Despite the wintry weather, over people 500 from all parts of Carmarthenshire came to the County Hall in Carmarthen on Saturday January 19, 2013 to sign the Pledge "I want to Live in Welsh" and hear some of Carmarthenshire's prominent people saying why they were signing the pledge.

Among them was film and TV actor Julian Lewis-Jones who said:

"The main reason we came as a family to live Carmarthenshire, was the Welsh language and culture. I wanted my children to be brought up in a Welsh-speaking area, where the language is quite natural. The recently published census figures have horrified me as an individual and as a parent. We all have a responsibility to ensure that our language is spoken and heard everywhere! I'm very proud to be a Welsh speaker, and I'm determined to continue to live my life in the language of heaven! "

Bromas a young local band entertained the crowd at the start of the rally and lead a march of hundreds of people to the Welsh Government offices.

Sioned Elin, Chairperson of Cymdeithas yr iaith in Carmarthenshire, who also spoke at the rally said:

"The Census results have shown a reduction in the number of Welsh speakers across Wales, and the biggest drop was here in Carmarthenshire. I am glad that over 500 turned out to show their support for the rally - it is clear that the people of Carmarthenshire want to live in Welsh. This is only the first step. At a meeting following the rally we discussed the next steps of the campaign here in Carmarthenshire. We will continue to press on the Government and the County Council to enable us to live in Welsh and our hope is that over a thousand people will have signed the pledge before the end of the month. The rally was a great start with over 400 signing the pledge this morning!"