|
|
Article: City keen to back language; Eisteddfota Urdd Views by Emyr Williams.(Comment)
- Article from:
- Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
- Article date:
- June 7, 2002
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2002 MGN Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
THE positive attitude of Cardiff City Council towards the Welsh language was emphasised yesterday by one of the city's deputy mayors, Coun Marion Drake, during a visit to the Eisteddfod. Coun Drake, a non-Welsh speaker born in the Rhondda, told me she was fully supportive of the Welsh language and was proud of the fact that within the city council she has responsibility for culture, which naturally includes the Welsh language. The grandmother of ten young children, all speaking Welsh and attending Welsh medium schools, she emphasised that the city council had done a lot for the Welsh language in recent years, including giving backing for the opening of several Welsh medium ...