Cymdeithas yr Iaith Inspectors will visit Morrisons store Carmarthen on Saturday 24/11/07 at 1pm to undertake an inspection of the premises as regards to the use of the Welsh language. Cymdeithas representatives met with Chris Blundell a member of the Executive Board of Morrisons dyddidadd to discuss and press for equal status for the Welsh language.

There was a second meeting where a promise was made by Morrisons that they would be in a position by October 2007 to:Have re-branded a trial store in Wales with full use of Welsh in all those ways which could be done simply -* Permanent signage inside and outside store to be bilingual* Tannoy announcements bilingual* Staff training available in Welsh for use in retailing* Developing Products from Wales* Relevant Section of the Website to be bilingual.They also promised to check with Cymdeithas and various other bodies and the public the reaction to this flagship bilingual store and then roll out the policy across all their stores in Wales as part of re-branding.By the Autumn it was promised that Cymdeithas would get a response to the following demands:* That all Morrisons weekly promotional leaflets and posters should involve use of Welsh, and* That labels on Morrisons products should be bilingual (following the multi-lingual norm of mainland Europe) starting with their own-brand products (7000 of them, perhaps commencing with those made in Wales for which specific labels have to be produced).Cymdeithas emphasised that it was these two matters which would ensure a serious use of Welsh in their business whereas the first group of recommendations - although important - are more symbolic and even token in using Welsh. Angharad Clwyd, Dyfed Organiser said:"As we have heard nothing from Morrisons we must come to the conclusion that they have broken their promises. Cymdeithas members will be undertaking an inspection on Saturday as a basis for our future campaign. We will then contact them with the results of our inspection and ask for a response within a week, if no satisfactory response is received a campaign will be organised involving initial protest at Aberystwyth and Bangor on the two following weekends."