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30 years taking initiative

30 years taking initiative

The Mentrau Iaith are celebrating 30 years since establishing the first Welsh language initiative. Join us to look back at the last 30 years and look forward to the future with Dafydd Iwan as chair as part of Eisteddfod AmGen. The session was pre-recorded in July with...

Gwlad y Chants: The search for new Welsh football chants

Gwlad y Chants: The search for new Welsh football chants

The Mentrau Iaith and the Football Association of Wales are running a competition to find new football chants to support Wales in EURO2020. They are calling on everyone of all ages across Wales to get creative and write a new bilingual chant to boost our national team...

Watch Gŵyl Fach y Fro Again & Tafwyl Line-up Announcement

Watch Gŵyl Fach y Fro Again & Tafwyl Line-up Announcement

Did you watch Gŵyl Fach y Fro? Just visit AM  to watch all the gigs and activities again! Tafwyl announce line-up Tafwyl festival, held annually in Cardiff, is organised by Menter Caerdydd to celebrate and showcase Welsh language music and culture in our capitol city....

Gwlad y Chants!

Gwlad y Chants!

Love football? We want YOU to write a footy chant – a song or rap for the Wal Goch to sing out loud to support Cymru at Euro2020.  What? Write a ‘chant’ using some Cymraeg words for us all to shout from the stands or from our living rooms. Go for it! It needs to be...

A website for all local Welsh newspapers

A website for all local Welsh newspapers

In March 2021 a website was launched bringing all the Papurau Bro together in one place: www.papuraubro.cymru. Long established in Wales - the Papurau Bro are local Welsh language papers full of local stories, events and knowledge, brought together by the local...

Gŵyl Fach y Fro festival goes digital

Gŵyl Fach y Fro festival goes digital

In an ambitious departure from the norm during these difficult times, Gŵyl Fach y Fro Festival, an annual celebration of Welsh language, arts and culture in The Vale of Glamorgan will take place in 2021. To be streamed on the 17th of April 2021 on the AM platform,...

Celebrating Dewi from home

Celebrating Dewi from home

It's a very different Dydd Gŵyl Dewi this year. No parading through town centres, but plenty to enjoy online! Join in from home Why not join the Mentrau Iaith for one of our many activities this week? A great opportunity to use a little bit of Welsh. Y pethau bychain...

Mentrau Iaith activities now available on AM

Mentrau Iaith activities now available on AM

The Mentrau Iaith have launched a new channel on AM that includes tens Welsh activities to join in at home. The channel includes activities for families, children, young people, communities and more to encourage individuals of all ages to enjoy using Welsh while...

Encouraging families to find their favourite Welsh tunes

Wales and the world will celebrate the sixth annual Welsh Language Music Day – Dydd Miwsig Cymru – on Friday 5th February 2021, with a range of materials- from playlists to lyric explainers- set to be made available to help parents and grandparents learn Welsh with...