenshire Village Schools Row
09/06/2008 - 13:14
Cymdeithas yr Iaith have called on Jane Hutt to intervene to stop Carmarthenshire County Council’s dash to review village schools.Following 15 minutes of self-congratulatory discussion, Carmarthenshire’s Executive Board passed the recommendation to review the future of 11 Welsh-medium Village Schools this year and begin discussions on another six – all within a month of getting the election over.
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4 Arrested in Caernarfon – Direct Action taken against Boots & Superdrug
09/06/2008 - 10:49
Four members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (The Welsh Language Society), including Cymdeithas' regional officer in the north – Osian Jones, and former Chairman – Steffan Cravos, were arrested in Caernarfon last night for painting slogans and covering the branches of Boots and Superdrug in the town with posters calling for a New Welsh Language Act.
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Slogan painted in Caernarfon Town Centre
05/06/2008 - 15:14
Today (Thursday 5th June), during the early hours of this morning, members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith in the Gwynedd-Môn Region went out to paint the slogan "Cadwn ein Hysgolion" (Save our Schools) on a wall in Caernarfon Town Centre.The purpose of this act was to send a clear and sincere message to Gwynedd Education Scrutiny Committee, which meets at 2.00pm, and reflects the widespread opposition of
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