Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg can reveal that Santa Clause will visit the 'Orange' franchise mobile phone shop on Terrace Road, Aberystwyth this Saturday the 13th of December. Santa will pull from his sack a list of the services he would like to see 'Orange' provide in Welsh. Santa will then hand over the list to the workers at the shop asking them to forward it to 'Orange' head office, he will also ask the shop to support Cymdeithas' campaign by sending a letter to 'Orange' asking them to provide a bilingual service to their customers.

Santa Clause will join The Welsh Language Society's ongoing campaignto transform the private sector to work positively to normalize theWelsh language. Cymdeithas have been targeting 2 private companiesevery 2 months throughout the past year and are focusing on Orange andVodafone for November and December. Following appalling responses fromthese companies, Cymdeithas will be led by Santa Clause to introducethese demands to the shops in Aberystwyth on December 13th at 1pm andwill then go on to the Vodafone and Orange shops in Carmarthen onDecember 20th at 11am, before flying up on his sleigh to Caernarfon inthe afternoon and then on to Bangor the following week.Santa Clause said:"People from all around Wales have asked for mobile phones aspresentsthis year again. If the Welsh language is to be a normal part of ourlives, these companies must provide fair rights to their customers andtreat Welsh as an official language."As Cymdeithas awaits the announcement of the LCO, the legislativeorder which will transfer powers over the language from London toCardiff, Angharad Clwyd, Dyfed Organiser for Cymdeithas yr Iaith, said:"We don't expect anyting less than all the powers over the languagetransferred to Cardiff Bay. This is the only moral option.With these powers, we expect the One Wales Governement to lead fromthe top and include phone companies in the new Welsh language measure."Santa Clause has arranged to meet his helpers outside Siop y Pethe at1pm on Saturday before walking over to the shop on Terrace Road.List of our calls regarding Welsh language services1. Bilingual signs, both permanent and temporary, within and outsidetheir branches in Wales, and bilingual leaflets to be used in all oftheir branches in Wales.2. Staff training for all staff that come to contact with customers inWales, so that they are able to conduct their services through themedium of Welsh.3. A Welsh language section on their website for customers in Wales.4. Bilingual statements and correspondence for customers in Wales.5. A specific phone line for customers in Wales, with a languageoption at the beginning of a call.6. Bilingual advertising in Wales.7. The Welsh language as a choice on mobile phones, in partnershipwith the mobile phone manufacturers.8. Welsh language services for customers in Wales, in regards to otherservices that they supply at the moment such as Broadband, and anyother developments that their company will make in the future.