BBC Digital Radio

Welsh is a National language of the UK recognised under the European charter. Yet the BBC radio refuses to broadcast Radio Cymru on Digital Radio across the UK, it does however broadcast rubbish US channels and BBC radio Asian and Black channels.. Let us not pretend that the Digital franchise is a private company - it is under state direction. As choice increases the the logic of excluding Radio Cymru is to eliminate that choice outside Wlaes whilst offereing up more competeing channels within Wales - ie unfair. I wrote to BBC digital on the issue and here is the reply. Note no one is willing to be named - another feature of power without accountability. Since tha ANALOGUE signal often reached well into ENgland - reaching over 10,000,000 people then the DIGITAL switchover is undermining Welsh broadcasting.

BBC Digital Information [T2007102600CLS010Z2896316]
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Dear Petroc

Thank you for your e-mail. As Radio Cymru is not available across the board on analogue radio and is only broadcast in Wales, it is classified as a regional station - not National. You are welcome to continue to listen at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio. Thank you again for taking the time to contact the BBC.
Regards
BBC Digital Information

Welsh Walk in Richmond Park

Welsh Walk in Richmond Park ca 8 miles, meet entrance to Richmond station at 11 am Sat 21 June. ALL in Welsh, cyfle gwych i bractisio. These walks get no publicity from the Ramblers, or Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd. Whereas Lewisham Council has a full time walks organiser to get the unfit out walking - pretty expensive per walker.

Saturday School in Welsh in London

Saturday 14th June five levels of class all for #25 at the London Welsh Centre in 255 Grays Inn Road (Calthorpe Arms) 9.30 - 5.00 includes coffee and biscuits. Come on the day. or book via "Theo at Annoeth" (use google)

Rhestr o'r cyrff newydd fydd yn gorfod cydymffurfio â Deddf yr Iaith Gymraeg 1993.

Fifty seven new bodies will now have to conform with the Welsh language Act of 1993





THe most astounding thing is that it is now 15 year LATE. Many of these quangos were created after the `Act and completely ignored Welsh - what a feeble Law. All it took was the sweep of a biro by the Assembly Minister, but no Labour Minister had ink in the pen for 15 YEARS. A new language act will make Welsh core to Government in Wales and also not an "add-on" for England and Wales bodies.

The list is below (mainly Welsh Education and Training quangos


Awdurdod Gweithredu'r Gemau Olympaidd OLYMPICS

after a three year Campaign by Plaid Cymru London Branch

Cyngor Prydeinig After this blog had highlighted its miserable level of Welsh

Banc Lloegr After I had written letters - see Blog

UK Sport After numerous campaigns against the bloated sports beaurocracies lack of Welsh

Y Post Brenhinol Hundreds of complaints

Awdurdod y Diwydiant Diogelwch

Asiantaeth Gwella Plismona Cenedlaethol

Comisiwn Annibynnol Cwynion yr Heddlu
Comisiwn Cystadleuaeth
Comisiwn Datblygu Cynaliadwy
Comisiwn Etholiadol
Comisiwn Hapchwarae
Comisiwn y Loteri Genedlaethol
Cronfa Loteri Fawr
Cyllid Cymru
Cymdeithas Fferyllol Frenhinol Prydain Fawr
Cyngor Ceiropracteg Cyffredinol
Cyngor Defnyddwyr Dŵr
Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
Cyngor Optegol Cyffredinol
Cyngor Osteopathig Cyffredinol

Cyngor Rhagoriaeth Rheoleiddiol Gofal Iechyd

FFORWM NESTA (Gwaddoliad Cenedlaethol dros Wyddoniaeth, Technoleg a'r Celfyddydau)
OFCOM
Sefydliad Datblygu Cymunedol
Swyddfa Archwilio Cymru
Tribiwnlys Anghenion Addysgol Arbennig Cymru

Uned Ddata Llywodraeth Leol
Y Rheoleiddiwr Pensiynau
Ymddiriedolaeth Arbed Ynni
Ymddiriedolaeth Carbon

Cynghorau Sgiliau Sector x 25
Cogent
Cyngor Sgiliau Gwasanaethau Ariannol
Diwydiannau Creadigol a Diwylliannol
Dysgu Gydol Oes
e-sgiliau
Go Skills
Improve
Lantra
Pobl yn 1af
Proskills
SEMTA
Sgiliau Adeiladu
Sgiliau ar gyfer Cyfiawnder
Sgiliau ar gyfer Gofal a Datblygu
Sgiliau ar gyfer Iechyd
Sgiliau ar gyfer Logisteg
Sgiliau Asset
Sgiliau Llywodraeth
Sgiliau Modurol
Sgiliau Ynni a Chyfleustodau
Skillfast
SkillsActive
Skillset
Skillsmart
Summit Skills

St Georges Day under Boris 2009

April 2008 - Trafalgar Square was full of Proud English People, a horse mounted St George rode around the square and flag bedecked taxis hooted their horns. This is the scene I saw as I crossed the square. However London Assembly ' feed my pigeons' Ken had failed to provide a Festival for this crowd. Too white, too working class by half. My Local pub in Lewisham put on food, Morris dancers and themed drinks all day, a small business celebrating with the community, and its a mixed race pub not a thuggish ghetto. Now that Ken is gone and a BNP member sits in county hall perhaps the political class will reflect on the consequences of ignoring Englands forgotten minority. ( And we are a minority in Lewisham).

Boris - what will St Georges Day 2009 be like?

CADW; Beth am Blant Alis?

Please email CADW the Welsh conservation body to help save Alices summer holiday house in Llandudno. Llandudno is the UKs best preserved Victorian resort and yet they may allow this fine piece of Alices life to be demolished. email CADW Cadw@Wales.gsi.gov.uk and the Conwy councils planning committe to voice your objections. By focusing the worlds attention we can save it. btw Plant Alis (Alices Children) is a Welsh idiom which refers to the "English" in general.
Email addressed to, cynllun.plan@conwy.gov.uk with ref to applications for demolition of Penmorfa, no's, 0/34325 and 0/34236. Or by letter to The Chief Planning Officer, Civic Offices, Colwyn Bay, Conwy, LL29 8AR.
Petroc is currently reading Alice in Breton (read it in Welsh, Spanish and English,)
Help Save Alice Liddell's Holiday Home

It has come to our notice that developers in Llandudno have requested permission to demolish Penmorfa - holiday home of the Liddell family. John Lawson-Reay, Chairman of the Llandudno Seaside Buildings Preservation Trust makes the following request:
"Penmorfa has for the past twelve months been shorn of
the later extensions while the developers have done nothing to protect it. There has been much concern, locally. Now a planning application has been made for the demolition of the house so that the developer can use the whole site for 29 luxury flats. It may be that the company had no real intention of retaining Penmorfa.
The site is in a conservation area which was extended a few years ago to include the hotel, thus to recognising the significance of the building. We have appealed to the Wales body for conservation, CADW, to list the building, but they say that there is no particular architectural merit in the house and that there are similar buildings in Llandudno. We seriously disagree. We understand that it is described as 'Pseudo-Gothic' contrasting with the other buildings in Llandudno which are 'Classical' in design.
However our concern is with its important historical associations which we consider to be of most significance. The fact that the house was built for his family by Dean Liddell and the fact that they used it for extended vacations over eleven years should surely be enough to protect it.
We are getting together a body of protestors locally but any objections from further afield could be crucial. Could you circulate your membership and ask them to email or write their objections to demolition to Conwy County Borough Council?
Email addressed to, cynllun.plan@conwy.gov.uk with ref to applications for demolition of Penmorfa, no's, 0/34325 and 0/34236. Or by letter to The Chief Planning Officer, Civic Offices, Colwyn Bay, Conwy, LL29 8AR.
We would want to emphasise the historical importance of Penmorfa as well as its uniqueness. There is much urgency required. We would appreciate any help."

The committe of the Lewis Carroll Society encourage you to support this cause and send an email (or preferably a letter) to the council. It seems incredible to us that this situation has been allowed to get this far.