On St David’s Day, Maesteg hosted a historic celebration as part of the Maesteg 200 festivities, marking two significant milestones — 200 years since Maesteg was officially named a town in 1826, and 170 years since the Welsh national anthem was first performed...
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Press Release – Richard James and Angharad Van Rijswijk to debut new music in response to Glynn Vivian Art Gallery exhibitions
Hotel Et Al, the collaborative project of Richard James (Evolution of Beauty) and Angharad Van Rijswijk (Accü), are set to debut new music created in response to exhibitions at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea. Vivian, Abertawe. Inspired by both Kameelah Janan...
PRESS RELEASE – Croeso x Nightworks 2026
Swansea Council’s Croeso celebration is back this St David’s Day weekend, with the return of Nightworks, a vibrant programme of bilingual, free-entry gigs across the city’s grassroots music venues. The programme kicks off on Friday the 27th of February with an evening...
CabarGay 04/12/2025 – Menter Iaith Caerffili & The Queer Emporium
Menter Iaith Caerffili are hosting in collaboration with The Queer Emporium on 4th December 2025 at Caerphilly Workman's Hall. CabarGay is a Welsh language artistic showcase, starring performers from the LGBTQ+ community, and this year's line-up is exceptional and...
“Hapus i Siarad” – supporting Welsh learners in practising Cymraeg in their communities
The National Centre for Learning Welsh and the Mentrau Iaith are launching the second round of their “Hapus i Siarad” scheme for 2025–26. The scheme offers Welsh learners the opportunity to use the language naturally in their communities, in small businesses that are...
A new series of “Ar Droed” tours for new and experience Welsh speakers is about to begin offering tours to special places – through the Welsh language
Once more this year the Mentrau Iaith are offering guided walks for Welsh learners under the ‘Ar Droed’ (on foot) banner to Welsh learners for the 5th year in a row thanks to a partnership with the National Centre for Learning Welsh. Visiting Museums across Wales,...
Gwyddgig 2025 Festival
Exciting news! We’re once again looking forward to our community festival, Gwyddgig, in Mold Saturday, July 12th, 2025. From live performances on Daniel Owen Square to workshops and sessions in various venues including the Library, Canolfan Daniel Owen, the Masonic...
Full line-up and times announced for Gŵyl Tawe 2025
The full programme has been announced for this year’s Gŵyl Tawe taking place at the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea on Saturday the 7th of June. The full programme has been announced for this year’s Gŵyl Tawe taking place at the National Waterfront Museum in...
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NEW DATE OF THE EISTEDDFOD AREA BUSINESS AWARDS
100 days after the Eisteddfod's visit to Rhondda Cynon Taf, the shortlist for the Eisteddfod Area Business Awards was announced, a project that is being held for the first time in the Eisteddfod area following the event. The event to celebrate and reward the...
First details announced for Gŵyl Tawe 2025
The first details for this year’s Gŵyl Tawe, Swansea’s Welsh language contemporary music and arts festival, have been announced. Returning to the National Waterfront Museum in the city’s marina on Saturday the 7th of June, the 2025 edition will be headlined by Gruff...
Increasing the use of the Welsh Language in our communities through working with small businesses
Mentrau Iaith Cymru have been running the “Dyblu’r Defnydd” (doubling the use) campaign inviting members of the public to share their ideas of how to increase the use of the Welsh language in their communities. One suggestion has been coming up regularly, i.e. the...