Category Archives: Dyfodol

COOPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL AUTHORIES IS ESSENTIAL TO ATTAIN THE LANGUAGE STRATEGY TARGETS

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Dyfodol i’r Iaith welcomes the Government’s aim of  increasing Welsh medium education.  Ensuring that 40% of Wales’ pupils are in Welsh medium education by 2050 will be a huge gain for the language and the people of Wales, says the lobby group.

Dyfodol i’r Iaith warns, however, that the Government needs to deal successfully with local authorities.  Heini Gruffudd, chair of Dyfodol i’r Iaith, said

“The Government has in the past set targets for the growth of Welsh medium education, but has failed to achieve these.  This is because the Government had failed to win over local authorities, especially in south and east Wales.  The Government now needs to show how it will ensure that local authorities get the support and finance to attain these ambitious targets.

“Some authorities, such as Gwynedd and others in west Wales have made Welsh medium education a priority.  The Government needs to convince local authorties in all parts of Wales that Welsh medium education should be a priority for the next thirty years.  Unless this occurs, the strategy will fail.”

DYFODOL CALLS FOR ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR Y CYMRO

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With discussions now taking place regarding the relaunch of Y Cymro, Dyfodol i’r Iaith calls upon the Welsh Government to provide adequate support for this iconic newspaper in order to secure its future and its development.

Heini Gruffudd, Dyfodol’s Chair said:

“Y Cymro is our only national Welsh language newspaper, and its survival and success represents a key contribution to our culture and the Welsh media. We would call upon the Welsh Government to provide adequate support for the newly-relaunched paper by allocating a grant that at least corresponds to that given to Golwg. We would hope that an emergency grant be agreed in the first place, to formalised in due course by the Welsh Books Council.”

 

DYFODOL EXTEND A WARM WELCOME TO THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF RADIO CYMRU 2

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Dyfodol i’r Iaith has warmly welcomed Radio Cymru’s announcement of the intention to establish an alternative Welsh channel to be broadcast between 7 and 10 each morning. This latest development answers Dyfodol’s call to extend the BBC’s provision of Welsh-language radio programmes. The organisation believes that this will set a firm foundation for consolidating the audience for the current provision of Welsh-language brodcasting, while also attracting a new audience, particularly younger listeners.

Heini Gruffudd, Dyfodol’s Chair said:

“This is excellent news for Welsh language brodcasting, and a development Dyfodol has long campaigned for.

We wish every success to the new venture, and look forward to a creative variety of new programmes, which, along with the channel’s current output, will appeal to the widest diversity of Welsh speakers and learners.”