Pop star and one of Tresaith most prominent residents, Dewi 'Pws' Morris, joins the owner of a Welsh tourism business in Tresaith, Dr Dilys Davies, have joined Cymddeithas yr Iaith (the Welsh Language Society) in their call on Ceredigion County Council to enable people to live in Welsh.

Both signed Cymdeithas yr Iaith's "Dwi eisiau byw yn Gymraeg (I want to live in Welsh) petition. The petition calls specifically on the County Council to make Welsh their administrative language; provide bilingual recreational services for young people and ensure, through specific measures, that suitable housing is available for local people.

Signing the petition singer and poet, Dewi Pws Morris said:
"I live here all year round, this is my home. It's a great place to live, but over the years it has become a holiday village and a very small number of people live here all year round. I've always been vocal with my views on holiday homes, because I've see the impact they have on small villages like Tresaith. hardaloedd wrth gwrs ond mae sawl peth penodol gall y Cyngor Sir yn unig eu gwneud er mwyn sicrhau fod cyfle i bobl leol gael cartref yn yr ardal, ac mae angen i ni bwyso arnyn nhw">We all have a duty to do our part in our areas of course but there are several specific things that only the County Council can do to ensure that local people are able to have a home in the area, and we need to press on them to ensure this."

Also signing was Dilys Davies, owner of a tourism business and Siop y Traeth in Tresaith. She said:
"It's been important to us that the business is run in Welsh, not because we have to or feel a duty to do, but it is the natural language of the area. Even though we work in the tourism industry, the fact that we work through the Welsh language has a positive influence on the people we work with as well - customers and people who are supplying us and work for us."

Hywel Griffiths, Chair of the Cymdeithas yr Iaith in Ceredigion added:
"The attitude of Ceredigion County Council concerns us. Although we saw a significant reduction in the number of Welsh speakers in the area the Council doesn't seem realize its significance. At a conference held recently by the Council one message was that there is no need to 'keep calm and carry on'. If the Council intends to carry on as it is doing now then the number of Welsh speakers and communities and speakers will continue to fall. argyfwng ar ein cymunedau ac i weithredu i fynd i'r afael a hynny.">Cymdeithas yr Iaith has been calling on the Welsh Government to recognize that there is a crisis in our communities and to act to address that. Ceredigion Council needs to do the same.
"The petition states clearly what we want the Council to do so I'm asking everyone to join us in our call - not only by signing the petition but by joining with in our campaign. We will be calling on the Council to respond when we present our petition - and inviting people from all over Ceredigion to be part of this; we are currently consulting on our national policies throught the Maniffesto Byw / Living Manifesto; and we are looking at various examples of a lack of Welsh language services in the area. Everyone can play their part. "