Campaigners will visit the offices of the four main political parties in Wales today (Tuesday April 19th) to deliver an urgent message about the future of S4C.In November last year, the four party leaders wrote to the Prime Minister outlining their opposition to the current plans. Representatives from Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (Welsh Language Society) and unions will visit Llangefni, Brecon and Cardiff with a proclamation calling on all the political parties in Wales to press for a full review of S4C rather than continuing with the government's present plans for the channel.The proclamation states:"We call on you as the leader of your political party in Wales to demand that David Cameron the Prime Minister orders an independent and comprehensive review is held held into the future of S4C the only Welsh language channel in the world."We also call on all politicians who represent Wales either in the National Assembly in Cardiff or in the House of Commons in London to declare their full support for such a review and to Welsh language broadcasting...."No decisions should be made about the future of Welsh language broadcasting in Wales until a thorough review has been conducted. So S4C should not be part of the Public Bodies Bill which currently being discussed in the House of Lords."You supported the call for a review back in November 2010. We now call on you to make a firm stand on the future of S4C and Welsh language broadcasting."The Government is attempting to change the law in order to cut its funding to S4C by ninety-four per cent and instead fund the channel primarily through the BBC. Twenty four different organisations including the NUJ, BECTU, Musicians Union, Equity and the Writers Union have written to the government calling for these plans to be halted.David Donovan from the trade union BECTU, Dr Simon Brooks and Danny Grehan from Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg will present the proclamation to Carwyn Jones' office at the Labour Party headquarters in Cardiff.Dylan Morgan and Osian Jones, along with Mair Rowlands from Bangor Students Union (UMCB) will present the proclamation at Ieuan Wyn Jones's Constituency Office in Llangefni.Bethan Williams Chair of Cymdeithas yr Iaith will present the proclamation to Kirsty Williams leader of the Liberal Democrats and at Nick Bourne leader of the Welsh Conservative's constituency office in Brecon.Ms Williams said:"There is widespread opposition to the massive funding cuts faced by S4C and its proposed merger with the BBC. This is an issue where there is a united opinion in Wales. Those political parties that are part of the coalition government in London must reconsider their decision to ignore us in Wales. We expect all parties to demand the full review they called for take place, instead oif the ill-considered plans of the Westminster government are abandoned."

Timetable

• 09:45 am (tbc) - Labour offices, Transport House, Cathedral Road, Cardiff
• 12:30 pm - Ieuan Wyn Jones (Plaid Cymru) office, Llangefni
• 2:00 pm - Kirsty Williams (Lib Dem), Brecon
• 2:30 pm - Nick Bourne (Con.) office, Brecon