http://cymdeithas.org/ en-us hedd@cymdeithas.com 2008-07-06T11:39:11+00:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://cymdeithas.org/2008/07/06/cymdeithas_yr_iaith_gigs_during_national_eisteddfod_week_in_cardiff.html Steffan Cravos, Cymdeithas yr Iaith's Entertainment Officer, recently announced on C2 Radio Cymru the full list of bands playing at Cymdeithas yr Iaith's gigs during the National Eisteddfod Week in Cardiff this year. Two gigs per night will run from... 4237@http://cymdeithas.org/ News 2008-07-06T11:39:11+00:00 http://cymdeithas.org/2008/07/02/a_petition_with_1000_signatures_calling_for_a_welsh_language_federal_college.html On Thursday Jane Hutt is expected to make an announcement concerning the Welsh Assembly Government's policy regarding a Welsh Medium Federal College. To coincide with this Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg will today be presenting a petition with 1,000 signatures to... 4234@http://cymdeithas.org/ News 2008-07-02T10:50:12+00:00 http://cymdeithas.org/2008/06/19/cymdeithas_the_complete_change_in_gwynedds_school_policy.html Cymdeithas yr Iaith have welcomed the statement made by Councillor Liz Saville (the cabinet member that holds the education portfolio) that the old school re-organisation plan has come to an end and there are no longer any schools on the... 4225@http://cymdeithas.org/ News 2008-06-19T22:44:14+00:00 http://cymdeithas.org/2008/06/18/boots_in_carmarthenshire_and_ceredigion_9395_english_only.html Slogans were painted last night on 'Boots' branches at Aberaeron and Lampeter stating "95% uniaith Saesneg" (95% English only) and stickers calling for a New Welsh Language Act were plastered over Boots branches in Aberystwyth, Carmarthen, Llanelli, Newcastle Emlyn and... 4223@http://cymdeithas.org/ News 2008-06-18T09:43:27+00:00 http://cymdeithas.org/2008/06/17/its_not_the_business_of_a_council_committee_to_decide_the_fate_of_individual_schools.html Cymdeithas yr Iaith has called on all those free to travel to come to Caernarfon at 1pm Thursday 19th June ahead of a crucial meeting of Gwynedd County Council. The Council will be considering a motion from the education scrutiny... 4220@http://cymdeithas.org/ News 2008-06-17T09:41:58+00:00 http://cymdeithas.org/2008/06/09/education_minister_urged_to_intervene_in_carmarthenshire_village_schools_row.html Cymdeithas yr Iaith have called on Jane Hutt to intervene to stop Carmarthenshire County Council’s dash to review village schools. Following 15 minutes of self-congratulatory discussion, Carmarthenshire’s Executive Board passed the recommendation to review the future of 11 Welsh-medium Village... 4218@http://cymdeithas.org/ News 2008-06-09T13:14:57+00:00 http://cymdeithas.org/2008/06/09/4_arrested_in_caernarfon_direct_action_taken_against_boots_superdrug.html Four members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (The Welsh Language Society), including Cymdeithas' regional officer in the north – Osian Jones, and former Chairman – Steffan Cravos, were arrested in Caernarfon last night for painting slogans and covering the branches... 4216@http://cymdeithas.org/ News 2008-06-09T10:49:01+00:00 http://cymdeithas.org/2008/06/05/slogan_painted_in_caernarfon_town_centre.html Today (Thursday 5th June), during the early hours of this morning, members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith in the Gwynedd-Môn Region went out to paint the slogan "Cadwn ein Hysgolion" (Save our Schools) on a wall in Caernarfon Town Centre. The... 4213@http://cymdeithas.org/ News 2008-06-05T15:14:32+00:00 http://cymdeithas.org/2008/06/05/mr_forgetful_forgot_to_tell_voters_about_17_proposed_carmarthenshire_school_closures.html Cymdeithas yr Iaith has dubbed Carmarthenshire Cabinet Member for Education, Coun. Ieuan Jones, 'Mr Forgetful' for conveniently forgetting to tell voters in last month’s election of plans revealed today for a bumper year for Village School Closures in the county.... 4212@http://cymdeithas.org/ News 2008-06-05T10:48:35+00:00 http://cymdeithas.org/2008/06/02/just_tell_the_officers_no_cymdeithas_plea_to_new_ynys_mon_executive_committee.html Cymdeithas yr Iaith has called on the new Executive Committee of Ynys Mon County Council to reject the advice of officers at a crucial meeting of the Committee tomorrow (2/6) to discuss the future of Village Schools. According to Cymdeithas’s... 4206@http://cymdeithas.org/ News 2008-06-02T14:47:38+00:00 http://cymdeithas.org/2008/05/26/stop_the_mass_cull_of_village_schools_cymdeithas_message_to_education_minister.html At the culmination of a march on the field of the Urdd National Eisteddfod in Penrhyn Bay at 3pm today, Cymdeithas yr Iaith will be calling on the Assembly’s Education Minister to “stop the proposed mass cull of Welsh-medium Village... 4200@http://cymdeithas.org/ News 2008-05-26T14:56:07+00:00 http://cymdeithas.org/2008/05/20/cymdeithas_welcome_plaid_cymrus_signal_that_they_will_work_with_schools_and_communities_in_gwynedd.html Cymdeithas yr Iaith has welcomed the statement by Dyfed Edwards, new leader of Plaid Group on Gwynedd County Council, that the draft plan for re-organising primary schools 'must be looked at again.'... 4197@http://cymdeithas.org/ News 2008-05-20T08:42:31+00:00 http://cymdeithas.org/2008/05/08/cymdeithas_accuse_rhodri_glyn_of_political_spin.html Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg has accused Rhodri Glyn Thomas the Heritage Minister of political spin with today's announcement that 57 organisations are to treat Welsh on an equal footing with English.... 4188@http://cymdeithas.org/ News 2008-05-08T14:00:55+00:00 http://cymdeithas.org/2008/05/08/dont_let_the_planners_con_the_council.html After receiving a knock back on their previous application for 50 houses in Pont-Tyweli, Llandysul, as it was decided by the council planning authority that such a development would damage the local community, the developers - Eatonfield Group, have... 4187@http://cymdeithas.org/ Cymunedau Rhydd 2008-05-08T12:31:11+00:00 http://cymdeithas.org/2008/05/05/cymdeithas_target_morrisons_in_caernarfon.html A protest by members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg in Morrisons Caernarfon was held on Saturday (May 3rd, 2008). The store’s English only leaflets were presented back to the company in a large pile at the shop’s entrance. Members went... 4184@http://cymdeithas.org/ News 2008-05-05T18:54:43+00:00