Dyfodol’s Eisteddfod

Dyfodol had a very successful week at the National Eisteddfod in Denbigh. We would like to all that enrolled as members and especially to the anonymous gentleman who donated £350 to the organisation.

We had a very constructive meeting with the First Minister, Carwyn Jones, which will hopefully be the basis for further discussion in the autumn.

Carwyn Jones meeting Bethan Jones Parry and Heini Gruffudd from Dyfodol.

On Tuesday the Societies Pavilion was full for a public meeting where Emyr Lewis delivered a speech on Planning and the Welsh Language where he argued that the Welsh language must be included on the face of the proposed Planning Bill if we are serious about protecting the language.

Emyr Lewis’ address at the Societies Pavilion.

An Annual  General Meeting for members will be held in the autumn with details to be confirmed soon.

Meeting with the First Minister

Dyfodol had a constructive meeting with the First Minister Carwyn Jones at the National Eisteddfod field in Denbigh on Monday 5th August.

Dyfodol i’r Iaith have asked the First Minister to include the Welsh language on the face of the proposed Planning Bill. Carwyn Jones had a conversation with the organisation’s President, Bethan Jones Parry; the Chair, Heini Gruffudd and Secretary, Simon Brooks.

The organisation presented a document to the First Minister on the relationship between the sustainability of the Welsh language and planning.

Planning and the Welsh language

The sustainability of the Welsh language is integral to planning. As a result, a robust framework needs to be developed to assess the impact of potential developments on the language. There are several examples of developments that have resulted in the Welsh language being weakened as a community language.  Again there are examples of  planning where the the language has been strengthened. Continue reading

Dyfodol at the Eisteddfod

Dyfodol i’r Iaith are holding a public meeting on the National Eisteddfod field in Denbigh on Tuesday 6th August at 4pm in Societies Pavilion 1.

Solicitor Emyr Lewis, one of Dyfodol’s directors, will be delivering a speech on “Planning and the Welsh Language”

Emyr Lewis says that a strong foundation to protect the Welsh language must be included on the face of the Planning Bill, which is likely to be proposed by the Welsh Government in the next assembly session.  Continue reading