This year, Menter Cwm Gwendraeth Elli, the first Welsh Language Initiative is celebrating it's 25 years of servicing the Gwendraeth Valley and Llanelli. In a special day of celebrations at the Mentrau Iaith Cymru stand, in the National Eisteddfod, there will be an...
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Full Tafwyl Festival Programme Revealed
With a month to go until the festivities kick off, Cardiff's Welsh arts & culture festival, Tafwyl, has unveiled its full festival programme. A fabulous feast of music, literature, food & drink, Welsh learners sessions and children's events will take place all...
Osian Roberts Launches Mentrau Iaith Euros 2016 Campaign ‘Y Bêl’
Today, we are launching a national campaign to get behind Wales' National Football Team in the build up to the Euros 2016. Osian Roberts, Wales Squad's Assistant Manager is today kicking off the campaign, calling upon Welsh football fans from all over Wales to pledge...
Hannah Roberts in Welsh Learner of the year 2016 shortlist
A Mentrau Iaith Officer has reached the final of the Welsh Learner of the Year Award 2016. Hannah Roberts works for Menter Iaith Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen a Mynwy as a Development officer in Blaenau Gwent and Northern Monmouthshire. She started learning Welsh ‘by...
Parti Ponty is back and it’s better than ever!
Your Welsh Festival! Following the success of Parti Ponty last year when we welcomed over 5000 visitors you will be very pleased to hear that this famous one day festival will be back again this year. It will be held on Saturday, 16th July at Ynysangharad Park...
American Rock Star Announces Tafwyl Line Up
The line-up has been revealed for this year’s Tafwyl Festival, Cardiff's Welsh arts and culture fesitval, as the event returns to Cardiff Castle on the 2nd and 3rd July. Menter Caerdydd, Tafwyl organisers have revealed an eclectic mix of bands and artists for this...
What does a fair Wales look like to young people in Wales today? Oxfam launches photo competition to find out
This spring term, in the run up to the Welsh Assembly elections, young people in Wales have the opportunity to take part in a brand new photography competition launched by Oxfam. Oxfam Cymru’s ‘Creating a Fair Wales’ photo competition invites young people aged between...
POSSIB Project ‘Integrating the use of the Welsh language’ into every day activities in Merthyr
The POSSIB project is in it's third year out of a 4 year plan, and it's very much hoped that the project will be extended for a further three years so that children, young people and their families in the communities of Northern Merthyr Tudful can continue to benefit...
Over a thousand people marching through the streets of Wrexham in celebration of St David’s Day
A fantastic day in Wrexham yesterday as crowds of all ages lined the streets take part in the St David’s Day celebrations which were organised by Menter Iaith Maelor in partnership with Wrexham County Borough Council. The town was awash with Welsh flags and daffodils...
FREE WELSH SECOND LANGUAGE APPS
In January 2016 The Welsh Government’s Welsh in Education Resources Branch and Splinter Design launched two FREE Welsh second language apps to promote and encourage learners to engage with the Welsh language. The games, designed for teachers and pupils of primary and...
Do we need to look closer at the way the Basque Country is supporting the use of Basque and replicate similar schemes in Wales?
This is one of the pivotal questions that a group of Mentrau Iaith (Language Initiative) Officers will be asking on their visit to the Basque Country this week. Mentrau Iaith Officers from across Wales will have a unique insight into the developments in...